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Education:
2009 BFA in Studio Art with a 2D Emphasis, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2007 Undergraduate Coursework: Humanities in Art: Public Art in Mae Sai, Thailand: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2005 Undergraduate Coursework: University of Wisconsin-Washington County, West Bend, Wisconsin
Other Related Experiences:
2009 Studio Assistant: Arcadian Press, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008 Studio Assistant: Tandem Press, Madison, Wisconsin
2008 Residency Assistant: Keith Wilson, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
2008 Founder: Poorboy Press, Madison, Wisconsin
2007 President: Carlsten Gallery Student Advisory Committee, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
2005 President: Writers Guild, University of Wisconsin-Washington Country
Curatorial Experience:
2011 Curator: Animal as Metaphor, Edna Carlsten Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
2007 Curator: Truth and Lies: Video as New Narrative, Edna Carlsten Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
2006 Curator: Schneider Student Gallery and Mezzanine Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Awards and Distinctions:
2009 Deans Distinguished Award for Academic Excellence, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2009 Wisconsin Fund for Scholars Stipend Award, Madison, Wisconsin
2009 Bay View Books Arts Gallery Award for Book Arts, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2009 Arts Bash Award for Excellence in Painting, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008 Student Service and Leadership Award, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008 James R. Hill Award for Excellence in Drawing, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008 Richard Schneider Annual Ceramics Award, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008 Arts Bash Award for Excellence in Printmaking, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2007 Arts Bash Award for Excellence in Painting, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2006 Arts Bash Award for Excellence in Printmaking, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2005 Foundations Award for Excellence, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Collections:
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, William C. Bunce Artists’ Book Archive, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Golay Print Collection, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Public Collection, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Permanent Collection, Kenosha, Wisconsin
University of Wyoming, Permanent Collection, Cheyenne, Wyoming
Illinois State University, Normal Editions Workshop Archive, Normal-Bloomington, Illinois
West Bend Mutual Insurance Company, Permanent Collection, West Bend, Wisconsin
Selected Competitive Exhibitions:
2013 Winter Prospectus, Gallery 3, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
2009 Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, Communications Arts Gallery Kenosha, Wisconsin
Juror: Doug Devinny
2009 Student Juried Exhibition, Edna Carlsten Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Juror: Robin Kinney
2008 Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, Communications Arts Gallery, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Juror: Karla Hackenmiller
2008 Student Juried Exhibition, Edna Carlsten Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Juror: Josie Osborne
2007 Student Juried Exhibition, Edna Carlsten Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Juror: David Wells
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2018 No Brow, Collage, Hoax Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2018 The House that Evie Built, New Paintings, Jabberwock Studios, Algoma, Wisconsin
2016 No Brow, Collage, Waukesha Tattoo Company and Galleria, Waukesha, Wisconsin
2012 Thanks for Nothing, New Paintings, Sentry Insurance Building, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2012 Thanks for Nothing, Works on Paper, Scarabocchio Art Museum, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2011 The Thinnest Air, Mixed Media, Wisconsin Arts Board Office, Madison, Wisconsin
2010 BlanketFACE vs. RemoteControl, Flying Pig Gallery and Greenspace, Algoma, Wisconsin
2010 BlanketFACE, Paintings, Wisconsin Arts Board Office, Madison, Wisconsin
2010 Everything is Fine in the Suburbs, Paintings, Flying Pig Gallery and Greenspace, Algoma, Wisconsin
2009 Curious Dirt, Book Art Exhibit, Wisconsin Arts Board Office, Madison, Wisconsin
2009 The Bird and the Breast, Noel Fine Arts Center Mezzanine Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2009 Construct, Woodblock Prints, Portage County Arts Alliance Office, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008 We Wanted So Badly to be Real, Noel Fine Arts Center, Mezzanine Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2007 How to Break Glass, Paintings, Richard Schneider Student Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2007 This Beating Sound, Intaglio Prints, Portage County Arts Alliance Office Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2007 These Bears Are Misfits, Noel Fine Art Center, Mezzanine Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2006 These Cast Shadows, Noel Fine Arts Center, Mezzanine Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2006 Familiar, Paintings, Centercase for Art, Lafollette Lounge, University Center, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Selected Group and Invitational Exhibitions:
2013 Winter Prospectus, Gallery 3, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
2011 Animal As Metaphor, New Mixed Media, Edna Carlsten Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2011 Small Print Exhibit, Saint John’s on the Lake, Uihlien Peters Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2009 Class of 2009, BFA Exhibit, Edna Carlsten Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2009 Grand Opening, Triptophonic Studios, Waupaca, Wisconsin
2009 Arts Walk, Arts Alliance Office, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008 Everything is Fine in the Suburbs, Richard Schneider Student Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008 Gotta Light, 1st Annual Light Sculpture Show, Noel Fine Arts Center, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008 Arts Walk, Bella Artisan Wines, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2007 The Space Between, University of Wyoming and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
2007 Beating Sounds, Arts Village Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2007 Arts Walk, Curiosities Sugar3, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2006 Foundations Show, Noel Fine Arts Center, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2005 Black and Blue, Pillars Cafe, West Bend, Wisconsin
2005 Mutton, Pillars Cafe, West Bend, Wisconsin
Conferences:
2011 Americans for the Arts (AFTA), San Diego, California
2011 Public Art Network Conference (PAN), San Diego, California
2008 Normal Editions, University of Illinois, Normal-Bloomington, Illinois
Publications and Catalogs:
2010 Travis Lester’s Suburbs Featured at Flying Pig, Peninsula Pulse Newspaper, March 19-April 2, 2010
2009 22nd Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, Communications Arts Gallery, Kenosha, Wisconsin, Catalog
2008 21st Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, Communications Arts Gallery, Kenosha, Wisconsin, Catalog
2008 Best Bet: UWSP Gallery Features Videos, Stevens Point Journal, Thursday, February 21, 2008
2008 UWSP Gallery Explores Video Narratives,Stevens Point Journal, Monday, February 11, 2008
2006 Counterpoint Artist Showcase, UW-Stevens Point Student Newspaper
2005 Ubiquitous Student Newspaper, Published Poems, West Bend, Wisconsin
2004 Ubiquitous Student Newspaper, Published Poems, West Bend, Wisconsin
2004 400 University Drive, Annually Published Student Poems, West Bend, Wisconsin
2009 BFA in Studio Art with a 2D Emphasis, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2007 Undergraduate Coursework: Humanities in Art: Public Art in Mae Sai, Thailand: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2005 Undergraduate Coursework: University of Wisconsin-Washington County, West Bend, Wisconsin
Other Related Experiences:
2009 Studio Assistant: Arcadian Press, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008 Studio Assistant: Tandem Press, Madison, Wisconsin
2008 Residency Assistant: Keith Wilson, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
2008 Founder: Poorboy Press, Madison, Wisconsin
2007 President: Carlsten Gallery Student Advisory Committee, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
2005 President: Writers Guild, University of Wisconsin-Washington Country
Curatorial Experience:
2011 Curator: Animal as Metaphor, Edna Carlsten Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
2007 Curator: Truth and Lies: Video as New Narrative, Edna Carlsten Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
2006 Curator: Schneider Student Gallery and Mezzanine Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Awards and Distinctions:
2009 Deans Distinguished Award for Academic Excellence, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2009 Wisconsin Fund for Scholars Stipend Award, Madison, Wisconsin
2009 Bay View Books Arts Gallery Award for Book Arts, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2009 Arts Bash Award for Excellence in Painting, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008 Student Service and Leadership Award, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008 James R. Hill Award for Excellence in Drawing, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008 Richard Schneider Annual Ceramics Award, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008 Arts Bash Award for Excellence in Printmaking, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2007 Arts Bash Award for Excellence in Painting, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2006 Arts Bash Award for Excellence in Printmaking, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2005 Foundations Award for Excellence, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Collections:
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, William C. Bunce Artists’ Book Archive, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Golay Print Collection, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Public Collection, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Permanent Collection, Kenosha, Wisconsin
University of Wyoming, Permanent Collection, Cheyenne, Wyoming
Illinois State University, Normal Editions Workshop Archive, Normal-Bloomington, Illinois
West Bend Mutual Insurance Company, Permanent Collection, West Bend, Wisconsin
Selected Competitive Exhibitions:
2013 Winter Prospectus, Gallery 3, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
2009 Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, Communications Arts Gallery Kenosha, Wisconsin
Juror: Doug Devinny
2009 Student Juried Exhibition, Edna Carlsten Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Juror: Robin Kinney
2008 Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, Communications Arts Gallery, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Juror: Karla Hackenmiller
2008 Student Juried Exhibition, Edna Carlsten Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Juror: Josie Osborne
2007 Student Juried Exhibition, Edna Carlsten Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Juror: David Wells
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2018 No Brow, Collage, Hoax Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2018 The House that Evie Built, New Paintings, Jabberwock Studios, Algoma, Wisconsin
2016 No Brow, Collage, Waukesha Tattoo Company and Galleria, Waukesha, Wisconsin
2012 Thanks for Nothing, New Paintings, Sentry Insurance Building, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2012 Thanks for Nothing, Works on Paper, Scarabocchio Art Museum, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2011 The Thinnest Air, Mixed Media, Wisconsin Arts Board Office, Madison, Wisconsin
2010 BlanketFACE vs. RemoteControl, Flying Pig Gallery and Greenspace, Algoma, Wisconsin
2010 BlanketFACE, Paintings, Wisconsin Arts Board Office, Madison, Wisconsin
2010 Everything is Fine in the Suburbs, Paintings, Flying Pig Gallery and Greenspace, Algoma, Wisconsin
2009 Curious Dirt, Book Art Exhibit, Wisconsin Arts Board Office, Madison, Wisconsin
2009 The Bird and the Breast, Noel Fine Arts Center Mezzanine Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2009 Construct, Woodblock Prints, Portage County Arts Alliance Office, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008 We Wanted So Badly to be Real, Noel Fine Arts Center, Mezzanine Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2007 How to Break Glass, Paintings, Richard Schneider Student Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2007 This Beating Sound, Intaglio Prints, Portage County Arts Alliance Office Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2007 These Bears Are Misfits, Noel Fine Art Center, Mezzanine Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2006 These Cast Shadows, Noel Fine Arts Center, Mezzanine Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2006 Familiar, Paintings, Centercase for Art, Lafollette Lounge, University Center, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Selected Group and Invitational Exhibitions:
2013 Winter Prospectus, Gallery 3, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
2011 Animal As Metaphor, New Mixed Media, Edna Carlsten Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2011 Small Print Exhibit, Saint John’s on the Lake, Uihlien Peters Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2009 Class of 2009, BFA Exhibit, Edna Carlsten Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2009 Grand Opening, Triptophonic Studios, Waupaca, Wisconsin
2009 Arts Walk, Arts Alliance Office, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008 Everything is Fine in the Suburbs, Richard Schneider Student Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008 Gotta Light, 1st Annual Light Sculpture Show, Noel Fine Arts Center, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2008 Arts Walk, Bella Artisan Wines, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2007 The Space Between, University of Wyoming and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
2007 Beating Sounds, Arts Village Gallery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2007 Arts Walk, Curiosities Sugar3, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2006 Foundations Show, Noel Fine Arts Center, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
2005 Black and Blue, Pillars Cafe, West Bend, Wisconsin
2005 Mutton, Pillars Cafe, West Bend, Wisconsin
Conferences:
2011 Americans for the Arts (AFTA), San Diego, California
2011 Public Art Network Conference (PAN), San Diego, California
2008 Normal Editions, University of Illinois, Normal-Bloomington, Illinois
Publications and Catalogs:
2010 Travis Lester’s Suburbs Featured at Flying Pig, Peninsula Pulse Newspaper, March 19-April 2, 2010
2009 22nd Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, Communications Arts Gallery, Kenosha, Wisconsin, Catalog
2008 21st Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, Communications Arts Gallery, Kenosha, Wisconsin, Catalog
2008 Best Bet: UWSP Gallery Features Videos, Stevens Point Journal, Thursday, February 21, 2008
2008 UWSP Gallery Explores Video Narratives,Stevens Point Journal, Monday, February 11, 2008
2006 Counterpoint Artist Showcase, UW-Stevens Point Student Newspaper
2005 Ubiquitous Student Newspaper, Published Poems, West Bend, Wisconsin
2004 Ubiquitous Student Newspaper, Published Poems, West Bend, Wisconsin
2004 400 University Drive, Annually Published Student Poems, West Bend, Wisconsin
