Tory Franklin
contact resume bio links design
resume
solo shows
2012 TBA window installation Renton Arts Comission. Renton, WA
2012 TBA window installation Storefronts Auburn. Auburn, WA
2012 The Firebird Storefronts Seattle. Seattle, WA
2009 Serenata / Skirmish Bambi. Philadelphia, PA
Zooid Vamoose FLUX space. Philadelphia, PA
2007 MFA exhibition Mason Gross Gallery. New Brunswick, NJ           
2006 Facade Retro-fit Mc Caw Hall, Seattle Opera House.  Seattle, WA
Facade Gallery4Culture, King County Gallery.  Seattle, WA
2004 Sketches for the SSMA Bluebottle Art Gallery.  Seattle, WA
2002 Gameroom Commencement Art Gallery.  Tacoma, WA
2001 Entertainments Commencement Art Gallery.  Tacoma, WA
Toe Tapping Tedium Black Lab Gallery.  Seattle, WA
Fidget / Stasis Patricia Cameron Fine Art.   Seattle, WA
2000 BFA Exhibition Cornish Westlake Studios.  Seattle, WA
group shows
2012 Cat Faces Fictilis. Seattle, Wa
Published by the Artist International Print Center New York. NYC
2011 Tales of Two Sisters The VERA Project. Seattle, WA
Short Run Fantagraphics. Seattle, WA
2010 Pedal Pop Warehouse Theater. Greenville, SC
Artscapes Spaceworks Windows. Tacoma, WA
2008 Once Upon a Time ISE foundation. SOHO, NYC
Dualities Cornish College of the Arts Gallery.  Seattle, WA
Bollywood Invitational COCA.  Seattle, WA
There Will Be Animals Bambi Project.  Philadelphia, PA
Petri Dishes benefit for Time In hosted by White Box -  HiArt. Chelsea, NYC
Bambi Biennial Bambi Project.  Philadelphia, PA
2007 if i see you around here again... Texas Firehouse. Long Island City. NY
CAA New York Area MFA Exhibition Hunter College Times Square Gallery. NYC
2006 Inherent Nature Cornish College of the Arts Alumni Gallery.  Seattle, WA
Welcome Back Show Mason Gross Gallery.  New Brunswick, NJ
2005 1st Year Graduate Exhibition Mason Gross Gallery.  New Brunswick, NJ
Suitcase 2 Glas Moog Gallery.  Köln, Germany
Land Use Action Viking Union Gallery.  Bellingham, WA
Zoo Project Sand Point Naval Base.  Seattle, WA
2004 Lucky Strike Art Pack Exhibition COCA.  Seattle, WA
Carry On SEA/TAC International Airport.  Seattle, WA
True Blue Priceless Works.  Seattle, WA
2003 Cornish Alumni Invitational Washington State Convention Center. Seattle, WA
Works on Paper Crawl Space.  Seattle, WA
Spinning Round in Circles The VERA Project.  Seattle, WA
A Visit to Stephen’s House SAW. Seattle, WA
Girlie Fun Show Ladyfest Seattle, Consolidated Works.  Seattle, WA
2002 Super Figurative Approximations Old Dominion University.  Norfolk, VA
Trademark Area 51.  Seattle, WA
Freaks Aftermath Gallery.  Seattle, WA
Three Behind Sublevelthree Black Lab Gallery.  Seattle, WA
SEED SOIL.  Seattle, WA
2001 Force Mass Volume ArtDrill, Sandpoint Naval Base.  Seattle, WA
2000 Rampant Individuality Whatcom Museum.  Bellingham, WA
group show Patricia Cameron Fine Art.  Seattle, WA
1999 Faculty Selects Fisher Gallery, Cornish.   Seattle, WA
awards and recognitions
2012 4Culture Site-Specific grant 4Culture. Seattle, WA
2012 Storefronts Seattle stipend Storefronts Seattle. Seattle, WA
2010 Artscapes stipend Spaceworks Tacoma. Tacoma, WA
2009 FLUXspace stipend FLUXspace. Philadelphia, PA
2008 Cornish Gallery stipend Cornish College of the Arts. Seattle, WA
2006 Gallery4Culture stipend Gallery4Culture. Seattle, WA
2006 TA Competitiveness Fund Award Rutgers University.  New Brunswick, NJ
2005 - 2007 Teaching Assistantship Rutgers University.  New Brunswick, NJ
2004 Lucky Strike Tobacco Art Pack Award Seattle, WA
2003 EDGE pilot program recipient Artist Trust.  Seattle, WA
residencies
2012 Storefronts Seattle residency Seattle, WA
2002 Lithography residency Old Dominion University.  Norfolk, VA
education
2007 internship Singapore Tyler Print Institute. Singapore
internship The Fabric Workshop and Museum. Philadelphia, PA
2005 - 2007 MFA Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University.  New Brunswick, NJ
2006 internship Dieu Donne Papermill.  NYC
1995 - 2000 BFA Cum Laude Cornish College of the Arts.  Seattle, WA
teaching
2010 Figurative Fundamentals Summer Program, Cornish College of the Arts. Seattle, WA
2006 - 2007 Drawing Fundamentals Rutgers University.  New Brunswick, NJ
2006 Figure Drawing Rutgers University.  New Brunswick, NJ
2004 - 2012 Silk Screen 101 The VERA Project.  Seattle, WA
2001 - 2012 Substitute Drawing Instructor Cornish College of the Arts.  Seattle, WA
lectures
2010, 2008 Cornish College of the Arts. Seattle, WA
2007 Summer Trifecta – European Art Fairs. Mason Gross.  New Brunswick, NJ
2004, 2002  Cornish College of the Arts.  Seattle, WA
2003 After School Special (a guide for emerging artists). Western Washington University.  Bellingham, WA
arts organizing
2006 - 2007 Head of Mason Gross School of the Arts MFA Catalog Committee.  New Brunswick, NJ
2003 - 2005 Founder of the venue and printing press SS Marie Antoinette.  Seattle, WA
2000 - 2005 Founder of the curatorial collective Sublevelthree.  Seattle, WA
2004 curator Pattern vs. Happenstance - Black Lab Gallery.  Seattle, WA
curator weekly art events at SS Marie Antoinette.  Seattle, WA
2003 curator Speak and Spell - POUND and SOIL galleries.  Seattle, WA
curator monthly shows at the Globe Cafe.  Seattle, WA
2002 curator Sick Show - Black Lab Gallery.  Seattle, WA
curator The Beer Show - Lock and Keel.  Seattle, WA
2001 curator 3.14159 - Sublevelthree Studios.  Seattle, WA
bibliography
2010 Spaceworks projects puts temporary art in vacant Tacoma Spaces. Rosemary Ponnekanti. The News Tribune. Tacoma, WA. July 11, 2010.
2009 Quick look at a great gone show. Roberta Fallon. The Art Blog. September 13, 2009
Variety of creatures featuring light, sound, humor. Edith Newhall. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, PA. August 30, 2009.
Art to Make You Laugh (and Cry). Randy Kennedy. The New York Times. New York, NY. August 27, 2009.
2008 Cornish and SAM team up, and the result is more than meets the eye. Adriana Grant. Seattle PI. Seattle, WA. November 13, 2008.
Unzipped. Deni Kasrel. City Paper. Philadelphia, PA. September 24, 2008.
There Will be Animals at Bambi–of course. Libby Rosof. The Art Blog. April 8, 2008.
2007 Mason Gross School of the Arts MFA Catalog. Rutgers University. New Brunswick, NJ. February 2007.
2005 Local artists explore how cohabitation affects art. Kristina Gillis. The Daily of the University of Washington. Seattle, WA. March 7, 2005.
2004 The Perspective Issue. Rivet Magazine #10. Seattle, WA. Summer 2004.
2003 The Dots, Connected. In Arts News. Emily Hall. The Stranger. Seattle, WA. July 16, 2003.