SYD G.ART
  • About
    • Contact
    • CV
    • Selected Exhibitions
      • ARS Electronica Festival 2021
      • Fantasy / Reality / Decay 2022
      • Graduate Show One 2022
      • P.S. Xhibitions
      • Schmucker Art Gallery
  • About
    • Contact
    • CV
    • Selected Exhibitions
      • ARS Electronica Festival 2021
      • Fantasy / Reality / Decay 2022
      • Graduate Show One 2022
      • P.S. Xhibitions
      • Schmucker Art Gallery

Education
MFA - Art & Technology Studies, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL, September 2020-May 2022
BA - Studio Art, Sociology, Women Gender & Sexuality Studies, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg PA, September 2013-May 2017


Exhibitions
​​Group Exhibition:
From This Point Forward, Kiki & Bouba Galleries at Weatherproof Annex, Chicago, IL, November 17-December 11, 2022​​
Group Exhibition:
Plaything, Tiny Table Gallery at Comfort Station, Chicago, IL, November 11, 2022​​
Group Exhibition:
Welcome to Planet B, ARS Electronica Festival for Art, Technology & Society, Linz, Austria, September 7-11, 2022
Group Exhibition:
Sentiments & Sentience, Mana Contemporary, Chicago, IL, June 6-26, 2022
Group Exhibition:
Graduate Show, SAIC Galleries, Chicago, IL, March 3-9, 2022
Group Exhibition:
Pan-Tilt-Zoom, The Wrong Biennale, Chicago, IL, 
February 15-March 21, 2022
Group Exhibition:
Fantasy / Reality / Decay, SITE Galleries, Chicago, IL, 
February 16-March 11, 2022
Group Exhibition:
COME|BACK, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 
November 15, 2021- March 11, 2022
Group Exhibition:
Pink: The Coded Color, P.S. Xhibitions, 
October 7-December 17, 2021
Solo Exhibition:
The Raconteurs of Thought, P.S. Xhibitions,
September 9-October 5, 2021
Group Exhibition:

Where We Emerge, ARS Electronica Festival for Art, Technology & Society: A New Digital Deal, Chicago, IL, September 8-28, 2021
Group Exhibition:
The Constant Gaze: Redefining Femininity, P.S. Xhibitions, 
March 11-April 1, 2021
Solo Exhibition:
February First Friday Artist Reception Featured Artist: Sydney Gush, Waldo's & Company, Gettysburg, PA, February 7-29, 2020
Solo Exhibition:
Is This Really Gettysburg?, Knob Hall Winery,
Gettysburg PA, September 18-October 2, 2019
Juried Exhibition: 
Adams County Arts Council 15th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Schmucker Art Gallery,
Gettysburg, PA, May 31-June 22, 2018
Group Exhibition: 
Capstone 2017, Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg PA, May 3-June 23, 2017

Juried Exhibition: 
JSE 2017, Schmucker Art Gallery, Honorable Mention Award, Gettysburg PA, March 31-April 22, 2017
Juried Exhibition: 
JSE 2016, Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg PA, March 25-April 16, 2016
Juried Exhibition: 
JSE 2015, Schmucker Art Gallery, 2nd ​Prize Award, Gettysburg PA, March 27-April 18, 2015
Juried Exhibition: 
JSE 2014, Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg PA, March 28-April 19, 2014
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​Professional Experience

Teaching Artist                                                                                                                                                    
Columbia College, Chicago, IL, November 2022-Present

Floor Manager
                                                                                                                                                      
WNDR Museum, Chicago, IL, May 2022-Present

Volunteer Designer                                                                                                                                              
The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, SAIC, February-May 2022
Responsibilities & Accomplishments:
  • Design and fabrication of enrichment objects for elephants within SAIC's course, Design for Non-Humankind: Elephants​

Teaching Assistant                                                                                                                                              
SAIC Photography Department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, September 2021-May 2022
Responsibilities & Accomplishments:
  • Assisting with lectures, equipment set-up 
  • Answering student questions
  • Leading/Participating in critiques
  • Managing student equipment certification 

Graduate Curatorial Assistant                                                                                                                             
SAIC Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, June 2021-May 2022
Responsibilities & Accomplishments:
  • Building and maintaining the Earthly Observatory exhibition website
  • Handling and conditioning of artwork 
  • Scheduling and communication with Artists regarding artwork delivery, installation requirements, and pick-up
  • Working with curators on exhibition design, layout, and programming development​
​​Exhibitions prepared:
  • Earthly Observatory (Fall 2021)
  • Undergraduate Exhibition (Spring 2022)

Volunteer                                                                                                                                                             
Red Line Service, Art Institute of Chicago Member Engagement, Chicago, IL, April 12 2021
Responsibilities & Accomplishments:
  • Planning and facilitating two tours/discussions of the Jo Ractcliffe Photography Exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago

Graduate Assistant                                                                                                                                              
Art & Technology Studies Department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, February 2021-May 2022
Responsibilities & Accomplishments:
  • Facilitating community within the ATS Graduate cohort
  • Planning and execution of ATS community events and lectures
  • Assisting the ATS Graduate Coordinator
  • Keeping the ATS Graduate cohort informed of ATS events/news/deadlines

Gallery Preparator & Digital Scholarship Specialist                                                                                           
Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg PA, June 2017-January 2021
Responsibilities & Accomplishments:
  • Installation and de-installation of all exhibitions
  • Coordination and facilitation of children’s programming and student organization events in the Gallery
  • Supervising student workers during installation/de-installations
  • Advising students on exhibition design and installation procedures
  • Leading tours for students, classes, and community (including pre-K, summer camp visits, and El Centro)
  • Outreach to students and faculty for Juried Student Exhibition and Capstone, including studio visits, and workshops
  • Layout and installation for Juried Student Exhibition and Capstone 2019
  • Updating and maintaining Gallery webpage, mailing list, social media, and communication with press and media outlets
  • Liaison to the Department of Special Collections
  • Handling of artwork & artifact, conditioning, packaging, transportation, pickup and/or delivery
  • Management of artwork storage
  • Cataloging and digitization of the Gettysburg College Fine Arts Collection
  • Facilitating student research with art collection​
​Exhibitions prepared:
  • From the Yellow Springs to the Land of Immortality: Chinese Art & Artifacts (Spring 2021)
  • Mexico and The People: Revolutionary Printmaking and the Taller de Gráfica Popular (Fall 2020)
  • I Beseech You: Women, Art, Politics & Power (Fall 2020)
  • Getting There Andrew Ellis Johnson + Susanne Slavick (Fall 2019)
  • Artful Nature and the Legacy of Maria Sibylla Merian (Fall 2019)
  • ACAC 16th Annual Juried Art Exhibition (Summer 2019)
  • Capstone 2019 (Spring 2019)
  • Juried Student Exhibition 2019 (Spring 2019)
  • Rachel Eng: Re-orienting (Spring 2019)
  • Zoë Charlton: The Domestic (Spring 2019)
  • The City Art and the Urban Environment (Fall 2018)
  • The Plains of Mars European War Prints, 1500-1825 (Fall 2018)
  • Face to Face: Carl Beam and Andy Warhol (Fall 2018)
  • ACAC 15th Annual Juried Art Exhibition (Summer 2018)
  • Capstone 2018 (Spring 2018)
  • Juried Student Exhibition 2018 (Spring 2018)
  • Enjambre: Nestor Armando Gil (Spring 2018)
  • Coronal Plane: Cristin Millet (Spring 2018)
  • Flora and Fauna in East Asian Art (Fall 2017)
  • Recent Acquisitions 2010-2017 (Fall 2017)
  • Wonders of Nature and Artifice (Fall 2017)
  • Leonard Baskin: Imaginary Artists (Fall 2017)
  • ACAC 14th Annual Juried Art Exhibition (Summer 2017)
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Gallery Attendant                                                                                                                                                 
Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg PA, September 2013-May 2017
  • ​Gallery supervision during specified shift
  • Welcoming guests and providing information about the gallery, exhibitions, and events
  • Gallery supervision during events
  • Assisting Gallery Preparator with exhibition installation and de-installation
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  • About
    • Contact
    • CV
    • Selected Exhibitions
      • ARS Electronica Festival 2021
      • Fantasy / Reality / Decay 2022
      • Graduate Show One 2022
      • P.S. Xhibitions
      • Schmucker Art Gallery