Carver CV 1 home portfolio artist statement bio CV links contact Education Christopher Carver zwd26@yahoo.com M.F.A. 2009 Studio Art, Sculpture University of North Texas B.A.A.S. 2006 Arts & Applied Science, focus in Behavior Analysis and Sociology, minor in Music University of North Texas A.A.S. 2004 Avionic s Technology Community College of the Air Force Exhibitions 2010 The Kinsey Institute 2010 Juried Show SoFA Gallery, Indiana University Bloomington, IN Seattle Erotic Art Festival Seattle Center Exhibition Hall Seattle, WA Rochester Erotic Arts Festival Harro East Ballroom Rochester, NY Faculty Exhibition Matteson-Parrish Gallery Conroe, TX
Carver CV 2 2009 Christopher Carver s MFA Show Cora Stafford Gallery Magnitude 7 Manifest Gallery Cincinnati, OH 2008 Inner Play UNT Art Gallery H2OMG! Ft. Worth Community Arts Center Ft. Worth, TX Voertman Student Art Competition UNT Art Gallery You Are Here Clayton House Motel 2007 Voertman Student Art Competition UNT Art Gallery Free Flat Tops Maker Faire Austin, TX Professional Experience Adjunct Professor; Art Appreciation; Houston Community College Pinemont Campus; spring 2011
Carver CV 3 Adjunct Professor; Art Appreciation; Houston Community College Northline Campus; spring 2011 Montgomery Campus; spring 2011 University Park Campus; spring 2011 Adjunct Professor; Art Appreciation; Houston Community College Pinemont Campus; fall 2010 Cy-Fair Campus; fall 2010 University Park Campus; fall 2010 Adjunct Professor; Color Theory; Art Institute North Houston Campus; summer 2010 Adjunct Professor; Design Fundamentals; Art Institute North Houston Campus; summer 2010 Adjunct Professor; Observational Drawing; Art Institute North Houston Campus; summer 2010 University Park Campus; summer 2010 Adjunct Professor; Art History I; Houston Community College Pinemont Campus; spring 2010 Adjunct Professor; Drawing I & II; Lone Star College Montgomery Campus; spring 2010
Carver CV 4 Teaching Assistant; Design I; College of Visual Arts and Design University of North Texas; fall 2009 Teaching Assistant; Sculpture; College of Visual Arts and Design University of North Texas; 2008-09 Area Assistant; College of Visual Arts and Design University of North Texas; 2007-09 Motorcycle Rider Coach; Texas Department of Public Safety Austin, TX; 2001-2010 Trombone Private Lesson Teacher; Burleson High School Burleson, TX; fall 2005 Grants, Awards, Published Citations Kustom Kulture Blog; Pinstriping.dk; Denmark; Pinstriping tattoo designed by J. Bram ; 11 December, 2009 Reader s Gallery; Finescale.com; Waukesha; August 2009 Photo Gallery ; 01 August, 2009 Cash grant University of North Texas College of Visual Art and Design; 2009 Auto Art Magazine; What s New in Our Industry ; January/February 2009, Volume 10, Issue #58 Material grant Chen Tian Toys Industry Co., LTD; 2008 Deep in the Arts Blog; KERA 90.1FM; Dallas; 1,000 fly traps, 1 unofficial world record, 1 night only ; 08 March, 2008 Material grant Woodstream Corporation; 2008
Carver CV 5 Austin American Statesman; A level-headed exhibition among Maker Faire Geeks ; 28 October, 2008 Cash award winner, Best in Show Voertman Student Art Competition; 2007 Technical Abilities Metalworking o Machining; drill, mill, wet/dry saw, plasma cutting, lathe o Welding; gas, MIG, TIG, brazing, soldering o Roll forming, bending, cold connection o Foundry; ceramic shell, sand casting o Centrifugal casting o Hydraulic die forming o Acid etching o English wheel o Finishing; plating, anodizing, polishing Woodworking o Carving o CNC router o Wood shop; lathe, joiner, planer, router, saws, sanders o Jig building Kinetics o Electromechanical systems o Radio frequency circuitry o Printed circuit board photoetching/troubleshooting/assembly o Programmable controllers o PC interface technologies Cold Casting
Carver CV 6 o Mold making; silicone, plaster, latex, alginate o Composite materials; Fiberglas, aramid, carbon fiber o Casting; epoxy/polyester resins, wax, clay slip o Expanded polystyrene; hot cutting, milling, joinery o Vacuum forming Fibers 2D o Basketry o Foot treadle (Jack) loom o Felting o Screen printing o Hand dying o Sewing; hand, machine, serger o Carding/spinning o Drawing; charcoal, graphite, pastel, ink o Airbrush o Basic pinstriping Ceramics Other o Clay making; mixing, pugging, wedging o Throwing; electric wheel o Hand building; coil, pinch, slab o Slip casting o Decorating; slip, carving, glazing, hand alteration o Firing; gas, raku, electric o Photography; digital SLR o Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator o Taxidermy; traditional, tanning, freeze-dry o Performance art o Music; vocals (baritone), tenor trombone, cuica
Carver CV 7 o Lighting; optics, gobo manufacture/projection o Video; LCD, CRT, digital projection o Laser etching/cutting o Powdercoating Travel Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, France, United Kingdom, Cyprus, The Sultinate of Oman, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Mexico References Jerry Austin; Studio Department Chair; University of North Texas, o 940-369-7671 Ryan Mandell; Visiting Assistant Professor of Sculpture; Penn. State University, State College, PA o 561-676-7828 Andy Holtin; Associate Professor of Sculpture; American University, Washington D.C. o 202-885-1670 Bruce Nacke; Associate Dean for Administration; University of North Texas, o 214-673-1216