Curriculum Vitae
Education
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago BFA, 2006
New York Studio Program, 2004
Solo Exhibitions/Projects
2010
The Eyes Have No Cash / Galerie Yukiko Kawase / Paris France
2009
Light On Light: The Film / Cleopatra’s Gallery / Brooklyn NY
2008
Title In Process w/ Julia Weist / Meet Waradise / NYC
Light On Light / Cleopatra’s Gallery / Brooklyn, NY
2007
VideoBox / White Box / NYC
2006
Hell Rave Wave / Yukiko Kawase Gallery / Paris, France
Melt in The Sun Freeze Underground performance w/ Matthew Lutz-Kinoy / Basso Space / Berlin, Germany
Group Exhibitions/Projects
2010
Slummer Nights curated by Sadie Laska & presented by Cleopatra's / Canada Gallery / NYC
You Should Have Been Here An Hour Ago presented by Kunstverein NY and Natalie Labriola / Whiteslab Palace / NYC
Hiding Places curated by Ben Boatwright / Dixon Place / NYC
Cleopatra's Projections Scored by Hex Message / The Glasslands Gallery / Brooklyn NY
The Cave: Sculpture Storage / LaMaMa Gallery / NYC
2009
Giftland X: Happy House by Apartment Show / Printed Matter / NYC
Future Tense / iCi in NYC / Autocenter in Berlin / NADA in Miami
Invisible Grammar by Triple Canopy / NY Art Book Fair, PS1 Contemporary Art Center / LIC NY
Real Love organized by Apartment Show / Brooklyn NY
Photo Pants @ Dome Colony / X Initiative / NYC
Body Blends curated by Isabel Lewis / Dixon Place / NYC
Object Affection / BOFFO / Brooklyn NY
Evading Customs curated by Lumi Tan & Peter Russo / Brown Gallery / London
Disconnect Film Festival / Venice Italy
Sculpture Sabbath curated by Jori Rabinovitz / Peter Cooper Park / NYC
Nightshift 3 curated by Summer Gunthry / Hudson Guild / NYC
Utopia Seeking Misfits—Hot Festival / Dixon Place / NYC
Speculative Frontier Curated by Brel Froebe and Benjamin Schultz-Figueroa / Light Industry / Brooklyn NY
Apartment Show / Envoy Gallery / NYC
Good Vibrations curated by Jasmine Tsou / Carol Bove Studio / Brooklyn NY
Smithumenta / Ray Smith Studio / Brooklyn NY
New York(er) Shorts / Masyles Cinema / NYC
Trade Secrets curated by Cleopatra's / John Connelly Presents- Tunnel Room / NYC
All Aboard Future / Secret Project Robot / Brooklyn NY
Kitten / Jane Kim Thrust Projects / with John Patrick Walsh 3 and Matthew Lutz-Kinoy / NYC
2008
New Black curated by Triple Canopy / Starr Space / Brooklyn, NY
Leaning Wall / Yale University Sculpture Gallery / New Haven, CT
Rooftop Sculpture Show curated by Sean Townly / The Redemption Center / Brooklyn, NY
Brucennial 08 / Bruce High Quality Foundation / Brooklyn, NY
Soul Stripper, curated by Charles Danby / Projet Midi / Brussels
Dropped Frames, curated by J. Patrick Walsh 3 / Elk Gallery / NYC
2007
Boundless -the performance project with Matthew Lutz-Kinoy / University Settlement / NYC
DiVA Paris : presented by Yukiko Kawase / Paris France
Year 07 Art Projects : presented by Yukiko Kawase / London, UK
Body Blends / Dixon Place / New York NY
Movement Research Festival / Starr Street Projects / New York NY
2(007) Pranvere, curated by Charles Danby / National Gallery of Arts / Tirana, Albania
Melt in The Sun Freeze Underground performance with Matthew Lutz-Kinoy / The Delancey & Galapagos Art Space / NYC and Brooklyn, NY
DiVA NY: presented by Yukiko Kawase Gallery / NYC
2006
Down and Out / Elastic Arts Foundation / Chicago, IL
SLICK Contemporary Art Fair / presented by Yukiko Kawase Gallery / Paris, France
Cartune Xprez USA / South Union Arts and Green Lantern Gallery / Chicago, IL
Select Media Festival 5 / Lumpen Gallery / Chicago, IL
Lightness Study Hall / Phylis' Musical Inn / Chicago, IL
13 / Gosia Koscielak Gallery / Chicago, IL
Version 06 / Soneteque / Chicago, IL
Wilde Talentz, curated by Aline Cautis / Booster and Seven Gallery / Chicago, IL
All Tomorrow's Parties Performance Gala / Lazerhappy Gallery / Chicago, IL
DiVA NY: presented by Yukiko Kawase Gallery / New York, NY
Pathetisize, curated by Alex May / Open End Gallery / Chicago IL
Around It / Booster and Seven Gallery / Chicago, IL
2004
17th Evanston + Vicinity Biennial, curated by Monique Meloche & Dominique Melon / Evanston Art Center / Evanston, IL
Bibliography
Linoleum (After Robert Rauschenberg) Issue 9 Unplaced Movements, Triplecanopy Magazine, July 2010
News On View: An Hour Ago, Flash Art International Magazine online May 21st, 2010
McGarrey, Kevin Bazaar Gifts | Affordable Art Fairs The New York Times Style Magazine Dec 16, 2009
Morrison, Rachel NY Art Book Fair Re-cap ArtMag.com Oct 29, 2009
Luse, Mimi The Apartment Show Comes to Bushwick Bushwickbk.com Oct 20th, 2009
Archey, Karen AFC’s Fall Preview: Project Space Edition Art Fag City Sept 24th 2009
Edelbaum, Susannah, Kitten at Thrust, Artcat.com, Feb 2, 2009
Cotter, Holland "Last Chance: 'Cleopatra's Trade Secrets,'" New York Times, 5/14/09
Cleopatra’s: Trade Secrets Week Artlurker.com April 2009
Blagojevic, Bosko Light On Light at Cleopatra's artcal.net Aug 2008
"Culture" fashionoffice.org, February 2007
Danby, Charles “Attention on Small Gestures” Miser & Now Aug 2007
Wagner, James Andres Laracuente at Yukiko Kawase jameswagner.com Feb. 2007
Weisman, Zoe "Two Horns Are Better Than One" F News Magazine October 2006
"Slick La Small Fair Maligne" Art Actual Oct 2006
"Hell Wave Rave" Re-Title.com July 2006
Armstrong, Liz "Chicago Antisocial Column" Chicago Reader, April 2006
Labier, Peter "Featured Artists" Red China Magazine Issue 3, 2004
Other Selected Projects
2009
Yale University School of Art / Visiting Artist 2008-2009
2008
Not, 2007 presented by Dispatx, Appropriation in Creative Practice / www.dispatx.com
Guest Speaker DiVA @ Whitebox Panel Discussion, Moderated by Peter Duhon, NYC
Guest Performer / Sexy Librarian: In Conclusion by Julia Weist / Sara Meltzer Gallery, NYC
American Installation (Curator) / Plaines Project / Chicago, IL
2007
Guest Speaker MiT5 International Conference, Moderated by Bill Arning, Cambridge MA
2006
Curator/Organizer, Around It, Film/Video Screening at Booster and Seven Gallery, Chicago IL
Curator/Organizer, All Tomorrow's Parties Performance Gala at Lazerhappy Gallery, Chicago IL
Contributing Artist, The Dick Pig Review based in Brooklyn, NY