garrison.roots@colorado.edu
303-492-3504

website: Garrison Roots

"My works solicit the viewer's participation and understanding, while attempting to show the universally precarious nature of our positions within the world. My intent is to seek new meaning through the study of my past and memories, and then to confront the viewer with a charged aesthetic."

Education

M.F.A. Washington University, School of Fine Arts, St. Louis, MO, 1981
B.F.A. Graduation with Distinction, Massachusetts College of Arts, Boston, MA, 1979

Solo Exhibitions

The Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, CO, 2003
Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE, 1999
Laumeier Sculpture Park and Museum, Dr. Beej Nierengarten-Smith, Director, St. Louis, MO., 1996
SW China Normal University, Gao Min, Director, Bei Bei, Chongqing, Sichuan, PR China, 1993
University of Colorado Art Galleries, Michael Crane, Director, Boulder, Colorado, 1993
Institute for Design and Experimental Art, Sherry Ragan, Director, Sacramento, CA, 1992
SPACES, Susan Channing, Director, Cleveland, OH, 1991
Cincinnati Artits Group Effort, Sally Love-Larken, Director, Cincinnati, OH, 1989
University of Colorado Art Galleries, Michael Crane, Director, Boulder, CO, 1987
Alternative Museum, Geno Rodriguez, Director, New York City, NY, 1986
Arvada Center for the Arts, Michael Crane, Director, Arvada, CO, 1984
Contemporary Arts Center, Don Marshall, Director, New Orleans, LA, 1984
Ft. Worth Art Museum, David Ryan, Director, Ft. Worth, TX, 1984
Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, Robert Smith, Director, Los Angeles, CA, 1983
Center for Idea Art, Ed Lowe, Director, Denver, CO, 1983
ARC/Raw Space Gallery, Mary Minn, Coordinator, Chicago, IL, 1982
William W. Crapo Gallery, Swain School of Design, New Bedford, MA, 1981
Washington University, MFA Thesis Exhibition, School of Fine Arts, St. Louis, MO, 1981
Merrimac Gallery, St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, MO, 1980
University Gallery, University of Texas, Arlington, TX, 1979

Selected Group Exhibitions

COMMON WOUNDS, International Center of Bethlehem, Palestine 2004
WAR, Gallery Sovereign, Boulder, CO 2004
Casa Bordas, Escuela Nacional de Artes Plasticas, Taxco, Mexico, 2003
Governors Palace, Tlaxcala, Mexico, 2003
Casa de La Cultura, Oaxaca, Mexico, 2003
University of Colorado Art Museum, Boulder, CO 2003
Metro State College, Center for the Visual Arts, Denver, CO 2003
Unbuilt Visions, Brickbottom Gallery, Somerville, MA, 2003
UNAM, Escuela de bellas artes, Mexico City, DF, 2003
La Casa de la Cultura Oaxaquena, Oaxaca, Mexico, 2002
Galería Corriente Alterna, Lima, Peru, 2002
Givens Institute, Aspen, CO, 2002
Steam Plant, Salida, Colorado, 2002.
Montrose Pavilion, Montrose, Colorado, 2002
Edge Gallery Invitational, Denver, CO, 2002
William Campbell Gallery of Contemporary Art, Ft. Worth, TX, 2001, 2002
Boulder Public Library, Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition, Boulder, CO, 2001
Colorado Mountain College, Glenwood Springs, CO, 2001
Vestibulo Teatro “José Peón Contreras”, Instituto de Cultura de Yucatan, Merida, Mexico, 2001
Khabarovsk Union of Friendship Societies, Khabarovsk, Russia, 2001
Glenwood Springs Art Center, Glenwood Springs, CO, 2001
Instituto Tlaxcalteca De La Cultura, Centro, México, D.F., 2000
Edge Gallery Invitational, Denver, CO, 2000

Selected Honors and Awards

Arts Institute Fellow, University of Wisconsin at Madison, WI, Spring 2004
Special Projects Grant, CRCW, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 2003
Individual Fellowship, Sculpture, Co-Visions, Colorado Council on the Arts, Denver, CO, 1986
Special Projects Travel Grant, GCAH, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 1998
Special Projects Grant, CRCW, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1997
Special Projects Travel Grant, GCAH, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 1996
Individual Fellowship, Sculpture, WESTAF/NEA, Sante Fe, NM, 1995
Individual Fellowship Grant, Sculpture, NEA, Washington, DC, 1984