COLBY STEPHENS
Curriculum Vitæ
Education:
Present: Master of Fine Arts Candidate. University of Nevada. Reno, NV
2011 Bachelor of Fine Arts. Southern Oregon University. Ashland, OR​

Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2010 Deconstruction. Retzlaff Gallery. Ashland, OR.
Those are My Ideas. Boise Cascade Gallery. Ashland, OR.
2011 Positive/Negative. Retzlaff Gallery. Ashland, OR.
2012 Normalcy, Not Nostrums. Sierra Arts Gallery. Reno, NV

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2009 Student Show. SU Gallery. Ashland, OR.
Seeds and Sparks. SPE NW Conference. Seattle, WA.
2010 Ice and Light. Beyond Borders. Bellingham, WA.
Containers of Consumption 1 thru 3. Blackfish Gallery. Portland, OR.
Don't. Art Chairs Gallery. Ashland, OR.
2011 Don't. Retzlaff Gallery, Hannon Library. Ashland, OR.
Artifacts. Meyer Memorial Gallery. Ashland, OR.
Schnieder Merit Award Artists. Boise Cascade Gallery. Ashland, OR.
2012 UNR Student Juried Show. Reno, NV.
Cross Section. Front Door Gallery, UNR. Reno, NV
FICTILIS Astoria. The Lab. San Francisco, CA.​
 Renewal of Neglected Space. GASA House. Reno, NV
2013 UNR Student Juried Show. Reno, NV
Flight. Student Galleries South. Reno, NV

Permanent Installation/Commission:
2009. Chemical Forms. Southern Oregon University Chemistry Dpt. Ashland, OR.​
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Articles:
2009 Thomas, Teresa. "Art Moves Outdoors at SOU." Mail Tribune. 23 Oct. 2009
2011 Aldous, Viki. "A Light Inside Melting Ice." Mail Tribune 15 Jan. 2011
Aldous, Viki. "Positive/Negative." Ashland Daily Tidings. 15 Jan. 2011
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Awards:
2010 Nominated for ISC Outstanding Student Achievement Award
Leon Mulling Award.
SOU Representative at Blackfish Gallery
Beyond Borders Honorable Mention
2011 Schneider Merit Award in Art
2012 Reno Gazette Journal Silver Pen Award
2013 UNR Art Award
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Related Work Experience:
2012 Instructor UNR (through present.)
CCAI Artist in Education, Carson City, NV. (through present.)
2011 Hannon Library Special Collections Photographer
2010 Assisted Mike Rathbun's Schneider Museum Installation.
2008 Foundry Worker, Precision Castparts Corporation.​