WILLIAM HENRY FELINSKI
1994 Philadelphia, PA, USA
2024 Works in Philadelphia, PA, USA
EDUCATION
2019 The University of the Arts, Master of Design, Product Design
2016 Goucher College, Bachelor of Arts, Fine + Studio Art & Arts Administration
2012 Science Leadership Academy @ Center City, High School Diploma
EXPANDED EDUCATION
2022 (Accepted into) Southern California Institute of Architecture, Master of Science, Synthetic Landscapes
2020 University of Pennsylvania, Pennovation Center, Pennovation Accelerator, Entrepreneurship
2016 The University of the Arts, Continuing Education, Graphic Design: Logos+Adobe Creative Cloud
2015 Southern California Institute of Architecture, Making+Meaning, Computational Architecture
2014 The University of the Arts, Continuing Education, Metal Sculpture: Welding+Forging
2011 University of Pennsylvania, College of Liberal & Professional Studies, Young Scholars Program, Calculus II
2011 University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, KWHS Business, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership Program, Business Fundamentals
2010 University of Pennsylvania, Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter, Penn Summer Science Initiative, Materials Science
2010 Community College of Philadelphia @ Center City, Advance at College Program, Calculus
EXHIBITIONS
2023
Epilogue, Curator Jacob Christopher Hammes, Pilot+Projects, Philadelphia, PA
2020
Objectionable Bodies, Organized by Ana Mosquera, PII Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Work For Workers: A Fundraiser for the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Organized by Ashley Tick, Jonathan Pivovar, Joseph Wilcox, Maegan Gindi, Meagan Rose & Tricia VanGessel, WFW Website, New York, NY
Distant Sounds: Public Participatory Sound Artwork in the Time of COVID-19, Olio Projects Website, Philadelphia, PA
2019
DesignPhiladelphia: One Design, Organized by The University of the Arts, Cherry Street Pier, Philadelphia, PA
IDSA: Tandem Design Conference Exhibition, Invitation by Lydia Mindek, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
ICA: Open Video Call Rush Screening, Hosted by Ezra Berkley Nepon, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA
“Le Pineapple”, Curator Erlin Geffrard, BODEGA: MultiCultural Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Liftoff, MDes Thesis, Curators Mark Tocchet & Natasha Zeta, Center for Architecture and Design, Philadelphia, PA
BUNDLE, Elixr Center City, Philadelphia, PA
2018
Wet Dream, Organized by Timothy Kershaw & Nicholas Gallagher, Gallery 1528, Philadelphia, PA
NYCxDESIGN: WantedDesign Brooklyn, Curators Hsin Wang & Andrew Dahlgren, Industry City, Brooklyn, NY
UArts Store Pop-up, Organized by Hsin Wang & Ye Liu, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
HOPE, Curator Rachel Vancelette, Miranda Kuo Gallery, New York, NY
2017
Interact, Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Education Center, New York, NY
Whitney Biennial 2017: Debtfair (participating artist), Organized by Occupy Museums, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Facing Forward, Giving Back, Invitation by Shu-Ju Wang, Waterstone Gallery, Portland, OR
2016
WILL, BA Thesis, Curator Allyn Massey, Corrin Gallery, Baltimore, MD — SOLO
Showcase 2016, Curator Laura Amussen, Rosenberg Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2015
Making+Meaning, Organized by Alexis Rochas, Southern California Institute of Architecture, Los Angeles, CA
Showcase 2015, Curator Laura Amussen, Rosenberg Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2014
Transitory Forms, Organized by Laura Burns, Spencer Gallery, Baltimore, MD
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2020
Distant Sounds: Public Participatory Sound Artwork in the Time of COVID-19, Virtual group exhibition, Olio Projects, Philadelphia, PA
2019
Arts Connective Vol. 1: Sustainability with Civic Art & Co-curators Shannon Finnell, Anna Ogier-Bloomer, Hannah Harley, Stacy Miller, Zenkö Bogdán, Zoey Hart, Chinatown Soup, New York, NY
An Atlas of Endless Mythologies, Solo screening of Jackson Lukas, Olio Projects, Philadelphia, PA
Petrichor, Solo exhibition of Yuko Nishikawa, Olio Projects, Philadelphia, PA
I YOU ME, Solo exhibition of Gina DeCagna, Olio Projects, Philadelphia, PA
A euphonious cacophony, in blue, Solo exhibition of Raúl Romero, Olio Projects, Philadelphia, PA
2017
Interact, Group show with Bianca Boragi, Douglas Rieger, Gerald Euhon Sheffield II, Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Education Center, New York, NY
LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS
2021
Green Fever: Sustained Growth in a Life Assessed, The University of the Arts’ School of Design Undergraduate Industrial Design Program, Philadelphia, PA
2020
MyGrow™ Design: Biofabrication-based Design, Pennovation Center, Philadelphia, PA
2019
Wearing Hats: Balancing an Antidisciplinary Life in Art, Design, Curation and Business, Salon at Forest, Brooklyn, NY
You Too Can Change the World: Mycology as Nature’s Pathway in Material Futures, Bryn Gweled Homesteads, Southhampton, PA
Design for Biofabrication: Innovative Manufacturing for Product Design, MDes Oral Defense for The University of the Arts’ Product Design Department, Center for Architecture and Design, Philadelphia, PA
Bundle: Fabric as Material and Novel Modular Furniture, Elixr Center City, Philadelphia, PA
2012
Rainwater Collection Unit, The Franklin Institute Board of Directors, Science Leadership Academy, Philadelphia, PA
2011
Project-Based Learning: Renewable Energy Engineering on a Budget, Arab Republic of Egypt Ministry of Higher Education & Minister of Education Ahmed Gamal El-Din Moussa, Science Leadership Academy, Philadelphia, PA
Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines: Rethinking Generator Design for Urban Planning, Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2020 Pennovation Center Accelerator, The University of Pennsylvania
2019 Product Design Department Fellowship Award, The University of the Arts
2017 Presidential Fellowship, The University of the Arts
2016 Gertrude Shelby Rand Prize in Visual Art, Goucher College
2015 Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Scholarship in Visual Art, Goucher College
2015 Making+Meaning Scholarship, Southern California Institute of Architecture
2014 Selz Foundation Scholarship Fund, Goucher College
2011 Year of Service Award, The Franklin Institute
2010 1st Award in Physics, Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science State Competition
2010 Honorable Mention in Earth & Space Sciences, Delaware Valley Science Fairs
2010 1st Place in Earth & Space Sciences, George Washington Carver Science Fair
RESEARCH TOPICS
Biomimicry, Self-Assembly, Biomaterials, Material Ecology, Soft Robotics, Computational Design, Urbanized Renewable Energy Systems & Methods, BioFabrication, Ritual Design, Sustainable Packaging, Glass, Horticulture, Potable Water, Experimental Fabrication Technologies, Mycology
ORGANIZATIONS & AFFILIATIONS
MyGrow™ Design, Penn Center for Innovation, Pennovation Works, Center for Emerging Visual Artists, BRDG Studios, International Sculpture Center, Olio Projects, 1776 Rittenhouse, NextFab, Common Field, Papermill Community of Artists, Pacific Northwest Sculptors, Hot•Bed Gallery, Arts Connective, Tiny WPA, The Franklin Institute, Drexel NanoPhotonics and Plasmonic Lab, The University of the Arts, Southern California Institute of Architecture, Goucher College, University of Pennsylvania, Community College of Philadelphia, Science Leadership Academy
CONTACT
o whfelinski@gmail.com