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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