| biography |
| Born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Lewis Colburn received degrees in studio art and Russian language from |
| St. Olaf College. He completed his MFA in sculpture at Syracuse University, and has recently produced projects |
| for the International Prize for Performance in Trento, Italy and Skulpturenpark Berlin_Zentrum in Berlin, Germany. |
| He is currently based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
| selected exhibitions | |
| 2010 | Vertigo, Waterloo Center for the Arts, Waterloo, IA (Upcoming, October 2010) |
| 2009 | Interregnum (1815-1969) Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo, NY (solo) |
| MFA 2009, New York Center for Art and Media Studies, New York, NY | |
| MFA 2009, SUArt Gallery, Syracuse, NY | |
| Die Andere Seite der Welt, Skulpturenpark Berlin_Zentrum, Berlin, Germany. | |
| 2008 | nternational Prize for Performance, 4th Edition. Galleria Civica, Trento, Italy |
| Seriously, Funny Lord Hall Gallery, University of Maine, Orono, ME | |
| Artists and Models: Unhinged Central Terminal, Buffalo, NY | |
| The X-Prize and the Heroic Theory of Invention Redhouse Arts Center, Syracuse, NY (solo) | |
| 2007 | New York, New York, New York Fluxfactory, Queens, NY |
The Inspection Stations Project Unit B Gallery, Syracuse, NY (solo) |
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| Photography: What Now? Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY | |
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Fusion Gallery R, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY |
| Made in NY 2007 Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY | |
| Don’t You Love Me? Spark Contemporary Art Space, Syracuse, NY | |
| Furniture Showroom Extravaganza!!! Gene’s Furniture, Syracuse, NY | |
| 2006 | The Auratic Research Project Performance, Herzen State Pedagogical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia. |
| Karl Malone Slam Dunk Challenge 1998 Northfield Arts Guild, Northfield, MN | |
| ¿Dugong? Flaten Art Museum, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN | |
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| 2005 | Minnesota Biennial 2D II Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, MN |
| professional activity |
| 2009 Vermont Studio Center Residency, Johnson, VT. |
| 2009 Visiting Artist, Flaten Memorial Lecture Series, St. Olaf College Department of Art, Northfield, MN. |
| 2007 Wendover Residence Program, Center for Land Use Interpretation, Wendover, UT . |
| 2006 Visiting Artist, Herzen Pedagogical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia. |