EDUCATION
2024
2024
MFA in Visual Arts. University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
2019
2019
BFA in Visual Art magna cum laude, concentration in Computer Art & Animation. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Lafayette, LA.
AWARDS, RESIDENCIES, & HONORS
2024
2024
Artist in Residence, Le Germinal. Newport, Québec, Canada.
Nominee, 2024 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award. International Sculpture Center. Hamilton, NJ (Matt Franks and Ashley Brock, nominators).
Presenter, New Media Caucus Showcase 24 at the College Art Association 112th Annual Conference. Chicago, IL.
Lucy Nieder MFA Scholarship, University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
Presenter, New Media Caucus Showcase 24 at the College Art Association 112th Annual Conference. Chicago, IL.
Lucy Nieder MFA Scholarship, University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
Craig Sheppard Art Scholarship, University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
2023
2023
Lucy Nieder MFA Scholarship, University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
Craig Sheppard Art Scholarship, University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
Artist in Residence, Friends of Black Rock-High Rock and Bureau of Land Management. Gerlach, NV.
Artist in Residence, MFA-IA Summer 2023 Residency. University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe. Incline Village, NV.
Nominee, 2023 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award. International Sculpture Center. Hamilton, NJ (Kara Savant, nominator).
2nd Best in Show. SAS 2023. Reno, NV (Maya Lin, juror).
GSA Outstanding Domestic Graduate Student Scholarship, University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
2023 GSA Outstanding Graduate Researcher Award, University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
3 Minute Thesis Finalist. Graduate School, University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
2022
Craig Sheppard Art Scholarship, University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
Artist in Residence, Friends of Black Rock-High Rock and Bureau of Land Management. Gerlach, NV.
Artist in Residence, MFA-IA Summer 2023 Residency. University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe. Incline Village, NV.
Nominee, 2023 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award. International Sculpture Center. Hamilton, NJ (Kara Savant, nominator).
2nd Best in Show. SAS 2023. Reno, NV (Maya Lin, juror).
GSA Outstanding Domestic Graduate Student Scholarship, University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
2023 GSA Outstanding Graduate Researcher Award, University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
3 Minute Thesis Finalist. Graduate School, University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
2022
2nd Best in Show. SAS 2022. Reno, NV (Christina Steinbrecher-Pfandt, juror).
Outstanding Graduate Student Artist. University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
Milton Glick Memorial Scholarship. University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
August and Emma Frisch Holmes Art Memorial Endowment. University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
2021
Outstanding Graduate Student Artist. University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
Milton Glick Memorial Scholarship. University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
August and Emma Frisch Holmes Art Memorial Endowment. University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
2021
August and Emma Frisch Holmes Art Memorial Endowment. University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
2019
2019
Dean’s List. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Lafayette, LA.
Taylor Opportunity Program for Students Honor Scholarship Recipient.
2018
Taylor Opportunity Program for Students Honor Scholarship Recipient.
2018
Dean’s List. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Lafayette, LA.
Taylor Opportunity Program for Students Honor Scholarship Recipient.
2017
Taylor Opportunity Program for Students Honor Scholarship Recipient.
2017
President’s List. University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA.
Dean’s List. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Lafayette, LA.
Taylor Opportunity Program for Students Honor Scholarship Recipient.
2016
Dean’s List. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Lafayette, LA.
Taylor Opportunity Program for Students Honor Scholarship Recipient.
2016
President’s List. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Lafayette, LA.
Dean’s List. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Lafayette, LA.
Taylor Opportunity Program for Students Honor Scholarship Recipient.
2015
Dean’s List. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Lafayette, LA.
Taylor Opportunity Program for Students Honor Scholarship Recipient.
2015
President’s List. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Lafayette, LA.
Dean’s List. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Lafayette, LA.
Taylor Opportunity Program for Students Honor Scholarship Recipient.
Caliber Cares Foundation Scholarship Award. Irving, TX.
Most Artistic. Northshore High School. Slidell, LA.
Dean’s List. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Lafayette, LA.
Taylor Opportunity Program for Students Honor Scholarship Recipient.
Caliber Cares Foundation Scholarship Award. Irving, TX.
Most Artistic. Northshore High School. Slidell, LA.
EXHIBITIONS (Group Exhibition unless otherwise noted)
2025
2025
Upcoming group exhibition, In Real Life. Cookhouse Gallery - Chelsea College of Arts. London, UK (Matt Franks and Ian Monroe, organizers).
2024
2024
GUI/GOOEY. Plexus Projects. Brooklyn, NY and Online (Laura Span, curator). plexusprojects.org/gui-gooey-secrete.
VHS Vistas (Solo Exhibition). Red Mountain Gallery - Truckee Meadows Community College. Reno, NV.
constructed realities. New Media Contemporary. Dallas, TX (Diana Rojas and James Talambas, curators).
ALL POWER ON EARTH COMES FROM THE SUN. Solarpunk Surf Club and Bolivar Gallery - University of Kentucky. Lexington, KY (Solarpunk Surf Club, curators).
Sortie de résidence. Le Germinal. Newport, Québec, Canada.
Cosmic Puzzle. The Holland Project. Reno, NV.
Sixty-Sixth Annual Student Art Show. Sheppard Contemporary Gallery - University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV (Clare Benson, juror).
Eternal Sunset Experiential Area (Solo Exhibition). MFA Thesis Exhibition. Student Gallery South - University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
Upcoming Forecasts. The Holland Project Billboard Gallery. Sparks, NV.
Mixed, Matched, Made Whole. The Depot Gallery. Sparks, NV.
Chromascapes. Donna Beam Gallery - University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, NV.
2023
VHS Vistas (Solo Exhibition). Red Mountain Gallery - Truckee Meadows Community College. Reno, NV.
constructed realities. New Media Contemporary. Dallas, TX (Diana Rojas and James Talambas, curators).
ALL POWER ON EARTH COMES FROM THE SUN. Solarpunk Surf Club and Bolivar Gallery - University of Kentucky. Lexington, KY (Solarpunk Surf Club, curators).
Sortie de résidence. Le Germinal. Newport, Québec, Canada.
Cosmic Puzzle. The Holland Project. Reno, NV.
Sixty-Sixth Annual Student Art Show. Sheppard Contemporary Gallery - University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV (Clare Benson, juror).
Eternal Sunset Experiential Area (Solo Exhibition). MFA Thesis Exhibition. Student Gallery South - University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
Upcoming Forecasts. The Holland Project Billboard Gallery. Sparks, NV.
Mixed, Matched, Made Whole. The Depot Gallery. Sparks, NV.
Chromascapes. Donna Beam Gallery - University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, NV.
2023
Stone Soup. The Desert Biennial Project. Jean Dry Lake Bed, NV.
Continuum. Student Galleries South - University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
Flash Frame. The Holland Project. Reno, NV. (John L’Etoile and Sandy Peña, curators).
Indefinite State. McKinley Arts & Culture Center in collaboration with Friends of Black Rock High Rock. Reno, NV.
The University of Mississippi Graduate Juried Exhibition. Gallery 130 - University of Mississippi. Oxford, MS.
Art Now. Studio 540. Cedarville, CA. (Lawrence Rinder, curator).
Sixty-Fifth Annual Student Art Show. Sheppard Contemporary Gallery - University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV (Susette Min, juror).
Future Perfect. McNamara Gallery - University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
Transitional Atmospheres. E. L. Cord Museum School at the Nevada Museum of Art. Reno, NV.
Digitally Deciphered, Physically Ephemeral. Sierra Arts Foundation. Reno, NV.
Brushfire Showcase. McNamara Gallery - University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
2022
Continuum. Student Galleries South - University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
Flash Frame. The Holland Project. Reno, NV. (John L’Etoile and Sandy Peña, curators).
Indefinite State. McKinley Arts & Culture Center in collaboration with Friends of Black Rock High Rock. Reno, NV.
The University of Mississippi Graduate Juried Exhibition. Gallery 130 - University of Mississippi. Oxford, MS.
Art Now. Studio 540. Cedarville, CA. (Lawrence Rinder, curator).
Sixty-Fifth Annual Student Art Show. Sheppard Contemporary Gallery - University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV (Susette Min, juror).
Future Perfect. McNamara Gallery - University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
Transitional Atmospheres. E. L. Cord Museum School at the Nevada Museum of Art. Reno, NV.
Digitally Deciphered, Physically Ephemeral. Sierra Arts Foundation. Reno, NV.
Brushfire Showcase. McNamara Gallery - University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
2022
Loneliness among the Landforms (Solo Exhibition). Student Gallery South - University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
Veracity: A Practice in Telling the Truth. Sheppard Contemporary Gallery - University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
Idyllic Idling (Solo Exhibition). North Valleys Library Gallery. Reno, NV.
Marginalia: Unearthing Private Moments. BFree Studio, La Jolla, CA.
SAS 2022. Sheppard Contemporary Gallery - University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV (Christina Steinbrecher-Pfandt, juror).
Us. E. L. Cord Museum School at the Nevada Museum of Art. Reno, NV (Sogand Tabatabaei, curator).
2021
Veracity: A Practice in Telling the Truth. Sheppard Contemporary Gallery - University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
Idyllic Idling (Solo Exhibition). North Valleys Library Gallery. Reno, NV.
Marginalia: Unearthing Private Moments. BFree Studio, La Jolla, CA.
SAS 2022. Sheppard Contemporary Gallery - University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV (Christina Steinbrecher-Pfandt, juror).
Us. E. L. Cord Museum School at the Nevada Museum of Art. Reno, NV (Sogand Tabatabaei, curator).
2021
Cohorts - alone : together. Online. mfaexhibitiononline.org/cohorts-alone-together/.
Space, Place, Environment. Student Gallery South - University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
Double Scoop Pop-up. The Holland Project. Reno, NV.
430 Apart, 11 Together. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, NV.
2020
Space, Place, Environment. Student Gallery South - University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
Double Scoop Pop-up. The Holland Project. Reno, NV.
430 Apart, 11 Together. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, NV.
2020
Remotely Rejected. Willingly Rejected Arts Collective. Lafayette, LA.
Fresh Pickin’s. Acadiana Center for the Arts. Lafayette, LA (Jaik Faulk, juror).
Swamp Notes. Zine. Lafayette, LA (Davis Hopper and Ren Longon, jurors).
2019
Fresh Pickin’s. Acadiana Center for the Arts. Lafayette, LA (Jaik Faulk, juror).
Swamp Notes. Zine. Lafayette, LA (Davis Hopper and Ren Longon, jurors).
2019
BFA Senior Exhibition (Solo Exhibition). University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Lafayette, LA.
A New Perspective: Print Exchange. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Lafayette, LA (Jacob Taylor Gibson, juror).
2018
A New Perspective: Print Exchange. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Lafayette, LA (Jacob Taylor Gibson, juror).
2018
ArTech Fusion. Acadiana Center for the Arts. Lafayette, LA.
Fresh Pickin’s. Acadiana Center for the Arts. Lafayette, LA (Brian Guidry and Mary Beyt, jurors).
Deuxième Vie Grand Opening. Deuxième Vie Creative. Lafayette, LA.
Fresh Pickin’s. Acadiana Center for the Arts. Lafayette, LA (Brian Guidry and Mary Beyt, jurors).
Deuxième Vie Grand Opening. Deuxième Vie Creative. Lafayette, LA.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2021-Pres.
2021-Pres.
Graduate Teaching Assistant and Instructor. University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV.
2013-2019
2013-2019
Instructor. Painting with a Twist. Lafayette, LA.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023-Pres.
2023-Pres.
Curator & Preparator. Sierra Arts Foundation Depot Gallery. Sparks, NV.
2022
2022
Gallery Preparator. Reno Tahoe International Art Show. Reno, NV.
2019-2021
2019-2021
Motion Graphics Artist. Burning Stick Creative. Lafayette, LA.
2019-2021
2019-2021
3D Animator. Tanco Toons. Lafayette, LA.
2016-2019
2016-2019
Poster Artist. School of Music at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
2016-Pres.
2016-Pres.
Freelance Animator, Designer, and Digital Artist.
LECTURES
2024
2024
“Eternal Sunset Experiential Area”. MFA Thesis Artist Lecture. Presenting artist. University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV. March 14.
“The Server is Unavailable at this Time, Please Try Again Later”. New Media Caucus Showcase 24. Presenter. Organized by the New Media Caucus and the College Art Association. Chicago, IL. February 15.
2023
“The Server is Unavailable at this Time, Please Try Again Later”. New Media Caucus Showcase 24. Presenter. Organized by the New Media Caucus and the College Art Association. Chicago, IL. February 15.
2023
“Non-Experienced Pasts: An Examination of Nostalgia in Contemporary Art and Culture”. AHVCS Forum Student Research Symposium. Presenter. Organized by the Art History and Visual Culture Studies Forum at the University of Nevada, Reno. Reno, NV. April 15.
“Algebra in Animation”. Guest presenter. Mount Vernon Jr. High School. Mt. Vernon, IN. March 15.
2022
“Algebra in Animation”. Guest presenter. Mount Vernon Jr. High School. Mt. Vernon, IN. March 15.
2022
“Idyllic Idling”. Artist Talk. North Valleys Washoe County Library. Reno, NV. September 7.
2021
2021
“Some Weather We’re Having”. Stories About Computers. Presenter. Organized by the School of the Arts at the University of Nevada, Reno and Jeff Thompson. Reno, NV. October 27.
CURATION
2024
2024
All Saints, All Souls. The Depot Gallery. Sparks, NV.
Altar’d Landscape. The Depot Gallery. Sparks, NV.
Chromascapes. Donna Beam Gallery - University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, NV.
Mixed, Matched, Made Whole. The Depot Gallery. Sparks, NV.
2023
Altar’d Landscape. The Depot Gallery. Sparks, NV.
Chromascapes. Donna Beam Gallery - University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, NV.
Mixed, Matched, Made Whole. The Depot Gallery. Sparks, NV.
2023
y/our neighborhood. The Depot Gallery. Sparks, NV.
Tahoe / Pyramid. The Depot Gallery. Sparks, NV.
Tahoe / Pyramid. The Depot Gallery. Sparks, NV.
OUTREACH
2023-Pres.
2023-Pres.
Volunteer. The Holland Project. Helping setup, running, and cleanup of events at local DIY art space and music venue.
2023
2023
Collaborator. Covid Memorial. Coded scripts for an AR COVID memorial to be installed in India. Led by Tyler Calkin-Low and Marcos Lutyens.
2021-2022
2021-2022
Collaborator. Ayni Network. Used VR to Bring Ecology Research to the Community.
2021-2022.
2021-2022.
Member. Performing Arts Series Advisory Committee. University of Nevada, Reno.
2018-2019
2018-2019
President & Founder. Animation Station. Student Professional Organization at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Brushfire, vol. 76, no. 2, Reno, NV, 2024, pp. 28-29.
MacDiarmid, Henry. “Screen Time: Luke Rizzotto”. The Holland Project Blog. Reno, NV, 2024. https://hollandreno.org/2024/03/screen-time-luke-rizzotto/.
Nöllsch, Dana. “Art Trek for March 13th, 2023”. Reno Arts News. Reno, NV, 2022.
Brushfire, vol. 75, no. 1, Reno, NV, 2022, pp. 34-35.
Brushfire, vol. 76, no. 2, Reno, NV, 2024, pp. 28-29.
MacDiarmid, Henry. “Screen Time: Luke Rizzotto”. The Holland Project Blog. Reno, NV, 2024. https://hollandreno.org/2024/03/screen-time-luke-rizzotto/.
Nöllsch, Dana. “Art Trek for March 13th, 2023”. Reno Arts News. Reno, NV, 2022.
Brushfire, vol. 75, no. 1, Reno, NV, 2022, pp. 34-35.
MEMBERSHIPS
New Media Caucus. Joined 2024.
Sierra Arts Foundation. Joined 2022.
Nevada Museum of Art. Joined 2022.
New Media Caucus. Joined 2024.
Sierra Arts Foundation. Joined 2022.
Nevada Museum of Art. Joined 2022.