Alain Douglas Park
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MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., 1998
BFA, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz., 1995
Selected exhibitions
2007:
J-Walking, Polish Museum of America, Chicago, Ill.
Bridge Art Fair-Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
We’ll Meet Again, Garden Fresh Gallery, Chicago, Ill.
2006:
Bridge Art Fair Miami, Miami, Fla.
Everything Passes, (two person), Garden Fresh Gallery, Chicago, Ill.
NOVA Art Fair, Chicago, Ill.
Fresh A.I.R. (artists in residence), Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, Ill.
2005:
Members Only, Garden Fresh Gallery, Chicago, Ill.
Artist in Residence Alumni Show, Anchor Graphics, Chicago, Ill.
Governors State Regional Faculty Show, Governors State University, University Park, Ill.
The Funny Club Show, Rotofugi, Chicago, Ill.
2004:
Sum of All Parts: Musée de l’Armée, (solo), North Central College, Naperville, Ill.
BRIDGE Magazine Shoebox Series II (2004), a BRIDGE Magazine project, Chicago, Ill.
Wonderlands, University of Saint Francis, Joliet, Ill.
Pared Down, Garden Fresh Gallery, Chicago, Ill.
New Work, (three person), The Bower Gallery, San Antonio, Tex.
Gardenfresh dvd Project, Video HQ (a project of Gallery HQ), Kansas City, Mo.
2003:
BRIDGE Magazine Shoebox Series, a BRIDGE Magazine project, Chicago, Ill.
Illinois Arts Week Video Project, Garden Fresh Gallery, Chicago, Ill.
5 x 7 Show, The Bower Gallery (in collaboration with Arthouse, Austin), San Antonio, Tex.
Recreation Ground, Garden Fresh Gallery and Evanston Art Center, Evanston, Ill.
The Chicago Solutions Show, (juried by Ed Paschke, catalogue), Judith Racht Gallery on Lake, Chicago, Ill.
2002:
The Stray Show, a Thomas Blackman Associates production, exhibited with Dupreau Gallery, Chicago, Ill.
Everything Captain Ahab Ever Said, Ever, (solo), Dupreau Gallery, Chicago, Ill.
Openended, Moreau Art Galleries at Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Ind.
Animals in Art, Bowman, Penelec, and Megahan Galleries, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa.
2001:
Printmaking Defined, Awagin Plaza Gallery, Tokushima City, Tokushima, Japan
2000:
Synergy, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, Wisc. (in collaboration with Ashley Towne)
1999:
15 Minutes of Fame, Hunger Artist Gallery, Albuquerque, N. Mex.
The Bad Breakup Show, Seventh Floor Gallery, Madison, Wisc.
1998:
New Work by Cranbrook Academy of Art Artists, (juried by Michelle Grabner), Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
MFA Degree Show, (solo), Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
The Transparency of Seduction, Network Gallery, Pontiac, Mich.
Professional experience
Adjunct Professor - Saint Xavier University, Art Department, Chicago Ill., 2004 - present
Related experience/Awards/Honors
GARDENfresh Gallery, Co-Director, Chicago, Ill., (present)
Tin Parachute Postcard Review, Co-founder/Editor, Chicago, Ill. (present)
Artist-in-Residence, Oxbow Artist Residency, Saugatuk, Mich., Fall 2006
NOVA Art Fair, Artist Advisory Council, Chicago, Ill., 2006
CAAP Grant, City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs, 2003, 2006
Visiting Artist, Saint Xavier University, Chicago, Ill., Fall, 2004
Artist-in-Residence, Anchor Graphics, Chicago, Ill., Spring 2004
Visiting Artist, North Central College, Naperville, Ill., Spring 2004
Collections
Deutsche Bank AG, New York, N.Y.
Anchor Graphics, Chicago, Ill.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Artist Books Collection, Chicago, Ill.
Publications
fiction:
Cranky, Issue 7, August, 2006
non-fiction:
“Artist Story”, Chicago Artist Resource, May, 2006
“Hoaxing Myth”, BRIDGE Magazine (online version), September, 2003
Bibliography
UR Magazine, “Art: Gardenfresh”, March 2007, Chicago, Ill.
Time Out Chicago, “Review: We’ll Meet Again”, Issue 107: March 15-21, 2007, Chicago, Ill.
Bad at Sports Podcast, “Episode 79: Reviews”, March 4, 2007, www.badatsports.com
San Antonio Current, "A Study in Modernity", March 11, 2004, San Antonio, Tex.
New City, “Culture Camp”, July 17, 2003, Chicago, Ill.
South Bend Tribune, “Point Counterpoint: Moreau Galleries Exhibit Shows Two Sides to Contemporary Art”, Sunday,
October 20, 2002, South Bend, Ind.