University of New England

Stephen Burt
Visiting Assistant Professor
Email: sburt@une.edu
Website: stephentburt.com
Faculty Spotlight
 
Education
B.F.A., 1987 Rhode Island School of Design
M.F.A., 1991 SUNY at Purchase
 
Courses
2-D Design ART106A
Drawing One ART 100B
 
Research Interests
Painting, drawing and printmaking.
 
Personal Interests
Art is a way to transcend the everyday.  With it, one can delve deeply into the psyche in ways that can surprise even the most seasoned and cynical professional.  Art is a necessity to our lives.  We govern much of our activities around aesthetic choices.  Drawing makes one more aware of just how we make those choices.

Exhibitions

2006 Whitney Art Works, Portland, ME – Plush
2005 Judith Leighton Gallery, Blue Hill, ME – Deluge in Twelve Parts
2003 Aucocisco Gallery, Portland, ME ­ Desire and Conflict
2001 Janus - Russian-American Center for the Arts, Brookline, MA - Unsettling Myths
1999 Douglas Arts Common, Douglas, MA - Dreamtide
1995 Benson Hall Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI - Solo Exhibit of Prints
1992 Alexander Gallery, New York, NY - Three Young Future Majors
1986 Carr Haus, Providence, RI - (two person show)

Selected Group Exhibitions

2008 The Saco Museum, Saco, ME – First Impressions: The Peregrine Press Portfolio
2007 Gallery 170, Damariscotta, ME – Printmakers, curated by Francis Hodsdon
Whitney Art Works, Portland, ME – Tiny, curated by Bruce Brown
2006 Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, ME – Maine Printmakers 1980-2005
Saco Museum, Saco, ME – Peregrine Press: Celebrating 15 Years in Maine.
Collector’s Art Gallery, Rye, NH – The Naked Truth
The Clown, Portland, ME – The Year of the Printmaker
2005 George Marshall Store Gallery, York, ME – The Art of the Print
The Matzo Files, New York, NY - The Matzo Files Project
2004 Aucocisco Gallery, Portland, ME – In Small Print
Hay Gallery, Portland, ME ­ Botanicals
Galeyrie, Falmouth, ME - Expressions in Mark-Making
Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND ­ 33rd Annual Paper Works Exhibition
Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD ­ Small Works 2004
2003 Aucocisco Gallery, Portland, ME ­ Gallery Artists
2002 South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA - Re-Figured
2001 Kaelin Gallery, Boston, MA - The RISD Alumni Exhibition
Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL - Figurative Works Competition 2001
Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA - 2001 National Competition
Heuser Art Center, Bradley University, Peoria, IL - 28th Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition
2000 Gallery 5 North, Boston, MA - RISD on Point
1999 New York Public Library, New York, NY - Sight/Insight- Visual Commentaries on the Physical World
Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ - 43rd Annual National Juried Print Exhibition
1998 Cantor Art Gallery, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA - Out of the Studio
1997 Lenore Grey Gallery, Providence, RI - Summer Group Show
1996 Woods Gerry Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI Summer Faculty Show and Work on Extended Loan.
Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, MA - Faculty Exhibit
1995 Lenore Grey Gallery, Providence, RI - Summer Group Show
Woods Gerry Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI - Faculty Exhibit
1993 County College of Morris, Randolph, NJ - Faculty Exhibit
1992 County College of Morris, Randolph, NJ ­ Twenty-Three Teaching Artists
1991 SUNY at Purchase, Purchase, NY - Graduate Thesis Exhibit.
SUNY at Purchase, Purchase, NY - Graduate Exhibit
1990 SUNY at Purchase, Purchase, NY - Graduate Exhibit
1989 SUNY at Purchase, Purchase, NY - Graduate Exhibit
1987 Woods Gerry Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI - Thesis Exhibit
G. Sanders Fine Art, Daytona Beach, FL
1986 G. Sanders Fine Art, Daytona Beach, FL
Fleet National Bank, Providence, RI

Selected Collections

The New York Public Library, New York, NY
The Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
The Fogg - Harvard University Art Museum, Cambridge, MA
The Boston Public Library, Boston, MA
The Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ
The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers, SUNJ, New Brunswick, NJ
The Providence Public Library, Providence, RI
Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA

Awards

University of New England, Research Support Grant 2008
Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation Grant 2004
Ruth Chenven Foundation Grant 2004
Change Inc. Foundation Grant 2004
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant 2003
Purchase Prize, 43rd Annual National Juried Print Exhibition, Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ

Bibliography

Becker, D The Imprint of Place, Maine Printmaking 1800-2005, Down East Books, 2006
Nudelman, S “Enthusiasm still high for printmaking exhibits,” York County Star, January 25, 2007
Gotthelf, L. “Saco Museum celebrates Peregrine Press,” Journal Tribune, January 5, 2007
Keyes, B. “Rare Bird,” Maine Sunday Telegram, January 7, 2007
Isaacson, P. “Wonders at the Whitney,” Maine Sunday Telegram, December 17, 2006
Isaacson, P. “Bright Spots on Winter Landscape,” Maine Sunday Telegram, January 22, 2006
Words and Images, 2003 Edition. Pub. by University of Southern Maine ­ Featured Artist
Josh Rogers "Apocalypse Wow", The Portland Phoenix, May 2, 2003
Staff "Painter Burt wins grant," Maine Sunday Telegram, Feb. 23, 2003
Nigrosh, Leon "Waterworld," The Worcester Phoenix, Jan. 15, 1999
Bischoff, Dan "Individual is Stronger than Group at Clinton Print Exhibition," The Sunday Star Ledger
June 20, 1999
Staff "Hunterdon Museum to Host National Print Exhibition," Hunterdon Marketplace, June 2, 1999
The Journal of New Jersey Poets Vol. XIV No. 2 Autumn 1992 Featured Artist.

Experience

2007-08 University of New England, Biddeford, Maine
Visiting Assistant Professor in Creative and Fine Arts. Coordinator of Studio Faculty.
2007-04 University of New England, Biddeford, Maine
Instructor for Drawing I, Drawing II, and Two-Dimensional Design.
2006-02 Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine, Instructor for Drawing Lessons with the Great Masters, Life Drawing and Anatomy, and Decisions in Painting.
2002-1999 College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts
Visiting Assistant Professor in Painting.  Instructor for Painting courses, Senior Concentration Seminar, drawing courses, and interdisciplinary courses taught with the department of art history.
1999 - 95 College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, Studio Art Lecturer/Lab Supervisor. Instructor for 2D Fundamentals, Drawing  One, Life Drawing, Printmaking, and Hands on Contemporary Art, an interdisciplinary seminar. Administration of studio safety program.
1997 Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Visiting Lecturer for Studio Foundations.
1996 - 95 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
Instructor in Basic Design for Pre-College Summer Program. 
1996 - 95 Fisher College, Attleboro and New Bedford, Massachusetts
Instructor for Drawing, Painting and Visual Fundamentals.
1996 - 95 School One, Providence, Rhode Island
Instructor for Drawing and Portfolio Development, a college preparatory course for high school students.
1996 - 95 Attleboro Museum, Attleboro, Massachusetts Education Committee- Planning and curriculum development.
Instructor for Introduction to Drawing, Pen and Ink and Figure Drawing.
1995 Assumption College, Worcester, Massachusetts
Instructor for Drawing 1.
1995 - 91 Kathy Caraccio - Master Printer, New York, New York
Master Printer.  Assistant to Master Printer Kathy Caraccio.
1994 - 92 County College of Morris, Randolph, New Jersey
Instructor for Color and Design 1, Printmaking 1, Drawing II and
Contemporary Art History.
1994 Jersey City State College, Jersey City, New Jersey
Instructor for Intaglio 1.
1991 - 90 Mead School for Human Development, Riverside, Connecticut 
Instructor for the Creative Summer Programs in Mural Painting, Drawing,
Shadow Puppetry and Mask making. Responsible for curriculum development.
1991 - 89 SUNY at Purchase, Purchase, New York
Instructor for Printmaking for Non-majors, an introductory class covering mono-print, intaglio and relief printing. Teaching Assistant for Intermediate and Advanced Intaglio. Introduction to Woodcut and Intaglio with Antonio Frasconi
1987 - 85 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
Nature Lab - Responsible for scheduling lab use, equipment check-out, and photography of student work.
1986 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
Teaching Assistant - Pre-College Life Drawing and Design.
  
Visiting Artist

2007 University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME.  Visiting critic for BFA seniors.
2006 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. Dept. of Freshman Foundation
Art in the Park, South Portland, ME. Juror
2005 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. Dept. of Illustration