Wade Eldean--Resume

 

The Wade Eldean Studio

2223 South Shore Drive

Macatawa, MI  49434

Phone:  (616) 335-2753

Fax:  (616) 335-5848

Email:  wade@eldean.com

Web: www.eldean.com/art 

 

Education:                                                                                                                      

 

2004  MBA, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan

1999  MFA, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho

1996  BA, Hope College, Holland, Michigan   

 

Professional Employment:

 

2002  Instructor, Graphic Communication, Baker College, Muskegon, MI

2001     Instructor, Drawing and Painting, Hope College, Holland, MI       

2000  Instructor, Painting and Design, University of Idaho , Moscow , Idaho

 

Exhibition Record:

 

2018 Group Show, “Mayfilde & Mosaics”, Lowell Arts Galler, Lowell, Ohio.

 

2017 Group Show, "Healing Hearts and Nature Mosaic Artist of Michigan", Wassenberg Art Center,
                Van Wert, Ohio.

 

2015 Group Show, "Holiday Invitational", Greater Flint Arts Council, Flint, Michigan
         One Person Show, Cafe Gallery Oakwood Hospital, Taylor, Michigan
         Group Exhibit, Tabula Rosa Gallery, Baroda, Michigan
         One Person Show, Oakwood Physical Therapy and Wellness Center, Dearborn, Michigan
         Book Signing and Art Exhibit, Artists' Homes and Studios, Nina Weiss/Art Endeavors Studio,                 Highland Park, Illinois
         Book Signing and Art Exhibit, Artists' Homes and Studios, Aurora Art Studios, Aurora, Illinois
         Healing Hearts Group Show, Oakwood Hospitals, Dearborn, Michigan
         One Person Show, Arts for the Spirit, Oakwood Hospitals, Wayne, Michigan

 

2014  Group Show, A Contemporary Mosaic Exhibit by the Mosaic Artists of Michigan, Birmingham
                     Bloomfield Art Center, Bloomfield, Michigan
          Group Show, "Holiday Invitational", Greater Flint Arts Council, Flint, Michigan
          Group Show, Gallery of Contemporary Mosaics at the Chicago Mosaic School, Chicago, Illinois
          Group Show, "Mosaic Evolution, Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti, Michigan

 

2013  Group Show, Spotlight on Mosaics, Downriver Council for the Arts, Wyandotte, Michigan
          Group Show, Mosaic Carnival of Color, Studio 1219, Port Huron, Michigan

 

2012  Group Show, The Mosaic Artists of Michigan, Forest Hills Fine Art Center, Forest Hills, Michigan

 

2011  One Person Show, the Holland Area Arts Council, Holland, Michigan
          Group Show, “Pieces of Inspiration”, MAM at Artworks, Big Rapids, Michigan

 

2010  Group Show, The Mosaic Artists of Michigan, Ramond James, Ann Arbor, Michigan

 

2008  Installation, St. Francis De Sales Church, Holland, Michigan

 

2007  Group Exhibition, Columbia District Arts Festival, Tic Toc Studios, Holland, Michigan

 

2006  One Person Show, Rankin Art Gallery, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan

          Group Exhibition, Gifts of Art, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

          One Person Show, East Lansing Public Art Gallery, East Lansing, Michigan

         One Person Show, McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, Illinois

          Two Person Show, Macomb Community College, Clinton Twp, Michigan

 

2005  One Person Show, The Meadows Gallery, The University of Texas at Tyler

          Group Exhibition, Zone Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri

          Two Person Show, The Visual Arts Studio, Richmond, Virginia

          Three Person Exhibition, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan

          Two Person Show, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington

          One Person Show, Buzz Coffee House, Holland, Michigan

          Group Exhibition, Buckham Gallery, Flint, Michigan

 

2004  One Person Show, The Efren Gonzalez Gallery, Ajijic, Mexico

          One Person Show, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, Missouri

          One Person Show, JWrx Gallery, Three Rivers, Michigan

          Two Person Show, The Visual Arts Studio, Richmond, Virginia

          Two Person Show, Lincoln Center Gallery, Fort Collins, Colorado

          One Person Show, The Gallery at Freedom Village, Holland, Michigan

          Featured Artist, Trebuchet Quarterly, On-line publication, www.trebuchet-arts.com

 

2003  Group Show, Pop, Rock, & Roll: Popular Culture in Contemporary Art, Claypool-Young Art

Gallery, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY.

          Two Person  Show, The Nightingale Gallery, Eastern Oregon University, La Grand, OR

 

2002  Group Show, Extraordinary Things, University Art Gallery, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN

          Group Show, Extraordinary Things, University Art Gallery, Bradley University, Peoria, IL

          Holland Friends of Art 39^th Annual Juried Art Competition, Holland Area Arts Council, Holland, MI.

          Three Person Show, The Alliance for the Arts, Ft. Meyers, FL.

          Three Person Show, Greene County Council on the Arts, Catskill, NY.

          Plain Arts IV International Juried Exhibition, University Gallery, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS.

 

2001     Three Person Show, Central Wyoming College, Riverton, WY.

          Two Person Show, DeGraaf Fine Art, Saugatuck, MI.

          One Person Show, The Gallery at Stevenson Union, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR.

          Group Show, The Jewish Community Center of Greater New Haven, Woodbridge, CT. 

          Two Person Show, Kishwaukee College, Malta, IL.

               

2000  University of Idaho Faculty Exhibit, Prichard Art Gallery, Moscow, ID.

          One Person Show, Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI.

          Merit Award, Holland Friends of Art 37^th Annual Juried Art Competition, Holland Area Arts

                Council, Holland, MI.

   Select Artist, Pigs on Parade, Holland Area Arts Council, Holland, MI.

   One Person Show, Bruce Bauman Gallery, Saugatuck, MI.

Best of Show, Dogwood Festival Invitational Art Exhibition, Lewis-Clark Center for Arts & History,

Lewiston, ID.

   Art for Environmental Advocacy, Adell McMillan Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.

 

1999  MFA Exhibition, SUB Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID.

  Holland Area Arts Council Twelfth Annual 1999 Michigan Art Competition, Holland Area Arts

Council, Holland, MI.

Diverse Visions, SUB Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID

Hope College Juried Alumni Show, De Pree Art Gallery, Hope College, Holland, MI

Holland Friends of Art 36^th Annual Juried Art Competition, Holland Area Arts Council, Holland, MI.

Grand Opening Show, Gull Lake Gallery, Richland, MI.

One Another, in conjunction with the University of Idaho presentation of the play Angels in

America, Hartung Theater, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID.

First Place, Dogwood Festival Invitational Exhibition, Lewis-Clark Center for Arts & History,

Lewiston, ID.

 

1998     MFA Works in Progress, Ridenbaugh Gallery, Moscow, ID.

Poster Creation and Logo Design, Waterfront Film Festival (first annual), Saugatuck, MI.

Poster Creation, The Last Big Attraction (National Film Release Fall 1999), Hopwood Productions

Outstanding Achievement Award, Holland Friends of Art 35^th Annual Juried Art Competition,

Holland Area Arts Council, Holland, MI.

          Idaho Triennial, Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID.

          Three person show, Button Art Gallery, Douglas, MI.

          1^st and 2^nd Year Graduate Art Show, SUB Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID.  

          Graduate Student Association Award, 1998 University of Idaho Student Union Juried

Undergraduate-Graduate Student Exhibit, SUB Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID.

          borderland, a view from Idaho, Gallery III, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.

 

1997  Michigan Art Competition, Holland Area Arts Council, Holland, MI.

          MFA Works in Progress, Ridenbaugh Gallery, Moscow, ID.

          Award of Distinction, Holland Friends of Art 34^th Annual Juried Art Competition, Windmill

                Island, Holland, MI.

          Two person show, Button Art Gallery, Douglas, MI.

          Regional 69, 69^th Annual Juried Competition, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI.

          The Community Show, Black River Gallery, Holland, MI.

 

Visiting Artist/Lecturer Record:

 

The University of Texas at Tyler

The Efren Gonzalez Gallery, Ajijic, Mexico

Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 

Eastern Oregon University, La Grand, OR

Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN

Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI

Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City, Missouri

Publications and Reviews:

 

Adison, Julia.  International Contemporary Artists, ICA Publishing, 2016
Rooney,  Ashley. Artists' Homes and Studios, Schiffer Publishing, 2015
Snyder, Jeffrey B. Mosaic Art Today, Schiffer Publishing, 2012
Fab Five, The Holland Sentinel, Holland Michigan. Jan. 13, 2011. A1p, C2.
Art in Any Language, The University Record, Ann Arbor, Michigan, August 14, 2006. Page 14.
Art Meets Pop Culture, Ferris State TORCH, Big Rapids, Michigan, January 11, 2005. Page 7 & 9.
Local Artist, The Local Observer, Allegan County, Michigan.  August 10, 2005. Page 21.
Buckham Gallery ends season with a bang, Flint Journal, Flint, Michigan, July 23, 2005. E8.
Artists Work on Display, Holland Sentinel, Holland, Michigan, Feb. 3, 2005. A1 and C1
Continuing Exhibitions, FiftyPlus, Richmond, Virginia.  Dec. 2004. Page 35.
Happy Place, Inlander Picks, INLANDER, Spokane, Washington. Nov. 18, 2004. Page 42.
Yuhasz, Eldean light up EWU gallery, Spokesman Review, Spokane, Washington. Nov. 18, 2004. D3.
Chaussee, Jeanne. Ribera Arts Review, Guadalajara Reporter: The Colony, Guadalajara, Mexico.  Nov. 6-12, 2004. Page 17.
Editor’s Picks, CALENDAR, Richmond, Virginia. September, 2004. Page 116.
ART, Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia. Sept. 2, 2004. D20.
Michigan Artist Featured at JourneyWorks, Three Rivers Commercial News, Three Rivers, Michigan. June 17, 2004
Visiting Artist Plays with Kids’ Toys and Luggage, The Voice, La Grande, Oregon. Oct. 17, 2003. Page 9.
Last-minute open house, The Holland Sentinel, Holland, Michigan. August 28, 2003. D1.
Krissoff, Silvia. A Child’s Voice, The Grand Rapids Press, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Nov. 5, 2000. F3
Karinen, Jennifer. Childhood play is artist’s motto, Lewiston Morning Tribune, Lewiston, Idaho.  April 14, 2000, D1.
Quaint, artistic Saugatuck eyed for film festival, The Holland Sentinel, Holland, MI. Jan. 21, 1999. A1.
Co-author, Drawing 111 On-Line, http://www.art.uidaho.edu/drawing/111, The University of Idaho. 1999.
Lakeshore Spotlight, featured artist, Grand Rapids Press, Grand Rapids, MI.  May 25,1997.

 

Professional Development:

 

1998  Brush Making Workshop, University of Idaho .  Instructor:  Glenn Grishkoff.

1996  Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, CO.  Instructor:  Ed Paschke   Emphasis:  Self-portraits.

 

Awards:

 

2004        Residency and Grant Recipient, Lighton International Artists Exchange Program, Kansas City

                 Artists Coalition, Kansas City, Missouri.

2004        BETA GAMMA SIGMA, Honor Society Induction and Membership, Grand Valley State Univ.

1999-00  Liberace Scholar, Scholarship Recipient, The Liberace Foundation, Las Vegas, NV. 

1999-00  Mary Kirkwood Scholarship Recipient, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID.

1999-00  Instructional Assistantship, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID.

1998-99  Research Assistantship, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID.

1998-99  Instructional Assistantship, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID.

1997-98  Instructional Assistantship, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID.

1996       Magna Cum Laude, Hope College, Holland, MI.

1993-96  Dean’s List, Hope College, Holland, MI.

1992-93  Dean’s List, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.