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Curriculum Vitae and Bio




James W. Perrin
Currently residing in Nashville, Tennessee                                                                                        Tel  731.608.2651
                                                                                                                                                  jameswperrin@mac.com              
Born in Kenton, Tennessee, 1975                    



Education
  Boston University, Boston, MA 1999-2001
     Master of Fine Arts in painting
  American University, Washington, D.C.  Fall 1998
     Study for MFA in Perugia, Italy
  Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO 1993-1997
     Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting



Gallery Representation
    Zeitgeist, Nashville, TN     www.zeitgeist-art.com

Exhibitions 
  
   2010
     Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, TN
     Conglomerate, New Paintings...
     Solo Exhibition

   2009
     Perry Nicole Fine Art, Memphis, TN
     Group Exhibition  

     Blue Genie, Austin, TX
     Invitational Group Exhibition, Biblical Proportions 

     Terrazzo, Nashville, TN
     Group Exhibition Curated by Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, TN
     
   2008
     Perry Nicole Fine Art, Memphis, TN
     Group Exhibition

     Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville ,TN
     Group Exhibition, Dialogue 1: Painting

     L & C Tower, Nashville, TN
     Group Exhibition, Zeitgeist Gallery, Dialogue: Painting

     L & C Tower, Nashville, TN
     Group Exhibition, Zeitgeist Gallery, Dialogue: Painting & Photography
     
     Radius 10, Nashville, TN
     Curated by Zeitgeist Gallery

 
  2007     September-December     
     Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, TN
     Vanderbilt University Law School, Field Guide,4 Person Group Exhibition
  
  2006
    Tennessee Art League, Nashville, TN
     Central South Art Exhibition, Group Exhibition
     
     Perry Nicole Fine Art, Memphis, TN
     Group Exhibition: The Red Show
  
  2005
     LSU Union Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
     Juried Group Exhibition: “National Compact Competition”
  
  2003
     Freed-Hardeman University Art Gallery, Henderson, TN
     Solo Exhibition
     
     Runnels Gallery, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, NM
     Juried Group Exhibition: “Scene/Unseen”

     Blue Genie Art Industries, Austin, TX
     Invitational Group Exhibition

     Saville Gallery, Cumberland, MD
     Group Exhibition: “Will’s Creek Art Survey”

     Leu Gallery, Belmont University, Nashville, TN
     Juried Group Exhibition: “Central South Art Exhibition” 

     Edgewater Art Gallery, Orlando, FL
     Invitational Group Exhibition: “9 Ingredients”
  
  2002
     Galleria Perela`, Venice, Italy
     Solo Exhibition
  
  2001
     Boston University, 808 Gallery, Boston, MA
     MFA Thesis Exhibition

     Boston University, Open Court Gallery, Boston, MA
     Solo Exhibition
  
     Boston University Art Gallery, Boston, MA
     Invitational Group Exhibition for Summer Concert Series
  
  1997
     Guerrilla Gallery, Kansas City, MO
     3 Person Group Exhibition: “Places in the Heart”

Collections

     Tennessee Arts Commission
     Boston  University
     Grimaldi Collection, Rome, Italy

Awards and Nominations
     
     Rolf Singerman Award, Allegany Arts Council, Cumberland, MD
     Herman Davis Bradely Memorial Award, Tennessee Art League
     Joan Mitchell Award Nominee
     Constatin Alajavov Scholarship
     Boston University Merit Scholarship
     Kansas City Art Institute Scholarship




Fellowships and Residencies

     Artist in Residence
   Freed-Hardeman University, Henderson TN, 2004-2006


Commissions

  Trinity Assembly of God, Decaturville,TN
     Sole designer and executor of a 25 ft x 40 ft mural, 2006-2007

  Green Frog, Cotton Museum of the South, Bells, TN
    Technical Drawings explaining the functions of a Cotton Gin, 2007

     
Professional
 
  Teaching and Assistantships
     Freed-Hardeman University, Artist in Residence, Henderson TN 2004-                                                                               
   2006
     Boston Center for Adult Education, Drawing I & II, 2002
     Boston University, Teaching Assistant for Sophomore Painting, 1999-    
   2001
     Boston University, Teaching Assistant for Intro to Visual Art, 2000-
   2001

  Gallery and Installation
     Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy 2001
     Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA 2001
     Boston University Art Gallery, Boston, MA 1999-2001
     Boston University, 808 Gallery, Boston, MA 1999-2001

  Set Dressing, Design, and Construction
     Stone Lion Puppet Theater, Kansas City, MO 1997
     New Theater Restaurant, Kansas City, MO 1997

  Motion Picture Set Dressing, Design, and Construction
     “Ride With the Devil”, Universal Pictures, Kansas City, MO 1998
     “Monday After the Miracle”, CBS, Kansas City, MO 1998

  







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