CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DATA
Gary G. Gaffney
6590 Devonwood Dr.
Cincinnati, OH 45224
513-207-9369(H)/513-562-8774 (W)
e-mail: ggaffney@artacademy.edu
EDUCATION
1975-1977 University of Cincinnati; MFA, Drawing
1972-1974 University of New Orleans; BA, Fine Arts, Printmaking
1966-1969 University of Notre Dame; Mathematics, all but dissertation completed
1962-1966 Tulane University; BS, Mathematics, summa cum laude
EXPERIENCE
2013 Professor Emeritus, Art Academy of Cincinnati
1978-2011 Art Academy of Cincinnati; Professor, teaching Drawing, Foundation Studies and Natural Sciences/Mathematics
1976-1978 University of Cincinnati; Instructor in Mathematics
1977 (summer) University of Cincinnati; Instructor in Fine Arts, Drawing
1975-1976 University of Cincinnati; Graduate Teaching Assistant, Drawing
1972-1975 University of New Orleans; Instructor in Mathematics
1969-1972 Pikeville College, Pikeville, KY; Assistant Professor in Mathematics
EXHIBITIONS
2011 Poetry and illustration published, Summer Issue, Notre Dame Magazine
Self-publication of Litany, a remembrance for victims of 9/11
2010 Sabbatical Show, Pearlman Gallery, Art Academy of Cincinnati
One-person show, Marta Hewett Gallery
2009 Form from Form, Myers Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Thinking Cosmically: A Small Retrospective, CAG Gallery, Covington, KY
2008 Body of Work, juried show, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Recent Work, Meyers Gallery, University of Cincinnati
2007 Two-person show, Marta Hewett Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2006-2007 Drawing Exchange: Amerikahaus, Munich, Germany; UC Gallery on Sycamore,
Cincinnati, OH; Freiburg, Germany; Kreissparkasse, Tubingen, Germany
2005 Nature: Sources and Resources, group show, semantics gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2004 Sticks and Stones, installation, Weston Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Group show, Gallery Salveo, Cincinnati, OH
small stories, 2-person show, ArtWorks, Cincinnati, OH
Curated 2.5 D, Semantics Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Curated small/SPIRIT, Cathedral Gallery, Covington, KY
2003 Making Their Mark, group drawing show, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
Between Earth and Sky, 4-person show, KZF Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
S.O.S. Art, group show, SSNova, Cincinnati, OH
2002 One-person show, Centro Desarrollo Des Artes Visuales, Havana, Cuba
One-person show, suzanna terrill gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Science/Religion Dialogue, group show, The Artery, Newport, KY
Group performance, AP Group (co-founder), Cincinnati Art Museum and other locations, Cincinnati, OH
02txt, group visual/text exhibition, Chidlaw Gallery, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2001 Word/Image performances, Fountain Square, City Hall, Cincinnati, OH
Bus sign project, Queen City Metro, Cincinnati, OH
2000 Quiff, Qof, Consciousness, one-person show, Marta Hewett Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Drawn to Art, Fitton Center for the Arts, Hamilton, OH
The Diverse Art of Healing, Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
1999 Installation wall drawing, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
Cinergy Collection, traveling exhibition, OH and IN
Cathedral Visions V, Covington, KY
One-person show, Thomas More College, Crestview Hills, KY
Masterpieces of Maturity, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY
Word into Image, Transylvania University, Lexington, KY
One-person Show, Warsaw Project Space, Cincinnati, OH
1998 Floating Forms, curated exhibition, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH
1997 Making Sacred Places: Design in Liturgy, Tangeman Gallery University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
One-person show, Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church
1995 Earth, Mind and Spirit, juried competition, Sun City Art Museum, Sun City, AZ
1994 Rebinding: Psyche, Soul and Spirit, Machine Shop Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
One-person show, Berea College, Berea, KY
Art on the Square juried invitational, Cincinnati, OH
1993 One-person show, Liberty Gallery, Louisville, KY
One-person show, UC Health Sciences Library, Cincinnati, OH
A Procession of Spirits, group invitational, Water Tower, Louisville, KY
1992 One-person show, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC
One-person show, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
One-person show, Marta Hewett Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Inspirations, juried competition, Transylvania University, Lexington, KY
1991 Cincinnati Review 1991, juried competition, Machine Shop, Cincinnati, OH
Two-person show, New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, New Harmony, IN
Altered States, group show, Indianapolis Art League, Indianapolis, IN
Two-person show, Second Street Studio, Paducah, KY
Ohio Drawing and Print Invitational, Upper Arlington, OH
Group show, Marta Hewett Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1990 Water Tower Annual, juried competition, Louisville Visual Arts Association, Louisville, KY
Ohio State Fair Juried Competition, Columbus, OH
Summerfair Biennial, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH
One-person show, drawings and installation wall drawing, Murray State University, Murray, KY
Governor’s Residence Art Show, Columbus, OH
1989 One-person show, recent work, M. Coe Gallery, Portland, OR
The Body Human, group invitational exhibition, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH
Summerfair VI, group invitational exhibition, The Lyceum, Cincinnati, OH
1988-1989 Object Image Icon, co-curated and participated in this group exhibition, Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia; Naracoorte Art Centre, South Australia; Riverlands Regional Art Centre, South Australia; Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
1988 Collage at N.A.M.E., invitational group exhibition, N.A.M.E. Gallery, Chicago, IL
One-person show, drawings and installation wall drawing, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
1987 One-person show, drawings and installation wall drawing Morlan Gallery, Transylvania University, Lexington, KY
Directly on the Walls, installation wall drawing, juried competition, Tangeman Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Sabbatical Work, two-person exhibition, Art Academy Downtown Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1986 Information Walls, one-person exhibition of on-site, in-progress wall drawings, C.A.G.E. Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1985 8-States Graphics Competition, J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY
The Sky in Art, group show, Miami University Art Gallery, Oxford, OH
70th Annual Indiana Artists Show, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
Water Tower Annual, Art Center Association, Louisville, KY
One-person show, drawings and sculpture, Carnegie Arts Center, Covington, KY
1984 Drawn to Cincinnati, invitational group exhibition, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH; Transylvania University, Lexington, KY
Ball State Drawing and Small Sculpture Competition, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Three-person show, College of Mt. St. Joseph, Cincinnati, OH
Governor’s Residence Art Exhibition, juried invitational, Columbus, OH
Landscape ‘84, juried competition, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH
1983 One-person show, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
One-person show, Pikeville College, Pikeville, KY
Ball State Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Drawings: Spiral Themes, one-person show, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY; St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI
Object ‘83, juried competition, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH
1982 Ritual Arrays, one-person show, photographs and assemblages, Point of View Gallery, Augusta, KY; Brodie Gallery, University of Cincinnati
Nature, Man, Nature, organized, curated and exhibited in this group show, C.A.G.E. Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
The Box Show, juried exhibition, Franklin University, Columbus, OH
Ohio State Fair Juried Exhibition, Columbus, OH
1981 8-States Graphics Competition, J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY Centennial Invitational Exhibition, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cinainnati, OH
One-person show, Thomas More College, Ft.Mitchell, KY
Earth I, juried exhibition, Art Center Association, Louisville, KY
1980 New Acquisitions; Graphics, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
1979 Ohio State Fair Juried Competition, Columbus, OH
Boyd Drawing Invitational, Wilmington College, Wilmington, OH
1978 One-person show, books, New Orleans Public Library, New Orleans, LA
Miami National Print and Drawing Competition, Miami University, Oxford, OH
1977 One- person show, Barnwell Art Center, Shreveport, LA
One-person show, Fine Arts Gallery, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
MFA Thesis Show, Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
30th Annual Mid-States Competition, Evansville Museum of Arts and Sciences, Evansville, IN
One-person show, Louisiana State University in Shreveport, Shreveport, LA
1973 Mid-Western Graphics Annual, juried competition, Tulsa, OK
AWARDS, HONORS
2000 City of Cincinnati Arts Allocation Program, Individual Artist Grant
1999 Templeton Foundation Course Prize in Science and Religion
Best of Show, Cathedral Visions V, Covington, KY
1995 Post-Corbett Award Finalist, Individual Artist
1994 “Chaos and Order”, conference presenter, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
1990 Juror’s merit award, Water Tower Annual, Louisville, KY
Cash Award, Ohio State Fair Juried Exhibition
1988,1986 Summerfair (Aid-to-Individual-Artists) Grant winner
1980 Honorable Mention, Mixed Media, Ohio State Fair Juried Competition, Columbus, OH
1971-1972 Woodrow Wilson Teaching Intern, National Teaching Fellow
1966 National Science Foundation Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Fellow,
Phi Beta Kappa
LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS
2010 Pecha Kucha Cincinnati, Volume No. 5, Contemporary Arts Center
2009 Folk Art, lecture and panel discussion, Cincinnati Art Museum
2007 Contemporary Art in Castro’s Cuba, Louisiana State University Shreveport
2003 Talk given in the “Art and Medicine” class for medical students of University of Cincinnati
2000 “Spirituality in Contemporary Art”, Women’s Committee of the Cincinnati Art Museum
1999 Lectures on art and science/mathematics for the Cincinnati Art Museum, Contemporary Arts Center, Association for the Advancement of Arts Education
1998 Presenter, Sixth International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Built Form
and Culture Research: Making Sacred Places, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
1997 “Chaos and Order”, conference presenter, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
1993 “On the Nature of Space”, invited lecture, second International Conference on Art and Mathematics, SUNY, Albany, NY
1989 “Searching Common Ground: Science, Mathematics and the Education of the Artist”, Paper given at MACAA Conference, Cincinnati, OH; Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI; F.A.T. E. National Conference, School of the Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, IL
1988 “On the Nature of Space”, Centennial Lecture Series, Art Academy of Cincinnati,
Cincinnati, OH
“Exploring Common Ground: The Role of Science in the Curriculum Which Educates the Artists”, Paper given at the National Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists, New York, NY
1987 “Nature Explored: Art and Science”, graduate-level workshop, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
1986 “Foundation Studies in Art: Goals and Strategies”, presenter at F.A.T.E. National Conference, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
1985 “Art and Mathematics: A Classroom Integration”, team-taught graduate level workshop, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
1983 “New Images: Art and Science in the 20th Century,” Xavier Humanities Series, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
“Interrelationships of Mathematics and Art,” talk given at St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI
“On the Nature of Space”, lecture sponsored by Art History Department, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
1982 “Some Thoughts on Art and Geometry”, colloquium lecture, Department of Mathematics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
1981 “The Extension of Perception: Art and Science in the 20th Century”, two lectures delivered for the Graduate Fine Arts Program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
1977 “Mathematics and Art’, talk given at the annual meeting, American Mathematical Association of Two Year Colleges, Atlanta, GA
1973 Printmaking Demonstration, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
COLLECTIONS
Chicago Center for Science and Religion
American Association for the Advancement of Science
New Orleans Museum of Art
Cincinnati Art Museum
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH
Racine Art Museum
New Orleans Public Library
Newcomb College Art Gallery of Tulane University
Tulane University Library
Billy Graham Center for the Sacred Arts, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL
Cincinnati Bell Information Systems, Inc.
Wright State University Art Galleries
University of Cincinnati
St. Norbert College
Various private collections
REVIEWS AND ARTICLES
2003 La Habanilla, online news site, Havana, Cuba
City Beat, Steve Ramos, Cincinnati, OH
2000 City Beat, Cate O’Hara, “Quiff, Qof, and Consciousness,” Cincinnati, OH
1999 City Beat, Fran Watson, Cincinnati, OH
1989 The Art Academy News, Cincinnati, OH, Daniel Brown
1988 New Art Examiner Chicago, IL, Jonathan Kamholtz
Dialogue, Columbus, OH, Patrick Brown
1987 Cincinnati Enguirer, Cincinnati, OH, Owen Findsen
Herald Leader, Lexington, KY, Ann Tower
1986 Artscape, Cincinnati, OH, William Abramovitz
Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, OH, Owen Findsen
1985 Miami University Art Museum Newsletter
1984 Dialogue, Columbus, OH, Daniel Brown
Cincinnati Magazine, Cincinnati, OH, Dorothy Well
WGUC-PM Report, Cincinnati, OH, B.J. Foreman
1981 Dialogue, Columbus, OH, Jud Yalkut
Cincinnati Post, Cincinnati, OH, B.J. Foreman
1979 Cincinnati Enguirer Cincinnati, OH, Owen Findsen
1977 States-Item, New Orleans, LA, Luba Glade
Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA, George F. Jordan
Shreveport Journal Shreveport, LA
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