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Cirriculum Vitae:
For a downloadable pdf version, click here.Michael L. Aldana
(985) 778-1627 cell
michaelaldana @ michaelaldana.com (remove the spaces before and after the @ symbol)Education
2009 MFA in Studio Art from the Memphis College of Art
2002 BA in Visual Arts from Southeastern Louisiana University
1997-1999 Fulltime student working in mass communications (switched to visual art in 1999)
Awards
Forum 35 Award, 6th Annual Art Melt, Baton Rouge, LA
Honorable Mention, 6th Annual Art Melt, Baton Rouge, LA
Exhibitions & Publications2009 Memphis Minis, group auction at VINI, Five in One gallery, Memphis, TN
Deleterious, two person exhibition with Alexander Paulus, On The Street Gallery (MCA), Memphis, TN
In Katrina's Wake, solo exhibition, Lulalyn Gallery, Memphis, TN
Power Up, group, Powerhouse, Memphis, TN
31st Annual Small Works Exhibition, group, national juried exhibition, Harper College, Palatine, IL.
Adjudicated by Debora Wood, Senior Curator, Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern
University, Evanston, IL. (catalogue)
44th Annual Summer Show, group, national juried exhibition, St. Tammany Art Association,
Covington, LA. Adjudicated by Greely Myatt, Associate Professor of Art at University
of Memphis, TN.
6th Annual Art Melt, group, state juried exhibition, Forum 35 and Brunner Gallery,
Baton Rouge, LA. Adjudicated by Dan Cameron, visual arts director at the New Orleans, LA Center for
Contemporary Art. Ann Connelly, Baton Rouge, LA based gallery owner with more than 18 years of
experience as an art dealer. Brian Young, curator at the Academy Art Museum in Easton, MD.
11th Annual Renaissance Regional Art Exhibition, group, regional juried exhibition, The Renaissance
Center, Dickson, TN. Adjudicated by Andee Rudloff, artist and Educator for Outreach at the Frist
Center for Visual Arts in Nashville, TN.
Southeastern Louisiana University Alumni Exhibition, group, invitational, Southeastern Louisiana
University, Hammond, LA.
2008 Getting Out group exhibition at the Northwest Mississippi Community College,
Senatobia, MS
The Self Portrait, Southeastern Louisiana University Alumni Group Exhibition,
Hammond, LA
Waves solo exhibition at the P&H Artspace, Memphis, TN
2007 Alumni Exhibition at Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA
42nd Annual Summer Show, group, national juried exhibition, St. Tammany Art Association,
Covington, LA. Adjudicated by Ke Francis, Full Professor of Sculpture,
Assistant Dean of Research in the College of Arts and Humanities at the University of
Central Florida.
2006 Rebirth in Louisiana solo exhibition at the Music Academy of the Performing Arts,
Mandeville, LA
Cover and article in Reflections Magazine, v.1, Feb. 2006
2005 Rain Event, the Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, LA
2004 Ozone film festival exhibition, Covington, LA
2002 Senior Exhibition at Clark Hall Gallery Hammond, LA
Biannual Juried Student Exhibition
2001 Annual Juried Student Exhibition Hammond, LA
Entropy and Apathy solo Exhibition at Hammond Regional Art Center
Hammond, LA
Reaction to Terrorism art exhibition Hammond, LA
2000 Annual Juried Student Exhibition Hammond, LAPublic and Corporate Collections
“Louisiana Landscape” Plough Foundation, Memphis TNAwards
2008 Ted Faiers Memorial Merit Scholarship awarded
2007 Presidents list (academic achievement)
2001 Helen Entrikin Art ScholarshipEmployment History
2003-Present Self Employed Artist – large scale works in acrylic paint and gouache. Sales through self designed and managed website - www.michaelaldana.com.
2008-2009 Teaching Assistant at Memphis College of Art. Assisted in teaching Painting 5, Painting 4, and Painting 3 courses at Memphis College of Art. Conducted critiques, assisted students in techniques, aided students in art historical references and aided in educating students in contemporary artpractices.
2001-2002 Clark Hall Gallery, attendant/monitor (Hammond, LA), In charge of arranging and hanging artwork, displays, shipping/receiving, inventory, aiding students and guests, preparing shows and special events, preparing installations, consulting artists for the Clark Hall Gallery at Southeastern Louisiana University.
2000 Hasslock Studios, Shipping/receiving and pottery (Covington, LA), shipping and receiving, inventory, light record keeping and customer service S.L.U. Abita Springs Campus, proctor for distance learning programs, aided students during their distance learning classes, monitored test taking, and conducted cameras during classes. Relayed student materials to professors and vice versa.Qualifications & Experience
• Leading class critiques and instructing college level students in both conceptual and technical
problems for artists
• Created assignments for students that were unique in the field of painting (such as nonverbal
communication theory for figure painting)
• Experience in multiple media: acrylic and oil paint, drawing media, ceramics, welding, watercolor,
intaglio printmaking, woodcut printmaking, screen printing, and some photography.
• Leadership skills in managing groups
• Gallery preparator and Curatorial duties
• Experience transporting multiple media forms from glass sculptures to installations (both importing and exporting from galleries and artists homes) for multiple shows a year
• Excellent computer skills knowledge of several programs (Photoshop CS3, Dreamweaver, Final Cut Pro, Power Point), website design and web maintenance skills
• General clerical/organizational skills and office dutiesOrganizations
2002 Volunteer, event planning board of the Hammond Downtown Development Dist.
2002 Vice President of the Visual Art Society at Southeastern Louisiana University
2001 President of the Visual Art Society at Southeastern Louisiana University
1999-2002 Member of Visual Art Society at Southeastern Louisiana University