Joni Younkins-Herzog
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Education

2007                    M.F.A. - Sculpture            Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

    1993                    B.F.A. - Fine Art                Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

                                                                             Magna Cum Laude Honors Program

                                                                             Specializations: Sculpture and Ceramics

 

Selected Exhibitions                                                                * indicates solo or two-person exhibition

2012

Offsite Insights Environmental Eco Art

Eckerd College, Sarasota Center, University Park, Florida, invitation

 

Fourth Annual North Georgia Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition

North Georgia College and State University Department of Visual Arts, Dahlonega, Georgia

 

Ringling Underground

Ringling Museum, Sarasota, Florida, invitation

 

*Whirlwind

O’More College of Design, Franklin, Tennessee, invitation

 

The Kissimmee Sculpture Experience

Historic Downtown Kissimmee, Kissimmee, Florida

 

International Land Art Workshop

Sang Arts Village, Tamale, Ghana Africa NKA Arts Foundation, invitation

 

First International Symposium of WoodCarving

La Association Cultural-Arco Iris, Cajabamba, Peru, invitation

 

Second Annual Outdoor Sculpture Event-European Sculpture Park

European Sculpture Park/Rzezby, Pabianice, Poland, invitation

 

UpCycle

Athens Institute of Contemporary Art (ATHICA), Athens, Georgia

2011

Art Prize

DeVos Convention Center, Grand Rapids Michigan

 

Creators and Collectors Tour

Fine Arts Society Sarasota, Roskamp Gallery, Ringling College of Art and Design

 

Sound Art-Sense of Art Series-part 1

Project Space, Fort. Lauderdale, Florida

 

Edge of Life - Forest Pathology Show

 

The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House,

Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas and University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

 

2010

Altered States

18 Rabbit Gallery, Fort. Lauderdale, Florida

 

Biting the Apple

IAO Gallery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

 

*Ambience

Myers Gallery, Living Arts, Tulsa, Oklahoma

 

2009

Ink and Clay

W. Keith and Janet Kellog University Art Gallery, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California

 

2008

KY7 Biennial

Lexington Art League, Lexington, Kentucky

 

The Sculpture Salmagundi XVII

Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, North Carolina

 

Cedarhurst Biennial Sculpture Competition

Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, Illinois

 

* Twisted Elements

Femina Potens Gallery, San Francisco, California

 

SOHO20 14th Annual International

 Exhibition

SOHO20 Chelsea Gallery, New York, New York

 

Texas National 2008

The Art Center @ The Old Opera House,

Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas

 

Small Works

440 Gallery Brooklyn, New York

 

*Reap

The Art Center @ The Old Opera House,

Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas

           

2007

50th Annual Delta Exhibition

Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas

Masterpieces

Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio

MFA Thesis Exhibition

Indiana University Museum of Art, Bloomington, Indiana

Sex Issues: Volume 2

Projekt 30, www.projekt30.com, online

Tropical Punch

Jack the Pelican Presents, Brooklyn, New York

 

2006

*A Leg To Stand On?

Old Emporium, Bloomington, Indiana

Art Basel

Art Disk Magazine Feature, Miami, Florida

Soundings

John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, Indiana

Dazzle Art Auction

School of Fine Art Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

Hoosier MFA Exchange Exhibition

University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

Fluff My Pillow III Hotel Exhibition

Inns of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

 

2005

Containers Contained

Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, Virginia

*Mudwrestlin’: Juiciousa vs. Luscious

Fuller Projects, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

Carved In Stone

John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, Indiana

Ultranite

School of Fine Art Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

*Impromtu

Synchronicity Gallery, Evansville, Indiana

*Proyecto Raku

Allianza Francesa, Medellin, Colombia, South America

 

Grants and Scholarships

2006                    Masters Student Grant-in-Aid of Research Award, Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

2005                    Summer International Studies Travel Grant Award, Fulbright Commission, Indiana University

1994                    John D. Kehoe Sculpture Scholarship

1994                    Sculpture Assistant, UGA Studies Abroad Program, Cortona, Italy

Artist-In-Residence

2012                    International Land Arts Workshop, Sang Arts Village, Sang, Ghana, NKA Arts Foundation

2005                    Allianza Francesa/Centro Colombo Americano, Medellin, Colombia, South America

2002                    Centro Colombo Americano, Medellin, Colombia, South America

Bibliography

San Francisco Times Weekly “Valley of the Dolls” July 23 2008 page 1 and online

Sculpture Magazine Volume 27 July/August 2008 International Sculpture Center Publishing, Hamilton, New Jersey, p. 79

“The World’s Greatest Erotic Art of Today  Volume 2 2007-2008” ES Publishing, Miami FL

Cover Art-Flagpole Magazine June 14, 2006, Volume 23

Galeria de Arte Contemporaneo- Paul Bardwell 2004-2005 pgs.. 39, 59 and 71

Robin Dana, Art Papers Magazine-reviews, May/June 2003 p. 34

Mary Jessica Hammes, Marquee/Athens Banner Herald, "Exploring the Feminine" March 7-13, 2002, p. 13 

Julie Phillips Jordan, Marquee/Athens Banner Herald, "Where Sculptured Fills the Space" July 29-Aug 4, 1999, p. 4

Beverly Cox Clark, Marquee/Athens Banner Herald, "Visions of 'Funky' Strange Images" June 11-17, 1998, p. 5

 

 

Joni Younkins-Herzog ~ © 2011