CharlieCunninghamArt@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2015 MFA, Focus in Sculpture, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
2008 BFA, Major in Painting, Lyme Academy College of Fine Art, CT
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2016
Lyme Academy Faculty Exhibition, Chauncey Stillman Gallery, Old Lyme, CT.
9th Annual 4heads Governor’s Island Art Fair, Governors Island. NYC, NY.
Dysfunction, Burlington City Art, Burlington, VT
2015
Rough Around the Edges VI, The Dirt Salon, Hartford, CT
4heads Governor’s Island Art Fair, Governors Island. NYC, NY.
Lyme Academy Alumni Exhibition, Chauncey Stillman Gallery, Old Lyme, CT
Roberto Lugo: Ghetto Garniture: Wu-Tang Worcester, Ferrin Contemporary. North Adams, MA.
Silvermine Faculty Exhibition, Silvermine Art Center. New Canaan, CT.
Rich Flavor, Poor Taste. Zoller Gallery. University Park, PA
2014
Milkshake, Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA
Anti-thesis, Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA
Rough Around the Edges V, Artspace Gallery, Hartford, CT
Graduate Research Exhibition, Hub-Robeson Gallery, University Park, PA
Stop, Collaborate, and Listen, Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA
Delivering the Goods, Borland Gallery, University Park, PA
Beware, Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA
2013
If It Fits, Borland Gallery, University Park, PA
A Passive Violation of a Moral Preconception, Phone Booth Gallery, University Park, PA
Delivering the Goods, Kaufman Gallery at Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA
Lyme Academy Alumni Exhibition, Chauncey Stillman Gallery, Old Lyme, CT
CT Artlist Pop-Up Exhibition, Gaylordsville, CT
2012
RAW Brooklyn - Provocations, Littlefield, Brooklyn, NY
2011
The Horse and Sparrow Exhibition, Studio 554, Ledyard, CT
Arts Center at Killingworth's 7th Annual Autumn Art Trail, Madison Green, Madison, CT
2010
31st Annual Salon des Indespendentes, Hygienic Art Gallery, New London, CT
2009
Fourth Crossing Juried Exhibition, Hygienic Art Gallery, New London, CT
30th Annual Salon des Indespendentes, Hygienic Art Gallery, New London, CT
2008
Lyme Academy B.F.A. Undergraduate Thesis Exhibition, Chauncey Stillman Gallery, Old Lyme, CT
2005-7
Lyme Academy Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Chauncey Stillman Gallery, Old Lyme, CT
AWARDS/HONORS
2015 Visiting Artist Talk and Demonstration, Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT
2015 Collaboration with Roberto Lugo, Ferrin Contemporary: Project Art, Cummington, MA.
2015 Penn State Creative Achievement Award, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
2015 ISC Sculpture Magazine Student Achievement Award Nominee
2014 Dedalus Art Grant Nominee, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
2014 ISC Sculpture Magazine Student Achievement Award Nominee
2013-15 Graduate Fellowship Tuition Waiver, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
2004-2008 Merit Scholarship, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016
Adjunct Faculty, Ceramic Handbuilding, Middlesex Community College, Middletown, CT
Adjunct Faculty, Mold Making and Casting, Lyme Academy College of Fine Art, Old Lyme, CT
2015
Instructor, Silvermine Art Center, New Canaan, CT
Instructor, The Art Garage, Montclair, NJ
Alumni Panelist, Lyme Academy College of Fine Art, Old Lyme, CT.
Brown Democracy Medal for Democratic Innovation Designer and Fabricator, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Co-Founder of Esnohegan Traveling Artist Residency Program, Location Variable.
Rich Flavor, Poor Taste Artist Talk, Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA
Teaching Assistant to Bonnie Collura, Flexible Mold Making, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
2014
Artist Talk, Anti-thesis, Zoller Gallery. University Park, PA
Assistant to Roberto Lugo, Bellefonte, PA
Instructor, Introduction to Sculpture Art 030 , Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Assistant to Brooks Oliver, University Park, PA
SOVA Summer Art Camp Instructor, Structure, Objects, and Ideas in Sculpture. Pennsylvania State University
Artist Talk, Stop, Collaborate, and Listen, Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA
Teaching Assistant to Stephen St. Amant, Art 030: Introduction to Sculpture
2013
Sculpture Studio Technician, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
PRESS
Harboring Art in Historic Spaces at the 2016 Governors Island Art Fair, by Allison Meier. Hyperallergic, Sep 1st, 2016
Photos: Historic Buildings On Governors Island Now Filled With Art, By Scott Lynch. Gothamist Sep 4th, 2016
http://gothamist.com/2016/09/04/photos_historic_buildings_on_govern.php#photo-1
Art Review: Ceramic 'Dysfunction' at BCA Center. Seven Days Magazine, March 2, 2016
http://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/art-review-ceramic-dysfunction-at-bca-center/Content?oid=3208116
Charlie Cunningham: Exploring Morbid Curiosity and Humor, Or Does it Explode Zine, Jan 16, 2016
The Art Knight: Ep 6 - Art News, October 14, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulzCMi9LRdg
We Heart New York, Governor’s Island Fair 2015, September 26th, 2015 http://www.whrtny.com/2015/09/governors-island-art-fair-2015.html
Drive by Curiosity, Contemporary Art: A Visit @ Governors Island Art Fair 2015, September 8, 2015
http://drivebycuriosity.blogspot.com/2015/09/contemporary-art-visit-governors-island.html
Alt Zine, About the Inevitable with Charlie Cunningham, http://alt-zine.com/Charlie1.html, 2015
Penn State News, Student artists' 'Milkshake' offers a mix of mediums at Edwin W. Zoller Gallery, Nov 24, 2014
The Daily Collegian, Edwin W. Zoller Gallery continues MFA student exhibition, Sept 9, 2014 http://www.collegian.psu.edu/arts_and_entertainment/article_35f2f3a8-4529-11e4-9799-0017a43b2370.html
Penn State Artsword December Edition, “Penn State Students Deliver the Goods.”
https://sova.psu.edu/story/penn-state-students-deliver-goods
Catapult Art Magazine, 1012.v14, October 2012