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Augustus Hoffman
                                    2731 Urquhart Street, New Orleans, LA 70117
                                    [email protected] (520) 822 4831
                                    www.augustushoffman.com
EDUCATION
Pennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts Philadelphia, Pa.
Master of Fine Arts Spring 2014
Coursework: Painting, Drawing, and Woodcut, Video Art
Bard College Annandale, N.Y.
B.A., Language and Literature Spring 2008
Coursework: Literature, Philosophy, History, and Theatre
University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, Scotland
Coursework: English Literature and Celtic History Spring 2007

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Bard Early College in New Orleans New Orleans, La.
Visiting Professor of the Humanities Jan-May 2017 &2018
- Designed and taught an Art course with a focus on the role of the studio in Contemporary Art.
The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts New Orleans, La.
Art Critique Instructor Jan- May 2017-2018
Intro. To Drawing Instructor Sept- Dec 2017-2018
Intro. To Landscape Painting Instructor June-July 2016
    -     Designed and taught classes in drawing fundamentals, plein-air technique, and art criticism.
The Contemporary Art Center of New Orleans New Orleans, La.
Visual Arts Instructor July 2015 & July 2016

Designed and taught 2 week long intensive classes based on different interdisciplinary themes.

Brooklyn Free School Brooklyn, N.Y.
Upper- School Art Instructor Sept 2014- Dec. 2014

Designed and taught a drawing class focused on copying reproductions of famous artwork.

Pennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts Philadelphia, Pa.
Visiting Artist Coordinator August 2013- May 2014

Responsible for inviting guest artists, promoting their visits, and managing the program’s budget.

Project Home: Kate’s Place Philadelphia, Pa.
Drawing Instructor August 2013- May 2014

Created weekly teaching curriculum that included designing class exercises and performing in-class drawing demos.

Pennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts (PAFA) Philadelphia, Pa.
Teacher for PAFA’s Afterschool Teaching Program January- May 2013

Co-instructor for the program’s Illustration Class.
Helped design illustrative projects and exercises.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS/ RESIDENCIES

2017 The Academy Gallery’s 21st Annual Miniature Exhibition New Orleans, La.
2017 Abita Springs Trailhead Museum En Plein Air Exhibition Abita Springs, La.
2017 The Academy Gallery’s Faculty Exhibition New Orleans, La.
2016 The Academy Gallery’s 20th Annual Miniature Exhibition New Orleans, La.
2016 5 Press Gallery THINGS: A Still Life Show New Orleans, La.
2015 Prince Street Gallery’s 7th National Juried Exhibition New York, N.Y.
2014 Dope Chapel’s We Have Never Been Modern Exhibition curated by Normal, OK.
Lindsey Allgood
2014 Greenpoint Gallery’s Small Works Exhibition curated Brooklyn, N.Y.
by Shawn James.
2014 Mixed Green’s On Being Solid curated by Heather Darcy Bhandari New York, N.Y.
2014 PAFA’s 112th Annual Student Exhibition Philadelphia, Pa.
2014 Gallery 8 One Size Fits All Exhibition curated by Zach Zecha Philadelphia, Pa.
2013 Gallery 8 Corpus Speak Exhibition curated by AJ Sutton Philadelphia, Pa.
2013 ChaNorth Alumni Show curated by Melanie Warner New York, N.Y.
2012 ChaNorth Artist Residency Show, curated by Anders Johnson Pine Plains, N.Y.
2012 ChaNorth Artist Residency Pine Plains, N.Y.
2011 The Art Student’s League 3rd Annual Small Works Exhibition New York, N.Y.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 The Front People, Places, Shadows   New Orleans, La.
2020 The Front Negative Capabilities   New Orleans, La.
2015 The Blue House Augustus Hoffman: Recent Work New Orleans, La.

AWARDS
2012-2013 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Art’s Merit Scholarship
2013-2014 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Art’s Merit Scholarship