Currently Assistant Professor of Painting & Drawing and Co-Director of the Visual Arts Program
at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Education and Bio

Master of Fine Arts, Thesis in Painting/Drawing, 2004
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Concentration in Pottery, 2000
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy/Comparative Religious Studies, 1992
Minor in Studio Art (Painting)
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

Selected Exhibitions (* = Solo or two person exhibition)

2013
*(TBA), Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA

2012
*(TBA), Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, CO

*(TBA), Hardee Center for the Arts, North Florida Community College, Madison, FL

2011
SMALL WORKS, Anderson Gallery, Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA

*THEOLOGICAL PAINTINGS, Thompson Gallery, Furman University, Greenville, SC

SMALL WORKS, Harper College, Palatine, IL

2010
A SENSE OF PLACE, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA

PINNACLE, Foster Tanner Gallery, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL

SUMMER SOLSTICE, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA

LANDMARKS, Rule Gallery, Denver, CO

MOAN, Gallery of Contemporary Art 1420, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

MACRO/MICRO, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY

POINT A, Gallery of Contemporary Art 121, Colorado Springs, CO

2009
VITAMIN C, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA

AMERICANA, The Front, New Orleans, LA

*WYLIE, HAGER, DRIETH, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA

COLORADO SPRINGS ABSTRACT, Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO

ART CONNECTIONS 5, George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

2008
*SMALL-SCALE ABSTRACTION, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA

PAINTING, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO

*NEW FACULTY EXHIBITON, Gallery of Contemporary Art, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

*INTUITIVE GEOMETRIES, Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO

2007
DOUBLE BUBBLE, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA

TABLETS, Tanner Hill Gallery, Chattanooga, TN

STRICTLY PAINTING 6: COLOR FIELD REVISITED, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA

EQUIVALENTS, San Francisco Studio School, San Francisco, CA

EXPLORING SPIRITUALITY, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA

2006
*INTIMATE MATTER, The Off Grounds Gallery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

15th ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED SHOW, Art Institute and Gallery, Salisbury, MD

AMERICAS 2000, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND

SPLIT AND STRUCTURED, Transom Gallery, Durham, NC

PICTURE THIS: 10, Exploris Museum, Raleigh, NC

2005
WILD AND SWEET, Orpheum Art Space, Albuquerque, NM

*SMALL PAINTINGS, Hanes Art Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

*REASON TO BE, Orpheum Art Space, Albuquerque, NM

PICTURE THIS: 9, Exploris Museum, Raleigh, NC

2004
*NEW WORK, Dell Gallery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

BUNKER, The Clean Room, Carrboro, NC

RITUALS, Breathe Contemporary Art Space, Davidson, NC

NEW CURRENTS IN CONTEMPORARY ART, Ackland Museum of Art, University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill, NC

Selected Bibliography and Publications

New American Paintings: Juried Exhibition in Print, Western Edition, No. 96, 2011.

Chan, Paul, “The Front: Our First Fifteen Months.” Exhibition Catalogue, September 2010.

MacMillan, Kyle, "Towering Works Pick Up Baton of '70's Minimalists." The Denver Post, May 14, 2010.

Adelstein, Edie, "Review: Moan – Pleasure and Pain." Colorado Springs Indy Blog, March 6, 2010.

Abel, Bree, "Starting at Point A." Colorado Springs Independent, February 4, 2010.

Brookhardt, Eric, “Americana: New Work by 11 American Artists.” Gambit, July 27, 2009.

MacMilllan, Kyle, “Springs Offers Up Abstract.” The Denver Post, March 27, 2009.

Mobley-Martinez, T.D., “Abstract Art Has Puzzled, Dazzled Since It Hit Canvas.” The Gazette,
March 12, 2009.

Lundgren, Amanda, “Different Strokes.” Colorado Springs Independent, June 19 – June 25, 2008.

“Some Thoughts About Crart,” Albuquerque Arts, Vol.11, no.10, 2007, 6.

Nichols, Ann, “Tablet to Open at Tanner Hill Gallery.” Chattanooga Times Free Press, July 22, 2007.

Kirkland, J.T., '"Strictly Painting 6 @ MPA." Thinking About Art Blog, July 19, 2007.

Parsons, Laura. “Inner Dimensions.” The Hook, October 19, 2006.

Ford, Jane. “Artist Corey Drieth Offers Meditative, Contemplative Experiences in Exhibit at U.Va.’s Dell Gallery.” University of Virginia News, October 22, 2004.

Lectures and Other Professional Activities

2011
Gallery Talk and Student Critiques, Department of Art, Furman University, Greenville, SC

2010
Artist Interview: Gallery of Contemporary Art 121, Colorado Springs, CO

2008
Children’s Workshop, Clark Elementary School, Charlottesville, VA

Artist Interview: Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA

Artist’s Talk: Gallery of Contemporary Art, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Studio Workshop: Fort Collins Shambhala Meditation Center, Inviting Wisdom Series, Fort Collins, CO

Artist Talk: Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO

Selected Grants, Honors and Awards

2010
Honorary Mention: A SENSE OF PLACE, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA Juror: Betsy Cain, Artist based in Savannah, GA

2007
Juror’s Award: STRICTLY PAINTING 6: COLOR FIELD REVISITED, McLean Project for the Arts,
Mclean, VA; Juror: Kristen Hileman, Assistant Curator, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC

First Place: EQUIVALENTS (Annual Juried Competition), San Francisco Studio School,
San Francisco, CA; Jurors: SFSS Faculty

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