Los Angeles, California
Education
2002 BFA with Distinction / Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
Solo Exhibitions
2022 Golden Pacific, Thinkspace Projects, Los Angeles, CA, September 3rd - 24th
2018 Interlude, Stephanie Chefas Projects, Portland, OR.
2017 Atwater, Det Nya Museet, Stockholm, Sweden.
2016 CG2 Gallery, Nashville, TN.
2016 Recreation, Det Nya Museet, Stockholm, Sweden.
2011 Down by the River, Johanssen Gallery, Berlin, Germany.
2011 The New Pretty, RMIT University Residency Exhibition Curated by Jazmina Cininas, Melbourne, Australia.
2011 Get Pretty Now, Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, NY.
2010 Wonderfully Nutritious, MITO Contemporary Art Gallery, Barcelona, Spain.
2009 Picture Day in the Garden, Johannsen Gallery, Berlin, Germany.
2008 The Equilibrium of Glamour, Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, NY.
2005 Project Room, Mendenhall Sobieski Gallery, Pasadena, CA.
Group Exhibitions
2021 The Beginning, Galleri47, Copenhagen, Denmark. *opens August 28th, 2021.
2021 BLAB World annual show, Copro Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA. *opens September 11th, 2021.
2021 Lucid Dreaming, curated by Beautiful Bizarre, Copro Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA.
2020 BLAB World annual show, Copro Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA.
2020 The New Vanguard III, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, CA.
2020 Mother Earth: We Are All One, Thinkspace Projects, Culver City, CA.
2020 A Go Go, Mash Gallery Frieze Event, W Hotel, Hollywood, CA.
2019 DREAMstate, GR-Gallery, Bowery NYC, NY.
2019 Blab, Copro Gallery, Bergamot Station Santa Monica, CA.
2019 Seeing Red, curated by Jeff Hamada of Booooooom, Thinkspace Projects, Culver City, CA.
2018 Blab, Copro Gallery, Bergamot Station Santa Monica, CA.
2018 A Living Treasure: Thirty Years of Anthony Zepeda and the ArtCenter Printmaking Studio, Pasadena, CA.
2017 Masked Intentions, Cass Contemporary, Tampa, FL
2017 Quiet Please, Ace 121 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2017 Anniversary Show, Anthen B Gallery, Oakland, CA.
2017 Neon Love, Stephanie Chefas Projects, Portland, OR.
2017 Figurative Features, Curated by Mark Murphy, 101/Exhibit, Los Angeles, CA.
2016 10 Year Anniversary Show, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles.
2016 Selfie, Stephanie Chefas Projects, Portland, OR.
2016 Film Screenings, Humain Trop Humain, Montpellier, France.
2016 Project Pair, Stephanie Chefas Projects, Portland, OR.
2015 Art Herning, B15 Gallery, Herning, Denmark.
2014 Blab, Copro Gallery, Bergamot Station Santa Monica, CA.
2013 Emerge Contemporary Art Fair, Segal Projects, Washington DC.
2013 Blab, Copro Gallery, Bergamot Station Santa Monica, CA.
2013 Glitterers Anonymous, Project Space/ Spare Room, Melbourne, Australia.
2013 Wider Than a Postcard, curated by Sven Davis Arrested Motion, Breeze Block Gallery, Portland, OR.
2013 Ambiguous Faces, B15 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2013 Starter Kit, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2013 Mashup Gauntlet Gallery, San Francesco, CA.
2012 Space/Form, curated by Sven Davis Arrested Motion, Breeze Block Gallery, Portland, OR.
2012 MKG Messe Kunst und Handwerk, Hamburg Museum, Germany.
2012 Unnatural Natural History, Royal West Academy Museum, Bristol, UK.
2012 Blab, Copro Gallery, Bergamot Station Santa Monica, CA.
2012 Hookers, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2012 Interplanetary Curated by Ben Crothers, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast UK.
2012 ArtSantander. International Fair of Contemporary Art. Santander, Spain.
2011 Print Culture. The Printmaking Summer Residency Exhibition RMIT,
2011 Curated by Ruth Johnstone. Melbourne, Australia.
2011 The Emergence of the Pop Imagist. Curated by Jonathan LeVine and
2011 Giovanni Bonelli. Scuola dei Mercanti. Venezia, Italy.
2011 Blab Presents Krampus. Curated by Monte Beauchamp, Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle, WA.
2011 SWAB, International Contemporary Art Fair. MiTO Contemporary Booth, Barcelona, Spain.
2011 What Would We Wish for in the Future? Biological Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
2010 ArtSantander. International Fair of Contemporary Art. Santander, Spain.
2010 KIAF. Korea International Art Fair, Seoul, Korea.
2010 Art. Fair 21. Staatenhaus am Rheinpark, Cologne, Germany.
2010 Survey Select. Curated by Mark Murphy, Wonder Bread Factory, San Diego, CA.
2010 SWAB, International Contemporary Art Fair. Barcelona, Spain.
2010 Five Year Anniversary Show. Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, NY.
2010 New Realisms. MITO Contemporary Art Gallery, Barcelona, Spain.
2010 London Art Fair. Mauger Modern Art, London, UK.
2010 Wunderkammer. Curated by Valdemar Gerdin, Gallery Jonas Kleerup. Stockholm, Sweden.
2009 SCOPE Miami. Mauger Modern Art Booth, Miami.
2009 Beach Blanket Bingo, Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, NY.
2009 RESISTING TIME EXHIBITION - präsentiert von VICE - FRANKFURT.
2009 AAF London. Mauger Modern Art, London, UK.
2008 SCOPE Miami. Mauger Modern Art Booth, Miami.
2008 Know at Vanguard Art Fair, Miami Basel.
2008 Helsinki Biennale World Fair. Helsinki, Finland.
2008 AAF Amsterdam. Mauger Modern Art, Klonne Plein, Amsterdam.
2008 “NowBrow”. Brad Benidict’s Sideshow, Los Angeles, CA.
2008 Flaunt. Junc Gallery. Los Angeles, CA.
2008 Everything but the Kitchen Sync. La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Culver City, CA.
2007 Known at Art Now Fair, Claremont Hotel. Miami, FL.
2007 Wild Things. 45 Spaces Gallery. Melbourne, Australia.
2007 The Shatter Project. Uppercase Gallery. Calgary, AB, Canada.
2007 SILA 45 Show. Billy Shire Fine Arts. Culver City. CA.
2007 Art LA. Bamboo Lane Gallery. Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Santa Monica, CA.
2006 Said and Done. Antisocial Gallery. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
2006 In the Eyes of the Beholders. Bamboo Lane Gallery. Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA.
2006 New Expressions in Fine Art Printmaking. Renowned Gallery. Portland, OR.
2006 Compound Concoction. Guestroom Gallery. Portland, OR.
2006 Drawn to Expression. Williamson Gallery. Pasadena, CA.
2006 Romance Between 0 & 1. Compound Gallery. Portland, OR.
2005 State of Emergence: Unsuspected Cracks in the Art World Infrastructure and Weekly
2005 Contributors. Track 16 Gallery, Bergamot Station. Santa Monica, CA.
2005 Soon and Very Soon. Renowned Gallery. Portland, OR.
2005 Narration and Mark making. Bradley University. Peoria, IL.
2005 Group Show. Mendenhall Sobieski Gallery. Pasadena, CA.
2004 Artistic Utopia. La Luz de Jesus Gallery. Hollywood, CA.
2004 Tall Stories. Wignall Museum. Rancho Cucamonga, CA.
2004 REM. Compound Gallery. Portland, OR.
2004 Big Men in Little Cars. Tin Man Alley Gallery. Philadelphia, PA.
2004 What’s Your 20. Impero Media Gallery. San Diego, CA.
2004 Everything but the Kitschen Sync. La Luz de Jesus Gallery. Hollywood, CA.
Academic Appointments
California State University Northridge / Associate Professor 2018 - present
Art Center College of Design / 2007 - present
Otis College of Art and Design 2010-2021
Pacific Northwest College of Art
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