Curriculum Vitae
Education
Frank Phillips College – Borger, TX
Earned Transfer Credits / 2012 – 2015
West Texas A&M University – Canyon, TX
BFA Studio Art
August 2015 – December 2018
Summa Cum Laude
Arizona State University – Tempe, AZ
MFA Printmaking
August 2019 – May 2022
Professional Experience
Seasonal Worker/Signmaker/Youth Conservation Corp Leader
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
2015 – 2017
Studio Assistant
West Texas A&M University
2016 – 2018
Digital Lab Assistant
ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
January 2020 – May 2022
Instructor of Record
ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
2d Design / January – May 2020
Screen Printing 1 / August 2020 – December 2020
Advance Screen Printing / August 2020 – December 2020
Color Theory / January – May 2021
Intro to Printmaking / August 2021 – December 2021
Mokuhanga: Japanese Woodblock Printing / January – May 2022
Studio and Safety Technician
Whitman College Fouts Center for the Visual Arts
September 2022 – Current
Adjunct Instructor
Whitman College Fouts Center for the Visual Arts
Optic Image / January - May 2023 and August - December 2023
New Media / January - May 2025
Advisory Board Member: Mokuhanga Project Space
January 2023 - Current
Residencies
Richard Steiner’s Kyoto International Mokuhanga School – Kyoto, Japan
Three-month course studying mokuhanga
May - August 2018
Mokuhanga Project Space 10 Day Studio Workspace Residency
One month practicing mokuhanga
June - July 2024
Karuizawa Mokuhanga School – Karuizawa, Japan
One month practicing mokuhanga
July - August 2024
Exhibitions
ACWT Exhibitions - Amarillo Museum of Art
Amarillo, TX
Spring 2017, 18
2017 Best of Show
Juried Group Shows
PRINT, PRINTED, PRINTING - Burris Hall Gallery
Las Vegas, NM
Spring 2018
Group Show
OUR SHOW - Amarillo National Bank Tunnel Gallery
Amarillo, TX
Summer 2018
Student Group Exhibition
BFA SHOW 2018 - Dord Fitz Gallery WTAMU
Canyon, TX
Fall 2018
Group Show
OBSESSION - Light Art Space
Silver City, NM
Fall 2019
Juried Group Show
New Graduate Exhibition - Harry Wood Gallery ASU
Tempe, AZ
Fall 2019
Group Show
Grad Group Show - Step Gallery
Phoenix, AZ
March 2020 – Installed but canceled due to pandemic.
Group Show
MFA Quarantine 2020 - Harry Wood Gallery ASU
Tempe, AZ
August 2020
Group Show
Galbut Prize Exhibition – Harry Wood Gallery ASU
Tempe, AZ
March 2021
Group Show
Nathan Cummings Exhibition – Harry Wood Gallery ASU
Tempe, AZ
April 2021
Juried Group Show
The Art Grads (TAG) Group Exhibition – Step Galley ASU
Phoenix, AZ
September 2021
Group Show
Sumi-Fusion: International Mokuhanga Exhibition - Nara Prefectural Cultural Hall
Nara, Japan
November 2021
Juried Group Show (Jurors: Leonie Bradley, Hiroko Furuya, Takuji Hamanaka, Kari Laitinen, Yasu Shibata, Annu Vertanen)
Mokuhanga Ehon International Exhibition - Kyoto Paradise Book Art Gallery
Kyoto, Japan
November 2021
Juried Group Show
Press Forward - Box13 ArtSpace
PrintMatters Houston
Houston, Texas
October - December 2021
Juried Group Show
Delta National Small Prints Exhibition - Bradbury Art Museum
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, Arkansas
February 2022
Juried Group Show
Turbulent Waters – Harry Wood Gallery
Tempe, Arizona
April 18-28, 2022
MFA Thesis Exhibition
L.inking Mokuhanga Exhibition - Coppell Arts Center
Coppell, Texas
May – June 2022
Invited Group Show
Where the River Flows - Breezeway Gallery
Walla Walla, Washington
September – December 2023
Solo Show
Ties That Bind - Vision Gallery
Chandler, Arizona
January - March 2024
Invited Group Show
Kentler Benefit - 100 Works on Paper - Kentler International Drawing Space
Brooklyn, New York
September - October 2024
Group Show
Innovation: Mokuhanga & Washi: International Mokuhanga Exhibition - Imadate Art Center
Echizen City, Japan
April 2024
Juried Exhibition
WT Alumni Art Show - Dord Fitz Gallery
Canyon, Texas
March - April 2024
WT Alumni Art Show - Amarillo National Bank Tunnel Gallery
Amarillo, Texas
May - July 2024
2 x 1 x Walla Walla Valley - Combine Art Collective
Walla Walla, WA
January - March, 2025
Invited Group Show
Watermarks - Foundry Vineyards Gallery
Walla Walla, Washington
May - July 2025
Group Show
The Unfinished Print: Five Years Of Talking Mokuhanga - Mark Christopher Gallery
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
November 2025
Invited Group Show
Awards and Scholarships
Alma C Madden Visual Art Endowed Scholarship
West Texas A&M University – 2016 and 2017
Emilio Caballero Memorial Scholarship
West Texas A&M University – 2016
Isabel Robinson Art Scholarship
West Texas A&M University – 2017
Don Ray Memorial Scholarship
West Texas A&M University – 2018
Best of Show ACWT Show
West Texas A&M University – 2017
Teaching Assistantship - 2020, 2021, and 2022
Arizona State University HIDA
Nathan Cummings Graduate Travel Award – 2021
Arizona State University HIDA
MFA Thesis Award – 2021
Arizona State University HIDA
Workshops, Lectures, and Demonstrations
Demonstration: Southern Graphics Council Conference 2021 Make Ready
Photomechanical Mokuhanga: Laser Carved Halftones
https://www.sgcinternational.org/makeready-events/
Demonstration: Mokuhanga International Conference 2021 Sumi Fusion
Photomechanical Mokuhanga: Laser Carved Halftones
http://2021.mokuhanga.org/2021/09/27/photomechanical-mokuhanga-laser-carved-halftones/
Artist Talk and Demonstration: University of Wisconsin Platteville
February 2024
Artist Talks: Lincoln High School
September 4, 2024
December 3, 2024
Workshops: Mokuhanga Project Space
Workshops at Foundry Vineyards Gallery
July 23, 2023
June 22-23, 2024
June 9, 2025
Winter Children's Workshops: Whitman College
December 3, 2023
November 24, 2024
Publications
Mokublad Newspaper
2023
https://www.mokuhangamagic.be/mokublad/
The Unfinished Print Podcast - It's A Reflection of Self
June 2023
https://theunfinishedprint.libsyn.com/ben-selby-printmaker-its-a-reflection-of-self
The Unfinished Print - Mokuhanga Project Space w/ Keiko Hara & Benjamin Selby
January 2025
https://theunfinishedprint.libsyn.com/mokuhanga-project-space-w-keiko-hara-benjamin-selby