CURRICULUM VITA

Greg Fuqua
Home Address:
1322 Carroll Avenue
Ames, IA 50010
(515) 231-7178

Academic Preparation

2000   Master of Fine Arts
Major: Painting
Department of Art
                    New Mexico State University          

1994   Bachelor of Fine Arts
Major: Printmaking
University of Iowa
              Department of Art and Art history
                                                                2006              
                                                   (group shows)            

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8th Annual Abstraction International Online Juried Art Exhibition,                                
           Special Recognition Merit Award, Upstream People Gallery,                             
           Oct. 31st, upstreampeoplegallery.com.                                              
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Driven To Abstraction Exhibition, Third Place Award Winner,                     
           Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA, Aug. 19th- Sept. 22nd.                           
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2006 Chelsea International Fine Art Competition, juror, Manon Slome           
           Agora Gallery, New York, NY. July 21-August 10                                  
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AbstractEXPOsure National Juried On-line Exhibition, July 1st-                                         
           September 31st, at abstractexposure.com                                               
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Radical Nature, Solo Exhibition, University Unitarian                                     
            Gallery, June 5th- July 1st, Ames, IA.                                                         
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Art on Paper 2006 National Juried Exhibition, Maryland Federation                                   
            of Art, Annapolis, MD, March 17th-April 29th.                                                                  
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Nancie Mattice Award, International Juried Exhibition,                                                   
            Dangenart Gallery, Nashville, TN, Feb.13th-Mar. 11th.                                            
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Breaking Creative Barriers: Art and Science Exhibition"                                         
           Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA, April 4-16th.
                                        
                                                     (solo show)                                       
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Primal Universe", Solo Internet Exhibition Award, Caladan Gallery,              
           Dec.10th- Jan. 12th.                                       
                        
                                            (Academic Distinctions)           
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Iowa Arts Council Mini-grant Award                                                             
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Juror and Speaker, Heart of Iowa Conference Art Exhibition, Story               
            City, IA March 3rd.                                                                            
          -Community Outreach: ArtFest '06 mural, Ames High School                         
            Drawing Workshops  (Fall'06)               
                                   
                                                             2005       
                                              (Group, small group and solo)   

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Mandalas: Conscious Maps of Order, Caladan Gallery, Juried  Internet Exhibition, Solo                    
            
  Exhibition Award Winner. Dec. 5th- Jan. 4.
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Mark The Line, National juried exhibition of Drawing, Southeastern
             Contemporary Art Gallery, Southeastern Louisiana University,
             Hammond, Louisiana, Oct. 6th-Nov. 6th.        
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Contemporary Drawing 2005, National Juried Exhibition, TW Wood  
            Gallery and Arts Center, Montpelier VT, Aug.1                    
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30th Bradley International Print and Drawing Juried Exhibition,                             
            Bradley University, Peoria IL, Dec. '04-May '05.                                            
                         
                                                 (Academic distinctions)
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Co-director, International Symposium and Exhibition, 05'-'06                           
           Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities Grant Award:          
           "Breaking Creative Barriers: The Arts and Sciences in Collaboration."    
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Guest Juror Design Studies Final Project Review, Spring '05, ISU.               
                                                                   2004
                                                               (solo)
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Nature's Energy, One-person show, On Q- art gallery,                          
                  Lubbock, Texas, Mar. 1st- Apr. 3rd                                             
                                                          (Two-person)   
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Two-Person Invitational Exhibition, Peoples Gallery, El                             
                  Paso City Hall, El Paso, Texas, Aug. 4th- Oct. 29th                        
                                                  (Academic Distinctions)                
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Excellence in Teaching Award, Fall Semester, Interfraternity                                              
                University Council. Iowa State University.                                                  
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Director, "Open Discussions," A monthly Interdisciplinary                                              
                Critique Forum for graduates and upper-level undergrads. Texas Tech School of Art.
              - Guest Juror, Graduate Final Reviews, MFA Program, TTU.                    
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                                                             2003-2000  
                                                               (Solo)  
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Inner Work, New Paintings and Drawings, one-person show,                
                  Las Cruces Museum or Fine Art, Jan. 2nd- Jan. 30th                                       
                                                               (Group)        
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Texas Tech University Faculty Exhibition, Landmark Gallery,                            
                   Sept.12th-Oct.24th.                                                                     
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New Mexico State University Faculty Exhibition, New Mexico                      
                  State Art Gallery, Jan.26th- Feb. 28th                                            
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El Paso Community College Faculty Art Exhibition, AS Building, El Paso,        
                  TX, Oct. 9th-Oct. 27th.                                                                       
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National Drawing 2001, National Juried Exhibition, Mesa                      
                  Contemporary Arts Center, Mesa, Arizona. April 27th-June 1st                     
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El Paso Arts International Juried Competition, International Museum          
                 of Art, El Paso, Texas, Aug.26-Sept.23                                    
               - "
What Is Drawing Now?" National Juried Exhibition, Weber State                  
                  University, Feb.7-March10, Juror, Jane Fudge, Curator of Modern and                 
                  Contemporary Art, Denver Art Museum.                               
               - "
Labeled and Ready", National Juried Student Exhibition.                                            
                  The Hunger Artist Gallery, Albuquerque, NM. Mar.17-Apr.1                               
               - "
SWAP", Graduate exchange show, University of Arizona,                        
                   Rotunda Gallery. March 17th-April 1st.                                                             
                                                    (Academic Distinction)           
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NMSU Janet Swenson Memorial Scholar.                                            

                                       References available upon request                                      
                                                     2009-2010    
    
                                                 (group)
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Psychescapes, a national juried exhibition-in-print, Afif Gallery,
          Brooklyn, NY.

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Third Place Award Octagon's 42nd Annual National All Media Juried Exhibit, OctagonCenter for the Arts,    
             Ames, IA
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Drawing Discourse, Contemporary Drawing Exhibition, University of
         North Carolina-Asheville, Tucker-Cooke Gallery Jan.12-Feb. 2, 2010
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Feature Artist, BIG -UNS Group Exhibition, National Juried Exhibition, Hollingsworth Gallery,
        Palm Coast, Florida Sept 12th - Oct.5th
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Texas National 2009 Exhibition, The Cole Art Center, Nacogdoches,  TX. April 4 - May 17.
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Paperworks: On and of Paper Exhibition, University of West Florida
        Art Gallery, Pensacola, Florida, Jan. 15th- Feb. 6th


                                           (Professional distinctions)
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Ames City Board Member on Public Art Commissions, Art in the Parks Sub-committee
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Co-Juror, Art Show 101, Iowa State University Student Art Show,
                          Iowa State Memorial Union Pioneer Room.  
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Juror, Senior BFA Art Exhibition, Iowa State University

                                          
                                                       2008
    
                                                  (invite)
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Large Works Show, ICON, Iowa Contemporary Art Gallery,
       Fairfield, Iowa, Nov. 9th-Jan.2nd.

                                                      (group)
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2007 Manifest iNDA, International Drawing Annual Exhibition-in-Print.
        Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Manifest Press.
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40th Annual All Media Exhibition,Octagon Center For The Arts, Ames, IA, Jan. 11th-March 30th.
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22nd International Juried Show, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey,
        Carter Foster, Curator of Drawings, Whitney, Feb. 8th-March 24th.
                                               
                                                      2007
     
                                         (Academic Distinction)
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Featured Artist, "At the Intersection of Science and Art", ArtScene,
         Issue12, Dec. 2007, Cathy Wilke, Senior Editor.
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                                              (solo show)
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Project Art, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics,
         Gallery III, Iowa City, IA. Dec. 14th- Feb. 8th.

                                              (group shows)
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Best of Show, "Contemporary Symbolism", Juried exhibition, Prairie State  
        College,Christopher Art Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL, Oct. 9th-Nov. 8th.
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Breaking Barriers 2: Art and Science Exhibition", Iowa State          
        University, Memorial Union, Pioneer Gallery, Sept, 20th-Nov. 12th.
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49th International Award Exhibition, San Diego Art Institute, Norman
         Bryson, Juror, April 29th-June 11th.                                           
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16th Annual Emerging Artists 2007, Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY     
        April 5th-28th, 2007.                                                                  
Selected Exhibitions and Academic Distinctions