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N e i l  E.  C a l l a n d e r
1416 Rufer Avenue Louisville KY 40204
neilcallander@gmail.com

EDUCATION

2006         MFA, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ
2004         Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan ME
2003         BFA, Indiana University, Bloomington IN
2002         Indiana University Study Abroad Program, Florence, Italy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

07-Present  Adjunct Professor
            Allen R. Hite Art Institute, The University of Louisville, Louisville KY

2006-2007   Studio Assistant
            Jeff Koons LLC, New York NY

2005-2006   Instructor
            Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ

EXHIBITIONS

2007        Juried Exhibition - Provincetown Work Center, Provincetown MA 

2006        Fresh Meat/Young Blood - The Shore Institute of Contemporary Arts,
            Long Branch NJ
            MFA Thesis Exhibition - Mason Gross Gallery, New Brunswick NJ

            First Look - New Jersey Center for Visual Arts, Summit NJ
2005        Spectrum - Hogar Collection, Brooklyn NY
            Faculty and Student Show - Mason Gross Gallery, New Brunswick NJ

2004        First Year MFA Exhibition - Mason Gross Gallery, New Brunswick NJ
            NSAL Award Winners Exhibition - National Society of Arts and Letters
            Walden Arts Center, Bloomington IN
            New Paintings (Solo Exhibition) - Textillery Gallery, Bloomington IN

2003        BFA Thesis Show - SOFA Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington IN
            Exposure - John Maize Gallery, Indianapolis IN

AWARDS

2007        Nominee, Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation
            Finalist, Provincetown Work Center

2006        Paul Robeson Award for Emerging Artists, Rutgers University

2005        Fellowship, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture

2004        Grand Prize Winner, National Society of Arts and Letters

2003        Evelyn Glaser Award for Excellence in Painting, Indiana University

2002        Harry S. Engel Scholarship for Painting, Indiana University

1999        Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America, Troop 115

PUBLICATIONS

2007        New American Painting:  Book #70 - Southern Edition

2006        The Summit Observer vol. 81,February 2006