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Patrick Shaffer (b. 1989, MO)
Education
New Mexico State University 2014
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Paintings
New Mexico State University 2018
Masters of Fine Arts - Studio
Related Work Experience
Cruces Creatives
Education Curator 2018 to 2020
New Mexico State University
Instructor of Record 2015 to 2018
Museum of Art - Las Cruces
Art Instructor 2013 to 2017
Munson Senior Center - Las Cruces
Art Instructor 2012 to 2015
New Mexico State University - Alamogordo
Fine Arts Department Staff Technician 2012
Selected Exhibitions
2023
Group Exhibition, Papercut. Cruces Creatives, Las Cruces, NM
Group Exhibition, Imperial Beach Library Art Exhibition. Imperial Beach, CA
2019
Solo Exhibition, Elwood. The Art Gym, Denver, CO
Solo Exhibition, #bluewhalechallenge. Cruces Creatives, Las Cruces, NM
2018
Group Exhibition, Emergent. Bank of the West, Las Cruces, NM
Group Exhibition, MFA Thesis “Not Only, But Also”. NMSU Gallery, Las Cruces, NM
Solo Exhibition, Binge-Watch. Southwest Creative Co, Las Cruces, NM
2017
Group Exhibition, Juried Student Show. NMSU Gallery, Las Cruces, NM
Solo Exhibition, Posted Paintings. 5&J Gallery, Lubbock, TX
2016
Group Exhibition, Align & Construct. Arts Letters &Numbers, Averill Park, NY
Group Exhibition, Book Release | A Night on Buddy’s Bench by Ira Baumgarten. Arts Letters &Numbers, Averill Park, NY
Group Exhibition, Interjecting Manuscripts. Bank of the West, Las Cruces, NM
Group Exhibition, 13. NMSU, Las Cruces, NM
Group Exhibition, Elevator. NMSU, Las Cruces, NM
Group Exhibition, Free Beer. Art Obscura, Las Cruces, NM
Group Exhibition, I <3 Art Valentine Party. University Art Gallery, NMSU, Las Cruces, NM
Group Exhibition, Go Big or Go Home. Mas Art, Las Cruces, NM
2015
Group Exhibition, Making Sense. Art Obscura, Las Cruces, NM
Group Exhibition, Juried Student Show. NMSU Gallery, Las Cruces, NM
Group Exhibition, Project Postcard: 2015, University Art Gallery, NMSU, Las Cruces, NM
Group Exhibition, Id, Bird, Sand & Youth. NMSU, Las Cruces, NM
Group Exhibition, HERE&NOW. Museum of Art, Las Cruces, NM
Group Exhibition, 2015 Juried Summer Show. Red Dot Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Group Exhibition, Beyond the Border. Towson University, Baltimore, MD
2014
Group Exhibition, 2014 Spring BFA Exhibition. NMSU, Las Cruces, NM
Group Exhibition, RAMBLE NIGHT/ NMSU STRIKES AGAIN!!!!. Mas Art, Las Cruces, NM
Group Exhibition, Showroom. Bravo Collision Center, Las Cruces, NM
Group Exhibition, Anniversary Ramble. Mas Art, Las Cruces, NM
Group Exhibition, First Annual Art for the Animals Art Collaborative. ACTion Programs for Animals, Las Cruces, NM
2013
Group Exhibition, Juried Student Show. NMSU Gallery, Las Cruces, NM
Group Exhibition, WE.AD Members & Friends. West End Art Depot, Las Cruces, NM
Group Exhibition, Fotos + Phorms. West End Art Depot, Las Cruces, NM
Group Exhibition, Wine Time. Hotel Encanto De, Las Cruces, NM
Group Exhibition, Project Postcard. NMSU Gallery, Las Cruces, NM
Permanent Collections
NMSU University Art Gallery
Awards and Grants
2012 - 2013, Mary Lawbaugh Award for the Purchase of Art
2015 - 2016, UAG Excellence in Painting
2016 - 2017 Southern New Mexico WaterColor Society Excellence in Painting
Residencies
2016
Arts Letters & Numbers, Averill Park, NY
Publications
2022
Exhibition Art and Gala Comes to Imperial Beach, December 9, 2022. http://www.imperialbeachnewsca.com/news/article_bb24b3e8-77fe-11ed-9317-37767e3bd591.html
2018
Top Painters Paintings, February 28, 2018. http://www.toppainterspaintings.com
2015
Alexia Severson, “Pop-up art show explores the five senses”, Las Cruces Sun-News, December 4, 2015. http://www.lcsun-news.com/story/life/sunlife/2015/12/04/pop-up-art-show-explores-five-senses/76131798/
Museum label for Stella Waitzkin. Untitled (27 books). New Mexico, University Art Gallery, "Curatory: Viewpoints" exhibition, December 2-18, 2015.
Lauren Goldstein and Carmen Gimenez Smith. “Din Magazine Issue 6”, Online Publication, May 7, 2015. http://www.issue6.dinmagazine.org
2014
Emily C. Kelly. “NMSU art Students decorate electrical enclosures.”access date: 05/09/2014. http://newscenter.nmsu.edu/Articles/view/10341/nmsu-art-students-decorate-electrical-enclosures
Shaless Robinson. “The Round up,” Earth (April 22, 2014): 11