EDUCATION
2007, M. F. A., Painting, Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
2003, B. F. A., Painting, Arizona State University (ASU), Summa cum Laude
2001, A. G. S., Painting, Scottsdale Community College (SCC), High Honors; the President’s List
1997, Art Gymnasium Diploma, Luka Sorkocevic, Dubrovnik, Croatia, High Honors
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2007
EDNA DAPO NEW WORKS, Solo Show within Blackout Exhibition Series, Phase Four Studios, Tempe, AZ
31st Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition, Bradley University, the Peoria Art Guild and the Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, Peoria, IL (Juror: Judith K. Brodsky)
2006
AFTERMATH, paintings, drawings and prints, MFA Painting Thesis Exhibition Solo, Alexander Annex Gallery, Savannah, GA
15th National Juried Show at the Art Center of Northern New Jersey, Marcella Geltman Gallery, New Milford, NJ (Juror: Henriette Huldisch, Assistant Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City)
12th Annual Art Fair, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, GA
Atlanta Fall Open Studio Exhibition, SCAD-Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Art Can Cure, Orleans Hall, Savannah, GA
Small Works, Red Gallery, Savannah, GA
Winter 2006 Invitational, SCAD-Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Fall Open Studio Night Exhibitions, Alexander Hall, SCAD, Savannah, GA
Spring Open Studio Night Exhibitions, Alexander Hall, SCAD, Savannah, GA
Do Not Be Afraid of the Floatsam with John Bjerklie and the Happy Flaneurs,
La Galerie Bleue, Montgomery Hall, Savannah, GA
Do Not Be Afraid to Dance - Traveling Video Installation/Performance in Collaboration with John Bjerklie, All Over Town during First Friday Gallery Hop, Savannah, GA
2005
Fall Open Studio Night Exhibitions, Alexander Hall, SCAD, Savannah, GA
Spring Open Studio Night Exhibitions, Alexander Hall, SCAD, Savannah, GA
2004
Fall Open Studio Night Exhibition, Alexander Hall, SCAD, Savannah, GA
13th Annual Art Auction: AIGA Arizona and the Business Volunteers for the Arts, MonOrchid Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
24th Art Detour including First Fridays, Studio 711, Phoenix, AZ
Studio Art Tours, Guided Tour organized by Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Studio 711, Phoenix, AZ
Isn’t It Grand, 3carpileup Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2003
Dapo, Spalding & Lyon, Studio 711, Phoenix, AZ
Copy Right, Step Gallery, Tempe, AZ
Satisfy Your Hunger for Art!, Juried Undergraduate Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery,
Tempe, AZ (Jurors: James Pile and Betsy Schneider)
2002
A Salon Style Exhibition, Arizona Room, Mesa Contemporary Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
2000
Drawing from Within, Scottsdale Community College Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
1998
Eftertanke, Café Fargagarden, Norrkoping, Sweden
1997
Luka Sorkocevic Graduate Exhibition, Inter – University Center, Dubrovnik, Croatia
1996
Luka Sorkocevic Group Show, Inter - University Center, Dubrovnik, Croatia
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2007
NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS, Juried Exhibition-in-Print, Volume 70 (Juror: Charlotta Kotik, Chairman of Painting and Sculpture and Curator of Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum in New York, NY)
31st Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition Catalog, Bradley University, the Peoria Art Guild and the Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, IL (Juror: Judith K. Brodsky)
Long, Jennifer, Edna Dapo, SCAD Honor Roll of Donors Catalogue, 5
2006
Bos, Monique, Dapo forges art from tragedy, The Chronicle, 10/06/06, 1 & 10
Bos, Monique, Thesis exhibition examines ‘Aftermath,’ The Chronicle, 09/22/06, 6
Bos, Monique, Painting students prepare to welcome visitors to studios, 11/10/06, 5& 8
Morekis, Jim, Aftermath, Connect Savannah - Art Patrol, 09/27/06, 21-22
BlufftonToday.com, Art Exhibit, 09/30/06
District, A reality check in painting form, Issue 232, 09/22/06, 19
BalkanLink.com, Izlozba, 09/28/06
2001
Vortex, A Publication of Scottsdale Community College, 80 & 159
1999-2000
The National Dean’s List, 23rd Annual Edition, Volume II, 147
TEACHING EXPERIENCE/LECTURES
2007
Contracted Instructor, Phoenix Center for the Arts, Phoenix, AZ
Beginning/Intermediate Drawing & Painting, Figure Drawing & Painting
2005 - 2006
Drawing and Design Center Tutor, SCAD, Savannah, GA
Implemented individual attention to undergraduate students in drawing and design issues (2-D Design, Life Drawing, Drawing I, and Color Theory)
2006
Lecturer: Experience the College Art Association, Food for the Eyes, Alexander Hall, SCAD, Savannah, GA
2006
Graduate Teaching Assistant, SCAD, Savannah, GA
Assisted Oil-based Media Exploration class in investigation of oil medium through composition and formal aspects, color (intensity, temperature), paint (organics and inorganics) and various techniques (impasto, glazing). Emphasized correct practice ('lean to fat' rule) and safe practicing of oil and mediums
2005
Graduate Teaching Assistant, SCAD, Savannah, GA
Assisted Life Drawing class in anatomy studies, gestures, weighted figure, proportion, planar analysis, subtractive and additive study, sighting and measuring
THESIS
“Expressive Works and Realism of Aftermath; Two Iterations of the Same Concept,” Jen Library, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, March 2007
AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS
2006
Gulfstream Scholar Endowed Scholarship, SCAD, Savannah, GA (430 applicants)
CAA Travel Award, SCAD Painting Department, Savannah, GA
2005
Thomas McCabe Memorial Scholarship for Painting, SCAD, Savannah, GA
2004-2006
Graduate Fellowship Combining Artistic and Academic Merit, SCAD, Savannah, GA
2002-2003
J. Russell and Bonita Nelson Scholarship in Fine Art Painting, ASU, Tempe, AZ
2000-2003
The National Dean’s List Multiple Year Award for Outstanding Achievement
2001
Excellence in Art for Vortex, SCC Fine Art and Creative Writing Awards, Scottsdale, AZ
2000
The Helen Bychinsky Award for Artist of Promise, SCC, Scottsdale, AZ
Academic Excellence in Painting, SCC, Scottsdale, AZ
1999-2000
The National Dean’s List Honorary Award
ARTIST REGISTRIES/MEMBERSHIPS
2006
College Art Association
Georgia Artist Registry, Atlanta, GA
2004
ArtLink. Inc., Phoenix, AZ
2000
Psi Gamma Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, Intl. Honor Society of two-year colleges
LANGUAGE
Fluent Croatian
Bos, Monique, Thesis exhibition examines ‘Aftermath,’ The Chronicle, 09/22/06, 6
http://www.scad.edu/exhibitions/articles/092806.cfm
BlufftonToday, Art Exhibit
http://www.blufftontoday.com/node/8634
