Resume

GIA STRANG
1204 W. Howard St
Boise, ID 83706
360-536-2487
giastrang@u.boisestate.edu

Summa Cum Laude graduate of Boise State University’s Visual Arts BFA program with an emphasis in Sculpture. Consistently recognized by faculty as a dedicated student and leader producing high quality work in both craftsmanship and content.

EDUCATION
2018-2021 Bachelor of Fine Arts - Visual Arts Boise State
University, Boise, ID

1989-1994 Associate of Applied Science Community College
of the Air Force, Birmingham, AL

AWARDS
International Sculpture Center Outstanding Student Achievement Nominee 2020
Alexa Rose Foundation Grantee 2020

EXHIBITIONS
2022 Annual Student Juried Exhibition Blue Galleries Boise State
University, Boise, ID Juror: Crystal Z. Campbell
is an multidisciplinary artist, experiential filmmaker,
and writer that explores undercurrents in unspoken public
secrets.

Fall 2021 BFA Exhibition Blue Galleries Boise State
University, Boise, ID

Veteran Voices 2020 Veteran Services Center Boise State
University, Boise, ID /virtual exhibition

Hotter ‘N Hell 2020 Orville Hanchey Gallery Northwestern
State University, Natchitoches, Juror: James D. Borders
is a former art professor at Northwestern State
University and owner of Beyond Borders Studio.

EXPERIENCE
2019-Present Designer Boise Wine Barrel Creations, Boise, ID
Designer and fabricator of custom pieces made from steel
and wine barrels.

2019-2021 Sculpture Shop Monitor Boise State University, Boise,
ID. Responsible for studio availability and safety of
students working on projects outside of class hours.
Facilities maintained include plaster and wax casting
rooms, fully equipped wood and metal shops, paint booth,
and classrooms.

2020-2021 Vice President Boise Sculptor’s Guild Boise State
University, Boise, ID
Assisted in the daily operation of the Guild. Planned
Guild activities.

2019-2020 Treasurer Boise Sculptor’s Guild Boise State
University, Boise ID
Managed student bronze payments. Assisted in planning
Guild activities.

Jul-Aug 2019 Sculpture Studio Assistant Boise State University,
Boise, ID
Assisted in the sculpture studio bed down in the new
Center for the Visual Arts.

SERVICE
Mar 2020-Present Public Art Selection Panel City of Boise
Arts and History Department Boise, ID
Volunteer providing input and assisting in the selection
of artists for public art projects.

Sep 2021-Present SBVNA Art Walk Organizer Boise, ID
Coordinating a collaboration between Boise State
University Sculpture Department and the South Boise
Village Neighborhood Association pairing student artists
with residents to display artwork in their yard. Giving
students valuable exhibition experience, and the
neighborhood a memorable cultural event.

Sep 2019 Volunteer, Center for the Visual Arts Boise State
University, Boise, ID
Open House guide/volunteer hosting visitors and answering
questions about the new sculpture studio spaces.