Aaron M Higgins earned BFA & MFA degrees from The Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Art, Indiana University, in his hometown of Bloomington, IN. Investigating time-based media as an artform through lens-based capture methods, digital compositing techniques, and interactivity, Higgins explores abstracting source material into aesthetic expressions that focus more on experience than representation. His work has exhibited nationally and internationally, including exhibitions in: Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Lincoln (NE), New Jersey, New York, Portland (OR), Tulsa, Korea, as well as film and media festivals in Sweden, and the Netherlands.
SOLO & *2 PERSON EXHIBITIONS | SCREENINGS
2018
Tallgrass: An Osage Reverie
CICA Museum
Gimpo, S Korea
Strings | *UMW Media Wall
2 Person w/ Emilie Crewe
University of Mary Washington
Hurley Convergence Center
Fredericksburg, VA
2017
Mnemonic Passages
John Waldron Arts Center, Ivy Tech
Bloomington, IN
2012
Splitting Time
TAC: Tulsa Artists’ Coalition Gallery
Tulsa, OK
2011
Nāga
Alexandre Hogue Gallery
The University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
2009
Matter of Process
Grunwald Gallery of Art
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS | SCREENINGS
2020
Abstract Mind
5th International Exhibition on Abstract Art *forthcoming
CICA Museum. Gimpo, S Korea
Internationally Juried (Leejin Kim)
2019
Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts Faculty Exhibition
Arts & Education Gallery, Indiana University South Bend. South Bend, IN
Gallery Director: Joshua Miller
2018
Cube Art Project IV
Lincoln, NE
(Juried by Adrian Regnier)
Tallgrass: An Osage Reverie,
‘BIG TENT’ Multimedia Experience
Lotus Festival
Bloomington, IN
HACKED
Manifest Gallery
Cincinnati, OH
Internationally Juried
Cube Art Project III
Lincoln, NE
(Juried by Sean Capone)
Future Artifact
Plexus Projects
Creative Tech Week
Brooklyn, NY
Internationally Juried
E. Craig Wall Jr. Academic Center
Video Exhibition Project
Van Every/Smith Galleries
Davidson College
Davidson, NC
2017
National Weather Center Biennale
National Weather Center
Norman, OK
Internationally Juried (Joe Goode)
Abstract Mind
2nd International Exhibition on Abstract Art - Part 1
CICA Museum
Gimpo, S Korea
Internationally Juried (Leejin Kim)
Digitalia
Barrett Art Center. Poughkeepsie, NY
Nationally Juried (Bruce Wands)
The Video Show
RVCC Art Gallery
Raritan Valley Community College
Branchburg, NJ
4th International Juried Exhibition of Video & Digital Media Installation
(Jurors: Lydia Grey, Kelly Oliver, Ann Tsubota, and Darren McManus)
In the Deep End
Gallery 114
Portland, OR
Nationally Juried
2016
Abstract Catalyst
Verum Ultimum Gallery
Portland, OR
Synthetic Zero Event
Bronx Art Space
Creative Tech Week
Bronx, NY
(Curated by Mitsu Hadeishi)
2015
STIMULUS/RESPONSE/AFFECT
Oakland University Art Gallery
Rochester, MI
Juried, Great Lakes Region
+ Symposium
Media Matters
Foundry Art Centre
St. Charles, MO
Juried, US & Canada (Tom Eckert)
Virtual Insanity
Whitdel Arts
Detroit, MI
Nationally juried
2014
Incite Insight
The Lincoln Center Gallery
Fort Collins, CO
Nationally juried (Ivar Ziele)
iDMAa, IDEAS_2014
Utah Valley University
Orem, UT
Internationally juried
Audience Choice award, Karmic_Lapse
The Tulsa Contingent
Living Arts of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
2013
PERCEPTION: Color | Line | Pattern
Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities
Arvada, CO
(Curated by Collin Parson)
2012
Visions and Viewpoints
Lincoln Center Gallery
Fort Collins, CO
Nationally juried (Louis Recchia and Zoa Ace)
Grand prize winner, Prsm
2011
Glick Eye Institute Public Art Project
Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute
Indianapolis, IN
Juried, artists from Indiana
2010
Flow Interrupted
LiveBox Gallery, Hyde Park Art Center
Chicago, IL
Nationally juried
Holiday Group Show
Poissant Gallery
Houston, TX
2009
HZ Net Gallery #13
Published by Fylkingen in Stockholm
(Curated by Sachiko Hayashi)
Streaming Festival: 4th edition
International festival for audio visual art
The Hague, The Netherlands
Internationally juried (Organized by the isfth foundation)
IDEAS 09: Arts at the Digital Edge
Ball State University Museum of Art
Muncie, IN
Internationally juried
PERCEPTION: Color | Line | Pattern
Arvada, CO
(Curated by Collin Parson)
Visions and Viewpoints
Fort Collins, CO
Nationally juried (Louis Recchia and Zoa Ace)
Grand prize winner, Prsm
Glick Eye Institute Public Art Project
Indianapolis, IN
Juried, artists from Indiana
2010
Flow Interrupted
LiveBox Gallery, Hyde Park Art Center
Chicago, IL
Nationally juried
Holiday Group Show
Poissant Gallery
Houston, TX
2009
HZ Net Gallery #13
Published by Fylkingen in Stockholm
(Curated by Sachiko Hayashi)
Streaming Festival: 4th edition
International festival for audio visual art
The Hague, The Netherlands
Internationally juried (Organized by the isfth foundation)
IDEAS 09: Arts at the Digital Edge
Ball State University Museum of Art
Muncie, IN
Internationally juried
COLLABORATIONS
co-cameraman and field recording artist for Jawshing Arthur Liou’s
4K Ultra HD video installations, Sacred Sojourn & Kora
sound composer for Jawshing Arthur Liou’s
HD video installation, Annica
2014
State of the Art. Discovering American Art Now
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Bentonville, AR
Sacred Sojourn
Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Taipei, Taiwan
2012
Kora
Poissant Gallery
Houston, TX
*2 person show
2011
Annica
Chi-Wen Gallery
Taipei, Taiwan
2010
Rooted in Place
Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft
Louisville, KY
FotoFest
Poissant Gallery
Houston, TX
Group Exhibition
2009
Improbable Waves
Beaux-Arts des Amériques
Montréal, Canada
Ruschman Gallery
Indianapolis, IN
THEATRICAL SCENIC PROJECTIONS
2014
FLASH: Dance in the Digital Age
Glitch Interactive scenic video projections and animations
Lorton Performance Center
The University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
2012
The Nature of Human
Scenic video projections and animations
Society for Eloctroacoustic Music (SEAMUS) Conference
Lawrence University
Appleton, WI
2011
La Bohéme
Scenic video projections and animations
Indiana University Opera Theatre
Bloomington, IN
2009
The Magic Flute
Scenic video projections
Indiana University Opera Theatre
Bloomington, IN
2008
Cendrillon
Scenic video projections
Indiana University Opera Theatre
Bloomington, IN
ARTIST TALKS | SYMPOSIA
2018
University of Wisconsin-Stout
UW-Stout School of Art and Design, Department of Design
Menomonie, WI
Santa Clara University
SCU Department of Art & Art History
Santa Clara, CA
2017
TFMAC Film Mixer and Panel Series
Education and Career Path for Animators Circle Cinema
Tulsa, OK
University of Missouri-Kansas City
UMKC Department of Art & Art History
Kansas City, MO
The Video Show
4th International Juried Exhibition of Video and Digital Media Installation
RVCC Art Gallery
Raritan Valley Community College
Branchburg, NJ
2015
STIMULUS/RESPONSE/AFFECT
Oakland University
Rochester, MI
2014
iDMAa, IDEAS_2014 Summit
Utah Valley University
Orem, UT
2013
CHiT | Chat 8!
The Tree House
Tulsa, OK (Orchestrated by Young Architects
Forum of AIA Eastern Oklahoma, a chapter
of the American Institute of Architects)
2011
Nāga
The University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
2010
Matter of Process
The University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
2009
Grunwald Gallery of Art
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
COLLECTIONS
Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute
Prsm 2013
Tmfrm 2013
Oculus 2011
HZ Net Gallery
In His Memory (Starman) 2008
CITATIONS | PUBLICATIONS
*(forthcoming) MEA S14
Cincinatti, OH, ~2018/19. Manifest Press
Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center
Manifest Exhibitions Annual. Hardcover Book w/ photographs. HACKED.
Art Habens: Contemporary Art Review, Biennial Edition
An interview by Dario Rutigliano (curator) and Melissa C Hilborn (curator), Vol. 4, Spring 2019, pp. 4-32
"https://issuu.com/arthabens/docs/biennial.ed.vol.i/4"
Chris Forrester, Big Tent at Lotus will immerse festival-goers in 360-degree faculty, student work. IU Bloomington Research.
September, 2018. short project statement (Tallgrass: An Osage Reverie) and photograph. 1p. Internet. "http://mediaschool.indiana.edu/news/big-tent-at-lotus-will-immerse-festival-goers-in-360-degree-faculty-student-work/"
CICA Art Now 2018
Gimpo, Korea, July 29, 2018. 245p. CICA Press
Book/ eBook with photographs and statement, pp. 54-65
National Weather Center Biennale 2017
National Weather Center Biennale. The University of Oklahoma. 2017
Exhibiton Catalogue with Phtograph band Short Bio. April, 2017. p. 58.
Abstract Mind: The Second International Exhibition on Abstract Art- Part 1
Abstract Mind: The Second International Exhibition on Abstract Art - Part 1
exhibition catalog with short statement & bio. p. 3.
Mar. 31, 2017. CICA Museum, Gimpo, Korea, 8p. Internet.
"http://cicamuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/AbstractMind2017Part1Catalog.pdf"
Linda Marston-Reid, Artists interperate digital world in 'Digitalia'. Poughkeepsie Journal.
March 22, 2017. 1p. Internet. "http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/entertainment/2017/03/22/artists-art-exhibits-technology-digital-art-barrett-art-center/99468806/"
Chasing Ghosts
Chasing Ghosts 2016. Verum Ultimum Gallery. Exhibition book with photograph, Portland, OR.
Oct. 7, 2016. Cover image. p. 38.
Abstract Catalyst 3
Abstract Catalyst 3. Verum Ultimum Gallery. Exhibition book with photograph, Portland, OR.
Sept. 2, 2016. Cover image. p. 1.
Conor Fellin, TU- hosted gaming expo expands. The Collegian.
April 6, 2015. 1p. Internet. "http://tucollegian.org/tu-hosted-gaming-expo-expands/"
Vagner Whitehead & Colleen Ludwig, SRA Stimulus/Response/Affect
Stimulus/Response/Affect exhibition catalog with essay, statement & photographs, Rochester, MI.
Oct. 16, 2015. pp. 6, 24-27.
Oakland University. Allied Printing Company, Inc.
iDMAa IDEAS_2014
iDMAa IDEAS_2014 exhibition catalog with photograph, Orem, UT.
Nov. 5, 2014. pp. 43-44.
Eugene and Marilyn Glick Public Art Project 2013
exhibition catalog with photograph, Indianapolis, IN. April, 2013. p.13 2012
Staff Writer, Kora. IU Bloomington Research.
April 25, 2012. 1p. Internet. "http://research.indiana.edu/2012/04/1203/"
Karen Shade, splitting time: controlled chaos. Oklahoma Magazine.
November, 2012. 1p. Internet. "http://www.okmag.com/blog/2012/11/07/splitting_time/"
Staff Writer, Electroacoustic Music and the Nature of Human. IU Bloomington Research.
February 10, 2012. 1p. Internet. "http://research.iub.edu/2012/02/electroacoustic-music-and-the-nature-of-human/"
Eugene and Marilyn Glick Public Art Project 2011
exhibition catalog with photograph, Indianapolis, IN. March, 2011. p.16
Vaughn, Arlissa. Editor’s Pick. Visual Overture Magazine.
Volume 1/Spring, 2010. p.20.
HONORS | GRANTS | AWARDS
2015
Faculty Summer Development Research Grant
The University of Tulsa. Tulsa, OK. TU Faculty Publication - Juried Exhibition Grant Group Exhibition. Whitdel Arts. Detroit, MI.
2014
Audience Choice Award: iDMAa IDEAS_2014. Karmic_Lapse
Utah Valley University. Orem, UT.
TU Faculty Publication - Juried Exhibition Grant
Group Exhibitions: iDMAa IDEAS 2014, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT.
Incite Insight, Lincoln Center Gallery, Fort Collins, CO.
Faculty Fellow - Oklahoma Center for the Humanities
The University of Tulsa. Tulsa, OK.
2012
Grand Prize: Visions and Viewpoints. Prsm
Group Exhibition. Lincoln Center Gallery. Fort Collins, CO. Jurors: Louis Recchia and Zoa Ace.
TU Faculty Publication - Juried Exhibition Grant Visions and Viewpoints, Group Exhibition.
Lincoln Center Gallery. Fort Collins, CO.
2011
TU Faculty Research Grant
Co-cameraman and field recording artist for Arthur Liou’s 4K Ultra HD video installations:
Sacred Sojourn & Kora.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Fall 2019 - Spring 2020
Indiana University South Bend, Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts. South Bend, IN
Visiting Assistant Professor of Integrated New Media Studies
INMS N111 New Media Composition and Aesthetics I INMS N201 Digital 3D Art and Design I INMS N302 Digital 3D Art and Design II
INMS N303 Digital 3D Art and Design III TEL T336 Digital Video Production
Fall 2012 - Spring 2019
The University of Tulsa, School of Art, Design, and Art History. Tulsa, OK
Assistant Professor
The University of Tulsa, School of Art, Design, and Art History. Tulsa, OK
Assistant Professor
ART 1183_ Design I ART/FLM 2023_ Drawing II ART/FLM 2063_ Digital Art: Survey & Practice
ART 3052_ Advanced Drawing ART/FLM 3443_ Digital Painting (Photoshop) ART/FLM 4243_ Digital Video & Animation
ART/FLM 4253_ Interactive Multimedia ART/FLM 4273_ 3D Modeiling & Computer Graphics
Fall 2010 – Spring 2012
Visiting Assistant Professor
ART 1183_ Design 1 ART/FLM 4233_ Digital Motion 1: Computer Art & Interactivity
ART/FLM 4243_ Digital Motion 2: Digital Video & Animation
Summer 2009 – Fall 2009
Indiana University, Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Art. Bloomington, IN
Adjunct Faculty
FINA T-230_ Intro to Digital Imaging: Digital Art
Fall 2006 – Spring 2009
Associate Instructor
FINA D-210_ Computer Art Survey & Practice: Intro to Digital Imaging
Summers 2012-14
Tulsa Public Schools, Kravis Summer Arts Camp. Tulsa, OK
Camp Instructor
FLASH: Actionscript & Interactivity
LINK TO EXAMPLES OF STUDENTS' WORK
CONTINUED EDUCATION | WORKSHOPS
2014
Oklahoma Center for the Humanities - Seminar
Inaugural OCH seminar, theme: privacy. The University of Tulsa. Tulsa, OK.
2013
Live-I Workshop Troika Ranch. Portland, OR
Two week intensive workshop focusing on the software Isadora.