EDUCATION
1988: Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art, studio emphasis in print media & sculpture, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI
1992: Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking, Ohio University, Athens, OH
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2015-present: Professor/Printmaking Area Coordinator, Appalachian State University (ASU), Boone, NC
2007-present: Associate Professor/Printmaking Area Coordinator, ASU, Boone, NC
2001-2007: Assistant Professor, Printmaking/Drawing, ASU, Boone, NC
1996-2001: Associate Professor/Foundations Coordinator, Germanna Community College, Fredericksburg, VA
1998-2001: Lecturer, Mary Washington University, Fredericksburg, VA
1993-1996: Lecturer, Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, FL
1993-1996: Adjunct Faculty, Hillsborough Community College, Ybor City Campus, Tampa, FL
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (2010-Present)
2017: Martyrs n’ Mayhem : Solo, Invitational exhibit, Falk Gallery, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA
2015: The Printed Image & The Written Word : Solo, International exhibit, Art Design Gallery, Changsha Normal University, Changsha, CN
2013: …of a Transient Nature : Solo, Invitational exhibit, ArtSpace Gallery, Richmond, VA
2012: Series Amsterdam: New Works on Paper : Solo, international exhibit, Amsterdam Grafisch Atelier Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
2010: Versus/Traverses : Solo, Invitational exhibit, Delaware State University, Dover, DE
Versus/Traverses : Solo, Invitational exhibit, Beijing Studio Center Gallery, Songzhuang Art District, Beijing, CN
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (2010-Present)
2021: Printin’ : National, juried group exhibit, St. Louis Artist’s Guild, St Louis, MO
Sustained Ingrain v2.0 : Contemporary Woodcuts : International, invitational group exhibit, IMPACT 11 Int'l Printmaking Conference, Hong Kong, CN
2020: Under Pressure : National, juried group exhibit, Lincoln Center for the Arts, Fort Collins, CO
Think BIG Prints : Curated exhibit, Owen Gallery, Toe River Arts Council, Spruce Pine, NC
2019: Memento Mori : National, juried group exhibit, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Big Ink at Artspace : National, curated, special public exhibition and weekend printing event, Artspace Raleigh, NC
2018: 9th Douro Biennial : International, invitational exhibit, Douro Museum, Douro, PT
Sustained Ingrain : Contemporary Woodcuts : Traveling, international, curated exhibit, 2018 SGCI Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV
Sustained Ingrain : Contemporary Woodcuts: Traveling, international, curated exhibit, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, NC
Stand Out Prints : Juried, international juried exhibit, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN
Pressing Matters : Juried, international juried exhibit, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, San Luis Obispo, CA
BIG INK! Prints from the Archive : Curated exhibit, Carberry Fine Art Gallery, Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, MA
2017: North American Juried Print Exhibition : Juried, international exhibit, Islander Art Gallery, Texas A&M, Corpus Christi, TX
3rd Global Print 2017 : International, invitational exhibit, Douro Museum, Douro, PT
PRINT! : National, juried exhibit, LH Horton Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA
2016: 1st Xuyuan International Print Biennial : International, juried exhibit, Beijing Xuyuan Print Research Center, Beijing, CN
NeoPrint Prize 2016 : International, juried exhibit, Neo Gallery 27, Bolton, UK
BIG INK! 20 Prints from the Archive : Curated exhibit, Nathan Wilson Center for the Arts, Florida St. College, Jacksonville, FL
Edditional Tools : Traveling, invitational exhibit and print portfolio, SUNY Oneonta Art Gallery and other venues, Oneonta, NY
2015: Xiaoxiang Exhibition of International Printmaking : Invitational, international exhibit, Meilun Art Museum, Changsha, CN
BIG INK! Woodcuts : Curated, international exhibit, Seoul Nat’l Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, KR
Summer 2015 AiR Group Show : Invitational, international exhibit, Amsterdam Grafisch Atelier, Amsterdam, NL
Artists in Residence Retrospective : Curated, international exhibit, Amsterdam Grafisch Atelier, Amsterdam, NL
Fusion : National, juried online exhibit, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2014: Printwork 2014 : National, juried exhibit, Artist Image Resource Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
ArtGemini Prize : International, juried exhibit, Tri Space Gallery, London, UK
Post-Photography : Beyond the Print : National, juried exhibit, Target Gallery, Washington, DC
Bite, Scratch, Expose : National, juried exhibit, Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL
2013: Printmaking 2013 : National, juried exhibit, LLB Gallery, SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo, NY
MGC 3rd Annual Juried Printmaking Exhibition : Manhattan Graphics Center, New York, NY
2013 Mid America Print Council Juried Members Exhibition : McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown, OH
Average Path Length : Curated/Traveling Exhibit/Print Portfolio exhibited at the following locations….
• Southern Graphics Council International Conference @ the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI
• Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH
2012: 2012 International Juried Printmaking & Photography Exhibition : ArtSpace Gallery, Richmond, VA (Best in Show)
Pressing Matters : National, juried exhibit, Pacific Art League Gallery, Palo Alto, CA (Juror’s Award)
BOUNDLESS : International juried exhibit, CBK Amsterdam Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
Innovations : National, juried exhibit, Dowd Gallery, SUNY-Cortland, NY
ASU at TEG : International, invitational, Taller Experimental de Gráfica, Havana, CU
Go Bayou, Oh Wetlands: Traces of a Vanishing Landscape : Curated/Traveling Exhibit/Print Portfolio exhibited at the following locations….
• The Healing Center Gallery, New Orleans, LA
• Marias Press Gallery, University of Louisiana-Lafayette, LA
Reflections on Costa Rica : Curated exhibit, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts (TCVA), Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2012: Faculty Biennial : Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2011: Cultural Crossroads : National, juried exhibit, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, Winston-Salem, NC
Ink & Clay and Other Matter(s) : Curated/Invitational, Caldwell County Arts Council Gallery, Lenoir, NC
Spring Group Show : Invitational, Penland School of Arts and Crafts, Penland, NC
2010: Epoch/Unbounded : International Invitational, Henan Art Center, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, CN
4th Document: Exhibition of Contemporary Printmaking, Invitational, Baiyxuan Gallery, Shanghai, CN
Print Summit: Survey of Contemporary Printmaking, Invitational, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2010: Myths & Marks: Archetypes throughout the Ages : Juried, Printmaking Council of New Jersey, Branchburg, NJ
Faculty Biennial : Catherine Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
GRANTS & AWARDS (2010-Present)
2017: Creative Research Grant (competitive, funded): College of Fine and Applied Arts, ASU (Travel/Residency, Bevo Glaskunst, Diemen, NL)
2015: Off Campus Scholarly Research (OCSA/Sabbatical) and Creative Research Grant (competitive, funded)
Creative Research Grant (competitive, funded): University Research Council, ASU Travel/Residency Amsterdam Grafisch Atelier (AGA LAB), Netherlands)
2014: Creative Research Grant (competitive, funded): North Carolina Regional Artist Project, North Carolina Arts Council (2015 Travel/Residency at AGA LAB, Amsterdam, NL)
Sustainable Arts Grant (competitive, funded): Office of Sustainability, ASU, Boone, NC (Travel/Residency at La Ceiba Grafîca, Coatepec, MX)
Creative Research Grant (competitive, funded): funded through Office of Student Research, ASU (Collaboration w/ Undergrad Research Assistant, Nicholas Osetek - Digital/Photopolymer, Moku Hanga Woodcut and Sustainable Printmaking Processes)
2013: Creative Research Grant (competitive, funded): University Research Council, ASU (Travel/Residency, Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA)
2012: College of Fine & Applied Arts Faculty Award for Outstanding Creative Research (competitive), ASU
2011: Faculty Fellow: Cultures/Languages Across the Curriculum (CLAC), (competitive, stipend), ASU (Interject Global, Multicultural Course Content via Short-term Study Abroad Programs in Cuba and Costa Rica)
2010: Creative Research Grant (competitive, funded): University Research Council, ASU (Travel/Residency at BSC Studio, Beijing, CN)
Research Assistant Grant (competitive, funded): funded through Office of Student Research, ASU (Collaboration w/ Undergrad Assistant, Jaclyn Bowie - Digital/Polymer Intaglio Research/Workshop Assistant, Penland School of Crafts, NC)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Artist Residencies (2010-Present)
2021: Artist Residency, Remarque/New Grounds Print Workshop, Albuquerque, NM (Large Format, Hybrid Photopolymer & Woodcut)
2019: Big Ink Printmaking Residency, Artspace, Raleigh, NC (Large Format, Collaborative Hybrid Woodcut Project w/ Artist Nick Ostetek)
Artist Residency, Amsterdam Grafisch Atelier, Amsterdam, NL (Laser Engraved Woodcut and Letterpress)
2018: Artist Residency, Amsterdam Grafisch Atelier, Amsterdam, NL (Laser Engraved Woodcut and Letterpress)
2017: Artist Residency, Bevo Glaskunst, Deimen, NL (Experimental Glass Fusion Processes: Paper and Print)
2016: Artist Residency, Art Print Residence, Arenys de Munt, Barcelona, ES (Photopolymer Intaglio and Etching Applications)
Artist Residency, Bevo Glaskunst, Deimen, NL (Moldmaking, Glass Casting and Slumping Processes)
Artist Residency, Amsterdam Grafisch Atelier, Amsterdam, NL (Photopolymer Applications and Helio Relief Woodcut)
2015: Artist Residency, Print Art Research Center, Seoul, KR (Photopolymer Applications)
Xiaoxiang Int’l Printmaking Residency, Changsha Normal University, Changsha, CN (Digital Hybrid and Photopolymer Applications)
Artist Residency, Amsterdam Grafisch Atelier, Amsterdam, NL (Plant-based Pigment Research & Helio Relief Woodcut)
Big Ink Printmaking Residency, AS220 Printshop, Providence, RI (Large Format Helio Relief Woodcut Project)
2014: Artist Residency, La Ceiba Grafîca, Coatepec, Veracruz, MX (Sustainable Printmaking and Moku Hanga Woodcut)
2013: Artist Residency, Kala Art Institute (contemporary printmaking studio), Berkeley, CA (Photo-Print Processes using Helio Relief, Vitreograhy, and Photopolymer Gravure)
2012: Artist Residency, Amsterdam Grafisch Atelier, Amsterdam, NL (Photographic applications using Helio Relief and Photopolymer)
2011: Group Artist Residency: Coastal Landscape Photography Project, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, (LUMCON) Research Center, Cocodrie, LA (Photo documentation of Barrier Island/Wetland Loss /Archive Work/Exhibition)
2010: Artist Residency, Beijing Studio Center; Songzhuang Arts District, Beijing, CN (Mixed Media Works on Paper combining Frottage and Relief Printmaking)
Artist Residency, Delaware State University, Dover, DE (Develop and Complete Installation for Solo Exhibition while Interacting with Students)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Workshops & Conferences (2010-Present)
2020: International, Peer-reviewed Panel, “Hybrid Print/Design Collaboration”, IMPACT 11 Printmaking Conference, Hong Kong, HK (postponed due to COVID pandemic)
2018: Conference: Southern Graphics Council International, Las Vegas, NV (Exhibition Curator/Exchange Portfolio Coordinator)
Workshop Director: Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA (Photopolymer Gravure)
2015: Workshop Director: Print Art Research Center, Seoul, KR (Photopolymer Gravure)
Workshop Director: Changsha Normal University, Changsha, CN (Basic Relief Printmaking for Tibetan Art Educators)
Workshop Director: Changsha Normal University, Changsha, CN (Monoprints from Found and Natural Materials)
Workshop Director: P8 Art Space, Changsha, CN (Introduction to Photo Silkscreen)
International Printmaking Conference: IMPACT9, China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, CN (Conference Participant)
2014: Workshop Participant: La Ceiba Gráfica, Coatepec, Veracruz, MX (Moku Hanga Woodcut by Martin Vinaver)
2013: Conference: Southern Graphics Council International, Milwaukee, WI (Exhibition/Exchange Portfolio Participant)
2012: Conference: Southern Graphics Council International, New Orleans, LA (Exhibition Curator/Exchange Portfolio Coordinator)
Workshop Participant: East Carolina University & Alchemy Studio, Greenville, NC (Historical Photo Processes by Carol Panaro-Smith and James Hajicek)
2011: Workshop Director: Watauga Arts Council, Boone, NC (Digital Documentation/Portfolio Workshop)
Workshop Director: Penland School of Crafts, Spruce Pine, NC (Innovations in Contemporary Printmaking)
2010: Workshop Participant: Atlanta Printmaker’s Studio, Atlanta, GA (Mezzotint with Art Werger)
Conference: Print Summit 2010: East Carolina University, Greenville, NC: (Presenter/Exhibitor)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Presentations & Demonstrations (2010-Present)
2018: Public Gallery Talk/Q&A Session: Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA (in conjunction w/ Solo Exhibit, Martyrs n’ Mayhem)
Technical Demonstration/Etching Press Prototype Testing, Speedball Art Products, Statesville, NC (Large Format Polymer Gravure)
2015: Technical Demonstration: Changsha Normal University, Changsha, CN (Intro to Photo-Screenprinting)
Public Gallery Talk, Amsterdam Grafisch Atelier Gallery, Amsterdam, NL (in conjunction w/ July 2015 AiR Group Exhibition)
2012: Public Gallery Talk, Amsterdam Grafisch Atelier Gallery, Amsterdam, NL (in conjunction w/ Solo Exhibition, Series Amsterdam)
2011: Public Lecture of Creative Research, Penland School of Arts & Crafts, Penland, NC (The Digital Hybrid)
Faculty Colloquium Series: Recent OCSA Creative Research, Appalachian State University (Versus/Traverses: The Meaning of Travel)
2010: Technical Presentation/Demonstration: 2010 Print Summit Printmaking Conference, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC (Hybrid Printmaking: A Process Overview)
Public Gallery Talk: Beijing Studio Center, Beijing, CN (in conjunction w/ Solo Exhibition, Versus/Traverses)
Public Gallery Talk/Q&A Session: Delaware State University, Dover, DE (in conjunction w/ Solo Exhibition, Versus/Traverses)
OTHER NOTEWORTHY & PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC SERVICE (2010-Present)
2019: Co-Director/Instructor of Record: "Current Practices: Hybrid Print & Design in the Netherlands", student international travel/printmaking/graphic design coursework/workshops in Amsterdam, NL, sponsored by Appalachian State University
2018: Event Director: “Print Fest!”, community-oriented, fundraiser featuring large-format, ‘steamroller’’ woodcuts, screenprint and block-print wearables, 3D printed lithophanes, laser engraving demonstrations and mokuhanga workshop, in collaboration with TCVA, Boone, NC
Project Director/Instructor of Record: “Relief Prints: Community Public Art Project”, collaborative, public park, “art trail”, revitalization project featuring woodcuts and prints of local history, flora and fauna, Elk Knob State Park, Todd, NC
2017: Project Director/Instructor of Record: “Relief Prints: Community Public Art Project”, a permanent installation of woodcut prints on canvas for non-profit restaurant, F.A.R.M. Cafe, focusing on sustainability and the history of the community, Boone, NC
Co-Director/Instructor of Record: "Current Practices: Hybrid Print & Design in the Netherlands", student international travel/printmaking/graphic design coursework/workshops in Amsterdam, NL, sponsored by Appalachian State University
2015: Project Director/Instructor of Record: “Contemporary Issues in Drawing: Art in the Public Domain”, collaborative, public art project featuring wall mural, woodcut prints, and handmade, student-designed tables for local business, Appalachian Mountain Brewery (AMB), Boone, NC
2014: Co-Director/Instructor of Record: “Cuba in Print/Through the Lens”, student international travel/printmaking/photo coursework/workshops in Havana, Cuba, sponsored by Appalachian State University
2012: Co-Director/Instructor of Record: “Cuba in Print/Through the Lens”, student international travel/printmaking/photo coursework/workshops in Havana, Cuba, sponsored by Appalachian State University
CollegeBoard/AP Studio Art Consultant/Reader: Salt Lake City, UT
Exhibitions Committee Member: Mazie Jones Gallery, Watauga Arts Council, Boone, NC (2008-2011)
2011: Co-Director/Instructor of Record: “Costa Rica in Print/Through the Lens”, student international travel/printmaking/photo coursework/workshops in San José, Costa Rica, sponsored by Appalachian State University
2010: CollegeBoard/AP Studio Art Consultant/Reader: Cincinnati, OH
Faculty Sponsor/Coordinator: Drive By Press, a printmaking extravaganza in the Plemmons Student Union and public artist’s talk with project director, Greg Nanny, co-sponsored by Appalachian State University’s Department of Art and the Plemmons Student Union
Exhibition Coordinator: “The Digital Negative”, an exhibition of student alternative photography, Pop-Up Gallery, Boone, NC
PUBLICATIONS (2010-Present)
2019: Pressing Matters, (UK periodical), “Encouraging Play in Print”, authored by Tricia Treacy/Scott Ludwig, Issue 9, 2019.
2018: Biennial Douro 2018, (exhibition catalogue), authored by curator Nuno Canelas, Grafica do Norte, Amarante, PT.
2017: 3rd Global Print 2017, (exhibition catalogue), authored by curator Nuno Canelas, Grafica do Norte, Amarante, PT.
2016: 2016 Xuyuan International Print Biennial, (exhibition catalogue), Renmei Publishing, Beijing, CN.
Neo: Print Prize 2016, (exhibition catalogue), Neo Studios Press, Independent Publishers, Bolton,, UK.
2015: 2015 Xiaoxiang Exhibition of International Printmaking, (exhibition catalogue), Meilun Art Museum-Hunan Fine Arts Publishing, Changsha, CN.
KM Magazine (Dutch periodical), “Plant-Based Pigments”, authored by Monika Auch, Summer 2015.
Printmaking Today (UK periodical), “Digital Hybrid Printmaking: The Making of Series Amsterdam”, authored by Nancy Campbell, Spring 2015.
2013: KM Magazine (Dutch periodical), cover art and article, “Hybrid Prints op z’n Amerikaans: Printmaking volgens Scott Ludwig”, authored by Monika Auch, Winter 2013.
2013 Mid America Print Council Juried Members Exhibition, McDonough Museum of Art, exhibition publicity poster with photograph, Youngstown, OH, January 2013.
2012: A Survey of Contemporary Printmaking, “Notes on Hybrid Printmaking”, authored by Scott Ludwig, East Carolina University, 2012.
Boundless Amsterdam: The Boundary Crossing Project, (blog), “Artist Residency: Creative Research and Technical Summary”, authored by Scott Ludwig, August 8, 2012. (http://aga-boundless.blogspot.com/search/label/mixed%20techniques)
2010: Epoch Unbounded: an International, Contemporary Art Invitational, (exhibition catalog) Henan Art Center, Zhengzhou City, CN.
COLLECTIONS
The Global Imprint Company, Boone, NC
Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
Falk Gallery/Christopher Newport University Print Collection, Newport News, VA
Speedball Art Products Print Collection, Statesville, NC
Xiaoxiang International Printmaking Center Collection, Changsha Normal University, Changsha, CN
Print Art Research Center Collection, Seoul, KR
Taller La Ceiba Grafîca, Archivo Grabado, Coatepec, Veracruz, MX
Big Ink Woodcut Archive/Lyell Castonguay Collection, Easthampton, MA
Kala Art Institute Print Collection, Berkeley, CA
The New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
Amsterdam Grafisch Atelier Print Collection, Amsterdam, NL
FABLAB Amsterdam Collection, Amsterdam, NL
Taller Experimental de Gráfica Archivo, Havana, CU
Beijing Studio Center Collection, Beijing, China
Delaware State University Collection, Dover, DE
Goldwell Open Air Museum Collection, Beatty, NV
San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts Collection, Havana, CU
Malaspina Printmaker’s Society Collection, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium Permanent Collection, Chauvin, LA
The Southeastern Contemporary Art Gallery Print Collection, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA
The Blanche and Julian Robertson Family Foundation, Salisbury, NC
University of Colorado at Boulder Print Collection, Boulder, CO
Virginia Commonwealth University Print Collection, Richmond, VA
Penland School of Crafts Print Collection, Penland, NC
Ohio University Trisolini Print Collection, Athens, OH
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts Print Collection, Boone, NC
Southern Graphics Council Permanent Collection
Drive By Press Print Collection
Numerous Private Collections