M.F.A. University of Notre Dame, Painting, 2005
B.A. University of New Orleans, Studio Art, cum laude, 2002
Certificate of Artistry, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, Visual Arts, 1997
Exhibitions (*solo exhibitions marked by asterisk)
2010 *Requiem in Pink, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
2009 Beverly Arts Center 33rd Competition and Exhibition, Chicago, IL (jurors: Aron Packer and Tim Anderson)
2008 Artrageous No. 21, Estel Gallery, Nashville, TN
The Fourteenth Annual International Exhibition, SOHO20 Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY (juror: Chakaia Booker)
Line: A Drawing Exhibition, Estel Gallery, Nashville, TN
RE: Vision (Zolla/Lieberman Gallery Through 32 Years), Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
Art Chicago, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, The Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
2007 64th Annual Salon Show, William J. Bachman Gallery, Center for Visual and Performing Arts, South Shore Arts, Munster, IN (juror: James Yood, Adjunct Full Professor of Art History, Theory, and Criticism, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Chicago correspondent to Artforum)
Dirty Little Secrets, Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
8x8 2-D Art Exhibition, A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago, IL
Digital Diversity, San Buenaventura Artists’ Union Gallery, Ventura, CA
Art Chicago, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, The Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
2006 9x12 Works on Paper Show, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Forth Worth, TX
Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition, Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts Gallery, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN
Art Chicago, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, The Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
2005 *Generation XXX: Libation, Lust, and Liberation, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition, Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts Gallery, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN
Art Chicago, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
*Allegory of the Luscious and the Lecherous, Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
2004 Summer Love, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
New American Paintings, juried exhibition in print, The Ninth Open Studio Midwestern Competition, Volume 9, Number 4, Book 53, September 2004, 134-137. (juror: Raphaela Platow, Curator, The Rose Art Museum)
Lobby Level: Recent Work by Rhett Gérard Poché, Tomas Rivas, and Paul Siebenthal, University of Indianapolis, Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
47th Annual International Exhibition, San Diego Art Institute, House of Charm, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA
InBetween, The Krasl Gallery, The Box Factory for the Arts, St. Joseph, MI
2003 New Faces, Isis Gallery, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Alchemy and Artistry, U.N.O. Fine Art Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Gallery Representation
Zolla/Lieberman Gallery
325 West Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60610
(2004 to Present)
Fellowships, Honors, Awards
Merit Award, 64th Annual Salon Show, William J. Bachman Gallery, Center for Visual and Performing Arts, South Shore Arts, Munster, IN (juror: James Yood)
Outstanding Graduate Student Teacher, The Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, spring 2005
Graduate Fellowship, full award, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 2003 to 2005
Nominee, The Dedalus Foundation Master of Fine Arts Fellowship in Painting, New York, NY, 2004
Artist Residencies
Artist-in-Residence, Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, June and July 2003
Visiting Artist Lectures
“William Lieberman and Rhett Gérard Poché” Kendall College of Art and Design, Ferris State University, Grand Rapids, MI, February 7, 2006
Professional Organizations
College Art Association (2004 to present)
Reviews and Publications
“Line Up: Estel assembles ambitious show of drawings by 14 artists,” Arts, Nashville Scene, August 21, 2008.
64th Annual Salon Show, exhibition catalog, image: Nubile Baroque #1 (Justin), 2007.
“Starring Artists,” Lake County News, The Times of Northwest Indiana, September 17, 2007.
“Art Space Talk: Rhett Gérard Poché,” online interview, http://www.myartspace.com/blog/2007/07/art-space-talk-rhett-gerard-poche.html,
July 30, 2007.
“Rhett Gérard Poché at Zolla/Lieberman,” Chicago Reader, Volume 34, Number 37, 2005, Section 2, June 2005, 28.
“Rhett Gérard Poché,” Chicago Gallery News, Volume 20, Number 2, April-August 2005, 26.
“Schooled in the Arts,” review, South Bend Tribune, sec. E, Intermission, April 24, 2005.
The Juggler, Volume 61, image: In and Out on the Town, winter, 2005.
The Juggler, Volume 59, images: Blueberry Hills and All-American Girl, winter, 2004.
New American Paintings, The Ninth Open Studio Midwestern Competition, Volume 9, Number 4, Book 53, September 2004, 134-137.
The William and Mary Review, Volume 42, image: Pink Lady, 2004, 56.
“Lobby Level: Rhett Poché, Paul Siebenthal, Tomas Rivas,” Nuvo Arts Guide, November 2004, 35.
Areas of Specialization and Instruction
• Painting • Visual Literacy/Art Appreciation
• Drawing • Art History Survey I and II
• Figure Drawing • Interdisciplinary, Team-Taught
• 2-D Foundations Art History/Literature Courses
Teaching Experience
Adjunct Instructor, 9 credit hours per semester, Holy Cross College, Humanities Division, Notre Dame, IN (2006 to present)
• Introduction to Drawing
• Introduction to Painting • Painting II
• Visual Literacy: How to "Read" Art and Culture*
• Art History Survey I: Prehistoric Art to Gothic Art
• Art History Survey II: Early Renaissance Art to Modern Art
• Arts and Literature of World Cultures I**
• Arts and Literature of World Cultures II**
*This lecture course is a writing-intensive seminar geared towards facilitating student understanding, interpretation, and discussion of contemporary visual culture (fine art, design, film, advertising, etc.). The course stresses critical analysis from modern perspectives such as class, politics, race, and gender.
*This is an interdisciplinary, team-taught art history/literature seminar. The course examines parallels between works of fine art and literature (western and non-western) that were concurrently produced during historic periods of cultural evolution and revolution. This course is required of all Holy Cross students pursuing a B.A. in Liberal Arts.
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Adjunct Instructor, 18 credit hours per semester, Ivy Tech Community College, School of Fine Arts and Design (NASAD accredited), South Bend, IN (2006 to present)
• Life and Object Drawing I (Still Life and Figure Drawing)
• Life and Object Drawing II (Still Life and Figure Drawing)
• Intermediate Drawing I
• Intermediate Drawing II
• Art History Survey I: Prehistoric Art to Gothic Art*
• Art History Survey II: Early Renaissance Art to Modern Art*
*This course has been taught as a traditional lecture course, and as an online Distance Learning course via Blackboard.
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Adjunct Assistant Professor, Indiana University-South Bend, Department of Fine Arts, South Bend, IN (2005 and 2006)
• Fundamental Studio Drawing
• An Introduction to Art: Ways of Seeing (Visual Literacy)
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Adjunct Lecturer, Purdue University-South Bend, Department of Computer Graphics Technology, South Bend, IN (2005 and 2006)
• Sketching for Visualization and Communication (2-D Design)*
*This drawing course is intended for students who study Computer Graphics Technology. It stresses drawing as an indispensable tool for the conceptualization and formal planning of digitally derived images (both static and kinetic). The courses introduces first-year Computer Graphics Technology students to traditional studio drawing techniques that formally mimic processes they will later perform through computer applications in their upper-level classes.
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Graduate Teaching Assistant (instructor of record), University of Notre Dame, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Notre Dame, IN (2003 to 2005)
• Drawing I
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Graduate Assistant to Professor Maria Tomasula, University of Notre Dame, Department of Art, Art History, and Design, Notre Dame, IN (2002 to 2003)
• Painting I
Professional Development
Distance Learning Online Faculty Certification (Blackboard), Ivy Tech Community College, South Bend, IN, fall 2007
Instructional Technology Experience
• Blackboard (Ivy Tech Community College)
Designed and implemented Internet sections of Art History Survey I and Art History Survey II
• Moodle (Holy Cross College)
Designed electronic course materials (image files, assignment handouts, and discussion boards) to supplement classroom lectures for An Introduction to Painting, Art History Survey I, Art History Survey II, Art and Literature of World Cultures I, and Art and Literature of World Cultures I
Departmental Service
Statewide Online Development Committee (Art History), Ivy Tech Community College, South Bend, IN, fall 2008 and spring 2009
Developed a common, statewide curricula and Blackboard modules for all online Art History courses. The curricula and course modules will be mandatory for all instructors teaching online sections of Art History Survey I and Art History Survey II.
Coordinator/Juror, Arts Day and Arts Day Student/Faculty Art Exhibition, Humanities Division, Holy Cross College, Notre Dame, IN, spring 2007, 2008, 2009
Communications and Visual Studies B.A. Degree Committee, Holy Cross College, Notre Dame, IN, fall 2007 and spring 2008
Senior Capstone Committee Member, Holy Cross College, Notre Dame, IN, spring 2008
College Liaison, The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Sesquicentennial Jubilee Art Exhibition, Holy Cross College, Notre Dame, IN, summer 2007
Grade Appeals Committee, Holy Cross College, Notre Dame, IN, summer 2007
Visual Studies/Fine Art Curriculum Revision Committee, Holy Cross College, Notre Dame, IN, fall 2006 and spring 2007
Community Service
Art Class Coordinator and Instructor, Youth Summer Enrichment Program, Holy Cross College, Notre Dame, IN, June 2007
Art Program Coordinator, National Youth and Sports Program (NYSP), Center for Social Concerns, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, June and July, 2003 to 2005
Juror, Regional Scholastic Art Awards Show, South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, IN, 2003
Art Teacher, Robinson Community Learning Center, South Bend, IN, June and July 2003