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Gary Swimmer is a visual artist currently living in Tucson, Arizona. Over the years, he has taught art at various colleges in New York and Arizona. Swimmer holds a BA in biology and an MFA in painting. He has exhibited for over twenty five years and his work may be found in private collections in the United States, Canada and several European countries. His newest work is an ongoing series of wall hangings that are drawings fabricated in metal.
EDUCATION MFA, Pratt Institute
BFA, Program University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Candidature en Medicine University of Liege, Belgium
BA, Johns Hopkins University
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions
2012 Group Showing, Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
2012 Group Showing, Art in August, RLV Gallery, Ranch Linda Vista, Oracle, Arizona
2012 Metal Drawings , Arizona Western College, Yuma, Arizona
A Decade in Quicksand, works from before, during and after, Pop Up Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
2001 New Works, Hacienda del Sol Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1999 Object Paintings, Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1990 Paintings, Higgins Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
1988 New Paintings, Rotunda Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
New Paintings, Ground Zero Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1987 New Paintings, 830 Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
Group Exhibitions
2012 Group Exhibit, “Crush” Silent Auction Benefiting the Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona
2010 Group Exhibit, Sky Island Alliance Auction, Tucson, Arizona
2008 Group Show, Illusions Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
Group Show, Illusions Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
2007 Group Show, Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
2006 Group Show, Graficas Gallery, Works on Paper, Tucson, Arizona
2001 Group Show, Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
2000 Dinnerware’s Twentieth Anniversary Invitational Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson, Arizona
Group Exhibit, Gallery on the Hill, Aberdeen, Scotland
1999 Faculty Exhibit, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona
Paintings, Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1998 New Paintings – Swimmer, Blomquist, Chittock, Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
Ready, Set, D’Art, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona
1997 Arizona Biennial, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona
1998 New Paintings, Cochise Community College Gallery, Douglas, Arizona
Group Show, President’s Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
Group Show, Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1996 6 Alumni Invitational, Rotunda Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Group Show - Edwards, Hopper and Swimmer, Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1995 Invitational Exhibit, Dinnerware Artist’s Cooperative Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
Page 22, 450 Broadway Gallery, New York, New York
1994 Three New York Artists, Belcher Gallery, San Francisco, California
1993 Encasements, Pratt Institute Library, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
1992 Book as/into Art, Pratt Institute Library, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
1991 2nd Annual National Juried Competition, Eleven East Ashland, Phoenix, Arizona
Bliss and Nausea, Ridge Street Gallery, New York, New York
1990 Juried Exhibition, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York, New York
10th Annual Pratt Symposium Exhibition, juried by top N.Y. critics, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
1989 Group Exhibit, Gallery 107, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
Juried Group Exhibit, Carolyn Ladd Pratt Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
1988 Group Exhibit, Magritte Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
Group Exhibit, Dodajk Internation, Tucson, Arizona
New Paintings, Ground Zero Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1987 2nd Annual Six State Juried Competition, Dinnerware Artist’s Cooperative Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
Group Show, 830 Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1986 Group Exhibit, Alumni Foundation Gallery of the University of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2001-2010 Teacher, Tucson Unified School District Tucson, Arizona
2000 Visiting Instructor, International Summer Program, SPAM, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
2000, 1999 Adjunct Faculty, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
1997-1999 Adjunct Faculty, Pima Community College, Tucson, Arizona
1990-1996 Visiting Instructor, Pratt Institute
1995, 1996 Guest Lectures, Kingsborough Community College, Bronx Community College Quinnipiac College
1993 Saturday Art School (for gifted high school students), Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
OTHER • Artwork in numerous Private Collections in North America, Europe and Public Collections including Tucson Museum
of Art, City of Tucson, Pratt Institute, Process Museum
• Commercial images including book covers, album covers and illustrations
• Finalist, Distinguished Faculty Member, Pratt Institute
• Graduate Assistantship, Pratt Institute
• Kingan Scholarship for Painting, University of Arizona
• Past board member and board president, Tucson Visiting Artist’s Consortium
EDUCATION MFA, Pratt Institute
BFA, Program University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Candidature en Medicine University of Liege, Belgium
BA, Johns Hopkins University
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions
2012 Group Showing, Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
2012 Group Showing, Art in August, RLV Gallery, Ranch Linda Vista, Oracle, Arizona
2012 Metal Drawings , Arizona Western College, Yuma, Arizona
A Decade in Quicksand, works from before, during and after, Pop Up Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
2001 New Works, Hacienda del Sol Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1999 Object Paintings, Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1990 Paintings, Higgins Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
1988 New Paintings, Rotunda Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
New Paintings, Ground Zero Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1987 New Paintings, 830 Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
Group Exhibitions
2012 Group Exhibit, “Crush” Silent Auction Benefiting the Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona
2010 Group Exhibit, Sky Island Alliance Auction, Tucson, Arizona
2008 Group Show, Illusions Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
Group Show, Illusions Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
2007 Group Show, Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
2006 Group Show, Graficas Gallery, Works on Paper, Tucson, Arizona
2001 Group Show, Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
2000 Dinnerware’s Twentieth Anniversary Invitational Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson, Arizona
Group Exhibit, Gallery on the Hill, Aberdeen, Scotland
1999 Faculty Exhibit, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona
Paintings, Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1998 New Paintings – Swimmer, Blomquist, Chittock, Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
Ready, Set, D’Art, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona
1997 Arizona Biennial, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona
1998 New Paintings, Cochise Community College Gallery, Douglas, Arizona
Group Show, President’s Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
Group Show, Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1996 6 Alumni Invitational, Rotunda Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Group Show - Edwards, Hopper and Swimmer, Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1995 Invitational Exhibit, Dinnerware Artist’s Cooperative Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
Page 22, 450 Broadway Gallery, New York, New York
1994 Three New York Artists, Belcher Gallery, San Francisco, California
1993 Encasements, Pratt Institute Library, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
1992 Book as/into Art, Pratt Institute Library, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
1991 2nd Annual National Juried Competition, Eleven East Ashland, Phoenix, Arizona
Bliss and Nausea, Ridge Street Gallery, New York, New York
1990 Juried Exhibition, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York, New York
10th Annual Pratt Symposium Exhibition, juried by top N.Y. critics, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
1989 Group Exhibit, Gallery 107, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
Juried Group Exhibit, Carolyn Ladd Pratt Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
1988 Group Exhibit, Magritte Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
Group Exhibit, Dodajk Internation, Tucson, Arizona
New Paintings, Ground Zero Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1987 2nd Annual Six State Juried Competition, Dinnerware Artist’s Cooperative Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
Group Show, 830 Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
1986 Group Exhibit, Alumni Foundation Gallery of the University of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2001-2010 Teacher, Tucson Unified School District Tucson, Arizona
2000 Visiting Instructor, International Summer Program, SPAM, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
2000, 1999 Adjunct Faculty, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
1997-1999 Adjunct Faculty, Pima Community College, Tucson, Arizona
1990-1996 Visiting Instructor, Pratt Institute
1995, 1996 Guest Lectures, Kingsborough Community College, Bronx Community College Quinnipiac College
1993 Saturday Art School (for gifted high school students), Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
OTHER • Artwork in numerous Private Collections in North America, Europe and Public Collections including Tucson Museum
of Art, City of Tucson, Pratt Institute, Process Museum
• Commercial images including book covers, album covers and illustrations
• Finalist, Distinguished Faculty Member, Pratt Institute
• Graduate Assistantship, Pratt Institute
• Kingan Scholarship for Painting, University of Arizona
• Past board member and board president, Tucson Visiting Artist’s Consortium