Nathan Grimes
EDUCATION
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2022 MFA in Studio Art / Painting
Florida State University
2009 BFA Summa cum Laude in Studio Art / Painting
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2019-22 Instructor of Record, School of Art and Design, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign IL
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2021-22 Graduate Student Preparator, Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign IL
2021 Independent Art Restoration/ Art Handling, Champaign IL
2019-21 3-D Lab Assistant, School of Art and Design, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign IL
2012-16 Artist Assistant to Sculptor Leslie Tharp, Gainesville FL
2011 Sculpture Lab Monitor, School of Visual Arts, Theater, and Dance at The Florida State University, Tallahassee FL
AWARDS, GRANTS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS
- 2022 Spring – Placement on list of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their students, UIUC
- 2021-22 Graduate Assistantship, Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- 2020 Fall – Placement on list of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their students, UIUC
- 2020 Spring – Placement on list of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their students, UIUC
- 2020 Fondation Groupe EDF Artist Relief Grant
- 2019 Fall – Placement on list of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their students, UIUC
- 2019-22 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, School of Art and Design, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,
- 2011 Second place in sculpture, Spring into Art juried exhibition
- 2009 McLachlin Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- 2005-09 Gulf County Visual and Performing Arts Scholarship
- 2005-09 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Discreet Discrete (MFA Thesis Exhibition), Krannert Art Museum, Champaign IL
2019 Audible Color, Ivy House Studios and Gallery, Champaign IL
2019 NXT LVL SHT, The SL8 Gallery, Gainesville FL
2018 Lisa Frank, Anne Frank, Franks and Beans, Alachua County Public Library Headquarters, Gainesville FL
2017 New Work, The Bull, Gainesville FL
2017 Hard Work Will Not Save You, Alachua County Public Library Headquarters, Gainesville FL
2016 Colorfields, Alachua County Public Library Headquarters, Gainesville FL
2015 Improv Paintings, Alachua County Public Library Headquarters, Gainesville FL
2014 Structures: Aleatoric and Intended, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee FL (two person exhibition)
2013 Improv Paintings, Starbucks, Gainesville FL
2012 Cultures, Vello’s Brickstreet Grill, Gainesville FL
2009 03-06-09, Strange Circus Gallery, Tallahassee FL
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 A Whistle in the Parking Lot, South Studio Six, Champaign IL
2021 Returning Grads Show, Link Gallery, Champaign IL
2021 SP 21, South Studio Six, Champaign IL
2020 Prop the Door, South Studio Six, Champaign IL
2020 COURANTS VERTS, Fondation Groupe EDF, Paris France
2020 ITTYBITTYTEENYTINY, Ivy House Studios and Gallery, Champaign IL
2019 Obsession: Media and Material, 40 Point One, Champaign IL
2019 Halloween Show, South Studio Six, Champaign IL
2018 Creative Community Meetup: Small Works, Volta Coffee and Chocolate, Gainesville FL
2018 Racial Reconciliation, Greater Bell United Methodist Church, Bell FL
2016 Art at the A.R.T., The Acrosstown Reparatory Theater, Gainesville FL
2016 Fashion Week, The Civic Media Center, Gainesville FL
2015 Artwalk, The Civic Media Center, Gainesville FL
2015 Metal Show, Oak Hall School, Gainesville FL
2014 Art Lab: Group Show, Satchel’s Pizza, Gainesville FL
2014 Art Lab: Group Show, Town of Tioga Winter Arts Fair, Gainesville FL
2012 Art Lab, Friday Art Fest, Villa East, Gainesville FL
2012 True Colors 3rd Annual Art Exhibition, Institute of Hispanic-Latino Cultures, Gainesville FL
2011 National Juried Exhibition: Landscape and Artist, Pinion Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2011 Annual Spring into Art Exhibition, Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta GA
2009 B.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL
2009 621 Gallery all-media National Juried Exhibition, 621 Gallery, Tallahassee FL
COLLECTIONS
- 2022 University of Illinois Conference Center I Hotel, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign IL
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Smart tech meets cultural semiotics at the 2022 Art & Design MFA exhibition, Debra Domal, Smile Politely, April 12, 2022
- “Krannert Art Museum Exhibition Showcases Art and Design Graduate Student Work”, Jodi Heckel, University of Illinois News Bureau, April 1, 2022
- Ardenne, Paul. COURANTS VERTS. Paris, France: Fondation Groupe EDF, 2020. Exhibition Catalogue.
PUBLICATIONS
- Wilkinson B, Lassiter HA, Abd-Elrahman A, Carthy RR, Ifju P, Broadbent E, Grimes N. Geometric Targets for UAS Lidar. Remote Sensing. 2019; 11(24):3019. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11243019
LECTURES, PANELS, WORKSHOPS, VISITING ARTIST
- 2021 Guest Critic, Individual and Group Critique, BFA Senior Capstone (9/13, 10/11-13), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign IL
- 2020 Panelist, Graduate School, online informational session through the Florida State University, Tallahassee FL
- 2018 Painting Workshop: Racial Reconciliation, Greater Bell United Methodist Church, Bell FL
- 2017 Visiting Artist and Artist Lecture, Santa Fe College, Gainesville FL
- 2014 Art Lab: Perspective Drawing Workshop, Gainesville FL
- 2013 Art Lab: Intaglio Printmaking Demonstration, Gainesville FL
- 2013 Art Lab: Canvas Stretcher Building Workshop, Gainesville FL
- 2012 Art Lab: Oil Painting Technique Demonstration, Gainesville FL
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- 2019-22 Art Graduate Students Organization, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign IL
- 2018-19 Creative Community Meetup, Gainesville FL
- 2011-15 Art Lab, Gainesville FL