Education
M.F.A., Sculpture, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 2003
M.A., Sculpture, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois, 1997
B.A., 2-D Studio, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois, 1996
Exhibitions
2019
Boss Combo, solo exhibition, Alexander Brest Gallery, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, Florida
2018
Once Familiar, solo exhibition, Esther Allen Greer Museum, University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Ohio
DownEast National Sculpture Exhibition, Emerge Gallery & Art Center, Greenville, North Carolina
In the Belly of the Beast, Stephen Smith Gallery, Fairfield, Alabama
2017
Color Coded, solo exhibition, Engine Room Art Space, Hagerstown, Maryland
Curated Professional Exhibition, juried exhibition, National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art & Practices, Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark Visitor’s Center Gallery, Birmingham, Alabama
Public Sculpture: The Art of the Proposal, group invitational exhibition, Catapult Gallery, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
2016
Alter + Combine, juried exhibition, (SCENE) Metrospace, East Lansing, Michigan
The Drawing Board, juried exhibition, District of Columbia Arts Center, Washington, D.C.
Here to There, invitational exhibition, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, West Virginia
2015
Interstate: Where I-90 Meets I-82, juried exhibition, Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington
Color Coded, solo exhibition, Olin Art Gallery, Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania
Match Cut, solo exhibition, Laura Mesaros Gallery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
The Mark on the Wall, juried exhibition in conjunction with The 25th Annual International Conference on Virginia Woolf, Greenly Gallery, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Pot Boiler, invitational exhibition, Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, South Carolina
26th National Drawing & Print Competitive Exhibition, juried exhibition, Gormley Gallery, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Baltimore, Maryland
2014
Carte Blanche, juried exhibition, Central Features, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Third Coast National, juried exhibition, K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, Texas
27th Annual McNeese Works on Paper Exhibition, juried exhibition, Abercrombie Gallery, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana
Seven, invitational exhibition, Eichold Gallery, Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama
Figure50, online invitational exhibition
2013
Drawing Connections, Boston Center for the Arts, juried exhibition, Boston, Massachusetts
Shame of the City: Deconstructing and Reconstructing Comic Narratives, Future Tenant Gallery, invitational exhibition, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Art Biologic, juried exhibition, Limner Gallery, Hudson, New York
34th Annual Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition, juried exhibition, Bradley University Galleries, Peoria, Illinois
Art/Identity, Gallery 263, juried exhibition, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Skulpcher Werkz, Tarble Arts Center, invitational exhibition, Charleston, Illinois
2012
Forged, juried exhibition, Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, Virginia
Crossing the Line: Drawings by Sculptors, Czurles-Nelson Gallery, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New York
OH + 5 2012, juried exhibition, Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, Ohio
Drawing Muchness, invitational exhibition, UNF Gallery of Art, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
Color Coded, solo exhibition, McComas Gallery, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi
Gallery Divided, invitational exhibition, Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences, Charleston, West Virginia
SECAC Annual Juried Exhibition, juried exhibition, Durham Arts Council, Durham, North Carolina
2011
Centennial Alumni Exhibition: Nexts, invitational exhibition, School of Art Gallery, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Works Cited, Daywood Gallery, Alderson-Broaddus College, Philippi, West Virginia
2010
13th Annual SECAC and MACAA Juried Exhibition, juried exhibition, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Melvin Johnson Sculpture Garden Exhibition, invitational exhibition, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New York
Three Rivers Arts Festival New Juried Visual Art Exhibition, juried exhibition,Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Education Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Pinkeye Book of Collage, juried exhibition, Wall Eye Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
2009
You Become Your Thoughts, international juried exhibition, Punch Gallery, Seattle, Washington
Diagrammatic Disarray, solo exhibition, Mattie Kelly Arts Center, Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, Florida
FestivALL Outdoor Sculpture Tour, invitational exhibition, Charleston, West Virginia
Apparatus, UTSA Satellite Space, invitational exhibition, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
The Sketchbook Project Vol. 3, group exhibition, Art House Co-op, Art House Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2008
Phenomena(l), invitational exhibition, SPACES Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
Multi-Media Invitational Exhibit, invitational exhibition,St. Charles Community College, St. Charles, Missouri
2007
Art St. Louis XXIII, The Exhibition, juried exhibition, Art St. Louis Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
21st Annual International Juried Show, international juried exhibition, The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, New Jersey
2006
New Artists in the Mix Machine, invitational exhibition, Heights Arts, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Collaborative Efforts, invitational exhibition, Gallery West, Cuyahoga Community College, Parma, Ohio
2005
Omnium-Gatherum, solo exhibition, Eels Gallery, Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
The NEO Show, juried exhibition, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Once Familiar, invitational exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, Ohio
Acquiring Its Own History: An Exhibition In Response to Robert Smithson at Kent State University, invitational exhibition, School of Art Gallery, Kent, Ohio
Ohio Art League Annual Fall Juried Exhibition, juried exhibition, Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
Small Works Exhibition, juried exhibition, Downtown Gallery, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
2004
68th Area Artists Annual Exhibition, juried exhibition, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
24th Annual Six-State Photography Exhibition, juried exhibition, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin, Ohio
The Sculpture Show, invitational exhibition, Asterisk Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
2003
Convergence, juried exhibition, College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio
Futility Belt, M.F.A. thesis exhibition, Spacelab, SPACES Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
(e)Motion: Kinetic sculpture, invitational exhibition, Gallery 138, Kent, Ohio
2002
First Cleveland Biennial Juried Exhibition, juried exhibition, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio
Cold Rolled, invitational exhibition, The Icehouse, Northside Coal and Ice Complex, Akron, Ohio
Professional Experience
2014-present
Assistant Professor and Sculpture Program Coordinator, School of Art and Design, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
2014-2008
Visiting Assistant Professor/Lecturer and Sculpture Program Coordinator, School of Art and Design, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
2008-2007
Instructor, Department of Art, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
2007
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Art, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio
2007-2003
Adjunct Instructor, School of Art, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Conferences/Presentations/Papers
2018
International Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art, Scranton, Pennsylvania. Session chair, Festivalism, Globalization, and Selfie-Bait: Unpacking the Contemporary Art Fair Phenomenon
2017
Southeastern College Art Conference, Columbus, Ohio. Session chair, A Mission Quite Possible: Codifying & Criticizing Art Fairs In The Academic Context
2016
Southeastern College Art Conference, Roanoke, Virginia. Individual presentation, Fragments of Signifiers: 3D Printing & Scanning As Digital Collage, for the panel discussion, No Hands? Digital Fabrication and Craftsmanship
2015
Southeastern College Art Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Session chair, Fire Induced Euphoria: Collectivity & Innovation in Contemporary Cast Iron Art
2014
Southeastern College Art Conference, Sarasota, Florida. Individual presentation, Woven Together: Carol Hummel’s “Morgantown Tree” Installation, for the panel discussion, Stop Collaborate and Listen?
2012
Nor’easter Conference on Aesthetics and Practice In Cast Iron Art, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New York. Panel discussion, Collaborative Venture: Foundry Practice in the Age of Austerity
Southeast College Art Conference, Durham, North Carolina. Individual presentation, Nothing Is Off-Limits: Helping Art Students Succeed with Taboo Materials, for the panel discussion No Puppy Dogs, No Barns, and No Glitter: Tackling the Taboo and Cliché as an Artist and Professor
2011
Southeast College Art Conference, Savannah, Georgia. Individual presentation, “Reciprocal Dialogue: What I Learned From My Drawing Students”, for the panel discussion Drawing Muchness
2010
Southeast College Art Conference, Richmond, Virginia. Individual presentation, “Off The Page: Paper Art from Advanced Drawing Students at West Virginia University”, for the panel discussion Making Paper Perform
Curatorial and Arts Programming Experience
2007
Exhibition Coordinator, River Campus Art Gallery, Department of Art, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
1999-2000
Art Exhibition Preparator, Springer Cultural Center, Champaign Park District, Champaign, Illinois
Non-Academic Experience
2001-2005
Sculpture Studio Assistant, Comunale Sculptural Concepts, Akron, Ohio
Grants/Awards
2017
Myers Foundation Summer Faculty Research Grant, Outdoor Sculpture Project, WVU School of Art and Design
2016
Myers Foundation Summer Faculty Research Grant, Character Generator 3D Printing & Scanning Project, WVU School of Art and Design
2015
Academic Innovation Technology Integration Grant, West Virginia University, Teaching & Learning Commons Sandbox, Morgantown, West Virginia
Myers Foundation Summer Faculty Research Grant, West Virginia University, School of Art and Design, Morgantown, West Virginia
2014
3rd Place, College of Creative Arts Faculty/Student Mentored Research Award, Undergraduate Division, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
2013
1st Place, College of Creative Arts Faculty/Student Undergraduate Mentored Research Award, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
Myers Foundation Summer Faculty Research Grant, West Virginia University, School of Art and Design, Morgantown, West Virginia
2012
WV Campus Community LINK Project Grant, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation and West Virginia Community Development Hub
1st Place, College of Creative Arts Faculty/Student Graduate Mentored Research Award, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
2011-2009
Myers Foundation Summer Faculty Research Grant, West Virginia University, Division of Art and Design, Morgantown, West Virginia
2004
Kirtz/Van Nortwick Award for Composition with the Human Figure, 24th Annual Six-State Photography Exhibition, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin, Ohio
2003
Honorable Mention, Convergence, The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio
Research and Graduate Studies Summer Fellowship, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Bibliography
Glynis Board, “How To: Portable Iron Pour with ‘Sputnik’ the Iron Furnace,” West Virginia Public Broadcasting, November 10, 2013.
Sara Busse, “WVU-MU rivalry: From gridiron to gallery,” The Charleston Gazette, July 21, 2012
Kurt Shaw, “Juried art makes a Arts Festival comeback in a strong way,” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, July 22, 2010.
Scott Sherer, Apparatus, [exhibition catalogue], March 2009.
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Scott Sherer, Acquiring Its Own History: An Exhibition in Response to Robert Smithson at Kent State University, [exhibition catalogue], April 2005.
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Dylan Ethan Collins 
Hi Dylan,
It was great to see you at the conference, even though we didn’t have long to catch up. I just tried to sign up to follow your blog but WP said that my email address wasn’t valid… anyway, I hope that you’ll keep me updated about your work and exhibitions. We should definitely stay in touch since our schools are so close together. I’d enjoy the chance to see what you all are up to in your studios.
take care,
Joe