Laura Milkins
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 CSP VISITING ARTIST PROGRAM PRESENTS (exhibition) CSP, Bisbee, AZ
2020 IN SEARCH OF THE GREAT AMERICA (radio podcast performance) Tucson, AZ
2019 FOR THE BIRDS (exhibition) Epic Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2018-19 ZERO PACKAGING PROJECT (performance) Coop Food Conspiracy, Tucson, AZ
2017 BIRD MANDALA (exhibition) La Muse Artist Retreat, Labastide- Esparbairenque, France
2015-18 THE DEPRESSION SESSION (radio podcast performance) 99.1FM, Tucson, AZ
2012 VERTIGO PERFORMANCE ART SERIES: WONDER WOMEN (performance) Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo, IA
2011 WALKING HOME: STORIES FROM THE DESERT TO THE GREAT LAKES (performance) ArtPrize at 106 Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
2009 WALKING STORIES: MEXICO CITY (performance) Fulbright Garcia Robles in association with UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico
2009 SO I DON’T FORGET (performance) La Perrera, Oaxaca City, Mexico
2007 NAKED POLITICS (performance) University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2007 RECLAIMING PARIS (performances) Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, AZ
2006 THE ART SERVANT (exhibition) Dinnerware Contemporary Arts Project Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2005 PLANTS, PESTS AND ROMANCE (exhibition) Van Singel Fine Arts Center, Byron Center, MI
2003 ROCK PAPER SCISSORS (exhibition) Brookline Arts Center, Brookline, MA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 CELEBRATION OF LIFE The Drawing Studio, Tucson, AZ
2020 FACES OF A COMMUNITY SAACA and Roche virtual gallery, Tucson, AZ
2019 REGALITOS Raíces Taller, Tucson, AZ
2016 PCC FACULTY EXHIBIT Luis Carlos Bernal Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2012 LOOKING ACROSS THE BORDER Desert Initiative, Luis Carlos Bernal Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2010 POLVO AL POLVO (member/curator) Salón Covadonga, Mexico City, Mexico
2009 IRREVERSIBLES-COLECTIVA Casa De La Niña, México City, Mexico
2009 POCHA NOSTRA at PRISMA FORUM (guest performer) Museum de Ferrocarril, Oaxaca City, Mexico
2009 VENUS CABARET Casa Del Lago, Mexico City, Mexico
2008 MFA EXHIBITION University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
2008 MOSAICS Arizona State University Anthropology Museum, Phoenix, AZ
2007 LA POCHA NOSTRA (residency/ group performance) Museum Of Contemporary Art, Tucson, AZ
2006 THE S-FEST (featured artist) Splinter Brothers and Sisters Warehouse, Tucson, AZ
2006 HER SHORTS INTERNATIONAL VIDEO FESTIVAL Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, AZ
2005 GRAND RAPIDS FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS (juried show) Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
2004 BAC 40th ANNIVERSARY FACULTY SHOW Institute of Art, Boston, MA
2004 FLAVOR (juried show) Space, Portland, ME
2000 SMFA GRADUATING STUDENT SHOW School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
1997 MIND, BODY, SPIRIT (member/curator) JP Multicultural Firehouse Art Center, Boston, MA
1996 ALPHA/OMEGA JP Multicultural Firehouse Art Center, Boston, MA
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2011 ARIZONA BETWEEN NOSOTROS Performance and Video Art Festival Co-Organizer, MOCA, Tucson, Latin@ Arts & Cultural Center, Phoenix, IMFOCULTA, Nogales
2010 POLVO AL POLVO Performance and Video Art Exhibition Co-Organizer, Salón Covadonga, Mexico City, MX
2007 HER SHORTS/PERFORMIT Performance Art Festival Co-Organizer, Historic Y, Tucson, AZ
2006 HER SHORTS International Women’s Video Art Festival Co-Organizer, Dinnerware, Tucson, AZ
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2019 TANNE FOUNDATION AWARD for Outstanding Achievement
2016 PIMA CC BOARD OF GOVERNORS RECOGNITION for The Depression Session, Tucson, AZ
2011 SUSTAINABILITY AWARD ArtPrize for Walking Home: stories from the desert to the Great Lakes, Grand Rapids, MI
2008 FULBRIGHT-GARCIA ROBLES for Walking Stories: Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
2008 PUFFIN GRANT for Her Shorts International Video Festival, Puffin Foundation, Teaneck, NJ
2007 TUCSON ARTS COALITION GRANT for PerformIt Live Art Festival, Tucson, AZ
2007 ARIZONA COMMISSION ON THE ARTS GRANT for Her Shorts International Video Festival Arizona Commission on the Arts, Tucson, AZ
2007 TPAC GRANT for Her Shorts International Video Festival, Tucson Pima Arts Council, Tucson, AZ
2007 TPAC MINI GRANT for WeAreTheWeather Art Magazine, Tucson Pima Arts Council, Tucson, AZ
2007 MEDICI GRANT University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2006 ARIZONA COMMISSION ON THE ARTS GRANT for Her Shorts International Video Festival Arizona Commission on the Arts, Tucson, AZ
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2019 ARIZONA PEOPLE'S REPORT Tucson, AZ, interview discussing Zero Packaging Project, 2018-2019
2016 PBS: ARIZONA ILLUSTRATED Tucson, AZ, TV interview discussing The Depression Session, 2015-2016
2015 ARIZONA DAILY STAR Tucson, AZ, interview discussing The Depression Session, 2015-2016
2011 FOX 17 Grand Rapids, MI, interview discussing Walking Home, 2011
2011 NBC: KSN Great Bend, KS, interview discussing Walking Home, 2011
2011 PBS: ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT Tucson, AZ, interview discussing Walking Home, 2011
2010 LA JORNADA Mexico City, interview discussing Polvo Al Polvo, 2010
2010 EL UNIVERSAL Mexico City, interview discussing Polvo Al Polvo, 2010
2009 AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA: THE STORY North Carolina, interview discussing Walking Stories: Mexico 2009
2008 KGUN 9 Tucson, AZ, interview discussing Perfect Woman Project 2008
2008 BOSTON PHOENIX Boston, MA, interview discussing Perfect Woman Project 2008
2008 TUCSON WEEKLY, TQ&A Tucson, AZ, interview discussing Perfect Woman Project 2008
2008 TUCSON CITIZEN Tucson, AZ, interview discussing Perfect Woman Project 2008
2008 EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE Scottsdale, AZ, interview discussing Perfect Woman Project 2008
2008 COLLEGE TIMES Phoenix, AZ, interview discussing Perfect Woman Project 2008
2008 DELAWARE SPARK Wilmington, DE, interview discussing Perfect Woman Project 2008
2006 TUCSON CITIZEN Tucson, AZ, interview discussing Reclaiming Paris
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES
2022 CENTRAL SCHOOL PROJECT Bisbee, AZ, guest speaker, Of Birds and Men 2018-19 and Desert Skins 2021-22
2015 UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Tucson, AZ, guest lecturer Walking Stories Mexico, 2009
2012 UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA Cedar Falls, IA, guest lecturer Walking Home, 2011
2012 CHRISTOPHER NEWTON COLLEGE Newport News, VA, guest lecturer Walking Home, 2011
2009 PRE-DEPARTURE ORIENTATION 2010 MEXICAN FULBRIGHT-GARCIA ROBLES Mexico City, Mexico, presentation to Mexican Nationals for US Fulbright Program
2007 HER SHORTS/PERFORMIT ROUNDTABLE moderator, Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, AZ
2007 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CLASS guest speaker, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2006 MEDICI AWARD BRUNCH student ambassador/presenter, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2006 RECLAIMING PARIS PANEL DISCUSSION moderator, Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson, AZ
2004 SMFA POST-BACCALAUREATE guest speaker, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
SELECTED ART ORGANIZATIONS
2014-15 SPIRAL JOURNEY SCHOOL OF MOVEMENT founding member, Tucson, AZ
2010-12 ARIZONA BETWEEN NOSOTROS founding member, Tucson, AZ
2007-08 WE ARE THE WEATHER ART MAGAZINE founding member, Tucson, AZ
2005-09 ARTXIII founding member, Tucson, AZ
2005-08 PLUGGED VIDEO COLLECTIVE board member, Tucson, AZ
1998-00 FREEZONE GALLERY founding member, Boston, MA
1996-07 LOST AND FOUND ARTIST GROUP founding member, Boston, MA
EDUCATION
2008 UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Tucson, AZ Master of Fine Arts
2000 SCHOOL OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS Boston, MA Four Year Diploma
1996 SCHOOL OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS Boston, MA Post Baccalaureate Certificate
1993 KALAMAZOO COLLEGE Kalamazoo, MI Bachelor of Arts
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2021-PRESENT INSTRUCTOR The Drawing Studio, Tucson, AZ
2021-PRESENT INSTRUCTOR Optum Care Community Center, Tucson, AZ
2011-PRESENT ADJUNCT FACULTY AND FULL FACULTY Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ
2012 ADJUNCT PROFESSOR Gila Community College, Payson, AZ
2006-08 TA, INSTRUCTOR OF RECORD University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ