Tony Jaycee Henson

3617 Crestwood Drive · Kingsport, TN 37664 · (423) 360-1543 · E-mail: tony_henson@hotmail.com

 

Academic Preparation

 

        M.F.A., Painting

          East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, December 2000

          Thesis:  Form, Texture, Text

 

          B.A., Studio Art

          Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, May 1998

 

 

Teaching Experience

        

            Instructor, Adult Degree Studies

Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, Abingdon, VA, January 2005-May 2005

·         Taught Art History I

 

Instructor, Adult Degree Studies

            Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, VA, January 2004-May 2004

·         Taught Art History I

·         Provided an understanding of the history of art through lectures, videos, slide presentations, and discussions.

·         Clarified the visual language of art and its application.

 

Instructor, Fine Art Department

            Watkins College of Art and Design, Nashville, TN, August 2001-May 2003

·         Taught Drawing I and II courses

·         Implemented fundamentals of drawing through the use of traditional and nontraditional media.

·         Facilitated identification and appreciation of creative and analytic processes.

·         Supervised group critiques to objectively evaluate and effectively communicate ideas.

 

            Instructor, Fine Art Department

            Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN, July 2002-December 2002

·         Taught 3 Art Appreciation courses.

·         Related an understanding of art through lectures, discussions, slide presentations, and projects.

·         Explored the similarities of different art forms.

       

Instructor

            Watkins Summer Youth Program, Nashville, TN, July 2002-August 2002

·         Taught Drawing courses.

·         Identified different techniques in basic drawing.

 

            Instructor, Fine Art Department

            Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, January 2002-May 2002

·         Taught 2 Art Appreciation courses.

·         Explained the language of art and its importance.

·         Established the chronological order of artists and art movements.

                                   

 

Areas of Expertise and Teaching Competencies

        

Painting

            Drawing

            Mixed Media         

            Creativity             

            Collagraphy

            Intaglio

            Silk Screen

            Portfolio        

            Contemporary Art

            Art Theory and Criticism

            Art History

 

 

Summary of Thesis

 

Examined the correlation between form, texture, and text through research and application.  Discussed the influences of contemporary artists related to my paintings.  Studied the formal aspects of design while attaching metaphors to the subject matter.

 

 

Current Research Interests

 

Exploring the physical properties of paint and its application.

 

 

Solo Exhibitions

   

            Johnson City Arts Council, TN 2007

            DKA, Kingsport, TN, 2006

            Madison Art Center, Madison,TN 2006

AR Gallery, Johnson City, TN, 2005

Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, VA, 2003

Capital Arts Alliance, Bowling Green, KY, 2003

Minglewood, Johnson City, TN, 2001

            Slocumb Gallery, Johnson City, TN, 2000

            Kingsport Renaissance Center, Kingsport, TN, 1998

 

Exhibitions

           

           

            Main Art Center, Evening with the Arts, Kingsport TN, 2006

            Johnson City Arts Council, 4x4 Show, Johnson City, TN 2006

Main Art Center, Evening with the Arts, Kingsport TN, 2005

Johnson City Arts Council, 4X4 Show, Johnson City, 2004

Princeton Arts Center, Johnson City, 2004

Fuschia Gallery, Johnson City, 2003

Muse Haven Art Gallery, Franklin, TN, 2003

            3rd Coast Clay, Franklin, TN, 2003      

            Creative Fitness Center, Nashville, TN, 2003        

            Watkins College of Art and Design, Nashville, TN, 2003

            Palmer Place, Nashville, TN, 2002

            Plowhaus, Nashville, TN, 2002

            Ivan Wilson Gallery, Bowling Green, KY, 2002

            Watkins College of Art and Design, Nashville, TN, 2002

            Plowhaus, Nashville, TN, 2001

            Carroll Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN, 2000

            Carroll Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN, 1999

            Kingsport Renaissance Center, Kingsport, TN, 1999

            Firstar Bank, Owensboro, KY, 1998

            Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY, 1998

            Satsuma Gallery, Nashville, TN, 1998

            Firstar Bank, Bowling Green, KY, 1998

            Ivan Wilson Gallery, Bowling Green, KY, 1998

            Firstar Bank, Bowling Green, KY, 1997

            Firstar Bank, Owensboro, KY, 1996

 

 

Honors and Awards

        

Selected to Editorial Advisory Board for On Drawing 3rd Edition, 2000

Kingsport Renaissance Center Scholarship Award, 1999

            Carroll Reece Museum, 3 works out of 180 selected for exhibition, 1999

           

 

Publications

 

           Johnson City Press, Johnson City TN, 2007

           Johnson City Press, Johnson City TN, 2003

            Kingsport Times, Kingsport TN, 1998