Bruce Alves III
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Education

2009-2012                                              Texas Tech University                                       Lubbock, TX  
Master of Fine Arts: Art
Primary: Ceramics   Secondary: Sculpture
3.894 G.P.A.
 
1998-2006                                              Missouri State University                              Springfield, MO
Bachelor of Science in Education Art K-12
Bachelor of Fine Arts with an emphasis in Ceramics        
3.75 G.P.A. at MSU
Graduated Cum Laude
 
Exhibitions

Sept. 8 – October 15, 2017           Wichita National All Media Exhibition                    Wichita, KS
Mark Arts
Juror:Kyle Reicher
 
Apr. 15 – June 1, 2017                                 #nofilter                                             St. Louis, MO
Art St. Louis Gallery
Juror:  Sarah Hermes Griesbach & MK Stallings
Award of Excellence for Welfare Trump Supporter
 
March 10-31, 2017                      Play: Juried All Media Exhibition                    Springfield, IL
Springfield Art Association Collective
Juror:  Bob Dixon
 
Sept. 30 – Nov 11, 2016   Emerging Artist Series: Assembled Memories       St. Charles, MO
The Foundry Art Centre
 
Aug. 12 – Sept. 23, 2016     Putting it Together: The Art of Assembling         St. Charles, MO
The Foundry Art Centre
Juror: Kevin Hughes
 
Aug. 29 – Sept 23, 2016       Some Assembly Required: Second Edition          Jacksonville, IL
MacMurray College: Applebee Gallery
 
March 6 – 19, 2016                                         Generations
Filipino Cultural Center                                                                                          Overland Park, KS
Concurrent exhibition with NCECA conference Kansas City, MO
 
January 7 – February 2, 2016             Some Assembly Required
Mount Mercy University: Janalyn Hanson White Gallery                                           Cedar Rapids, IA
 
July 17 – Aug 28, 2015                                       Circus!
The Foundry Art Centre                                                                                          Saint Charles, MO
Juror: Nick DeFord
Sold: One Says to the Other and I’m Gonna Love Ya a Squeeze Ya Forever
 
November 13 – December 26, 2014             Given Form
The Foundry Art Centre                                                                                          Saint Charles, MO
Juror: Robert Davis Jr.
Juror’s Choice Award $250
 
May 2 – June 5, 2014                                       Playdate
The Ceramics Center                                                                                                 Cedar Rapids, IA
 
April 16 – May 10, 2014                    Minute (mahy-noot) Musings
Union Street Gallery                                                                                                          Chicago, IL
Jurors: Jessica Segal & Madeline Henry
Second Place Prize $75 for all three pieces in the show
 
November 1, 2013                                           Provocat8
Nomadic Gallery at the 5 & J Studios                                                                              Lubbock, TX
 
October 1 – 31, 2013                      What Goes Bump In The Night
Clay Arts Vegas                                                                                                             Las Vegas, NV
Juror: John Gregg and Peter Jakubowski
 
June 21 – July 31, 2013                                  not(2)BIG
M S Rezny Studio/Gallery                                                                                            Lexington, KY
Juror: Arturo Sandoval 
 
May 3 – June 12, 2013            Red Lodge Clay Center Juried National 2         
Red Lodge Clay Center                                                                                                Red Lodge, MT
Juror:  Dan Anderson
 
April 5, 2013                                                  Provocate
Nomadic Gallery at the 5 & J Studios                                                                              Lubbock, TX
 
March 6 – April 6, 2013           National Juried Exhibition: Mad World
Union Street Gallery                                                                                                          Chicago, IL
Juror:  Natalie Domchenko
 
Nov. 21, 2012 – Jan. 7, 2013          38th Toys Designed By Artists
Arkansas Arts Center                                                                                                   Little Rock, AR
Juror: Tim Tate
 
Aug. 20 - Nov.1, 2012         So Tiny: An Exhibition of Small Works in 3-D
Baum Gallery of Fine Art at University of Central Arkansas                                             Conway, AR
Juror: Virginia Samsel
 
Aug.16 – Sept. 13, 2012                         Visions in Clay 2012
LH Horton Jr. Gallery at San Joaquin Delta College                                                        Stockton, CA
Juror: Joe Bova
 
June 29, 2012                                   Fifth Friday on Slaton Square                                    
V2 Studio & Gallery                                                                                                            Slaton, TX
 
May 4 – 25, 2012                 The More You Play With It… MFA Exhibition
TTU School of Art Satellite Gallery at LHUCA                                                              Lubbock, TX
 
March 30, 2012                                Fifth Friday on Slaton Square                                     
V2 Studio & Gallery                                                                                                            Slaton, TX
 
Feb. 21 – Mar. 16, 2012                  Ceramic/Metals and Jewelry Exhibition
Missouri State University Student Exhibition Center                                                   Springfield, MO
 
Nov. 22, 2011 – Jan. 10, 2012                            Influences                                              
Buddy Holly Center                                                                                                        Lubbock, TX
 
Oct. 11 – Nov. 16, 2011             Confusion Setting In: TTU Group Exhibition           
Texas A&M International University CFPA Gallery                                                           Laredo, TX
 
Aug. 26 – Sept. 2, 2011                      Annual MFA Candidate Group Show
Landmark Arts Gallery                                                                                                    Lubbock, TX
 
March 2 – April 2, 2011                                Rising Eyes of Texas                                
Rockport Center for the Arts                                                                                          Rockport, TX
Juror: Risa Puleo                                 
First Place Prize $500
 
March 2 – April 2, 2011           The Way We Were: TTU Ceramic Graduate Works                      
Plaster Student Complex Art Gallery, Missouri State University                                  Springfield, MO
 
Jan. 5 – Feb. 3, 2011                               Bring It: An MFA Exchange                              
Ernst G. Welch School of Art Design Gallery at Georgia State University                        Atlanta, GA
 
Sept. 9 – 30, 2010                        Negative Slope, TTU MFA Group Exhibition            
Lone Star College North Harris                                                                                       Houston, TX
 
Sept. 1 – 30                                        Annual MFA Candidate Group Show  
Landmark Arts Gallery                                                                                                    Lubbock, TX
             
April 8-10, 2010                                   TASA Annual Poster Competition
Art and Community                                                                                                            Austin, TX
 
Feb. 7, 2010          TTU Ceramics MFA Group Show: Part of TTU Ceramics Symposium                               WatersSpace North Gallery                                                                                                Slaton, TX              
                 
Jan. 25 – Feb. 26, 2010                   Emergence: TTU MFA Group Exhibition                        
Gallery 193, San Angelo State University                                                                     San Angelo, TX

Oct. 17, 2009                                              Art on Slaton Square                                                 
Dead Bird Gallery                                                                                                               Slaton, TX

Sept. 1 – Oct. 14, 2009                        Annual MFA Candidate Show                                           
Landmark Arts Gallery                                                                                                    Lubbock, TX

October 2007                           Exhibition Elemental: Light, Fire, and Metal                                                            Student Exhibition Center, Missouri State University                                                 Springfield, MO

June 2007                                                    “This & That”                                                                                                3 person visiting artist show with Lars Westby & Bradford Davis                                                        
C. Space Gallery                                                                                Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (R.O.C)
Dec. 2005 – Jan. 2006                             Solo B.F.A. Thesis Show                                                                                  The Randy Bacon Gallery                                                                                           Springfield, MO

January 2005                          Missouri State 5 School Metals & Ceramic Invitational                                            Student Exhibition Center, Missouri State University                                                  Springfield, MO   

 
Awards

Award of Excellence, #nofilter, 2017                                                                          St. Louis, MO
 
Juror’s Choice Award, Given Form, 2014                                                                 St. Charles, MO
 
Second Place Prize, Minute (mahy-noot) Musings, 2014                                                  Chicago, Ill
 
First Place Prize, Rising Eyes of Texas, 2011                                                              Rock Port, TX
 
 
Residency
 
Feb. – June 2007                                                                                                          Tainan, Taiwan
Guest visiting artist at Tainan National University for the Arts
Worked with artists: Ching-Yuan Chang, Debra Sigel, Lars Westby, and Patrick Crabb
 
 
 
Lectures/Talks

September 22, 2016                                    Gallery Talk
MacMurray College                                                                                                      Jacksonville, IL
 
February 2, 2016                                        Artist Lecture
Mount Mercy University: Betty Cherry Room                                                            Cedar Rapids, IA                       
 
November 16, 2011                 MFA Thesis Lecture: Nostalgia and Toys
English Lecture Hall: Texas Tech University                                                                   Lubbock, TX
 
October 13, 2011                                         Gallery Talk
Texas A&M International University CFPA Gallery                                                           Laredo, TX
 
March 4, 2011                                              Gallery Talk
Plaster Student Complex Art Gallery, Missouri State University                                  Springfield, MO
 
 
Workshops/Demos Presented

 
Jan. 27-31, 2014         Canadian River Art Gallery                                                           Canadian, TX
 
Jan. 16-18,2014          Dallas Market Center – J. Mackie & Associates                                 Dallas, TX
 
March 3-4, 2011        Missouri State University w/ TTU Ceramic Graduates              Springfield, MO
 
 
Publications/Articles
 
All The Art: The Visual Art Quarterly of St. Louis
Summer 2017
“Curiouser and Curiouser” p.17
 
Jan. 2014                                                    Panhandle PBS
Panhandlepbs.org/arts/artist/bruce-alves-iii/
 

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