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Born: 1985 Eugene, OR

E D U C A T I O N
2012lllllllCandidate: MFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2009lllllllBFA, summa cum laude, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
2008lllllllYale Summer School of Art, Norfolk, CT

1 + 2   P E R S O N   E X H I B I T I O N S
2011lllllllDark Matter: Manifest Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
2010lllllllIn the Blood: Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN / Curated by Julie Pierotti
2010lllllllFervor: Material, Memphis, TN
2009lllllllTwo-Point Conversion: Jones Hall Gallery, University of Memphis, TN
2008lllllllDancing on Ground Zero: Forum+ Contemporary Art Space, Bruges, Belgium / Curated by Till-Holger Borchert
2010lllllllBrooks Introduces Clare Torina: Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN / Curated by Tomi Durgin

S E L E C T E D   G R O U P   E X H I B I T I O N S
2011lllllllExperience is Never Unattached: Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL
2010lllllllRoger's Grocery: Mess Hall, Chicago, IL
2010lllllllAnnual Group Exhibition: David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN
2010lllllllInstruction Sets: Autumn Space, Chicago, IL
2010lllllllSmall(er) Works: Manifest Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
2010lllllllExhibition Momentum: Rhodes College/CODA, 287 Madison, Memphis, TN
2009lllllllHex: Marshall Arts, Memphis, TN
2010lllllllWonderland: 314 South Main, Memphis, TN
2010lllllllPulp: L. Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN
2010lllllllPowerup: Powerhouse Memphis, Memphis, TN
2010lllllllXII (B.F.A. Exhibition): Area 47, University of Memphis
2010lllllllDouble Date: Marshall Arts, Memphis, TN
2010lllllllLos Angeles Art Fair: David Lusk Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010lllllllProject Sketchbook: Rozelle Artists Guild, Memphis, TN
2008lllllllAnnual Group Exhibition: David Lusk Gallery, Memphis
2010lllllllYale/Norfolk Student Show: Norfolk, CT
2007lllllll50th Annual Delta Exhibition: Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
2010lllllllNew Horizons Group Exhibition: West Tennessee Cultural Arts Center, Jackson, TN

P U B L I C   T A L K S
2010lllllllIn the Blood: Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN
2010lllllllAbout Face: Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN
2008lllllllBrooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN

P U B L I C A T I O N S
2010lllllll“Torinas’ visions similar but different” by Bill Ellis, The Commercial Appeal, Aug. 27
2010lllllll“Seen and Unseen” by Carol Knowles, The Memphis Flyer, Aug. 25 “Family Time” by Hannah Sayle, Exhibit M, Memphis Flyer, June 30
2010lllllll"Father and Daughter Offer Edgy Art Exhibition” by Jonathan Devin, Memphis Daily News, July 26
2009lllllll“ArtsMemphisTV: Clare Torina” Live From Memphis and Arts Memphis, Sept. 2009
2010lllllll“Paper Play” by Carol Knowles, The Memphis Flyer, Aug. 26
2010lllllll“Clare Torina and Stephen Almond: Young Artist Couple” Voices, Summer Issue
2010lllllll“Art Exhibit ‘Double Date’ is adventurous, even audacious” by Andria Lisle, The Commercial Appeal, Jan. 16
2010lllllll“Pretty Brutal” by Carol Knowles, The Memphis Flyer, Feb. 12
2008lllllll“Dance of the Dead, high five.” By Johan Debruyne, West Flanders News, Nov. 7

A W A R D S
2010lllllllGrant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2009lllllllDean’s Creative Achievement Award, University of Memphis
2010lllllllDepartmental Creative Achievement Award, University of Memphis
2008lllllllEllen Battell Stoekel Fellowship, Yale School of Art