Bio / CV

Selected Exhibitions

Kneeling floor smack (41 mins), POW POW POW Action Art Festival, San Francisco, CA w/ Guillermo Galindo, Guillermo Gómez Peña, Keith Hennessy and more, 2010.

Luke Homitsky at BottleBrush, Solo, BottleBrush Gallery,  Harmony, Pennsylvania USA, 2010.

Luke Homitsky, Solo, TransArt Gallery, Gerard Douplein 23 1073XE, Amsterdam Holland, 2009.

Conversations, Performance and Video, Naomi Yorke    Shanghai, China

Researching The Possibility of Adaptation to an Aquatic Environment, Performance and Installation, Shanghai Grand Theater Gallery    Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangdong, China, 2009.

M-Forever Announcement Exhibition, Performance and Installation of “Etiology” and “Blind” series, Shanghai University Art Space, No.50 Moganshan Rd, Shanghai, China, 2008.

Unlimited, Performance and Installation, Gallery 55 Building No.4, No.50 Moganshan Rd. Shanghai, China, 2007.

Blind, Solo, Cang Xin’s studio, No.2 Jiu Xiang Qiao Rd. 798 Dashanzi Art District    Beijing, China, 2006.

Carrying Buckets, Performance and Installation, Yew Chung Education Foundation, Gubei New, Shanghai, China, 2006.

Etiology, Solo, Startland Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, 2005.

Punch and In the Box, Performances and Installation, Scope Art Fair, South Beach, Miami, Florida, 2005.

Imminent End, Eminent Beginning, Performance and Installation, StarCCA Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, 2005.

Truest I Ever Said (One and Two), Performance and Installation, Alexander Hall SCAD, Savannah, Georgia, 2005.

Open Studio Night Featured Artist, Alexander Hall SCAD, Savannah, Georgia, 2004.

Broad Junction, CAFA of Beijing International Show, Group, Wangfujing, Beijing, China, 2004.

Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Competition, Group, Shaolin Park, Harbin, China, 2004.

Watch This Space, Group, Peiling Chang Gallery, Savannah, Georgia, 2002.

East Meets West with Professor Josh Yu, Group, Alexander Hall, Savannah, Georgia, 2002.

Demonstrations in Divergence, Solo, Ebert Hall, The College of Wooster,Wooster, Ohio, 2000.

Education

M.F.A. in Painting, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia, 2005.

B.F.A.  in Fine Arts, The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, 2000.

Achievements

Alliance for International Education (AIE) Presenter, “The Artist in Residence and the IB”, Demonstrating new curriculum, projects, and additional changes to the IB course, and an Introduction to the Yew Chung Artist in Residence Program, Huangshan, Anhui, China, Presentation and online publication, 2009.

*Senior Visiting Scholar of The Peoples Republic of China Residency, Central Academy of Fine Art (CAFA), Beijing, China 2004.

Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) Award, Beijing, China, 2003,2004.

Intensive Mandarin Chinese Language Study Scholarship, Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing, China, 2003.

Target Professional Development Grant, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia, 2011.

Yu Chinese Traditional Painting Award, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia, 2002.

Groups

College Art Association (CAA)

Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC)

Asian Art Educators

Alliance for International Education (AIE)

Experience

The MAKESHOP at the Pittsburgh Childrens Museum, Educator, 2012-Present. www.makeshoppgh.org

*Guest Lecturer, Carlow College, Art Education Department (Topic: Understanding the use of modern art making processes in today’s elementary and high school classrooms), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2009-Present.

*Yew Chung Education Foundation (YCEF / YCIS), Artist in Residence, International Baccalaureate and International General Certificate Secondary Education teacher, Extended- essay advisor, Organized annual ‘Art Beijing’ trip, Portfolio club, and Tutoring/Independent Classes for gifted and troubled students, Shanghai, China, 2006-2009.

*Scott & Christie and Associates, Marketing team, Ad and Graphic Designer, Pittsburgh, PA, 2010-Present.

HeartPrints Art Project, an ongoing series of art projects directed and produced with preschool and kindergarten students/teachers which introduces contemporary art making practices to younger students, 2005-Present.

ACAMIS Art Conference, Concordia International School, Presentation on creating portfolios and mock college interviews    Shanghai,
Pudong, China, 2008.

*DIAF 2004 Dashanzi International Art Festival, Staff member and assistant to Huang Rui, Installation of exhibitions and special projects, Beijing, China.

SCAD representative/consultant for International Marketing Events, Student recruitment, Event guest, media person, portfolio reviews, Shanghai, China, 2006-2009.

*Instruction, Beijing Forestry University (ESL), Beijing, China, Siemens, Inc. (ESL), Western Academy of Beijing (Art), China, 2003-2004.

*Photographer’s Assistant, John Mcmanus Photography, Savannah, Georgia, 2004-2005. Research assistant, Thomas Berghuis, (Topic: Contemporary Chinese Art in Beijing with a focus on Performance based works) Beijing, China, 2003-2004.Teaching Assistant(s), Prof Josh Yu (Traditional Chinese Painting), Prof Walter Zurko (Intro to Sculpture), Prof Suzanne Jackson (Water-based Media), Wood Shop Instructor/Technician, Savannah College of Art and Design (2002,2005) and The College of Wooster (2000).

Selected Published / Commercial Work

Euro Biz, “Creative Value”, August 2009.

M FOREVER (various Online Publications), http://midea.chinavisual.com, 2009.

Art and Design Magazine (China), “Luke Homitsky”, by Zhang Ran, April 2008.

“Links” Yew Chung Education Foundation, http://www.ycef.com/AboutUs/YCLinks.stm, 2006-2009.

SCAD Chronicle, http://www.scad.edu/news/, 2005.

That’s Shanghai, “Breathing Life Into Art”, by Naomi Yorke, November 2006.

“InFocus” Bimonthly Newsletter, Published by Scott & Christie and Assoc., 2010-2011.

Mission Vision “Year in Review 2010”, Published by Scott & Christie and Assoc., 2010.

Students Work