Curtis Singmaster is an experienced visual arts educator and working artist. He holds an MFA in Sculpture from Rhode Island School of Design and a BFA in Sculpture from University of Denver. He has over 10 years of teaching experience at the high school and university levels, developing art curriculums and teaching a variety of visual art courses. His work has been exhibited nationally and he has received various awards and scholarships for his sculpture and installation pieces.

1. CURTIS SINGMASTER
1109 Mercer Ave, Ojai CA 93023 / 860-318-1978 / singmastercurtis@gmail.com / curtissingmaster.com
Graduate, Undergraduate & High School - Level Teaching Experience • Program &
Curriculum Development • Working Artist • Guest Critic • Creative Problem Solver
EDUCATION
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN / Providence, RI / 2011
Master of Fine Arts, Sculpture - Honors - J. Stahl-Webber Scholarship, S.L.Y Herman
Scholarship
BROWN UNIVERSITY / Providence, RI / 2011
Collegiate Teaching Certificate
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER / Denver, CO / 2002
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture - Honors
INSTITUTO ALLENDE / San Miguel, Mexico / 1998
Studied as a silversmith, jeweler, and printmaker
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
BESANT HILL SCHOOL / Ojai, CA / 2011 – Present
Visual Arts Department Chair – Teacher
• Design and implement a progressive art curriculum for students looking to pursue the
visual arts in college
• Teach Advanced Portfolio, Drawing/Painting, Printmaking, and Sculpture
• Foster collaboration and peer feedback amongst the visual arts faculty
• Establish working relationships with local galleries and art groups to provide students
with real world art experiences.
• Manage the visual arts budget, the visual arts facilities, including the ceramics studio
• Work with the media team to help promote Besant Hill Schoolʼs visual arts program
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN / Providence, RI / 2009 - 2011
Adjunct Faculty – Sculpture / Graduate Assistant
• Created and taught a sculpture class on found objects, material language, and the use
of context for graduate and undergraduate levels
• Worked for two years as a graduate assistant in the undergraduate sculpture
department. Helped facilitate critiques, met with students individually to discuss work,
and created projects and presentations to implement and critique when needed
THE FENN SCHOOL / Concord, MA / 2008 – 2009
Teacher – Ceramics
• Created and taught classes on ceramic wheel throwing and hand building techniques

2. THE SALISBURY SCHOOL / Salisbury, CT / 2004 – 2008
Teacher – Sculpture, Drawing, Painting, Printmaking
• Designed, implemented, and taught Sculpture, Drawing, Painting, and Printmaking
curriculum for the Fine Arts department
• Managed departmental budget, material orders, and class activities
• Advised and directed junior and senior students interested in applying to college art
programs, this included portfolio development
• Awarded faculty enrichment grant for curriculum development, course enhancement,
and professional activities
THE STRATTON MOUNTAIN SCHOOL / Stratton, VT / 2003-2004
Teacher – Drawing, Painting
• Developed, instituted, and taught the schools Fine Arts program (draw/paint)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Jaxson Design Works /Parker, CO/2002 Artist/Custom Metal Fabricator • University of Denver
/Denver, CO/2000-01 Sculpture Lab Monitor • Laradon School /Denver, CO/2003 Therapeutic Crisis
Intervention • Peragrine River Outfitters /CO-AZ/1997-2000 Whitewater Rafting Guide (Grand Canyon)
TEACHING COMPETENCIES & INTERESTS
Mixed Media Sculpture•Material Language•Found Object Use•Drawing•Installation•Public
Sculpture•Context (physical and historical)•Outdoor Sculpture•Kinetic•Critique•Printmaking
Painting•Ceramics
SELECTED SKILLS
3D: Metal Work•Wood Work•Mold Making•Stone Carving•Fiberglass/Resins•Ceramics
Plaster•Weaving•Finishing•Ceramics•Fibers•Mixed Media•Upholstery•Jewelry 2D: Drawing/Painting
Pencil/Charcoal/Pen•Acrylic/Oils•Collage•Mixed Media Printmaking Woodblock•Linoleum•Etching
EXHIBITION HISTORY
Selected Exhibitions (Solo *)
2015 Site:Brooklyn “Transforming: Street Objects from Your Street to Main Street” NY (Juried)
2013 *Booklyn Artist Alliance “It Is What It Is”, a book on tour from NY NY to Los Angeles CA
2012 *Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI (Juried)
2012 Vicinity, Providence, RI (Juried)
2011 Sheffield International Artistʼs Book Prize, Sheffield, United Kingdom
2011 Camera Club of New York Photo Book Exhibition, New York, NY
2011 Art In The Park, Worcester, MA (Juried)
2011 Rapture Proof, New York, NY
2011 Break It Down, Providence, RI (Juried)
2010 Leaving Room, Providence, RI (Juried)
2010 Rhode Island School of Design Sculpture Biennial, Providence, RI
2010 Rhode Island School of Design Expose, Providence, RI (Juried)
2010 Agriculture Encounters Sculpture, Boston, MA (Juried)
2010 Boston Young Contemporaries Exhibition, Boston, MA (Juried)
2011 Black Sheep Show, Providence, RI (Juried)
2008 *Tremaine Gallery, “Current Work”, Salisbury, CT
2006 Tremaine Gallery, “Green”, Salisbury, CT
2002 Lakewood Cultural Center, “Collegiate Show”, Denver, CO (Juried)

3. 2002 Myhren Gallery, “Senior BFA Show”, Denver, CO
2002 Core Gallery, “DU Student Show”, Denver, CO (Juried)
2002 The Art Guild Inc. Denver, CO (Juried)
2002 Spark Gallery, Denver, CO (Juried)
2002 Pirate Gallery, “The Outsiderʼs Show”, Denver, CO (Juried)
2001 The Art Guild Inc. Denver, CO (Juried)
2001 DUʼs School of Art, “Student Exhibition”, Denver, CO (Juried)
AWARDS / FELLOWSHIPS / RESIDENCIES
2010 J. Stahl-Webber Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design
2009-10 S.L.Y Herman Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design
2010 Boston Young Contemporaries Award
2010 Art in the Open: Philadelphia. Selected artist for the four-day outdoor art event
2010 Finalist Sitings Competition, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design
2008 Art Education Summer Scholarship, Peters Valley Craft Center
2005 Salisbury Faculty Enrichment Grant
2005 Vermont Studio Center
2004 Vermont Studio Center
2002 Viewers Choice Award, Lakewood Cultural Center
COLLECTIONS / PRESS
•Salisbury School, Salisbury CT
•Office of the President, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2010 Agriculture Encounters Sculpture Review. “Art Blossoms on the Farm”
Boston Globe by Cate McQuaid
2010 “Boston Young Contemporaries”(Review) The New England Journal of Aesthetic
Research by Greg Cook
2010 Black Sheep Projects Review. “RISD Goes Extra Curricular” Hyperallergic by
Liz Hall
2001 “Deconstruction, Construction”, Foothills Art Journal