Academics
Tom R. Denlinger
Assistant Professor
Art
Phone 847-735-5190
E-mail denlinge@lakeforest.edu
Web http://www.tomdenlinger.com/
Specialization
Fine Arts, particularly Photography
Video
Computer Imaging
Sculpture
Printmaking
Interests
Photography
Video
Computer Imaging and Graphics
Sculpture and Public Art
Education
MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
BA, California State University, Hayward, California
Courses Taught
Art 130 Elements of Design
Art 232 Advanced Photography
Art 233 Sculpture
Art 341 Introductory Computer Imaging
Art 342 Advanced Computer Imaging
Art 343 Digital Media: Video
Art 344 Digital Photography
Books
Tom Denlinger, author, Territorial By Design, School of the Art Insitute of Chicago, 1992
Creative Works
Yago, 2003.
House of World Culture, Berlin, Germany
Collaborative video / sound performance w/Gene Coleman.
Pond, 2001.
Chicago Public Libraries, Chicago, IL
Suite of cibachrome photographs, 5 @ 40" x 30"
CURATORIAL
2003
De Paul University, guest juror, student exhibition
2002
Sonnenschein Gallery, Durand Institute,
Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL
Digitalis
1998- present
Gallery 312, Chicago, IL
Programming committee
1993-1996
Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Chairman, Exhibitions Committee
1994
Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Refried
Exhibits
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008
Rowland Contemporary, Chicago, IL
2007
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago, IL
2001
Castelli di Fiori, Castelli d’Acqua
Installation, Watertower, Chicago, IL
2000
Ten In One, New York, NY
1998
Ten In One, Chicago, IL
Uncomfortable Spaces, Frankfurt, Germany
1996
Kunstlerhaus e.V., Hamburg, Germany
1995
Ten In One Gallery, Chicago, IL
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008
Ghent, Belgium: Kyoto In_Ex, a video / sound collaboration with composer Gene Coleman.
2007
Brooklyn Lyceum, Brooklyn, NY. The Third Mind, “Memorials to Future Catastrophes,” video / sound collaborative work.
2006
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL, New Music Chicago: Sonic Impact, Oct. 28-29, 2006: Yago, a video / sound collaboration with composer Gene Coleman.
NIU Museum, DeKalb, IL; Sonnenschein Gallery, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL; Beacon Street Gallery, Chicago, IL: “Location Uncertain.” Second part of a two-part collaborative exhibition featuring four Chicago-based artists and five artists based in Berlin, Germany.
The Garrick Players, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL: video projections, in collaboration with Eli Robb, for a production of The Tempest, directed by Dennis Mae.
2005
Mbassy Gallery, Berlin, Germany: “Location Matters,” First part of a two-part collaborative exhibition with four Chicago-based artists and four artists based in Berlin, Germany.
A&D Gallery, Columbia College, Chicago, IL: “Travel Documents,” curated by Corey Postiglione.
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL, World Music Festival; Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL: Kyoto In_Ex.
2004
Renaissance Society, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, Soundfield Festival of New Music; International Currents Gallery, John David Mooney Foundation, Chicago, IL: Yago.
Renaissance Society, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL: Photography, benefit exhibition.
Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL: “Fine Words Butter No Cabbage,” White Walls Anniversary Exhibition.
2003
House of World Culture, Berlin, Germany,
Transonic.
2002
Gallery 312, Chicago, Il
2002
Tom Blackman & Associates, Chicago, IL
Tom Denlinger / David Driscoll
2001
Sonnenschein Gallery, Durand Institute,
Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL
Faculty Exhibition
2000
Sonnenschein Gallery, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL Sight, Site, Insight
2000
Barbara Von Stechow Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany
1997
Downtown Alliance for NY, New York, NY Art Exchange
Tom Blackman & Assoc., Chicago, IL
Distractions
1996
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Clarity
ARCO, Madrid, Spain Uncomfortable Spaces
1995
Shin Se Gae Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Pressed for Time
Invited Talks
Teaching and Learning with Technology in the Humanities, Lawrence University, Appleton WI June 24-29, 2003
Tom Denlinger, Assistant Professor of Art, Lake Forest College
David Levinson, Associate Librarian for Systems/Academic Technology, Lake Forest College
Marjorie Blackwell, Assistant Professor of Art, Monmouth College
Awards and Honors
2002-2003
Illinois Arts Council, Individual Artist’s Award.
2002
Art Council Grant, ArtCouncil of Chicago/San Francicso
2001
City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago, IL
1996
Kunstlerhaus eV., Hamburg, Germany July 6 - Aug 17 residency, six weeks
1992
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL publishing grant
1990
Illinois Arts Council, Chicago, IL Individual Artist's Fellowship
1985
Illinois Arts Council, Chicago, IL Individual Artist's Fellowship
Reviews And Catalogs
2006
Location Uncertain, NIU Gallery, DeKalb, IL, exhibition catalog, with essay by Bertha Husband.
2005
Berliner Morgenpost, “Location Matters,” Mbassy Gallery, Berlin, Germany.
2002
Catalog for The ArtCouncil Awards Show, Artadia Organization.
2001
New Art Examiner, April: “Tom Denlinger,” John Brunetti.
2000
Tom Denlinger, exhibition catalog, with essay by Hamza Walker.
Frankfurt Allgemeine, November 4: “Blauen Himmel über Chikago,” Marc Peschko.
1998
Art In America, October: “Tom Denlinger,” Susan Snodgrass.
New Art Examiner, September: “Tom Denlinger,” Ellen Steinberg.
1996
Szene (Hamburg, Germany), August: “Dunkles Lachen,” Julia Mummenhof.
1995
New Art Examiner, December: “Tom Denlinger,” Jason Greenberg.
Art Papers, Nov.-Dec.: “Tom Denlinger,” Jennifer L. Riddell.
1994
New Art Examiner, June: “Refried,” Michael Bulka.
Chicago Tribune, May 13: “Of What Use?,” David McCracken.
Hyde Park Herald, March 16: “Blurring the Lines Between Art and the Everyday,” Cara Glatt.
1992
Crain’s Chicago Business, Feb.10: “Address,” Editor’s Choice.
1991
Chicago Tribune, March 1: “Divide Delves into Serial and Atomistic Art,” David McCracken.
1988
Chicago Tribune, April 22: “Gallery Scene,” David McCracken.