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RANDY TOY
ydnartzoy@verizon.net
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EXHIBITIONS
2024
VMFA Faculty Exhibition, group exhibition, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School, Richmond, Virginia
2023
VMFA Faculty Exhibition, group exhibition, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School, Richmond, Virginia
Fetch a Cure, group exhibition, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
2021
INSIDE-OUT, group exhibition, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School, Richmond, Virginia
2020
VMFA Faculty Exhibition, group exhibition, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School, Richmond, Virginia
Hello there, group exhibition, Quirk Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia
Roses are Red, group exhibition, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
2019
VMFA Faculty Exhibition, group exhibition, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School, Richmond, Virginia
2018
VMFA Faculty Exhibition, group exhibition, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School, Richmond, Virginia
9th International Printmaking Biennial of Douro, Nuno Canelas, curator, group exhibition, Douro, Portugal
ELABORATE PATTERNS, group exhibition, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, Virginia, Karen Hansen, curator
INSIDE/OUT 3, group exhibition, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School, Richmond, Virginia
2017
GLOBAL PRINT 2017, group exhibition, Côa Museum, Nuno Canelas, curator, Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal (catalogue available)
RADIUS 250, group exhibition, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, Virginia, Francis Thompson, juror, JLL Art Program Project Manager, Richmond, Virginia
DIVINE INSPIRATION: Art from India, Nepal & Tibet, solo exhibition, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School, Richmond, Virginia
2016
CURRENT/Art Fair, Richmond, Virginia
VMFA Faculty Exhibition, group exhibition, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School, Richmond, Virginia
INSIDE/OUT 2, group exhibition,
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School, Richmond, Virginia
CMYK: ARRANGEMENTS, solo exhibition, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
ONE/OFF Printmakers, group exhibition, 1708 Gallery Satellite Exhibition, Linden Row, Richmond, Virginia
2015
ONE/OFF Printmakers, group exhibition, Walton Gallery, Petersburg, Virginia
Faculty Exhibition, group exhibition, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School, Richmond, Virginia
REFRESH, group exhibition, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
ONE/OFF Printmakers, group exhibition, Hill Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Cabin Fever, group exhibition, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
2014
INSIDE/OUT, group exhibition,
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School, Richmond, Virginia
NEXT, group exhibition, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
ONE/OFF Printmakers, group exhibition, Rivermont Studio, Lynchburg, Virginia
SHADE, group exhibition, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
The American Landscape, group exhibition, 1708 Gallery Satellite Exhibition, Linden Row, Richmond, Virginia
ONE/OFF Printmakers, group exhibition, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School, Richmond, Virginia
2012
Proof of Printing, group exhibition, Main Art Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
CONCERNING LINE, group exhibition, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
ONE/OFF Printmakers, group exhibition, Studio Two Three, Richmond, Virginia
First Edition, print auction, Studio Two Three, Richmond, Virginia
Zhin Tu-Monoscape Series, solo exhibition, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
HAZE, group exhibition, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
2011
HAZE, group exhibition, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
2011
Illuminate, group exhibition, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Monster Drawing Rally, group exhibition, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
2010
ONE/OFF Printmakers, group exhibition, Rivermont Studio Gallery, Lynchburg, Virginia
Love Text, group exhibition, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
2009
Cold Press, group exhibition, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
ThinkSMALL5: International Miniature Invitational Exhibition, group exhibition, Artspace and Art6 Galleries, Richmond, Virginia
Luck of the Draw, group exhibition, Visual Arts Center, Richmond, Virginia
ONE/OFF Printmakers, group exhibition, Middle Street Gallery, Washington, Virginia
2008
WHODUNNIT?, group exhibition, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
ONE/OFF Printmakers, group exhibition, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School, Richmond, Virginia
INKED, group exhibition, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
ONE/OFF Printmakers, group exhibition, Eric Schindler Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Art After Hours: Forth Annual Art Auction, group exhibition, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia
2007
ONE/OFF Printmakers, group exhibition, Middle Street Gallery, Washington, Virginia
2006
Artificium of Humanitas V, group exhibition, Daegu Cultural Arts Center, Daegu, South Korea (catalogue available)
Over Under Sideways Down, Backward Forwards Square and Round; Works on and with Paper, group exhibition, Irvine Contemporary Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Art Night 2006, group exhibition, Hickok Cole, Washington Project for the Arts/Corcoran, Washington, D.C.
Introductions 2, group exhibition, Irvine Contemporary Gallery, Martin Irvine and Heather Russell, curators, Director and Associate Director of Irvine Contemporary Gallery, Washington, D.C.
CORRELATIONS: Prints, Constructions and Collected Objects, Thesis exhibition, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
25th Silver Anniversary Art Auction, Washington Project for the Arts/Corcoran, group exhibition, Ashley Kistler, curator, Curator of the Visual Art Center of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia (catalogue available)
Almost Famous, group exhibition, Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Collectors’ Night, group exhibition, Visual Arts Center, Richmond, Viriginia
Emerging/Transition, group exhibition, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Color Me Bad : A collaboration with Joanne Greenbaum, group exhibition, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Trawick Prize Semi-Finalist
2005
OPTIONS 2005, group exhibition, Washington Project for the Arts/Corcoran, Libby Lumpkin, curator, Assistant Professor and Curator of the Donna Beam Gallery of Fine Art, University of Nevada Las Vegas (catalogue available)
International Art Biennial, group exhibition, Museum of the City of Skopje, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia (catalogue available)
ONE/OFF Printmakers: The Miniature Portfolio and Other Works, group exhibition, Main Art Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
SYSTEMS, two-man show with Jorge Benitez, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
ThinkSMALL3: International Miniature Invitational Exhibition, group exhibition, Artspace and Art6 Galleries, Richmond, Virginia
ONE/OFF Printmakers, group exhibition, Middle Street Gallery, Washington, Virginia
Thumbnails, group exhibition, Main Art Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
+9, group exhibition, Plant Zero, Richmond, Virginia
OPEN STUDIOS, group exhibition, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
2004
MIXELECON: Prints and Constructions, solo exhibition, Main Art Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Meridian/Meridien, group exhibition, L’Atelier Circulaire, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
CHROMO-erotic, group exhibition, FAB Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
ONE/OFF: Recent Prints, group exhibition, Flippo Gallery – Pace Armistead Hall, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia
6th American Print Biennial, group exhibition, University of Richmond Museums, Richmond, Virginia, Marjorie B. Cohn, juror, Curator of Prints at the Fogg Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
2003
Printmaking Biennial, group exhibition, a_ramona_studio, New York, New York, Hilary Lorenz, juror, Long Island University, New York (catalogue available)
ONE/OFF Printmakers: 25th Anniversary Exhibition, group exhibition, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School, Richmond, Virginia
ThinkSMALL2: International Miniature Invitational Exhibition, group exhibition, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
ONE/OFF Printmakers, group exhibition, Middle Street Gallery, Washington, Virginia
2002
ONE/OFF Printmakers: A Survey, group exhibition, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Art-o-Mat, group exhibition, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, Virginia, Southeastern Center of Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
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AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
2006
2010
ONE/OFF Printmakers, group exhibition, Rivermont Studio Gallery, Lynchburg, Virginia
Love Text, group exhibition, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
2009
Cold Press, group exhibition, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
ThinkSMALL5: International Miniature Invitational Exhibition, group exhibition, Artspace and Art6 Galleries, Richmond, Virginia
Luck of the Draw, group exhibition, Visual Arts Center, Richmond, Virginia
ONE/OFF Printmakers, group exhibition, Middle Street Gallery, Washington, Virginia
2008
WHODUNNIT?, group exhibition, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
ONE/OFF Printmakers, group exhibition, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School, Richmond, Virginia
INKED, group exhibition, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
ONE/OFF Printmakers, group exhibition, Eric Schindler Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Art After Hours: Forth Annual Art Auction, group exhibition, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia
2007
ONE/OFF Printmakers, group exhibition, Middle Street Gallery, Washington, Virginia
2006
Artificium of Humanitas V, group exhibition, Daegu Cultural Arts Center, Daegu, South Korea (catalogue available)
Over Under Sideways Down, Backward Forwards Square and Round; Works on and with Paper, group exhibition, Irvine Contemporary Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Art Night 2006, group exhibition, Hickok Cole, Washington Project for the Arts/Corcoran, Washington, D.C.
Introductions 2, group exhibition, Irvine Contemporary Gallery, Martin Irvine and Heather Russell, curators, Director and Associate Director of Irvine Contemporary Gallery, Washington, D.C.
CORRELATIONS: Prints, Constructions and Collected Objects, Thesis exhibition, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
25th Silver Anniversary Art Auction, Washington Project for the Arts/Corcoran, group exhibition, Ashley Kistler, curator, Curator of the Visual Art Center of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia (catalogue available)
Almost Famous, group exhibition, Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Collectors’ Night, group exhibition, Visual Arts Center, Richmond, Viriginia
Emerging/Transition, group exhibition, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Color Me Bad : A collaboration with Joanne Greenbaum, group exhibition, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Trawick Prize Semi-Finalist
2005
OPTIONS 2005, group exhibition, Washington Project for the Arts/Corcoran, Libby Lumpkin, curator, Assistant Professor and Curator of the Donna Beam Gallery of Fine Art, University of Nevada Las Vegas (catalogue available)
International Art Biennial, group exhibition, Museum of the City of Skopje, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia (catalogue available)
ONE/OFF Printmakers: The Miniature Portfolio and Other Works, group exhibition, Main Art Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
SYSTEMS, two-man show with Jorge Benitez, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
ThinkSMALL3: International Miniature Invitational Exhibition, group exhibition, Artspace and Art6 Galleries, Richmond, Virginia
ONE/OFF Printmakers, group exhibition, Middle Street Gallery, Washington, Virginia
Thumbnails, group exhibition, Main Art Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
+9, group exhibition, Plant Zero, Richmond, Virginia
OPEN STUDIOS, group exhibition, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
2004
MIXELECON: Prints and Constructions, solo exhibition, Main Art Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Meridian/Meridien, group exhibition, L’Atelier Circulaire, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
CHROMO-erotic, group exhibition, FAB Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
ONE/OFF: Recent Prints, group exhibition, Flippo Gallery – Pace Armistead Hall, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia
6th American Print Biennial, group exhibition, University of Richmond Museums, Richmond, Virginia, Marjorie B. Cohn, juror, Curator of Prints at the Fogg Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
2003
Printmaking Biennial, group exhibition, a_ramona_studio, New York, New York, Hilary Lorenz, juror, Long Island University, New York (catalogue available)
ONE/OFF Printmakers: 25th Anniversary Exhibition, group exhibition, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School, Richmond, Virginia
ThinkSMALL2: International Miniature Invitational Exhibition, group exhibition, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
ONE/OFF Printmakers, group exhibition, Middle Street Gallery, Washington, Virginia
2002
ONE/OFF Printmakers: A Survey, group exhibition, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Art-o-Mat, group exhibition, Artspace Gallery, Richmond, Virginia, Southeastern Center of Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
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AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
2006
School of the Arts Scholarship
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
2005
Graduate Assistantship
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
2004
Commonwealth Award
Award granted in support of Graduate Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
2002
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Professional Fellowship
Award granted in support of printmaking, Helen Molesworth, juror, Curator of Contemporary Art, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland
1992
Graduate Assistantship
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
2004
Commonwealth Award
Award granted in support of Graduate Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
2002
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Professional Fellowship
Award granted in support of printmaking, Helen Molesworth, juror, Curator of Contemporary Art, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland
1992
Liquitex Excellence in Art Grant
Award granted in support of painting, Binney & Smith Inc., Easton, Pennsylvania
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PUBLICATIONS
2016
PUBLICATIONS
2016
Chatting with Randy Toy, www.becksandthecity.com, March 17, 2016, Richmond, Virginia
2013
STYLE Weekly, pg. 26 August 21, 2013, Richmond, Virginia
Baker, Megan. 'Current Look, Classic Feel', This Old House Magazine, May 2013: pages 31-32
2012
BOTANICALS, artist's publication
BOTANICALS, artist's publication
Resemblance, www.richmondartsreview.com, September 14, 2012, Richmond, Virginia
2010
electronic bonbons bijoux, Randy Toy + ipod, artist's publication
2008
STYLE Weekly, pg. 17 March 26, 2008, Richmond, Virginia
SYSTEMIC CORRELATIONS, artist's publication
2006
Irvine Finds the New Creepy (and Quality), www.dcist.com, August 10, 2006, Washington, D.C.
New Kids on the Block, Going Out Gurus, www.washingtonpost.com, August 16, 2006, Washington, D.C.
Best Bet: Introductions 2, www.weta.com, exhibition video, WETA TV 26, Washington, D.C.
STYLE Weekly, page 32 July 5, 2006, Richmond, Virginia
Artificium of Humanitas V Catalogue published by the Daegu Cultural Arts Center, Artificium of Humanitas V Exhibition
25th Silver Anniversary Art Auction Catalogue published by the Washington Project for the Arts/Corcoran, 25th Silver Anniversary Art Auction Gala
MFA VCU published by the Graduate Artists Association, MFA Thesis Exhibitions 2006
2005
International Art Biennial Catalogue published by Museum of the City of Skopje, 2005 International Art Biennial
OPTIONS 2005 Catalogue published by Washington Project for the Arts/Corcoran, 2005 OPTIONS Biennial Exhibition
STYLE Weekly, pg. 28 December 7, 2005, Richmond, Virginia
2004
STYLE Weekly, pg. 27 October 13, 2004, Richmond, Virginia
STYLE Weekly, pg. 51 September 29, 2004, Richmond, Virginia
2003
Print Biennial Catalogue published by a_ramona_studio, 2003 International Print Biennial
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COLLECTIONS
Museum Collections
Irvine Finds the New Creepy (and Quality), www.dcist.com, August 10, 2006, Washington, D.C.
New Kids on the Block, Going Out Gurus, www.washingtonpost.com, August 16, 2006, Washington, D.C.
Best Bet: Introductions 2, www.weta.com, exhibition video, WETA TV 26, Washington, D.C.
STYLE Weekly, page 32 July 5, 2006, Richmond, Virginia
Artificium of Humanitas V Catalogue published by the Daegu Cultural Arts Center, Artificium of Humanitas V Exhibition
25th Silver Anniversary Art Auction Catalogue published by the Washington Project for the Arts/Corcoran, 25th Silver Anniversary Art Auction Gala
MFA VCU published by the Graduate Artists Association, MFA Thesis Exhibitions 2006
2005
International Art Biennial Catalogue published by Museum of the City of Skopje, 2005 International Art Biennial
OPTIONS 2005 Catalogue published by Washington Project for the Arts/Corcoran, 2005 OPTIONS Biennial Exhibition
STYLE Weekly, pg. 28 December 7, 2005, Richmond, Virginia
2004
STYLE Weekly, pg. 27 October 13, 2004, Richmond, Virginia
STYLE Weekly, pg. 51 September 29, 2004, Richmond, Virginia
2003
Print Biennial Catalogue published by a_ramona_studio, 2003 International Print Biennial
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2014 - present
2014 - present
Instructor of Record, Drawing, Monotype Printmaking, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School, Richmond, Virginia
2005
Instructor of Record, Materials Printmaking, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
2004-2005
Graduate Assistant, Barbara Tisserat, Materials Printmaking, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
2004-2005
Studio Technician, Advanced Printmaking, Post-Baccalaureate Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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EDUCATION
2004-2006
Virginia Commonwealth University
Masters of Fine Arts awarded 2006
Specialization: Printmaking
1989-1995
Virginia Commonwealth University
Bachelor of Fine Arts awarded 1995
Major: Painting and Printmaking
Instructor of Record, Materials Printmaking, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
2004-2005
Graduate Assistant, Barbara Tisserat, Materials Printmaking, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
2004-2005
Studio Technician, Advanced Printmaking, Post-Baccalaureate Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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EDUCATION
2004-2006
Virginia Commonwealth University
Masters of Fine Arts awarded 2006
Specialization: Printmaking
1989-1995
Virginia Commonwealth University
Bachelor of Fine Arts awarded 1995
Major: Painting and Printmaking
Minor: Art History
1994
Loughborough College of Art and Design
International Exchange Program, printmaking focus
1994
1994
Loughborough College of Art and Design
International Exchange Program, printmaking focus
1994
Travel throughout India
Solo journey of profound influence
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Museum Collections
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia
Côa Museum, Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
Corporate Collections
The Address Boulevard, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The Address Boulevard, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia
Capital One Corporate Collection, Richmond, Virginia
Royall & Company, Richmond, Virginia
Royall & Company, Richmond, Virginia
Reynolds Community College, Richmond, Virginia
Quirk Hotel, Richmond, Virginia
Four Seasons, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Norwegian Cruise Line, Miami, Florida
Private Collections
Derek Guthrie, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Barbara Tisserat, Lyons, Colorado
John and Susan Tremaine, New Canaan, Connecticut
Derek Guthrie, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Barbara Tisserat, Lyons, Colorado
John and Susan Tremaine, New Canaan, Connecticut
Scott and Lisa Benton, Fairfield, Connecticut
Helen Frederick, Silver Spring, Maryland
Morris Yarowsky, Towson, Maryland
William and Pamela Royall Jr, Richmond, Virginia
Helen Frederick, Silver Spring, Maryland
Morris Yarowsky, Towson, Maryland
William and Pamela Royall Jr, Richmond, Virginia
Ted and Katie Ukrop, Richmond, Virginia
Gilmer and Charlotte Minor, Richmond, Virginia
Kelly Armstrong, Richmond, Virginia
Gilmer and Charlotte Minor, Richmond, Virginia
Kelly Armstrong, Richmond, Virginia
Christopher With, Washington, D.C.
Melissa Ichiuji, Washington, D.C.
Catherine Mangen, Chicago, Illinois
Reni Gower, Richmond, Virginia
Alyssa Solomon, Richmond, Virginia
Mary Holland, Richmond, Virginia
Javier Tapia, Richmond, Virginia
Eric Norbom, Richmond, Virginia
Suzanna Fields and Rick Douglass, Richmond, Virginia
Catherine Venable, Richmond, Virginia
Daniel Reeves, Richmond, Virginia
Dan Burton, Richmond, Virginia
Andy and Katie Howlett, Richmond, Virginia
Elizabeth Stutts, Maidens, Virginia
Gerald Donato, Richmond, Virginia
Geraldine Duskin, Richmond, Virginia
Catherine Mangen, Chicago, Illinois
Reni Gower, Richmond, Virginia
Alyssa Solomon, Richmond, Virginia
Mary Holland, Richmond, Virginia
Javier Tapia, Richmond, Virginia
Eric Norbom, Richmond, Virginia
Suzanna Fields and Rick Douglass, Richmond, Virginia
Catherine Venable, Richmond, Virginia
Daniel Reeves, Richmond, Virginia
Dan Burton, Richmond, Virginia
Andy and Katie Howlett, Richmond, Virginia
Elizabeth Stutts, Maidens, Virginia
Gerald Donato, Richmond, Virginia
Geraldine Duskin, Richmond, Virginia
Sherry Wortman-Weinberg, Midlothian , Virginia
