Tiffany Calvert is an artist who works in New York, after living in San Franscisco, Chicago and New Jersey since 1998. She received her MFA from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University in NJ in 2005, where she received the Bettenbender Commencement Award and Rutgers Scholars Awards, as well as teaching assistantships. In 2006-7, she was awarded the ArtOmi (NY), I-Park (CT), and Djerassi (CA) Artist Residencies and a Geraldine R. Dodge Fellowship. She has taught Digital Media, Photography, Design, Painting and Drawing. tiffanycalvert@gmail(.com)

born 1976
Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University: MFA, May 2005
Oberlin College: BA with Honors in Art, May 1998

EXHIBITIONS

2008
*New Work, one person exhibition, Lisa Boyle Gallery, Chicago IL
The Prom–A Semi-Formal Survey of Semi-Formal Painting, Lawrimore Project, Seattle WA, link to site
Urban Sprawl, SICA (Shore Institute for Contemporary Art), Long Branch NJ
2007
Cabinet of Curious Ties, The Lab Gallery, New York NY
A Drawing Show, Lisa Boyle Gallery, Chicago IL
Year_07 Art Projects, with Lisa Boyle Gallery, London UK
AquaArt Miami Fair, with Lisa Boyle Gallery, Miami FL
2006
AquaArt Miami Fair, with Lisa Boyle Gallery, Miami FL
Beast, Finesilver Gallery, Houston TX
Keeping it Real, The Garage, Jersey City NJ
*New Work, one person exhibition, Lisa Boyle Gallery, Chicago IL
2005
AquaArt Miami Fair, with Lisa Boyle Gallery, Miami FL
Disputed Territories, City Without Walls Gallery, Newark NJ
Fresh Meat/Young Blood: New Jersey's New Masters, SICA (Shore Institute for Contemporary Art) NJ
Moonstruck: The Hong Kong Artist's Biennial 2005, Hong Kong, China
7th Annual National Small Works Exhibition, Attleboro Museum Center for the Arts MA
Thesis Exhibition, Mason Gross Galleries NJ
2004
New Works on Paper, Lisa Boyle Gallery, Chicago IL
The Odds, City Without Walls Gallery, Newark NJ
*New Work, one person exhibition, Lisa Boyle Gallery, Chicago IL
Living in an Immaterial World, City Without Walls Gallery, Newark NJ
Group curator and exhibiting artist, Faculty and Returning Students Graduate Exhibition, Mason Gross Galleries
Interior and Exterior, artist panel discussion performance, Rutgers Univ. NJ
2003
One Inch, Quality Gallery, Brooklyn NY
The Thousand Symphonies, Fluxus performance with Philip Corner, Nicholas Hall NJ
First Year Graduate Exhibition, Mason Gross Galleries, NJ
2002
Synesthesia, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago IL
2001
Artwork III, 847 W. Jackson Gallery, The Art Institute of Chicago IL
Woman Made Gallery Annual Juried exhibition, Chicago IL
1999
Vital Signs, Cesar Chavez Gallery, San Francisco State University CA
Re-Presentation, Boise State University 5th Biennial National Exhibition, Boise ID
Dodge3 Feather Project (Collaborative media performance/installation), Club 6, San Francisco CA
Palo Alto Regional Exhibition, IDEO Gallery, Palo Alto CA
1998
Honors Thesis Solo Exhibition, Fisher Gallery, Oberlin OH
1997
Code, Public Installation, received presidential funding and honorarium

CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2008
Some Abstraction Occurs: work by Pam Jordan, Jasmine Justice, Wes Sherman and Wendy White, curated by Tiffany Calvert, 65GRAND, Chicago, IL link to site

Bibliography
2008
Hackett, Regina. Never Fear, Painting is Here, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 17
Clemans, Gayle. Falling in Love with Intimacy of Painting, The Seattle Times, February 19
2006
Bill Davenport, Beast, Glasstire: Texas Visual Art Online, Reviews, October 2006.
Mary Birmingham. Garage Artwork is Raw, Real with Mixed Identities, The Jersey Journal, October 27, page 23.
Camper, Fred.Two-Dimensional Dioramas, The Chicago Reader, March 24, Section 2, Page 24 (view a .pdf)
Flavorpill.net, Issue 78, March 14
Wu, Suzanne. UR Chicago, Volume 9, Issue 3, March 9, Page 18
2005
New American Paintings, Mid-Atlantic Region (*featured cover artist)
2002
Artner, Alan. Paintings Are Disarming, Memorable, Chicago Tribune, August 9, Section 7, Page 25
2001
053:1973-2000, Silkscreen: The Poster Project, John Pearson, ed.
1999
McPartlin, Martha. Gallery's "Vital Signs" Worth Checking, Golden Gater, Vol. 66, Issue 4, Sept 9

Grants and Awards
2008
Djerassi Alumni Award, Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Woodside CA
2007
Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Woodside CA
2006
ArtOmi International Artists Residency, Omi NY
2006 Artists Residency Program, Artists' Enclave at I-Park, East Haddam CT
Geraldine R. Dodge Fellowship
2005
John Bettenbender Commencement Award recipient
2003-2005
Rutgers Scholars Award, all semesters
Teaching Assistantships and Part-Time Teaching awards, all semesters
1999
SFAC Grant: finalist for $10,000 grant by the San Francisco Art Council
1998
BA with Honors, Oberlin College
Art Students Committee Grant: Oberlin College
1997
Honorarium: awarded by president for outstanding services to Oberlin College

Teaching
2007
Instructor, Intermediate Painting I and II , University of Delaware
Instructor, Advanced Drawing , University of Delaware
Instructor, Figure Drawing , Raritan Valley Community College
2006
Instructor, Visual Communication Online, online course, Raritan Valley Community College NJ
Instructor, 2D Design , Raritan Valley Community College NJ
Instructor, Basic Drawing , Raritan Valley Community College NJ
2005
nstructor, 2D Design , Raritan Valley Community College NJ
Instructor, Figure Drawing, Middlesex County College NJ (2 sections)
Instructor, Drawing, Middlesex County College NJ
2004
Part-Time Lecturer, Introduction to Digital Media, Rutgers University NJ
Teaching Assistant, Figure Drawing, Rutgers University NJ
Instructor, Drawing and Painting, Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum NJ
Teaching Assistant, Drawing Fundamentals, Rutgers University NJ
2003
Teaching Assistant, Drawing Fundamentals, Rutgers University NJ
1995-1997
Coordinator and Teacher, Art, Dance and Music, Chuska Elementary School, Navajo Reservation NM