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EDUCATION
1994 MFA Electronic Arts, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy, New York.
EMPLOYMENT
2000-08 Assistant then Associate Professor of Digital Art and Photography, Georgetown University, Washington, DC.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 "Samples 2008," Pyramid Atlantic gallery, Springfield, Maryland.
2007 “Cycles, Elements and Spaces in Between,” site specific interactive installation, Commisioned by the Washington Project for the Arts/Corcoran Museum. Metropolis building, 1421 14th St. NW. Wahsington,DC.
2006 “Cycles, Elements and Spaces in Between,” an interactive installation and a series of digital images. Arlington Art Center; Arlington, VA.
2005 “Installations and Interfaces 1994-2005,” eleven years of work. Florida Southern College; Lakeland, Florida.
2004 “Samples 2004, a mixed media project,” College of Southern Maryland; La Plata, Maryland.
2003 “Samples 2003,” digital photos. Off White Walls gallery; Corcoran School of Art and Design, Washington DC.
• “Solo Show,” multimedia works and photography. Augusta State University, Augusta, Georgia.
• “Cycles of Confusion,” interactive installation. Northern Virginia Community College; Sterling, Virginia.
2002 “Bath Tubs,” a series of 50x40” photos. Gallery 101, Georgetown University; Washington, DC.
• “Nuovi Volti,” interactive installation. Universal Concepts Unlimited; Chelsea, New York.
• “Parallel Visions, 1985-2002,” seven years of works. George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.
2000 “A Fair Chance,” traveling collaborative multimedia interactive installation with Simone Paterson.
• Watts Space Galleries, University of New Castle; New Castle, Australia.
• Lismore Regional Galleries; Lismore, Australia.
• Waga Waga Regional Gallery; Waga Waga, Australia.
• “Periferal Visions,” interactive installation, Spazio Tempo Gallery; Florence, Italy.
1999 “Periferal Visions,” interactive installation, Studio Art Centers International; Florence, Italy.
• “The City,” installation. Gerrit Rietveld Academie, “Park of the Future.” The Westergasfabriek; Amsterdam, Holland.
1998 “A Fair Chance,” interactive installation with Simone Paterson. Studio Art Centers International; Florence, Italy.
1997 “Giochi d’Acqua,” photography exhibition. Crossing Gallery; Portogruaro, Venice.
1994 “Chamber,” multimedia installation. Albany Center Galleries; Albany, New York.
• “Video Heads,” multimedia installation. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, iEAR Studios; Troy, New York.
• “One-person Photography Exhibition,” The Albany Center Galleries; Albany, New York.
1993 “Thunderhead,” multimedia collaboration project. State University of New York at Albany, (SUNY).
• “Revisiting the Birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution,” collaborative installation; Troy, New York.
1992 “March 10, 1981,” installation and performance. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute;Troy, New York.
1991 “One-Person Exhibition,” Berkshire Community College; Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
1990 “MFA Thesis Exhibition,” State University of New York at Albany (SUNY).
TWO-FIVE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2005 “Locations: Five Multi-media installations,” Tyler Art Gallery, SUNY, Oswego.
2004 “Two person show with David Chung,” Paul Peck Art Gallery, Montgomery College; Rockville, Maryland.
1999 “Photo-Look,” photography show. Care Of Gallery; Cusano, Milanino.
1998 “Group Show,” photography show. Court View Gallery, Macquarie University; Sydney, Australia.
1996 “Three-person exhibition,” Gallery Rebolloso; Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1995 “Side Show,” curated by Karen Kimmel. 482 Broome Street (Soho) New York, New York.
• “Paint by Numbers - Homemade Digital Art,” Rathbone Gallery, The Sage Colleges; Albany, New York.
1994 “The Learned Image,” Five Points Gallery; East Chatham, New York.
• “Electronic Media Arts Exhibition,” Foreman Gallery. Hartwick College; Oneonta, New York.
1992 “Three-person show,” Formen Gallery; Hartwick, New York.
• “Three-person show,” Russell Sage Gallery; Troy, New York.
FILM AND VIDEO SCREENINGS
2000 “Video Screening,” Vier de Kunstvlaai. Sandberg Instituut; Amsterdam, Holland.
1999 “The City,” interactive multimedia software screening. Saci Gallery, Studio Art Centers International; Florence, Italy.
• “In ... Cubo,” screening of work, Piazza S. Spirito; Florence, Italy.
1996 “Video Screening,” Gallery Rebolloso; Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1995 “Video Screening,” 17th Tokyo video festival; Tokyo, Japan.
• “Video Screening,” Harvest Video Festival, Knitting Factory; New York, New York
• “Video Screening,” New York International Video Festival, Knitting Factory; New York, New York.
1994 “Intercom’ 94 International Communication Film &Video Festival. Presented by Cinema Chicago.
• “Video screening,” New York International Video Festival, Knitting Factory; New York, New York.
• “Video screening,” Knitting Factory; New York, New York.
• “Electronic Media Arts Exhibition,” Foreman Gallery, Hartwick College; Oneonta, New York.
1993 “Video screenings,” Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York University and Skidmore College.
• “Video screening,” Knitting Factory; New York, New York.
• “Video screening,” Green Gallery, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy, New York.
LECTURES and PANELS
2007 “Digital Difference: Recontextualizing New Media Art,”Panel. Presented: “New Forms of Fragmentation:
Samples, Cycles and Elements in Motion.” College Art Association Conference, New York, New York.
2006 “New Media Showcase,” artist talk, Emerson College, Boston, MA.
“A New Pluralism: Photography’s Future,” Panel. Presented: “Hybrid and mixed media imaging: Two projects by Roberto Bocci” Society for Photographic Education Conference, Chicago Illinois.
2005 “Screenshots and Audio Events: Electronic Effects 2005,” Panel. Presented: “From Serial to Parallel, New Forms of Viewer Interaction.” College Art Association Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
“Artist in residence,” Graduate program in Art and the computer. College of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
2004 “Samples, Bodies and Installations.” Presented within a Sculpture/Photography class with Julieve Jubin and Cathy Bud. Oswego State University; Oswego, New York.
CATALOGUES, PUBLICATIONS, REVIEWS
2007 Exploring Motion Graphics, Inclusion of project images on pg. 198, 200, 243,255.
2005 Purdue University Galleries, Purdue University, “Digital Concentrate, Art and Technology,” Catalogue. Essays by Elizabeth K. Menon and Peronio A. Bendito. pg.12,13.
2004 The Washington Times, June 17, 2004. Can film cameras stay relevant in the age of pixels?. Darkroom vs. digital, article by Shelley Widhalm.
The Oswegonian, November 5, 2004. Italian Artist Shows Creative Mix of Photography and Art, article by Jennifer Bender.
2003 The Augusta Metro Spirit, October 14, 2003. An Interview with Rhonda Jones + color photo.
2002 The Washington Post, September 19,2002. Roberto Bocci’s Twisted Body of Work + b&w image, review by Jessica Dawson.
2000 The Daily Advertiser, September 9,2000. A Fair Chance, you’ll find exhibits interesting. Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia.
1999 City of Florence Young Artists Councillorship & Spazio Tempo Gallery, Entropia catalogue. Essay by Matteo Chini.
1997 Juliet Art Magazine, April-May, 1997, Trieste, Italy. B&W image from the Bath Tub series, pg. 65.
1998 Juliet Photo Magazine, June, 1998, Trieste, Italy. B&W image from the Bath Tub series, pg. 33.
COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES
Woodstock International Center for Photography, Woodstock, New York. Permanent collection.
The University at Albany Museum, Albany, New York. Permanent collection.
Care of Gallery, Cusano Milanino, Italy. CD-ROM and video archive curated by Mario Gorni.
GRANTS
GU = Georgetown University Graduate School of Art and Sciences, Washington DC.
2006 GU Competitive Grant-in-Aid to fund the production of the Arlington Art Center Cycles solo show.
2005 GU Competitive Grant-in-Aid to fund the production of the “Roberto Bocci, Installations and Interfaces 1994-2005” catalogue.
• GU 2006 Summer Academic Grant to produce the “Cycles, Elements and Spaces in Between” project.
• GU Grant-in-Aid to fund the “Installations and Interfaces,1994-2005” exhibition at the College of Southern Florida.
GU Competitive Grant-in-Aid to develop the “Cycles, Elements and Spaces in Between” installation.
2004 GU Junior Faculty Research Grant for the development of a compilation book with works from 1989 to 2004.
• GU Competitive Grant-in-Aid for the “Samples” exhibition at the College of Southern Maryland.
• GU Competitive Grant-in-Aid for the “Cycles of Confusion,” installation project.
2003 GU Competitive Grant-in-Aid to produce the Augusta State University solo show.
• GU Competitive Grant-in-Aid for the development of “Samples,” a series of digital photographic images.
• GU Summer academic Grant to produce the “Cycles of Confusion,” project.
2002 GU Competitive Grant-in-Aid for the development of interactive DVD-ROMs.
• GU Competitive Grant-in-Aid to produce “Parallel Visions,” a solo show at George Mason University.
2001 GU Competitive Grant-in-Aid for the development of the “Nuovi Volti” installation.
2000 GU Competitive Grant-in-Aid for the development of the “Periferal Visions” installation.
1991 The Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock Photography Grant, Woodstock, New York.
1990 Fulbright Award, for the production of a video project at RPI; Troy, New York.
1989 Benevolent Research Grant, State University of New York at Albany, (SUNY).
1987 Fulbright Scholarship, to study Fine Arts at the State University of New York at Albany (SUNY).
• Scholarship to study lithography, Il Bisonte printmaking school, Florence, Italy.
AWARDS
1993 Albany Photography exhibition, Albany, New York. Juror: Sylvia Pachy. Prize winner, cash award.
1992 Albany Photography Regional exhibition, Albany, New York. Juror: Jock Sturges. Prize winner, cash award.
1990 Mohawk-Hudson Regional Exhibition, Albany, New York. Juror: Ken Johnson. Prize winner, cash award.
• Albany Photography Regional Exhibition, Albany, New York. Juror: Duane Michaels. Prize winner, cash award.
• “Interplay: The Albany Biennial,” Rice Gallery, best in show cash award.
1994 “Intercom’ 94 International Communication Film &Video Festival. Presented by Cinema Chicago;
Chicago, Illinois. Won first prize in the experimentation video category.