Austin Heitzman

New work in the studio

2009-03-26T15:19:00.001-07:00

The San Felipe Krak Attack

2007-12-09T10:32:00.000-08:00

The San Felipe Krak Attack
mixed media
2007

Great Eastern

2007-12-09T10:31:00.001-08:00

Great Eastern
mixed media
2007

Triton

2007-12-09T10:27:00.001-08:00

Triton
mixed media
2007

Krak Attack

2007-05-15T18:00:00.000-07:00

Krak Attack
mixed media
2007

Krak Attack (details)

2007-05-15T17:58:00.000-07:00

Krak Attack (details)
mixed media
2007

In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even

2007-05-15T17:57:00.000-07:00

In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even (installed)
mixed media
2007

In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #2

2007-05-15T17:56:00.000-07:00

In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #2
mixed media
2007

In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #3

2007-05-15T17:55:00.000-07:00

In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #3
mixed media
2007

In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #4

2007-05-15T17:54:00.002-07:00

In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #4
mixed media
2007

In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #5

2007-05-15T17:54:00.001-07:00

In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #5
mixed media
2007

In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #9

2007-05-15T17:52:00.002-07:00

In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #9
mixed media
2007

In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #6

2007-05-15T17:52:00.001-07:00

In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #6
mixed media
2007

In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #7

2007-05-15T17:51:00.000-07:00

In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #7
mixed media
2007

In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #7, #8

2007-05-15T17:49:00.000-07:00

In Desperate Need of a Land Bridge, Mounds Even #7, #8
mixed media
2007

Banyan

2007-05-15T17:45:00.000-07:00

Banyan
mixed media
2007

Banyan (detail)

2007-05-15T17:44:00.000-07:00

Banyan (detail)
mixed media
2007

Thing (detail)

2007-05-15T17:42:00.000-07:00

Thing (detail)
mixed media
2007

Thing

2007-05-15T17:39:00.000-07:00

Thing
mixed media
2007

Historascape #5

2007-01-14T13:01:00.000-08:00

mixed media
73" by 45" by 33"
2006

Historascape #5

2007-01-14T13:00:00.000-08:00

Historascape #5 (detail)

2007-01-14T12:59:00.000-08:00

Historascape #4

2007-01-14T12:57:00.000-08:00

mixed media
59" by 37" by 28"
2006

Historascape #4 (detail)

2007-01-14T12:56:00.000-08:00

Historascape #4

2007-01-14T12:55:00.000-08:00

mixed media
59" by 37" by 28"
2006

Historascape #4 (detail)

2007-01-14T12:53:00.000-08:00

Historascape #3b (installed)

2007-01-14T12:52:00.000-08:00

mixed media
11" by 33" by 27"
2006

Historascape #3b (detail, not installed)

2007-01-14T12:49:00.000-08:00

Historascape #3a

2007-01-14T12:48:00.000-08:00

mixed media
42" by 37" 14"
2006

Historascape #3a

2007-01-14T12:47:00.000-08:00

Landscape #3a (detail)

2007-01-14T12:45:00.000-08:00

Bundles

2007-01-14T12:43:00.000-08:00

mixed media
49" by 32" by 16"
2005

Historascape #2b

2007-01-14T12:42:00.000-08:00

mixed media
42" by 37" by 14"
2005

Historascape #2b (detail)

2007-01-14T12:41:00.000-08:00

Historascape #2a

2007-01-14T12:40:00.000-08:00

mixed media
33" by 13" by 7"
2005

Historascape #2a (detail)

2007-01-14T12:39:00.000-08:00

Artist's Statement

2007-01-14T12:16:00.001-08:00

These rough, perhaps even primeval constructions materialize out of scavenged remains, revealing only circumstantial evidence of their previous existences. Each element evolves freely with each decision addressed and reacted to only as it demands at the time. Often there seems to be no course towards which things are leading. Deposited and abandoned this complex system of matter forms a shifting mass supple enough to evoke multiple associations yet still asserts itself as a cohesive object. A result of innumerable generations of selectively building and revising, the work now lingers in its final incarnation yet erupts with potential for further evolution.

Resume

2007-01-14T11:29:00.000-08:00

Austin Heitzman

Email- charlesaustinh@hotmail.com

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Education

MFA 2006 Drawing and Painting Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa.
2004-2005 Temple University Rome, Rome Italy

BFA 2003 Drawing and Painting University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
Overall GPA- 3.8, Magna Cum Laude

Exhibition Record (* solo shows)

2008

Bloom, MCLA Gallery 51, North Adams MA

2007

Microstates, University of the South, Sewanee TN

Vast Beautiful System: Barely Holding Together, Tower Gallery, Philadelphia PA

*Shattered Bark , 201 Gallery, Philadelphia PA

2006

*It Looks Like the Kind of Place Something This Good Would Come From (MFA Thesis Exhibition), Tyler School of Art, Temple Gallery, Philadelphia PA

*Real American Hotdog 2, Barbershop Gallery, Philadelphia PA

First Cheltenham Biennial, Ever, Blai Hall, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia PA

2005

When Fancy Gets Sexy, Temple University Rome Gallery, Rome, Italy

5 Foreigners (2 Permessi), Il Quadrato Di Omega Gallery, Rome, Italy

2004

Moral Fiber, University of North Texas Union Gallery Denton, Texas

2003

*Andrew Jackson Brazos Artifacts 1830-1865, Denton County Historical Museum, Denton, Texas

Awards and Grants

2006 Graduate Assistantship with Tuition Remission and Stipend, Tyler School of Art, Temple University

2005 Graduate Assistantship with Tuition Remission and Stipend, Tyler School of Art, Temple University

Visiting Artist Lectures

2003 University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee

2003 Denton County Historical Museum, Denton, Texas

Bibliography

2007

Newhall, Edith Tenuous Universe. The Philadelphia Inquirer, Dec. 7, 2007

Fertig, Tami Last Chance: Austin Heitzman Shattered Bark. Philadelphia City Paper, May 3- May 10, 2007 #1146

Fallon, RobertaSticks and Stones Roberta Fallon and Libby Rosof's Artblog, April 20, 2007 www.fallonandrosof.blogspot.com

Puttgen, JulieThe Thing and Other Constructs. Ratsalad Deluxe: Magic, Issue #10 February 2007

2006 Biemiller, Lawrence. Portrait of the Sculptor as a Young Man. The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Nov. 24, 2006: A56

Exhibitions Curated

2006 Humdinger Student Show, Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, Pennsylvania

2005 Co-curator Giuseppe Gallo Memoria Iconaclasta, Temple University Rome Gallery, Rome, Italy

Professional Experience

2006-2007
Adjunct Professor Studio Art 1 and 2- Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, Pennsylvania

• Instructed and developed the curriculum for fine art courses. Courses focused on drawing and painting as a medium to develop problem-solving skills to be utilized outside the fine art field. Also allowed beginning non-art students to develop skills in art making.

Summer 2006
Conducted Open Figure Studio- Cheltenham Arts Center, Glenside, Pennsylvania

•Hired models, orchestrated poses, backdrops and lighting, handled administrative duties for the course. Also monitored each three-hour class session.

2005-2006
Teaching Assistant- Tyler School of Art, Temple University Advanced Painting, Painting Senior Studio

•Teaching Assistant to Donna Nelson’s Advanced Painting class and Mark Shetabi’s Senior Studio Class. Participated in and led group critiques, participated in final critiques, substituted classes when necessary, and gave one-on-one instruction to students.

Collections

Enzo Cucchi, Rome, Italy
Roberto Gustiani, Rome, Italy
Illeana Florescu, Rome, Italy
Temple Library Permanent Collection, Temple University Rome, Rome, Italy

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