PAUL FARMER, MFA
Email: pfarmer@mitchellcc.edu
Instructor Site: paulfarmerartist.wixsite.com/instructor
Professional Site: paulfarmerartist.com
Social:  linkedin.com/in/paul-farmer-artist/

             instagram.com/paulfarmerartist/         

            youtube.com/@paulfarmerartist


Education
2016    MFA, Western Carolina University, School of Art & Design, Cullowhee, NC
2014    Bachelor of Art & Design, North Carolina State University, College of Design, Raleigh, NC
2012    Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC (Photography, non-degree-seeking)


Instructor
2022 - Present, Full Time Instructor, Mitchell Community College, Statesville, NC, Courses Taught: Two-Dimensional Design, Digital Design I, Photography I & II,                                      Videography I, Art History I, Art Appreciation, Three-Dimensional Design

2019- 2022, Adjunct Faculty, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
                     Courses taught: Two-Dimensional Design, Drawing I, Art Appreciation

2018- 2022 Adjunct Faculty, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Salisbury, NC
                    Courses taught: Digital Design I, Two-Dimensional Design, Painting I, Drawing I & II, Three-Dimensional Design, Art History I Survey 

2019- 2021, Adjunct Faculty, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
                      Courses taught: Two-Dimensional Design, Drawing I, Painting I & II, Design Drawing, Color & Design

2018- 2019 Instructor, Cornelius Arts Center (now Cain Center for the Arts), Cornelius, NC
                       Courses taught: Drawing & Painting 

2015-2016 Instructor of Record, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
                       Courses taught: Painting I & Drawing I

Professional  Activities 
2023-24    Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Council; Curriculum Infusion Subcommittee; Mitchell Community College, Statesville, NC
2023-24    Education Committee, Mooresville Arts Center, Mooresville, NC
2024 Adobe Max Conference, Miami, FL, 12 hours (virtual), 10/14-10/16/24
2024 SAFE Zone Project, Mitchell Community College, 3 hours certification, 5/13/24
2023 G.U.I.D.E. Conference: Growth, Understanding, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity; Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, 7 hours, 11/17/23
2023 Micro Credential: Fostering A Culturally Responsive Campus Through Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Innovative Educators / Go2KNowledge, 6 hours, 11/15/23

  • Certificate of Completion: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Creating A Culture Of Cross-Campus Dialogue, Innovative Educators / Go2KNowledge, 11/6/23

  • Certificate of Completion: Creating & Sustaining An Inclusive Campus Culture: Addressing Microaggressions, Implicit Bias & Other Exclusionary Events, Innovative Educators / Go2KNowledge, 11/14/23

  • Certificate of Completion: Ensuring Diversity, Equity & Inclusion In The Online Learning Environment, Innovative Educators / Go2KNowledge, 11/14/23

  • Certificate of Completion: Advocacy, Allyship & Antiracism: Empowering Change For Inclusion & Equity, Innovative Educators / Go2KNowledge, 11/14/23

  • Certificate of Completion: Strategies To Foster LGBTQ+ Inclusion In The College Classroom,  Innovative Educators / Go2KNowledge, 11/15/23

  • Certificate of Completion: Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices: How To Create An Inclusive Climate, Innovative Educators / Go2KNowledge, 11/15/23

2023 Faculty Lead- Mitchell photo student volunteers, Full Bloom Film Festival, Statesville, NC, 9/7-9/9
2022-24    Faculty Co-advisor, Mitchell Community College Art Club, Statesville, NC
2023    Selection Committee, FuseArt Statesville Project, City of Statesville, NC 
2023    Faculty coordinator- Mitchell photography student volunteers, Full Bloom Film Festival, Statesville, NC, 9/7- 9/9
2019     Faculty Lead- Fountain Park Sidewalk Mural Painting by Winthrop University Students for the City of Rock Hill, SC, 10/9/19
2016-18    Founder and Advisor, Draw Sylva- A Community Outreach Project, Downtown Sylva, NC, 4/2016, 4/2017, 4/2018

Lectures / Workshops
4/13-4/14/2024    Abstract Painting Workshop, Mooresville Arts, Mooresville, NC
2/6-2/27/2024    Build Your Own Website Workshop, Mooresville Arts, Mooresville, NC
6/24/2023    Abstract Painting Workshop, Mooresville Arts, Mooresville, NC
4/28/2023 Artist Talk at ArtFields Competition, Lake City, SC
9/16/2021 Artist Talk / Artistic Research Presentation, (G)LI(T)CHEN Exhibition, Overcash Performing Arts Center, Central Piedmont, Charlotte, NC
​5/20/2021 McColl Center, Ignite Nite, Workshop Leader, Charlotte, NC
2/19/2021 McColl Center, (Online Workshop) Mini Art Lab: Geometric Collages with Paul Farmer, Charlotte, NC
5/16/2020 McColl Center, (Online Workshop) Connected Art Workshop: Make A Geometric Pattern, Charlotte, NC
2015 Artist Talk, Peak Your Interests Summer Series, Fontana Regional Library, Cashiers, NC
2015 Artist Talk, Macon County Art Association, Uptown Gallery, Franklin, NC
2015 Artist Talk, Introduction to Visual Arts Class, WCU, Cullowhee, NC
2014 Youth Art Workshop, The Bascom Center, Highlands, NC


Awards / Grants / Residencies 
2020-21 (FY) Artist Support Grant Recipient, North Carolina Arts Council
2017        Residency, Keystone Art Space, Los Angeles, CA, 6/1- 12/31
2016        Residency, I-Park, East Haddam, CT, 7/1- 7/31 
2016         Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont, 6/1- 6/31 
2015-16    Internship, Black Mountain College Museum + Art Center, Asheville, NC,  9/1-4/31
2014-15     Residency, Winter Resident Artist Program (WRAP), The Bascom Center,  Highlands, NC, 12/10- 1/7
2014         Lorraine Stone Fine Art Scholarship, Award, WCU, Cullowhee, NC 

Exhibition Record
2024    Out of the Pines, Wilma W. Daniels Gallery, Wilmington, NC, 7/22-9/5

2024    Emergence, The Bascom Center, Highlands, NC, 1/20/24 - 4/27/24
2023    ArtFields, Lake City, SC, 4/19- 4/29/23
2023    Through Our Lens, Cain Center for the Arts, Cornelius, NC, 11/22- 01/23 
2022     Solo Exhibition: (G)LI(T)CHEN, Iredell Arts Council, Statesville, NC, 1/5- 1/28
2021     Solo Exhibition: (G)LI(T)CHEN, Ross Gallery, Charlotte, NC, 8/16- 10/7
2020     Faculty Exhibition, Overcash Art Gallery, CPCC, Charlotte, NC, 8/10- 10/2
2020     WOCA Exhibition, Warehouse of Contemporary Art, Anaheim, CA, 7/1- 7/31
2020     Art Is Life (Online), Brittany Davis Gallery, Ojai, CA, 7/1- 7/31
2020     Blue Ridge Overview, Wilkes Art Gallery, North Wilkesboro, NC
2019     Into the Blue, Wilkes Art Gallery, Wilkesboro, NC, 5/17- 6/22
2018     Solo Exhibition: Un-Cover/Re-Cover, Cornelius Arts Center, NC, 11/5- 1/11
2018     Faculty Exhibition, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Salisbury, 9/21- 10/5
2018     Extra, Gallery 130, Bardo Arts Center, Cullowhee, NC, 3/22- 4/6
2018     Solo Exhibition: Revealing/Concealing, Gorelick Gallery, Charlotte, 1/5- 12/18
2017     C-Note, Shock Boxx Project, Hermosa Beach, CA, 12/2017
2017     Addiction Art Show, Shock Boxx Project, Hermosa Beach, CA, 11/2017
2017    Keystone Group Show, Keystone Art Space, Los Angeles, CA, 10/2017
2017     WOCA Exhibition, Warehouse of Contemporary Art, Anaheim, CA, 6/2017
2017     Miniature Art Show, Beyond the Lines Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA, 5/27- 6/4/17
2017     Brewery Art Walk, The Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 4/29- 4/30
2017     Brewery Group Exhibition, I-5 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 4/2017
2017     Abstract Exhibit One, Beyond the Lines Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, 3/04- 3/12
2016     Solo Exhibition: Never Fully Right, WCU Fine Art Museum, Cullowhee, NC, 10/3-10/21
2016     Solo Exhibition: Last Debauch, Gallery 130, Bardo Center, Cullowhee, NC, 10/1-10/31
2016    Outdoor Installation: Pilgrimage, I-Park Foundation, East Haddam, CT, 6/16-
2016     Open Studios, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, 5/2016
2016     Solo Exhibition: The State of Things, The Collider, Asheville, NC
2016     NEWestern, The Bascom, Highlands, NC
2015     Solo Exhibition: Braving the Elements, Gallery 130, Cullowhee, NC
2015    Solo Exhibition: Pique Your Interests, Fontana Library, Cashiers, NC
2015     Here to There, Revolve AVL, Asheville, NC
2015     Intersections, ZSP Gallery, Knoxville, TN, 5/1- 5/31
2015     Whee Fresh, Asheville Area Arts Council, Asheville, NC
2015     Solo Exhibition: First Cut, The Bascom Center, Highlands, NC, 1/10- 3/7
2014     What? Draw? Draw What? What We Draw, The Bascom Center, Highlands, NC

Bibliography​
Liz Petree, “Paul Farmer, January Gallery Artist @ Iredell Arts Gallery,” Downtown Statesville, January 7, 2022  
https://www.downtownstatesville.com/2022/01/06/4719/paul-farmer-january-gallery-artist-iredell-arts-gallery/
Robin McGuirt, “Mooresville Artist Receives North Carolina Arts Council Grant,” Statesville Record & Landmark, November 16, 2020 https://statesville.com/news/local/mooresville-artist-receives-north-carolina-arts-council-grant/article_e85775a8-25c1-11eb-abe4-1f1a1f62beb5.html
Alice Cookson, “Revealing/Concealing by Paul Farmer”, Sensoria News, April 2018, https://sensoria.cpcc.edu/event/691/
Anastasia Khan, "Art Fatigue At Its Best", Artillery Magazine, May 4, 2017
http://artillerymag.com/art-fatigue-best/
Quintin Ellison, “Public Art Would Beautify, Distinguish Downtown”, The Sylva Herald, April 20, 2016 http://www.thesylvaherald.com/opinion/editorials/article_03f740ba-0707-11e6-8bd5-8ba30b875c2e.html
Anjelique Kyriakos, “Homegrown Design”, Our State Magazine, August 2015
Highland Media Works, “Art Talks: Winter Resident Artist Program”, The Bascom Center YouTube Channel, February 23, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2ThPS2lWEw
Troy Winterrowd, “The First Cut | Artist Paul Farmer”, Modern Asheville, 1/18/15. 
https://modernasheville.wordpress.com/2015/01/18/the-first-cut-artist-paul-farmer/


Collections
Glen and Florence Hardymon, private collection, Mooresville, NC
Bardo Arts Center, WCU Fine Art Museum, Cullowhee, NC
Jackson County Public Library, Sylva, NC

Service
2024 McColl Center Benefit Art Sale, Photomontage Print Donation for Fundraiser, Charlotte, NC
2021 McColl Center Benefit Art Sale, Photomontage Print Donation for Fundraiser, Charlotte, NC
2020 Arts Winthrop Scholarship Gala, Painting Donations for University Student Scholarship Fundraiser, Rock Hill, SC
2020 McColl Center Benefit Art Sale, Photo Print Donation for Fundraiser, Charlotte, NC
2019 Arts Winthrop Scholarship Gala, Painting Donations for University Student Scholarship Fundraiser, Rock Hill, SC
2015    Workshop Assistant, Southern Lights, The Bascom, Highlands, NC
2015-16    Volunteer, WCU Fine Art Museum, Bardo Arts Center, Cullowhee, NC
2015   Volunteer, Youth Arts Festival, Jackson County Green Energy Park, Dillsboro,NC
2015   Volunteer Installation Assistant to Ron Laboray,  “How I Felt Showing At The Suburban”, The Suburban Gallery, Chicago, IL
2014     Volunteer Assistant to photographer Ben Scott, itsthebell.com, Raleigh, NC
2014    Volunteer Installation Assistant to Greg Lindquist, “ON LAND” Exhibition, Flanders Gallery, Raleigh, NC


Membership
2019-24     Mint Museum, Contributor Member, Charlotte, NC
2019-20     Young Affiliates of the Mint, Member, Charlotte, NC
2015-16     Black Mountain College Museum + Art Center, Member, Asheville, NC
2014-2015     Graduate Student Association, Executive Committee Member,  Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
2015         Asheville Area Arts Council, Member, Asheville, NC

2013-14     Bodies of Art & Design, Member, NCSU College of Design, Raleigh, NC

Technical Proficiencies
Adobe Creative Cloud: Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Bridge, Lightroom, Illustrator
Learning Management Systems: Blackboard, Brightspace, Open LMS (Moodle)

Certificates
Certificate of Completion : Adobe Illustrator 2024 Essential Training, LinkedIn Learning, 5 hours, 1/29/24
Certificate of Completion: How Do I Do That in Adobe After Effects, LinkedIn Learning, 3/14/2023
Certificate of Completion: Photographing for Compositing in Photoshop, LinkedIn Learning, 03/10/2023
Certificate of Completion: Adobe After Effects Essentials Training, LinkedIn Learning, 3/7/2023
Certificate of Completion: Adobe Creator Camp: Premiere Pro, Adobe.com, 1/31/2023
Certificate of Completion: Video Foundations, LinkedIn Learning, 10/18/2022
Certificate of Completion: Adobe XD for Designers, LinkedIn Learning, 5/6/2022
Certificate of Completion: Creative Cloud Course, LinkedIn Learning, 5/4/2022
Certificate of Completion: Adobe Lightroom to Photoshop Workflow, LinkedIn Learning, 5/3/2022
Certificate of Completion: UX Design: 2 Analyzing User Data, LinkedIn Learning, 05/2022
Certificate of Completion: UX Design: 1 Overview, LinkedIn Learning, 5/2/2022
Certificate of Completion: Online Instructor Certification Course, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, 5/2/2020 

Exhibitions Juried 
2023    IPC Carolina Photography Competition Showcase, Iredell Arts Center, Statesville, NC, 8/2- 8/25

Exhibitions Curated
2024  The Cage (Mitchell A.F.A. Student Show), Iredell Arts Council, Statesville, NC, 4/10- 4/21

2023    Digital Design Pop-Up Show, Huskins Library, Mitchell Community College, Statesville, NC, 11/27- 12/12
2023    Two-Dimensional Design Pop-Up Show, Huskins Library, Mitchell Community College, Statesville, NC, 11/27- 12/12
2023  Slammer (Mitchell A.F.A. Student Show), Iredell Arts Council, Statesville, NC, 4/5- 4/21

Curriculum Vitae

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