Artist's Bio
Tina Ward is an interdisciplinary artist and instructor of artists' books courses currently living & working in Austin, TX. Her career as a visual artist began with the undergraduate program at the Kansas City Art Institute (BFA Printmedia 1994), followed by one year of scholarship-funded, independent study at Akademia Sztuk Pięknych in Poznan, Poland, where her primary focus was performance & installation. She then received an MFA (Printmedia 2004) from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a concentration on book arts & performance.
Ward has exhibited her work & taught extensively in the USA & internationally, and has been the recipient of scholarships and several awards. She has been an artist-in-residence in Kökar, Finland, Jakarta & Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and Amsterdam, Netherlands. Her work is included in collections in Rikhardinkatu Kirjasto, Helsinki, Finland; The Kansas City Art Institute, KC, MO.; and The Joan Flasch Artists’ Books Collection, Chicago, IL.
*Some work is for sale! Please, send me a message if you're interested.
Ward has exhibited her work & taught extensively in the USA & internationally, and has been the recipient of scholarships and several awards. She has been an artist-in-residence in Kökar, Finland, Jakarta & Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and Amsterdam, Netherlands. Her work is included in collections in Rikhardinkatu Kirjasto, Helsinki, Finland; The Kansas City Art Institute, KC, MO.; and The Joan Flasch Artists’ Books Collection, Chicago, IL.
*Some work is for sale! Please, send me a message if you're interested.
Upcoming/Recent Exhibitions
UPCOMING:
"Quilted Chemistry" Solo exhibition of recent collages @ The Austin Bouldering Project Gallery
Austin, TX.
Nov.-Dec, 2019
RECENT:
"Silver Lining" Solo exhibition of collages @ The Austin Bouldering Project Gallery
Austin, TX.
Nov. 6 - Dec. 8, 2018
*****
"Lowest Man in the Totem Pole" (9x12" mixed media collage, 2016) has been selected by a jury
into The Oak Park Art League exhibition, titled; 'Elevating Nature'.
May 12 - June 2, 2017
https://www.oakparkartleague.org/exhibition-calendar
*****
"Constellation: Ghost Hero" (16x16" digital photo, 2016), was selected by a jury to be included in the
12th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, IL.
April 7 - May 10, 2017
*****
"Lowest Man on the Totem Pole" (9x12" mixed media collage, 2016)
was selected by a jury to be included in the
5th Annual Juried Bridgeport Art Center's Competition & Exhibition, Chicago, IL.
Jan. 20 - Mar. 3, 2017.
Follow this link for more information:
http://bridgeportart.com/upcoming-exhibits-events/
"Quilted Chemistry" Solo exhibition of recent collages @ The Austin Bouldering Project Gallery
Austin, TX.
Nov.-Dec, 2019
RECENT:
"Silver Lining" Solo exhibition of collages @ The Austin Bouldering Project Gallery
Austin, TX.
Nov. 6 - Dec. 8, 2018
*****
"Lowest Man in the Totem Pole" (9x12" mixed media collage, 2016) has been selected by a jury
into The Oak Park Art League exhibition, titled; 'Elevating Nature'.
May 12 - June 2, 2017
https://www.oakparkartleague.org/exhibition-calendar
*****
"Constellation: Ghost Hero" (16x16" digital photo, 2016), was selected by a jury to be included in the
12th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, IL.
April 7 - May 10, 2017
*****
"Lowest Man on the Totem Pole" (9x12" mixed media collage, 2016)
was selected by a jury to be included in the
5th Annual Juried Bridgeport Art Center's Competition & Exhibition, Chicago, IL.
Jan. 20 - Mar. 3, 2017.
Follow this link for more information:
http://bridgeportart.com/upcoming-exhibits-events/