Evan Dent

							                                             Evan Dent
                                      7301 Dancing Eagle Ave.
                                      Albuquerque, NM 87113
                                           (775)240-5260
                                       evanmdent@gmail.com
                                          evanmdent.com

EDUCATION
University of Nevada, Las Vegas                           2005-2008
Master of Fine Arts in Drawing/Painting

University of Nevada, Reno                                2000-2005
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing/Painting

SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011(Upcoming) Funny Like A Heart Attack, CSN Fine Arts Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2010 Straight Shooter, Saint Mary’s Art Center, Virginia City, NV
2009 Rascals, Scoundrels and Sitch, Cirq Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2008 The Ballad of Mr. Hands and Other Yarns, Donna Beam Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2007 One Good Turn, Grant Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2004 Current Work, Pneumatic Gallery, Reno, NV

SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 Get Outta Dodge, Gallery Neuartig, San Pedro, CA
     The Drawing Show, Tompkins Projects, Brooklyn, NY
     Reign Of Glass, Contemporary Arts Center, Las Vegas, NV
2009 Sacred Memories, El Pueblo Historical Monument, Los Angeles, CA
     Stop and Glow, Contemporary Art Collective & Trifecta Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
     Drunk, Atomic Todd Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2008 The Difference Between Making a Living and Making a Killing, MCQ Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
     Pass it On, Michael Sarich’s Student Work, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
2007 minuMENTAL, Trifecta Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
     Words and Pictures, Contemporary Arts Collective, Las Vegas, NV
     End of the Line, A6 Gallery, Henderson, NV
     Ofrendas de Imágenes, Bridge Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2006 LVSK8 Deuce, MTZC Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
     Teeny, Trifecta Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
     Art Roundup, Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV
2005 One Night Stand, Artisan Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
     Art 4 Auction, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV

PUBLICATIONS
2010 Drunk - A Comic About Bar Stories (Contributing Artist), Ogilvie/Russell/Todoran Publishing

PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS
2010 City of Albuquerque Limited Edition Intaglio Project, Albuquerque, NM
2007-2009 Stop and Glow, City of Las Vegas/Regional Transportation Commission Bus Stop Design
           $60,000 Project Budget

AWARDS
2008 Joan Mitchell Grant Nomination
2006-2008 Part Time Instructor Graduate Assistantship, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
2005 Fine Art Graduate Assistantship, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
LECTURES
2007 Guest artist lecturer, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
2010 Guest artist lecturer, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV