Bio-

Born in 1980, Ben Stagl is an interdisciplinary artist currently based in Chicago, IL, USA.

 

Stagl received his BFA from Oregon State University in 2003, and is presently finishing his Graduate Studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He investigates urban space through a variety of mediums including sculpture, performance, video, and installation. Stagl is largely concerned with how human beings continue to address and experience shared spaces. Many of his projects explore ideas of inclusion through object, often involving collaboration and elements of participation.

 

Stagl's projects have been reviewed by the Oregonian, the Willamette Weekly, Portland Monthly, and on UltraPDX.com. He was awarded a Career Opportunity Grant from the Oregon Arts Commission in 2008. In 2007 he was awarded an honorarium by the NW Regional Arts and Cultures Council, and his work is featured in their Annual Catalogue. Stagl has instructed casting and patina workshops for colleges and museums around Portland, and has recently been a guest lecturer at Oregon State University.

 



Links:
Ryan Burghard - artist
Ben Buswell - artist
UbuWeb - resource
Ultra PDX - Portland fashion, design, culture
Gallery Homeland - nonprofit arts organization

Curriculum Vitae

Education

2011 MFA, School of the Art Institute Chicago, Chicago, IL

2003 BFA, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

 

Awards/Grants
2009 Career Opportunity Grant, Oregon Arts Commission, Salem, OR
2007 Honorarium, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR
2005 Civic Project Endorsement, Office of the Mayor Vera Katz, Portland, OR
2003 Deans Purchase Award, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
2003 Graduate of Distinction Award, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
2003 MORY Outstanding Service Award, Sculpture Program, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
2002 Wayne Taekami Memorial Scholarship, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
1999 ID Madsen Davidson Scholarship for artistic achievement, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

 

Exhibitions


2009

Unfolded, Solo Show, drawn objects and installation, Gallery Homeland, Portland, OR

Still Life, Reinterpreted collaborative sculptures, FiveThirtyThree Gallery, Los Angeles, CA + Milepost 5, Portland, OR

 

2008
Surface Tension, Video documents, Gallery Homeland, Portland, OR
Overkill #2, Group show, Jace Gace Gallery, Portland, OR
Digital Dimensions, Digital Media show, Mt. Hood Community College Gallery, Troutdale, OR

 

2007
PDX Panels, Group experiment/installation fundraiser, Portland Art Center, Portland, OR
Urban Landscapes, Solo show, recent objects and drawn works, Eleek Showroom, Portland, OR
constructREconstruct, Installation for group show curated by Rhoda London, St Johns, OR
Below Marquam, Solo Show, Public Installation for Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland Public Service Building, Portland, OR
Scratching the Surface, Tumbleweed kinetic installation on the Willamette River, Portland, OR
Cascade AIDS Project, Annual art evening and auction at Convention Center, Portland, OR

 

2006
Saturation, Spatial intervention at Arts Factory, Las Vegas, NV
Skin, Sculptures and installation on display at RAKE Gallery, Portland, OR
The MODEL Show, Exhibit in collaboration with youth of non-profit at P:EAR gallery, Portland, OR
Concept 530, 552, Exhibit at MHCC Gallery, Troutdale, OR

 

2005
Enteractive Languages Festival, Interactive sculpture with multimedia elements, Portland, OR

 

2004
Enteractive Languages Festival, Performance including short film and sonic elements, Portland, OR
Volunteers of P:EAR, Group exhibition at P:EAR Gallery, Portland, OR

 

2003
OSU Graduating Seniors, Group Show in Fairbanks Gallery, Corvallis, OR
The Incident, Exhibition at Platinum Night Club, Corvallis, OR

 

2002
Winter Exhibit, Installation in Fairbanks Gallery, OSU, Corvallis, OR
Vectors, Solo Show, Installation in West Gallery, OSU, Corvallis, OR


Professional Experience


2008
Eleek Incorporated, 2007-, Cast metals artisan in workshop of designer Eric Kaster. Portland, OR
Visiting Artist, Guest lecturer for Art 411-Contemporary Issues in Art, Oregon State University

 

2007
Visiting Artist, Guest instructor for patina workshops at Clackamas Community College, OR
Escutcheon Hardware, Small vintage hardware restoration and resurfacing service, Portland, OR
Liquid Productions, Design consultant for nightclubs and venues around Portland, OR

 

2006
Cascade Fine Art, 3 years of casting, fabrication, and patina in the bronze sculpture industry, OR
Resident Artist/Studio Tech, Employment + Studio Residency, (2004-2006) Visual Arts Department: MHCC, Troutdale, OR
5th International Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art, Attended panels, salons, and workshops
held at World Heritage Site, Ironbridge, UK

 

2005
Iron Pour, Produced works in iron with artists Tamsie Ringler and Coral Lambert, Troutdale, OR
The Art Gym, Primary assistant building room-scale sculpture for Mike Rathbun: N45°23.871’ W122°38.864’, Marylhurst University, OR
Hilton Hotel – New Years Eve, Sound and lighting production for annual celebration, Portland, OR
American Promotional Events, 8 years seasonal experience in event and promotions industry, OR

 

2004
Project ASPIRE, Civically endorsed urban design project [unrealized], 400 SW Broadway, Portland, OR

 

2003
Elephant Film Premier, Manufactured premier production materials for Gus Van Sant, Portland, OR
Peak Experience Productions, Stage Designs at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR
JumpStart Program, Teaching Assistant, JumpStart Visual Arts Program; OSU, Corvallis, OR
Oregon State University, Teaching Assistant, Sculpture, Dept of Art; OSU, Corvallis, OR

 

Volunteer/Service
Portland Iron, Director organizing Portland-based community Iron Pour (2009), Portland, OR
Gallery Homeland, Volunteer and Project Coordinator working with local non-profit (2008-), Portland, OR
Feldman Gallery + Project Space, Production consultant and promoter for Troca Brazil: Artist Exchange fundraiser, a benefit at the Pacific Northwest College of Art (2004)
SCRAP Iron Artist Competition, 4x annual participant sponsored by Lensbabies (2004-2007), Portland, OR

Portland Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA), Co-designer of after-hours hot spot for first annual TBA
Time-Based-Arts Festival, Portland, OR

 

Selected Publications

Radon, Lisa, The Pour, Culturephile www.portlandmonthlymagazine.com +photos, Aug 17, 2009

Radon, Lisa, Unfolded, ULTRA, Fashion. Design. Culture. www.ultrapdx.com +photos, June 23, 2009

Speer, Richard, WW Pick, Willamette Week, June 17, 2009

Regional Arts and Culture Council, 2007 RACC Annual Catalogue, +photo, Jan 2008
Radon, Lisa, Scratching the Surface, ULTRA, Fashion. Design. Culture. www.ultrapdx.com +photo, Aug 13, 2007
Speer, Richard, Chirascuro, Willamette Week, May. 16, 2007
Speer, Richard, Overkill, Willamette Week, June 21, 2006
Foyston, John, Scrappy Artistry, The Oregonian, + photo, Sept 30, 2004
Gragg, Randy, Lofty Aspirations, The Oregonian, Sept. 17, 2003

 

Collections
OSU College of Liberal Arts, Office of the Dean, Corvallis, OR
The Ratcliff Family, The Dalles, OR
The OHM Nightclub, Portland, OR