ADAM WELCH [email protected] CV www.adamwelch.info www.adamwelchcurator.info

Education:

MFA 2007 - (Sculpture/Drawing) Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA. BA 2001 - Studio Art, (Emphasis in Sculpture) SUNY Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. 2004 - (Sculpture) University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.

Professional Appointments:

2016-2020 - Director of Exhibitions, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA. 2016 - Adjunct Associate Professor of Art, Integrative Seminar, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. 2008-2015 - Curator/Lead Installer, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts/Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, PA. 2006 -Sensory Environments Installer, TFH USA. Gibsonia, PA. 2002-2003 - Teaching Assistant, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA. (Sculpture) 2006-2015 - Independent Installer Clients: AAP, Radiant Hall, The August Wilson Center, Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Three Rivers Arts Festival, Gallery 937, TFH Inc.

Curatorial Record: Selected Solo & Collaborative Exhibits Curated:

2019 - Night Blooms, Tra Bouscaren, Co-Curated w/ Michael Olijnyk, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA. 2019 - Dragonfruit, Pepe Mar, Co-Curated w/ Michael Olijnyk, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA. 2019 - Laboratory for Other Worlds, Patte Loper, Co-Curated w/ Michael Olijnyk, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA. 2019 - “Taking good care of your things leads to taking good care of yourself”, Adam Milner, Co-Curated w/ Michael Olijnyk, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA. 2019 - You're Not the Boss of Me, Nathan Hall, Co-Curated w/ Michael Olijnyk, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA. 2019 - All is Not Forgotten, Patrick Robideau, Co-Curated w/ Michael Olijnyk, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA. 2018 - ADA, Karina Smigla-Bobinski, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA. 2018 - The Interstisium, Laleh Mehran, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA. 2018 - Screen, Christina A. West, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA. 2018 - Lessons, William Earl Kofmehl III, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA. 2015 - Porous Sediments, Haylee Ebersole, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2015 - Look At Me, Steven Sherril, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2015 - Sportsnation, Brett Kashmere, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2015 - Left Virginia, Derek Reese, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2015 - Let It Do What It Does, Danny Braken, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2015 - Universe, Mark Schatz, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2015 - Ground Clearance, BA Harington, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2015 - Portrait of a Mother, Joy Christensen Erb, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2015 - Comic Configurations, Joseph Lupo, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2015 - Nearly Captured, Oreen Cohen, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2015 - Fight Well Against the Future, Katie Murken, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2015 - Metaphysical Archaeology, Scott Andrew, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2015 - Perhaps He is Frightened at Being Dead, Terry Boyd, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2015 - Navigable We, Katie Ford, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2015 - Work & Industry, Hisham Youssef, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2015 - The Archaeology of Memory, Vlad Basarub, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2014 - Plume, Ian Brill, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2014 - Rampart, John Sanders, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2014 - Woman in Time, Jennifer Negal Myers, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2014 - A Mind of Winter, Meghan Olson, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2014 - Replica of the Universe Methodology, Daniel Lunchman, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2014 - Past Presence, Keith Lemley, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2014 - America’s Least Livable City, Hyla Willis, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2014 - Small Pieces Tied To Something Bigger, Jake Beckman, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2014 - My Black Hole, Jennie Thwing, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2014 - Betwixt and Between—Liminal Objects, Jeanne Jaffe, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2013 - Artist Of The Year, Akiko Kotani, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2013 - An Artist Residency In Motherhood, Lenka Clayton, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2013 - Rights of Passage, Maggie Mills, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2013 - Coming Home, Kay Healy, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2013 - Friday Nights at Guitar Center, Allison Kaufman, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2013 - E-block, Mark Perrott, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, PA. 2013 - Non-Work, David Montano, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2013 - This May Not Take That Long, David Bernabo & Emily Wally, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2013 - Somewhere In Between, Lenore Thomas, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2013 - Homographies, Lizzy DeVita, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2013 - Intersubjectivity, Eric Charlton, Ian F. Thomas & Eli Basko, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2013 - Transience, Stephen Chalmers, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2013 - Above Dusk, Kara Snyder, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2013 - SLO POKE, Jonathan Chamberlain, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2013 - Public Lives, William McAllister, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2013 - Untitled I – Jeremy Boyle & Mark Franchino, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2012 - 21st Century JuJu, Venessa German, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2012 - The Practical Romantic, Lewis Colburn, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2012 - Glass Tube, Bohyun Yoon, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2012 - Episodic Drift, Jennifer Williams, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2012 - Greenhouse 1, Christopher McGinnis, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, PA. 2012 - Hungry Ghosts, Stephanie Armbruster, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2012 - Long Play in the Video Isles, Chris Beauregard, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2012 - Recent Work, Kenneth Batista, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, PA. 2012 - On Cane Creek, Elizabeth Seamans, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, PA. 2012 - Painted Bones and Hyperlinks, Jerstin Crosby, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2012 - Whole Parts Too, Daniel Harvey, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2012 - Saint ------, The God of Last Things, Blaine Siegel, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2012 - Dying: Tsunami YouTube Prints, Ryan Woodring, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2012 - Everything Changed, Then Changed Again, Ivette Spradlin, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, PA. 2012 - Interior: Exterior: Fragility: Strength, Jessica Amarnek and Ashley McFarland, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2011 - Motherlands, Heidi Bender, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2011 - Midway, Aaron Henderson, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2011 - The Space Between, Anna E. Mikolay, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2011 - Ruination, Seth Clark, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2011 - Pleasant Momentum, Ian Page, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2011 - Rodin, Henery J. Simonds, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2011 - Rare is the New Medium, Gerald Van Scyoc, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2011 - Call of Duty: Operation 100, Sung Rok Choi, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2011 - Living For the City, Michelangelo Lovelace Sr., Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2011 - Walking into the Desert Dream, Doug Kinsey, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2010 - Pastoral Deluxe, Elin Lennox, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2010 - RECALL, Ben Hernstrom & Frank Ferraro, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2010 - Shifting Panoramas, Elizabeth Mooney, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2010 - Inisiaqpunga and the Waking, Thea Augustina Eck, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2010 - The Inherent Pull, James R. Southard, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2010 - Outbreak, Patricia Villalobos Echevera, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2010 - Five Woman, Five Men, One Child. April 1st, 2010. Lenka Clayton, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2009 - Zoo of (in)animate, Makiko Miyamoto, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, PA. 2009 - In Between Presence and Absence, Sun-Young Kang, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2009 - Domestic Landscapes, Aasta Deth, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2009 - Revisiting the work of Henry B., Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2009 - Now from Then – The work of W. Glen Davis, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA.

Selected Group Exhibits Curated:

2016 - Focus, a two venue-traveling exhibition at AHHA, Tulsa, OK. & Luminary, St. Louis, MO. 2015 - The Landscape Problem, Mine Factory, Pittsburgh, PA. 2014 - 2014 Pittsburgh Biennial, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts/Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, PA. (Collaboration w/ The Carnegie Museum of Art, The Warhol Museum, Wood Street Galleries, The Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh Glass Center, The Miller Gallery). 2013 - 30:2, Co-Curated w/ Stacy Weiss, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2012 - New Works, New Problems, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, PA. 2012 - #You’reTearingMeApart, Co-Curated w/ Sarah Humphrey, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, PA. 2011 - Have A Nice Day, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, PA. 2011 - 2011 Pittsburgh Biennial, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts/Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, PA. (Cat.) (Collaboration w/ The Carnegie Museum of Art - Dan Byers, The Warhol Museum – Eric Shiner, The Miller Gallery – Astria Suparak). 2011 - Fresh Baked Goods, Bakery Square, (w/ Future Tenant/Carnegie Mellon University), Pittsburgh, PA. 2010 - Selections from Cluster, Co-Curated w/ Amie Potsic, CFEVA, Philadelphia, PA. 2010 - Cluster, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2010 - Context Ingeminate, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2010 - Pour, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2010 - Media Bits: Selections from The PCA’s Media Collection, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2009 - The Exchange, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2009 - Animated Shorts, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA.

Selected Exhibits Organized:

2019 - The Other Apartment, Sohrab Kashani & Jon Rubin, Curated by Michael Olijnyk, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA. 2018 - Osegemeos, Curated by Margery King, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA. 2018 - Civil Rights and Civil Wrongs: SA and USA, Curated by Tavia LaFollete, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA. Artists Exhibited: Alisha Wormsley, Chris Ivey, Ricardo Robinson, Asanda Kupa, Charlie Jansen, Mbovu Malinga, Henry Albertus. 2018 - Rhizome:Intrastructure, Alex Hibbitt, Mattress Factory, PA. 2017 - 40th Anniversary: New Installations, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA. Artist Exhibited: Allan Wexler, David Ellis, Vanessa German, David Pohl, Meg Webster. 2017 - A Selection of the Greer Lankton Archive, Curated by Margery King, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA 2018 - Point Park University 3rd Annual Juried Art Show, A.I.R., Pittsburgh, PA. (w/Ashley McNelis) 2017 - so it is, Curated by John Carson, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA. Artists Exhibited: Willie Doherty, Ursula Burke, Rita Duffy, John Kindness, Locky Morris, Philip Napier, Paul Seawright. 2016 - Factory Installed, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA. Artists Exhibited: Stephen Bram, Ezra Masch, Christopher Meerdo, Mohammed Musallam. 2016 - What’s a Steak, an exhibition of 1st & 2nd year MFA candidates from CMU, 5122 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA. Artists Exhibited: Shobun Baile, Kevin Brophy, Brittany De Nigris, Hannah Epstein, Alex Lukas, Adam Milner, Katie Rose Pipkin, Joy Poulard, Gray Swartzel, Lee Webster, Moses Williams. 2016 - Compliance/Restistance, Kelly McDowell, New Kirche, Pittsburgh, PA. 2014 - Inside Out, Mia Tarducci Henry, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2012 - Good Dog, Charlee Brodsky, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2012 - The White Show, Curated by Vicky A. Clark, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2012 - Small Step Giant Leap, Curated by Thomey Conroy/Keystone West. Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2012 - Romancing the Tone, Curated by Casey Droege, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2011 - Looking at Looking at Looking, Golan Levin, Co-Curated by David Familian, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2011 - Work in Progress, Annie O’Neill, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, PA. 2011 - Timelines, John Carson, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, PA. 2010 - Things that Float, Gregory Witt, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2010 - Artist of the Year, Brian Dean Richmond, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2009 - Homes & Gardens, Karen Antonelli, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, PA. 2009 - AUGËRE, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2009 - Ever Present Past, Robert Dunn, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, PA. 2009 - Map of Everything, Sheila Klein, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2009 - Organic Cosmic Mandalas, Philomena O’dea, Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, PA. 2009 - From Out of This Planet Earth, Christopher Kardambikis, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2009 - Guided by the Ancestors, Tina Williams Brewer, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2009 - In Sisterhood, Pat Ulbrich, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2009 - Video Retrospective, Andreas Tapia-Urzua, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA.

Selected Curatorial Publications:

- Bill O’Driscoll, “From social critique to urban landscapes, solo shows impress at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts,” Pittsburgh City Paper, Aug. 5, 2015. - Kurt Shaw, “Art review: Solo exhibits at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts,” Trib Live, June 24, 2015. - Nadine Wasserman, “At the PCA, three artists take things apart to put it all together,” Pittsburgh City Paper, April, 21, 2015. - Mary Thomas, “Curator Adam Welch talks about the 2014 Biennial, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sept, 17, 2014. - Kurt Shaw, “Pittsburgh Biennial expands to 2 Galleries,” Tribune-Review, Aug. 23, 2014. - Nadine Wasserman “A Fruitful artists’ exchange at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts” Pittsburgh City Paper, July 2, 2014 - Robert Raczka, “Photographer Stephen Chalmers captures the snowbirds and desert rats of the southwest,” Pittsburgh City Paper, Mar. 13, 2013. - Kurt Shaw, “Exhibit focuses on life "off the grid,” Tribune-Review, Feb. 6, 2013. - Marylynne Pitz, “For Pittsburgh artist Bill McAllister, a life of trans-Atlantic intrigue,”Pittsburgh Post- Gazette, Mar. 10, 2013. - Kim Beck, “Jeremy Boyle and Mark Franchino: Untitled I at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts,” Temporary Art Review Online, Feb. 13, 2013. - Nadine Wasserman, “Jeremy Boyle and Mark Franchino's installation is roughly the sum of its parts,” Pittsburgh City Paper, Mar. 20, 2013. - Emily DeMarco, “E Block:' Inside the state's oldest prision,” Public Source Online, May 9, 2013. - Kurt Shaw, “Pain and joy in 'E Block' on display at Pittsburgh Filmmakers Galleries,” Tribune-Review, April 10, 2013. - Robert Isenberg, “Mark Perrott turns his lens on prison graffitti inside Western Penitentiary,” Pittsburgh City Paper, May 29, 2013. - Mary Thomas, “Solo shows at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts packed with depth,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 4, 2012. - Jennifer Baron, “Pop Filter Hot Pick: 10 new shows open at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts,” Pop City, Feb. 8, 2012. - Chris Ramirez, “Personality Test: Stephanie Armbruster,” Tribute-Review, Sept. 12, 2012. - Robert Raczka, “Looking toward the future of the Rust Belt with help from an antique photographic process,” Pittsburgh City Paper, April 4, 2012. - Kurt Shaw, “10 Solo Exhibitions': From love and loss to rebirth,” Tribute-Review, Feb. 22, 2012. - Robert Isenberg, “The PCA's 10 Solo Exhibitions are an impressive array,” Pittsburgh City Paper, April 18, 2012. - Bill O'Driscoll, “The Pittsburgh Center for the Arts' leg of the Pittsburgh Biennial offers art evoking a chaotic world,” City Paper, Oct. 5, 2011. - Mary Thomas, “Pittsburgh Biennial is living large at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Oct. 19, 2011. - Mary Tomas, "The Pittsburgh Biennial contains an unusual show of top local artists," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 08, 2011. - Mary Tomas, "Beyond the best: 2010's top 10 list not big enough to hold art critic's favorites," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jan. 05, 2011. - Robert Isenberg, “Emerging Artist of the Year Gregory Witt constructs an alternative universe of inscrutable devices,” Pittsburgh City Paper, Dec. 30, 2010. - Mary Tomas, "Ingenious installation at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts explores fragility of human condition," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Nov. 03, 2010. - Kurt Shaw, "’Philadelphia artists' works create compelling Show," Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Oct. 10, 2010. - Mary Tomas, Art reviews: "Exhibit creates cool spot to explore at Center for the Arts," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 02, 2010. - Joseph Wallace, “"Selections From Cluster" arrives from Pittsburgh,” Examiner, May, 11, 2010. - Mary Tomas, "Pittsburgh Center for the Arts curator Adam Welch offers engaging Cluster," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mar. 10, 2010. - Curt Riegelnegg, "Group exhibition Cluster shows a wide swath of local artists in fine form," Pittsburgh City Paper, Mar. 4, 2010. - Kurt Shaw, "'Cluster' has area artists exploring diverse connections," Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Feb. 28, 2010. - Melissa Kuntz, "Standout works make The Exchange a good deal," Pittsburgh City Paper, Dec. 31, 2009. - Mary Thomas, “Pittsburgh Center for the Arts' exhibit spiced with variety,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 27, 2009. - Ben Hernstrom, “Young Creatives Series with Chris Kardambikis”, Pop City, Pop Video, May 20, 2009.

Curatorial Bibliography:

- 2014 Pittsburgh Biennial, Exhibition Catalogue, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2014. - Six at Ate, Event Catalogue, Pittsburgh, 2012. - 2011 Pittsburgh Biennial, Exhibition Catalogue, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2011.

Invited Talks/Lectures:

2016 - Curator/artist Lecture, AHHA, Tulsa, OK. 2015 - Artist presentation, COMMVLVS III, Mine Factory, Pittsburgh, PA. - Artist Lecture, BottleWorks Gallery, Johnstown, PA. 2011 - Artist Lecture, Brew House Association, Pittsburgh, PA. - Artist Lecture, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA. - Artist/Curator Lecture, Work, Process and Work, Fiber Arts Guild, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2010 - Artist Lecture, Genius Loci, TAG, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL. - Artist Lecture, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA. 2007 - Artist Lecture/Crit, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.

Artist Exhibition Record: Solo/Two Person Exhibitions:

2013 - Terminal Moraine, The Mine Factory, Pittsburgh, PA. 2010 - Schema, TAG, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL. (Two Person Exhibit w/ Chris Deris). 2010 - A Few Objects - On a Theme of Contradiction, 709 Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. 2008 - Miscellaneous Debris, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. (Cat.). 2005 - In System/Out, Gallery 4222, Port Jefferson, NY. 2005 - A General Theory of Induction, Kipp Gallery, Indiana, PA. 2004 - Life is Splendid, Krizic Roban Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia. (Cat.). 2004 - At the intersection of context and identity, University Museum at IUP, Indiana, PA. (Two Person Exhibit w/ Darjia Bazdan).

Group Exhibitions:

2015 - 105th Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Annual, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA. 2015 - Ripples 2, Main Gallery, Ames, IA. 2014 - Post-Photography – Beyond The Print, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA. 2011 - Flights of Fancy, 4th St Gallery, Wilmington, DE. 2011 - Rust Melt, Fe Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. 2010 - Rock, Paper, Scissors, Space Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. 2009 - Augere (Auction), Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2009 - Selections from the 2008 Pittsburgh Biennial, CEFVA, Philadelphia, PA. 2009 - This Many, (Auction), Fe Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. 2009 - Materialisms, Bowman, Penelec & Megahan Galleries, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA. 2009 - Yes, Thank You, Brew House Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. 2008 - 2008 Pittsburgh Biennial, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2008 - Hide & Seek, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2007 - Sight Unseen, Fe Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. 2007 - AAP 97th Annual Exhibition, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA. 2007 - Reflections, Gallery 707, Pittsburgh, PA. 2007 - Best of Pittsburgh, (Collab. w/ Chris Kardambikis), P.P.G. Wintergarden, Pittsburgh, PA. 2007 - Boxes, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2007 - Poser, Gallery Majestic, Nelsonville, OH. 2006 - AAP 96th Annual Exhibition, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA. 2006 - One Night Stand, Fe, Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. 2005 - The Diagram and Scribble Archive, S.A.C. Gallery, Stony Brook, NY. 2005 - Three Rivers Art Festival, P.P.G. Wintergarden, Pittsburgh, PA. 2005 - I.U.P.G.A.A. Exhibition, Modernformations, Pittsburgh, PA. 2004 - Lit, Fe Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. 2004 - Three Rivers Art Festival, P.P.G. Wintergarden, Pittsburgh, PA. 2004 - Plan B, University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD. 2003 - Cleveland Divide, (Collaboration w/ James Nestor & Blake Cook), Gallery East, Cleveland, OH. 2003 - Fire House Video Performance Show, Fire House Gallery, Bay Shore, NY. 2003 - Outdoor Sculpture Invitational, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA. 2003 - Annual M.F.A. Exhibition, University Museum at IUP, Indiana, PA. 2003 - Printmaking and Drawings From I.U.P., Forland Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. 2001 - URICA - Arts and Science Festival, S.A.C. Gallery, Stony Brook, NY. 2001 - 15th Annual Winter Arts Celebration, Miller Place Inn, Miller Place, NY. 2000 - URICA - Arts and Science Festival, S.A.C. Gallery, Stony Brook, NY.

Alternative and Experimental Exhibitions (Temporary shows and performances):(*Solo)

2016 - Trasnformer (Collab. w/ Tibi Chelcea) Media Lounge at CAA, Washington, DC. 2009 - VAF, (Collab. w/ Juliana Morris), Schenley Plaza, Pittsburgh, PA. 2007 - Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America Benefit, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA. 2006 - Garden Party Donation Show, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA. 2003 - *Discrepant = Foundation, (Performance), Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA. 2003 - *The Kilogram is Shrinking, Miller Gallery, Indiana, PA. 2003 - *Today =, (Performance), Miller Gallery, Indiana, PA. 2002 - Opening of the New Castle Art and Historical Museum, N.C.A.H.M., New Castle, PA. 2001 - *Disconnect, (Performance), Space 4222, Staller Center, Stony Brook, NY. 2000 - What Did You Do Today? (Collab. w/ Adam Shreckhise, Makiko Miyamoto), Space 4222, Stony Brook, NY.

Selected Artist Publications:

- CP Staff, Three List for 2013-We recall some of the year’s notable shows in visual art, theater and dance, Pittsburgh City Paper, Jan. 2, 2014. - Robert Rackza, “Adam Welch offers a solo show that looks like a group exhibit,” Pittsburgh City Paper, July 31, 2013. - Brian Kaldorf, Arts and Culture, CP Magazines 2010 City Guide (photo only). - Bill O'Driscoll, "Adam Welch at 709 Penn", Pittsburgh City Paper, Jan. 29, 2010. - Kurt Shaw, "Two Cultural District art shows pack double punch", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Jan. 13, 2010. - Mary Thomas, “Art shows provided exhilarating sights”, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 07, 2009. - Mary Thomas, “Emerging Artist exhibition probes mankind's existential angst,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 29, 2008. - Lissa Brennan, “PCA Emerging Artist of the Year Adam Welch makes a strong showing,” Pittsburgh City Paper, October 2, 2008. - Kurt Shaw, “Building, growing images express artist’s hope,” Tribune-Review, Sept. 21, 2008. - Bill O’Driscoll, “Pittsburgh Center for the Arts offers a potent and diverse Pittsburgh Biennial," Pittsburgh City Paper, Aug. 14, 2008. - Mary Tomas, “Film and video get expanded presence in PCA/Filmmakers Biennial exhibit,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 31, 2008. - Kurt Shaw, “Three exhibits capture Pittsburgh Accent,” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, March 6, 2008. - Mary Thomas, “TRAF Exhibition put its ‘Best’ foot forward,” Pittsburgh Post Gazette, June 07, 2007. - Kurt Shaw, “Video, mixed-media play big roles in ‘Best of Pittsburgh’,” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, June 10, 2007. - Mary Thomas, “Associated Artists’ Annual feels at home at museum,” Pittsburgh Post Gazette, November 22, 2006. - Mary Thomas, “Sculpture exhibition showcases faculty, students,” Pittsburgh Post Gazette, June 15, 2005. - Sretan Bozic Nacional, BR. 475, 21. January Issue 2004, pg. 98. - Mary Thomas, “Artists build new shapes and meanings with illuminating installations at Fe Gallery,” Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Oct. 30, 2004.

Artist Bibliography:

- 2011 Pittsburgh Biennial, Exhibition Catalogue, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2011. - Miscellaneous Debris, Exhibition Catalogue, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2008. - 2008 Pittsburgh Biennial Catalogue, Encyclopedia Distructica, Pittsburgh, PA. 2008. - Life is Splendid, Exhibition Catalogue, University of Zagreb, Croatian National Library, Zagreb, Croatia. 2004, ISBN: 953-96400-4-0. - MFA Exhibition catalogue, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA. 2004. - MFA Exhibition catalogue, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA. 2003.

Awards and Honors:

2008 - Emerging Artist of the Year, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. 2007 - Abraham C. Frank Memorial Award, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA. 2005 - Jurors Award, Three Rivers Art Festival, P.P.G. Wintergarden, Pittsburgh, PA. 2004 - Jurors Award, Annual MFA Exhibition, University Museum at IUP, Indiana, PA. 2002 - Full Assistantship, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA. 2002-2005. 2001 - Awarded 1st Place, URICA - Arts and Science Festival, S.A.C. Gallery, Stony Brook, NY. 2000 - Honorable Mention, URICA - Arts and Science Festival, S.A.C. Gallery, Stony Brook, NY.

Grants and Fellowships:

2009 - 2009 Individual Artists Fellowship in Instillation/Sculpture, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. 2008 - A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust Fund, Co written with PF/PCA.

Professional Activities:

2019 - Selection panel w/ Alisha B. Wormsley, Delanie Jenkins, Mattress Factory, PA. - Guest Critic, MFA Intergrated Seminar, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. 2018 - Curatorial/Artist talk, Teen Co-op, Mattress Factory, PA. 2016 - Artist Talk, Tech Shop, Pittsburgh, PA. - Consultant, AAP, professional practices, artist engagement and membership, Pittsburgh, PA. - Moderator, MFA Public Crit. w/ Brian Boucher & Eric Shiner, Miller Gallery at CMU, Pittsburgh, PA. - Pod Cast, Conversation with Andrew Allison w/ Elizabeth Amber Rudnick, Bunker Projects, Pittsburgh, PA. - Moderator, Artist talk w/ Blaine Siegel and David Bernabo, Causal Loop, Space Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. 2015 - Market Square Public Art Selection Committee, (first round) Office of Public Art, Pittsburgh, PA. - Guest Critic, Open Critique, New Kirche, Pittsburgh, PA. - Consultant, AAP 104 Annual Exhibition Preview, Hotel Monaco, Pittsburgh, PA. - Juror, 2015 IUP Annual Juried Exhibition, BottleWorks Gallery, Johnstown, PA.

2014 - Juror, Pittsburgh Photo Section, Pittsburgh, PA. 2013 - Guest, 2013 Contemporary Curators Conference, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pa. - Juror, Annual Juried Visual Art Exhibition, TRAF, Pittsburgh, PA. - External Thesis Advisor, Luke Loeffler, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. 2012 - Invited Juror, TRAF, Pittsburgh, PA. 2011 - Consultant, Pittsburgh Artist Registry, Pittsburgh, PA. - Residency Selection Panel, Brew House Residency Program, Pittsburgh, PA. - Guest Critic, Extreme Studio 2011, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. 2010 - Gallery Talk, Ordinary Madness, "Culture Club", Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA. W/Dan Byers and William Kofmehl, III. - Panel discussion, The Trite and True - The Art/Craft Conversation, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. W/ Vicky A. Clark, Dan Byers, Heather McElwee. - Invited Juror, New Juried Visual Art Exhibition, TRAF, Pittsburgh, PA. - Panel Discussion, Cluster, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA. W/ Jacob Ciocci, Connie Cantor, David Pohl, Dee Briggs. 2009 - Invited Juror, Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA. 2008 - Invited Moderator, Integrative Seminar, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.

Technical Abilities:

Technical expertise and operational safety knowledge of:

Wood shop: power tools such as: table saw, band and jig saw, router, drill press, assorted hand held power tools, plainer, pneumatic tools, belt sander;

Metal shop: Mig, Tig, Stick and acetylene/oxygen torch, grinder/cut saw, metal bending, kiln firing— investment and mold curing, forklift operation, front loader operation, drill press, metal lath, overhead hoist, natural gas foundry operations, natural gas forge.

Printmaking shop: Assorted hand tools, silkscreen processes, wood cut processes, carbon light plate exposing, lino-type, letter & barrel press.

Ceramic shop: Reclaim and slip mixer, slab roller, hand building techniques, wheel throwing, electric kiln operation.

Competence with: Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, InDesign, Excel, Photoshop, Sketch-up; a verity of AV equipment: projectors, mixers, digital recording software—Cakewalk, Reaper, GarageBand, Logic.

Personal Interests:

Musician—guitar, piano, bass, drums; bouldering, sport/trad. climbing, skateboarding, bicycling, downhill bike riding, bird watching, field recording, cooking, poetry, surfing, hiking, traveling.