Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR Assistant Professor Adjunct, Brown College,

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1 Neil Matthiessen I have always been fascinated by the unseen world that majority of humans will never see (space and the micro). I am also drawn to the science, technology and human ingenuity that has allowed us to get a glimpse to these worlds. These worlds exists but at the same time they seem as they do not; they are not perceived with our normal sense and the scales are so vast or so small that they seem unconceivable. My work are an amalgamation of these unperceptive worlds and contemporary imagery. As with the building blocks of matter and life, I break down these forms down to the simplest forms and recontextualized to create new forms through the use of customized computer programs. This appropriation of imagery and the use of technology allows me to create the unimaginable and surprise of exploration that would not be readily accomplished through mere hand. Chance plays a large part in my work and through a collaborative process between technology and human the shapes loss their real-world connotations and the reconstruction furthers develop the intertextuality of the visual into a narrative.

2 Curriculum Vitae Education 2001 Master of Fine Arts, Visual Studies, Minneapolis College of Art & Design Minneapolis, MN 1999 Master of Arts, West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia 1997 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Printmaking, University of Montana Missoula, Montana Teaching Present Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, University of South Florida St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, FL Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR Assistant Professor Adjunct, Brown College, Mendota Heights, MN Adjunct Instructor, Art Institute International of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Adjunct Instructor, Academy College, Bloomington, MN Solo Shows 2011 Recontextualizing Aesthetics, Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Florida 1999 Identify, Fairmont State College, Fairmont, West Virginia

3 Group Shows 2012 Navigating the Currents: 100 Inkteraction Reactions Traveling Exhibit: March 2 to April 30, Ned McWherter West TN Cultural Arts Center, Jackson, TN January 17 - February 19, 2012, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX January 24 - February 21, 2012, Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, TX April 6-30, 2012, The 567 Center for Renewal, Macon, GA March 2 - April 30, 2012, Ned McWherter West TN Cultural Arts Center, Jackson, TN October - November 2012, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana January 11 to March 17, 2013, Union College, Schenectady, NY 2011 January 19 to February 21, Navigating the Currents: 100 Inkteraction Reactions Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, TX (Traveling Exhibit) 2009 Sound Of It, Garage Gallery, San Diego, California 2008 The Posters of Discontent, University Gallery, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan UCDA 36th Annual Design Competition, Savannah, Georgia (Excellence Awarded) 2006 Faculty Biannual, Bradberry Gallery, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas Delta National Small Prints, Bradberry Gallery, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas (Peggy and Mark Stripling Purchase Award) UCDA 36th Annual Design Competition, Austin, Texas (Silver Awarded) 2005 New Generations 2005, SangMyung University, Chonan, Korea 2004 Brown College Faculty Show, T Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota Midsummer Prints, Highpoint Center For Printmaking, Minneapolis, Minnesota x2, Minnesota Center for Photography, Minneapolis, Minnesota Dog Days, Gallery T, Minneapolis, Minnesota 2002 Speaking Truths, Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota False Words, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, Minnesota Literatur Schallmauer (Literature Sound Barrier), Yppenplatz, Wien, Austria Involved, Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota 2001 Image + Memory, T-Design Shop Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota Peregrinations: MFA Thesis Exhibition, MCAD Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota 2000 Merit Show, Cahloun Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota NEILMATTHIESSEN matthiessen@usfsp.edu Foot in the Door, Minneapolis Art Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1999 Push Pull Pop, Calhoun Gallery Minneapolis, Minnesota 1998 Formal Tease, Laura Messieurs Gallery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 1997 Cross Currents, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1996 Artist Books: Exploring the Visuals, Missoula s Cultural Exchange, Missoula, Montana

4 Performance 2011 Interactive video performance in junction with Ronnie Burrage, Palladium Theater, St. Petersburg, FL Awards Excellence Award: University & College Designers Association, 2008 Silver Award: University & College Designers Association, 2006 Peggy and Mark Stripling Purchase Award: Delta National Small Prints, 2006 Professional Experience Senior Graphic Designer, Imagin Studios, Minneapolis, MN NEILMATTHIESSEN Art Director, Ache magazine, Minneapolis, MN 1999 Instructional Designer, Office of Academic and Computing, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV University of Dallas, Irving, Texas Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan Arkansas State University, Joneseboro, Arkansas Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, Minnesota The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia SangMyung University, Chonan, Korea Presentations th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Orlando, FL Socratic Dialogue in Design Education Published in Proceedings, Design, User Experience, and Usability; Theory, Methods, Tools and Practice Edited by Aaron Marcus (Ed.), Springer ISBN: National Conference Popular Culture Association & American Culture Association San Antonio, TX Outrage The art of Punk and Hardcore Album Covers 2010 National Conference Popular Culture Association & American Culture Association, St. Louis MS KinkoPunks: The Art of the Punks 2009 The Popular Culture Association In the South/The American Culture Association, Wilmington NC 20th Century American War Posters: The Development of Mass Persuasion 2008 SECAC/MACAA Annual Conference 2008, New Orleans, Louisiana What is The Balance of Art in Design National UCDA Design Education Summit, DeKalb, Illinois Critical Thinking Through Socratic Questioning 2007 College Arts Association 95th Annual Conference, New York City, New York The Enhancement of Critical Thinking through Critique Southern Graphics Council, Points Plots Ploys, Kansas City, Missouri Co-Chair, Parallel Worlds: Designer as Printmaker, Printmaker as Designer IntentContent - AIGA Education Conference 2007, Nashville, TN Chair; Roundtable Discussion, Utilizing Socratic Questioning in Graphic Design SECAC/MACAA Annual Conference 2007, Charleston, West Virginia What is The Balance of Art in Design 2006 SECAC/MACAA Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee Generation M: Media Designing Designers

5 Professional Experience Senior Graphic Designer, Imagin Studios, Minneapolis, MN NEILMATTHIESSEN Art Director, Ache magazine, Minneapolis, MN 1999 Instructional Designer, Office of Academic and Computing, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

6 Bedlam 43 x43 Pigment Ink Jet on canvas

7 Liliales Lilium 6 x6 x6 Latex Paint and Pigmented Sand

8 Maelstrom 20 x28 Pigment Ink Jet on BFK,

9 The Conception of Randomness, 14 x12 x10 Latex Paint and Pigmented Sand

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