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Noah S DiRuzza

Education

2019 - 2022                 MFA, Studio Art - Miami University  Oxford Ohio.

2017                            BA, Studio Art, Kent State University

2008-2009                   Studio Art, Marietta College          

Experience

2019 – 2022                Foundations Teacher/ Miami University Oxford Ohio.

                                    Classes taught:

  • Color Theory (instructor of record)

  • Beginning Drawing (instructor of record)

  • Design and Composition (instructor of record)

  • Beginning Sculpture (teaching assistant)

  • Sculpture II (teaching assistant)

  • Abstract Painting (teaching assistant)

  • Advanced Painting (teaching assistant)

  • Animation (teaching assistant)

2019 – 2022                Gallery Assistant/ Hiestand Galleries, Gallery Director Ann Taulbee,

                                    Responsibilities:

  • Art Handling

  • Art Installation

  • Art Shipping and Receiving

  • Lighting

  • New Media Technician

  • Construction of custom painting stretchers

2019 – 2022                Sculpture Assistant

                                    Responsibilities:

  • Maintain and fix tools and machinery

  • Monitor and maintain safety in shop

2016                            Instructor/ Stark Art Canton Ohio

                                    Responsibilities:

  • Instruct people of all ages in various art projects

  • Maintain studio

2016                            Gallery attendant/ Kent State University at Stark

                                    Responsibilities:

  • Art installation

  • Monitor Gallery

2016                            Shop Assistant/ Kent State University at Stark

                                    Responsibilities:

  • Maintain painting, sculpture, and printmaking studios

 

Exhibitions

 

2022                            Absolution From Human, Hiestand Galleries- North Gallery, May 5 -June 1 (Solo)

2022                            Critical Practice, Contemporary Art Center, March 16 -May 1(Group)

2021                            Passages, Department of Art Lobby Gallery, November 15 – December 2 (Group)

2021                            Petrichor: Recent Work by MFA Candidates in the Department of Art, Miami University Hiestand Galleries- North Gallery, October21 – November 22 (Group)

2021                            Biodiversity / Cultural Diversity A Juried Art Show, The Jay County Campus of Arts Place, October 15 – November 14 (Group, Juried by Maria Whiteman of the Environmental Resilience Institute at Indiana University)

2019                            Footprints, Stark State College Gallery, Canton, OH (Solo)

2018                            Public Art Commission, Blue Adieu, 6 x 4ft Acrylic and plastic bags on canvas, Stark State College, Akron OH, Ohio Arts Council.

2017                            Blue Adieu, Kent State University at Stark student gallery, Canton, OH (Solo)

2017                            Mom Likes It, Gallery 6000, Kent State University at Stark, Canton, OH (Group)

2016                            Painting IV, Main Hall Art Gallery, Kent State University at Stark, Canton, OH (Group)

2015                            Noah DiRuzza at Jupiter, Jupiter Studios, Alliance, OH (Solo)

Awards and Acknowledgements

2021                            Best in show, Biodiversity / Cultural Diversity A Juried Art Show, The Jay

County Campus of Arts Place, Portland Indiana

2019 – 2022                Teaching fellowship/ Miami University, Oxford Ohio

2019 – 2022                Full Tuition Stipend/ Miami University, Oxford Ohio

2008,2009                   Marietta college/ Talent scholarship in the fine arts, Marietta Ohio

 

Professional Organizations

2016 – 2017                Vice President, (SOFA) Student Organization of Fine Arts, Kent State University at Stark

2008 – 2009                Inter Fraternity Council Chair, Alpha Tao Omega, Marietta chapter

 

Bibliography

2022                            Oxford Observer, Interview,

https://oxfordobserver.org/9600/arts/sculptor-forms-statues-from-oxfords-scraps-and-natural-resources/

2022                            Contemporary Art Center,

                                    https://www.contemporaryartscenter.org/experience/exhibitions/2022/03/critical-practice-mfa-exhibition

2022                            Spectrum News 1,

https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2022/03/23/contemporary-arts-center-exhibit-university-of-cincinnati--miami-students

2019                            WKSU interview, State of the Arts: An Abstract View of the Natural World, https://www.wksu.org/arts-culture/2019-02-08/state-of-the-arts-an-abstract-view-of-the-natural-world

2018                            DiRuzza, Noah, Emulsion, 2017, Canto volume 26, Kent State University at Stark.

2018                            DiRuzza, Noah, Human Impact, 2017, Canto volume 26, Kent State University at Stark.

 

Additional Experience and Certifications

2006 – 2019                Subcontractor/ Classic Improvements (Remodeling Homes)

2013 -2017                  Fitness Trainer/ Concorde Health and Wellness

2013                            Certified Fitness Trainer, International Sports Science Association

2011-2013                   Certified Fire Fighter and Emergency Medical Technician, Stark State College

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