Charles T. Wiese
Houston, TX 77096
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, Photography and Computer Imagery,
University of Houston, Houston, TX, May 1994.
Fellow, American Photography Institute National Graduate Seminar,
New York University - The Tisch School of Art, New York, NY, June 1994.
Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, Michigan, December 1978.
AWARDS
1995-1997 Core Fellowship/Artist-in-Residence, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX.
1994-1995 Cultural Arts Council of Houston/Harris County Creative Artist Award, Houston, TX.
1995 Portfolio Commission, University of Houston Athletic/Alumni Association, Houston, TX.
1994 Fellowship, American Photography Institute National Graduate Seminar, NYU Tisch School of Art, New York, NY.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2015 Mixed Doubles – Devin Borden Gallery, Houston, TX
2014 Selections – Devin Borden Gallery, Houston, TX
2013 Winter Garden – Devin Borden Gallery, Houston, TX
2012 Hardwired – Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX
A Multitude of Multiples – Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX
Snail Mail – Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
aboutFace (solo)– Devin Borden Gallery, Houston, TX
2011 foldedSpace (solo)– Devin Borden Gallery, Houston, TX
Night – Devin Borden Hiram Butler Gallery, Houston, TX
2010 postOrganic (solo) – Devin Borden Hiram Butler Gallery, Houston, TX
2009 codedResponse (solo) – Devin Borden Hiram Butler Gallery, Houston, TX
2008 Enigmatic Variations – Houston Fotofest, Art Gallery at HCC Central, Houston, TX
2007 Hunting Art Prize – Finalist, Houston, TX
2006 wayoutwest (solo) – Fort Worth Art Center, Fort Worth, TX.
2004 Visual Arts Alliance 21st Juried Exhibition – Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, TX.
Bound to Nothing, Mother Dog Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Fotofest, Houston, TX.
2002 Hard Core – Galveston Art Center, Galveston, TX.
The Big Show – Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX.
second thoughts – Houston Fotofest, Mother Dog Museum of Art, Houston, TX.
2001 New Work (solo) –The Jung Center, Houston, TX.
2000 Drawing in the Fourth Dimension – Artscan Gallery, Houston, TX.
10x2+2 - Houston Fotofest – Art League of Houston/ DiverseWorks, Houston, TX.
University of Houston Alumni Exhibition – Houston Fotofest, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX.
Fragments for the Memory of a Human Body – Houston Fotofest, Mother Dog Museum of Art, Houston, TX.
1998 The Hotel Naked – Houston Fotofest, Mother Dog Museum of Art, Houston, TX.
1997 1997 Core Fellows Exhibition – Museum of Fine Arts/Glassell School, Houston, TX.
1996 1996 Core Fellows Exhibition – Museum of Fine Arts/Glassell School, Houston, TX.
cyberWhat – Houston Fotofest, Commerce Street Warehouse, Houston, TX.
Past Core Present – Houston Fotofest, Museum of Fine Arts/Glassell School, Houston, TX.
Digital Dramas – (travelled) Arlington Museum of Art - Arlington, TX., Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria, Austin, TX, Houston Center for Photography - Houston, TX.
1995 At Rest, In Motion – Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, TX.
The Third Rail (solo) –Ida Green Gallery - Austin College, Sherman, TX
Paradoxical Scale – Houston Fotofest, Museum of Fine Arts/Glassell School, Houston, TX.
1994 National Graduate Seminar Fellows Exhibition – Tisch School of Art, NYU, New York, NY
1994 MFA Thesis Exhibition – Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, TX.
Opening Moves – Lynn Goode Gallery, Houston, TX.
Oblique Views – Wierzbowski Gallery, Houston, TX.
1993 1993 Student Exhibition – Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, April 1993
University of Houston & Louisiana State University Student/Faculty Photography Exhibition – Baton Rouge, LA.
1992 Politics as Usual – Lawndale Arts and Performance Center, Houston, TX.
Something Else – Summer-White Studios, Houston, TX.
1992 Juried Members Exhibition – Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX.
1990 1990 Juried Members Exhibition – Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX.
1989 1989 - The Year of Photography Invitational Exhibition – Salt Lake City Art Center, Salt Lake City, UT.
1988 Utah 88 – University of Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT.
Inscapes Institute Exhibition – Salt Lake City, UT.
Charles Wiese – Landscapes (solo) –Karro Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Artist-in-Residence:
Core Fellowship, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1995-1997.
1994 Fellowship - American Photography Institute National Graduate Seminar, NYU-Tisch School of Art, NY, NY.
Artist in Residence, Institute for Media Literacy, Houston, TX. 2000.
Visiting Artist:
Contemporary Art Museum Summer Institute, Houston, TX, June, 1996.
Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake City, UT, April, 1995.
Austin College, Sherman, TX, February, 1995.
Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, November, 1994.
Teaching:
Instructor - Digital Photography, Rice University- Continuing Studies, Houston, TX, 2001-2008, 2010, 2013.
Adjunct Faculty - Computer Graphics, University of Houston, Houston, TX, Jan - May, 2009.
Adjunct Faculty - Computer Graphics, University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX, Jan - May, 2000.
Lecturer in Photography - College of the Mainland, Texas City, TX, August - December, 1998.
Visiting Lecturer in Photography – Rice University, July - December, 1996.
Teaching Assistant - Photography and Digital Imaging, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 1992-1993.
Studio Polygonia, Proprietor:
Specializing in 3D Illustration, Photographic Compositing, Special Effects, Sound Design, and Graphic Design services, 1991-present.
Engineering and Research Science:
Advanced Systems Engineer - Advanced Space Systems Design, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, 1989-1991.
Supervisor - Systems Requirements Engineering – Loads and Environments, Thiokol, Brigham City, UT, 1987-1989.
Research Scientist - Aerothermodynamics, Kaman Sciences, Colorado Springs, CO, 1983-1985.
Aerodynamicist - New Product Development, Boeing, Seattle, WA, 1979-1983, 1986.
PUBLICATIONS and ARTICLES
Lessons from the Natural World, Wiese, Charles, Passage, Issue #4 (www.passagevision.com/wiese.html)
Resident Alien, Renfroe, Daniel, Houston Magazine, June 2012, pg. 66 (http://digital.modernluxury.com/publication/?i=113268&p=68).
Learning by Doing: 25 Years of the Core Program, Museum of Fine Arts Houston/Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX, 2008.
Houston Fotofest Exhibition Catalog, Houston Fotofest, Houston, TX, 2008.
Ft. Worth Star Telegram, Ft. Worth, TX, September 9, 2006.
Houston Fotofest Exhibition Catalog, Houston Fotofest, Houston, TX, 2000.
Houston Fotofest Exhibition Catalog, Houston Fotofest, Houston, TX, 1998.
Core Fellows Exhibition 1997,Glassell School of Art, Houston, 1997. Exhibition catalogue, essay by Frances Colpit.
“Cutting Edge Core Show @ Glassell”, Anspon, Catherine D., Public News, March 19, 1997, Houston, TX.
Core Fellows Exhibition 1996,Glassell School of Art, Houston, 1996. Exhibition catalogue, essay by David Pagel.
Houston Fotofest Exhibition Catalog, Houston Fotofest, Houston, TX, 1996.
Digital Dramas: Computer-Generated Photography + Video, Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin, TX, 1995. Exhibition catalogue with essay by Edward Earle.
At Rest In Motion, Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 1995. Exhibition catalogue, essay by Lynn Herbert.
The Artist of the Next Century, Howard, A., Jewish Herald-Voice, May 12, 1994, Houston, TX.
Photo Metro Magazine, San Francisco, California, February, 1990.
“David Levinthal - Mein Kampf”, Charles Wiese, Spot Magazine, Houston, TX, 1998
“Drawn to the Light: Montage 1993”, Charles Wiese, Spot Magazine, Houston, TX, 1994.Core Fellowship, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1995-1997.