Theresa Devine, MFA, is an Associate Professor in the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University. She is an artist and a scholar whose interdisciplinary research draws on the subjects of games, play, psychology, aesthetics, ethics and social transformation.Theresa received her BFA in Painting and Printmaking at Texas A & M University- Corpus Christi in 1991 and her MFA in Painting at University of Houston in 1994. In her studio artwork she explores games, toys and play.
In both her artwork and scholarship, She is interested in discovering how art and play can be understood in order to be activated for social change. She believes that through a greater understanding of art and play, a road to creating a more just, tolerant, and inclusive world
can be exposed and that this path can be opened up for others to make
discoveries of their own.
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PUBLICATIONS
Fortuitous Orbits and the Hazards they Contain
Author: Theresa Claire Devine
Single-author Exhibition Catalog, Accepted for publication 2019
ETC Press, Carnegie Mellon University
"Art as an Innovation for Games: A Closer Look at Role of Art in Games."
Author: Theresa Claire Devine
Journal: International Journal of Art and Humanities July 2015 Vol. 2 No. 4, August 2016
The online version of this article can be found at: http://ijah.cgrd.org/index.php/current/54-contact/95-vol-2-no-4-july-2016
"Game Worlds: A Howard Becker Influenced Institutional Theory of Games."
Author: Theresa Claire Devine
Journal: American International Journal of Humanities and Social Science. Vol. 2 No. 3, June 30, 2016
The online version of this article can be found at: http://aijhss.cgrd.org/index.php/54-contact/95-vol-2-no-3-june-2016
"Games as a New Predicate for Art:
What can Arthur Danto's Theory Reveal about the Role of Games in Art?"
Author: Theresa Claire Devine
Journal: International Journal of Art and Humanities. Vol. 1 No. 4, December 2015
The online version of this article can be found at: http://ijah.cgrd.org/index.php/54-contact/91-vol-1-no-4-december-2015
"Integrating Games Into the Artworld:
A Methodology and Case Study Exploring the Work of Jason Rohrer."
Author: Theresa Claire Devine
Journal: Games and Culture. Online First July 2015
The online version of this article can be found at: http://gac.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/07/22/1555412015596105.abstract
"Games as Art and Kant's Moral Dilemma:
What Can Ethical Theory Reveal About the Role of the Game Designer as Artist?"
Authors: Theresa Claire Devine, William Andrew Presnell and Sam Miller
Journal: Games and Culture 2014 9: 277
DOI: 10.1177/1555412014538812
The online version of this article can be found at: http://gac.sagepub.com/content/9/4/277
CREATIVE RESEARCH FEATURES
LivAbility Magazine, feature by Keegan Kelly
“Gaming the System: Theresa Devine teaches the art of games”
Fall 2018. Print. P 21-22
https://www.academia.edu/37695336/Gaming_the_System_Theresa_Devine_teaches_the_art_of_games
Art Reveal Magazine
July 4, 2016 Web. P 22-27
https://issuu.com/artrevealmagazine/docs/no_18
ART Habens
5th edition December 2015 Web. P 76-102
http://issuu.com/arthabens/docs/arthabensartreview_specssue
Agave Magazine
Vol.3 Issue 1 {Summer 2015} P. 34. Web and Print.
http://agavemag.bigcartel.com/product/vol-3-issue-1
Columbia College Chicago Profile Magazine, feature by Stephen Beach
“Faculty Profile”
Fall 2008. Print. P 8-12
https://www.academia.edu/769236/Faculty_Profile
REFEREED EXHIBITION CATALOGS
ACLU, In This Together: Sixty years of daring to create a more perfect Arizona, Web. 2019
https://www.inthistogetheraz.org/ {website no longer live}
CICA Museum, Color 2017, November 2017, Web.
http://cicamuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Color-catalog-2.pdf
Silicon Valley Women's Caucus for Art, Sexism: A Touchy Subject Exhibition, June 2015; P.22. Web and Print.
http://www.svwca.org/2015--on-line-exhibition-of-sexism-a-touchy-subject---catalog-sample.html
Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM Disaster/Resilience Exhibition, October 2013; PP. 2 & 14, Web.
http://issuu.com/harwoodartcenter/docs/harwood_art_center_-_disaster-resil
Proceedings of the Games+Learning+Society Conference: Vol. 3, June 2013; P. 572, Web https://www.academia.edu/8692640/Proceedings_of_the_Games_Learning_Society_Conference_Vol._3
EXHIBITIONS: INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL JURIED VENUES
2019
Fortuitous Orbits and the Hazards They Contain, ArtSpace West, Arizona State University Mar 13-28, Juried by the IAP Events Committee, Glendale, AZ (National) Catalog accepted for publication ETC Press
In This Together, Tempe History Museum, Oct 20-Dec 8, Curated by the ACLU of Arizona 60th Anniversary Committee, Tempe, AZ (National) (Touring)
In This Together, Herberger Theatre, Jul 24-Sep 38, Curated by the ACLU of Arizona 60th Anniversary Committee, Tempe, AZ (National) (Touring)
In This Together, NAU Art Museum, Jun 3-Jul 22, Curated by the ACLU of Arizona 60th Anniversary Committee, Tempe, AZ (National) (Touring)
In This Together, Arizona History Museum, Jan 29-Mar 6, Curated by the ACLU of Arizona 60th Anniversary Committee, Tempe, AZ (National) (Touring)
In This Together, Etherton Gallery, Jan 5-Jan 29, Curated by the ACLU of Arizona 60th Anniversary Committee, Tempe, AZ (National) (Touring)
2018
Juxtaposed,Curated by Megan Rook-Koepsel, Independent Curator and Art Historian,September-October 2018, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA. (National)
The Everyday, Curated by Kyle Hazard Director of Exhibitions - Visual Arts Exchange, August-September 2018, United Arts Council, Raleigh, NC. (Invited, Solo, National)
Building a Peaceable Community , Juried by Zoe Kopp and Karina Foranel, January 2018, New Orleans Art Center, New Orleans, LA (National)
2017
We the People: Political Art in an Age of Discord, Juried by Michelle Legro, July 2017, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY (National) SOLD OUT
The Next Big Thing 2017, Juried by Tish Greenwood, May-June 2017, Studio Channel Islands, Santa Barbara, CA, (National)
ULTRALIGHT, Juried by Ruth Gould, May 2017, Visual Arts Exchange, Raleigh, NC (National) First Place Award
Recycle 2017, Juried by Harriet Taub, May 2017, Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition, Brooklyn, NY (National)
Spot Games and Log Cabins: Theresa Devine and Luke Haynes, (2 person show) juried by IAP events committee, January 2017, ArtSpace West, Arizona State University, Glendale, AZ (National)
2016
The Enemy Withins, (2 person show) juried by Michael Forster Rothbart, James Bohary and Sydney Waller. October 2016, Community Arts Network Oneonta, Oneonta NY (National)
Subliminal: Hidden Messages, Juried by Ali Cavanaugh, June 2016, Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Cape Girardeau, MO. (National)
2016 Annual Juried Exhibit, Juried by Foon Sham, May 2016, Delaplaine Arts Center, Franklin, MD. (National)
Form and Function, Juried by Damon McIntyre, April 2016, Foundry Art Centre, St Charles, MO, (International)
A Touch of the Blues, Juried by Sarah Krepp, February 2016, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL, (National)
2015
Media Matters, Juried by Tom Eckert, September 2015, Foundry Art Centre, St Charles, MO, (International)
Push A (To Start) - A Gaming Art Gallery, Curated by Mike Esco, July 2015, Houston Contemporary Warehouse Exhibition, Houston, TX. (National))
Sexism: A Touchy Subject, Juried by Catharine Clark, July 2015, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA. (National)
TRAHC's 27th Annual Juried Exhibition, Juried by Peter Gabak and Joanna Poag, July 2015, Main Street Arts, 20 West Main Street, Clifton Springs, NY. (National)
Structurally Speaking, Curated by See | Me Gallery Staff, May 2015, 1000 Ocean Drive, Miami, FL. (International)
The 53rd International Show, Juried by David A. Ross, April 2015, 1San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA. (International)
Pi & Pie, Juried by Barbara Noonan, Jason Sobottka and William Bricken, March 2015, Kirkland Art Center Kirkland, WA. (National)
Small Works 2015, Juried by Rebecca Pelchar, March 2015, Shirt Factory Gallery Glens Falls, NY. (National)
Tipton Gallery 30th Annual Positive/Negative National Juried Art Exhibition, Juried by Mika Yoshitake, February 2015, ETSU Johnson City, TN. (National)
2014
SCOPE Miami Beach 2014, Curated by See | Me Gallery Staff, December 2014, 1000 Ocean Drive, Miami, FL. (International)
Given Form, Juried by Robert S. Davis, Jr, November 13 - December 26, 2014, Foundry Art Centre, St Charles, MO,(National)
EllisCon XXVI, Invited by Dave Carter, November 15, 2014, Ellis HH Technical School, Danielson, CT, (National)
Art and Social Change, Juried by by Jen Delos Reyes, October 2014, Delta Center for the Arts, Stockton, CA, (National)
2014 Southampton Cultural Center Juried Art Exhibition, Juried by by Jennifer Ross, September 2014, Southampton Cultural Center, Southampton, NY, (National)
3rd Annual SeeMe Times Square Takeover, Curated by gallery staff, July 2014, See | Me Exhibition Space, Long Island City, NY, (International)
TRAHC's 26th Annual Juried Exhibition, juried by The Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council, July 2014 The Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council, Texarkana, TX, (National)
Size Matters, juried by Andrea Bagdon, Suzanne Justice, Devin Kelly, Dennis McGinnis, Tolley Rippon, July 2014, Upper Floor Gallery, Jerome, AZ, (National)
Art We Use, juried by Craig Nutt, Jennifer Poellot Hannetty, Paul W. Richelson, June 2014, The Dairy Barn Art Center, Athens, OH, (International)
What's So Funny? Humor in Art, juried by the Exhibition Committee of the Monmouth Museum, May 2014, Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ, (National)
2014 Annual Juried Exhibit, Juried by Margaret Winslow, April 2014, Delaplaine Arts Center, Franklin, MD, (National)
SCOPE Miami Beach 2013, Curated by Alexis Hubsman, Daria Shapiro, David McFadden, Evan Pricco, Sabrina Smith, December 2013, 1000 Ocean Drive, Miami, FL, (International)
Rag Dolls, Robots & Rocketships, Juried by Renee Richetts, December 2013- January 2014, Foundry Art Centre, St Charles, MO, (National)
2013
Disconnect, Juried by Phil Hutinet, October 2013, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA, (National)
Creative's Rising, An International Exhibition, Curated by gallery staff October 2013, See | Me Exhibition Space, Long Island City, NY, (International)
Disaster/Resilience, Juried by Friedje vanGils, Julia Mandeville, Elizabeth Marcilla, Lita Sandoval, October 2013, Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM (Catalog) (International)
UnHinged, Juried by Marshall N. Price, Sept 2013, Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition, Brooklyn, NY, (National)
The Art of Video Games: Phoenix Art Board Game Showcase II, Curated by Christian Adame, September 2013, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ, (National)
PhxArtCade 2.0, Invitational Exhibition, Invited by Dr. Jeffrey Kennedy, September 2013, ArtSpace West, Arizona State University, Glendale, AZ (National)
The Bitters, Juried by Stephen William Schudlich August 2013, Whitdel Arts, Detroit, MI, (Catalog) (National)
The Art of Video Games: Phoenix Art Board Game Showcase I, Curated by Christian Adame, August 2013, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ,(National)
The Story of the Creative, An International Exhibition, Curated by See | Me, July 2013, See | Me Exhibition Space, Long Island City, NY, (International)
The Art of Video Games: PhxArtCade, Curated by Christian Adame, July 2013, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ, (National)
Games and Art Exhibition, Juried by Mark Riechers and Arnold Martin, June 2013, Games+Learning+Society Conference, Madison, WI, (National)
2013 Annual Juried Exhibit, Juried by Gerald Ross, May 2013, Delaplaine Arts Center, Franklin, MD, (National)
Wide Open 4, Juried by Carrie Springer, May 2013, Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition, Brooklyn, NY,(National)
Trash Talk, Juried by Maren Hassinger, April 2013, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA,(National)
Slocumb Galleries 28th Annual Positive/Negative National Juried Art Exhibition, Juried by Michael Ray Charles, ETSU Johnson City, TN, (National)
2012
5x5(x5), Juried by Stefanie Fedor, December 2012, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA,(National)
Visions and Viewpoints, Juried by Louis Recchia and Zoa Ace, November 2012, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO, Honorable Mention Award (National)
The NOW WOW Project II, Juried by Jaye Bumbaugh, September 2012, Hudson Gallery, Sylvania, OH (National)
1995
Critic's Choice, Juried by Don Bacigalupi, Alison de Lima Greene and William G. Otton; May 1995, Dallas Visual Arts Center, Dallas, TX. (National)(Catalog)
1994
Infinite Airport; Juried by Arena Productions, October 1994, Dishman Art Museum, Beaumont, TX. (National)
Opening Moves; Juried by Hiram Butler, June 1994, Hiram Butler Gallery, Houston, TX.(National)
1992
Dishman Competition, Juried by Lynn Goode; Spring 1992, Dishman Art Museum, Beaumont, TX. (National)
1991
Fifth Parkside National Small Print Exhibition; Juried by John E Dowell Jr, Jan 1991, Communication Art Gallery, Kenosha, WI.(National)(Catalog)
EXHIBITIONS: LOCAL AND REGIONAL JURIED VENUES
2010
Faculty Show; Curated by Sal Barry, February 2010, Columbia College, Chicago IL
New Noyes; Curated by Sarah Krepp, March 2010 Noyes Cultural Center, Evanston IL
Fact and Fiction; Curated byJodi Adams, March 2010, Columbia College, Chicago IL
2009
Center for Teaching Excellence 10 Year Anniversary Show, Curated by Jodi Adams and Lott Hill, May 2009, Columbia College, Chicago IL (Announcement Award)
Lens on Human Nature II, Juried by David Weinberg, April 2009, Columbia College, Chicago IL (Best of Show)
Hyper Reality: An Emerging Movement Work in lecture by Gregory Scott and James Nakagawa, March 2009, Society of Photographic Educators Conference, Dallas, TX
2008
19th Annual Small Print Show, Curated by Debora Maris Lader, December 2008, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago IL
The Art of Play II, Curated by Andrew Hicks, November 2008, Columbia College, Chicago IL
2007
18th Annual Small Print Show, Curated by Debora Maris Lader, December 2007, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago IL
More Noyes; Curated by Sarah Krepp, November 2007, Noyes Cultural Center, Evanston IL
Would You Like to See Our Etchings Curated by Debora Maris Lader, October 2007, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago IL
New Artists / New Work, Curated by Debora Maris Lader, March 2007, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago, IL
2006
Small Print Exhibition, Curated by Debora Maris Lader, 2006, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago, IL
2005
Above the Noyes; Curated by Sarah Krepp, November 2005, Noyes Cultural Center, Evanston IL
1997
The Big Show, Juried by Don Bacigalupi; June 1997, Lawndale Alternative Space, Houston, TX. (Catalog)
1995
Return to Ward Island II; Juried by Dr. Carey Rote, 1995, Weil Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX.
Beg, Borrow, and Steal, Again, Juried by Benito Huerta; 1995, El Palomar, Houston, TX.
1994
Potlatch; Juried by Shaun Thornton and Chris Ballou; 1994, Arena Productions, Houston, TX.
Infinite Airport; Juried by Shaun Thornton and Chris Ballou; May 1994, Arena Productions, Houston, TX. (Catalog)
1993
Frost Free; Juried by Shaun Thornton and Chris Ballou;1993, Arena Productions, Houston, TX.
1992
Return to Ward Island; Curated by Dr. Carey Rote; Spring 1992, Weil Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX.
1990
Artist's Invitational Exhibition; June 1990, Galeria Chaparral, Corpus Christi, TX.
Recent Works: Theresa Devine and Stewart Neely, April 1990, Galeria Chaparral; Corpus Christi, TX.
Oso Bay Print Survey, Juried by Mark Anderson; May 1990, Rockport Art Center, Rockport TX.
EXHIBITIONS: NATIONAL UNJURIED VENUES
2013
Affordable Art Room, May 2013, Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition, Brooklyn, NY
2012
4x6 and 6 x4 Small Works Exhibition, August 2012, Grace Albrecht Gallery, Bluffton, OH
2008
Snap to Grid, October 2008, LA Museum of Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA
EXHIBITIONS: LOCAL AND REGIONAL UNJURIED VENUES
2007
Spring Fling Open Studio; March 2007, Greenleaf Art Center, Chicago IL
Interactive Arts & Media Faculty Exhibition. February 2007, Columbia College, Chicago IL
2006
Ravenswood Art Walk. December 2006, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago IL
Artrageous; November 2006, Greenleaf Art Center, Chicago IL
2005
Open Studio; November 2005, Greenleaf Art Center, Chicago IL
Art of the Ornament: The Chicago Project, December 2005, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
2003
The Nickel Art Sale; December 2003, Cadillac Lofts, San Antonio, TX
Ripple Events; March-June 2003, Blue Star Art Space, San Antonio, TX
1999
Art Car Parade; April 1999, The Orange Show, Houston, TX.
Open Studio; June 1999, Mother Dog Studios, Houston, TX.
1996
Artist of the Month; 1996, Barnes and Noble, Webster, TX.
1995
Solo Exhibition; 1995, South Belt Chamber of Commerce, Houston, TX.
1994
Solo Exhibition, Dedicated to St. Praxedus; April 1994, Small Projects Gallery, Houston, TX.
1993
Hell of the Monstrous Chicken; 1993, Small Projects Gallery, Houston, TX
1992
Political Issue; 1992, Small Projects Gallery, Houston, TX.
Houston Homeless; 1992, Small Projects Gallery, Houston, TX.
1991
Día de los Muertos Retablo Sale; 1991, Lawndale Alternative Space, Houston, TX.
