Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
2017 - 2014 | Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Denver, CO | Bachelors of Fine Arts, Valedictorian
SELECTED SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2026 (forthcoming) | title TBD, Platteforum, Denver, CO
2025 | Play Daze, The Storeroom, Denver, CO
2023 | In-Dwelling, Leon Gallery, Denver, CO
2023 | Shadows Linger, Two-Person Exhibition with Chinn Wang, Pearl East Innovation Campus, Boulder, CO | Curated by Emilie Luckett and organized through Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
2021 | Silent Worlds, Art Gym, Denver, CO
2020 | It’s Becoming Familiar, Boulder Creative Collective, Boulder, CO
2019 | Give it time (+space), RiNo Made, Denver, CO
2019 | Blot, Two-Person Exhibition with Angela Craven, DoubleSpace, Denver, CO | Curated by: Deanne Gertner
2019 | Lull, Understudy, Denver, CO
2018 | Not an Aggregation, but a Symphony, Next Gallery, Denver, CO
2018 | Contact, Live Performance in Collaboration with Nathan Hall, Private Studio, Denver, CO
2018 | It's What's Beneath, The Temple, Denver, CO
2017 | Inchoate Thoughts, Seltzer Gallery, Great Falls, MT
2017 | Current State, Next Gallery, Denver, CO
2017 | To Grapple With It, Rude Gallery, Denver, CO
2017 | Everything, ReCreative Denver, Denver, CO
2017 | Oh, That's Nice., Rude Gallery, Denver, CO
2016 | Thoughts in Slumber, Dahl Gallery, Great Falls, MT
2015 | Open Studio, Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughn, County Clare, IR
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 (forthcoming) | At Hand, At Present: Collage and the Practice of Making Do, Hybrid Virtual Exhibition, Tarble Arts Center, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Il | Juried by Nick Larsen
2025 | QUEER MAGNETISM, Santa Fe Community Gallery, Santa Fe, NM | Juried by Jordan Eddy and Carman Selman
2025 | January Showcase, Night Lights Denver, Denver, CO | Curated by David Moke
2025 | (dis)embodied Power, Pirate Contemporary Art, Denver, CO | Curated by Kimberly Faber
2024 | Botanic, The Alluvion, Traverse City, MI | Curated by Jessica Kooiman Parker
2024 | Smoke & Mirrors, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO | Curated by Jane Burke
2023 | Big Draw Colorado, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, CO | Juried by Emily Grace King and Collin Parsons
2023 | Denver Collage Club, Alto Gallery, Denver, CO | Curated by Mark Sink and Mario Zoots
2022 | Ends and Beginnings, Alto Gallery, Denver, CO | Curated by Raymundo Muñoz
2022 | BACK2SCHOOL, Friend of a Friend, Denver, CO | Curated by Derrick Velasquez
2022 | The Yellow Show, Dateline Gallery, Denver, CO | Curated by Jeromie Dorrance
2021 | SUMMERHOUSE, HOT•BED, Philadelphia, PA | Curated by Bryan Hoffman
2021 | 4D Design: Time-Based Media, Jantzen Gallery, Arapaho Community College, Littleton, CO | Curated by Katie Caron
2020 | Revealing, 965 Gallery at Center for Visual Arts, Denver, CO
2020 | Pink Progression Collaborations, in collaboration with Julia Rymer, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, CO | Curated by: Colin Parsons, Anna Kaye
2019 | Accentuating the Aggregate, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CO | Curated by: Laine Godsey
2019 | Pre-Text no. 2, in collaboration with Tobias Fike, Juicebox Gallery, Denver, CO | Curated by: Aaron Mulligan and Lucía Rodríguez
2019 | Feint Shadows, with New Genres Collective, Denver Art Museum (for Untitled, Final Fridays), Denver, CO | Curated by: Tobias Fike
2019 | Naturally Artificial, with New Genres Collective, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CO | Curated by: Laine Godsey
2019 | Tempest, with New Genres Collective, Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO | Curated by: Jessica Kooiman Parker
2019 | Denver Collage Club, Alto Gallery, Denver, CO
2018 | Surface, with New Genres Collective, David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO
2018 | Mark/Build/Mark, Juicebox Gallery, Denver, CO | Curated by: Aaron Mulligan and Lucía Rodríguez
2018 | Incubator, with New Genres Collective, Denver Art Museum (for Untitled, Final Fridays), Denver, CO | Curated by: Jordan Knecht
2018 | Domicile, with New Genres Collective, Currents New Media Festival, Santa Fe, NM
2018 | Dimensions Variable, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CO | Curated by: Laine Godsey
2017 | Art Collecting 101, Firehouse Art Center, Longmont, CO | Curated by: Jessica Kooiman Parker
2017 | One Square Foot, Redline Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO | Curated by: Ashley Frazier
2017 | Redline's 4th-Annual Juried Exhibition, Redline Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO | Juried by: Jessica Kooiman Parker
2017 | Fine Arts Exhibition, Dalton Gallery at Agnes Scott College, Decatur Arts Festival, Decatur, GA | Juried by: Yu-Kai Lin, Phil Proctor, and Anne Collins Smith
2017 | Presence/Absence, North Gallery, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CO | Juried by: Deborah Jang and Mark Friday
2017 | 54th Annual Student Exhibition, Phillip J. Steele Gallery, Denver, CO | Juried by: Derrick Velasquez
2017 | Barnstorm at Bluestone Garage, PUNCH Projects, Ellensburg, WA | Juried by: Renee Adams, Howard Barlow, Justin Beckman, and Justin Gibbens
2017 | Democalypse (Bring Your Own Beamer), Redline Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO | Curated by: Ashley Frazier
2016 | Performance Art Week 7 (in collaboration with Kara Brown and Tiffany Matheson), Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, CO | Curated by: Rian Kerrane
2016 | 53rd Annual Student Exhibition, Phillip J. Steele Gallery, Denver, CO | Juried Through Outside Jury
2016 | Stuff on Walls, Helikon Gallery and Studios, Denver, CO | Curated by: Curtis Tucker
2015 | 52nd Annual Student Exhibition, Phillip J. Steele Gallery, Denver, CO | Juried Through Outside Jury
2015 | Openly, 965 Gallery, Center for Visual Arts, Denver, CO | Juried by: 965 Gallery Staff
2015 | Off Campus, Hinterland Art Space, Denver, CO | Curated by: Dayana Ruiz
2015 | Forty Shades of Green, Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughn, County Clare, IR | Curated by: Emily Joern
2015 | Urban Art Project, Downtown Great Falls, Great Falls, MT | Curated by: Jean Price
SELECTED CURATED EXHIBITIONS
2024 | Curious Realms, co-curated and executed by Stella Witcher, The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO | Artists: Andrea Gordon, Alli Lemon, Elisa Wolcott, Ilan Gutin & Sean Hogan, JayCee Beyale, Johnny Draco, Kaitlyn Tucek, Natalie Thedford, and Olive Moya
2024 | Drip, Run, Freeze, Crack, Melt : Perspectives on Ice and Water, The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO | Artists: Jarod Charzewski, James Tapscott, Christopher Warren, and Brenda Biondo
2024 | SCAPES, The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO | Artists: Molly Kaderka, Richard Eisen, David Hollander, and Pam Rogers
2024 | Are You OK? A Trans Survival Project, The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO | Artist: Jesse Freidin
2023 | Portrait Gallery, The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO
2023 | The Dinner Party, conceptualized by Kaitlyn Tucek, in partnership with The Dairy Arts Center and K Contemporary, Private Residence, Boulder Canyon, CO
2023 | Prismatic, The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO
2023 | Fan Mail 2.0, co-curated by Hyperlink Collective, The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO
2023 | JOYSOME, in collaboration with East Window, Boulder, CO
2022 | VESSEL, The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO
2022 | Water is Life, co-curated by JayCee Beyale, The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO
2022 | Presentiment, The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO | Artists: Emily McIlroy, Paula Gasparini-Santos, Sarah Darlene Palmeri, Alli Lemon
2020 | Brutal Realities, co-curated by Mark Amerika, The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO
2019 | We Are What We Wear, co-curated by Jessica Kooiman Parker, The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO
2019 | We Were Here, concurrent solo show in partnership with Mai Wyn Fine Art, ReCreative Denver and Mai Wyn Fine Art, Denver, CO | Artist: Lauri Lynnxe Murphy
2019 | A Gentle Pause, Alto Gallery | Moe Gram
2019 - 2018 | Lights Out Lights On, The Temple and Redline Contemporary Arts Center, Denver, CO | Co-Curated with Ashley Frazier and Michael Sperandeo
2018 | Thread/bare, Recreative Denver, Denver, CO | Artists: Erica Green, Robyn Francis Huffman, Kaitlyn Tucek, Jordan Lyn, and Emilie Luckett
2018 | Large Spaces and Small Worlds, Recreative Denver, Denver, CO | Artists: Becky Wareing-Steele and Leo Rivera
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Current - 2024 | The Wayfaring Band Program Manager, Denver, CO
Current - 2025 | LEON Gallery Board Member, Denver, CO
Current - 2025 | The Thalweg Editorial Committee Member, Based in the US, in outdoor spaces and virtual meeting rooms
Current - 2025 | Art of Access Planning Committee Member, Colorado Creative Industries, Denver, CO
2024 - 2022 | Curator of Visual Arts, The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO
2020 - 2019 | Associate Curator of Visual Arts, Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO
2021 - 2018 | Alumni Representative, Visiting Artist Scholar and Designer Program Committee, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Denver, CO
2020 - 2017 | Exhibitions Curator, ReCreative Denver, Denver, CO
2016 | Anthropologie Visual Display Internship, Boulder, CO
RESIDENCIES
2026 (forthcoming) | Platteforum, Denver, CO
2025 | Clear Creek Makerspace, Denver, CO
2017 | The Wayfaring Band, Denver, CO
WORKSHOPS AND LECTURES
2025 | Divergent Paths in the Art World, Visiting Artist Lecture, University of Denver, Denver, CO
2024 | Mylar Plant Making Workshop, Hands-on Workshop, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
2024 | Artist Talk, Moderated Conversation with Exhibiting Artists Bala Thiagarajan and Sangeeta Reddy, Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO
2023 | Plant Chat, Artist Talk and Hands-On Workshop, Leon Gallery, Denver, CO
2023 | Assiduous Artist Panel, Moderated Conversation with Exhibiting Artists Rebecca Vaughan, Juvana Soliven, Chelsea Kaiah, Jennifer Pettus, Shelly Sommer, Wendy Kowynia, and Melissa Pickering, Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO
2022 | Water is Life Artist Panel, Moderated Conversation with Exhibiting Artists Anna Tsouhlarakis, Theresa Clowes, Nicole Salimbene, Kendall Rose Kippley and visiting researcher Jenifer Morse, Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO
2019 | Wayfinding Lecture Series, Visiting Artist Lecture with Megan Bray and Alex Killgore of New Genres Collective, Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Denver, CO
2019 | Social Media in the Contemporary Art World, Visiting Artist Lecture, Metro State University, Denver, CO
2018 | Generating Gender, Artist Lecture with Jack Tetter and Temporary Exhibition, PlatteForum, Denver, CO
2017 | Sculptural Space, Live Demonstration and Temporary Exhibition, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
2016 | Executive Order Karaoke, Lead K.J. for Finishing School's Performative Workshop, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
2016 | Evasion Yoga, Yoga Instructor for Finishing School's Performative Workshop during BMoCA Summer Games 2016, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2022 | “Cosmic Futures”, Femme Salée Zine, Issue 4, Edited by Bryce Armijo
2021 | The Thalweg, Volume 1. Created by Dory Athey
2018 | “Pollux Zine Volume 5”, Pollux Zine, Written by Kaleigh Coleman
2018 | “Place”, Adult Punk, edited by Jordan Knecht
SELECTED PRESS
2024 | “How artists are helping US communities prepare for environmental emergencies”, The Art Newspaper, Written by Kealey Boyd
2024 | “Montbello Community Inspires Art Projects at Rocky Mountain Arsenal”, Front Porch, Written by Linda Kotsaftis
2024 | “Now You See Me: Trans youth portrait series highlights the life-saving power of family support”, Boulder Weekly, Written by Jezy Gray
2023 | “Four portrait-focused exhibits are showing face at the Dairy Arts Center, including a 67-piece salon-style wall”, Daily Camera, Boulder, Written by Ella Cobb
2023 | “Drew Austin’s installation at Leon Gallery uses mylar, glass and other glistening things to explore how light enriches our lives”, Denver Post, Written by Ray Rinaldi
2023 | “The Boulder Artist: Drew Austin”, Podcast Interview for NoBo Arts District, Interview by Becca Salisbury
2023 | “At a Glance: Dairy Arts Center gears up for fall with community-forward exhibitions”, Boulder Weekly, Written by Jezy Grey
2023 | “Dairy Arts Center launches first-ever all-queer exhibit ‘Prismatic’ just in time for Pride”, Boulder Daily Camera, Written by Ella Cobb
2023 | “OutSources: “Just Us” Documentary and Prismatic views of LGBTQ people”, Interview on KGNU with Dr. Carey Candrian
2023 | “‘JOYSOME’ Opens on the Streets of Boulder for Month of Photography Festival”, OutFrontMag, Written by Charlotte Piper
2022 | “VESSEL”, DARIA Magazine, Written by Maggie Sava
2021 | “‘4D Design’ on Display at College Gallery”, Littleton Independent, Written by Sonya Ellingboe
2020 | “World wide web: Dairy’s digital-driven exhibit ‘Brutal Realities’ challenges world perceptions”, Daily Camera/Colorado Daily, Written by Kalene McCort
2020 | “Romanticizing the Glitch”, Boulder Weekly, Written by Caitlin Rockett
2019 | “Artists Display Layered Visuals, Layered Meanings in Three Shows”, Denver Westword, Written by Michael Paglia
2019 | “A Digital ‘Cave’ Created by Local Artist at Understudy Provides Peace in Unexpected Ways”, 303Magazine.com, Written by Cori Anderson
2018 | “Should Artists Be Paid for Being Artists? ‘Yes,’ says Drew Austin”, Denver Westword, Written by Susan Froyd
2018 | "100 Colorado Creatives 4.0: Drew Austin", Denver Westword, Written by Susan Froyd
2017 | "3-D Studio Demo Artist Drew Austin", Denver Art Museum, Written by Megan Farlow
2017 | "Faces of Denver - Drew Austin", On Denver, Written by Katie McTiernan
2017 | "Drew Austin Talks Moving On, Vanilla Ice Cream, and The Freedom In Not Giving A Fuck.", Odessa Denver, Written by Kristopher Wright
2017 | "CYBERCY: Confronting the Decomposition of Self In the Post-Internet Age", Odessa Denver, Written by Drew Austin
2016 | “BYOB Denver”, Bring Your Own Beamer (BYOB) Worldwide Event Page, October
2015 | “Possible Removal of CMR Mural Sparks Controversy”, Great Falls Tribune, Written by Kristen Cates, September
2015 | Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design Retrospective, Center Spread, Written by RMCAD Staff, April
2015 | “Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design and Artists’ Collaborative Group Exhibition”, Hinterland Art Space, January
AWARDS
2024 | Tracing the Land created in collaboration with Finley Baker, permanent public artwork located at Uvalde and 56th Street entrance to Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Denver, CO. Commissioned by Friends of the Front Range Wildlife Refuges and Watson Wenk Group
2023 | FEMA ArtWorks Project Funding for Floodline Chime Pavilion, created in collaboration with Nathan Hall, supported by Redline Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO
2017 | Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Valedictorian
2017 | Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Honorable Mention in 54th Annual Student Exhibition
2017 | Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Memorial Scholarship for Art Education
2017 - 2014 | Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Academic and Artistic Scholarship
2016 | Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Merit Scholarship
2015 | Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Memorial Scholarship for Art Education
2015 | Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Merit Scholarship
2014 | Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Memorial Scholarship for Art Education
2014 | Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, Merit Scholarship
2014 | Charles M. Russell Museum of Art, Anne Morand Memorial Scholarship