Daniel Steven Venne

danielvenne1@gmail.com

Education

MFA, Interdisciplinary Art.
Goddard College, Plainfield, VT, February 2005
BFA, Communication Arts and Design. Summa Cum Laude
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA, May 1994

Selected Exhibitions

2021

“Chiaroscuro”
San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA.

“Art & Animals”
Red Bluff Art Gallery, Red Bluff, CA

“Eye of the Beholder”
Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth, MA.

2020

“Hill Center Gallery Regional Exhibition”
Hill Center Gallery, Washington, DC

“The Book as Art v8: Infinity”
Decatur Arts Alliance Gallery, Decatur, GA.

“Wild Things”
Cultural Center of Cape Cod, South Yarmouth, MA.

2019

“Sheets”
D’Art Center, Norfolk, VA

“4th Biennial Maryland Regional Art Exhibition”
University of Maryland Global Campus, Adelphi, MD.

“Home”
Strathmore Art Gallery, Rockville, MD

2018

“American Landscapes”
Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD.

“Small Wonders”
Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD.

“Prince George’s County Juried Exhibition”
Harmony Hall Gallery, Fort Washington, MD.

2016

“Art on Paper National”
Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD.

“Pastel National Exhibition”
Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS.

“Open Regional Juried Exhibition”
Hill Center Gallery, Washington, DC.

2015

“Postcards From the Edge”
Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York, NY.

“The Guild”
Brentwood Arts Exchange, Lowe House, Annapolis, MD.

2014

“Critical Contacts”
Capitol Arts Network, Rockville, MD.

“Open Regional Juried Exhibition”
Hill Center Gallery, Washington, DC.

“Prince George’s Sampler”
Brentwood Arts Exchange, Brentwood, MD.

2013

“cARToons”
Politics and Prose, Washington, DC.

“India” (one-man show)
Globe Hall, Montgomery College, Germantown, MD.

“Strokes of Genius”
Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD.

2012

“Memories From All Directions”
Prince George’s Department of Parks and Recreation, Cultural Heritage Division, Lowe House, Annapolis, MD.

“Looking For Now” (one-man show)
Hillyer Art Space, Washington, DC.

2011

“Power Shift”
Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC.

“Strokes of Genius”
Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD.

“Got Art?”
The Creative Center, New York, NY.

2010

“Art on Paper National”
Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD.

“Wall 2 Wall”
Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD.

2009

“International Artists Juried Exhibition”
National Opera Gallery, Cairo, Egypt.

My Space on Seventh”
Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC.

“Americas 2009”
Minot State University, Minot, ND.

2008

“Cornucopia”
Huntington Center, Bowie, MD.

2007

“Group Show”
65 Steps Gallery, Harper’s Ferry, WV.

2006

“Cartalog”
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.

Lectures

April 2009: “Brainwork,” Confluence. Foundations in Art Theory & Education (FATE) Conference, Portland, OR.

October 2009 “The Man Who Painted Holes,” Visions of War: The Arts Represent Conflict. 23rd Annual National Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists at the School of Visual Arts, New York, NY.

October 2011: “Museums For the Marginalized,” Crossing the Borders. 25th Annual National Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists at the School of Visual Arts, New York, NY.

September 2012: “Metaphors and Creativity,” Salisbury State University, Salisbury, MD.

October 2013: “Is it Art or Illustration?” Historia del Arte a los Estudios de Arte. International Conference, Ibero University, Mexico City, Mexico.

January 2015: “Trust the Process,” Evolution, Devolution, or Stasis. 25th Annual AFACCT Conference, Carroll Community College, Westminster, MD.

October, 2015: “The Measurement of a Muse,” Art Is…. 29th Annual National Conference on Liberal Arts and the Education of Artists at the School of Visual Arts, New York, NY.

January, 2016: “Visionary Thinking,” Linking Education to Life. 25th Annual AFACCT Conference. College of Southern Maryland, La Plata, MD.

Teaching Experience

UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

2001 – present

Advanced Figure Drawing
Advanced Painting
Art Appreciation Introduction to Painting
Basic Drawing
Computer Illustration
Figure Drawing
Foundations of Design
History of Graphic Design
Illustration Techniques
Interdisciplinary Art
Visual Thinking
World Art History: Ancient to Renaissance
World Art History: Renaissance to Contemporary

Additional Activities at UDC:

Art Program Coordinator
Director of Gallery 42, University Art Gallery
Curriculum Committee, Promotions Committee, Search Committees, Sabbatical Committee, Art Lab Committee, Outreach Committee, Black History Month Committee, Honors Committee for the College of Arts and Sciences

COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND

2000 – 2008

World Art History I
World Art History II
Basic Design
Introduction to Drawing

MONTGOMERY COLLEGE

1998 – present

Introduction to Drawing
Advanced Drawing
Figure Drawing
Color Theory and Practice

Employment History

FREELANCE ART, DESIGN, & ILLUSTRATION

1995 – present

Providing illustration, portraits, promotional graphics, greeting cards, murals, merchandising display, and decorative painting.

Clients & Publications:

The United Way
 City Paper
The Army Times
World Magazine
The Science Teacher Magazine
The Washington Redskins
Sasha Bruce Home for Boys and Girls
Rivera Design
Sterling Optical
Hexagon Theater
Sidwell Friends
Smithsonian National Postal Museum

ATELIER CREATIVE

WASHINGTON, DC
2000 – 2002

Graphic Designer. Created informational graphics, logos, newsletters, and other print
media for a variety of clients.

Clients:

US Customs
Reading Is Fundamental
National Physical Therapy Association

KATHLEEN MCDONALD ENTERPRISES, LTD.

MCLEAN, VA

Graphic Designer, Illustrator, and Account Manager for firm specializing in direct
marketing for non-profit associations. Developed marketing and informational
packages, analyzed results, communicated with print shops and mail service bureaus.