Will Arnold was born in 1984 in Elmira, New York. He graduated from Bucknell University in 2007 with a degree in Computer Science and worked for several years as a software developer before turning his attentions full time to photography. His work investigates rural and suburban America and the relationship between the physical landscape and its inhabitants. Will currently resides in Champaign, Illinois where he is teaching and pursuing his MFA in photography at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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will@twarnold.com
607.738.3533

Education
2012, Master of Fine Arts - Photography, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL.
2007, Bachelor of Arts - Computer Science, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA.

Teaching Experience
School of Art and Design, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL.
   2010-Present, Instructor of Record; Basic Photography
   Summer 2011, Instructor; Illini Summer Academy - Art and Design
   Spring 2010, Instructor's Assistant; Photography II

Professional Experience
School of Art and Design, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL.
   2010-Present, Assistant Technology Integration Specialist
   2009-Present, Art & Design Computer Lab Assistant
2011, Studio Assistant, Ross Floyd Photography, Champaign, IL.
2007-2009, Software Developer, High Performance Technologies Inc, Dover, NJ.
2006-2007, Assistant Director and Founder, Chris Young Art Gallery, Williamsport, PA.

Solo/Joint Exhibitions
2012, From Sea to Shining Sea, St. Louis Artist's Guild, St. Louis, MO. (upcoming)
2011, Twelve Dark Paths, Indi Go, Champaign, IL.
2011, It's Not Those Things, Urbana City Building, Urbana, IL.
2010, 10 to Watch - Will Arnold, Figure One Gallery, Champaign, IL.
           Variant Visions, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY.
2009, Martha Robertshaw - Living in Art, Big Flats Community Center, Big Flats, NY.

Juried Exhibitions
2011, Scapes, Brooklyn Artist's Gym, Brooklyn, NY.
           Lens 2011, Perspective Gallery, Evanston, IL.
           Spring 2011 Emerging Artists Show, Rabbithole Studio, Brooklyn, NY.
           North American Graduate Art Survey, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
           Urban View/Rural Sight, Mpls Photo Center, Minneapolis, MN.
           Photowork 2011, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY.
           Outlandish: Contemporary Depictions of Nature, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA.
           Paducah Photo 2011, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY.
           Juried Exhibition, Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography, Detroit, MI.
           Midwest Center for Photography - Juried Exhibition, Center Gallery, Wichita, KS.
           Shut Up and Shoot, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR.
           The Poetry of Shadows, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT.
           The Nature of Trees, Vermont Photo Space Gallery, Essex Junction, VT.
           Human Artifact, Vermont Photo Space Gallery, Essex Junction, VT.
           Accepted Knowing, Figure One Gallery, Champaign, IL.

2010, Art St. Louis XXVI, The Exhibition, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.
           Emerging Visions 2010, Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA.
           Emerging Illinois Artists 2010, McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, IL.
           Managed Landscapes, Vermont Photo Space Gallery, Essex Junction, VT.
           Viking Funeral, DIVA, Eugene, OR.

Group Exhibitions
2012, Visual AIDS - Postcards from the Edge, Cheim & Read, New York, NY.
           Hang 'Em High, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR.
           Graduate Student Fine Art Exhibit, Big Ten Conference, Park Ridge, IL.

2011, Digital Unity, ANNEX:art, Berlin, Germany.
           Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA.
           Emerging Artists, Morpho Gallery, Chicago, IL.
           Artsplosia, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, IL.
           Open Walls, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR.
           Engage!, Link Gallery, Champaign, IL.
           $50 Art Show, Art Coop Gallery, Urbana, IL.
           Where We Live, Art Coop Gallery, Urbana, IL.

2010, All Together Now, Link Gallery, Champaign, IL.
           Boneyard Arts Festival - UIUC VAMP, Urbana, IL.
           Do You Want to Ford the River?, DIVA, Eugene, OR.

2009, Ongoing Exhibition, Art at the Mill, Lafayette, NJ.

2008, Outdated, The Country Club, Chicago, IL.

2007, Terry Wild Opening, Chris Young Art Gallery, Williamsport, PA.
           Student Art Show, Samek Art Gallery, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA.

2006, Our Still Lives, Coffee and Tea Room, Williamsport, PA.
           Emerging Artists, Carriage House Art Center, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY.
           Student Art Show, Samek Art Gallery, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA.

2005, Student Art Show, Samek Art Gallery, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA.

2004, Student Art Show, Samek Art Gallery, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA.

Publications and Citiations
Open to Interpretation, "Intimate Landscapes," 2012
F-Stop Magazine, "Issue #47, Open Theme," 2011
News-Gazette, "Breaking the Silence," 2011
Illinois News Bureau, "Three Exhibitions to Open Friday at Figure One Gallery," 2010
F-Stop Magazine, "Issue #40, Group Exhibition," 2010
Williamsport Sun-Gazette, "Art Gallery Opens Downtown," 2007
Williamsport Sun-Gazette, "Our Still Lives," 2006

Professional Affiliations
College Art Association Member
Society for Photographic Education Member
Art Graduate Student Organization, Facilities Liason, University of Illinois

Residencies
2010, Harold Arts Residency, Chesterhill, OH.