when you cross the tracks they shoot rock salt at you...
Tyler Swain (b. 1984, North Platte, Ne.)
Exhibitions (* indicates solo exhibition)
2022 OEAA Visual Arts Showcase
RBR Gallery, Omaha, Ne.
2021 Brendan Fernandes' Free Fall 49
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Ne.
2021 Patty Gone's Peter Pan
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Ne.
2021 Newport (collected)*
MaMO, Benson, Ne.
2021 thebeltwithwhichihungmyself/Newport No. 5*
installation and movement based performance
MaMO, Benson, Ne.
2020 Work in Progress
PetShop, Benson, Ne.
2020 Rebirth 2
Cali Commons, Omaha, Ne.
2019 Rebirth
Cali Commons, Omaha, Ne.
2019 So the Stories Go
Michael Phipps Gallery, Omaha, Ne.
2019 MawMaw's House
MaMo Gallery, Omaha, Ne.
2019 (Understood)*
www.maps-dna-and-spam.com (archived)
2019 Art Slam 19
Bancroft St Market, Omaha, Ne.
2019 Emerging
Artists Cooperative Gallery, Omaha, Ne.
2018 bonjourjemapellejuiliette*
CaliCommons, Uncommon Gallery, Omaha, Ne.
2018 Fourth Annual Little Show
Benson Little Gallery, Benson, Ne.
2018 (understood)*
Digital Interactive (non)Art Installation www.omadada.com
2018 The Potential Which May Lie (TP)*
Collaborative Community Installation, Benson, Ne.
2017 Junk Food 2
Sweatshop, Benson Nebraska
2015 What Does Compassion Look Like
OM Center, Omaha, Nebraska.
2014 Bartertown
Blue Lion, Omaha, Ne.
2014 Global Cardboard Challenge
Collaborative Installation, Vinton St. Creative Festival, Omaha, Ne.
2014 What Does Compassion Look Like
OM Center, Omaha, Nebraska.
2014 That's Not Art
Apollon Art Space, Omaha, Ne.
2014 Loo*
Installation, Burkes Pub, Omaha, Ne
2013 Outside The Box*
Collaborative Installation for Omaha Creative Week, Omaha, Ne.
Bibliography
Micheal Krainak, “Art in the Time of COVID” The Reader, Jan, 4, 2021
Elmer Ellefson, “Artists in Progress” The Reader, Mar 20, 2020
Kent Behrens, "So the Stories Go" The Reader, Sept 5, 2019
Kim Carpenter "Exhibit looks back on scattered childhood and a 'real' friend" Omaha World Herald, Go, Dec. 13, 2008-14
Stuart Gannes, "One Small Step for a Humanoid" Make Magazine, Nov, 19, 2013
Awards/Recognition
2021 OEAA Nominee Outstanding Presentation in A Non Traditional Format
thebeltwithwhichihungmyself/newport no. 5
2021 I AM SEEN mentor
2021 MaMo Residency
2020 The Reader A-List Honorable Mention Work In Progress
2020 Populous Grant
2019 Art Slam Finalist
2019 Emerging Artist Finalist, Artists Cooperative Gallery
2019 Amplify Arts W.I.P. Cohort
2014 Speaker Nebraska Arts Council Statewide Conference
2014 Omaha Design Alliance PK20 presenter, Omaha, Ne.
2014 Maker Education Initiative Fellow (MakerCorps)
2014 NOVA Making Stuff Outreach Grant
2013 MAKE Robot Hacks Grant
Educator/Community experience
Introduction to Ballet Foundations, a two part workshop, Union for Contemporary Art (2021)
Exploring Emotion Through Movement Workshop for Ollie Webb (2021)
YouthBuild Americorps Instructor (2021)
Virtual Art Instructor, Hands of Heartland (2020-2021)
Pottery Workshop, Girl Scouts of America (2020)
Teaching Assistant Youth Art Club, Union for Contemporary Art (2020)
Alternate Currents, Art and Labor Panel Discussion, Amplify Arts (2019)
Choreographer Disney Musicals in Schools (2019-2020)
Eight Week Stop Motion Workshop, Union for Contemporary Art (2019)
Electric Origami Workshop, MaMo Mobile Gallery, Omaha, Ne (2019)
DIY Automata, Union for Contemporary Art (2019)
Creative Director, Createables, Bellevue Nebraska (2015-2021)
DIY Vacuum Forming from trash workshop for Boy Scouts of America, Bellevue Nebraska (2017)
Recycling and Art, Reduce Reuse A workshop for Boy Scouts of America, Bellevue Nebraska (2016)
Advisory Committee Member Sally Foster Adventure Playground, Omaha, Nebraska (2014-2016)
Performing Arts Director Apollon Art Space (2014)
MakerCorps Host Director, Omaha, Ne. (2014)
Adviser Omaha Mini Maker Faire (2013-2014)
Creative Arts Lead Omaha Children's Museum, Omaha, Ne. (2012-2014)
