Dustin Massey
Foundation studies professsor
Education
- M.F.A, visual arts, Clemson University
- B.F.A., art, East Carolina University
Credentials
Academic
- Professor of foundation studies, 2021–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
- Full-time lecturer, 2020–21
- Adjunct professor, 2019–20
- Graduate teacher of record, 2017–18
- Artisphere demo instructor, 2017
- Teaching assistant, 2016, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
- Instructor, Spartanburg Community College, 2020, Spartanburg, SC
- Instructor, Tri County Community College, 2020, Pendleton, SC
- Instructor, Anderson University, 2020, Anderson, SC
- Instructor, Tri County Community College, 2019, Anderson, SC
- Instructor, 2019, Belvoir Terrace, Lenox, Massachusetts
- Instructor, 2019, Greenville Creative Center of the Arts, Greenville, SC
- Art teacher, 1999–2001, Western Harnett Middle School, Lillington, NC
Professional
- Freelance artist, 2019–present, D.L. Masseyart, Powdersville, SC
- New store trainer/director, 2001–15, PetSmart
- Professional wrestler, 1997–2006, (NWA, WCW, TNA)
- Middle school art teacher, 1999–2001, Western Harnett Middle School, Lillington, NC
- Staff illustrator, 1997–99, East Carolinian Newspaper, Greenville, NC
Awards, recognitions, and honors
- First Place JAS Award, Sponsor Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Rainey, 2lst Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Belton Arts Center, Belton, SC, 2019
- Clemson Art Department Service Award, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
- Tran and Marilyn Gordley Scholarship, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 1999
Organizations
- College Arts Association
- Al Lab Arts
- Greenville Creative Center of the Arts
Publications and presentations
Publications
- Heels and Headlocks, Issue #1, Feb. 2021
- Artist Portfolio Magazine, Issue 38, Feb. 2019
- Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 43, Winter 2019
- LUMINA XVII: Resistance, March 2018
Solo exhibitions
- FreeDumb Club, Sugar Hill Arts Council, Sugar Hill, Georgia, 2019
Group exhibitions
- Pushing Pop, Anderson Center of the Arts, Anderson, SC, 2021
- Pushing Pop, Greenville Creative Center of the Arts, Greenville, SC, 2020
- 8th Annual Collegiate Invitational Art Exhibition, Spartanburg Public Library, Spartanburg, SC, 2020
- 4th Annual Sugar Rush Exhibition, Sugar Hill Arts Council, Sugar Hill, GA
- 2lst Annual Juried Exhibition, Belton Arts Center, Belton, SC, 2019
- 7th Annual Juried Exhibition, Spartanburg Public Library, Spartanburg, SC, 2019
- Belvoir Terrace Faculty Show, Lenox Massachusetts, 2019
- Festival of Flowers, Greenwood, SC, 2019
- Connections, AlLab Arts, Knoxville, TN, 2019
- Artfields 2019, Lake City, SC, Shallow!, 2019