Luc Biscan-White

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Luc Biscan-WhiteLuc Biscan-White is an queer Appalachian Siksika (Blackfoot) symbiotic / transdisciplinary artist, plant ecologist, and researcher. Sprouting from the Central Appalachian mountains of Southwest Virginia and Soutern West Virginia, their work explores the intricate connections between identity, environment, and community.


Email : lucbiscanwhite @ gmail . com
Posing for Untitled (Granny/Papaw), 2024.
Conducting wetland research, City of Radford, Radford, Virginia, 2019.
Posing, 2021.
Assessing white ash (Fraxinus americana) for emerald ash borer damage, Montgomery County, Virginia, 2021.
Preforming prescribed burn in Montgomery County, Virginia, 2024.
Coring white oak (Quercus alba) for dendrochronology research, Montgomery County, Virginia, 2021.
Research team for 2021 Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) research at Robinson Center for Appalachian Resource Sustainability, Breathitt and Perry counties, Kentucky, 2021.
Conducting ethnobotanical research in Departamento de Madre de Dios, Perú, 2024.
Presenting microplastics research at NCHC21 in Orlando, Florida, 2021.
Presenting sustainable medicinal plant research with research team at the Virginia Natural History Society 3rd General Meeting, Radford, Virginia, 2023. 

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Education

2027         Master of Fine Art (pending) in Studio Art, Sculpture + Art & Ecology   
                  University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (expected 2027)

2024         Radford Amazonian Research Expedition (RARE) (ethnobotanical research)
                  Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, República del Perú

2024         Bachelors of Fine Arts in Studio Art, Sculpture & Photography 
                  Honors College, Minors in Appalachian Studies, French, Women’s and Gender Studies 
                  Radford University, Radford, VA

2024        Bachelors of Science in Biology, Forest Ecology & Plant Conservation
                 Honors College, Minors in Chemistry, Sociology
                 Radford University, Radford, VA

2022        Université Catholique de Lyon, France (French language and Art courses)        
                 University Study Abroad Consortium, University of Idaho, ID

2018        High School Diploma, summa cum laude, salutatorian
                Richlands High School, Richlands, VA

Teaching Experience

Spring 2025
Instructor-of-Record, ARTS 1220 - Art Practices I
University of New Mexico

Fall 2024
Teaching Assistant, ARTS 1220 - Art Practice I
University of New Mexico

Selected Awards & Grants

2025
Radicle Art >V< Ecology Lab (RAVEL) Field Scholarship ($800.00)
Art & Ecology, Department of Art & Art History, University of New Mexico, NM

2024
Center for Environmental Arts & Humanities Scholarship ($500.00)
Center for Environmental Arts & Humanities, University of New Mexico, NM

McGlothlin Honors Global Scholarship ($1,500.00)
McGlothlin Center for Global Education and Engagement, Radford University, VA

2023
Robert Glen & Cora Green Toney Appalachian Studies Scholarship ($3,400.00)
Appalachian Regional & Rural Studies Center, Radford University, VA

Ruth Bricker Painter Award ($3,000.00)
Department of Biology, Radford University, VA

2022
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship ($5,000.00)
U.S. Department of State & Institute of International Education

McGlothlin International Education Fund Award ($1,500.00)
McGlothlin Center for Global Education and Engagement, Radford University, VA

Fellowship in Conservation Horticulture ($5,000.00)
Botanic Gardens Conservation International-US & Garden Club of America

John C. Nicholson Memorial Scholarship ($1,100.00)
Virginia Assoication of Professional Soil Scientists, Christiansburg, VA

2020         
McGlothlin International Education Study Abroad Award ($2,500.00)
McGlothlin Center for Global Education and Engagement, Radford University, VA

2019        
Highlander Research Rookies ($4,000.00)
Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, Radford University, VA

Andrew W. Ross Endowed Photography Scholarship ($3,677.00) (2019-2024)
Department of Art, Radford University, VA

Carson Scholarship ($750.00) (2019-2023)
Department of Art, Radford University, VA

2018        
Dr. Margaret “Trinka” Smith-Burke Scholarship ($4,250.00) (2018-2022)
Community Foundations of Virginia, Bluefield, VA

Selected Exhbitions

2025
Group Exhibition, queer ecologies: to dream a world alive, The Holland Porject, Reno, NV Group Exhibition, Unforgetting, Harwood’s 6th Street Studio, Albuquerque, NM

 2024        
Group Exhibition, Grown in Defiance of Broken Systems, Bingo Studios, Albuqueruqe, NM
Group Exhibition, At First Sight: First Year MFA Student Exhibition, John Sommers Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM                             
Group Exhibition, The Stu: BFA Show, RU Art Museum, Radford University, Radford, VA
Guest Artist, Artist-in-Residence Show: Leslie Smith - The Loudest Color, Covington Gallery, Radford, VA
Group Exhibition, Student Juried Art Show, RU Art Museum, Radford University, Radford, VA

2023
Group Exhibition, 2023 SECAC Juried Exhibition, Southeastern College Art Conference + Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, VA
Group Exhibition, LAVENDER MOUNTAIN: An Exhibition of Queer Appalachian Art, Visual Art Exchange (VAE), Raleigh, NC        
Group Exhibition, The 2x2 Show, Mini Museum in McConnell Library, Radford, VA
Group Exhibition, 10th Annual Abstract Sanctuary, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, OR
Group Exhibition, Vanguard Social: Visions of Southern Queer Resistance, Visual Art Exchange (VAE), Raleigh, NC
                
2022        
Group Exhibition, T-Minus 2 Minutes, Selu Conservancy, Radford University, Radford, VA
Collaborative Exhibition, 10th Annual Summer Research Celebration, Kyle Hall, Radford University, Radford, VA (with hazel batrezchavez, Sydne Moseley, Buggy Boles)               
Group Exhibition, Bellwethers 5th Annual Juried Exhibition of Collegiate Student Art, West Tennessee Regional Art Center, University of Tennessee-Martin, Humboldt, TN               
Group Exhibition, Student Juried Art Show, RU Art Museum, Radford University, Radford, VA

2020        
Class Exhibition, Photographic Media & Camera Arts, Porterfield Hall, Radford University, Radford, VA
Selected Projects & Publications

“Tension at the Altar: Confronting the Erasure of Queerness in the Middle Ages and Appalachia.” College Art Association of America 112th Annual Conference, Oral Presentation. Chicago, IL. 2024.

“Revisiting the Saints: Locating Queer Histories and Medieval Architecture through Photography.” 10th Annual Summer Research Celebration, Oral Presentation. Radford University, VA. 2022.

“Weaving Narratives: Sarah Sense, First Nations Traditions in Fine Arts, and Alternative Digital Processes in Contemporary Photography.” Virginia Conference on Race, Oral Presentation. Roanoke College, Salem, VA. 2022.

“Unearthing Giants: 3D Rendering and Segmentation in Avizo Lite.” Video Presentation. Division of Plant Sciences, Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago, IL. 2021. 

“Wearable Life: Translating Medicinal Plant Properties in Jewelry.” The Macksey Journal. Vol. 1, Article 129. 2020. https://mackseyjournal.scholasticahq.com/article/21824.

“Escape the Isolation: Gabriele Münter’s Pursuit of Utopia in German Expressionism.” Student Engagement Forum, Virtual Presentation. Radford University. 2020.

Languages

English (native)
French (B2 - niveau indépendant; intermediate listener, intermediate speaker, intermediate reading & writing)

Computer Skills

SPSS, CooRecorder, Cdendro, R and R Studio, Avizo Lite, ImageJ, ICM-Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Lightroom Classic, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Office 365.