Read Regina Hackett's review of Hanker in The Seattle PI

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Read Anna Fahey's review of Behemoth in Seattle Weekly

Read Regina Hackett's review of Behemoth in The Seattle PI

Read Emily Hall's review of Behemoth in The Stranger


DONNABELLE CASIS

Born 1969, Manila, Philippines

EDUCATION

2001 Residency, New Works Laboratory, 911 Media Arts Center, Seattle, WA
1997 Master of Fine Arts – Painting, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
1993 Bachelor of Fine Arts – Painting, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
1992 Fellowship, Yale University, Summer School of Art at Norfolk, Norfolk, CT


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2006
"hunch," Howard House, Seattle, WA

2002
“Hanker,” Howard House, Seattle, WA

2000
“Behemoth,” Howard House, Seattle, WA

1999
“Beuboe,” Howard House, Seattle, WA

1998
“Chimera,” Howard House, Seattle, WA


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2005
"A Decade of Excellence: Celebrating the Neddy Artist Fellowship," Tacoma Art Museum, WA

2003
"YSA," Howard House, Seattle, WA

2002
“Exquisite Corpse,” curated by Marion Peck, Alki Room, and “Multiplex,” curated by Michael Van Horn, Rainier Room, Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle, WA
“Pacific Northwest Annual,” Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA),Seattle, WA; Juror: Linda Farris
"Cheap Thrills," Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
"Whimsey," Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR

2001
“Pacific Northwest Annual,” Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA; Juror: Sue Spaid
“Reverb,” Collaboration with Dave Hanagan, filmmaker, New City Theater, Seattle, WA
“Pleasure Craft,” Tacoma Art Museum Biennial; Juror: Gladys Nilsson
“Layering,” Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
“Passion.Points,” Mahlum Architects, Seattle, WA; Curator: Elizabeth Leach
“Artist Trust Auction Exhibition,” Bank of America Gallery, Seattle, WA

2000
“Vital Signs: Drawing as Inquiry,” Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven CT; Juror: Robert Reed, Artist and Professor of Painting at Yale University School of Art
“Texas National 2000,” SFA Gallery, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX; Jurors: The Art Guys: Jack Massing and Mike Galbreth
“Introductions 2000,” Seattle Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA; Curator: Barbara Shaiman

1999
“Air Hockey,” Howard House, Seattle, WA
“Pratt Instructor’s Exhibit,” Pratt Art Gallery, Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA), Seattle, WA
“Pacific Northwest Annual,” Bellevue Art Musuem, Bellevue, WA; Curator: John Tupper, Director, Walter Phillips Gallery; Associate Director of Creative Residencies, Banff Center
“17th Annual National Small Works Exhibition,” Schoharie County Arts Council Gallery, Cobleskill, NY; Curator: Frances Barth, Artist and Senior Critic of Painting at Yale University
“Northwest Annual,” Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA), Seattle, WA; Curator: Kerry James Marshall

1998
“Made in America,” Wing Luke Asian Museum, Seattle, WA; Invitational exhibition
“Northwest Annua,l” Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA), Seattle, WA; Juror: Alexander Melamid, of Komar & Melamid-Artists

1997
“Inaugural Exhibition,” Howard House, Seattle, WA; Invitational Exhibition
“2nd Annual Juried Exhibition,” Arternatives Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA; Juror: Peter Frank, Art Critic/Editor of LA Weekly
“Pacific Northwest Annual,” Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA; Juror: Kathryn Kanjo, Chief Curator, Portland Art Museum
“MFA Thesis Exhibition,” Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA

1996
“Beyond the Rock Garden,” Wing Luke Asian Museum, Seattle, WA; Invitational exhibition
“9th Annual Juried Exhibition,” Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN; Juror: Sam Gilliam, Artist
“Paintings Exhibition,” CMA Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
“Works on Paper,” Jacob Lawrence Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Juror: Patterson Simms

1993
“Scenes of Summer,” Artworks Gallery, Hartford, CT; Juried exhibition
“Drawing Conclusions,” Rhode Island College, Providence, RI; Juror: Kathryn Meyers, Artist
“4th Annual Juried Exhibition,” Copley Society Gallery, Boston, MA; Juried exhibition

1992
“Women in the Arts,” Atrium Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; Juried exhibition


AWARDS AND HONORS

2002
Neddy Artist Fellowship in Painting, Behnke Foundation

2001
New Works Laboratory Grant, 911 Media Arts Center

2000
Artist Trust GAP Grant, funded through the Jon and Mary Shirley Fund

1999
Third Prize, 17th National Small Works Exhibition, Schoharie Arts Council

1996
First Prize, 9th Annual Juried Exhibition, Hunter Museum of American Art
Marsh Award, University of Washington Merit Award

1995
Dr. Davis Award, University of Washington Recruitment Award

1993
Dean’s Purchase Prize, University of Connecticut
Liquitex Excellence in Art Award, Binney & Smith
Frances Hook Prize, National Juried Competition
2nd Prize, 4th Annual Juried Exhibition, Copley Society Gallery
Vermont Studio Center Grant for Residency

1992
Ellen Battell Stoekel Fellowship, Yale University
University of Connecticut Art Award, Merit Scholarship
Frances Hook Prize, National Juried Competition
Shandel P. Witryol Award, Merit Scholarship


COLLECTIONS

City of Seattle Portable Works Collection, Seattle, WA
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
Linda Farris and John Kuchar, Seattle, WA
Ben and Aileen Krohn, Seattle, WA
David Lewis, Seattle, WA
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Yale University, New Haven, CT


COMMISSIONS

1999 Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bryant, Elizabeth. “CoCA Annual.” Art Access, February 1999.

Cawaling, Manuel. “The Art of Donnabelle Casis: Like Looking in a Mirror.” Asian American Journal: International Examiner, vol. 27, no. 18 (September 20-October 4), 2000, p. 20.

Esquivel, Karla. “Art Attack,” Tablet Newspaper, vol. 2, iss. 27 (October 10, 2001),

Fahey, Anna.“Painting’s dead. We think.” Seattle Weekly, November 22-28, 2001(September 21), 2000, p. 45.

“Bumping Uglies: Paintings from Inside the Belly of the Beast.” Seattle Weekly, vol. 24, no. 38 (September 21), 2000, p. 45.

Farr, Sheila. “CoCA reframes itself with new location, director and annual show.” Seattle Times, June 14, 2002.

Frank, Peter. Nat 97,The 2nd Annual Juried Exhibition (exhibition catalogue). California: Arternatives Gallery, 1997.

Fredericksen, Eric. “Why, That’s Dirty!” The Stranger, vol. 7, no. 34 (May 14-20), 1998), p. 53.

Gilliam, Sam. Artstravaganza 9 (exhibition catalogue). Tennessee: Hunter Museum of American Art, May 1996.

Graves, Jen. “Chicago Painter Picked Pieces for ‘Pleasure Craft’ Northwest Biennial Exhibit,” The News Tribune, July 22, 2001, pp. 1 and 4.

Hackett, Regina. “Against the Odds,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 16, 2001

“Empowerment - in the Flesh: Seattle Artist Donnabelle Casis Finds Freedom from Not Fitting in with Paintings of Heavenly Body Parts,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 10, 2000, pp. F1 and F3.

“When Vision Exceeds Budget Artist Trust Grants Can Bridge the Gap,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 3, 2000.

“1999 Northwest Annual: A Very Good Year at Bellevue Museum,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 12, 1999.

“The Endless Skies of Donnabelle Casis,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 22, 1999, p. E4.

“A Safer Wager: CoCA Uses More Traditional Method to Pick Artists for ‘99 Show, and it Pays Off,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 16, 1999, pp. C1-C2.

“Howard House: Where Home is Where the Art is” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 6, 1998, pp. C1-C2.

Hall, Emily. “Why Most Painting is Bad...And Why We Should Still Have Hope,” The Stranger, vol. 10, no. 48 (August 16-22, 2001), http://www.thestranger.com/2001-08-16/art.html.

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Seattle Times Eastside Bureau. “Virtual Tour of Bellevue Art Museum Set for Groundbreaking,” Seattle Times, September 9, 1999.

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Tsutakawa, Mayumi. Beyond the Rock Garden: Craft Forms for a New World (exhibition catalogue cover art and biography p. 3). Seattle: Wing Luke Asian Museum, 1996.


PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED EXPERIENCE

2001 Guest Speaker, “Issues and Influences,” University of Washington, Seattle, WA

2000-Present Graphic Designer, Center for Health Training, Seattle, WA

2000 Instructor of Painting and Drawing, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA

Panelist, “What is Northwest Art” (February), Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA

1997-99 Auxiliary Faculty, Introduction to Drawing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

1997 Teaching Assistantship, Introduction to Painting, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Arts Program Coordinator, Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle, WA

1995-96 Teaching Assistantship, Introduction to Drawing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

1993 Internship, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT

1992 Art Installation Assistant, Atrium Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; for artists Genara Banzon and Angel Suarez-Rosado