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Richard Alden
Assistant Professor, Tenured, Appointed February 1969

Education

  • M. Arch - Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, 1967
  • Fulbright - Architectural Association, London, England, 1966
  • B. Arch - Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, 1965

Courses Taught

  • First Year Basic Design and Visual Communications
  • Basic Design and Visual Communications (talent and transfer students)
  • Architectural Drawing, Sketching and Rendering
  • Advanced Visual Communications

Academic Awards

  • Fulbright Grant, 1965-1966
  • AIA Medal, Pratt Architectural Club, 1965
  • "Most Promising Student, Junior Year" Pratt Architectural Club, 1964
  • AIA-AIA Scholarship, 1963
  • Women's Auxiliary League Scholarship Award, 1963

Competitions

  • Hankin Grand Prize, $1000,00 in the Visionary Dream House Category, 9th Annual Green Design Conference/Competition:  Greening the Dream House, Kunkle Activities Center April 6-7, 2002.
  • Winning submission, Cat House, produced by Richard Avery in my Arch 497I Circleville Studio.
  • Third Prize. Modernization of New York City's Joseph H. Wade Junior High School
  • Published in The Intermediate School, 1967, pp. 43-50.
  • Chicago Research Council of the Great Cities Program for School Improvement
  • First Prize. Study of the Vacation Home, "Mountain Cabin."
  • Published in Ideas for Vacation Homes. Chemstrand, 1963
  • First Prize. American Tile Competition, 1962
  • Professional Architectural Experience
  • Draftsman/Designer, O'Connor and Kilham, Architects. New York. NY, 1967-1968
  • Designer, Farmer and Dark, Architects. London, England, 1967
  • Planner/Designer, Greater London Council Planning Department, 1967
  • Renderer, Abe Geller, Architect. New York. NY, 1967
  • Draftsman/Designer, Jones and Mogensen, Architects, New York. NY, 1962-1965

Professional Art Experience

  • One-Man Shows:  Raniero Corbelletti Memorial Exhibition, "Colored Pencil Drawings by Richard Alden," East Corridor Gallery, Pattee Library, University Park, PA, December 1,1988-January 31, 1989; "The Drawings of Richard Alden," Commons Gallery, University Park, PA, June 1979; "Nick Gizz and Richard Alden," Lillian Heidenberg Gallery, New York, NY; "Colored Pencil Drawings, 1977-1978," Sackett Gallery, University Park, PA, February 1978.
  • Group Shows:  "Mainstream in America." Collection of Philip Desind, Director, Capricorn Galleries, Bethesda, MD; Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio, March 1 - April 5, 1987; "Gallery Artists," Uptown Gallery, New York, NY, Spring 1981; "Summer Exhibition," Picadilly Gallery, London, Eng, Summer 1980; "Flora and Fauna," Neal Street Gallery, London, Eng, July 1980; "Contemporary Drawings," Hansen Gallery, New York, NY, Fall 1978.
  • Juried Shows:  State of the Art '93, National Invitational Exhibition of American Contemporary Art, The New England Fine Art Institute, Boston, MA, May 28-30, 1993; East Coast Artists Invitational, Maryland Gallery East, Havre DeGrace, MD, May 7-31, 1991; Springfield Art League 62nd National Exhibition, George Walter Smith Art Museum, Springfield, MA, April 1981; Chelsea Art Society Open Juried Show, London Eng, September 1980; 23rd Annual Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art, Chautauqua, NY, June-July 1980; 21st Three Rivers Art Festival Juried Visual Arts Show, Pittsburg, PA, June 1980; Milford Fine Arts Council Juried Art Exhibition, Milford, CT, May 1980; Eighth Annual Two Flags Festival of the Arts Juried Show, The Little Gallery, Douglas, AZ, May 1980; Louisiana Art & Artists Guild 11th Annual River Road Juried Show, Guild Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA, May 1980; Salmagundi Club 3rd Annual Non-Members Open Juried Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York, NY, May 1980; Springfield Art League 61st National Exhibition George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, Springfield, MA, April 1980; Audubon Artists 38th Annual National Juried Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York, NY, March 1980; National Print Exhibition 1980, Holman Art Gallery, Trenton State College, PA, March 1980.
  • Public Collections:  Milford Fine Arts Council, Permanent Collection; Trenton State College Art Department, Permanent Collection

Prizes and Awards

  • Springfield Art League Award for a Graphic, 62nd National Exhibition, Springfield, MA, April 1981
  • First Prize. 21st Three Rivers Arts Festival Juried Visual Arts Show, Pittsburg, PA, June 1980
  • Purchase Prize. Milford Fine Arts Council Juried Show, May 1980
  • Traveling Exhibition, National Print Exhibition 1980, Trenton State College, PA, March 1980
  • Purchase Prize, National Print Exhibition 1980, Trenton State College, PA, March 1980
  • Third Prize. Eighth Annual Open Juried Show, York Art Association, September 1978

Student Drawing Exhibits

  • "Manhattan Transfer/Edit Student Drawing Exhibit,"  Lobby and Offices, 545 Fifth Ave, New York, NY, April-to present
  • "Colors: A Spectrum of Student Art Work,"  Pattee Library, Penn State Campus, April 1-30, 1996
  • "Architectural Engineering Student Drawing Exhibit," Architectural Engineering Gallery, Eng Unit A, October 31-November 18, 1994
  • Store Window Displays, Downtown State College: The Apple Tree, Beekman's Bagel Deli, Gnomen Copy, Harper's Men's Shop, Manhattan Bagel, Mr. Charles Shop, Tower of Glass, Woodring's Floral Gardens, February 16, 1995-to present
  • "Architectural Engineering Student Drawing Exhibit," Architecture Gallery, Eng Unit C, October 12-November 4 1994
  • "Scapes: Student Drawing Exhibition," Schlow Memorial Library, State College, PA, January 5-February 1, 1995
  • "Scapes: Student Drawing Exhibition, Paterson Undergraduate Gallery, Penn State University, PA, August 29-September 9, 1994
  • Soho Underground Gallery Exhibits
  • PAWS Benefit, March-April 1998;  Centre House Benefit, Feb-Mar, 1998;  The AIDS Project Benefit, December-January 1998;
  • Food Bank of State College Area Benefit, Oct-Nov 1997; Women's Resource Center Benefit, August-September 1997

Publications

  • "Storefront Resonne: Student Drawing Exhibits," State College, PA.  In progress.
  • Art:  "Brief Moments: Pencil Drawings," NY: Richard Alden Publications, 1989, 100 pp.
  • Architecture:  "Fragments of a Total Picture: Beyond Style and Fashion," State College, PA, Richard Alden Publications, 1986, 100 pp.
  • Citations:  "American Artists," Chicago:  The Krantz Co., Inc. 1985; "Who's Who in American Art," Tempe, AZ:  Jaques Cattell Press 1983 (15th ed.); 1984 (16th ed.).

Newspaper Articles

  • "Bagels or paintings, this shop has the art you're looking for," Tribune Review, Pittsburgh Ed. AP, December 22, 1997
  • "Student Art for Sale," The Tribune-Democrat, AP, December 22, 1997
  • "Student art on display for charity," Collegian October 10, 1997
  • "Hidden Student Treasures in Manhattan Bagel Basement," Voices, October 1997, pp. 20
  • "Student art goes underground..." Buzz Magazine, September 17, 1997, pp. 4-5.
  • "Outdoor Exhibit," Collegian, June 30, 1997, front page
  • "Student art finds fitting display in store windows," Collegian, April 26, 1997, pp. 42