Roots, Garrison 1952-

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Roots, Garrison 1952-

PERSONAL:

Born June 25, 1952, in Abilene, TX. Education: Massachusetts College of Art, B.F.A., 1979; Washington University School of Fine Arts, M.F.A., 1981.

ADDRESSES:

Office—Sibell-Wolle Fine Arts Building, Campus Box 318, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0318.

CAREER:

Sculptor, educator. Swain School of Design, New Bedford, MA, instructor, 1981-1982; University of Colorado, Boulder, assistant professor, 1982-89, associate professor, 1989-97, professor of fine arts, 1997—, area coordinator of sculpture, 1982—, department chair and associate chair of graduate studies. Founding member of FUSE Exhibitions and ARTNAUTS (international artists organization); serves on professional panels and on boards of directors, including the Boulder Center for the Visual Arts.

Exhibitions: Solo exhibitions include University Gallery, University of Texas, Arlington, 1979; Merrimac Gallery, St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, MO, 1980; Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1981; Crapo Gallery, Swain School of Design, New Bedford, MA, 1981; ARC/Raw Space Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1982; Center for Idea Art, Denver, CO, 1983; Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA, 1983; Fort Worth Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX, 1984; Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA, 1984; Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO, 1984; Alternative Museum, New York, NY, 1986; University of Colorado Art Galleries, Boulder, 1987; Cincinnati Artists Group Effort, Cincinnati, OH, 1989; Spaces, Cleveland, OH, 1991; Institute for Design and Experimental Art, Sacramento, CA, 1992; University of Colorado Art Galleries, Boulder, 1993; Southwest China Normal University, Sichuan, China, 1993; Laumeier Sculpture Park and Museum, St. Louis, MO, 1996; Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE, 1999; Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, CO, 2003; public commissions at Memphis/Shelby County Public Library, Memphis, TN, Miami International Airport North Terminal, Miami, FL, Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, TX, and Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Denver, CO; work represented in group exhibitions in the United States, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Spain, and Chile.

MEMBER:

College Art Association.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1982, 1984, Colorado Council on the Arts, 1986, 1994, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1992, 1993 (three), 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003; New Forms regional grant, 1993; WESTAF/NEA fellowship, 1995; Art Institute fellow, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2004.