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Brock Mickelsen
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M.F.A. - University of Montana, Missoula, MT - Master of Fine Arts, Studio Art
Thesis: Agency Panic: A Reckoning of Place
May 2018
B.S. - Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD - Bachelor of Science, Mass Communications
May 2013
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Assistant Professor, Community College of Rhode Island, Department of Art, Art History, and Design,
Warwick, Rhode Island
July 2024 – current
Courses Taught:
Darkroom Photography 1
-2 sections per semester; 10-15 students/section
Darkroom Photography 2
-1 section 1 semester; 13 students
Digital Photography 1
-1 section per semester; 10-15 students/section
Digital Photography 2
-1 section 1 semester; 15 students
Independent Study: Special Topics in Art
-1 section 1 semester; 1 student
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Photography Teacher, Waterford School, Department of Fine Arts,
Salt Lake City, Utah
July 2022 – July 2024
Courses Taught:
Photo VIII: Intro to Photography
-2 sections per 3/3 trimester year (taught every term); 15-20 students/section
Color Digital 1
-2 sections 1/3 trimester/year; 13-17 students/section
Color Digital 2
-1 section 2/3 trimesters/year; 13-17 students/section
Photo History and Aesthetics
-1 section 1/3 trimesters/year; 13 students
AP Photo 1/2
-1 section 3/3 trimesters/year; 8 students; intensive advanced photographic methods
Alternative Processes in Photography
-1 section 1/3 trimesters/year; 13 students
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Visiting Professor of Fine Arts - University of Montana, College of Visual and Performing Arts,
Missoula, MT
August 2018 - May 2019
Courses Taught:
Photography I: Technique and Processes; ARTZ 284a
-2 semesters; 15-25 students/section
Online Photography I: Technique and Processes; ARTZ 284b
-2 semesters; 25-30 students/section
Photography II: Darkroom; ARTZ 384
-1 semester; 15 students/section
The Art of Digital Photography; ARTZ 385
-1 semester; 15 students/section
Independent study; ARTZ 493
-1 semester; 4th year BFA student; weekly mentorship meetings on advanced photographic methods
Adjunct Instructor - University of Montana, College of Visual and Performing Arts,
Missoula, MT
January 2018 - May 2018
Courses Taught:
Photography I - Technique and Processes; ARTZ 284a
-1 semester; 15-25 students/section
Graduate Teaching Assistant - University of Montana, College of Visual and Performing Arts,
Missoula, MT
January 2017 - December 2017
Courses Taught:
Visual Language 2D Foundations; ARTZ 105a
-Instructor of Record, 2 semesters; 20-25 students/section
Photography I - Technique and Processes; ARTZ 284a
-Instructor of Record, 1 semester; 15-25 students/section
Courses Assisted:
Introduction to Photoshop; ARTZ
-Teaching Assistant, 2 semesters; 60 students
Workshop Leader - The Montana Federation of Public Employees Conference, Missoula, MT, October 2017
Course Description: Introduction to photographing in RAW and RAW file editing with photoshop
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Relationship / EDU Manager - Pictureline, Salt Lake City, UT, March 2022 – July 2022
Duties: Oversee community outreach programs and educational events; Lead workshops; Coordinate events; Work with outside partners to create unique community experiences
Exhibits Manager - The Leonardo Museum, Salt Lake City, UT, March 2021 – February 2022
Duties: Develop Museum exhibits and visual content; Manage exhibits team in the design, fabrication, and installation of exhibits; Design and install assets for traveling and in-house produced exhibits; Propose and manage project budgets; Provide production oversight and coordination on community art projects; Interface with external vendors for outsourced fabrication needs.
Lead Graphic Designer - The Leonardo Museum, Salt Lake City, UT, August 2018 - Present
Duties: Creation of compelling designs for marketing needs; development and design of museum wayfinding; design and install assets for international traveling and internal exhibits; exhibit development; and website management.
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Juror - Create New +, online, January 2017
Duties: Juror of national online exhibition hosting over 100 high-quality applicants; development of exhibit theme, criteria, and platform; interactions with participating artists; and production of online exhibition.
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Co-Director - Frontierspace Gallery, Missoula, MT, April 2016 - January 2018
Duties: Co-director of small non-profit contemporary art gallery dedicated to cutting edge and emerging artists; curate shows; coordinated with exhibiting artists; installations; and perform community engagement on behalf of the gallery.
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Digital Fabrication Lab Manager - University of Montana, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Missoula, MT, January 2017 - May 2017
Duties: Management of multiple student employees; scheduling; demonstrations, and maintenance of equipment.
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Solo Exhibitions
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Phaseolus vulgaris: A Study of Inherent Wildness, Cawein Gallery, Forest Grove, OR, 2019
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Agency Panic: A Reckoning of Place , Gallery of Visual Arts, Missoula, MT, 2018
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Mixed severity landscapes: fire in the bitterroot ecosystem, Dram Shop, Missoula, MT, 2017
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Avian Study, UM Fine Arts Gallery, Missoula, MT, 2016
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Flies, UM Fine Arts Gallery, Missoula, MT, 2016
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Sweet Water Domes, Old Town Coffee, Solo Exhibition, Lander, WY, 2014
Group Exhibitions
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CCRI Faculty Show, Knight Art Gallery, Warwick, Rhode Island, 2024
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Waterford Faculty Show, The Houston Concert Hall Foyer, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2023/24
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Waterford Faculty Show, The Houston Concert Hall Foyer, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2022/23
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2018 University of Montana Faculty Exhibition, Gallery of Visual Arts, Missoula, MT, 2018
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Frontierspace Benefit Auction, Frontierspace, Missoula, MT, 2018
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2018 University of Montana Faculty Exhibition, Gallery of Visual Arts, Missoula, MT, 2018
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Frontierspace Benefit Auction, Frontierspace, Missoula, MT, 2017
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Student Juried Exhibition, Gallery of Visual and Performance Arts, Missoula, MT, 2016
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Group Exhibition, UM Fine Arts Gallery, Missoula, MT, 2015
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Frontierspace Benefit Auction, Frontierspace, Missoula, MT, 2015
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Group Exhibition, Pangburn Gallery, Spearfish, SD, 2013
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Senior Class Exhibition, Black Hills State University Photography Gallery, Spearfish, SD, 2013
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Student group exhibition, Student Photography Gallery, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD, 2011
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Student group exhibition, The Ruddell Gallery, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD, 2010
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Video Testimony, Enviro-Art Gallery Showcase, Duke University, online, April 2021
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Visiting Artist Lecture: - Keynote discussion of art’s role in environmental activism, and wildness. Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR, February 22, 2019
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Guest Lecturer - Panel discussion with artist Elizabeth Dove discussing the use of data in art, data as art, and challenging perceptions of data, ART Talk, Missoula, MT, October 01, 2017
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Select Ambrotypes, Enviro-Art Gallery Showcase, Duke University, online, April 2021
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Ambrotypes selected, Extraction: Art on the Edge of the abyss Catalog and Exhibition Guide, 2020
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Mickelsen BM, Agency Panic: A Reckoning of Place, University of Montana Scholar works, 2017
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Mickelsen BM, Avian Study, Oral Presentation, GRADCON, University of Montana Scholar works, 2017
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Featured on Black Hill State University Buzz website gallery, 2012
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Photograph published in The Green Bowl Review, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD, 2011
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Marion Boyer Fine Arts Scholarship, University of Montana, 2017, 2016, 2015
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Montana, 2017
Interdisciplinary Collaborative Network Grant, University of Montana, 2016
Finalist in Photographers Forum Spring Photography Contest, 2015
Fell-Oskins Scholarship, University of Montana, 2015
Runner up in outdoor week photo contest, Black Hills State University, 2013
Congressional Prize at the Wyoming High School Art Symposium, 2009
