Joe is an artist based in Grinnell, Iowa.


Born 1985, Des Moines, Iowa, USA.


Joe holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Dimensional Practice from the University of Iowa and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art - MICA.

He is currently expanding his studio practice and is involved in projects, programming, and renovations at the Grinnell Area Arts Council. Additionally, Joe is developing Grin Cupola, a contemporary art gallery, and gathering space. A platform to exhibit international emerging artists and promote the local art scene.

Through the years, Joe has been involved in numerous arts organizations. He worked at Grinnell College in the Studio Art Department. He founded and co-directed Grin City Collective, an artist residency program, located on his family farm outside of Grinnell, IA. Joe also co-founded and co-curated Extra Extra, an art gallery, and performance space, located in Philadelphia, PA. Joe was also briefly employed at the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia assisting with art installation and documentation.

He was also a 2022/2023 Iowa Artist Fellow.

Joe maintains an interdisciplinary studio practice, creating sculptures, paintings, and furniture.

Learn more about the work and process.

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JOE TUGGLE LACINA

www.joetugglelacina.com



EDUCATION


2017 MFA, The University of Iowa, Dimensional Practice: Sculpture, Iowa City, IA

2016 MA, The University of Iowa, Dimensional Practice: Sculpture, Iowa City, IA

2008 BFA, MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art), Painting, Baltimore, MD



ADDITIONAL EDU.


2007 The New School, Summer School Parsons School of Design, New York, NY

2006 The Glasgow School of Art, Study Abroad Term, Glasgow, Scotland, UK‎

2002 - 2004 Grinnell College, Preliminary College Art Courses, Grinnell, IA

2003 School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Summer Preliminary College, Chicago, IL

2002 SAIC & MCAD, Summer Preliminary College, Chicago, IL & Minneapolis, MN



BUSINESS


JTL Workshop Inc.

Director, 2023-present, Grinnell, IA

Grin Cupola | unhurried art gallery and gathering site

Director, 2019-present, Grinnell, IA

www.grincupola.com

Grinnell College

Department of Art, 2017-2023, Grinnell, IA

 

University of Iowa

Instructor of Record, 2014-2017, Iowa City, IA

 

Grin City Collective, Artist & Writers Residency

Founder, Designer, & Project Coordinator, 2006-2018, Grinnell, IA

 

Extra Extra, Art Gallery & Performance Space

Co-Founder and Co-Curator, 2009-2012, Philadelphia, PA

 

Fabric Workshop and Museum

Tour Guide and Shop Assistant, 2010-2011, Philadelphia, PA



SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2024 Superinternet World X Wrong Biennale, The Wrong Biennale, Web-Based

2023 Metatopia - Hybrid Spaces, aisthesislab.art, The Wrong Biennale, Web-Based

2023 Sweat Machine, Watershed PDX, Portland, OR

2023 It’s not what it is., Grinnell Arts Center, Grinnell, IA

2022 Iowa Itinerant Internet, MdW Assembly, Mana Contemporary, Chicago, IL

2022 ABSTRACT Expressions Exhibition, Red Bluff Art Gallery, Red Bluff, CA

2022 All Abstract, 311 Gallery, Raleigh, NC

2021 Wendigo House, Cupola Gallery, Grinnell, IA

2021 Stew Buildout Performance, Stew Makerspace, Grinnell, IA

2018   Top Five, Oskaloosa Art Center, Oskaloosa, IA

2017   YM#23, Yeah Maybe, Minneapolis, MN

2017   K(nö)w Limits, Smith Gallery, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA

2017 Intersections, Coe College Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA

2017   Post Truth, MFA Exhibition, VAB – 2nd Floor Gallery, Iowa City, IA

2016   Awkward Portal, Public Space One, Iowa City, IA

2016   Plain Landscapes, Saints Rest, Grinnell, IA

2016   Pursuit of Happiness, Legion Arts CSPS, Cedar Rapids, IA

2016   Body and Machine, Make It Move, Northrup King Building, Minneapolis, MN

2016   Art at the Edge of the Landfill Exhibition, Artisans Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA

2015   The Full-blown Bubble, Drewelowe Gallery, Iowa City, IA

2015   BYOBeamer @ PS1, Public Space One, Iowa City, IA

2014   A Pile of Time and Energy, Installation Space UIowa Art Menards, Iowa City, IA

2014   cY9h3r, Des Moines Social Club, Des Moines, IA

2014   Culture Lab, Science Center of Iowa, Des Moines, IA

2014   The Chime, GAAC - Grinnell Arts Center sculpture, Grinnell, IA

2014   One Night Gallery Show, Michael J. Manatt Community Center, Brooklyn, IA

2013   Layers of Containment: Cat Castles and Curated Cocktails, GAAC, Grinnell, IA

2013   Appendix Blanket Sale, Appendix Space, Portland, OR

2012   First Among Equals, Ditto Suite, ICA, Philadelphia, PA

2012   Community of Community, Fleisher/Ollman, Philadelphia, PA

2012   Flashflood, Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA

2011   Department of Alternative Affairs, City Hall Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2011   A Rod Stewart Little Richard Prince Charles Manson Family, LVL3, Chicago, IL

2011   A Given Distance, Ditch Projects, Eugene, OR

2010   Soft Focus, Extra Extra, Philadelphia PA

2010   Moss Waves, My House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2008   Altered Landscapes, Grin City Collective, Grinnell, IA

2008   Open MAP, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD


AWARDS, GRANTS, RESIDENCIES, & FELLOWSHIPS

2022 FY 2023 Iowa Artist Fellowship, State of Iowa

2005 MICA - Painting Exhibition Prize Recipient, Baltimore, MD

2004 Golden Paint Brush Award, GHS, Grinnell, IA

2004 Salon Show, Prize Recipient, GCMoA, Grinnell, IA

2003 All-State Art Prize Recipient, State of Iowa

PRESS

Allison Moore, “Grinnell artist Joe Tuggle Lacina breaks convention with new exhibit “It’s Not What It Is,” S & B, September 18, 2023, https://thesandb.com/43644/arts/grinnell-artist-joe-tuggle-lacina-breaks-convention-with-new-exhibit-its-not-what-it-is/

Peggy Elliott, “Show of works by Tuggle Lacina opening in Stewart Gallery,” Grinnell Herald Register, August 28, 2023, https://www.joetugglelacina.com/ghr_its_not23

Michael Morain, “Grinnell Artist Finds Meaning in the Making”, Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Blog, November 29, 2022, https://medium.com/iowa-arts-council/grinnell-artist-finds-meaning-in-the-making-ed3f8407f651

Peggy Elliott, “Tuggle Lacina named to prestigious state artist fellowship,” Grinnell Herald Register, August 11, 2022, https://www.joetugglelacina.com/ghr_iowa_artist

Lily Bohlke, “Grinnell Artist: Joe Lacina,” The Scarlet and Black, October 15, 2018, http://www.thesandb.com/article/grinnell-artist-joe-lacina.html?print=print

Adam Burke, “PS1 show features artists who use light as a medium,” Little Village Magazine, March 4, 2015, https://littlevillagemag.com/ps1-show-features-artists-who-use-light-as-a-medium/

Wendy Parker, “Joe Lacina, Pile of Time and Energy,” The Daily Palette, August 7, 2015, https://dailypalette.uiowa.edu/index.php?artwork=3815

Rob Dillard, “A Rare Writing Project from the Artists Known as Grin City,” Iowa Public Radio, May 13, 2015, https://www.iowapublicradio.org/arts-life/2015-05-13/a-rare-writing-project-from-the-artists-known-as-grin-city

Katrina Neumann, “Stephanie Clark on Grin City Collective,” Rate My Artist Residency, March 1, 2014, https://ratemyartistresidency.com/resources/interviews/stephanie-clark-on-grin-city-collective/

Michael Morain, “Iowa's Grin City Collective helps creative minds wander,” Des Moines Register, August 23, 2014, https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/arts/arts-in-iowa/2014/08/23/grin-city-collective-grinnell-iowa-creative-artists-refuge/14445273/

Molly Rideout, “Cultivating Ecological Themes in Art,” Artist Communities Alliance, December 12, 2013, https://artistcommunities.org/cultivating-ecological-themes-art

Editor, “Grin City Collective,” Temporary, June 18, 2013, https://temporaryartreview.com/grin-city-collective/

Claudia Mueller, “Grin City Arts Collective | Artists Mingle with the Local Community in Grinnell’s Popular Residency Program,” The Iowa Source, May 2, 2013, https://www.iowasource.com/2013/05/02/arts2013_05/

Jacob Feige, “Gone, at least from this city: Extra Extra and Possible Projects,” Title Magazine, May 2, 2012, http://www.title-magazine.com/2012/05/gone-at-least-from-this-city-extra-extra-and-possible-projects/

Libby and Roberta, “Deep thoughts at Extra Extra, on Artblog Radio,” The Art Blog, May 15, 2011, https://www.theartblog.org/2011/05/deep-thoughts-at-extra-extra-on-artblog-radio/

Katie Fanuko, “Gallery Spotlight: Extra Extra” Alarm Magazine, April 14, 2011, https://alarm-magazine.com/2011/gallery-spotlight-extra-extra/

Paddy Johnson, “The Rise of the Online Gallery” The L Magazine, June 30, 2010, https://www.thelmagazine.com/2010/06/the-rise-of-the-online-gallery/