SEAFORE PERL aka NICK FRIESS in RL
Phone: (515) 370-4671 Email: [email protected] Website: http://nickfriessartworks.com/
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUC4crx0D4g-s3dV0Kk2Hyw
AREAS OF STUDIO EXPERTISE
Oil painting, drawing, 2D and 3D digital imagery, simulations, animation, virtual worlds content creation
EDUCATION
Iowa State University Ames, Iowa
MASTER OF FINE ARTS in Integrate Visual Arts 2015
GPA 3.81
Drake University 1998
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS in Painting
Cum Laude
ART AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1975 - Present ARTIST
Nick Friess Artworks located in various private studios in Iowa, Ohio and Washington
• Create oil paintings and drawings for commissions and exhibitions
• Create digital 2D and 3D imagery, virtual simulations, and animations
• Teach art classes
2008 DISCOVERY SUPERVISOR
Genesis Development, Boone, Iowa
• Created and directed a new art and activity program, supervising four staff providing activities and cultural enrichment experiences for 25 adults with various physical and mental disabilities.
2001 - 2008 OPERATIONS MANAGER/ART INSTRUCTOR
Genesis Development, Jefferson, Iowa
• Supervised 12 staff and assisted in providing vocational training for 60 adults with various physical and mental disabilities
• Taught a weekly art class in preparation for transition to Discovery Program
2007 - 2009 LIFE DRAWING INSTRUCTOR
Prairie Blue Creative Arts, Jefferson, Iowa
• Taught life drawing
2003 – 2007 GED INSTRUCTOR
Iowa Central Community College, Fort Dodge, Iowa (Classes held at Jefferson Public Library, Jefferson, Iowa)
• Prepared adult students for high school equivalency testing
2004 PRISON COLLEGE INSTRUCTOR
Fort Dodge Correctional Institution, Fort Dodge, Iowa
• Taught inmates an introductory drawing class for college credit (through Iowa Central Community College)
2001 ADJUNCT ART INSTRUCTOR
Iowa Central Community College, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Taught an introductory painting course
2000 – 2001 EDUCATION DIRECTOR
Blanden Memorial Art Museum, Fort Dodge, Iowa
• Oversaw education and outreach programs
• Guided tour and discussions2000 – 2001 EDUCATION DIRECTOR
Blanden Memorial Art Museum, Fort Dodge, Iowa
• Oversaw education and outreach programs
• Guided tour and discussions
• Taught various classes for diverse populations
• Helped coordinate, hang and light gallery exhibitions
1998 - 2000 AD COMPOSITOR AND DESIGNER
Bee & Herald Publishing Company, Jefferson, Iowa
• Arrange type and clip art for advertisements
EXHIBITIONS, SCREENINGS, PRESENTATIONS
2015 COMBAT VETERANS MAKING ART
Yakima Vet Center, Yakima, Washington
• Oil paintings
• Screening of video of ARTiFACS virtual simulation
• Screening of videos of virtual world simulations
2015 LEA ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE LAND GRANT
Linden Endowment for the Arts, Linden Research, Inc., d/b/a Linden Lab, San Francisco, California
• The artist’s Avatar is Seafore PeBlog: http://lindenarts.blogspot.com/2015/11/lea12-artifacts-by-seafore-perl.html
• (Sim closes 01/01/2016). SLURL (Second Life URL) is: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Amicus%20curiae/135/243/25
• Artist received use of an island sim for 6 months
• Virtual World simulation and environment, exploring issues of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and art creation of a combat medic
• 3D virtual objects, terrain, animations, sounds
2015 ARTiFACS
Prairie Blue Creative Arts, Jefferson, Iowa
• Oil paintings and digital renderings
• Screening of virtual simulation
2015 ARTiFACS: MFA THESIS EXHIBITION
Design College, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
• Oil paintings and digital renderings.
• Presentation of theoretical and historical basis
• Screening of virtual simulation
2015 ARTiFACS
Columbus Vet Center, Columbus, Ohio
• Presentation, discussion and screening of virtual simulation
• Screening of virtual world machinima
2015 GROUP EXHIBIT
400 West Rich, Columbus, Ohio
2014 BIORENEWABLES ART COMPETITION
Biorenewables Research Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
2014 ART INSPIRED STUDENT JURIED EXHIBIT
Memorial Union, Iowa State University
2014 MASTERS OF CREATIVITY: GROTTO OF THE REDEMPTION
Visions, Iowa State University Alumni News publication
• Collaborative work between MFA students and graduates in the Integrated Visual Arts and Creative Writing and Environment graduate programs (published image)
2014 NOW: INTEGRATED VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITION
Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, Iowa
2012 STUDIES IN CREATIVITY
Memorial Union, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Student exhibit
2006 THE JOY OF AMPUTATION – LIFE, LOSS AND MYSTERY
Old Milwaukee Depot in Jefferson, Jefferson Iowa
• Solo exhibit of paintings and drawings
• Performance poetry
2003 IOWA STATE FAIR FINE ART COMPETITION
Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, Iowa
2001 IOWA STATE FAIR FINE ART COMPETITION
Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, Iowa (honorable mention)
2001 IN MEMORY OF THE ATTACK ON AMERICA
Nicholas Street Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska
2000 BEYOND BAMBOO
Arts on Grand, Spencer, Iowa
• Solo exhibit
• Performance poetry
1998 IOWA COLLEGE SALON
Brunnier Gallery, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
1998 DRAKE UNIVERSITY STUDENT EXHIBITION
Anderson Gallery, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa
• First place, painting
• Award of Merit, drawing
1998 IOWA EXHIBITED
Polk County Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, Iowa
1998 IOWA STATE FAIR FINE ART COMPETITION
Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, Iowa
• Award of Merit
1997 DRAKE UNIVERSITY STUDENT EXHIBITION
Anderson Gallery, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa
• Award of Merit