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ROBERTO BOCCI

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EDUCATION

1994 MFA Electronic Arts, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy, New York.
1990 MFA Painting and Photography, The State University of New York at Albany, (SUNY).
1987 Painting Diploma, Academy of Fine Arts; Florence, Italy.
1981 Industrial Chemistry Diploma, Industrial Technical Institute Tito Sarrocchi; Siena, Italy.
1979 Music Theory and Solfeggio Diploma, Lucca Conservatory, Italy.

EMPLOYMENT

2000-present Associate Professor, Georgetown University; Washington, DC.
1996-2000 Post-Baccalaureate program coordinator and Teaching Assistant, Studio Art Centers International;Florence, Italy.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2014 “Metro Rail,” site specific photo and video installation. Heurich gallery, Washington DC.
•“Metro Rail,” site specific video installation. Artisphere four monitor administrative corridor video gallery. Artisphere, Arlington, Virginia.
2013 “Flipped Orlando,” Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando Florida.Exhibition Catalogue.
“Streams, Key Bridge,” site specific installation. Mezz gallery, Artisphere, Arlington Virgina.
2012 “Streams, Consciousness and Spaces in Between, Washington DC.,” site specific installation commisioned by Smith Group JJR for the Washinton DC. AIA booth (May 2012).
2011 “Streams World 2011,” installation at McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA.
2010 "Samples 2004-2010," Capitol Hill Arts workshop gallery, Washington, DC.
2008 "Samples 2008," Pyramid Atlantic gallery, Springfield, Maryland. Exhibition Catalogue.
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

2011 "(e)merge" Art Fair, September 22-25 (with McLean Project for the Arts). Capitol Skyline Hotel, Washington, DC., USA.
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.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2012 “Glocal 3,” Photography exhibition. Museum of Contemporary Art, San Dona di Piave, Venice, Italy.
•”Signals,” invitational show curated by Jim Mahoney for the DC, AC art Space, Washington, DC.
2011 "Photo 2011," photo exhition. Artisphere, Arlington Virginia. Juror: Amanda Maddox, Washington Post review by Mark Jenkins.
• "After School Special: 2011 Alumni exhibition," State University Art Museum, Albany, New York. Juror: Ken Johnson.
2009 "Streams, Consciousness and Spaces in Between," installation. The Mitchell Gallery, St.John's College, Annapolis, Maryland.
2005 “Art From Arlington,” Arlington Art Center, Arlington VA.
• “Digital Concentrate,” Stewart Center Gallery, Purdue University Galleries; West Lafayette, Indiana.
2004 “Self-Portraits 2004,” curated by Thomas Chambers. Kimball Hill Galleries; Barrington, Illinois.
• “Altered Color,” Afif Gallery; Philadelphia, PA.
2002 “2002 All media Juried Exhibition,” Arlington Art Center; Arlington, VA.
• “Fear Fun, Multimedia Works 2002,” Western Michigan University; Kalamazoo, Western Michigan.
2001 “Faculty Group Show,” Georgetown University, Washington DC.
2000 “Group exhibition at the Starr Commonwealth’s Bruckner Museum,” Albion, Michigan.
• “Percorsi,” Palagio di Parte Guelfa; Florence, Italy.

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.
• Artist in residence lecture. Oswego State University; Oswego, New York.
• Artist talk. Montgomery College; Rockville, Maryland.
2003 “Body Samples and Digital Photography,” artist talk at the Corcoran School of Art and Design, Washington DC.
• “From Paintings to Digital interactive systems, works 1990-2004,” artist talk. Augusta State University, Augusta, Georgia.
•“Cycles of Confusion and interactive installations,” artist talk at Northern Virginia Community College; Sterling, Virginia.
2002 “Parallel Visions, installations and photography, 1995-2004,” artist talk. George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.
2000 “Interactive works and collaborations: Roberto Bocci and Simone Paterson,” artist talk. Western
Michigan University; Kalamazoo, Western Michigan.

CATALOGUES, BOOKS, PUBLICATIONS, REVIEWS

2014 The Washington Post,September 5, 2014. "Roberto Bocci's art turns Metro into a form of time travel, review Vicky Hallett.
• Washington City Paper, September 15, 2014. "In Photography and Video, a Moody Paean to Washington's Metro System," review by Louis Jacobson.
2013 The Orlando Sentinel, Oct. 30, 2013. Last call for Roberto Bocci’s theme-park at Orlando Museum of Art, review by Matthew J. Palm.
• Orlando Weekly Events posting, Flipped Orlando: Panoramas by Roberto Bocci.
2012. The Washington Post Nov. 8 2012. 'Signals' shows there's plenty going on in Washington's art scene, review by Mark Jenkins.
2011 The Washington Post, August 12,2011. "The views aren't straightforward, but the work is," review by Mark Jenkins.
2007 Exploring Motion Graphics book. 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.

PRIVATE - CORPORATE - PUBLIC COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Washington DC., Corporate collection.
Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando Florida. Permanent collection.
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

2000 - 2014 Since I started working at Georgetown University in 2000 the School of Art and Sciences has awarded me 18 Grants in Aid and 4 Summer grants to produce my work.
2014 Arlington County Commision for the Arts Spot Light Grant to develop the Metro Rail project.
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.

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