Craig van den Bosch
Seattle, Washington
www.vandenboschstudios.com
www.vandenboschstudios.com
Craig van den Bosch is a Seattle-based multidisciplinary artist working across ceramics, installation, photography, print, and moving image. His work examines the cultural systems shaping contemporary life, often engaging themes of industry, technology, ecology, and myth through hybrid visual narratives. He has exhibited at the Seattle Art Fair and venues including AMcE Creative Arts and SHIFT Gallery, and his work is held in the collection of Seattle University.
Education
MFA, Fine Arts
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
BA, Art Education
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
AA
Muskegon Community College, Muskegon, MI
Muskegon Community College, Muskegon, MI
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2026
Signal to Noise: Epistemic Injustice
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
Signal to Noise: Epistemic Injustice
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
2025
Our Better Angels
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
Our Better Angels
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
2024
Pop Mythology
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
Pop Mythology
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
2023
Reconciling Masculinity: Let the Better Man Win
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
Reconciling Masculinity: Let the Better Man Win
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
2022
The Greater Good
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
The Greater Good
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
2018
Transmissions
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
Transmissions
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
2017
Meta Memory
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
Meta Memory
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
2016
Transcend Traverse
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
Transcend Traverse
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024
Niche Gallery
AMcE Creative Arts, Seattle, WA
Niche Gallery
AMcE Creative Arts, Seattle, WA
2023
This Must Be the Vase
AMcE Creative Arts, Seattle, WA
This Must Be the Vase
AMcE Creative Arts, Seattle, WA
2023
Parallel Practice: Waterstone + SHIFT Artists
Waterstone Gallery, Portland, OR
Parallel Practice: Waterstone + SHIFT Artists
Waterstone Gallery, Portland, OR
2021
Lost and Found
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
Lost and Found
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
2019
Mixed Media
Robert Graves Gallery, Wenatchee, WA
Mixed Media
Robert Graves Gallery, Wenatchee, WA
2019
Copyright Bandits
Collapse Gallery, Wenatchee, WA
Copyright Bandits
Collapse Gallery, Wenatchee, WA
2018
SHIFT Invitational
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
SHIFT Invitational
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
2015
SAM Employee Exhibition
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
SAM Employee Exhibition
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Art Fairs
2026
Seattle Art Fair (forthcoming)
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
Seattle Art Fair (forthcoming)
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
2025
Seattle Art Fair
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
Seattle Art Fair
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
2023
Seattle Art Fair
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
Seattle Art Fair
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
2018
Seattle Art Fair
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
Seattle Art Fair
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
2017
Seattle Art Fair
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
Seattle Art Fair
SHIFT Gallery, Seattle, WA
Residencies
Pacific Science Center
Artist Residency, Seattle, WA
Artist Residency, Seattle, WA
Fremont Abbey Arts Center
Artist Residency, Seattle, WA
Artist Residency, Seattle, WA
Collections
Seattle University Art Collection
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Private Collections
Selected Press and Publications
Lopez, Xavier
“Shift at 20: Still Punk as Hell.”
PDA Magazine, Seattle, Spring 2024
“Shift at 20: Still Punk as Hell.”
PDA Magazine, Seattle, Spring 2024
Simon, Scott
“New Views of the Old West.”
Los Angeles Times
“New Views of the Old West.”
Los Angeles Times
Baltus, Leah
“Art Walk Awards Finalists.”
City Arts Magazine
“Art Walk Awards Finalists.”
City Arts Magazine
Reiner, Claire
“Art Walk Awards.”
Vanguard Seattle
“Art Walk Awards.”
Vanguard Seattle
Lopez, Xavier
Interview with the Collagemonauts
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Interview with the Collagemonauts
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Publications
Founder, Microverse Press, Seattle, WA
Artist-run publishing initiative producing collaborative collage-based graphic and experimental publications.
Artist-run publishing initiative producing collaborative collage-based graphic and experimental publications.
2023
Viral Lode
Microverse Press
Viral Lode
Microverse Press
2018
Lost in Paste
Marty Gordon, Craig van den Bosch, Chad Yenney
Microverse Press
Lost in Paste
Marty Gordon, Craig van den Bosch, Chad Yenney
Microverse Press
2017
Inner Phasing
Marty Gordon and Craig van den Bosch
Microverse Press
Inner Phasing
Marty Gordon and Craig van den Bosch
Microverse Press
2017
Sensitive Monsters
Marty Gordon
Microverse Press
Sensitive Monsters
Marty Gordon
Microverse Press
2016
Cryogenic Nude America
Microverse Press
Cryogenic Nude America
Microverse Press
2016
Journey to the Center of the Microverse
Craig van den Bosch, Marty Gordon, Tim Manthey
Microverse Press
Journey to the Center of the Microverse
Craig van den Bosch, Marty Gordon, Tim Manthey
Microverse Press
2016
TFD
Craig van den Bosch, Marty Gordon, Tim Manthey
Microverse Press
TFD
Craig van den Bosch, Marty Gordon, Tim Manthey
Microverse Press
Professional Experience
Museum Educator
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Founder
Microverse Press
Microverse Press
Available for exhibitions, commissions, and collaborations.
Contact: vandenbosch.craig@gmail.com
Contact: vandenbosch.craig@gmail.com