Biography:
Photo by Christopher Marcum, 2016
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Klinton Burgio-Ericson is an artist, art historian, and educator currently completing his doctorate in art history from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. He specializes in the architecture and material culture of colonial Latin and Anglo-America, under the direction of Professors Eduardo de J. Douglas and Bernard L. Herman. His dissertation explores the significance of Spanish mission architecture in seventeenth-century New Mexico, focusing on the Purísima Concepción mission of Hawikku Pueblo as a case study in cultural encounter and architectural meaning.
Over the course of his graduate studies, Klinton has explored a broad range of art historical approaches and periods, and developed a methodological outlook drawing on the fields of anthropology, archaeology, material culture studies, and linguistics. In 2009, he wrote his Master’s Thesis on Hellenistic architectural sculpture under the direction of Professor Mary Sturgeon. This thesis analyzes the political implications of the relationship between Classical Greek votive relief sculptures and the second-century BC Telephos Frieze of the Pergamon Altar in Asia Minor. His research projects have included such diverse topics as Spanish and Native American architectural practices in Iberia, Mexico, the U.S. Southwest, and Piedmont Virginia; architectural theory and representation from the Medieval to Early Modern Periods; the expression of cultural meaning in physical landscapes and their painted representations; quilts; ceramics; early photography; and modernist painting in the U.S. Southwest. Graduate school allowed Klinton to develop a passion for teaching and gain broad experience as a Teaching Assistant and Instructor of Record over seven years. He has taught courses on Latin American, Western European, African, and Islamic art history, as well as studio drawing, painting, and participation in M.F.A. critiques. Throughout his graduate studies, Klinton continues to practice and exhibit as a visual artist. Among others, he has shown at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, NC; the Turchin Center for Visual Arts in Boone, NC; the Quincy Art Center in Quincy, IL; and as part of group shows in Japan and Boston, MA. He has exhibited often as a member of the Durham Art Guild and received awards from jurors such as Barkley Hendricks, Petah Coyne, Judy Chicago, and Linda Johnson Dougherty. Klinton grew up in the small Midwestern farming community of Funk, NE. He channeled his early interests in drawing through high school art classes and went on to obtain his Bachelors of Art degree from College of the Ozarks, located in Southwestern Missouri. His emphasis was painting, but he also explored sculpture and conceptual approaches, and studied English Literature and French. A year teaching conversational English in Marseille, France augmented Klinton’s education, allowing him to travel throughout Western Europe, visiting museum collections and cultural venues while refining his artistic vision. Upon returning to the United States, he moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he began his graduate work. Klinton is married to clinical researcher Laurel Burgio-Ericson, and is presently completing his dissertation as a Tyson Fellow in American Art at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, AR. |
Education:
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Ph. D. Candidate, Art History with an External Minor in American Studies, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. "Living in the Purisima Concepcion: Architectural Form, Cultural Negotiation, and Everyday Practice in a Seventeenth-Century New Mexico Mission among the Zuni Indians." Defense scheduled for December 14, 2017, graduation for May 2018.
M. A., Art History, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, May 2009. Thesis Title: "Devotions and Dynasty: Votive Reliefs and the Pergamon Altar's Telephos Frieze." B.A., Studio Art with a Minor in English, summa cum laude, College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Missouri, May 2006. |
Academic Honors and Awards:
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Graduate School Dissertation Completion Fellowship, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2017.
Tyson Scholar of American Art, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2016. Graduate School Off-Campus Dissertation Research Fellowship, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2016. Graduate Tuition Incentive Scholarship, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Graduate School, 2016. Peter Buck Fellowship, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 2015. Graduate Student/Emerging Professional Annual Conference Fellowship, Society of Architectural Historians, Latrobe Chapter, 2015. Graduate Student Travel Funds, Department of Art, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2015. Conference Travel Grant, Medieval and Early Modern Studies Program, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2015. Graduate Tuition Incentive Scholarship, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Graduate School, 2015. Newberry Consortium in American Indian Studies Graduate Student Fellowship, The Newberry Library, Chicago, IL, 2014. Graduate Tuition Incentive Scholarship, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Graduate School, 2013-2014. Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Dissertation Fellowship, 2013. Academy of American Franciscan History Dissertation Fellowship, 2013. Visiting Scholar Research Fellowship, The Autry National Center, Los Angeles, CA, 2013. New Mexico State History Scholar Fellowship, Historical Society of New Mexico and the Office of the State Historian, 2013. Charles E. Peterson Fellowship of the Buildings of the United States and the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, 2013. Graduate Tuition Incentive Scholarship, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Graduate School, 2013-2014. Offered, Sally Kress Tompkins Fellowship, Society of Architectural Historians and the Historic American Buildings Survey, 2013. Eaton Curatorial Internship in American Art, Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2012. Graduate Student Travel Funds, Art Department, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, for field research at Spanish Mission sites in New Mexico, 2011. Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) in Latin American Studies, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, for advanced Spanish language study at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 2010. Pre-Dissertation Field Research Grant, The Institute for the Study of the Americas, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, for field research at Spanish mission sites in central Mexico, 2010. University Teaching Fellowship and Stipend, Department of Art, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2007-2012. Alumni Art Scholarship, College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO, 2003. Dean's List, College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO, 2002-2003. Mildred Letton Wittick Scholarship, College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO, 2002. Winston Churchill Essay Scholarship, College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO, 2000-2003. L. W. Hyer Book Scholarship, College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO, 2000-2003. President's List, College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO, 1999-2001. |
Teaching Experience:
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Guest Lecturer, ARH 480/580 Topics in Art History: Southwest Missions, University of Arizona, at the invitation of Dr. Emily Umberger, 2015.
Guest Lecturer, Natural History Research Experiences Summer Intern Program, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, 2015. Guest Lecturer, Museum Anthropology Graduate Seminar, George Washington University, at the invitation of Dr. Gwyneira Isaac, 2014. Gallery Instructor, Eaton Curatorial Internship in American Art, Ackland Art Museum, 2012-2013. Instructor in Art History and Studio Art, The Arts Center, Carrboro, NC, 2012-2013. Art Lab Graduate Assistant, Department of Art, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2008-2013. Teaching Assistant and Instructor of Record, Department of Art, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2007-2013. Regular Participant in MFA student critiques, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2009-2012. Student Assistant, Art Department, College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO, 2002/2004. English Teaching Assistant, Lycee de Rempart, Marseille, France, 2003-2004. Tutor, Center for Writing and Thinking, College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO, 2000-2001. |
Selected Exhibitions (As Artist):
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Invitational Landscape Show (one of five artists). Harrisburg Art Association, Harrisburg, PN. October 21-November 23, 2016.
Road Trip. National Juried Show. Gallery Underground, Alexandria, VA. Juror: Michael Francis, Studio Artist, 2016. Honorable Mention Award. Art Association of Harrisburg's 88th Annual International Juried Exhibition, Harrisburg, PN, 2016. Juror: Oliver Shell, Associate Curator of European Painting and Sculpture, Baltimore Museum of Art. M/Taking Place: Contemporary Western Landscapes (solo exhibition). Room 100 Gallery, Durham, NC, 2015. Red. National Juried Show. Gallery Underground, Alexandria, VA, 2015. Juror: Frank Eber. Debut Art Exhibition. LATELA Gallery, Washington, DC, 2015. Femininity, Female Figures, and Dancing Shapes. LatelaDC online exhibit curated by Marta Staudinger, 2015. Art Association of Harrisburg's 86th Annual International Juried Exhibition, Harrisburg, PN, 2014. Juror: Brian Rogers, Former Deputy Executive Director, Pennsylvania Council of the Arts. Durham Art Guild's 60th Annual Juried Art Show, Durham, NC, 2014. Juror: Marshall Price, Nancy Hanks Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC. Highlight of LATELA Artists: Debut Exhibition. Online exhibit curated by Marta Staudinger, 2014. Accelerate! North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC. Juried by NCMA curatorial staff, October 12, 2013-January 20, 2014. SCAPES, Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC, 2013. Juror: Jennifer Dasal, Associate Curator for Contemporary Art, North Carolina Museum of Art. The Circle 2013 Boston, Brookline Lunch, MA, 2013. 2013 Sweet Arts Fundraiser, Silent Auction, Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC. Durham Art Guild Members Exhibition 2013, Durham, NC. Durham Art Guild's 58th Annual Juried Art Show, Durham, NC, 2012. Juror: Sarah Powers, Executive Director, Visual Arts Exchange, Raleigh, NC. The Circle 2012 Kanagawa, Cafe Violette, Kanagawa, Japan, 2012. The Circle Exhibition in Boston 2012, Cafe Japonaise, Boston, MA, 2012. ArtsCenter Instructor Show, The ArtsCenter, Carborro, NC, 2012. Durham Art Guild's 57th Annual Juried Art Show, Durham, NC, 2011. Recipient, Third Place Award from Juror Linda Johnson Dougherty, Chief Curator and Curator for Contemporary Art at the North Carolina Museum of Art. The Circle Exhibition 2011 Tokyo, Meiji University Academy Entrance Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, 2011. The Circle Exhibition in Boston 2011, 1369 Coffee House, Boston, MA, 2011. The Circle Exhibition 2010 Tokyo, Meiji Academy Entrance Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, 2010. New Paintings (solo exhibition), Durham Art Guild SunTrust Gallery, Durham, NC, 2008. 2008 Fall Semester Exhibit, Art Department Office, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. 2008 Sweet Arts Fundraiser, Silent Auction, Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC. Halpert Biennial, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 2007. Juror: Terry Suhre, Director of Gallery 210 at the University of Missouri at Saint Louis. Durham Art Guild's 53rd Annual Juried Art Show, Durham, NC, 2007. Recipient, First Place Award from juror Barkley Hendricks. Durham Art Guild Members Exhibition 2007, Durham, NC. Durham Art Guild Members Christmas Exhibition 2007, Durham, NC. The Circle 2006 Group Exhibition, Kanagawa Science Park, Kanagawa, Japan, and Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS, 2006. Durham Art Guild's 52nd Annual Juried Art Show, Durham, NC, 2006. Recipient, Honorable Mention Award from juror Petah Coyne. Durham Art Guild Members Exhibition 2006, Durham, NC, 2006. 4:31 am, Boger Art Gallery, College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO, 2005. Durham Art Guild's 51st Annual Juried Art Show, Durham, NC, 2005. Recipient, Honorable Mention Award from juror Judy Chicago. 52nd Quad-State Juried Exhibition, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL, 2002. Juror: John Begley, Gallery Director, Hite Art Institute, University of Louisville, KY. |
Museum and Gallery Experiences:
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Co-coordinator, Recovering Voices Zuni Pueblo Community Consultation Visit to Smithsonian Institution Collections, with Octavius Seowtewa, Gerald Hooee, Gwyneira Isaac, and Judith Andrews (Sept. 19-23, 2016). National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC. 2015-present.
Research Fellow, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, through support of Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Dissertation Fellowship (2013-2014) and Peter Buck Fellowship (2014-2015). Project Manager, Hanes Visiting Artist-in-Residence Program, Department of Art, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Arranged the visit of Nigerian artist Bright Ugochukwu Eke and his large-scale collaborative installation at the Fed-Ex Global Education Center, 2013. Eaton Curatorial Intern in American Art, Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2012-2013. Participant, North Carolina Museum of Art's American Art Curatorial Studies Group, directed by John W. Coffey, NCMA Deputy Director for Arts and Curator of American and Modern Art, 2012-2013. Student Assistant, Boger Gallery, College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO, 2002/2005. Art Coordinator, Bytediner.com, Hollister, MO, 2001. |
Curated Exhibitions:
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Consultant on Spanish-Colonial artifacts, Many Voices, One Nation exhibit, National Museum of American History, curated by Barbara Clark Smith, Steve Velasquez, and Chris Turner, opened June 28, 2017.
"Adding to the Mix 6: Raymond Jonson's Abstract Naught (1930)," Curator, Ackland Art Museum, June 14, 2013-August 25, 2013. "In Pursuit of Strangeness: Wyeth and Westermann in Dialogue," assisted curator Erin Corrales-Diaz, Ackland Art Museum, June 14, 2013-August 25, 2013. "At Work in the Wilderness: Picturing the American Landscape, 1820-1920," Ackland Art Museum, exhibition dates: January March, 2011 [assisted co-curators Ross Barrett and Annah Lee as part of UNC-Chapel Hill ART 982 Seminar on American Landscape Painting]. "Cultural Politics and Contemporary Art," Ackland Art Museum, exhibition dates: January 24-March 29, 2009 [co-curated with other students in Cary Levine's ART 586 Politics in Contemporary Art Course at UNC-Chapel Hill]. |
Publications and Archival Materials:
Conferences and Presentations:
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“Revisiting the Rubber-Sided Museum: A Case Study in Collections-Based Research.” Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (April 11-15, 2018). National Museum of the American Indian and the National Museum of Natural History sponsored session entitled “Contextualizing Archaeological Museum Collections at the Smithsonian Institution.”
Peter Buck Research Fellow Presentation, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC (scheduled April 9, 2018). Recovering Voices Project Panel Discussion, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC (scheduled April 10, 2018). Brownbag Presentation and Research Update, Autry National Center, Los Angeles, CA (scheduled for February 20, 2018). “La comunidad del convento y la vida cotidiana en la Purísima Concepción de Hawikku en Nuevo México, 1629-1672.” Congreso Internacional: El Franciscanismo Hacia América y Oriente, Asociación Hispánica de Estudios Franciscanos and Universidad International de Andalucía, Huelva, Spain (July 4, 2017). "Life in the Purisima Concepcion: Cultural Encounter and Everyday Practice in the Seventeenth-Century Zuni Mission of Hawikku Pueblo." Tyson Scholar Lunch and Learn Presentation, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR (January 13, 2017). "Between the Studio and the Story," Art Department Visiting Scholar Lecture, College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO (February 8, 2017). Brownbag Presentation, National Museum of the American Indian Cultural Resources Center, Suitland, MD (May 4, 2016). "In the Celestial City and the Middle Place: Architectural Form and Everyday Life in Seventeenth-Century Zuni Missions." Society of Architectural Historians Latrobe Chapter, Washington, DC (December 1, 2015). "Research Update: Architectural Form and Everyday Life in a Seventeenth-Century New Mexico Mission." Presentation to the Zuni Lieutenant Governor and Tribal Council, Zuni, NM (September 24, 2015). “Forming Mission Life: Seventeenth-Century New Mexico Conventos.” Paper accepted for an open session at the Society of Architectural Historians’ 68th Annual Conference in Chicago, IL (April 15-19, 2015). Session chaired by Mohammed Gharipour, Ph. D., Morgan State University. “Negotiating the Table: Food and Community in a Seventeenth-Century New Mexico Mission.” Paper accepted for the Renaissance Society of America’s Affiliated Panel at the College Art Association’s 103rd Annual Conference in New York City, NY (February 12, 2015). Panel entitled “Comparative Spatial Histories of the Early Modern City: A Trans-Regional Study,” and chaired by Karen-edis Bazman, Ph. D., Binghamton University. "Architectural Form and Everyday Life in a Seventeenth-Century New Mexico Mission." Presentation to the Zuni Lieutenant Governor and Tribal Council, Zuni, NM (March 12, 2014). "Architectural Form and Everyday Life in a Seventeenth-Century New Mexico Mission." New Mexico State Records Center, Albuquerque, NM. Sponsored by the Historical Society of New Mexico and the Office of the State Historian (August 8, 2013). "Sumptuous and Beautiful, As They Were: Architectural Form, Everyday Life, and Cultural Encounter in a Seventeenth-Century New Mexico Mission." Braun Research Library, The Autry National Center, Los Angeles, CA (May 30, 2013). "Curator's Tour: Adding to the Mix 6: Raymond Jonson's Abstract Naught (1930)," Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill, NC (June 30, 2013). "Ackland Docent Training Workshop: Adding to the Mix and Exquisite Strangeness." Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill, NC (June 18, 2013). "Adding to the Mix 6: Raymond Jonson's Abstract Naught (1930)," Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill, NC (Ackland Intern Presentation Day, April 26, 2013). "Arenas of Encounter: Missions and Cultural Negotiation in Colonial New Spain." CHICLE Language Institute, Carrboro, NC (April 21, 2013). "Ackland Docent Training Workshop: Cultural Politics and Contemporary Art." Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill, NC, with Jennie Carlisle and Lindsay Gordon (February, 2009). |
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