P H I L GL E AS O N                      4565 Louvinia Dr., Tallahassee, FL 32311

psgleason@fsu.edu ~ 850.228.1245 ~ www.philgleasonart.com  

Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S

Master  of  Fine  Arts  in  Sculpture  with  versatile  background  in  studio  management,  design  fabrication,  art direction, 3D modeling, teaching, fine art handling, and public art. Project management background leading a studio of artists and craftsmen in the design, production, and installation of large scale architectural and glass projects;  a  working  professional  artist  with  interests  in  illusions,  lights,  mirrors,  balance,  and  magnets.

G A L L E R Y  R E P R E S E N T A T I O N

Bivins Gallery, Dallas, TX, 2016-Present

Samuel Lynne Gallery, Dallas, TX, 2015

The Art Place Wynwood, Miami, FL, 2013 - 2014  

Danilo Gonzalez, Miami, FL, 2012 - 2013

1020 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL, 2010 - 2012

E D U C A T I O N

Master of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL                                                        April 2008  Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN                                                April 2003

Bachelor of Arts in Communication, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN                         June 1999

P R O F E S S I O N A L  E X P E R I E N C E

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, Tallahassee, FL  (May 2008 – Present)

Studio Manager; Master Craftsman Studio (April 2008 – Present)

• Coordinate and supervise staff, volunteers, work study students, and students participating in DIS or internship programs through Florida State University; assign staff to specific studio projects.
• Instruct daily processes including: stained/leaded/fused/slumped glass, CNC router, automated processing, digital 3D fabrication, concrete casting, terrazzo flooring, mosaics, pen turning, modeling, mold making, metal casting, woodworking, statues/busts, and private commissions.
• Supervise all studio projects, inventory, maintenance, studio deadlines, and studio partnerships.
• Directed studio staff with completion and installation of custom featured projects; President T.K. Wetherell Statue, Doak Campbell Stadium Bobby Bowden Stained Glass, Rose Garden Sculpture at the President’s House, and City of Tallahassee Civil Rights Memorial Terrazzo Sidewalk.

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Adjunct Sculpture Instructor; Department of Art & Design (August 2008 – December 2013)

• Instructed 3-D Foundations, Sculpture I and II, Public Art, Foundry and Advanced Workshop for undergraduate studio art, graphic design, interior design, and other select majors.
• Explained and demonstrated artistic techniques to prepare students for projects and assignments.
• Supervised students in the sculpture lab facilities to ensure proper use of tools and materials.
• Organized and setup lab projects, materials, and equipment for optimal safety and storage.

ART TRANSPORATION & HANDLING, Tallahassee, FL         December 2010 – Present

Private Consultant

Provides freelance art delivery, hanging and restoration in the N. Florida region independently and in conjunction with Artex, FSU Medical School, Gadsden Arts Center and Art Installer Network.  Provides consulting hanging and install for several area art collectors

ARTEX FINE ART SERVICES, Miami, FL                                        December 2009/2010/2011 (Seasonal)

Miami Art Basel Fine Art Handler

• Serve as contract fine art handler during Miami Art Basel; uncrate, assemble, hung, and install fine art for multiple galleries, private clients, and various Art Fairs during one of the largest fairs in the U.S.
• Assisted display and exhibit team in the installation and take down of over $1 million in fine art for the Miami Art Basel STAGES exhibit hosted by Nike and Lance Armstrong at the OHWOW gallery.
• Uninstalled artwork upon completion of exhibits, re-packaging and ensuring safe transport. Unloaded and loaded semi-trucks full of heavy and fragile crates at South Beach Convention Center.

A W A R D S

1^st Place, 28^th Art in Gadsden Regional Exhibition of Fine Art, November 2016

Tallahassee Civil Rights Memorial Heritage Walk, Tallahassee Trust for Historic Preservation, 2014

Audience Choice Award, Louisville Association for the Arts, Louisville, CO, 2013

1^st Place, 24^th Art in Gadsden Regional Exhibition of Fine Art, November 2012

Partners with a Purpose, Florida State University Division of Student Affairs, 2011

Audience Choice Award, Rhino Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 2010

A R T  A C T I V I T I E S

Conservator, for Ron Saff,  on Robert Rauschenberg’s Tibetan Garden Song, 2018

 Art Handler,  for Tallahassee Local collectors, Dr. Saff, Dr, Chatt, Dr. Lou Hill etc. 2013-present

 Art Handler, for Art Handlers Network, hanging local/regional commercial work. 2013-present

Coordinator Stacking Layers 3D Printing Symposium, FSU Turnbull Conference Center, Feb. 2014&15

Advisor for Swoon, construction advisor for stage build at The Shelter, 2013

Effects/Model/Prop Creator, FSU Film School, Tallahassee, FL November 2009 - Present

Effects Coordinator, Terror of Tallahassee Haunted House, Tallahassee, FL, October 2009 - Present

Private Art Instructor, Independent Teaching, Tallahassee, FL, Oct - Dec 2007/Apr. –Present

Art Handler, Regional Art Handling, Hanging, Crating, ARTEX/Miami, FL 2007-2014

Sculpture Garden Coordinator & Board Member, 621Gallery, Tallahassee, FL, May 2009 - May 2010

Art Mentor, Disability Mentoring Day, Tallahassee, FL, October 2008/2009/2010/2011

Artistic Renovator, Children’s Home Society, Tallahassee, FL, March 2007 - April 2007

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P R E S E N T A T I O N S

 Artist Presentation Student Lecture, North Florida Community College, Madison, FL 2017

24^th Art in Gadsden Winner’s Talk, Gadsden Art Center, Quincy, FL, January 2013

Artist Presenter, Pecha Kucha Night, Tallahassee, FL, March 2009

Lecturer, Mary Brogan Museum of Art & Science, Tallahassee, FL, March 2008

P U B L I C   C O M M I S S I O N S

2017                 Nautilus Chandelier, Science Atrium, North Florida Community College, Madison, FL

2009                 Pride, Commissioned bronze sculpture for Florida High School

2007                 Bird in Space, Commissioned bronze sculpture for Cliff Stigl

2007                 Bird in Space, Commissioned aluminum sculpture for Cliff Stigl

S O L O  E X H I B I T I O N S

2017                 Hardee Center for the Arts, North Florida Community College, Madison, FL

2015                  Grass Roots Gallery, Thomasville Center for the Arts, Thomasville, GA

2014                 Night Entrance, The Plant, Tallahassee, FL

2010                   Recently, Mastery Gallery, Master Craftsman Studios, Tallahassee, FL

2009                   Adaptive Perception, Gadsden Art Center, Quincy, FL

2006                   10 Year Retrospective, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

Selective Focus, Florida State University Oglesby Union, Tallahassee, FL

2003                   Disfigured, Purple Onion Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

2002                   Evolutions, Espresso Expose, Minneapolis, MN

G R O U P  E X H I B I T I O N S

2018                 Collective Vision, Bivins Gallery, Dallas, TX

2017                   21 to Watch, Bivins Gallery, Dallas, TX

Team One Gallery, Satchi and Satchi -Team one display

2016                    28th Art in Gasden, Quincy, FL

Music as Muse, Tallahassee City Hall, Tallahassee, FL

2015                   Art Palm Beach, Samuel Lynne Gallery, Palm Beach, FL

Art from FSU's Master Craftsman Studio: TCC Art Gallery, Tallahassee, FL                                 Pulse Festival, Non Fiction Gallery, Savannah, GA

                         27^th Art In Gadsden, Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, FL

                         Flaunt! Mural Contest,  Thomasville Center For The Arts Thomasville, GA       

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2014                   Scope Art Fair, SeeMe.org Booth, Basel, Miami, FL

Cosmic Connections @ Concept Sea Fair, Basel, Biscayne Bay, Miami, FL

26^th Art In Gadsden, Gadsden Arts Center, Quincy, FL

Making Small Art Big! 10x10x10 National Juried Show, Mighty Tieton, Tieton, WA

Flaunt!, Mural Contest Thomasville Center For The Arts, Thomasville, GA

Pinnacle National Juried Show, FAMU, Foster Tanner Gallery, Tallahassee, FL

Louisville Art Association 29^th Annual Juried Show, Louisville, CO

Savage Juried Art Show, Savage, MN

2013                   MiamiMix2013, Miami, FL

The Artplace Wynwood, Miami, FL, 4 group shows in 2013

By All Means, FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL

25^th Art in Gadsden, Gadsden Art Center, Quincy, FL

Finalist in Yamana Gold Corporate Art Competition, Toronto, Canada

2012                   Large Cats Exhibition, LeMoyne Art Gallery, Tallahassee, FL

Dissonance, Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL

24^rd Art in Gadsden, Gadsden Art Center, Quincy, FL

2011                   Florida State University Adjunct Faculty Show, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL

23^rd Art In Gadsden, Gadsden Art Center, Quincy, FL

2010                   Artifice: how do you veil your illusion, Studio20gallery, Austin, TX

National Art Encounter 2010, The von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL

100% Pure Florida, 5^th Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne, FL FSU Annual Faculty Show, Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL

2009                   GLOW, Annmarie Garden Sculpture