Curriculum vitae
Edward David Shurbutt
327 E. Kennedy St., #320
Spartanburg, SC 29302
(828) 691-4146
Formal Education:
2017 MFA in Studio Art, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
1982 MA in Media Art, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
1979 BA in Studio Art, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Career Timeline:
2022-2024 Art Studio Instructor, Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC
2019-2024 Art Studio Instructor, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC
2015-2018 Exhibit Curator, North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, NC
2011-2012 Exhibit Manager, Children’s Museum of Denver, Denver, CO
2010 Free-lance Graphic Designer, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
2000-2009 Chief of Exhibits Design and Development, The Schiele Museum, Gastonia, NC
1984-2000 Exhibit Coordinator/Technician, Virginia Aquarium, Virginia Beach, VA
1982-1984 Exhibit Technician, National Aquarium in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
1982 Free-lance Exhibit Fabricator, Columbia, SC
1981-1982 Art Department Staff Photographer, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
1980 Media Arts Department Assistant, South Carolina Arts Commission, Columbia, SC
1973-1979 Exhibit Artist/Fabricator, Riverbanks Zoological Park, Columbia, SC
Art Exhibitions:
2024 Absolutely Abstract, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2023 National Drawing Exhibition, Fayetteville State University, NC
2019 Art/Re/Art II, Morganton, NC
2019 Art/Re/Art I, Morganton, NC
2018 David Shurbutt Sculpture, University of North Carolina Asheville, NC
2018 Trusted, Secure, Slayer Gallery, Columbus, OH
2017 Senses, LIT Gallery, Chattanooga, TN
2017 MFA in Studio Art Thesis Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art, MD
2016 Artfields, Lake City, SC
2015 National Works on Paper, William Paterson University, NJ
2015 Art of the South, Memphis College of Art, TN
2014 Fresh Emerging Artist Exhibit, Association for Visual Arts Gallery, Chattanooga, TN
2014 Connections, Non-Fiction Gallery, Savannah, GA
2014 Artfields, Lake City, SC
2013 Drawing Discourse, University of North Carolina Asheville, NC
1987 Masks, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art
1986 Annual Exhibition, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, VA
1986 David Shurbutt Photography, Courthouse Gallery, VA
1986 David Shurbutt Photography, Humana Gallery, VA
1985 Annual Exhibition, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, VA
1982 Faculty Show, McKissick Museum, Columbia, SC
1982 Fabricated Fictions, Columbia Museum of Art, SC
1980 Prints and Photographs, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, NC
1977 Annual Competition, McKissick Museum, Columbia, SC
Museum Exhibits:
2018 Exhibit Curator, Sayaka Ganz: Reclaimed Creations, North Carolina Arboretum
2018 Exhibit Curator, Making Scents: The Art and Passion of Fragrance, North Carolina Arboretum
2018 Exhibit Curator, Wicked Plants: The Exhibit, North Carolina Arboretum
2017 Exhibit Curator, Nature Connects, North Carolina Arboretum
2016 Exhibit Curator, James Morrison: Western North Carolina Landscapes, North Carolina Arboretum
2015 Exhibit Curator, Wild Survival, North Carolina Arboretum
2011 Exhibits Manager, 3..2..1 Blast Off, Children’s Museum of Denver
2009 Chief of Exhibits Design, Swamp Things, Schiele Museum
2007 Chief of Exhibits Design Buffalo Nation: Plains Indian Cultures, Schiele Museum
2006 Chief of Exhibits Design, Birds!, Schiele Museum
2003 Chief of Exhibits Design, High Seas to High Shoals, Schiele Museum
2002 Chief of Exhibits Design, Ursa Major: The Great Bears of North America, Schiele Museum
1999 Exhibits Designer, T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous, Virginia Aquarium
1996 Exhibits Designer, Dolphins: Virginia’s Marine Mammals, Virginia Aquarium
1993 Exhibits Designer, Chesapeake Bay Discovery Lab, Virginia Aquarium
1990 Exhibits Designer, Virginia Sea Turtles: Timeless Travelers, Virginia Aquarium
1984-1986 Exhibits Coordinator, Marine Science Exhibits, Virginia Aquarium
1983 Exhibits Technician, Atlantic Puffins Exhibit, National Aquarium in Baltimore
1978 Exhibits Technician, Giant Hornbills Exhibit, Riverbanks Zoological Park
1977 Exhibits Technician, Interpretive Graphics System, Riverbanks Zoological Park
1976 Exhibits Technician, Fire Finches Exhibit, Riverbanks Zoological Park
1975 Free-lance Artist, Interpretive Graphics System, Keowee Towaway State Park
1973-1974 Exhibits Technician, Simulated Natural Habitats Exhibits, Riverbanks Zoological Park
Awards, Grants, Scholarships:
2018 Honorarium, The University of North Carolina Asheville
2018 Visiting Artist, The University of North Carolina Asheville
2018 Residency, Vermont Studio Center
2017 Merit Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art
2016 Merit Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art
2015 Merit Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art
2014 Merit Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art
2014 Merit Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2014 President’s Scholarship, Maine College of Art
2005 President’s Award, Schiele Museum of Natural History
2002 President’s Award, Schiele Museum of Natural History
1995 Honorarium, Tidewater Community College
1991 Curators Committee Award, American Alliance of Museums
1982 Artist Grant, South Carolina Arts Commission
1974 Merit Award, Aquarium and Zoological Association Publications as Author:
2018 Toward an Ideology of Art Making, Academia.edu, San Francisco, CA
2013 The Accessible Art Gallery, Academia.edu, San Francisco, CA
2011 The Accessible Art Gallery, The Informal Learning Review, no.104, Denver, CO
1997 Taking the Devil Out of Exhibit Development, American Association of Museums, Washington, DC
1996 Houston, We Have a Problem, National Association for Museum Exhibitions, Washington, DC
1993 Eco-Exhibits: Designing Green, National Association for Museum Exhibitions, Washington, DC
1991 Virginia Sea Turtles: Timeless Travelers, Exhibit Builder, Woodland Heights, CA
Publications as Subject:
2018 Visiting Artist: David Shurbutt, Commotion Maryland Institute College of Art
2018 Visiting Artist: David Shurbutt, Mountain Xpress, Asheville, NC
2018 Visiting Artist: David Shurbutt, Department of Art, University of North Carolina Asheville
2018 The Liminal, Office of Graduate Studies, Maryland Institute College of Art
2018 Commotion, Office of Graduate Studies, Maryland Institute College of Art
2017 David Shurbutt, ArtToImage.com, Baltimore, MD
2017 MICA Grad Show, Office of Graduate Studies, Maryland Institute College of Art
2015 National Works on Paper Online Biennial, William Paterson University
2014 Liminality 10, Artfieldssc.org, Lake City, SC
2013 Drawing Discourse, The Biltmore Beacon, Asheville, NC
2013 Drawing Discourse Catalog, Department of Art, University of North Carolina Asheville, Asheville, NC
1991 Virginia Sea Turtles: Timeless Travelers, Exhibitionist, New Haven, CT
Community Service:
2022-2023, Gallery Associate, Center for Craft
2019, Volunteer, Asheville Art Museum
2013 Gallery Guide, Asheville Art Museum
2012 Volunteer, Denver Museum of Nature and Science 2009 Volunteer, Discovery Place
2003-2004 Officer, Sierra Club
1993-1997 Virginia State Coordinator, National Association for Museum Exhibitions
Philanthropy:
2013 Founder, Kai’s Memorial Scholarship Fund, Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
2012 Founder, Kai’s Memorial Research Fund, Children’s Hospital Colorado
2007 Fundraiser, Kai’s Memorial Marathon Miles, Thunder Road Marathon
2005 Fundraiser, Kai’s Memorial Bike Tour, Cycle North Carolina
2004 Founder, Kai’s Memorial Internship Fund, Schiele Museum
Current and Past Affiliations:
Alumni Association, Maryland Institute College of Art College Art Association
Asheville Art Museum
Museum of Nature and Science
Denver Art Museum
Virginia Association of Museums
American Alliance of Museums
National Association for Museum Exhibitions
Alumni Association, University of South Carolina