CV
Education
2011 School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art
2006 The University of Texas at Austin, College of Communication: B.S. in Radio-Television-Film
Awards, Grants, Fellowships
2011
- James Nelson Raymond Master of Fine Arts Fellowship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Solo Exhibitions
2012
- C___ OF THE EYE / C___ OF THE HAND, Johalla Projects, Chicago, IL
2008
- FANTASY VISION MEDITATION (IN COLOR), MASS Gallery, Austin, TX
Group Exhibitions
2013
- Gurl Don’t Be Dumb presents WEIRD DUDE ENERGY, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL (curated by Eileen Mueller and Jamie Steele)
2012
- The Great Refusal, Sullivan Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (curated by Oliverio Rodriguez, faculty, SAIC)
- 21st Evanston and Vicinity Biennial, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL (juried by Shannon Stratton, Executive and Creative Director, Threewalls)
2011
- SUBstainability, Texas State University Galleries, San Marcos, TX (curated by Andy Campbell, Faculty, and Mary Mikel Stump, Gallery Director, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX)
- The World is Not a Calm Place, Sullivan Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (co-curated by Juan William Chavez, Director, Boots Contemporary Art Space, Saint Louis, MO and the artists: Jesse Butcher, Steven Frost, David R. Harper, Soo Shin, Ivan LOZANO)
- Experience is Never Unattached, Sullivan Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (curated by Leah Oren and Jen Tremblay, Graduate Curatorial Assistants, SAIC, Chicago, IL)
- SPLAY, Roxaboxen Exhibitions, Chicago, IL (curated by Marissa Perel, artist and writer, NYC)
- Queer State(s), Visual Arts Center, University of Texas at Austin School of Fine Arts, Austin, TX (curated by Noah Simblist, Associate Professor of Art, Southern Methodist University and VAC Curatorial Fellow and David Willburn, artist, Fort Worth, TX) (catalogue)
2010
- TRANSHUMAN CONDITIONS, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA (curated by Jeffry Cuddlin, Director of Exhibitions, Arlington Arts Center) (catalogue)
- IN A PLAIN BROWN WRAPPER, Johalla Projects, Chicago, IL (curated by Barbara DeGenevieve, Chair, Photography Department, SAIC, Chicago, IL)
- WHO’S YOUR SHAMAN?, Johalla Projects, Chicago, IL, 2010 (curated by Melissa Marinaro) (catalogue)
- TROLL, Envoy Enterprises, New York City, NY (curated by CTRL+W33D)
2009
- AVB Re-Performs, Box13 Artspace, Houston, TX (curated by the Austin Video Bee)
- 2009 Texas Biennial, Multiple Locations, Austin, TX (curated by Michael Duncan, Independent Critic and Curator, Los Angeles, CA) (catalogue)
- Viewfinder: New Images by Texas Artists, Dallas Contemporary, Dallas,TX (curated by Risa Puleo, Assistant Curator of American and Contemporary Art, Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, and Arturo Palacios, Director, Art Palace, Austin) (catalogue)
- Juried Show 2009, Villa Victoria Center for the Arts, Boston, MA (curated by Jen Mergel, Associate Curator, ICA Boston, MA
- DOUBLE FANTASY, Noble and Superior Projects, Chicago, IL (curated by Patrick Bobilin, artist and gallery director)
2008
- Young Latino Artists 13: Everything’s Going To Be Okay, Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, TX, (curated by Leslie Moody Castro, Independent Curator)
- Viewfinder: New Images by Texas Artists (3rd Edition of the Talent in Texas series), FotoFest, Houston, TX (curated by Risa Puleo, Assistant Curator of American and Contemporary Art, Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, and Arturo Palacios, Director, Art Palace, Austin) (catalogue)
2007
- ARTISTS & COWBOYS SHOULD BE FRIENDS, UNT Artspace FW, Fort Worth, TX (curated by Baseera Khan, artist)
Screenings
2013
- Uncanny Visions 3, Vox Populi Gallery, May 11, Philadelphia, PA
2012
- The Great Refusal: Video Taking on New Queer Aesthetics, Gene Siskel Film Center, Nov 5, Chicago, IL
2010
- 24th BFI London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, Mar 27, London, UK
- Chicago Underground Film Festival, Jun 25, Chicago, IL
- Platinum Showcase, OUTFEST 2010, Jul 17, Los Angeles, CA
- Green Lantern Gallery: ERUPTION, Nov 6, Chicago, IL
2009
- SPECULATION(ELATION)2, Parsons Hall, May 8, Holyoke, MA
- Platinum Showcase, OUTFEST 2009, Jul 11, Los Angeles, CA
- Frescoes of a Glass Armoire, minicine? Swampland, Sep 10, Shreveport, LA
- Queer X Experimental Shorts, 7th Annual Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Oct 11, Albuquerque, NM
- This Is A Trip, Fishbowl Gallery, Nov 7, Chicago, IL
2008
- Austin Video Bee, Fusebox 2008, Apr 26-May 2, Austin, TX
- The Living Whale, Fusebox 2008, Apr 28, Austin, TX
- Cinematexas Eulogy, Aurora Picture Show, Jun 14, Houston, TX
- Avant Cinema 3: GHOSTS OF THE PAST, SPECTERS OF THE FUTURE, Austin Film Society, Jul 23, Austin, TX
2007
- Austin Studios, Cinematexas Viking Funeral, Dec 2, 2008, Austin, TX
2006
- Showcase #40, Austin Museum of Digital Art, Dec 8, 2006, Austin, TX
Commissioned projects
2012
- King Neptune, Video and stills, Headmaster Magazine #3, Providence, RI http://www.headmastermagazine.com/tag/issue-no-3/
2011
- Chicago Underground Film Festival trailers, Chicago IL
2008
- Project Space: Austin Video Bee, video loop, …might be good, Issue #95, March 21
Ongoing projects
2013- IMAGE FILE PRESS (2013-present), founder of a digital press dedicated to presenting artist books, zines, and other digital ephemera
2007-09 Austin Video Bee (2007-2009), co-founder of a feminist video artist collective that organized screenings and published DVD compilations of work by feminist artists.
Professional Experience
2012
- Instructor, Photography Department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (Lost and Found, a studio seminar on appropriation in Contemporary Art, Fall)
- Instructor, Film, Video, New Media and Animation Department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (Video Installation studio course, Spring)
2011
- Instructor, Photography Department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (The Nudes, a studio seminar on nudity, pornography, and the erotic in Contemporary Art, Fall)
- Teaching Assistant, Photography Department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (Exploratory Media [Oliverio Rodriguez], Spring)
- Teaching Assistant, Contemporary Practices, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (Core Studio Practice II [Claire Ashley], Spring)
2010
- Teaching Assistant, Contemporary Practices, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (Core Studio Practice I [Barbara DeGenevieve], Fall)
- Teaching Assistant, Photography Department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (Intro to Photographic Image Making [Liz Nielsen], Fall)
- Teaching Assistant, Film, Video, New Media and Animation Department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (Video Production I [Frederic Moffet], Spring)
- Teaching Assistant, Contemporary Practices, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (Core Studio Practice II [Justin Cooper and Laura Davis], Spring)
2009
- Teaching Assistant, Contemporary Practices, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (Core Studio Practice I [Justin Cooper and Laura Davis], Fall)
- Teaching Assistant, Contemporary Practices, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (WIRED I & II [Markus Vogl], Fall)
Curatorial and programming projects
2008
- Avant Cinema 3: GHOSTS OF THE PAST, SPECTERS OF THE FUTURE, Austin Film Society, Austin, TX, a program of my videos and other works that have inspired me.
2006
- WHAT GREEK PEOPLE WANT, Platforma Video Festival, Athens, Greece, a program surveying the current landscape of young American experimental and art video production.
2005-07
- Cinematexas International Short Film Festival, Austin, TX, Programming Director, curated the International Competition and organized the rest of the festival.
2005
- TREADING WATER, Ballroom Marfa, Marfa, TX, a series of 10 programs of films and videos dealing with issues of water rights, access, quality, etc. Co-curated with Ralph McKay.
2004
- KEEP YOUR DISTANCE, Antimatter Underground Film Festival, Victoria, BC, Canada, a survey of contemporary Austrian experimental film and video, presented in conjunction with Sixpack Film Americas.