WILL CARPENTER
4201 S Washington St
Marion, IN 46953
Office #: 765-677-1758
E-mail: Will.Carpenter@indwes.edu
Website: WillCarpenterArt.com
Education
2003 - 2006 M.F.A Painting University of Miami FL
1998 - 2002 B.A. Studio Art Wheaton College IL
Professional Experience
2016 – Current - Professor Indiana Wesleyan University
2011 – 2016 10 semesters - Associate Professor Indiana Wesleyan University
2006 – 2011 10 semesters - Assistant Professor, Indiana Wesleyan University
2004 – 2006 3 semesters - Adjunct Instructor, University of Miami
2006 1 summer - Painter, Miami Ink, The Learning Channel
2003 – 2006 6 semesters - Teaching Assistant, University of Miami
2 semesters - Instructor of Record - Drawing 101, University of Miami
2 semesters - Sculpture, Lab Monitor / Safety Management, University of Miami
2005 1 summer - Studio Assistant to Sculptor Bill Carlson, Miami, FL
Courses in: Art Appreciation, Color Theory, Design, Drawing, Painting
Served as Juror
2019 • Symphony in Color, Annual Art Show, Grant County.
2018 • Symphony in Color, Annual Art Show, Grant County.
2016 • October Open Exhibit, Grant County Art Association
2014 • Indiana State Fair Judge, Drawing, Painting, Pastel, Prints, Watercolor, & Best of Show
Fellow Jurors: Valparaiso Assistant Professor, Sarah Jantzi, MFA American University
Indiana State University Adjunct Professor, Jason Kreuger, MFA Indiana State University.
2013 • Greentown Community Art Show, Greentown, Indiana
• Charlie Creek Arts Festival, Wabash, Indiana
2011 • 37th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibit, Grace College, Winona Lake, IN
2010 • Howard County Youth Art Festival, at Angie Meyers Design Studio, Kokomo, IN
2009 • Spring Arbor University’s Ganton Art Gallery End of Summer Show, Spring Arbor, MI
2008 • Clark Gallery’s 2008 Nine County Art Show, Honeywell Center, Wabash, IN
Juried Shows Entered and *Awards Won
2020 • Hooiser Salon 96th Annual Exhibition, Indiana State History Museum, Indianapolis, IN
• Clark Gallery’s 2020 Ninety-Two County Art Show, Honeywell Center, Wabash IN
* Third Place Drawing
Juror: Scott Anderson
Juror: Donna Ballard
2019 • Hooiser Salon 95th Annual Exhibition, Indiana State History Museum, Indianapolis, IN
* Executive Director’s Award for Where is God?
• Themed Art Show Seasons, Clark Gallery, Honeywell Center, Wabash IN
Juror: Ejenobo “Jena” Oke, Associate Professor at Manchester University
Juror: Brad Condie, Assistant Professor at Ball State University
* Honorable Mention for Seasons Change
• Minnetrista Annual Juried Art Show and Sale
Juror: Larry Rudolech
2018 • Hooiser Salon 94th Annual Exhibition, Indiana State History Museum, Indianapolis, IN
Juror: Mark Boedges
Juror: Mario Andres Robinson
• Clark Gallery’s 2018 Ninety-Two County Art Show, Honeywell Center, Wabash IN
Juror: Justin Johnson
Juror: Rachel Ellington
* Honorable Mention for Annals of the Oak
2017 • Hoosier Salon 93rd Annual Exhibition, Indiana State History Museum, Indianapolis IN
Juror: Sherrie McGraw, Artist & Hn Doctorate, Academy of Art University, SanFran CA.
Juror: Jim Wodark, Artist
• Themed Art Show Water, Clark Gallery, Honeywell Center, Wabash IN
Juror: Brandi Bowman, Artist.
* Winner for Pastureland
• The Model's Origin: Beyond The Core- 2017 FATE Biennial Juried Members Exhibition
Juror: Dan Reneau, MFA Painting, California College of the Arts
2016 • Hoosier Salon 92nd Annual Exhibition, Indiana History Center, Indianapolis IN
Juror: Dave A. Santillanes, Artist
Juror: Andy Evansen, Artist and President, Plein Air Painters of America (PAPA)
* Non-Traditional Landscape Award, Judgment: Cast, Panel, Board
• Themed Art Show Indiana Clark Gallery, Honeywell Center, Wabash IN
Juror: Gwen Gutwein, Artist
• Clark Gallery’s 2016 Ninety-Two County Art Show, Honeywell Center, Wabash IN
Juror: Kristy S Church, Black Squirrel Art Gallery.
Juror: Diane Tesler – Artist.
*Best of Show for The Gale’s Egress
* Honorable Mention for Internal Combustion
2015 • Hoosier Salon 91st Annual Exhibition, Indiana History Center, Indianapolis IN
Juror: Qiang Huang OPA PhD optical engineering, professional artist.
Randall Sexton BFA Uconn. Instructor at Pixar Studios.
2014 • Hoosier Salon 90th Annual Exhibition, Indiana History Center, Indianapolis IN
Jurors: Frank Lalumia, former president of Plein Air Painters of America (P.A.P.A)
Kathleen Newman, professional artist
* Jury’s Prize of Distinction in Etching/Drawing/Mixed Media Slave Toil and Workmanship
• Clark Gallery’s 2014 Ninety-Two County Art Show, Honeywell Center, Wabash IN
Juror: Hannah Burnworth M.A. Herron School of Art and Design.
Juror: Mike Applegate M.A. Ball State.
2013 • 14th Annual Will's Creek Survey, The Allegany Arts Council, Cumberland, MD
Juror: Lauren Schell Dickens, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art.
• Hoosier Salon 89th Annual Exhibition, Indiana State History Museum, Indianapolis IN
• Clark Gallery’s 2013 Ninety-Two County Art Show, Honeywell Center, Wabash IN
Juror: Audrey Dean, Executive Director of the Creative Arts Council of Wells County
Juror: Kathryn Clark, Artist: Hoosier Salon, Indiana Artist Club, Indiana Heritage Arts, and IPAPA (Indiana Plein Air Painters Association).
2012 •13th Annual Will's Creek Survey, The Allegany Arts Council, Cumberland, MD
Juror: Jay Fisher, Senior Curator Print, Drawing & Photo, Baltimore Museum of Art
• Art Institute & Gallery, 21st Annual National Juried Exhibition, Salisbury MD
Juror: Ethan Karpe, O.K. Harris Gallery, SoHo, NYC
• Flow Art Space, For the Love of Paint, Minneapolis, MN
Juror: Melissa Metzler, Director Flow Art Space Gallery.
• Art Kudos, International Juried Art Competition and Exhibition, Artshow.com
Awards Judge: David Cohen, editor and publisher of ArtCritical
• Artists' Gallery 2012 National Juried Exhibition, Longmont, CO
Juror: Nicholas Arnold MFA Syracuse, BFA Wright State University
• Cape Fear Studios 2012 National 2D Exhibit Competition, Fayetteville, NC
Juror: Luana Lucioni Winner, Pres. Artists' Association of Artspace, Portrait Society of America
• Clark Gallery’s 2012 Nine County Art Show, Honeywell Center, Wabash IN
Jurors : Justin Henry Miller, MFA Univ. of Notre Dame, Assistant Professor Univ. of St Francis
Rebecca Stockert of Artlink Contemporary Gallery
* Best of Show for Flat Trap
* Honorable Mention Settlement
2011 • Hoosier Salon 87th Annual Exhibition, Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis IN
Jurors: Tracey Frugoli, Chuck Marshall, Lori Putnam (professional artists)
• 21st Minnetrista Annual Juried Art Show & Sale, Muncie, IN
Juror: Susan Watt Grade, Community Learning Coordinator, Herron School of Art & Design
• Clark Gallery’s 2011 Nine County Art Show, Honeywell Center, Wabash IN
Jurors: Patricia Weiss, Indiana University-Purdue University Ft Wayne
Dan Swartz, United Arts Guild, Ft Wayne IN.
2010 • Hoosier Salon 86th Annual Exhibition, Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis IN
Jurors: Shelly Newman Stevens - Assistant Professor, Central Michigan University
Dee Beard Dean - Artist, Lori Putnam - Artist,
• Grant County Art Association Open Show, Marion Public Library, Marion IN
*Honorable Mention for Daily Fallout
2009 • Themed show, America at the Clark Gallery, Honeywell Center, Wabash IN
Jurors: Amanda Martin, Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Jesse Bower, Fort Wayne Museum of Art
*First Prize for A Different Kind of Fat
*Honorable Mention for The America I See
• Clark Gallery’s 2009 Nine County Art Show, Honeywell Center, Wabash IN
Jurors: Charles A. Shepard III, Director, Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Megan Mirro, Fort Wayne Museum of Art
2008 • 18th Minnetrista Annual Art Show and Sale, Muncie, IN
Juror: Stephanie Lewis Robertson - Chair, Department of Fine Arts, Ivy Tech.
2007 • 17th Minnetrista Annual Art Show and Sale, Muncie, IN
Juror: Kim Hoffmann - Curator of Collections, South Bend Regional Museum of Art
2006 • Juried M.F.A. Group Exhibition, Lowe Art Museum, Miami FL
Brook Dorsch - Director of the Dorsch Gallery
*Juror's Merit Award, Hannah Prayed
2005 • KHAA Annual Juried Art Show, Ft. Davis, TX
• Juried M.F.A. Group Exhibition, Lowe Art Museum, Miami, FL
Juror: Barbara Gilman - Barbara Gilman Gallery
2004 • Lowe Art Museum Annual Juried Show
Juror: Ken Rollins, Executive Director - Gulf Coast Museum of Art
*Best Painting
• Research and Creativity Forum, University of Miami
*First prize
Solo Shows
2018 •The Language of Neighborhoods Overheard, Historicity Show, Harrison Center, Indianapolis IN.
2017 • Through-in Through-out, Sabbatical Show, Williams Galleries, Beard Art Center, IWU, Marion IN
2015 • College Wesleyan Church, Gallery of Liturgical Art, Marion IN
• Walford Galleries of Adams Hall, Wheaton College, Wheaton IL
12-13 • The Wesleyan Church World Headquarters, Fischers, IN
2011 • Mount Memorial Art Gallery, Grace College, Winona Lake, IN
• The Wesleyan Church World Headquarters, Fischers, IN
2010 • Vandiver Gallery, Anderson University, Anderson, SC
2009 • The Wesleyan Church World Headquarters, Fischers, IN
2006 • The Gilded Hand, Coral Gables, FL
• Southwest Alliance Church Sanctuary, Miami, FL
• M.F.A Thesis Exhibition, Kresge Hall, Coral Gables, FL
2005 • Offbeat Coffeehouse, Kendall FL
2002 • Sally’s Coffee Shop, Wheaton, IL
2 – 3 Person Shows
2016 • First Fridays Black Squirrel Gallery, Wabash, IN
Artists: Will Carpenter, Henrik Soderstrom
2015 • Realism and Impressionism, Hoosier Salon New Harmony Gallery, IN
Artists: Will Carpenter, Scott Kilmer, Pam Newell
• Urban Landscapes, Hoosier Salon Carmel Gallery, Carmel IN
Artists: Joe Blalock, Will Carpenter, Genna Pianki
2013 • Ganton Art Gallery, Spring Arbor University, Spring Arbor MI
Artists: Will Carpenter, Aaron Gosser
2002 • Senior Gallery Show at Adams Hall Art Gallery, Wheaton College (2-Person)
Group Shows
2015 • Hoosier Salon vs iMOCA, Indianapolis Museum - Contemporary, Indianapolis IN.
• BFF | Painting and Re-Presentation, Vandiver Art Gallery, Anderson University SC
‘12-’14 • Indiana Wesleyan University Faculty Show, Beard Art Center, Marion, IN
2011 • 2nd Annual Hoosier Salon Wabash Members Show, Charlie Creek Inn, Wabash, IN
• Hoosier Salon Touring Exhibit: Wilson Vaughn Hostess House, Marion IN.
• Hoosier Salon Touring Exhibit, Wabash Hoosier Salon Gallery, Wabash IN
2010 • End-of-Year Show, Wabash Hoosier Salon Gallery, Wabash, IN
'06-'10 • Indiana Wesleyan University Faculty Show, Beard Art Center, Marion, IN
2008 • Arts and Entertainment Ministries, 5th Annual Show, Los Angeles, CA
2007 • CIVA Art Conference Art Show, Messiah College, Grantham, PA
2006 • Lamar Arts Depot, Endless Summer, Barnesville, GA
2005 • DKR Gallery Wynwood Art District "Real Painting" during Art Basel
• Egalitarian Art Show, Miami FL
• Bird in Hand Gallery, Washington DC
• Art, Love, and Rock and Roll Show, Miami FL
2004 • Wesley Gallery Summer Exhibit, Univ. Miami
2003 • Art Annex Studio Show, Univ. Miami
• University of Miami Incoming MFA Exhibit.
2002 • Senior Group Show at Adams Hall Art Gallery, Wheaton College
• Michael McBride Senior Recital, Wheaton, IL
• Memorial Student Center Art Department Display, Wheaton College
• Sarah Cupery’s Senior Recital, Wheaton, IL
• Memorial Student Center Coffee House (group), Wheaton College
• Senior Class Banquet Art Show, Wheaton College
Publications and Presentations
2019 • Skeletal/Muscular in Breaking the Mold, the New Foundations?
Co-presenation with Henrik Sodesterom (IWU) FATE Conference Flux Columbus, OH.
Session Chair: Emily Beck
• From Flounder to Founder FATE Conference Flux Session Chair Columbus, OH.
Panelists: Amy D Babinec – South Suburban College, Rachel Hall Kirk - Central Washington University, Alyson Ilaine Pouls, Central Michigan University, Eddy A Lopez – Bucknell University.
2018 • 94th Hoosier Salon Annual Exhibit Catalogue
2017 • Spirituality in the Studio II, FATE Conference Session Chair, Kansas City, MO
Panelists, Brian Curtis - University of Miami, Peter Kanairis – Anderson University,
Seth Goodman – Lycoming University, Howard Tran – Lycoming University
• Using "The Flip": Why Your Students Want to Hear from You Rather than YouTube!
Chair: Nancy Wynn Associate Professor, Visual and Performing Arts, Graphic Design, Merrimack College, FATE Conference Session, Kansas City, MO
• 93rd Hoosier Salon Annual Exhibit Catalogue
2016 • 92nd Hoosier Salon Annual Exhibit Catalogue
2015 • 91st Hoosier Salon Annual Exhibit Catalogue
• Spirituality in the Studio, FATE Conference Session Chair, Indianapolis, IN
• The House We___. Gallery talk. Wheaton College, Wheaton Illinois.
2014 • 90th Hoosier Salon Annual Exhibit Catalogue
2013 • Houses, Stacking, and Seeing. Gallery talk, Spring Arbor University, Spring Arbor Michigan
• 89th Hoosier Salon Annual Exhibit Catalogue
• Wax Sensuality, Wane Justice. How Worshipping Your Senses Can Blind You and Suffocate Others, or Art Like Sadza. Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA) Just Art 2013 Bi-annual Conference, Wheaton College, Wheaton IL,
2011 • 87th Hoosier Salon Annual Exhibit Catalogue
2010 • 86th Hoosier Salon Annual Exhibit Catalogue
2009 • “Art Winners” Chronicle Tribune, Wednesday, 16 September 2009
2008 • Abraham and Sarah (oil painting), appears in Mutuality Magazine alongside Amy Odem Article, God’s Radical Welcome.
2007 • The Late, Late Show, Presentation of Artwork on PowerPoint at CIVA Conference
2002 • Kodon (Wheaton College Arts Magazine) Spring Issue
2001 • Kodon (Wheaton College Arts Magazine) Fall Issue
Other Activities
2019 • FATE Bi-Annual Conference, Columbus, OH
2017 • FATE Bi-Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO
2015 • CIVA Bi-Annual Conference, Calvin College, Grand Rapids MI
• FATE Bi-Annual Conference, Herron School of Art, Indianapolis IN
2013 • CIVA Bi-Annual Conference, Messiah College, Grantham, PA
• FATE Bi-Annual Conference, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah GA
2012 • Rustbelt to Artistbelt, St Louis, MO
2010 • CAA Annual Conference New York City, New York
2009 • FATE Bi-Annual Conference, Portland OR
• Visual Arts Network, Honeywell Center, Wabash IN
2007 • CIVA Bi-Annual Conference, Messiah College, Grantham, PA
• CAA Annual Conference, Boston MA
2004 • University of Miami Annual Print Exchange
2003 • Lived and Painted in Ecuador, S.A. for 3 months
2002 • Breathe, Celebration of Arts, Annual Arts Fair, Wheaton College
Professional Organization Memberships
• FATE, Foundations of Art: Theory and Education
• The Hoosier Salon
Former Memberships
• CIVA, Christians in the Visual Arts
• CAA, College Arts Association