Ernesto Gómez
Curriculum Vitae

ERNESTO R. GOMEZ
181 Jule Ingram Road NE • Milledgeville, GA 31061 • 478.453.3943 • egomez06@windstream.net

EDUCATION

1997 Bachelor of Fine Arts - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1995 Associate Degree in Applied Arts - Lansing Community College, Lansing, MI

EXHIBITION RECORD

2007 Unknown Histories - The Fire House Gallery - Lewisville, GA
The Art of Communication - Gallery RFD, Swainsboro, GA

2006 Performance, Lecture and Live Recording - Georgia College & State University, Max Noah Hall, Milledgeville, GA
Emory University - 3rd Annual Recycled Art Exhibition, Atlanta, GA
60 Seconds of Play - Get This! Gallery, Atlanta, GA - Juror: Avantika Bawa
60 Seconds of Play - Saltworks Gallery, Atlanta, GA - Juror: Avantika Bawa
60 Seconds of Play - Cranbrook Academy of Arts, Bloomfield Hills, MI - Juror: Avantika Bawa
Habitat for Humanity Home Show Auction - The State Botanical Gardens of Georgia, Athens, GA
31st Annual Lyndon House Arts Center Juried Exhibition - Athens, GA - Juror: William Fagley

2005 Performance and Live Recording - X-Ray Café, Athens, GA

2004 The Xerces Society - Installment VI: Sir Samuel Cropia’s Public Laboratory - Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA
I played a Scientific Illustrator in UGA Professor and Performance Artist Laleh Mehran’s multi-media installation.
*We’ve Got An Offer You Can’t Refuse. Details Inside! - Broad Street Gallery, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
See & Be - Scene: Metrospace, East Lansing, MI - Juror: Leslie Donaldson
Mr. Drippy’s Outlandish Journey - Dailies VI: A Sense of Humors – Push Push Theater, Decatur, GA
Co-Creator of the soundtrack for the animated short by Jennifer Drummond (Animator for Waking Life)
Performance and Live Recording - Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2002 Performance and Live Recording - East Lansing Recreation and Arts Center, East Lansing, MI
Performance and Live Recording - Otherwise Gallery, Lansing, MI

2001 Experimental Video Exhibition - The Art Apartment, East Lansing, MI
My submission, Trail #2, was one of five pieces selected from a nationwide search for contemporary video artists.
Preservation - Waterford Cultural Council, Waterford, MI
Performance and Live Recording - Otherwise Gallery, Lansing, MI

1999 Performance and Live Recording - The Berkley Front, Berkley, MI

1997 BFA Exhibition - Jackson Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
Performance - Morseland, Chicago, IL
Performance - Vagabond Music, Chicago, IL

1996 Oslo Conference on American Experimental Music - Oslo, Norway
A five-minute piece I composed was part of a three-hour radio broadcast showcasing current American Experimental music. Juror: Bill Harper
Performance and Live Recording - Vagabond Music, Chicago, IL

1995 Riff Raff Art Collective - Foster Street Gallery, Lansing, MI
Performance and Live Recording - Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Performance and Lecturer - Experimental and Electronic Music, Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA, 2006
Account Administrator - Merial Limited, Athens, GA, 2006
Recording Engineer - Choptop Live at Lunch Paper, Athens, GA, 2006
Recording Engineer - Oconee County Historical Society, Watkinsville, GA 2005 and 2006
Guest Lecturer - History of the Sonic Arts in the 20th Century, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 2005
Recording Engineer - Don Auber Debut Solo Album, Athens, GA, 2005
Furniture Commission - Paul Dunlap MFA Exhibition, Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA, 2004
Art Director/Manager - The Print House, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI, 1998-2002
Graphic Artist - Lansing Capital Times, Lansing, MI, 1991-1994

AWARDS
Lyndon House Arts Center 31st Annual Juried Exhibition Honorable Mention - 2006
School of the Art Institute of Chicago BFA Solo Exhibition Room Awarded - 1997
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Partial Tuition Grant - 1995 through 1997
Lansing Art Center Best in Show (Drawing Category) - 1992
Lansing Art Center, O’Leary Paint Award - 1992