Martijn van Wagtendonk [email protected]

Born in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Works and lives in Colbert, Georgia, USA. Associate Professor and Area Head of Art X: Expanded Forms, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.

Education 2002 MFA in Experimental Animation, School of Film and Video, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California 1998 MFA in Sculpture, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 1996 BFA in Sculpture, Fontys Academie voor Beeldende Vorming (Academy for Visual Forming), Tilburg, The Netherlands 1993 Willem de Kooning Academie van Beeldende Kunsten (Academy of Visual Arts), Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Selected Solo Exhibitions 2013 Indigo Glass Cube Gallery, Athens, Georgia 2011 AM, Spijkenisse, The Netherlands 2009 Museum of Contemporary Art Georgia (MOCA GA), , Georgia 2009 Roy C. Moore Art Gallery, Gainsville, Georgia 2008 Lee Gallery, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 2007 University of Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama 2007 Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, 2006 Southeastern Contemporary Art Gallery, Hammond, Louisiana 2006 Virginia Intermont College Gallery, Bristol, Virginia 2003 Black & White Studio, Valencia, California 1998 Hoyt L. Sherman Art Studio, Columbus, Ohio 1997 Tilburg Incentive Prize Exhibition, FAXX, Tilburg, The Netherlands

Selected Group Exhibitions 2013 “Voices with Echo,” El Museo de Las Americas, San Juan, Puerto Rico 2012 “Somewhere Else,” UICA, Grand Rapids, Michigan 2011 “Drawing Connection,” Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy 2011 “Sound Off,” Quinlan Visual Arts Center, Gainesville, Georgia 2010 “ArtPrize,” Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, Michigan 2007 Biennale, SECCA (Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art), Winston-Salem, North Carolina 2005 Anchorage International Film Festival, Anchorage, Alaska 2003 New Town Film Festival, Pasadena, California 2002 Academy of Television Arts and Sciences ”Showcase” animation festival, North Hollywood, California 2002 “Markings...,” MAK Center at the Schindler House, West Hollywood, California 2001 “Introitus,” Markische Museum, , Germany 1998 Exhibition in Honor of Gerhard Richter, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, Ohio 1997 “18 Young Artists,” Museum Gorcum, Gorcum, The Netherlands 1996 “Nederlands Film Festival” (Dutch Film Festival), Utrecht, The Netherlands 1996 Sinacal, Tilburg, The Netherlands

Selected Honors & Awards 2012 Provost Grant, University of Georgia 2012 Willson Center for Humanities and Arts Senior Research Fellowship 2011 Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Seed Grant 2011 Color Field Paintings, a commission of ten kinetic paintings, Penta College, The Netherlands 2011 University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc. (UGARF) research Grant 2009 Gold award, The Southern Museums Conference (SEMC), Publication Competition 2008 Ideas for Creative Exploration (ICE) Grant 2008 University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc. (UGARF) research Grant 2007 Willson Center for Humanities and Arts Research Fellowship 2007 M. G. Michael Award 2006 University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc. (UGARF) research Grant 2002 California Institute of the Arts Merit Scholarship 2001 Film Grant, Eastman Kodak Company 2001 California Institute of the Arts Merit Scholarship 1998 Edith Fergus Gilmore Award 1997 Edith Fergus Gilmore Materials Grant 1996 Tilburg Incentive Prize, FAXX, Tilburg, The Netherlands 1996 Study Abroad Merit Scholarship, VSB Bank, for study in the United States, The Netherlands

Selected Reviews 2012 “UICA Artist: Martijn van Wagtendonk,” video feature by Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, June 25, Grand Rapids, Michigan 2010 “Reviews: Martijn van Wagtendonk,” Sculpture Magazine, March, Washington, DC 2010 “UICA once again is a step ahead …” by Joseph Becherer, The Grand Rapids Press, September 29, Grand Rapids, Michigan 2010 “90 Seconds with Martijn van Wagtendonk,” video feature by Brian Kelly for ArtPrize organization, September 25, Grand Rapids, Michigan 2010 “Your guide to ArtPrize in Grand Rapids,” by Mark Stryker, Free Press, September 23, , Michigan 2010 “ArtPrize at the UICA,” FOX 17 Live Morning News, 5 minute featured interview, September 21, Grand Rapids, Michigan 2009 “Artist wants people to interpret his work as they see fit – A Bird in Hand,” Athens Banner-Herald, March 10, Athens, Georgia 2009 “Dream invites walk-ins to escape from real world,” The Atlanta Journal- Constitution, February 22, Atlanta, Georgia 2007 “Exhibition end an era,” June 7, Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 2007 “Avian show takes flight in imagination,” The Grand Rapids Press, March 4, Grand Rapids, Michigan 2002 Photography now, Journal fur Fotografie und Videokunst (Journal for Photography and Video Art), February issue, Berlin, Germany 2001 Adobe Partners by Design Profile 1997 “De Stimuleringsprijs Beeldende Kunst van de gemeente Tilburg” (The Incentive Prize for Visual Art from the City of Tilburg), Brabants Dagblad (Brabant Daily Newspaper), February 8, Tilburg, the Netherlands