Resume
Andrew Cozzens
1024 E Oak St. www.andrewcozzens.com
Louisville, KY 40204 andrewcozzens@gmail.com
(502) 544-8898
EDUCATION
2010 Washington University in St. Louis
Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
Master of Fine Arts, May 2010
2008 Murray State University, Murray, KY
Bachelor of Fine Arts with Teaching Certification, May 2008
EXHIBITION RECORD
2019 餘 (Residue), Solo Exhibition, Taipei Biennial Exhibition, Unique Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Crown of Rays, Triennial Exhibition, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, KY
Mental Misconceptions, Curated Exhibition, University of Louisville Gallery, Louisville, KY
2018 Failure in Progress, Curated Exhibition, Zephyr Gallery, Louisville, KY
Open Source, Curated Exhibition, Carnegie Art Gallery, Covington, KY
2017 Center Off Center, Solo Exhibition, Greiner Art Gallery, Hanover College, Hanover, IN
The Human Abstract, Ballet Collaboration, Bomhard Theater, KCFA, Louisville, KY
All Night Disco at the Abandoned Car Lot, Group Show, 849 Gallery, Louisville, KY
Sharing Knowledge, Robert Wood Johnson Conference, Louisville Science Center, Louisville, KY
2016 Delineating the Linear, Solo Exhibition, Indiana University Southwest, New Albany, IN
Kinetic Ambitions, Two-Person Exhibition, Living Arts and Science Center, Lexington, KY
Specters, Humana Festival Exhibition, Actors Theatre, Louisville, KY
ARTLIK, Invitational Public Art Project, NuLu Arts District, Louisville, KY
2015 Red vs. Red Orange, Solo, The Pszczonak Contemporary Projects Gallery, Ontario, Canada
Huemanity, Solo Exhibition, ThinkBox Contemporary, Louisville, KY
A Seat at the Table, Community Performance/Permanent Public Sculpture, Hazard , KY
Workhouse Salon, Invitational Exhibition, Workhouse Ballroom Cave, Louisville, KY
2014 Parallax Futures, International Zizek Studies Exhibition, D.A.A.P., Cincinnati, OH
Art Takes Miami, Invitational Exhibition, SCOPE, Art Basel, Miami Beach, FL
Things We Brought In The Car, Mixed Media Exhibition, The Brew House Gallery, Pittsburg, PA
The Sardonic Eye: Bob Lockhart in Context, Invitational, The Cressman Gallery, Louisville, KY
Displacement: A Reckoning, Invitational Exhibition, The Huff Gallery, Louisville, KY
Displacement: Of Internal Affairs, New Harmony Contemporary Art Gallery, New Harmony, IN
Magenta, Invitational Group Exhibition, Niehoff Urban Studio Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Hero With a Thousand Faces, Curated Invitational Exhibition, FirstBuild, Louisville, KY
13 Artists, Group Exhibition, 849 Gallery, Louisville, KY
Time Is On Our Side, Group Exhibition, Saint Andrews Gallery, Louisville, KY
2013 A Perception of Place, Solo Exhibition, Georgian College Gallery, Toronto, Canada
(Pr)aggressive, Solo Exhibition, New Harmony Contemporary Art Gallery, New Harmony, IN
Use Use, Two-Person Exhibition, The Huff Gallery, Louisville, KY (w/ Brandon Harder)
Welcome Neighbors, Invitational Inaugural Exhibition, Local Speed: Art Space, Louisville, KY
Zero Landfill, An Upcycle Exhibition, Bluegrass Bioneers Convention, Louisville, KY
Neutral Natural, Outdoor Installation Exhibition, God’s Country LLC, Throrntown, IN
Marking 1880, Drawing Exhibition, St. Joseph Cathedral, Jasper, IN
Public, Invitational Inaugural Exhibition, Public Contemporary Art Space, Louisville, KY
2012 Art Envoy, Invitational Exhibition, Water Tower Art Museum, Louisville, KY
Untitled, Mixed Media Exhibition, Swanson Contemporary, Louisville, KY
Tranquil Views, Drawing Exhibition, St. Benedict Monastery, Ferdinand, IN
Bonnaroo Music Festival, Juried Commission Installation, Manchester, TN
The Begending, Group Exhibition, The Mammoth Art Space, Louisville, KY
The Change Exchange, Collaborative Exhibition, Huff Gallery, Louisville, KY
Fire and Ice, Juried Exhibition, Ohio River Terrace, Louisville, KY
2011 Water Tower Regional, Regional Juried Exhibition, L.V.A.A., Louisville, KY
Bonnaroo Music Festival, Juried Commission Installation, Manchester, TN
Drawing Connections, International Exhibition, Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy
A Month of Makers, Invitational Exhibition, L.V.A.A., Louisville, KY
Syndication, Invitational Exhibition, Percy Brown Gallery, Louisville, KY
Kinetics, Invitational Exhibition, Grand Hall Gallery, Water Tower, Louisville, KY
2010 Eighty Hours, Solo, Kranzberg Library, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Parisian Open Studios, Cite’ Internationale Des Arts, Paris, France
MFA 2010 Thesis Exhibition, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Process Impact, Juried National Exhibition, Curris Center Gallery, Murray, KY
Work, Performance Installation, Arenes du Lutece, Paris, France
Cause + Time, International Invitational Exhibition, Luminary Art Center, St. Louis, MO
First Night Exhibition, Juried Commission Exhibition, Grande Ave., St. Louis, MO
Beyond the Resume, Invitational Exhibition, Foundry Art Center, St. Charles, MO
MFA Satellite Show, Graduate Exhibition, Vernon Studios, St. Louis, MO
2009 First Glass, Group Exhibition, Third Degree Glass Factory Gallery, St. Louis, MO
The Golden Woman, Regional Exhibition, Koken Art Factory, St. Louis, MO
Way Out of Line, Juried Exhibition, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Laumeier Art Showcase, Juried Exhibition, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO
SLOSS, Iron Exhibition, SLOSS Furnaces Historical Gallery, Birmingham, AL
Team Art, First Year Graduate Exhibition, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2008 Parabola, Juried Exhibition, Steinberg Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2007 Eau Know, Solo, Clara Eagle Gallery at Murray State University, Murray, KY
2003 Foundation Exhibition, Murray State University, Murray, KY
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
2017 Investigations in Materiality, Chase Gamblin and TJ Edwards, 849 Gallery, Louisville, KY
2016 The Weight of the Mark, John Nicholas Hutchings Solo Exhibition, 849 Gallery, Louisville, KY
2015 Cinema Killed the Video Star, International Exhibition, PUBLIC Art Gallery Louisville, KY
Quiet Lines Over Time, Dale Leys Solo Exhibition, PUBLIC Art Gallery, Louisville, KY
Informed Experiences, Artebella Curated Week Oct 19-23, www.artebelladaily.org
Into The Jungle: Drawings from Taiwan, Larry Keaty Solo Exhibition, PUBLIC, Louisville, KY
2014 Nightscapes, Sunny Ra Solo Exhibition, PUBLIC Contemporary Art Space, Louisville, KY
2013 Free D, International Invitational Exhibition, Swanson Contemporary, Louisville, KY
Good As Gold, Juried Exhibition, PUBLIC Contemporary Art Space, Louisville, KY
PUBLISHED WORK
2017 Louisville Health Equity Report: The Smoketown Life|Line Project
2014 Simultaneity and the Parallax in Art: The Fallacy of Absolutes
Cozzens, A. 2015 Apr 7. Simultaneity and the Parallax in Art: The Fallacy of Absolutes. International Journal of Žižek Studies [Online] 9:1. Available: http://zizekstudies.org/index.php/ijzs/article/view/516/543
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2019 International Society for the Study of Time: Member and Contributor
Louisville Commission on Public Art (COPA): Commissioner
2017 Aspen Idea Festival Speaker: Spotlight Health
2017-present Co-Chair of Facilities: Louisville Visual Arts
2016-present Board Member: Louisville Visual Arts
Board Member: Warrior’s Path
2015 TEDx Speaker: Interconnected, Rauch Planetarium, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
2014 Exhibitor and Lecturer: International Zizek Studies Conference, Cincinnati, OH
Mix + Pivot at XLerate Health, curated by Theo Edmonds of IDEAS 40203, Louisville, KY
2013 Panelist: ENID- Woman Sculptors, University of Louisville’s Cressman Center
Visiting Artist Lecture at University of Louisville
2012-present Chair of the Exhibition Committee: Louisville Visual Art Association
Visiting Artist Lecture at Vincennes University, Jasper IN
2011-2014 Louisville Artist Syndicate- Founder/ President
Spalding University- Professors Assistant/ Sculpture Tech
Kentucky School of Art guest critic- Sculpture
2010 Visiting Artist Lecturer at Murray State University
Assisted Mel Chin in performance lecture and exhibition installation
Anne Hamilton paper casting workshop and exhibition installation
2009 SLOSS Iron Conference, Birmingham, AL
Assisted in Cupola furnace iron pour demonstrations
Attended Discussion Panels on iron pouring practices
St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
Assisted Claudia Schmacke install Currents 103
2008 International Sculpture Conference, Grand Rapids, MI
Attended Lectures, discussion panels, and workshops on outdoor public sculpture
2007 – 2008 K.A.E.A. (Kentucky Art Education Association) President
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2018 - 2019 Kentucky College of Art and Design, Louisville, KY
Chair of the Center for the Environment
Assistant Professor
849 Gallery Director
2016 - 2018 Kentucky College of Art and Design at Spalding University, Louisville, KY
Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Sculpture
Three Dimensional Design
Art History: Modern- Contemporary
Senior Thesis
Internships
2016 Hanover College, Hanover, IN
Adjunct Professor
Environmental Art
Sculpture I
Sculpture II
2014 – 2016 Kentucky School of Art, Louisville, KY
Adjunct Professor
Three Dimensional Design
2011 – 2015 Vincennes University, Jasper, IN
Adjunct Professor
Drawing I and II
Art Appreciation
Art History: Ancient & Modern
2012 – 2013 Spalding University, Louisville, KY
Adjunct Professor
Sculpture: Kinetics and Time
Sculpture: Heat and Fire
2008 – 2010 Washington University in St. Louis
Graduate Teaching Assistant, August – May
Three-Dimensional Design
Metal Foundry
Critical Frameworks/ Art Theory
Ceramics
2006 – 2008 Murray State University, Murray, KY
Teacher/ Lab Assistant, August –May
Introduction to Sculpture
Advanced Sculpture
2008 Calloway County High School, Murray, KY
2008 Calloway North Elementary, Murray, KY
WORK EXPERIENCE
2016-present 849 Gallery- Kentucky College of Art and Design- Gallery Director
2014-15 849 Gallery- Kentucky School of Art, Gallery Manager
ThinkBox Contemporary, Exhibitions Coordinator/ Curator
GE’s FirstBuild, Artist Associate
2014 Speed Art Museum, Preparator
2013 Genpak- Forklift Operator, package handler, and quality control
Jack-o-Lantern Spectacular- Pumpkin design and carving and display construction
2012 Gilt Groupe- Design, mount, and hang warehouse signage, shipping and receiving associate
York Companies- On-sight Representative, employee counseling, hiring, HR records
2011 Spalding University- Professors Assistant, Studio maintenance and Sculpture Tech
York Companies- On-sight Representative, employee counseling, hiring, HR records
2010 Kemper Fine Art Museum- Art handler
Good Citizen Gallery- Designed and installed highway billboards.
Sealed Air Production and Distribution- Machine operator
2009 Murray State University- Art handler, Sculpture Studio maintenance and Tech
2007 – 2008 Linens-n-Things Distribution Warehouse- Forklift Operator, shipping/ receiving package handler
AWARDS & HONORS
2019 Great Meadows Foundation Artist Development Grant, Taipei, Taiwan
2017 Great Meadows Foundation Travel Grant, Mexico City, MX
Aspen Idea Festival Speaker
2016 Project H.E.A.L.: Residency Unlimited New York Artist Residency, New York, NY
Creative Agents of Change Artist Fellowship
2015 Kentucky Arts Council Grant Recipient
Tedx Speaker: University of Louisville
2014 Memorial Park Public Sculpture Grant Recipient
2011 The Barney Bright Excellence in Sculpture Award
2010 Cité Paris Residency, Cité International des Arts, Paris, France
Milliken Traveling Scholarship, Washington University in St. Louis, MO
ISC Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award
Nominee, Washington University in St. Louis, MO
Process Impact Visiting Artist Lecture Grant, Murray, KY
2008 – 2010 The Laura and William Jens Scholarship, Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis Graduate Fine Arts Fellowship, St.Louis, MO
2009 Laumeier Art Showcase Curator’s Award, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO
2008 Murray State University Cum Laude Graduate
2007 – 2008 Dot Rowlett Art Education Scholarship, Murray State University
Murray State Art Auction Scholarship, Murray state University
MEDIA
Greene, April. “What Does Health Equity Have to do with Art?” Artplace America” Dec. 19, 2017
https://www.artplaceamerica.org/blog/what-does-health-equity-have-do-art
Reighard, Angela. “Breaking Bread and Breaking Barriers” WYMT T.V.” 10, October 2015
Kramer, Elizabeth. “Contemporary Views of Color and Time” The Courier Journal” 5, July 2015
Stephens, Ashlie. “Louisville Exhibition Explores ‘True Characteristics’ of Video Art” WFPL News” 14, January 2015.
Waits, Keith, Curatorial Interview, PUBLIC on ArtxFM Radio, Louisville, KY, 16, January 2015.
Kramer, Elizabeth. “Best Bet- Exhibit at Huff Employs Metal, Motion, and Rust” The Courier Journal” 20, May 2013.
McBain, Roger. ”Artists Seeks to Arrest Time” Evansville Courier and Press” 17, May, 2013
Elson, Martha. “Artist inspired by Rust.” The Courier Journal” 02, October, 2012
Moorman, Claire. “Surprise Art Shows Charity with Flair.” The Herald” 12, December 2012.
Friswold, Paul. “Journey Through Time.” The Riverfront Times” 24 April 2010
Baran, Jessica. “Newly Reviewed: Cause + Time.” The Riverfront Times” 13 May 2010.
Baran, Jessica. “Newly Reviewed: Way Out of Line.” The Riverfront Times” 22 Sept. 2009.