Aaron Regal
I am an artist, technician, administrator, and educator seeking opportunities to work with imaginative individuals and institutions to foster the growth of my community’s creative and cultural assets.
EDUCATION
M.A.M. 2014, Heinz College of Public Policy
Master of Arts Management, Visual Art track
B.F.A. 2013, Carnegie Mellon University
Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2D Media concentration
WORK EXPERIENCE
PULLPROOF Studio
- Cofounder, 2017-
Miller Institute for Contemporary Art
- Art Handler, 2016-
Carnegie Mellon University School of Art
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Printmaking Technician, 2015-16
- Assistant Director, 2015
Fine Finish Coatings, LLC
- Commercial Painter and Contractor, 2014
Carnegie Museum of Art
- Intern, Contemporary Art Department
EXHIBITIONS
2021, Powder Keg
Solo Painting Exhibit
PULLPROOF Studio
Pittsburgh, PA
2021, Pullproof & Friends
PULLPROOF Studio
Pittsburgh, PA
2020, Pittsburgh Artist Showcase
Vestige Gallery
Pittsburgh, PA
2019, What Have We Done
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
Pittsburgh, PA
2019, Printmaking as Resistance
Morgan Conservatory
Cleveland, OH
2019, City Slicker Popup
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
Pittsburgh, PA
2019, Fine Print
PULLPROOF Studio members exhibit
707 Gallery
Pittsburgh, PA
2019, Slouch
Solo painting exhibition
PULLPROOF Studio
Pittsburgh, PA
2019, ------
Curated by Brett Yasko
[Space] Wood Street Galleries
Pittsburgh, PA
2019, Neighboring
Late Space
Pittsburgh, PA
2018, AAP presents The End
FrameHouse & Jask Gallery
Pittsburgh, PA
2018, HERE COMES THE GENTRY
Late Space, Pittsburgh, PA
Solo show
2018, Under The Blankets - Printmakers Together
58 artist show, Exhibition Co-Chair, space curator
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
2018, PULLPROOF STUDIO Soft Opening
PULLPROOF Studio, Pittsburgh, PA
2017, 7th Annual Pittsburgh Zine Fair
Union Project, Pittsburgh, PA
2017, PPG New Members Exhibit
Pittsburgh Print Group, Pittsburgh, PA
2017, 10x10 Reading Room Book & Zine Bazaar
Magnum Foundation, New York, NY
Brooklyn Museum Library permanent collection
2017, Don't Do Bad Stuff
Frame Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2016, Works by Aaron Regal and Leon Xu
The Great Far Beyond, Philadelphia, PA
2015, AAP New Members Exhibit
Pgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh, PA
2015, Magenta Foundation, Why People Photograph
937 Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2015, High Voltage
Works by Ron Nigro, Aaron Regal, and Bruce Senchesen
GalleriE CHIZ, Pittsburgh, PA
2014, Neurons and Other Memories
The Miller Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2012-2014, Pittsburgh by Pittsburgh Artists IV, III, II
Irma Freeman Center for Imagination, Pittsburgh PA
2014, Vacancy/No Vacancy
Waterloo Arts, Cleveland, OH
2013, Printmaking 2013
Lederer Gallery, SUNY Genesco, NY
2013, I'm Feeling Lucky
The Miller Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2013, DD/MM/YYYY
Future Tenant Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2013, Revealing Place
Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, PA
Bingham Gallery, Columbia, MO
St. Edward's University Fine Art Gallery, Austin, TX
Archived by The Smithsonian Institution
2012, Tension
Works by Daniel Lee, Aaron Regal, Evan Scott, and Mary Tsang
Frame Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2011, Remove and Transform
Frame Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2011, Moving the Lives of Kids
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh, PA
2010, Time and Space: Conceptual Works
Studio for Creative Inquiry, Pittsburgh, PA
2010, 3-Rivers Community Foundation 20th Anniversary Exhibition
The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
2009, Metal Sculpture on Permanent Display
Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, Pittsburgh, PA
PUBLIC LECTURES
2019, PGH Zine Fair Pop-up
Artist Q&A Panel, Small Mall
Pittsburgh, PA
2018, The Space Between
CLEARANCE: Documenting Gentrification
Society For Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
2018, Teaching International
CLEARANCE: Documenting Gentrification
Penn State University GA, White Oak, PA
2014, Master’s Thesis
Generating Earned Revenue to Fuel Expansion
and Sustainable Growth for Non-Profit Organizations
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
AFFILIATIONS
PULLPROOF Studio
Cofounder
Pittsburgh Print Group
Exhibition Chair, Webmaster
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
Member
Pittsburgh Society of Artists
Member
IN PUBLICATION
2018
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
AAP presents The End; Clearance
2018
The Pittsburgh Current
AAP presents The End; Clearance
2018, BGC Bulliten
Pullproof Studio
2018, Pittsburgh City Paper
Maker Place
Fall 2017, Independent Publication
Oof
2017, Independent Publication
CLEARANCE Vol. 1-4
2017, Leonardo, MIT Press
The Brain as Muse: Bridging Art and Neuroscience
2016, Independent Publication
Notes to Self
2016, The Huffington Post
Black Citizens Displaced from East Liberty, Pittsburgh by City, Developers, and Whole Foods
2016, Viator Magazine
Whereabouts No. 1: The Paris of Appalachia
2015, Pittsburgh City Paper
PSA Artist's choice exhibition
2015, Viator Magazine
The Color of Blood and Money
2013, The Oakland Review
Front cover image
2012, The Oakland Review
Art contribution