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>>> Artist Lewis Folden
born: Tacoma, WA
grew up: Santa Rosa, CA
currently living: Manhattan
degrees:
Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Davis - 1972
Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale University - 1977
teaching experience:
assistant professor:
Dept. of Theatre, SUNY Buffalo from 1978 - 1980
visiting assistant professor:
George Mason University - multiple times
Towson State College, MD - multiple times
Georgetown University - multiple times
guest artist:
Catholic University of America, Wash. DC - consistently over the past 10 years
professional credits:
In a 30+ year career as an award-winning scenic designer, my scenery has appeared in many theatres -- Washington DC's Kennedy Center, The Woolly Mammoth Theatre Co., and Theatre J; Philadelphia's Peoples' Light & Theatre Co., Freedom Theatre and The Arden Theatre; Minneapolis' Children's Theatre Co.; Buffalo's Studio Arena; Norfolk's Virginia Stage Co.; and others. I have extensive dance experience including The Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, The Boston Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and Pittsburgh Ballet.
My scenic designs have appeared on both coasts and have traveled as far afield as London, Prague and Italy. Most recently I have designed world premieres by world-renowned playwrights Ariel Dorfman, Jules Feiffer, and Robert Brustein.
solo exhibitions:
Covington & Burling - Wash. DC - Jul-Oct 2009
Cosi - Park & 31st - New York - Feb 2009 through present
Tavern on Jane - New York - Sep 2008
Midoma Gallery - New York - Jun 17 - Jul 19, 2008
Cosi - Park & 21st - New York - Jun 2008 through present
Cosi - Park & 21st - New York - Apr/May 2008
group exhibitions:
Midoma Gallery - New York - Jan 16 - Feb 26 2010
CCCP Gallery - Williamsburg, Brooklyn - Apr 2009
Beija Flor Gallery - Wimberley, TX - Mar 2009
The Canvas Project: ArtHouse Coop - Atlanta GA - Dec 2008
Output at reBar - Brooklyn - Aug. 2008
nAscent Art NY - Chelsea Market - Aug/Sep 2008
ArtGotham - Square Foot Show - Jun 2008
Reflect-arts - Small Works - Jun 2008
Arlington Public Library - Social Politics - juried - Jun 2008
On the Bright Side Art Gallery - Jersey City - Apr 2008
Arlington Public Library - Recycled Art - juried - Apr 2008
nAscent Art NY - Art on the Block - juried - Mar 2008
nAscent Art NY - New York - Mar. 2008
Output at reBar - Brooklyn - Mar. 2008
nAscent Art NY - Philadelphia - Jan. 2008
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