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PHIL  GLEASON  
piwapson@yahoo.com
www.philgleasonart.com  
 
 Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S 
  Master  of  Fine  Arts  in  Sculpture  with  versatile  background  in  studio  management,  design  fabrication,  art direction, 3D modeling, teaching, fine art handling, and public art. Project management background leading a studio of artists and craftsmen in the design, production, and installation of large scale architectural and glass projects;  a  working  professional  artist  with  interests  in  illusions,  lights,  mirrors,  balance,  and  magnets. 
  
G A L L E R Y  R E P R E S E N T A T I O N    
Bivins Gallery, Dallas, TX, 2016-Present
Samuel Lynne Gallery, Dallas, TX, 2015 
The Art Place Wynwood, Miami, FL, 2013 - 2014  
1020 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL, 2010 - 2012 
  
E D U C A T I O N    
Master of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL                                                        April 2008 
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN                                                April 2003
Bachelor of Arts in Communication, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN                     June 1999 
  
S P E C I A L  S K I L L S 
  
  • Photoshop/Illustrator/ArtCam/Sketchup 
  • Project Management/Quality Control 
  • Fine Art Handling/Crating/ Installations 
  • ArtCAM/CNC Router/Laser Cutter 
  • Water-Jet/Laser Jet/3D Printer/Plotter 
  • Wood/Metal/Carving/Turning 
  • Plaster/Sand/Silicone/Rubber Mold Making
  • Metal Fabrication/Forging/Casting 
  • Concrete Decorative/Architectural Casting 
  • Stained/Slumped/Cast/Fused/Mosaic Glass

  
P R O F E S S I O N A L  E X P E R I E N C E 
  
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, Tallahassee, FL                                                     August 2008 - Present 
Studio Manager; Master Craftsman Studio (April 2008 – Present)  
  • Coordinate and supervise staff, volunteers, work study students, and students participating in DIS or internship programs through Florida State University; assign staff to specific studio projects. 
  • Instruct daily processes including: stained/leaded/fused/slumped glass, CNC router, automated processing, digital 3D fabrication, concrete casting, terrazzo flooring, mosaics, pen turning, modeling, mold making, metal casting, woodworking, statues/busts, and private commissions. 
  • Supervise all studio projects, inventory, maintenance, studio deadlines, and studio partnerships. 
  • Directed studio staff with completion and installation of custom featured projects; President T.K. Wetherell Statue, Doak Campbell Stadium Bobby Bowden Stained Glass, Rose Garden Sculpture at the President’s House, and City of Tallahassee Civil Rights Memorial Terrazzo Sidewalk. 
  
Adjunct Sculpture Instructor; Department of Art & Design (August 2008 – December 2013)  
  • Instructed 3-D Foundations, Sculpture I and II, Public Art, Foundry and Advanced Workshop for undergraduate studio art, graphic design, interior design, and other select majors. 
  • Explained and demonstrated artistic techniques to prepare students for projects and assignments. 
  • Supervised students in the sculpture lab facilities to ensure proper use of tools and materials. 
  • Organized and setup lab projects, materials, and equipment for optimal safety and storage. 

ART TRANSPORATION & HANDLING, Tallahassee, FL         December 2010 - Present 
Private Consultant   Coordinates transportation, handling, delivery, and installation of art for the FSU Medical School.  Provides freelance art delivery in the N. Florida region independently and in conjunction with Artex. 
  
ARTEX FINE ART SERVICES, Miami, FL                                        December 2009/2010/2011 (Seasonal) 
Miami Art Basel Fine Art Handler  
  • Serve as contract fine art handler during Miami Art Basel; uncrate, assemble, hung, and install fine art for multiple galleries, private clients, and various Art Fairs during one of the largest fairs in the U.S. 
  • Assisted display and exhibit team in the installation and take down of over $1 million in fine art for the Miami Art Basel STAGES exhibit hosted by Nike and Lance Armstrong at the OHWOW gallery. 
  • Uninstalled artwork upon completion of exhibits, re-packaging and ensuring safe transport.  Unloaded and loaded semi-trucks full of heavy and fragile crates at South Beach Convention Center.  
  
A W A R D S    
1st Place, 28th Art in Gadsden Regional Exhibition of Fine Art, November 2016
Tallahassee Civil Rights Memorial Heritage Walk, Tallahassee Trust for Historic Preservation, 2014 
1st Place, 24th Art in Gadsden Regional Exhibition of Fine Art, November 2012 
Partners with a Purpose, Florida State University Division of Student Affairs, 2011 
Audience Choice Award, Rhino Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 2010 
  
A R T  A C T I V I T I E S    
Coordinator Stacking Layers 3D Printing Symposium, FSU Turnbull Conference Center, Feb. 2014&15
Effects/Model/Prop Creator, FSU Film School, Tallahassee, FL November 2009 - Present 
Effects Coordinator, Terror of Tallahassee Haunted House, Tallahassee, FL, October 2009 - Present 
Private Art Instructor, Independent Teaching, Tallahassee, FL, Oct - Dec 2007/Apr. –Present 
Art Handler, Regional Art Handling, Hanging, Crating, Tallahassee/Miami, FL 2007-Present
Sculpture Garden Coordinator & Board Member, 621Gallery, Tallahassee, FL, May 2009 - May 2010 
Art Mentor, Disability Mentoring Day, Tallahassee, FL, October 2008/2009/2010/2011 
Artistic Renovator, Children’s Home Society, Tallahassee, FL, March 2007 - April 2007 

P R E S E N T A T I O N S    
24th Art in Gadsden Winner’s Talk, Gadsden Art Center, January 2013 
Artist Presenter, Pecha Kucha Night, Tallahassee, FL, March 2009 
Lecturer, Mary Brogan Museum of Art & Science, Tallahassee, FL, March 2008 

  
P U B L I C   C O M M I S S I O N S
 2017                 Nautilus Chandelier, Science Atrium, North Florida Community College, Madison, FL     
 
  
S O L O  E X H I B I T I O N S   
2017                  Hardee Center for the Arts, North Florida Community College, Madison, FL

2015                  Grass Roots Gallery, Thomasville Center for the Arts, Thomasville, GA
  
2014                   Night Entrance, The Plant, Tallahassee, FL 
  
2010                   Recently, Mastery Gallery, Master Craftsman Studios, Tallahassee, FL 
  
2009                   Adaptive Perception, Gadsden Art Center, Quincy, FL 
  
2006                   10 Year Retrospective, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 
                            Selective Focus, Florida State University Oglesby Union, Tallahassee, FL 
2003                   Disfigured, Purple Onion Gallery, Minneapolis, MN 
  
2002                   Evolutions, Espresso Expose, Minneapolis, MN 
 
G R O U P  E X H I B I T I O N S   
2017                   Summer Group Show, Bivins Gallery, Dallas, TX
                            21 to Watch, Bivins Gallery, Dallas, TX

2016                   28th Art in Gasden, Quincy, FL
                            Music as Muse, Tallahassee City Hall, Tallahassee, FL
 
2015                   Art Palm Beach, Samuel Lynne Gallery, Palm Beach, FL              
                            Art from FSU's Master Craftsman Studio: TCC Art Gallery, Tallahassee, FL                                 
                            Pulse Festival, Non Fiction Gallery, Savannah, GA 
                            27th Art In Gadsden, Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, FL
                            Flaunt! Mural Contest,  Thomasville Center For The Arts Thomasville, GA       
 
2014                  Scope Art Fair, SeeMe.org Booth, Basel, Miami, FL    
                           Cosmic Connections @ Concept Sea Fair, Basel, Biscayne Bay, Miami, FL   
                           26th Art In Gadsden, Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, FL 
                           Making Small Art Big! 10x10x10 National Juried Show, Mighty Tieton, Tieton, WA 
                           Flaunt!, Mural Contest Thomasville Center For The Arts, Thomasville, GA 
                           Pinnacle National Juried Show, FAMU, Foster Tanner Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 
                           Louisville Art Association 29th Annual Juried Show, Louisville, CO 
                           Savage Juried Art Show, Savage, MN 
  
2013                  MiamiMix2013, Miami, FL 
                           The Artplace Wynwood, Miami, FL, 4 group shows in 2013 
                           By All Means, FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL 
                           25th Art in Gadsden, Gadsden Art Center, Quincy, FL 
                           Finalist in Yamana Gold Corporate Art Competition, Toronto, Canada

2012                  Large Cats Exhibition, LeMoyne Art Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 
                           Dissonance, Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL
                           24th Art in Gadsden, Gadsden Art Center, Quincy, FL

2011                  Florida State University Adjunct Faculty Show, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
                           23rd Art In Gadsden, Gadsden Art Center, Quincy, FL

2010                  Artifice: how do you veil your illusion, Studio20gallery, Austin, TX 
                           National Art Encounter 2010, The von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL 
                           100% Pure Florida, 5th Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne, FL
                           FSU Annual Faculty Show, Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL

2009                  GLOW, Annmarie Garden Sculpture Park & Arts Center, Solomon, MD 
                           Art in a Box, RHINO Gallery, New Orleans, LA 
                           21st Annual Juried Exhibition, Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, FL
                           FSU Annual Faculty Show, Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL

2008                MFA Thesis Show, Florida State University Museum of Fine Art, Tallahassee, FL
                         1st FloCAS Exhibition, Old Cigar Factory, Tampa, FL 
                         Iron Works Exhibition, North Florida Community College, Jacksonville, FL
                         Impulse, Big Bend Contemporary, Tallahassee, FL
                    
2007                Project Mess Improv Installation, Arts on Gaines, Tallahassee, FL 
                         MFA Group Show, Florida State University Oglesby Union, Tallahassee, FL 
                         Balance, Big Bend Contemporary, Tallahassee, FL
                         Art Now, Chipola Community College, Marianna, FL

2006                Prelude, Big Bend Contemporary, Tallahassee, FL 
                         Seconds, 621Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 
                         Transitions, 621Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 
                         Embracing the Inevitable, Nan Boynton Gallery, Tallahassee, FL 
                         Fresh, Florida State University Oglesby Union, Tallahassee, FL 
                         Fluctuations, ARS Magna, Tallahassee, FL

2005                MFA Group Exhibition, Red Door Gallery at Railroad Square, Tallahassee, FL
                         Armageddon, 621Gallery at Railroad Square, Tallahassee, FL 
                         Rollins Juried Show, Florida State University Ogelsby Union, Tallahassee, FL
                         1st ARS Magna Gallery Show, NHMFL Tallahassee, FL 
  
I R O N  P O U R  E X P E R I E N C E
​Master Craftsman Studio Iron Pours, Tallahassee, FL, April 2008-2012 
Tannehill State Park Iron Pours, Birmingham, AL, March 2005-April 2009 (Quarterly) 
Charles Hook Retrospective Pour at Railroad Square, Tallahassee, FL, October 2008 
Sloss International Iron Conference, Alabama, April 2008 & 2010 
Florida State University Annual Invitational, Florida State University, April 2006, 2007, 2008 
Student Iron Pour, Livingston, AL, March 2006 
Belmont Art Center Iron Pour, Pensacola, FL, February 2006 
University of Minnesota 34th Annual Iron Pour, University of Minnesota, March 2003 
  
S O L D  A R T W O R K  
Crooner, Oil on Canvas, 16”x20” Douglas Chason, 2015 
6’ Levitation, Mixed Media, Grossmans - Delaware, Samuel Lynne Gallery, 2015
The Only Way Up Is Down 7” 2nd edition 3 stair black, Karen Berkley, 2014 
The Only Way Up Is Down 6” x 5, Jai K., Elaine B., Dustin V., Wendy T., Josh C., 2013 
The Only Way Up Is Down 12” x 2, Steve Gleason Collection, Larry Patterson 2013 
Levitation 2’, Randall Kramer 2013 
Mini Diagonal Levitation, Davin Johnson 2013 
Mini Diagonal Levitation, Mary Johnson 2013 
Levitation, Steve Gleason Collection 2013 
Mini Levitation, Unknown at Austin Art Festival 2013 
Star Tunnel, Kathy Helle, 2013 
Chick in Space, Paul Harvill Collection 2012 
Bronze Driftwood, Paul Harvill Collection 2012 
Levitation IV, Sculpture for Preston McLane 2011                                                   
Levitation I, 1020 Gallery Auctioned for Cancer Drive in Tallahassee, FL 2010 
Pride, Commissioned bronze sculpture for Florida High School 2009 
Levitation I, Sculpture for Grace Malloy 2009 
Levitation I, Sculpture for Angie Barry 2009 
Pendulum, Sculpture for Wanda Zubr Collection 2009 
Nail Balance, Wood sculpture Wanda Zubr Collection 2009 
Levitation #2, Magnetic base with Carbon Fiber tube Wanda Zubr Collection 2009 
Bird in Space, Commissioned bronze sculpture for Cliff Stigl 2007 
Bird in Space, Commissioned aluminum sculpture for Cliff Stigl 2007 
Astolf Levin Plaque, Bronze reproduction for Rob Wooley  2007 
Bohemian Offering “Boot” made from rope for Dana from Bigfork, MT 2006 
Calla Lilies, Acrylic on canvas for Denise Lewison Collection  2005 
Calla Lilies 2, Acrylic on canvas for Denise Lewison Collection 2005 
Lady Slipper, Oil on canvas for Andrew 2005 
Spirit of the Trees, Oil on canvas for Marjorie Gleason Collection 2004 
Palm, Oil on canvas for Marjorie Gleason Collection 2004 
Tuber, Rope sculpture for Brett Lambert 2004 
Johnny Cash 2, Oil on canvas for Mathew Chaplin 20033 
Bill Clinton, Oil on canvas for Ben Lamb 2003 
Bill Clinton 2, Oil on canvas for Damon Page Collection 2003 
High Plains Drifter, Oil on canvas for Damon Page Collection 2003 
Reach, Oil on canvas for Gabriel Rodriguez 2003 
Chef, Graphic for website for Dustin Venasse Collection 2003 
Beyond Supernova, Chris Taylor Airbrush Painting 1998 
  
P R O F E S S I O N A L  A S S O C I A T I O N S 
Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, FL, February 2008 – Present 
Louisville Art Association, Louisville, CO 2013-2014
International Sculpture Center, 2005-2013
Delaware Center For the Arts, January 2009 – January 2010 
College Art Association (CAA), February 2008 – February 2010 
League of Graduate Artists, Florida State University, August 2005 - April 2008 

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