Jay Wallace

Jay Wallace serves as Associate Professor and Chair of the Art and Design Department at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, teaching foundational courses in Drawing (ART 1000), Design (ART 1010), Graphic Design (ART 2300/3300/4500), and Printmaking (ART 2500/3500/4500).

Education:

• 1999 – AAS, Graphic Design, Utah Valley State College (UVSC), Orem, UT
• 2009 – BFA Design/Illustration, Emphasis in Printmaking, Utah Valley University (UVU), Orem, UT
• 2013 – MFA Printmaking, University of South Dakota (USD), Vermillion, SD

Research Focus: Wallace merges traditional intaglio printmaking with digital/mixed media techniques including digital transfers, serigraphy, photogravure, and oil painting. His current historical project the Forgotten—a three-part hand-bound intaglio book art series—explores enigmatic, reprehensible, and unregarded narratives to raise awareness about overlooked places and people. This work reflects his childhood exposure to historical sites and architectural drafting background.

Exhibition History: Solo exhibitions include Connections (2014, Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art), Temporal Impermanence (2014, The Print City Conference, Detroit), Vicissitudes – Fragments of Detroit (2013, Café Brulé Gallery), and Orem in Retrospect (2009, SCERA Center for the Arts).

Professional Background: Prior to academia, Wallace worked 15+ years as a Graphic Designer/Desktop Publisher in commercial printing. He served as assistant for the nationally recognized Frogman’s Printmaking Workshops, taught at Utah Valley University and Provo College, and contributed to fossil restoration at a Paleontology lab. His work appears in print/online publications, and he resides in Atchison, Kansas with his family.