Val Curry
Val Curry, One Day, 2013
Val Curry grew up amidst the cornfields of rural Illinois in an Intentional Community. This upbringing surrounded him with strong social cohesion, teamwork and an alternative lifestyle and greatly impacted his core values and art-making practice.
Curry studied under such notable artists such as Randall Garrett, Josephine Durkin and the late Michael Miller. In 2012 he was an artist-in-residence at UT Dallas’ CentralTrak. He has a BFA in Sculpture from Texas A&M University, Commerce and an MFA from the University of Texas, Dallas in the Arts and Technology program.
The themes in Curry’s work spiral around natures patterns and cycles. There are strong influences from environmental concerns, as well.
EDUCATION2014 - University of Texas at Dallas, Master of Fine Arts in Arts and Technology 2011 - Texas A&M Commerce Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture
RESIDENCIES
2011-2012 – Centraltrak Artist Residency
COLLEGE COURSES
2016 –Eastfield Community COllege
ARTS 1301 Art Appreciation (3 Sections of both Classroom and Hybrid)
SELF DEVELOPED PROGRAMS
2015 – Valville Sculpture School
Developed as an independent school to offer my accumulated skills and knowledge to students seeking personalized instruction on specific projects.
2015 – Creativity Enhancement Workshop for Big Thought
Hands on workshop guiding middle school age children through an activity to activate creative thinking and reuse of waste materials.
2015 – Rubber Mold Making and Casting Workshops at Dallas Makerspace
Series of ongoing workshops and demonstrations sharing the diverse range of practical applications of the molding and casting process
2014 – Imagination Design Challenge for Dallas Children’s Theater
activity to inform young people about conservation and creative reuse of waste materials 2012 – Creativity Enhancement Workshop for Wade College of Design
Hands on workshop guiding college students through an activity to activate creative thinking and reuse of waste materials.
2011 – Artist Process Workshop for Wade College of Design
Series of workshops that brought a group of design students into my studio practice that culminated in a group show featuring the sculptures that they designed and built.
CONFERENCES/SYMPOSIUMS/PUBLICATIONS
2015 – ISSUES In SCIENCE And TECHNOLOGY Magazine
2014 – Environmental Art Workshop for John Bunker Sands Wetland Center 2014 – Research, Art and Writing Symposium for University of Texas at Dallas 2014 – Earth Day Texas for Mckinney Avenue Contemporary
UPCOMING SHOWS
2016 – Solo exhibition of new works – Ro2 Gallery – Dallas, TX
2016 – “Paradise” – Curated by Dwayne Carter and Randall Garrett – Ro2 Gallery – Dallas, TX
2016 – “Utopia vs Paradise” - Curated by Dwayne Carter and Randall Garrett – Centraltrak
Gallery - Dallas, TX
SHOW HISTORY
2015 – “A Moving Target” MFA Thesis Exhibition – University of Texas at Dallas – Richardson, TX 2014 – “Universe” Solo exhibition – McKinney Ave. Contemporary – Dallas, TX
2014 – “Objective Strategies” Robert David Reedy and Val Curry – El Centro – Dallas, TX 2013 – “One Day” Robert David Reedy and Val Curry - Ro2 – Dallas, TX
2012 – “Between Hope and Fear” 500x gallery– Dallas, TX 2011 – “Saving Knowledge Stimpy” Plush Gallery – Dallas, TX 2011 – “Bunnies and Dinosaurs” Ro2 – Dallas, TX
2011 – “Disturbance of Distance” Box 13 – Houston, TX 2011 – “Kids From Commerce” Plush – Dallas, TX
2010 – “Juried Student Art Show” Texas A&M University – Commerce, TX 2009 – “New Texas Talent” Craighead Green Gallery – Dallas, TX
2009 – “Juried Student Art Show” Texas A&M University – Commerce, TX 2008 – “Vicious Pink” Centraltrak – Dallas, TX
2008 – “Mr. Ambivalent” Solo Show - Richland Community College – Dallas, TX 2008 – “RLC @ LCC” Latino Cultural Center – Dallas, TX
2008 – “League of Innovation” Mountainview Community College – Dallas, TX
2008 – “ARTS 099 (Developmental)” El Centro College Community College – Dallas, TX 2007 – “Savage Intimacies” MFA Gallery – Dallas, TX
2007 – “Group Show” Richland Community College – Dallas, TX
2006 – “Pajama Party” (performance piece) Plush Gallery – Dallas, TX
2006 – “Cannibal” (performance piece) presented by Plush Gallery – Williamsburg, NY 2005 – “Concrete-Manifesto” (performance piece) Plush Gallery – Dallas, TX
2004 – “Delinquent Boys” CSAW – Houston, TX
2004 – “Stray Show” presented by Plush Gallery – Art Chicago - Chicago, IL 2004 – “Delinquent Boys” Plush Gallery – Dallas, TX
2004 – “El Pulpo” Plush Gallery – Dallas, TX
2004 – Suitcase Gallery (performance piece) – Dutch Design Week - Eindhoven, NL
VOLUNTEER
2013-2014 - Urban Acres Local Organic Market - Produce sorting Team, Custom display installations 2006-Present - Dallas Jr Wheelchair Mavericks, Graphic and logo Design
AFFILIATIONS
2013-Present - Dallas Makerspace
2015-Present – Valville Sculpture School; Director and Instructor; www.valville.net
Selected Available Works
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