Justin P. Tolentino
Education:
Memphis College of Art
1930 Poplar Memphis,
TN 38104
800-727-1088
Bachelors in Fine Arts emphasis in Illustration/Design with a minor in Printmaking.
St. Louis Community College Meramec
11333 Big Bend Blvd. Kirkwood,
MO 63122
Dual Enrollment 1996/Drawing 1 May 2000/Field Zoology
Rockwood Summit High School
1780 Hawkins Rd. Fenton, MO 63026
Graduated 1996
Qualifications:
Illustration and Design work
Adobe Photoshop 6.0
Adobe Illustrator 9.0
Dreamweaver 3.0
Printmaking:
Etching
Collograph
Woodcut
Monotype reduction
Lineotype reduction
Fine Art Painting
Photography
Work Experience:
Rio Promotions Marketing & Desing, Inc. - Anhwuser Busch ad and bar mural (12/03 - 1/04)
St. Charles Community College - Visiting artist (9/8/03)
Laumeier Art Summer Program - Visiting Artist for Children's Summer Camp and Camp Counselor (7/03)
Phat Buddha Productions Mural (11/02)
Public Defender Newspaper Art for ad (10/02)
Mural for Cherokee St. (8/02)
Lemp Art Stables Photography & flyer design (9/02 - current)
Lemp Art Stables Curator (9/02 - current)
Lemp Art Stables Logo/sign (8/02)
Festivale Italiano St. Louis Artist Guild sketch artist (6/23/02)
Rick Brazzale Designs VIII Annual Central West End Art Fair flyer (6/02)
COCA - Jefferson School, Asst. Art Teacher (2002)
Vampire Moose (design artwork for flyer/t-shirts) (2001)
Millennium Records, Memphis, TN 2 murals (Spring/00)
High Point Café, Memphis, TN 1 mural/collaboration (Spring/00)
Dick’s Restaurant, Beale St., Memphis, TN sign painting/design (Summer/00)
"Power of the Image" Mural at National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, TN (Fall/96)
The Hype, Valley Park, MO 3 murals/t-shirts (1996)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Career Shadowing under Englehart/Chuck Groth (1996)
Club 141, Valley Park, MO 3 murals (1995)
Six Flags: Airbrush T-shirts (1994)
Exhibitions/Juried Shows:
"The H Group Holiday Exhibit" - Houska Gallery, St. Louis, MO (12/4/04 - 2/4/05)
Monarch Gallery, St. Louis, MO (11/29/04)
Paul Alexander Gallery, Boston, MA (11/18/04)
"A Well Hung Show", Regional Arts Commission St. Louis, MO (10/9/04)
"For the People", San Francisco, CA (10/7/04)
"32 Inch Canvas" - Traveling Canadian Show, Calgary (9/25/04), Vancouver (10/16/04), Toronto (11/19/04)
"Identity" - Lynn Arts Gallery, Lynn, MA (9/4 - 28/04)
"Jammin at the Zoo" - Live painting, St. Louis, MO (8/18/04)
"Remix, a Vinyl Exhibition" - Raddici Gallery, New Orleans, LA (8/7 - 9/3/04)
Sneaker Pimp USA Show/St. Louis - Worldwide traveling show (7/23 - 25/04)
"Off the Streets" - The CommonSpace, St. Louis, MO (7/10 - 8/3/04)
Tied 2 Art - St. Louis, MO (6/20/04)
Trampoline House - Asterisk Art, Brooklyn, NY (6/19/04)
Downtown's Children's Center Benefit Auction, Live painting, St. Louis, MO (6/11/04)
Vinyl Killers 2 - Zeitgeist Gallery, Portland, OR (6/2-4/04)
Wall Ball Open House, SCOSAG Fund Raiser, St. Louis, MO (4/17/04)
Wall Ball Preview Show - Urbis Orbis, St. Louis, MO (3/15/04)
St. Charles Community College - "2004 Multimedia Invitational Art Exhibition" (3/1 - 4/2/04)
Houska Fine Art - "They Know Why The Sky Is Falling", St. Louis MO (1/17- 2/29/04)
Philip Slein Gallery - "Schmidt's Picks", St. Louis, MO (12/5/03 - 1/10/04)
Critical Mass Exhibition - "On & On til the Break of Dawn", St. Louis, MO (10/11-19/03)
ArtDimensions Kastle - New Gallery Opening (10/3 - 4/03)
Washington Ave Summerfest - Live painting (8/22/03)
D-Zine Hair & Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO (8/8 - 10/1/03)
The Soulard Coffee Garden - St. Louis, MO (6/27 - 8/5/03)
Downtown's Children's Center Benefit Auction "Art Slam", St. Louis, MO - (6/13/03)
Metroplois Show - Lemp Art Stables (6/3/03)
Lemp Art Stables - ArtDimensions, St. Louis, MO (6/13 - 7/13/03)
Soar Foundation "The Reception" Family Adoption Charity (5/30 - 31/03)
ACT One - Grand Reopening of Washington St. - (5/2 - 3/03)
"Number 2" - 3105 S. Grand (5/2- 9/03)
Art St. Louis -"Primordial 1: Water" - Juried by Carol Carter & Carolyn Miles (4/28 - 6/6/03)
Lemp Art Stables - ArtDimensions 2nd year Anniversary, St. Louis, MO (4/14-5/16)
Untitled Group Presents: "Pulitzer 02 (03) Smaller : Cheaper" Fort Gondo, St. Louis, MO (2/15/03)
Lemp Art Stables Valentines Show St. Louis, MO (2/14 15/03)
Art St. Louis "ConsuMed" Juried by Jane Birdsall Lander and Dan Anderson (1/18/03 2/28/03)
Rue 13 St. Louis, MO (1/17, 18, 19/03)
Lemp Art Stables Holiday Show St. Louis, MO (12/14/02)
Charles Houska Gallery "Group Houska" St. Louis MO (12/13/02 1/31/03)
Syberg Gallery " Deck the Hall" - St. Louis, MO (12/6/02)
Birds at the Baraka St. Louis, MO (12/4/02 1/15/03)
Lemp Art Stables - St. Louis, MO (11/7 11/8/02)
4sho4kids (Nelly’s benefit for kids) - St. Louis, MO (10/27/02)
Syberg Gallery - "It’s A Long Hall" - St. Louis, MO (10/18/02)
Rue 13 Four pieces and Curator of show - St. Louis, MO (10/11 - 10/12/02)
St. Louis Art Fair Public Arts "Freedom of Expression" (9/13 9/15/02)
Lemp Art Staples - St. Louis, MO (9/5 9/6/02)
Charles Houska Gallery "Veneer-A-Pealing" One man show - St. Louis, MO (9/07 10/04)
Syberg Gallery Show - St. Louis, MO (8/16/02)
Lemp Art Stables - ArtDimensions Opening Show - "Leonardo da Vinci Award" - St. Louis, MO (6/27 6/28/02)
Untitled Artist Group presents "TOUGH": a multimedia art exhibition Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts - St. Louis, MO (6/22/02)
Shades of Rue 13 St. Louis, MO (6/14 6/15/02)
Summer Visions City Museum - St. Louis, MO (6/14/02)
Kroma Contemporary Living Three man show, St. Louis, MO (6/02)
Multiples, Because One Is Not Enough, Art St. Louis Juried by John Baltrushunas and Christina Shmigel (5/02)
Kroma Contemporary Living "Facade Clique" One man show, St. Louis, MO (5/02)
Shades of Spring Festival 2002 St. Louis, MO (4/27/02)
Colors 2002, International Arts Complex & Syberg Gallery St. Louis, MO (4/4/02)
Honor Awards 2002, Art St. Louis Juried by Nancy Newman Rice (3/02)
"Definition 03.02.02" One man show - St. Louis, MO (3/02)
Art St. Louis XVII, The Exhibition Juried by Dr. John Neff "Award of Excellence" (11/01)
Hermione Artoconecto - Washington, DC National Juried Show (10/01)
Aqueous Solutions St. Louis Artist Guild National Juried Show: Juror Arne Westerman (10/01)
In Your Face Portrait St. Louis Artist Guild National Juried Show: Juror Carolyn Anderson - "Angel of the Arts Award" (8/01)
Prints, Drawings, and Pastels St. Louis Artist Guild National Juried Show: Juror Harley Brown (6/01)
Senior Show Memphis College of Art (12/00)
Horn Island/Taos Show Memphis College of Art (8/99)
Printmaking Show - Humphrey Center at University of Tennessee (Spring/99)
Works in Progress Show - Memphis College of Art (Fall/98)
Gallery Representation:
Lemp Art Stables - ArtDimensions Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Mercury Head Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
The Lunar Lounge Gallery, Mammoth Lakes, CA
Grand Things, Chesterfield, MO
Corporate Showcasing:
Monkey Building, 1430 Washington Ave., St. Louis, MO (2003)
Velvet Lounge, 1301 Washington Ave., St. Louis, MO (2003)
Downtown Now, 1533 Washington Ave., St. Louis, MO (2003)
Farrago, 1212 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO (2003)
Phat Buddha Productions, St. Louis, MO (2003)
The Breve Espresso Company, 10th & Locust, St. Louis, MO (8/02 10/02)
Quick Point Inc., Fenton, MO (2002-2003)
Articles/Publications/Interviews:
Playback - St. Louis Pop Culture Magazine - "Schmidt's Picks" January 2004
Riverfront Times - "Well Hung": Schmidt's Picks (12/17/03)
St. Louis Post Dispatch - "Schmidt's Picks at the Philip Slein Gallery (12/7/03)
Riverfront Times - "Art Hustlers" (11/5/03)
St. Louis Magazine August 2003 - Fifth Stitch Clothing
Playback - St. Louis Pop Culture Magazine - May 2003 by Kyle Beachy
Fox 2 News in Morning with Tim Ezell (2/10/03)
West End Word St. Louis Art Fair - August/September 2002
NPR - KWMU Radio 90.7 St. Louis Art Fair "Freedom of Expression" (9/13/02)