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Scott Schuldt
Born 1958, Minnesota

Education
2005 EDGE Professional Artists Development Program
1985 University of Minnesota, Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering

Solo Exhibitions
2011    The Wilderness Within
           Center for Arts and History, Lewis and Clark State College, Lewiston, Idaho
           
           The View from the Canoe and Other Stories
           Revolution Books, Seattle, Washington  
 
2010    By Hand, By Water, By Mind - Scott Schuldt
            Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, Oregon

2009    Scott Schuldt: The Politics of Beads
            Bead and Fiber Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts

Group Exhibitions and Competitions
2011    Forecast: Communicating Weather and Climate, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle

           The Time Between Memories, ArtsWest, Seattle, Washington

           E4C Electronic Media Gallery, 4Culture, Seattle, Washington

2010    Materials: Hard and Soft, Greater Denton Arts Center, Denton, Texas 

            Memory Upgrade,  Center of Contemporary Art, Seattle, Washington

            Nowhere: Selections from the files of the Hand Drawn Map Association
            Arcadia University Art Gallery, Glenside, PA

            Dead Roads Make Nice Meadows, Pacific Northwest School of Art, Portland, Oregon
                 
            Tall Beers and Short Shorts Film Series (video), Seattle, Washington

            The CVG Show, 2010, Collective Visions Gallery, Bremerton, Washington

2009    30^th Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibition
           Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, Arizona    Juror:  Namita Gupta Wiggers

        Fragile Existance 
        Bellevue College, Bellevue, Washington

2008     High Tech - Low Tech
            Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, Oregon    

            Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate
             Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana

             Nordic Roots
             Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle, Washington

             Pacific Northwest Art Annual 
             University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

             Hand to Hand; 100 Artists' comments on the Iraq War

             Spruill Center for the Arts, Atlanta, Georgia  

             2008 Preview Show

             Museo Gallery, Langley, Washington

2007   High Tech – Low Tech
            South Puget Sound Community College, Olympia, Washington
          
            Group Show
            Margo Jacobsen Gallery, Portland Oregon

            Craft Biennial '07: A Review of NW Art &Craft
            Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, Oregon
 
            Animalia
            Allied Arts, Richland, Washington

            ANA 35 National Juried Exhibition
            Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana

            The Goblet Redefined
            Mobilia Gallery, SOFA New York

            Salmon for the Sandy
            Western Rivers Conservancy, Portland, Oregon

2006    Beneath the Surface
            Xchanges Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia

            Natures Wonders
            Pacini Lubel, Seattle, Washington

            Craft National 40
            Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University   Juror: Mark Richard Leach

            Needle Culture: Contemporary Mixed Media Textiles
            Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff, Arizona

            27th Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibition
            Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, Arizona   Juror: Jane Milosch

            Picturing the Corps of Discovery - The Lewis and Clark Expedition in Oregon Art
            Oregon Historical Society, Oregon State Capitol Building, Salem, Oregon

2005   Cr aft Forms 2005
           Wayne Art Center, Wayne, Pennsylvania   Juror: David Revere McFadden

            Looking Forward, Glancing Back: Northwest Designer Craftsmen at 50
            Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, Washington       Curator: Lloyd Herman

            Combined Talents: The 20th Annual Florida International Competition
            Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
 
            Craft Biennial '05: A Review of NW Art and Craft
            Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, Oregon

            Provoking Thought... One Bead at a Time
            Snohomish County Administration Building, Everett, Washington

2004    Textile Art 2004; Northern Fibre V
            Reykjavik Art Museum - Kjarvalsstađir, Reykjavik, Iceland
            Catalogue available

            Digital Origins: Emerging American Textile Artists
            Craft Liberation Front and Eyedrum Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

            Bead International
            Dairybarn Cultural Arts Center, Athens, Ohio

            26th Annual Contemporary Crafts
            Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, Arizona    Juror: David Revere McFadden

2003    Craft Biennial '03: A Review of NW Art and Craft
            Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, Oregon

            Lewis and Clark Native Plant and Natural History Show
            The Gallery at Columbia Center, St. Helens, Oregon

            South Seattle Community College 9th Annual Community Art Show
            Seattle, Washington

            Journey's End National Art Exhibition: Revisiting the Lewis and Clark Expedition
            Astoria Maritime Museum, Astoria, Oregon

Collections
            Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York
            King County Art Collection - 4Culture, King County, Washington
            City of Seattle Arts and Culture, Seattle, Washington

Commissions
2009    Seattle Public Utilities,  City of Seattle Arts and Culture, Seattle, Washington

Awards and Fellowships
2010     Jurors Award, Materials: Hard and Soft,  Juror: Jo Lauria
            Artist Trust GAP Grant
2009     Jurors Award, 29th Annual Contemporary Crafts, Juror: Namita Wiggers
2007     Merit Award, Craft Biennial 07: A Review of NW Art and Craft
            Honorable Mention, ANA 35 National Juried Art Exhibition
2006     Full Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center
2005     Honorable Mention, Combined Talents: The 20th Annual Florida International Competition
            Honorable Mention, Craft Biennial '05: A Review of NW Art and Craft
2004     Earthwatch Institute Art & Archaeology Community Fellowship
             Juror's Award, 26th Annual Contemporary Crafts , Juror: David Revere McFadden
2003     The Lewis Award, Journey's End National Art Exhibition

Residencies
2011    Rubicon Foundation/Smoke Farm Full-year Residency
2010    Signal Fire Outpost Residency
2006    Vermont Studio Center

Bibliography
2011     Houston, Jason, co-editor, Beyond the Assignment, Fraction J Magazine. Feb, 2011
            Bauer, Jennifer, Art from the Urban Wilderness, Lewiston Tribune, July 22, 2011
            Stircherz, Vince, Scientists, Artists collaborate to produce new art exhibit in Seattle,
                                 UW Today, January 24, 2011
2010     Koyama, Tina, Scott Schuldt, Beadwork Magazine, June/July
            Folger, Myke, Discovering Seattle's Coastlines', Capitol Hill Times, May 
            Bolster, Caitriona, Interview with Scott Schuldt, KWAX radio, August 17
            Keefer, Bob, ‘Ex-Boeing Engineer Turns to Beadwork’, Eugene Register-Guard,
                                   review of ‘By Hand, By Water, By Mind’, August 26
            Mikkelsen, Randall. ‘GPS? Mapquest? Not for fans of hand-drawn Maps’, Reuters,
                                               September 13, 2010
2009     Fagan, Sarah E., Scott Schuldt: The Politics of Beads, Artscope Magazine, Jan/Feb
2008     Kotani, Akiko, Profile: Scott Schuldt, Fiberarts Magazine, Jan/Feb
2006     Kieffer, Susan Mowery, 500 Baskets: A Celebration of the Basketmaker’s Art, Lark Books
2004     Krautwurst, Terry,  500 Beaded Objects: New Dimensions in Contemporary Beadwork, 
                                              Lark Books 
2004     Bjarnadottir, Hildur, Textile Art 2004', exhibition catalogue, The Society of Textile
                                               Artists in Iceland and the Reykjavik Art Museum
2003     Batchelor, Carolyn Prince, Lewis and Clark Revisited – In Beads, Fiberarts Magazine, Nov/Dec  

      
Associations
Artist Trust