Exhibitions
1991
January | February
Lasting Impressions
College of Mount Saint Joseph
Studio San Giuseppe Art Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio
Six Works:
Design Lines, Folder and Stationery
IBM Brochure, FOCUS
Portland State University Poster, FORUM
Self-Promotional Christmas Cards,
Starry Night…Holy Night…Peace…1988…,
Starry Night…Holy Night…Warplanes…1989…
1991
March
Sidney Printing Works Celebration
Museum Center at Union Terminal
Cincinnati, Ohio
Exhibition and Awards Ceremony for a book launching. Printing by Design, Design by Printing, Cityscapes, is Sidney Printing’s bound volume of six fold-out (36"x12”) spreads depicting various aspects of Cincinnati. The book is experimental and is used to demonstrate the latest in printing technology. The designs include die cut, metallic inks, dot-line conversions, and as many as twelve colors per spread. Joe Bottoni was one of of 6 designers selected to work on this collaboration.
1989 | 1990
November
Design Excellence, 50 Posters of the ’80s
University of Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Self-Promotional Christmans Card | Poster, Winter Wonderland, 1981
50 graphic designers from the U.S.A. were invited to participate in this exhibit. Each designer was asked to submit a poster that demonstrated uniqueness and excellence, and had appeared in a design annual during the 1980s. Throughout 1990 the exhibition traveled to multiple locations across the United States.
1989
April
Bottoni Design
California State University
Sacramento State University
Sacramento, California
Thirty Works:
Part of a one week exhibition, Posters and Trademarks, and work shop with the students majoring in graphic design and journalism.
1989
June
Spotlight on Design Performance
AIGA, Cincinnati Chapter
Westin Hotel
Cincinnati, Ohio
Johnston Paper Co. Poster, Great Beer…Great Chili…Great Ice Cream…
Local show featuring AIGA members.
1988
October | November
Universal | Unique
The Cooper Union School of Art
The Herb Lubalin Study Center
New York, New York
One-of-a-kind, wall mounted 3D piece:
WOW…ORIGINAL…RUMOR…DEAD…E42…M36…
1988
February
Universal | Unique
Philadelphia College of Art and Design
Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
One-of-a-kind, wall mounted 3D piece:
WOW…ORIGINAL…RUMOR…DEAD…E42…M36…
An invitational exhibition of one-of-a-kind works by American and European designers. 36 international design educators were invited to participate in this exhibit. Each designer was provided three identical visual elements to work with: a twelve inch square grid of equally spaced dots one inch apart, a black and white illustration of a human eye, and the word “word.” The participants, to name just a few, included such respected designers as Armin Hofmann, Michael Manwaring, Katherine McCoy and Sharon Poggenpohl.
1988
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Twelve Works:
Permanent Graphic Design Collection for Student Reference, includes posters, folders and self-promotional publications.
1987 | 1988
Envision 10
Sacramento, California
Envision 10: This national design conference invited its past speakers to exhibit two recent pieces of their design work for an exhibit commemorating its tenth annual conference. The exhibit is now part of the conference’s on-going design archives. Two posters were submitted: Selma Burke, Great Beer…Great Chili…Great Ice Cream…
1987 | 1988
STA 100 Show
Chicago, Illinois
Ohio University Poster, Bottoni and Zender: Two Man Exhibition
This was a national competition show. 100 pieces were selected and exhibited at the Society of Typographic Arts Gallery.
1987
One Color | Two Color Exhibit
AIGA
New York City, New York
Self-Promotional Christmas Card | Poster, Winter Wonderland, 1981
This was a national competition show. The selected pieces were displayed at the American Institute of Graphic Arts Gallery.
1986
Bottoni and Zender: Two Man Exhibition
Ohio University
Siegfried Gallery
Athens, Ohio
Fifty-Five Selected Works
Mike Zender and Joe Bottoni each submitted 55 pieces of graphic design for this exhibit. Additionally, they each presented a lecture on how design education has changed over the past 25 years (1960-85). The lectures were illustrated with slides of work produced by both designers when they were students, and by work produced by their present students. Following the lectures they held two weeklong workshops for the junior and senior graphic design students.
1986
Cincinnati Designers
College of Mount St. Joseph
Studio San Giuseppe Art Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio
Six Works:
Hillside Trust Poster, Hillside Housing Design Competition,
International Playgrounds Association Poster, Safety in Play,
Norton Photography, Folder and Price List,
IBM Brochure, FOCUS
IBM Brochure, Facilities Management,
National Sculpture Conference, Four Page Magazine Insert,
Four Page Folder / Self-Mailer with Six Application Forms,
Trademark (12 Variations)
1985
City of Cincinnati Permanent Poster Collection
Displayed at City Hall
Five Works:
Hillside Trust of Cincinnati Poster, Hillside Housing Design Competition
City of Cincinnati (PEAP), Series of Three Posters, Alcohol, Family, Stress
Cincinnati Ballet Poster, Aurora’s Wedding
1984
Cincinnati Design 26
College of Mount St. Joseph
Studio San Giuseppe Art Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio
Six Works:
City of Cincinnati (PEAP), Series of Three Posters, Alcohol, Family, Stress
Cincinnati Ballet Poster, Aurora’s Wedding
IBM Poster, For Want of a Horseshoe Nail
Northern Kentucky University Poster, Corridors and Fields
1984
Ohio Designs: The Arts
The Columbus Cultural Arts Center
Columbus, Ohio
Four Works:
University of Cincinnati Posters, Animation, Propaganda
City of Cincinnati Poster, Findlay Market
Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center Poster, M.I.T
Ohio Designs: The Arts is a collection of posters gathered from many of Ohio’s cultural institutions and organizations. A total of 750 entries were submitted from which 69 were selected. The competition was sponsored by the Ohio Arts Council. The resulting exhibition, January, 1984, reflects the state of contemporary poster design as well as its history. The exhibit will be continually shown in various U.S.A. cities and in several foreign countries.
1984
STA Poster Show
Indiana State University
Turman Gallery
Terre Haute, Indiana
Three Works:
Self-Promotional Christmas Card, Small Headaches
Self-Promotional Christmas | Poster, Winter Wonderland, 1981
Cincinnati Ballet Poster, Aurora’s Wedding
STA Poster Exhibit was a special exhibit, January, 1984, consisting only of posters from the 1983 / 84 STA 100 Show.
1983 | 1984
STA 100 Show
Chicago, Illinois
Three Works:
Self-Promotional Christmas Card, Small Headaches
Self-Promotional Christmas | Poster, Winter Wonderland, 1981
Cincinnati Ballet Poster, Aurora’s Wedding
STA 100 Show: 1,700 entries were submitted from North America to the Society of Typographic Arts, but only 100 were accepted. The show opened in Chicago, September, 1983. The exhibit also went on display at the ITC Center in New York, February, 1984, and on the campus of Southern Illinois University in the St. Louis area during the spring of 1984.
1982
Just Type
AIGA
New York City, New York
Evans Pre-School Day Care Center, Stationery and Envelope
1982
Metromedia, Inc.
Los Angeles, California
Permanent International Poster Collection
Three Works:
City of Cincinnati (PEAP), Series of Three Posters, Alcohol, Family, Stress
1982
Bell Telephone
Cincinnati, Ohio
Permanent Design Collection
Four Works:
City of Cincinnati Posters, Art Museum, Findlay Market, Parks, Cincinnati Museum of Natural History (FROG)
1982
American Cultural Posters
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
Permanent Collection
Three Works:
University of Cincinnati Posters, Contemporary Films, Animation, Propaganda
1981
Contemporary Posters U.S.A.
Cincinnati Art Museum
Cincinnati, Ohio
Three Works:
City of Cincinnati (PEAP), Series of Three Posters, Alcohol, Family, Stress
1981
Bell Telephone
Cincinnati, Ohio
Permanent Art Collection
Silkscreen Print, Peek-a-Boo-Heart
1981
City of Cincinnati Permanent Poster Collection
Displayed at City Hall
Cincinnati, Ohio
Four Works:
City of Cincinnati Posters, Art Museum, Findlay Market, Parks, Cincinnati Museum of Natural History (FROG)
1980
DESI Show, Graphis Design Exhibition
New York City, New York
Eight Works:
Data not available.
1979 | 1980
Best of Competition Show
Eleventh Annual International Typographic Competition Association, traveling exhibition throughout the U.S.A. and Canada.
Two Works:
Bottoni and Hsiung, Stationery and Envelope
Dean Bert Berenson, Design, Art, Architecture and Planning, University of Cincinnati, Stationery and Envelope
1979
Trademarks
Cincinnati Art Museum
Cincinnati, Ohio
Five Works:
Bardmoor Realty
Butterfly Productions
Mental Health Services N.W.
Micrometeor
National Thespian Association
1978
Faculty Show
University of Cincinnati
Three Works:
University of Cincinnati Posters, Hollywood, Contemporary Films, Animation
1977 | 1978
4th International Poster Exhibition
Listowel, Ireland
Six Works:
University of Cincinnati Posters, Hollywood, Animation, Two Directors
City of Cincinnati Posters, Findlay Market, Parks, Art Museum
1976 | 1977
Best of Competition Show
Eighth Annual International Typographic Composition Association, traveling exhibition throughout the U.S.A. and Canada.
University of Cincinnati Poster, Soldner
1970 through 1988, 1991, 1992
Cincinnati Art Directors Annual Show
Cincinnati, Ohio
Multiple works were exhibited at the annual shows.
1974
Print Magazine, Poster USA / 74 Exhibit
Mead Library of Ideas
New York City, New York
University of Cincinnati Poster, Propaganda
1974
Print and Drawing Invitational
Cincinnati Art Museum
Cincinnati, Ohio
Two Serigraphs:
Lonely Hearts Club, Heartfield
1973
Print Magazine, Poster USA / 73 Exhibit
Mead Library of Ideas
New York City, New York
Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center Poster, M.I.T.
1973
Ann Arbor Art and Craft Fair
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Serigraphs Exhibition (10 Prints)
1973
Poster Exhibition
United States Information Agency
Rome, Italy; Belgrade, Yugoslavia; Washington, D.C.
Posters featured in Print Magazine, Poster USA / 72 Exhibit became part of a traveling exhibition.
1972
Print Magazine, Poster USA / 72 Exhibit
Mead Library of Ideas
New York City, New York
Three Works:
Upstairs Gallery Poster, A Wholesome Show of Serigraphs
City of Cincinnati Poster, Findlay Market
University of Dayton Poster, Serigraphs by Three Ohio Artists
1972
Ohio Expo 72
Columbus, Ohio
Two Serigraphs:
Silver Heart, Heart and Grid Combined
1972
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indianapolis, Indiana
Serigraphs Exhibition (10 Works)
1972
Showcase of the Arts
Cincinnati, Ohio
Four Serigraphs:
Peek-a-Boo Heart, Heart and Grid Combined, Lonely Hearts Club, Melancholy Miss
1972
A Wholesome Show of Serigraphs
Upstairs Gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio
Serigraph Exhibition (12 Works)
1972
Three Man Exhibit
Albert Emmanuel Gallery
University of Dayton
Dayton, Ohio
Serigraph Exhibition (12 Works)
1971
Creative Arts Festival
Cincinnati, Ohio
Two Serigraphs:
Caterpillar’s Delight: Black Leaf, Gold Leaf
1971
Ohio Expo 71
Columbus, Ohio
Two Serigraphs:
Hot One, Five
1971
Showcase of the Arts
Cincinnati, Ohio
Two Serigraphs:
Caterpillar’s Delight: Black Leaf, Gold Leaf
1970
St. John’s Unitarian Church
Cincinnati, Ohio
Serigraph Exhibition (10 Works)
1970
Graphic Design Exhibit
Art Academy of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
Exhibition (10 Works)