Maxon Morrison Higbee maxonhigbee@hotmail.com C/ Dr. Piga 21-5 dcha Madrid 28012 (cell) 665823691 maxonhigbee.com EDUCATION M.F.

A Painting/Drawing, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. 2010 B.F.A Painting/Drawing, California State University Chico. 2007 B.A English Literature, California State University Chico. 2007 INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS Dust < > Dust, La Tabacalera, Madrid, Spain, 2011 To Boldly Glow, Zrobili Gallery, Chicago IL, 2010 March of Cain, Blue Room Theatre Gallery, Chico, CA 2008 Chapter Four: AB UNO, Culminating Exhibition for the Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, BFA Gallery, Chico, CA. 2007 Ingres and Delacroix: Fistfight in Heaven, BFA Gallery, Chico, CA. 2006 The Brush-Ups, with David Fuller and Johanna Handke, A.S. Gallery, Chico, CA. 2006 Bayliss Bound, Bayliss Public Library Gallery, Bayliss, CA. 2005 SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS: Zrobili Collection, Murdertown Gallery, Chicago IL, 2011 Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain, PT Gallery, Chicago Il., 2010 Crucifix, Zrobili Gallery, Chicago IL, 2010 Midnight Snacks, 1366 N Milwaukee, Chicago IL, 2010 Intertwined, Sanskriti Gallery, New Delhi, India, 2010 Technically its Art, Abryant Gallery, Chicago IL, 2009 Noroc 3, Green Lantern Gallery, Chicago IL. 2009 Apartment Store, Sullivan Gallery, Chicago IL. 2008 Under Five, The Crux Gallery, Chico, CA. 2008 Touch It, BFA Gallery, Chico, CA. 2007 Salon de Refuses, The Crux Gallery. Chico, CA. 2006 Pushing The Non-Square Pixel 2 University Film Series, Chico, CA. 2006 Art 911, BFA Gallery, Chico, CA. 2006 All Together Now, BFA Gallery, Chico, CA. 2006 Tiny Teenies, MedArt 59, Chico, CA. 2006 Madlib Mnemonic, Ayres Gallery, Chico, CA. 2005 Fussy Girl, BFA Gallery, Chico, CA. 2005 Texy, BFA Gallery, Chico, CA. 2005

SELECT JURIED EXHIBITIONS: Joan Flasch Artist Book Collecion, Joan Flasch Library, Chicago IL, 2010 Department (Store), Sullivan Gallery, Chicago IL. 2008 51st Annual Student Show, University Art Gallery, Chico. 2006 Janet Turner 11th Annual Student Print Exhibition, Janet Turner Print Museum, Chico. 2006 Janet Turner 10th Annual Student Print Exhibition, Janet Turner Print Museum, Chico. 2005 RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE: School of the Art Institute Chicago Chicago, IL Professor of Painting and Drawing Conceived and wrote the outline for four different drawing and painting classes. Experience with creating syllabi, generating course material and lesson plans, and executing in-class presentations and instruction. Was responsible for a minimum of twenty students per class. California State University Chico Chico, CA Teachers Assistant/ Internship Fall Semester, 2007 Was given an assistantship in a college level Beginning Painting class. Responsibilities included research,

curriculum development, creating a syllabus, giving demonstrations on painting techniques, assessment and grading. School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL Teachers Assistant for Early College Program, Jason Dunda Teachers Assistant for First Year Program, Claire Ashley Teachers Assistant for the The Painted Book, Deborah Boardman.

AWARDS: John Quincy Adams Merit Fellowship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2010 World Less Traveled Grant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2010 Trustee Merit Fellowship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2008-2010 Pierce/Truckess Watermedia Scholarship, 2006 51st Annual Student Show, Prize, Guest Juror: Randy Pritikin, 2006