Savannah College of Art and Design Painting Program

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, Summer 2008 New York City Workspace Opportunity Recipient

SCAD-Atlanta and SCAD-Savannah
B.F.A., M.A. and M.F.A. in painting

The SCAD painting program includes contemporary and traditional methods of painting, installation, digital media and performance.

Visiting Artist Program
Working artists spend a term at the college giving presentations, teaching courses, conducting critiques and visiting studios. Recent artists in residence include John Bjerklie and Ju-Yeon Kim.

Private Graduate Painting Studios
Provides studio practice with ongoing mentoring and critical feedback from faculty.

Jorge Alvarex - Mural Painting 2006

New York City Workspace Opportunity
Each quarter, one advanced painting student is selected for a studio residency in New York City supported by the college.

Annual Events

Graduate painting students attend the College Art Association conference
Painting department's professional practices symposium draws gallery representatives and other professionals from the art world

eLearning students gather at Spring Social
05/23/08

Scientific illustration minor added
05/02/08

Atypical matchmaker
04/30/08

Exhibition features eight painting alumni
04/28/08

Employers converge for SCAD Career Fair
04/21/08

Visiting artist shows collaborative prints
04/18/08

07/28/08	--	SCAD presents Art Materials Trade Show
06/25/08	--	SCAD Museum of Art announces significant new donations from Mark Landis
06/16/08	--	SCAD Museum of Art re-opens doors after major renovation; features seven exhibitions including scandalous, satirical prints by William Hogarth
06/05/08	--	SCAD summer exhibitions lineup features fun, fearless puppetry and work by established and emerging artists
05/28/08	--	SCAD-Atlanta to hold commencement ceremony May 31: Address to be delivered by Andre Leon Talley

SCAD, Savannah, painting professor Stephen Knudsen talks to students during a life painting class

Careers
Independent studio artist, art administrator, art handler, gallery owner/operator/ administrator, artist-in-residence, museum preparator/curator, scenic painter, portrait artist, art critic, buyer, muralist, art director, consultant for private or corporate collectors, exhibition designer, private or public commissioned artist, art educator, art studio manager, set designer

Some Employers of SCAD Alumni
Advance Creative Staffing, Ah Haa School for the Arts, Appalachian State University, Armstrong Atlantic University, The Arts Center, Art Society, Catalyst, Charleston County School District, Clayton State University, Custom Printwear Inc., Emmanuel County Institute, Estee Lauder Inc., Fabuthings Ltd., Impressions Fiber Arts and Co., Jon Sanderson Co., K.A. Vermillion Studio, Los Angeles County Museum, Mazor Corporation, Metaphor Contemporary Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, Nashua Children’s Association, PaceWildenstein Gallery, Palo Alto College, Performing and Creative Arts Summer School, Renaissance Fine Art Gallery, Richard Smith Murals, RISD Museum of Art Technical College, Roane State Community College, Sara Cobb Elementary School, Solomon Projects, Susan Inglett Gallery, Tony Stone Images, Triangle Arts Foundation, University of Florida, University of Massachusetts, University of North Dakota, Virginia Tech University, Woodward Academy

Major Awards Won by SCAD Graduates

• ArtExpo Rising Star
• Artlink@Sotheby’s
• Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition Award
• Budapest International Artist Residency, Hungary
• Chinese Government: Scholarship Council Grant
• Contemporary Art Center Residency, Massachussetts
• Hanoi Artist Residency, Vietnam

• Idyllwilde Residency, California
• Inclusion in New American Paintings Magazine
• Sanskriti Institute Residency, India
• Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Summer Residency
• Vermont Studio Center Residency, Vermont
• Yaddo Residency, New York
• Yale Norfolk Summer Residency
• Young Painters award

Galleries in Which SCAD Students and Graduates Have Had Solo Exhibitions

• 2Car Garage Gallery, Savannah
• AquaSpace, Savannah/Atlanta
• City Gallery
• Department of Cultural Affairs
• DeSoto Row Gallery, Savannah
• Diane Lowenstein Gallery, Miami
• Dimensions Gallery, Savannah
• Freight & Volume Gallery, New York City
• Gallery 253, Atlanta
• Hammonds House Galleries, Atlanta
• Jepson Center for the Arts, Savannah
• Jewish Educational Alliance, Savannah
• Kim Iocovozzi Fine Art Gallery, Savannah
• Lowe Gallery, Atlanta
• LyonsWeir & Ortt Gallery, New York City
• Magaret Thatcher Projects, New York City
• Mason Maurer Gallery, Atlanta

• Parchman Stremmel Galleries
• Pharmaka Gallery, Los Angeles
• Priska Jushka Gallery, New York City
• Red Kite Gallery, Savannah
• Robert Steele Gallery, New York City
• Rosewood Gallery, Savannah
• Saltworks Gallery, Atlanta
• Savannah Art Association
• Southern Adventist University Gallery for Art
• StarCCa Gallery, Savannah
• Starlander
• The Beach Institute, Savannah
• The Proposition, New York City
• Tilt Gallery & Project Space, Portland, Ore.
• Timothy Tew Gallery, Atlanta
• Tribe Gallery, New York City

National Art Fairs in Which SCAD Students and Graduates Have Had Solo or Group Exhibitions

• ScopeHamptons
• ScopeMiami
• ScopeNewYork

• Pulse
• New Art Dealers’ Association