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Royden Watson

Foundation studies professor

Education

  • M.F.A., fine arts, Kent State University
  • B.F.A., painting, Pratt University

Credentials

  • Professor of foundation studies, 2018–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Regional art curator manager, 2014–18, Progressive Insurance, Mayfield Heights, Ohio
  • Visiting lecturer and adjunct professor, 2003–14, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland
  • Adjunct professor, 2000–08, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Praxis Artist-in-Residence, Praxis Fiber Workshop, Cleveland, 2016
  • Individual Artist Fellowship Award, Ohio Arts Council, 2010
  • Individual Artist Fellowship Award, Ohio Arts Council, 2003
  • The Ohio Arts Council Dresden Residency, Dresden, Germany, 2003
  • Studio Camnitzer, Lucca, Italy, 1993

Organizations

  • Board member, SPACES Gallery, Cleveland

Publications and presentations

Presentations

  • "The Ohio Desk Learning and Seminar Series," presented at History of Progressive Insurance art collection and importance of contemporary art in the workplace.
  • "Finding Residency Opportunities," moderator at W.I.P. Zygote Press, Wooltex Building, Cleveland.
  • "Lectures on Fridays," presented at Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland.
  • "Out of the Lab: Artists Emerge," presented at SPACES Gallery, Cleveland.
  • "Brave New World: Artists, Critics, and Curators Speak Out on Art Now," presented at SPACES Gallery, Cleveland.

Select solo exhibitions

  • FAIR, Praxis Fiber Workshop, Cleveland, 2016
  • Fokus Garten-Salon, Semjon Contemporary, Berlin, Germany, 2014
  • Work, Link Art Gallery, Kent State University at Trumbull, Warren, Ohio, 2013
  • Stupid Happy Here, Semjon Contemporary, Berlin, Germany, 2012
  • Stupid Happy Here, Gallery lpoint618, Cleveland, 2012
  • So, Proximity Gallery, Cleveland, 2011
  • A Space Lab-USNEWS, SPACES Gallery, Cleveland, 2011
  • Intervention X: An American Standard KioskShop berlin (KSb), Berlin, Germany, 2004
  • American Standard, MOCA Cleveland (CCCA), Cleveland, 2002
  • American Standard, MFA Thesis Show, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 2000
  • InSTALLation American Standard, MOCA CLEVELAND (CCCA), Cleveland, 2000