RESUME
Exhibitions/
Performances
Solo shows
2022- Perfectly Natural, Donna Beam Gallery, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
2021- Man In Uniform, Grant Hall Gallery, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
Group shows
2023- Bullfrog Biennial III, curated by Brent Holmes and Sierra Slentz, Beatty, NV
2023- The Emotional Show, curated by Alisha Kerlin, Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
2023- Diversified III, curated by Jerry Schefcik, Donna Beam Gallery, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
2023- In Print, curated by Erik Beehn, Winchester-Dondero Cultural Center, Las Vegas, NV
2023- Oops!, curated by Bailey Anderson, Grant Hall Gallery, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
2022- Tremendous, curated by Aaron Cowan, Las Vegas City Hall, Las Vegas, NV
2022- Heart to Heart: Our Pandemic Stories, curated by Kathleen Kuo, Nevada Humanities Program Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2021- Paper View (an MFA exchange exhibition between UNLV and UNR), curated by John McVay, Emily Sarten, and Kyle Karrasch, Sheppard Fine Art Gallery, University of Nevada, Reno, NV
2021- What Seems Like Forever, curated by Erik Beehn, Test Site Projects, Las Vegas, NV
2021- The Banality of Privilege (live performance for New Monuments for a Future Las Vegas), performance developed by Yasmina Chavez and including Brent Holmes and the Julian Tanaka Jazz Ensemble, Core Contemporary Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2020- New Monuments for a Future Las Vegas, curated by Wendy Kveck, founder, Settlers + Nomads, Nevada Humanities Program Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2020- Drive-Thru Open Studios, curated by Emily Sarten and Laurence Myers Reese, UNLV Graduate Research Studios, Las Vegas, NV
2020- Neon Cornucopia, curated by Brent Holmes, La Matadora Gallery, Joshua Tree, CA
2020- Unshelved, curated by Laurence Myers Reese, Sahara West Library, Las Vegas, NV
2020- London Biennale: Las Vegas 2020, curated by JK Russ, Matthew Couper, Laurence Myers Reese, and Jevijoe Vitug, Las Vegas, NV and London, UK
2020- Long Distance RADAR: Season 2 #5: Episode Three, curated by Adriana Chavez, Heidi Rider, Karla Lagunas, Brent Holmes, and Pierson Brown, presented online, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWpxN9K05CM
2020- Greeting From Bonanza Gift Shop, online exhibition for ASMR CD by Wendy Kveck for Settlers and Nomads, Las Vegas, NV
2020- There But Not There, curated by Wendy Kveck for Settlers and Nomads, Las Vegas, NV
2020- Glitter Ghosts, curated by Wendy Kveck for Settlers and Nomads, Las Vegas, NV
2019- Commodified, curated by Laurence Myers Reese, Fawn Douglas, Erin K. Drew, Aaron Cowan and John McVay, UNLV Graduate Art Studios, Las Vegas, NV
2019- Wake UP! Memorial, sound and video curation by Wilfried Agricola de Cologne, http://wake-up.engad.org/
2019- Playground Arts Gallery Opening Reception, curated by Kristen Miologos and Sound Art Arizona, Playground Arts, Mesa, AZ
2019- Informal, curated by Hannah Whittaker, The Lot, Phoenix, AZ
2018- Low Data, curated by Miguel Angel Monzon, Modified Arts Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2018- Winter Juried BFA Show, curated by Rembrandt Quiballo, Harry Wood Gallery, ASU, Tempe, AZ
2018- Hands On/ Hands Off, senior exhibition, curated by Merryn Alaka, Rebecca Emily, Carrie Coe, Mia Adams, and John McVay, Gallery 100, ASU, Tempe, AZ
2018- Endpages with Euan MacDonald (soundtrack), curated by Julio Cesar-Morales, ASU Art Museum, Tempe, AZ
2018- Impress, juried printmaking exhibition at ASU, curated by Merryn Alaka, Rebecca Emily, and Nathan Feller, Harry Wood Gallery, ASU, Tempe, AZ
Sound Art Perfomances
2022- Crotch Photograph performance @ First Style, 11/04, Las Vegas, NV
2022- Go As DeatH performance @ The Cube, 8/13, Las Vegas, NV
2022- Frontier Days performance @ The Cube, 8/5 Las Vegas, NV
2021- Rug Rubber performance for Perfectly Natural exhibition @ Donna Beam Gallery, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
2019- ReviveR: Performance Art Night, 10/23, Las Vegas, NV
2019- Sound Art Arizona #14, 6/22, Mesa, AZ
2019- Sound Art Arizona Showcase @ Crescent Ballroom, 6/3, Phoenix, AZ
2019- Aural Drifting, a collective sound installation, @ Playground Arts, 5/18, Mesa, AZ
2019- Informal, 2/24, live noise set, @ The Lot, Phoenix, AZ
2019- Sound Art Arizona #10, 2/23, Tempe, AZ
2019- Sound Art Arizona #9, 1/19, Tempe, AZ
2019- Audio/visual collaborative set w/Emily Sarten for the closing reception of Low Data, 1/4, @ Modified Arts Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2018- Collaborative aural set w/Brandon Meged for the opening reception of Low Data, 12/21, @ Modified Arts Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2018- Sound Art Arizona #6, 10/27, Tempe, AZ
2018- Sound Art Arizona #5, 9/29, Tempe, AZ
2018- Audio/visual collaborative set w/Emily Sarten for Night of Neuralgia 7/11 @ The Trunk Space, Phoenix, AZ
2018- Audio/visual collaborative set w/Emily Sarten for ASU’s Project Space exhibition, Elena, 3/2, Phoenix, AZ
Skills
PHOTOSHOP
ILLUSTRATOR
AUDITION
TMS
Work
Experience
Part-Time Instructor of Studio Art classes 2021- current
-3d Fundamentals, UNLV, spring 2021, fall 2022, spring 2023, fall 2023
-Beginning Lithography, UNLV, fall 2021, spring 2022, fall 2023
Art Handler 2023- current
-Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, UNLV, 2023- current
-Test Site Projects, Las Vegas, NV, 2022-2023
Graduate Teaching Assistant 2019- 2021
-3d foundations course, UNLV, fall 2019, fall 2020
-Beginning Lithography, UNLV, spring 2020, fall 2020, spring 2021
ASU Art Museum Print Room Assistant 2017- 2018
-archival print collection work (organizing, inventory, and handling a collection of over 6000 fine art prints)
ASU Art Museum Ambassador 2015- 2017
Education
Master of Fine Arts
2019-2022- University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Master of Fine Arts, visual art studies
Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts
2018- Arizona State University, Printmaking focus with a minor certificate in Art History, Summa Cum Laude
Artist Talks/
Workshops
Artist Talks
2023- Collage presentation for Emily Sarten's 2D Fundamental Design course, UNLV
2021- Slide Slam (John McVay: Posing The Male), presented through Zoom from Las Vegas, NV
2020- Slide Slam (Cut-Up, Dismantled, Re-Arranged, and Flipped Inside-Out), presented through Zoom from Las Vegas, NV
2019- Slide Slam (Recent Work), presented at Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
2018- artist practice discussion and noise loop demonstration for Dr. Kat Medill’s ARS 100: Intro to Art class @ ASU, Tempe, AZ
Workshops
2019- Collaging with John McVay, collage table @ ASU Art Museum’s Playfest, Tempe, AZ
Curating
Curating
2021- 430 Apart, 11 Together: UNR Exchange Exhibition, curated with Kyle Karrasch and Emily Sarten, Grant Hall Gallery, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
2021- Paper View: UNLV Exchange Exhibition, curated with Kyle Karrasch and Emily Sarten, Sheppard Fine Art Gallery, UNR, Reno, NV
2020- VICE (Vegas Institute for Contemporary Engagement) presents Experimental Video Shorts, curated with Emily Sarten, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
2020- The Other Side of Paradise, curated with Laurence Myers Reese and Fawn Douglas, Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
Curation
Publications
/Press
Publications and Press
2021- Art Talk Talk Talk: Episode 5, video interview with Beck + Col, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3C8xYcls6Q
2021- “Stop, Stare Off Into Space, and Listen,” authored by John McVay for Nevada Humanities, https://www.nevadahumanities.org/heart-to-heart/2021/2/23/stop-stare-off-into-space-and-listen
2021- "An epic group art show creates 'New Monuments for a Future Las Vegas," Las Vegas Weekly, https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/fine-art/2021/jan/07/an-epic-group-art-show-creates-new-monuments/
2020- “V.I.C.E. Squad: UNLV MFA Art Students Build A Place For Community Engagement,” Las Vegas Weekly,
https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/fine-art/2020/oct/01/vice-squad-unlv-mfa-art-students-build-a-place/
2019- "Meet UNLV's MFA Students," Double Scoop, https://www.doublescoop.art/meet-unlvs-mfa-students/
2019- illustration in Witness Magazine
2019- “Meet John McVay,” interview with Voyage Phoenix; http://voyagephoenix.com/interview/meet-john-mcvay-tempe