EPIPHANY COUCH CV
b. 1987, Tacoma, WA
Lives and works in Portland, OR


EDUCATION
2010
BFA Sculpture, Asian Studies Designation, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
2005
Photography Emphasis, Tacoma School of the Arts, Tacoma, WA


SOLO EXHIBITIONS 
2023
The History of Forgetting, Carnation Contemporary, Portland, OR
2013
strange and beautiful things, Kenton Wellness Center, Portland, OR
strange and beautiful things, Tiny's Coffee, Portland, OR
2011
i want to tell you everything, The Arbor Lodge, Portland, OR
2006
Birds, Books and Cigarettes, Metro Coffee, Tacoma, WA


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
CSMoFA Fall Arts Walk, Thurston County Museum of Fine Arts, Olympia, WA (forthcoming)
Passing by is no longer an option, Yuan Ru Gallery, Bellevue, WA
Around Oregon Biennial, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
Biomass, The Oyster at the Maddox Building, Portland, OR
My Private Property, Carnation Contemporary, Portland, OR
Claiming Space: Indigenous & Native Self Portraits, Collab Yakima, Yakima, WA
2022
A Call For Light, Past Lives Gallery, Portland, OR
Around Oregon Annual Exhibition, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
pəd(d)ukʷibəɫ Time of Transformer Art Showcase, Puyallup Tribe of Indians txʷəlšucid Language Program, Virtual Exhibition
The Extended Ear, Carnation Contemporary, Portland, OR
Here We Are, Laid Bare, The Alternative Art School, Virtual Exhibition
2018
Are You Book Enough Group Show, Studio Editions Gallery, Seattle, WA
2016
Spring show, Gallery Ost, New York, NY
2014
Artcrank Portland, Velocult, Portland, OR
2013 
Artcrank Portland, The Cleaners, Portland, OR
Taxes, Courier Coffee, Portland, OR
2012
Artcrank Portland, The Cleaners, Portland, OR
2011
First Annual Puget Sound Book Artists Exhibition, Collins Library, Tacoma, WA
2010
Senior Art Show, Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
2009
Art Student Annual, Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
The Lens of Travel, Kittredge Hall Gallery, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
2007
Art Student Annual, Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
Alder Arts Walk, Tacoma, WA
2006
Art Student Annual, Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
2005
Tacoma School of the Arts Showcase, Borders Books and Music, Tacoma, WA


GRANTS, AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND RESIDENCIES 
2023
TAAS Fellowship, The Alternative Art School
Around Oregon Biennial Jurors Choice​ Award, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
Centrum Artist Residency, Centrum, Port Townsend, WA
2022
Around Oregon Annual Jurors Choice Award, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
Summit Prairie Residency, Tiller, OR
Mother Earth Fund Fellowship, The Alternative Art School
2006 - 2010
Senior Exhibition Grant, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
Puget Sound Art Department Grant, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
Bill Colby Art Scholarship, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
Frances Chubb Memorial Scholarship, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
John E Nelson Scholarship, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
Puget Sound Grant, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
2008 & 2009 Charles Trimble Scholarship, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
Robert Albertson Scholarship, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
Helen Buchanan Scholarship, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
2007 Sculpture Prize, Art Students Annual, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
Puget Sound Opportunity Grant, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
2005
WAVE Scholarship, Photography, Washington Award for Vocational Excellence, Tacoma, WA
Finalist, Student Photographer of the Year, Professional Photographers of Washington Inc, Seattle, WA
Honorable Mention, KAAW Pacific Northwest Art Competition, Seattle, WA


PUBLICATIONS
2023
Projections Journal Issue 17: Planning Just Indigenous Futures, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA
2020
Fire Season I, Fire Season, Vancouver, BC
2010
Bearfight, Banner Year Press, Portland, OR
2008
Crosscurrents 50, book, Crosscurrents, Tacoma, WA


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ARTIST TALKS
2023
Member, Carnation Contemporary Gallery, Portland, OR
​Artist Talk, ​Biomass Artists: Epiphany Couch, Eva Lake & Kendra Larson, The Oyster, Portland, OR
Instructor, The Alternative Art School, Virtual
Member, Columbia Basin Basketry Guild, Portland, OR
Member, ArtMa, Bellevue, WA
Studio Manager, Wendy Red Star Fine Art Inc., Portland, OR
2022
Student Life Host, The Alternative Art School, Virtual
Artist Talk, The Alternative Art School, Virtual
Member, Columbia Basin Basketry Guild, Portland, OR
Studio Manager, Wendy Red Star Fine Art Inc., Portland, OR
2021
Member, Columbia Basin Basketry Guild, Portland, OR
Studio Assistant, Wendy Red Star Fine Art Inc, Portland, OR
2019
Podcast Co-host, So, What Are You Working On?
2018
Keeping it Real, Artist Panel Discussion, WOMXN House, Portland, OR
Podcast Co-host, So, What Are You Working On?​
2016
Member, Art Books Collective Northwest, Portland, OR
2015
Member, Art Books Collective Northwest, Portland, OR​
Project Management Certificate, Portland Community College, Portland, OR
2013
Art instructor, Creative Roots, Portland, OR
2012
Yeshe De Text Preservation Project Assistant, Dharma Publishing, Cazadero, CA  
Education & Curriculum Volunteer, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA
2006 - 2010
Sculpture Assistant, Art Department, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
Member, Puget Sound Book Artists, Tacoma, WA
Teacher, Photography, Metro Parks Extended Learning Program, Tacoma, WA
Teacher, Sculpture and Drawing, Metro Parks Summer Camps, Tacoma, WA
2005
Intern, Department of Education, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA