Education
MFA in Visual Studies, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
M.Ed. in Education, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
BA in Art Education, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
Selected Exhibitions (2014-Present)
2023 DEI, Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
2023 My Private Property, Carnation Contemporary, Portland, OR; curated by Luiza Lukova
2022 Two Person Show: Wade Schuster and Ondrea Leavey, Hanson Howard Gallery, Ashland, OR
2022 A Plot, Hatched by Two, Yorkton Workshops, London, England; curated by Warbling Collective
2022 Comedic Pause, Center for Contemporary Art and Culture, Portland, OR; curated by Ahuva Zaslavsky
2021 Atlas, Carnation Contemporary, Curated by Marcelo Fontana, Portland, OR
2021 Joint Compound, after/time Collective Group Show, Portland, Oregon
2021 Gallery Stars III, Priscilla Fowler Fine Art, Las Vegas, NV
2021 Light Work, High Order & That Year, Portland, Oregon
2021 Solo Show, /trəˈvərs/, CCAC at PNCA, Portland, OR; curated by Laurel McLaughlin
2021 Sidle Up, Alberta Abbey, Portland, OR; curated by Laura Foster
2021 Mesmers: Featuring Wade Schuster, David Baird, and Doglion, Priscilla Fowler Fine Art, Las Vegas, NV
2021 Two-Person Show: Wade Schuster & Laura Foster, Hanson Howard Gallery, Ashland, OR
2021 Handball Court, online exhibition curated by Evan Trine, Seal Beach, CA
2020 Gallery Stars II, Priscilla Fowler Fine Art, Las Vegas, NV
2020 The Vista, Durden & Ray, Los Angeles, CA; curated by Wade Schuster and Max Presneill
2019 Bullfrog Biennial, Goldwell Open Air Museum, Goldwell, Nevada
2019 In Plain Sight, Schaefer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2019 Digital Aura, Fort Mason Atrium Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2019 Pinnacles and Sages, Schaefer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2019 Mutually Assured, Schaefer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2018 Gallery Stars Group Show, Priscilla Fowler Fine Art, Las Vegas, NV
2018 Desert Landscape Show, Olive Gallery, Las Vegas City Hall, Las Vegas, NV
2018 Today is All We Have (online), hosted by Settlers + Nomads, Juried by Mikayla Whitmore and Holly Lay
2018 Group Exhibition, Priscilla Fowler Fine Art, Las Vegas, NV
2018 Blue Angel: Between Heaven and Earth, Neon Museum's Ne10 Studio, Las Vegas, NV
2018 CCSD Faculty Art Show, The Public Education Foundation Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2018 Solo Exhibition, Recent Work, 6 Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2018 Year of the Dog, Mayor's Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2017 Solo Exhibition, A Perceived Reality, 6 Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2017 Solo Exhibition, Recent Work (2015-2016), 6 Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2015 Resurrected: The Early Works, Satellite Contemporary, Las Vegas, NV
2015 Beyond the Peaks, Flagstaff Modern and Contemporary, Flagstaff, AZ (2015)
2015 Outsiders, Flagstaff Modern and Contemporary, Flagstaff, AZ (2015)
2015 Two-Person Exhibition, In Your Head, 6 Gallery, Las Vegas, NV (with poet Chad Reynolds)
2015 Two Person Exhibition, The Last Goodbye, 6 Gallery, Las Vegas, NV (with photographer Monica Figura)
2014 Many, Vast Space Projects, Henderson, NV
2014 Mas Attack Vegas, Vast Space Projects, Henderson, NV
Awards
2019 MFA Fellowship, San Francisco Art Institute
2015 Distinguished Educator Award, Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV
2009 Excellence in Teaching Award, Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV
2001 Gretchen Grimm Art Scholarship Award, UW-Eau Claire
Publications
Costello, Lindsay, “Oregon Arts Watch: Viz Arts Monthly,” May 2021, https://www.orartswatch.org/vizarts-monthly-personal-reflections-collective-inquiries-and-space-rocks/
Sole, DK, “Bullfrog Biennial,” Settlers + Nomads, 23, Nov. 2019 https://settlersandnomads.art/blog/bullfrog-biennial
Heitzman, Lorraine, “The Vista at Durden and Ray.” Art and Cake L.A., February 2020. https://artandcakela.com/2020/02/20/the-vista-at-durden-and-ray/
Tutor, Zach, “Wade Schuster: Paintings.” Supersonic Art. 24 Apr. 2018.
Perez, Pj. “Saturday in the New Friday.” DTLV. 02 Sept. 2015.
Peterson, Kristen. “Second Saturdays, New Galleries Put the Art Back in Emergency Arts.” Las Vegas Review Journal. 04 Feb. 2015.
Affiliations
Artist and Co-Founder of After/Time Collective, Portland, OR
Teaching
Experience
Vancouver Public Schools, Vancouver, WA, Art Educator (2020-Present)
Clark County School District, Las Vegas NV, Art Educator (2005-2020)
Lectures
University of Las Vegas-Nevada, Guest Lecture, “Art Education Today,” 2018