BIOGRAPHY

Gina DeGideo is an Arizona artist who holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from Arizona State University. Through photography, intermedia, and bookmaking, she explores the human experience, questions the universe, and is always working in collaboration with the greater unknown. As an Arizona native, growing up in the desert and constantly studying the ever-changing terrain, she is fascinated with the transitions and transformations found in the landscape, both man-made and natural, and personal relationships with nature. Her art has been exhibited nationally and belongs in many private collections.

Aside from her personal artwork, DeGideo is dedicated to supporting youth and adults in her local community and internationally access arts education. She co-founded the organization Art for Life, bringing arts programming to in-need youth in poverty stricken areas abroad. With a passion for the importance of sharing art in a physical setting, DeGideo worked as Gallery Manager at the contemporary arts space Art Intersection in Gilbert, Arizona from 2012 - 2018, curating dozens of exhibitions and teaching a range of art workshops during her tenure. She was a collective member and President of Eye Lounge Contemporary Arts in Phoenix, Arizona from 2018 - 2021. As a teaching artist and independent curator, she has worked with Scottsdale Public Arts, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Arts, and Cattletrack Arts, among others.

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EDUCATION

2012 - Present – Art Workshops, International
2012 – Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2007 – Associate in General Studies, Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023 – The Photographs of Marvin Morrison, ASU Morrison School of Agribusiness, Gilbert, AZ
2022 – The First Forty Years, ASU Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Phoenix, AZ
2021 – What is Left, Eye Lounge, Phoenix, AZ
2020 – Of Heaven and Earth, Eye Lounge, Phoenix, AZ
2019 – Along the Way, Eye Lounge, Phoenix, AZ
2015 – Shifting Views: The Changing Landscape of Rural Gilbert, Gilbert Historical Museum, Gilbert, AZ
2013 – Revisiting the Photographs of Marvin Morrison, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ

 
TWO AND THREE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2023 - 2024 – Nuances and Nuisances, Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler, AZ (Upcoming)
2021 – Convergence, Eye Lounge, Phoenix, AZ
2019 – Take a Moment, Tempe Public Library, Tempe, AZ
2014 – A History of Fresh Food in the Desert, Modified Arts, Phoenix, AZ

 
JURIED EXHIBITIONS

2017 – Unique: Alternative Processes, A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX
2017 – Photography with Presence, Shemer Art Center, Phoenix, AZ
2016 – Dreams, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
2016 – Krappy Kamera, SoHo Photo Gallery, New York, NY
2015 – Alternative Cameras: Pinholes to Plastic, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT
2014 – Visual Narratives, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
2012 – Emerge, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
2011 – Introduction to Printmaking, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

 
GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023 – Memento Mori III, ASU Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ
2022 – Fire & Water, Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe, AZ
2022 – PHX ART NOW IV, MCC Art Gallery, Mesa, AZ
2021 – Memento Mori: Memento Vivere, Northlight Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2021 – The Inside of Outside, Eye Lounge, Phoenix AZ
2020 – INsight, MOOD ROOM, Phoenix, AZ
2020 – Interval, Eye Lounge, Phoenix, AZ
2020 –  #WIP: Works in Progress from Eye Lounge Artists, Eye Lounge, Phoenix, AZ
2019 – Memento Mori: Exhibition on Death and Photography, Step Gallery, Tempe, AZ
2019 – Power of Five, Five15 at Chartreuse Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2019 – #WIP: Works in Progress from Eye Lounge Artists, Eye Lounge, Phoenix, AZ
2019 – Constructed/Deconstructed, Eye Lounge, Phoenix, AZ
2019 – In the Blink of an Eye, Eye Lounge, Phoenix, AZ
2018 - 2019 – All Eyes, Eye Lounge, Phoenix, AZ
2018 – Ctrl+Alt+Create, New School for the Arts and Academics, Tempe, AZ
2018 – #WIP: Works in Progress from Eye Lounge Artists, Eye Lounge, Phoenix, AZ
2018 – INFOCUS Members Show, FOUND:RE Studio, Phoenix, AZ
2017 – Heart of the Dragon, {9} Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2016 – Invitational Alumni Exhibition, MCC Art Gallery, Mesa, AZ
2016 – Working the Land: Arizona Farming and Ranching Families, Cattle Track Arts, Scottsdale, AZ
2014 - 2016 – Off the Wall, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
2014 – Cyanotypes from Italy, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
2013 – Lenscratch Cell Phone Exhibition, Lenscratch.com, International
2013 – ASU Student Photographers Silent Auction and Exhibition, First Studio, Phoenix, AZ
2012 & 2013 – Annual Silent Auction, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
2012 – No Strangers, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
2012 – Click, Gallery 100, Tempe, AZ
2011 – Perceptions of Being, New School for the Arts and Academics, Tempe, AZ
2011 – 311, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

WORKSHOPS AND LECTURES

2021 – Handmade Accordion Bookmaking, Eye Lounge, Phoenix, AZ
2020 – Visions Teen Workshop: Photography Techniques and Bookmaking, SMoCA, Scottsdale, AZ
2019 – Lumen Printing, Eye Lounge, Phoenix, AZ
2018 – Presentation is Key Seminar, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
2017 – Photo Collage, Art for Life, San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, Mexico
2017 – Cyanotype Printing, Art for Life, San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, Mexico
2016 – From Funding to Photo Books Panel Talk (Moderator), Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
2015 – Conserving Family Photographs, The Gallery at the Gilbert Historical Museum, Gilbert, AZ
2015 – Advanced Photography for Teens, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
2015 – Portfolio Building for Teens, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
2014 – Taking Your Photography to the Next Level for Teens, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
2014 – Advanced Photography for Teens, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
2014 – Gilbert High School Van Dyke Workshop, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
2014 – South Mountain High School Van Dyke Workshop, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
2013 – Publishing Your Photography Book with Blurb, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
2013 – Advanced Darkroom Photography Summer Camp for Teens, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
2013 – Advanced Digital Photography Summer Camp for Teens, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
2013 – Introduction to Photography Summer Camp for Teens, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
2013 – Bookmaking Youth Summer Camp, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
2013 – Make Art Youth Summer Camp, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
2013 – Photo Name Hunt Summer Camp, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
2013 – South Mountain High School Van Dyke Workshop, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
2012 – Origami Bookmaking, Scottsdale Arts Festival, Scottsdale, AZ
2011 – Photography Lecture, New School for the Arts and Academics, Tempe, AZ

 
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

2023 - Present – Art Portfolios, Gilbert HIgh School, Gilbert, AZ
2017 - Present – Co-Founder, Art for Life, Phoenix, AZ
2013 - 2016 – Art Masterpiece Education, Canyon Rim Elementary, Mesa, AZ
2015 – Juror, Congressional Art Show, Gilbert, AZ
2015 – Juror, Scholastic Arts Awards, Mesa, AZ
2014 – Art Show Curator and Auction Coordinator, You Can Be Anything Arts Foundation, Phoenix, AZ
2013 – Juror of Photography for 1st Annual Art Show, Sunland Village, Mesa, AZ
2012 – Book-making Instruction, Scottsdale Public Arts Festival, Scottsdale, AZ

 
PRINT PUBLICATIONS

2022 – The First Forty Years by ASU’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy
2020 – 20/20: 20 Years of Eye Lounge
2018 – Purpose Magazine
2015 – Images of America: Gilbert by Arcadia Publishing
2014 – Edible Phoenix Magazine
2014 – New Times Magazine
2013 – East Valley Tribune Newspaper
2013 – Gilbert Arizona Republic Newspaper
2012 – Go Gilbert Magazine
2012 – Gateway to the East Valley Magazine
2012 – Gilbert Arizona Republic Newspaper

RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (SELECTED)

2022 – Exhibition Juror, The Heat is On, Arizona Art Alliance, Phoenix, AZ

2018 - 2021 – Artist/President, Eye Lounge Gallery, Phoenix, AZ

2019 – Publication Production: El Sueño Americano by Tom Kiefer, Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA

2019 – Publication Production: El Sueño Americano by Tom Kiefer, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA

2018 – Publication Production: El Sueño Americano by Tom Kiefer, Saugatuck Center for the Arts, Saugatuck, MI

2015 - 2018 – Gallery Manager, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
(Selected Exhibitions: 2018: No Strangers, Light Sensitive, Kate Breakey: Flora, Ryan Gallery: From the Flat Files; 2017: Little by Little, (re)View: At Home and Nearby, Off the Wall, Emerge, Light Sensitive, Independent Presence; 2016: No Strangers, (re)View: Abstract, Land, and the Narrative, Off the Wall, Emerge, Light Sensitive, The City by William W. Fuller; 2015: (re)View: Explorations in Human Nature, Next Level, Off the Wall, No Strangers, Depth of Field)

2015 - 2018 – Gallery Manager, Ryan Gallery at Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
(Selected Exhibitions: 2017: Wynn Bullock: Poet, Scientist, Dreamer, Artist, Imogen Cunningham: Through Her Lens, What is This?, Randy Efros: Four Portfolios; 2016: Michael T. Puff: Platinum and Palladium, Scott T. Baxter: Gathering the Remnants; 2015: Ryuijie: Off the West Coast, An Intimate Look at Wynn Bullock)

2014 - 2016 – Curatorial Associate, Gallery 4 at Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
(Selected Exhibitions: 2016 El Sueño Americano by Tom Kiefer; 2015: Loss and Beauty: Creating Solace in a Land of Infinite Sorrow, Through Each Others Eyes: Japan/Arizona, Marching to the Freedom Dream – Images by Dan Budnik; 2014: Journey to Connect by Sam Irving)

2012 - 2018 – Instructor, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
(Weekly 1-on-1 Instruction on Book Arts, Digital, Darkroom, and Historical Processes of Photography)

2012 - 2015 – Curatorial Associate, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
(Selected Exhibitions: 2015: Emerge, Light Sensitive, Home Bound; 2014: Mimesis by Claire A. Warden, Off the Wall, Ink: Three Generations of Master Printmakers, No Strangers, Emerge, Light Sensitive, All Art Arizona, Eternal Platinum: Contemporary Platinum/Palladium Prints; Best of Light Sensitive; 2013: Best of Light Sensitive, Lineage and Legacy: Wynn Bullock and Imogen Cunningham, No Strangers, Emerge, All Art Arizona, Miles by David Emitt Adams, Best of Light Sensitive, Bill Timmerman, The Physical Photograph, Daguerreotypes by Jerry Spagnoli; 2012: Strange but True: The Arizona Photographs of Allen Dutton, Best of Light Sensitive, Word Up: Artists Using Language, Abstracted by J. Barry Thomson)

2012 – Assistant, The Tutu Project, International

2011 – Gallery Assistant, Northlight Gallery, Tempe, AZ

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