John Michael Byrd
Curriculum Vitae
john_michael_byrd@yahoo.com
Education
2007 B.F.A. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2002 Pine High School, Franklinton, LA
1983 Born, Bogalusa, LA
Employment
2008 Special Events Coordinator Baton Rouge Gallery
Center for Contemporary Art, Baton Rouge LA
2007-08 Assistant to the Director Baton Rouge Gallery Center for
Contemporary Art, Baton Rouge LA
2007-08 Visitor Services/Tour Guide Louisiana Arts and Science
Museum. Baton Rouge, LA
2002 Professional Artist
Solo Exhibitions
2007 Anna Mosity Project at the Arts Lounge at Boudreaux and
Thibodaux's, Baton Rouge, LA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008 ArtMelt, Brunner Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
July Group Show, Gallery N, Baton Rouge, LA
Hot Tamales: 7th Annual Summer Invitational Art
Exhibition, LSU School of Art Alfred C. Glassel Jr
exhibition gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
REVObr Art Show, Ephemeral Gallery Baton Rouge, LA
Lollapalooza, Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, Baton
Rouge, LA
2007 99: An Unusual Art Sale III, LSU Foster Hall Gallery, Baton
Rouge, LA
Artists, Art and Wreaths, Gallery N, Baton Rouge, LA
Taste of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge River Center, Baton
Rouge, LA
Black and White: an evening of creative proportions
Gallery N, Baton Rouge, LA
The Bottom Line: LSU B.F.A. Exhibition, Foster Hall
Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
LSU Juried Art Show, Union Art Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
Fresh Paint: Work is Salvation, LSU Sculpture Park, Baton
Rouge, LA
2006 Perspektiv: Self Recent Works by Carmen Guy and John
Michael Byrd, Rasputin's, Baton Rouge, LA
6th Backyard Gallery Show, Baton Rouge LA
Chia Pet Show LSU Design Atrium, Baton Rouge, LA
LSU Pre-Juried Art Show, Union Art Gallery,
Baton Rouge, LA
2005 Cobalt View: Union Art Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
1995-05 Washington Parish Free Fair Art Show, Fine Arts Building,
Franklinton, LA
1998-04 WEDF Annual Art Show, Bogalusa LA
1998-02 PHS Talented Art Group Show, Franklinton, LA
Performances/Video Showings
2008 (slated) Self Video, Glassell Film Fest: Recent Work by
Louisiana Filmmakers. Glassell Exhibition Gallery,
Baton Rouge, LA
2007 Hormonally Yours Video, Baton Rouge, LA
The Resurrection of Anna Mosity Live Performance Foster
Hall Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2006 Finals are a Drag Video Collaboration, Baton Rouge, LA
Self Video, Rasputin's, Baton Rouge, LA
Ginatown, Video Collaboration Foster Hall, Baton Rouge, LA
Playdough Performance/Installation/Collaboration, Foster
Hall Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
Ballad of the Counterfeit Queer, Live Performance, Baton
Rouge, LA
Grants and Awards
2008 April & May the Best of Artist Collectors Edition
2007 Invited to perform at ArtMelt Gala, Brunner Gallery, Baton
Rouge, LA
2006 J. Kenneth Edmiston Memorial Scholarship
2003-05 LSU Dean's List
2002-03 UNO Dean's List
2003-07 National Collegiate Scholar
2002 Carl M. Thorp Memorial Art Scholarship
American Legion Award
2001 Teaching Academy Award
1995 Washington Parish Free Fair Art Show best of show
Selected Bibliography
2008 Dark City Edition of the Ivory Tower Magazine.
July 2008. www.theivorytowermagazine.com.
2007 Artist, Arts and Wreaths, Country Roads Magazine Nov. ed
John Byrd's art work to be displayed at LSU Friday.
Bogalusa Daily News by Amy Luper
2006 J.M. Byrd to be featured in Baton Rouge... Bogalusa Daily
News by Bobann Breland
Class performs in free speech plaza The Daily Reveille by
Julie Chance
2005 Colbalt View art show displays students' work the Daily
Reveille by Alex Demus
