Solo shows

2022- Perfectly Natural, Donna Beam Gallery, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV

2021- Man In Uniform, Grant Hall Gallery, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV

Group shows

2021- Paper View (an MFA exchange exhibition between UNLV and UNR), curated by John McVay, Emily Sarten, and Kyle Karrasch, Sheppard Fine Art Gallery, University of Nevada, Reno, NV

2021- What Seems Like Forever, curated by Erik Beehn, Test Site Projects, Las Vegas, NV

2021- The Banality of Privilege (live performance for New Monuments for a Future Las Vegas), performance developed by Yasmina Chavez and including Brent Holmes and the Julian Tanaka Jazz Ensemble, Core Contemporary Gallery, Las Vegas, NV 

2020- New Monuments for a Future Las Vegas, curated by Wendy Kveck, founder, Settlers + Nomads, Nevada Humanities Program Gallery, Las Vegas, NV

2020- Drive-Thru Open Studios, curated by Emily Sarten and Laurence Myers Reese, UNLV Graduate Research Studios, Las Vegas, NV

2020- Neon Cornucopia, curated by Brent Holmes, La Matadora Gallery, Joshua Tree, CA

2020- Unshelved, curated by Laurence Myers Reese, Sahara West Library, Las Vegas, NV

2020- London Biennale: Las Vegas 2020, curated by JK Russ, Matthew Couper, Laurence Myers Reese, and Jevijoe Vitug, Las Vegas, NV and London, UK

2020- Long Distance RADAR: Season 2 #5: Episode Three, curated by Adriana Chavez, Heidi Rider, Karla Lagunas, Brent Holmes, and Pierson Brown, presented online, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWpxN9K05CM 

2020- Greeting From Bonanza Gift Shop, online exhibition for ASMR CD by Wendy Kveck for Settlers and Nomads, Las Vegas, NV

2020- There But Not There, curated by Wendy Kveck for Settlers and Nomads, Las Vegas, NV

2020- Glitter Ghosts, curated by Wendy Kveck for Settlers and Nomads, Las Vegas, NV

2019- Commodified, curated by Laurence Myers Reese, Fawn Douglas, Erin K. Drew, Aaron Cowan and John McVay, UNLV Graduate Art Studios, Las Vegas, NV

2019- Wake UP! Memorial, sound and video curation by Wilfried Agricola de Cologne, http://wake-up.engad.org/

2019- Playground Arts Gallery Opening Reception, curated by Kristen Miologos and Sound Art Arizona, Playground Arts, Mesa, AZ

2019- Informal, curated by Hannah Whittaker, The Lot, Phoenix, AZ

2018- Low Data, curated by Miguel Angel Monzon, Modified Arts Gallery, Phoenix, AZ

2018- Winter Juried BFA Show, curated by Rembrandt Quiballo, Harry Wood Gallery, ASU, Tempe, AZ

2018- Hands On/ Hands Off, senior exhibition, curated by Merryn Alaka, Rebecca Emily, Carrie Coe, Mia Adams, and John McVay, Gallery 100, ASU, Tempe, AZ

2018- Endpages with Euan MacDonald (soundtrack), curated by Julio Cesar-Morales, ASU Art Museum, Tempe, AZ

2018- Impress, juried printmaking exhibition at ASU, curated by Merryn Alaka, Rebecca Emily, and Nathan Feller, Harry Wood Gallery, ASU, Tempe, AZ

2016- Cult of Nostalgia, Thunder Canyon Brewery, Tucson, AZ

2015- Nightbloom, Solar Culture Gallery, curated by Steven Eye, Tucson, AZ

2015- Variations, curated by David Andres, West Campus Student Visual Art Gallery, PCC, Tucson, AZ​

Sound Art Perfomances

2019- ReviveR: Performance Art Night, 10/23, Las Vegas, NV

2019- Sound Art Arizona #14, 6/22, Mesa, AZ

2019- Sound Art Arizona Showcase @ Crescent Ballroom, 6/3, Phoenix, AZ

2019- Aural Drifting, a collective sound installation, @ Playground Arts, 5/18, Mesa, AZ

2019- Informal, 2/24, live noise set, @ The Lot, Phoenix, AZ

2019- Sound Art Arizona #10, 2/23, Tempe, AZ

2019- Sound Art Arizona #9, 1/19, Tempe, AZ

2019- Audio/visual collaborative set w/Emily Sarten for the closing reception of Low Data, 1/4, @ Modified Arts Gallery, Phoenix, AZ

2018- Collaborative aural set w/Brandon Meged for the opening reception of Low Data, 12/21, @ Modified Arts Gallery, Phoenix, AZ

2018- Sound Art Arizona #6, 10/27, Tempe, AZ

2018- Sound Art Arizona #5, 9/29, Tempe, AZ

2018- Audio/visual collaborative set w/Emily Sarten for Night of Neuralgia 7/11 @ The Trunk Space, Phoenix, AZ

2018- Audio/visual collaborative set w/Emily Sarten for ASU’s Project Space exhibition, Elena, 3/2, Phoenix, AZ​

Album Covers/Band Graphics

2019- Sex Headaches t-shirt design (punkers from New Mexico)

​2019- Fibber t-shirt design (punk band from New Mexico)

​2015- Harsh Mistress- Harsh Mistress, Burger Records BRGR784

Publications and Press

2021- Art Talk Talk Talk: Episode 5, video interview with Beck + Col, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3C8xYcls6Q 

2021- “Stop, Stare Off Into Space, and Listen,” authored by John McVay for Nevada Humanities, https://www.nevadahumanities.org/heart-to-heart/2021/2/23/stop-stare-off-into-space-and-listen

2021- "An epic group art show creates 'New Monuments for a Future Las Vegas," Las Vegas Weekly, https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/fine-art/2021/jan/07/an-epic-group-art-show-creates-new-monuments/

2020- “V.I.C.E. Squad: UNLV MFA Art Students Build A Place For Community Engagement,” Las Vegas Weekly, 

https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/fine-art/2020/oct/01/vice-squad-unlv-mfa-art-students-build-a-place/

2019- "Meet UNLV's MFA Students," Double Scoop, https://www.doublescoop.art/meet-unlvs-mfa-students/ 

2019- illustration in Witness Magazine 

2019- “Meet John McVay,” interview with Voyage Phoenix; http://voyagephoenix.com/interview/meet-john-mcvay-tempe

2015- Sandscript, PCC’s student visual arts and poetry magazine

Instructor on Record 2021- current

-Beginning Lithography, UNLV, spring 2022, fall 2021

-3d Fundamentals, UNLV, spring 2021

Graduate Teaching Assistant 2019- 2021

-3d foundations course, UNLV, fall 2019, fall 2020

-Beginning Lithography, UNLV, spring 2020, fall 2020, spring 2021

ASU Art Museum Print Room Assistant 2017- 2018

-archival print collection work (organizing, inventory, and handling a collection of over 6000 fine art prints)

-TMS (The Museum System database program)

-cutting mat board (including window mats)

-float-hinging and photo-cornering prints in mats

-removing adhesive from prints for conservation

-framing prints

ASU Art Museum Ambassador 2015- 2017

-leading tours with visitors

-gallery security

-setup and takedown for special events in the museum

Master of Fine Arts Candidate

2019-2022- University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Master of Fine Arts, visual art studies

Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts

2018- Arizona State University, Printmaking focus with a minor certificate in Art History, Summa Cum Laude

​-Printmaking- Screenprinting I, Advanced Screenprinting (x2), Digital Processes for Printmaking, Relief, Intaglio I, Lithography I, & Photolithography

​-​Art History- History of Photography, Art and Television, The Portrait, Art in America, Art and Technology, Art of China, Mexican Art, Dada/Surrealism

Associate’s Degree in Fine Arts

2015- Pima Community College, Printmaking focus

​​-Intaglio, relief, and screenprinting classes

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Artist Talks

2021- Slide Slam (John McVay: Posing The Male), presented through Zoom from Las Vegas, NV

2020- Slide Slam (Cut-Up, Dismantled, Re-Arranged, and Flipped Inside-Out), presented through Zoom from Las Vegas, NV

2019- Slide Slam (Recent Work), presented at Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV

2018- artist practice discussion and noise loop demonstration for Dr. Kat Medill’s ARS 100: Intro to Art class @ ASU, Tempe, AZ

Workshops

2019- Collaging with John McVay, collage table @ ASU Art Museum’s Playfest, Tempe, AZ

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Curating

2021- 430 Apart, 11 Together: UNR Exchange Exhibition, curated with Kyle Karrasch and Emily Sarten, Grant Hall Gallery, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV

2021- Paper View: UNLV Exchange Exhibition, curated with Kyle Karrasch and Emily Sarten, Sheppard Fine Art Gallery, UNR, Reno, NV

2020- VICE (Vegas Institute for Contemporary Engagement) presents Experimental Video Shorts, curated with Emily Sarten, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV

2020- The Other Side of Paradise, curated with Laurence Myers Reese and Fawn Douglas, Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV