James George Mattise
mattisejg@gmail.com
EDUCATION
B.F.A. 2013 Photography and Film, Summa Cum Laude, Virginia Commonwealth University
GROUP EXHIBITIONS/SCREENINGS
2016
InLight Richmond, Studio Two Three, Onion Cake (w/ Dana Ollestad), Richmond, VA
2014
artDORM + Friends, Gallery 107, North Adams, MA
2013
Moments in Time, M.I.A., The Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
SEFF: Binghamton Experimental Film Festival, Binghamton, NY
LUMEN 2013 Video and Performance Art Festival, Staten Island, NY
Abstract Currents: An Interactive Video Event, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Now What, Microscope Gallery at Running Rebel Studios, Brooklyn, NY
Film + Video Series, The Foundry for Art, Design + Culture, Cohoes, NY
James River Filmmakers Forum (November), The Visual Arts Center, Richmond, VA
Juried Show, The Anderson Gallery, Curator: Lisa D. Freiman, Richmond, VA
John Cage Musicircus, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA
VCU Film Festival, Grace Street Theater, Richmond, VA
Fail !, 1509 Main Street Gallery, Richmond, VA
Drybeat Premier, The Byrd Theater, Richmond, VA
James River Filmmakers Forum (February), The Visual Arts Center, Richmond, VA
Local Shorts, Bantam Theater, Charlottesville, VA
Hybrid Making, Tasmeem Film Festival, Doha, Qatar
2012
Take-Offs / Landings, Student Art Space, Richmond, VA
James River Film Shorts Finalists, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
The Politics of Place and the Poetics of Space, Crenshaw House, Richmond, VA
InLight Festival, Presented by 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
Home Movie Day, City Space, Charlottesville, VA,
Teenage Dreamsicle, The Refrigerator Artspace, Richmond, VA
Juried Show, The Anderson Gallery, Curator: Tina Kukielski, Richmond, VA
Stranger Danger, Dirt Gallery, Richmond, VA
VCU Film Festival, Grace Street Theater, Richmond, VA
Hold Still, Keep Moving, James River Film Festival Showcase, Grace Street Theater, Richmond, VA
With Signs Following (16mm performance), Gallery 5, Richmond, VA
Live Music and Films, Studio 23, Richmond, VA
Mummy Television, Virginia Commonwealth University Pollak Lobby Art Space, Richmond, VA
2011
Nipples, Kittens, and Video Cameras, Pollak Theater, Richmond, VA
Virginia Commonwealth University Pollak Lounge, Richmond, VA
2010
Screening Poetry: Flicker Poetry Redux, The Bridge PAI, Richmond, VA
Virginia Festival of the Book, Charlottesville, VA
CURATORIAL/PROGRAMMING
2013
“It’s a Wonderful Life” on 16mm, Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
“Age of Kennedy” on 16mm, Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
“Eyeworks Festival of Experimental Animation,” // VCU K.I., Studio 23, Richmond, VA
“Night of the Living Dead” on 16mm, Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
“Music Video Mix-Tape Meltdown,” Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
“Persistence of Visions: A Collection of VCU K.I. Animated Shorts,” Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
“Emerging Filmmakers,” Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
“Foraged Footage,” Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
“A John Cage Musicircus (Films)” University of Richmond, Richmond, VA
“Females and the Frame,” The Bantam Theater, Charlottesville, VA
“Females and the Frame,” Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
2012
“An Intimate Evening of George Kuchar Films,” The Bridge PAI, Charlottesville, VA
“Breer and Belson,” Projectionist, The Bridge PAI, Charlottesville, VA
“Bruce Connor: A Retrospective,” Presented by the Bridge PAI at 1708 Gallery, Richmond VA
2010
Women and the Avant-Garde, The Bridge PAI, Charlottesville, VA
Satanic Panic: “House of the Devil,” The Bridge PAI, Charlottesville, VA
Digital Media Lounge (co), Virginia Film Festival, Charlottesville, VA
GRANTS/AWARDS/HONORS
2014
Honorable Mention, Over Cream, William & Mary Global Film Festival
2013
VCU Photography and Film Dean’s Scholarship
Phi Kappa Phi School of the Arts Scholarship
VCU Film Department, Student Distinction, Outstanding Junior
Best Narrative Film, VCU Film Festival
2012
James River Film Shorts Finalist: Third Prize
Photography & Film Undergraduate Research Grant
Gold Key International Honour Society member
Honors Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Chapter 193
Honorable Mention, Virginia Commonwealth University Film Festival
“Golden Stump,” Dirt Gallery, Richmond, VA
2011
Virginia Commonwealth University Photography & Film Dean’s Choice
National Society of Collegiate Scholars
SERVICE
2016-17 Projectionist, Virginia Film Festival, Charlottesville, VA
2016-18 Audio Visual Specialist, St. Anne’s-Belfield, Charlottesville VA
2018 Visiting Artist Lecture, New Media “Retro Tech”, University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA
2017 Visiting Artist Lecture, New Media, University of Virginia, Charlottesville VA
2016 Visiting Critic, Now! Artist Collective, Charlottesville, VA
2015 Visiting Artist Lecture, New Media 1 + Media 2, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
2014 Visiting Artist Lecture, Time Studio, Art Foundations at VCUarts, Richmond, VA
2014 Visual Arts Film Technician,”The Dying of the Light,” MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA
2014 Visiting Artist Lecture, “Interplay,” Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
2014 Spotlight Tours, “The Dying of the Light,” MASS MoCA, MA
2013 Volunteer, 60 Films in 60 Days, Virginia Museum of Fine Art
2013 Founder/Coordinator, Studio Two Three Film + Video Series, Richmond, VA
2013 Intern, Super 8mm Workshop, Studio Two Three, Richmond, VA
2012 French Film Festival, Documentary Crew, The Byrd Theater, Richmond, VA
2013 Projectionist, The Films of Alexis Bravos, Pollak Theater, Richmond, VA
2012 Guest Judge, Virginia 4-H and Adobe Youth Voices Film Festival, Science Museum of Virginia
2011 – 2013. VCU Photography and Film Student Advisory Committee
PEDAGOGY
2019 ELL Summer Program, Reading/Writing, St. Anne’s-Belfield, Charlottesville VA
2017 Comedy + Film Intensive, St. Anne’s-Belfield, Charlottesville VA
2015-18, Cinema Studies and Film Production, St. Anne’s-Belfield School, Charlottesville, VA
2016 STAB Kino Summer Filmmaking Tech Camp, St. Anne’s-Belfield School, Charlottesville, VA
2016 Film Noir Intensive, St. Anne’s-Belfield School, Charlottesville, VA
2015 STAB Kino Summer Filmmaking Tech Camp, St. Anne’s-Belfield School, Charlottesville, VA
2015 Musicals & Gangsters Film Intensive, St. Anne’s-Belfield School, Charlottesville, VA
2014 Silent Film Intensive, St. Anne’s-Belfield School, Charlottesville, VA
2013 Teaching Assistant, Dana Ollestad, Digital Filmmaking I, Virginia Commonwealth University
2013 Teaching Assistant, Dana Ollestad, Project Class:Filmmaking, Virginia Commonwealth University
2012 Optical Printer Demo, Richard Knox Robinson, Filmmaking II, Virginia Commonwealth University
PUBLICATION
2022 Easier Softer Ways, MoonPark Review, Issue #19