AJ Liberto
Education
MFA, Sculpture, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2007, Richmond, VA
BFA, Sculpture, Summa Cum Laude, University of Houston, 2004, Houston, TX
Pont Aven School of Art, 2002, Pont Aven, France
Exhibitions
Solo
2013 This Æther Keeps Soakin’ Up All Our Rays, Herter Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
2008 Return to Ooze, Rotch Gallery, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
2007 Soul Crane, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA
2004 Trial de Novo, I Hope So, Artdust Gallery, Houston, TX
Selected Group
2018 You Never Know How You'll Look Through Other People's Eyes,
Curated by Scott Patrick Wiener, Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA, Portland, ME
2017 Group Show, 222 Gallery, Provincetown, MA
Deep in the Dream, Curated by Stephanie Dvareckas, Proof Gallery, Boston, MA
2016 BRINK v2: Space and Intimacy, Mills Gallery, Boston, MA
2014 Boston Does Boston, Proof Gallery, Boston, MA
2013 Reveal, Hallway Gallery, Boston, MA
2012 t=0, Z Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Cambridge, MA
2011 Guy Lafleur: Woodshed Oracle, Elephant Gallery, Los Angeles, CA In collaboration with Daniel Fabian, under the guise of
fictional artist, Guy Lafleur
2010 Festival of Endless Gratitude, Boxcutter Gallery, Copenhagen,
Denmark
2009 Group Show, Apama Mackey Gallery, Houston, TX
View From The Penumbra, Apama Mackey Gallery, Houston, TX
Nerves, Show Cave Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Anvilhead, Infinite Corridor, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, MA
2008 Pleasing Punch, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
2007 More Fresh Meat, Kim Foster Gallery, New York, NY
WE and US, Playspace, San Francisco, CA
Scope Miami, ADA Gallery, Miami, FL
Bravehearts and Waterworlds, Show Cave, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Scope Miami, London, and Hamptons, ADA Gallery, Featured
artist, Miami, FL
Debate Team, FAB Gallery, Richmond, VA
AAF Contemporary Art Fair, ADA Gallery, New York, NY
Drawing Show, Domy Books, Houston, TX
4th International Student Triennial, Istanbul, Turkey
Like Dowsing, Corrugated Box, Richmond, VA
Not Psychedelic, Building 16, Providence, RI
Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control, Flat International, Richmond, VA
W/E Show, East and Peggy Phelps Galleries, Claremont, CA
Capitol One Show, Capitol One, Richmond, VA
2005 Scurvy Picnic, Locker 50, Richmond, VA
VCU Sculptors Present..., FAB Gallery, Richmond, VA
Blue Velvet, Brasil, Houston, TX
2004 Cylindrome, Erie City Iron Works, Houston, TX
Rock, Paper, Scissors, CSAW, Houston, TX
Camp Lucky: Summer of Carnage, Deborah Colton Gallery, Houston, TX
The Big Show, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
Summer Drawings, Some Are Not, Mixture Gallery, Houston, TX
2003 Appearances can be Deceiving, CSAW Gallery, Houston, TX
It’s a Trend not a Fad, Aurora Picture Show, Houston, TX
Powerball:1, Powerball Gallery, Galveston, TX
2002 Exposition, Salle de Gauguin, Pont Aven, France
Teaching Experience
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Visiting Assistant Professor
Amherst, MA, 2012-2018
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Instructor, Student Art Association
Cambridge, MA, 2008-2012
Virginia Commonwealth University, Graduate Teaching Fellow, Richmond, VA, 2005-2007
University of Houston, Houston, TX, 2006
Visiting Artist/Guest Lecturer
YES College Preparatory School, Instructor, Houston, TX, 2003
Intro to Sculpture
Awards, Honors and Residencies
2019 Faculty Research Grant, UMass Amherst
2018 Faculty Research Grant, UMass Amherst
MSP Research Grant
2013 Artist in Residence, Big Red & Shiny
2012 Portfolio Review for Admissions, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2009 Director's Grant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2008 Director's Grant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2007 KHN Art Center Residency, Nebraska City, NE
VCU Travel Grant- Los Angeles, CA
Master's Thesis Fellowship
2006 MFA Graduate Assistantship, VCU
MFA Graduate Scholarship, VCU
VCU Travel Grants - New York, NY, London, England, Houston, TX, Miami, FL, Istanbul, Turkey, Providence, RI
Faculty Selection and Search Committee, VCU
2005 MFA Graduate Assistantship, VCU
MFA Scholarship, VCU
VCU Travel Grant -Miami, FL
2004 Artist Programming Committee, Lawndale Art Center
2003 University of Houston, Sculpture Merit Scholarship
2002 French Heritage Society Award Scholarship
Bibliography
You Never Know How You Look Through Other People's Eyes, Exhibition Catalogue, ICA at MECA, Portland, ME, 2018
We Have A Lot To Say, Book of Interviews by John Pyper, Cambridge, 2016
"At Mills Gallery: Art That Shatters Boundaries" Cate McQuaid, Boston Globe, January 2016
“What’s Up At Boston Area Art Galleries”, Cate McQuaid, Boston Globe, January & July 2013
“UpSoDown Captures the Magic of Carnival”, Chris Bergeron, MetroWest Daily News, 2013
“Cur8or: AJ Liberto and Kate True of Upsodown”, Dan Blask, ArtSake, 2013
“Upsodown at the New Art Center”, Lindsay Davis, Art Scope Magazine, 2013
“Celebration of the Transformative Power of Carnival”, Kristen Angelone, Newton Patch, 2013
“The Real Deal,” Geoff Tuck, Notes on Looking, 2010
“Pleasing Punch,” Douglas Britt Houston Chronicle, 2009
Front Room broadcast interview, KUHF (88.7 FM), 2009
MFA Thesis Catalogue, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2007
VCU's Progress, Dart Magazine, Winter/Spring 2006
4th International Student Triennial Catalog, Marmara University, 2006
“Style and Substance,” Houston Free Press, Issue 47, Aug 1-15, 2005