Bio

Joe Tsambiras is a drawer and printmaker living in Savannah, Georgia. He received a BFA in illustration from Savannah College of Art and Design and an MFA in drawing and printmaking from Georgia State University. He is a founding member of the Atlanta Printmakers Studio. Currently, he is working as a Professor of Foundation Studies at Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, GA. He exhibits work nationally and internationally, and his work can be found in various private collections including renowned fashion designer Guo Pei and the collection of Atlanta’s High Museum of Art.





                           

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EDUCATION
2005-2007 MFA Georgia State University
                Drawing and Printmaking
1991-1994 BFA  Savannah College of Art and Design
                Illustration
1989-1991  AA   Valencia Community College
 
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2024 “Brand 52 Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper”, Brand Gallery, Juror: Shana Nys Dambrot, Glendale, CA
2024 “By the Pricking of My Thumbs” Exchange Portfolio and Portfolio Exhibition, Southern Graphics Council International, Providence, RI
2024  “44th National Print Exhibition”, Artlink Contemporary Gallery, Juror: Sachi Yanari-Rizzo. Fort Wayne, IN
2024 “International Printmaking Juried Exhibition: Myths & Legends of the World”, Jurors: E. Klempner, H. Salcedo, Y. Vergara. Miami, FL
2023  “El Paso Print Pachanga”, Second Place Prize, Juror: Rigo Luno. Taller la Espina, El Paso, TX
2022  “Supernatural”, The Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA
2022 “Home Grown: Artists from the Peach State”, Reeves House Gallery, Woodstock, GA
2019  “Works on Paper Salon Exhibition”, The Hen House, Savannah, GA
2019 “The Polymorph Bodyshop”, The Bakery, Atlanta, GA
2017  “Translating the Mark”, Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2017 “Inner Space”, Swan Coach House Gallery, Buckhead, GA
2017 “The December Show”, Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2016  “8th International Printmaking Biennial of Douro”, Douro Museum, Douro, Portugal
2016 “Pushing the Press: Contemporary Printmaking in Georgia”, Lyndon House Arts Center Athens GA
2016 “Utah Arts Alliance Exhibition”, Utah Arts Alliance Gallery, Salt Lake City UT
2016 “The Garden of Unearthly Delights: Hieronymus Bosch in the 21st Century”, Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta GA
2015  “Sprawl: Drawing Outside the Lines”, High Museum of Art, Atlanta GA
2014  “ENCYCLOPAEDIA”, Kai Lin Art, Atlanta, GA
2013  “Atlanta Print Biennial”, Juried by: Beauvais Lyons and James R. Cox. Erickson Clock, Atlanta GA
2012  “ECHOES: Adventures in Printmaking”, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta GA
2012 “LaGrange National XXVII Biennial”, LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange GA
2011  “My sweet, sweet…”, Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Decatur GA
2010  “Restless Devices”, Beep Beep Gallery,  Atlanta, GA
2009  “Seasons”, Youngblood Gallery, Atlanta, GA                   
2009 “Activist Artist Collective”, Carlos Gallery, Sewanee, TN
2009 “Multiple Impressions”, Averitt Center for the Arts, Statesboro, GA
2009 “Printmakers Paradise 2”, Southwest Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
2008  “Majestic Hours”, collaborations with artist Sam Parker, Beep Beep Gallery, Atlanta GA
2007  “Elementals, curated by Richard Gere. Blue Tower Gallery, Atlanta GA
2007 “Printmakers Paradise”, Southwest Art Center, Atlanta GA                                 
2007 “Learning to Love You More”, curated by Miranda July and Harrell Fletcher. MU, Eindhoven, The Netherlands 2007 “Learning to Love You More”, curated by Miranda July and Harrell Fletcher. The Journal Gallery, Brooklyn NY             
2007 “15th Florida Printmakers National Competition” Juried by Joe Sanders. Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Dunedin FL                        2007 “Atlanta Printmakers Studio”, Swan Coach Gallery, Buckhead GA                
2007 “On the Spot!”, City Gallery East, Atlanta GA         

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013 “PORTL”, Swan Coach House Gallery, Buckhead, GA
2011 “Wired for Light”, Twist Gallery, Nashville, GA
2009 “Golden Feelings”, Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA
2008 “Save Room in the Life Raft: 99 Drawings”, Aurora Coffee, Atlanta GA
2007 “Shooting”, Ernest G. Welch Gallery – Petit Salon, Atlanta GA
                 
COLLECTIONS
Zuckerman Museum of Art, Southern Graphics Council International, Prints and Collection Archive, Kennesaw, GA
Guo Pei, China
Douro Museum Printmaking Collection, Peso da Regua, Portugal
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
Bertram L. Levy, Atlanta, GA
Louis Corrigan, Atlanta, GA
Baxter Jones, Atlanta, GA
 
AWARDS
2023 El Paso Print Pachanga exhibition, 2nd place prize. Juror, Rigo Luno. El Paso, TX
2014 Hambidge Center for Arts and Sciences Fellowship, residency, Atlanta, GA
2010 Forward Arts Foundation Emerging Artist Award 2011, nomination, Atlanta GA
2010 Best Opening: Here We Hide (Creative Loafing, Readers Pick), Atlanta GA
2010 Best Art Exhibit in a Gallery: Here We Hide (Creative Loafing, Readers Pick), Atlanta GA
2010 Runner Up for Best Emerging Visual Artist (Creative Loafing, Readers Pick), Atlanta GA
2009  Forward Arts Foundation Emerging Artist Award 2010, nomination, Atlanta GA
2006  Contemporary Art Award, Juried Student Exhibition, GSU, Atlanta GA