JoAnna CommandarosStudio Arts DepartmentUniversity of Pittsburgh118 Frick Fine Arts Bldg.Pittsburgh, PA 15260412/648-0248jac5@pitt.edu

Education:Master of Fine Art Graduate Teaching Fellowship; SculptureKent State University, Kent, Ohio 1992Fellowship; Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, Maine, 1991Bachelor of Fine Art Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1986

Appointments: Selected2004-Present Assistant Instructor, Sculpture, Studio Arts Department, University of Pittsburgh2001-04 Visiting Lecturer, Sculpture-Studio Arts Dept, University of Pittsburgh2001-02 Felt-Making Instructor, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA1996-00 CAPA (Creative and Performing Arts High School) Instructor1994 Lecturer: Carnegie Mellon University, 3D Media Studio

ExhibitionsGroup2008 In the Making: 250/250 Artist, Fe gallery, Pittsburgh PA2008 Flowers Exhibition; Fein Art Gallery, Pittsburgh PA2008 Pinky Swear – A Political Exhibition Addressing Promises; Juror: Vicky Clark; FE Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA2008 Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2008; The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg PA2008 Twist, Tie, Multiply: Hands in action; Community interactive collaboration with Karen

Page and Anna Divinsky, “Contained”; Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh PA2008 Erie Art Museums 85th Annual Spring Show, Juror: Dave Hickey, Erie State Art Museum, Erie PA2008 Thread: From Body to Soul, Borelli –Edwards Gallery, Pittsburgh PA 2008 Wild Thing, Fibre Art Exhibition, Sponsored by Focus on Fibre Art Association, Showings;

Alberta Craft Council, ED, Canada, Multicultural Heritage Centre, Stony Plain, Canada, Donalda Gallery for the Arts, Donalda AB, Canada

2007 Vessel Exhibition; Space 101 Brew House, Pittsburgh PA2006 University of Pittsburgh Studio Arts Faculty Exhibition; Frick Fine Arts Gallery, Pittsburgh PA2005 Society of Sculptor’s Faculty/Student Sculptural Exhibition; PPG Winter Garden, The

Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh PA 2004 Definition/Connotation; Juror: David Wilkin; Space 101, Brew House, Pittsburgh PA2003 Dinomite Days Public Art Exhibition; Carnegie Natural History Museum; Station Square, Pittsburgh PA2003 Embedded; Juror: Patricia Bellen-Gillen; The Pittsburgh Center for The Arts, Pittsburgh PA

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White on WhitePlaster and felted wool8’ x 2’ x 3’

2003 University of Pittsburgh Studio Arts Faculty Exhibition; Frick Fine Art Gallery, Pittsburgh PA1998 Soft, Hard, & Loud Installation; Collaboration with Dennis Childers & Karen Page;

Hewlett Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA1997 Three Artist Exhibition; McDoughnna Museum, Youngstown OH1997 XAYAMACA Exhibition & Residency; Richmond Great House, Kingston, Jamaica1995 Group A ( ig zib’ it ); Curator: Petra Falloux; The Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh PA1995 DAD: Group Exhibition; Curator: Rebecca Fortnum; Gasworks Gallery, London UK 1995 The Pittsburgh Biennial; Curators: Eleanor Heartney, Jessica Stockholder; The

Pittsburgh Center For The Arts, Pittsburgh PA1995 Trappings Exhibition; Dedicated Space Gallery, Brooklyn NY1995 Exhibition 280 Works on Walls; Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington WV1995 Mid-Atlantic Exhibition; Curator: Michael Monroe; Towson State University MD 1995 Pittsburgh Regional Crafts Exhibition; Curator: Diane Douglas; Wood Street Gallery, Pittsburgh PA

Solo Events2002 Public Art Pittsburgh, Production and Installation “Lawrenceville Life Links” Mixed

media façade relief’s: Locations, 3501, 4113, 5136 & 5722, Butler Street, Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh PA

1997 Demestica; Mellon Grant; Curator: Murry Horne; The Pittsburgh Center for The Arts, Pittsburgh PA1995 London Goddess Installation; Sponsored by Triangle Arts Trust; Gasworks Gallery, London UK

Lectures Fiberarts Guild, AIR Studios, Pittsburgh PA 2008 Gasworks gallery, London UK 1995 Norrie Toch Gallery, Scotland, UK 1996 Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA 1994

Grants & Awards Bowman Faculty Travel Grant- University of Pittsburgh, 2004 Public Arts Design - DinoMite Days, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 2002, Pittsburgh

PA City of Pittsburgh Department of City Planning- Public Arts Council Grant; 2000

Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh PA Micro Grant- Penn Ave Arts Initiative: Spinning Plate Artreach (Felt making workshop) 2001 Nominee- Emerging Artist, Creative Achievement Award, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust-

1996 Sponsorship: Triangle Arts Trust -Artist in Residence, Gasworks Studios, London, U.K. 1995 A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust Grant 1996 Travel Grant-Zamagias Corporation Workshop Sponsorship 1995 Purchase Award, Westinghouse Corporation, 1995

Site Commissions Street Lamp Series (outdoor): Irene and Bill Stewart, Private Residence Site Sculpture (outdoor): Bee and John Mouganis, Private Residence Architectural Installation: Spinning Plate entry way Artist Lofts, funded through Artist &

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Site Sculptural Environment-Indoor & Outdoor Railings & Castings, Valhalla Restaurant, Pittsburgh, PA

Site Artwork & Bar Design– Big Burrito Corp. Pittsburgh, PA

Residencies2005 The Sparta Institute, Sparta Greece1996 Xayamaca Artists’ Workshop, Jamaica West Indies1995 Gasworks Studios, London, UK,

Collections City of Pittsburgh, Public Art, Pittsburgh PA Stazie McPherson, Private collection, Portland, Oregon Bea and John Mouganis, Private collection, Pittsburgh, PA Dr. Timothy and Martha Adams, El Dorado Hills, CA Luke and Alexandra Bergstrom, Redwood City, CA Iman B., Sausalito CA Ilene And Bill Stewart, Private collection, Pittsburgh PA Laura Hamilton, Private collection, London UK Zamagias Properties, Pittsburgh PA Annable Keatly, Private collection, Granada, Spain Willem van der Vorm, Private collection, Marint Monaco Vorres Museum, Ian Vorres, Private collection, Athens Greece Westinghouse Corporation, Pittsburgh PA

BibliographyReviews

2008 Guz, Savannah, Art and politics mix powerfully in Fe Gallery’s Pinky Swear, Pittsburgh City Paper, 7.17.08

2008 Shaw, Kurt, The medium is in the message, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, 7.10. 08 2008 Thomas, Mary; Kudos to festival for thinking outside the box, Pittsburgh Post- Gazette

Magazine; Web: post-gazette.com/lifestyle, 6.25.082008 Guz, Savannah, The Three Rivers Arts Festival gets the most out of its containers-cum-

galleries, Pittsburgh City Paper, 6.19.08 2008 Shaw, Kurt; Art guild member's bare souls in ‘Thread’ exhibit; Pittsburgh Tribune Review, 4.17.08; 2005 Shaw, Kurt; Society of sculptors exhibition includes student artworks; Tribune-Review, 6.12.052005 Thomas, Mary; Art review: Sculpture exhibition showcases faculty &

students,Pittsburgh Post – Gazette, 6.15.052005 Pitt Chronicle, Prayer for Truth, (photographs), 7.5.052003 Megalios, George, The Mom Factor and Dinomite Days, Pulp, 7/8 .032003 Diehl, Dawn The Pitt News’ Fresh’ (photographs & review) 2.03.03,Vol. XCVII # 1012003 DinoMite Days Gala - Upcoming Event; Carnegie Magazine (photograph), 3-04.03.2002 Batez, Bob; Lawrenceville public art project a real charm Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 6.13.022002 The Bulletin, Lawrenceville Life Links, 8.02 Vol. 27, No. 8. p. 132002 Abels, Caroline, Public Exhibition, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2.20.02 p. E-2, 31997 Pilewski, Lisa, Lawrenceville Life Links, Event Brochure, 6.19, 02 1996 Potter Chris, Site: ( JoAnna Commandaros) In Pittsburgh,(Vol. 11 No.42 p.39,) 5.30.96

(Photograph & review)

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1996 Potter, Chris, Site: Brewhouse Group A (ig zib’ it) In Pittsburgh, (Vol, 12, No. 43, p. 17) 3. 21-27.96

(Photograph & review)1996 Shearing, Graham, Radical ‘group making its mark, The Tribune Review, p.6, 2. 22.961996 Norman, Tony; Pop Culture Writer,Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 10.10.96 1995 Campbell, Charles, The 1995 Xayamaca Workshop, The Gleaner, p.10, 8.23.951995 Lillington, David; “DAD” Time Out, 12.25.951995 Taylor, Nicky; Inner Times, 11.12.951994 Miller, Donald; Center Spread, Pittsburgh Post–Gazette, p. 4. 9.9.94 (photograph& review)1993 Crombie, Kara, Metalorgy, The Pitt News, 10.09.93

Publications Fortnum, Rebecca; Gasworks Studios Catalogue (color Plate p.6) 1995 Heather Austin and Matt Phillips; “Dinosaurs of Distinction” (color Plate p.104); A Carnegie

Museum of Natural History publication, 2003 Pittsburgh Regional Crafts Exhibition Catalogue, p. 6, 1993 Kissick, John; “JoAnna Commandaros” Pittsburgh Biennial Exhibition Catalogue, Pittsburgh

Center for the Art, p. 10 (color Plate p.11) 1994 Exhibition 280: Works on Walls Catalogue 1994

Professional Affiliations Society of Sculptors Group A The Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh Associated Artists of Pittsburgh

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