EDUCATION:
2007- MFA, University of California Los Angeles.
2002- BFA, Maryland Institute, College of Art.
RESIDENCIES:
2008- The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2024- Forthcoming, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR.
2017- Millions of Years in Minutes Disappear, Linda’s, Los Angeles, CA.
2013- Shadowkings, RAID Projects, Los Angeles, CA.
2011- Lifting the Curse, Latned Atsär, Los Angeles, CA.
2009/2010- Une Oasis d'Horruer dans un Desert d'Ennui, Crisp London Los Angeles, London, UK.
2008- Amsterdam Quaternities, Crisp London Los Angeles, London, UK.
2008- All Internal, Crisp London Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS:
2013- Dancing on Both Sides of the Crack, EYEHEART, New York, NY.
2004- Interstate Mutilate, H. Lewis Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2022-Through Line, OSU Faculty and Alumni Exhibition, Fairbanks and Praxis Galleries, Oregon State University, OR.
2019- Making Light, Serious Topics, Barely Fair, Chicago, IL.
2018- Blinky the Friendly Hen 40th Anniversary Exhibition, Cal State University Northridge, CA.
2017- LACE Benefit Auction, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA.
2017- SquigAlert, Cordesa Fine Art, Curated by Justin Waugh, Los Angeles, CA.
2017- The Ecstasy of Mary Shelley, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, CA.
2016- YInMn Blue, REDDIN, Los Angeles, CA.
2016- LAnCV3, curated by Mike McClain, Coachella Valley Art Center, Indio, CA.
2015- Three Day Weekend: Party in the Back, Curated by Dave Muller, Blum & Poe, Culver City, CA.
2015- A Sense of Differentness, Groundspace, Los Angeles, CA.
2015- Incognito Invitational, Santa Monica Museum of Art, CA.
2014- Cryptographics: A Tribute to the Voynich Manuscript, curated by Manus Groenen, Expo Chicago, IL.
2014- Monster Drawing Rally, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA.
2014- Incognito Invitational, Santa Monica Museum of Art, CA.
2014- Out of Sight Out of Mind, Machine Projects, Los Angeles, CA.
2013- Turbulent Times: First it's the After Party, Chime & Co. Los Angeles, CA.
2013- Out of Order, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD.
2012- FUDP 15, Local Project, Long Island City, Queens, NY.
2012- Triptych Tripping, Lust Gallery, Vienna, Austria.
2012- The Subterraneans, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA.
2012- Against the Grain, Mark Moore Gallery, Culver City, CA.
2012- Projekt Papier 2, Zatoka Sztuki MCKA, Sopot, Poland.
2012- Venice Beach Biennial, Made in LA: Los Angeles Biennial, Hammer Museum, CA.
2012- LACE Benefit Auction, Los Angeles, CA.
2012- Twelve, West Los Angeles College art gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2011- Primer 2, Luckman Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles, CA.
2011- Follow the Physical, Gallery KM, Los Angeles, CA.
2011- When You Cut Into the Present the Future Leaks Out, Paredon Blanco, Los Angeles, CA.
2011- Each of Our Erasure, 2nd Floor Window Projections, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2010- X Artworks in a Straight Line, Seeking the Perfect Sphere, Crisp Gallery, London, UK.
2010- Bromenclature, 533 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2010- Art LA Contemporary, Crisp Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2010- FUDP X, The Public School, Los Angeles, CA.
2009- Exhibition 24, TwentyTwenty Projects, Miami, FL.
2009- Zoo Art Fair, Crisp Gallery, London, UK.
2009- The Longest Day of Summer, S1F Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2009- FUDP IX.9, Eighth Veil, Los Angeles, CA.
2009- In Accordance with Necessity: A Night of Contemporary Performance, 533 Gallery. Los Angeles, CA.
2009- Lovable Like Orphaned Kitties and Bastard Children, The Green Gallery East. Milwaukee, WI.
2008- Party Favors, Bonelli Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA.
2007- Horrorshow, Telic Arts Exchange, Los Angeles, CA.
2007- Queen's Nails Annex: Marfa, The Waypoint, Marfa, TX.
2007- Underworld, Salon Oblique, Venice, CA.
2007- If Something Has to Change, Shotgun Space, Los Angeles, CA.
2007- MFA Thesis Exhibition, New Wight Gallery University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
2007- Meltdown, Salon Oblique, Venice, CA.
2006- Rose Bowl Flea Market Biennale, Outpost for Contemporary Art, Pasadena, CA.
2006- Greater Los Angeles MFA Exhibition 2, California State U. Los Angeles, CA.
2006- Quiver, Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2006- DEMONS to Diamonds, Locust Projects, Miami, FL.
2005- Incognito Invitational, Santa Monica Museum of Art, CA.
2005- Greater Los Angeles MFA Exhibition, California State U. Los Angeles, CA.
2005- L.A. Arts for Katrina, Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, CA.
2004- Refresh Galerie Francoise E.S.F., Baltimore, MD.
2004- Art Connections at MICA, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD.
2002- Front Porch for You Not for Me, Mount Royal Ave., Baltimore, MD.
2000- Stable Round Up, Galerie Françoise E.S.F., Baltimore, MD.
2000- Maryland Institute, College of Art, Jury Show, Maryland Institute, College of Art.
2000- Step Right Up! Phillip’s Emporium, Bloomsburg, PA.
1999- Maryland Institute, College of Art, Juried Foundation Show, Maryland Institute, College of Art.
AWARDS:
2013- IMPRINT, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD.
2009- MacDowell Colony Fellow.
2009- John D. and Catherine T. MacArther Travel Grant.
2008- Leon Levy Foundation Grant.
2006- UCLA University Fellowship.
2004- UCLA University Fellowship.
2001- Francis B. Harvey Scholarship.
1998-2001- Maryland Institute Scholarship.
1998-2001- Presidential Scholarship.
2000- Seymour Mandelbaum Scholarship.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:
2017- Ezrha Jean Black, The Ecstasy of Mary Shelley,” Artillery, Online, January 12.
2017- Claire de Dobay Rifelj, “The Ecstasy of Mary Shelley at LACE,” Contemporary Art Review LA, Online, January 26.
2017- Elenore Welles, “The Ecstasy of Mary Shelley,” Visual Art Source, Online, February.
2017- Genie Davis, “The Ecstasy of Mary Shelley: Provocative Art at LACE,” Art and Cake, Online, February 2.
2013- Meg Linton, Freeway Studies, Otis College of Art and Design online blog, Dec. 18.
2013- New American Paintings #109, Pacific Coast, Dec.-Jan.
2013- Bridge Roof Hex, Sept. 6, 2013, online: http://echoecho.org/
2013- Jason Ramos, "Art of Darkness, New American Paintings online blog, March 6.
2013- Brian Sloan, "A Cocktail of Beers, Pencils, and a Model, NY Times, April 7, ST9.
2012- January Parkos Arnall, “Where’s the Art?”: On Looking at the Venice Beach Biennial, LA Art Theory, online journal, July 17.
2011- Geoff Tuck, "Peter Holzhauer and Nathan Danilowicz at Primer II," Notes on Looking, online journal, Oct. 18.
2011- "No Land" A Collaboration with Brian Evenson, PRISM Index #2, edition of 500.
2010- "No Land" (excerpt), A collaboration with Brian Evenson, DIAGRAM 10.1, online journal.
2009- "Who's Dying, Who's Watching Now?" Essay by Laurence Rickels, artUS, November/December.
2009- Paul Carey-Kent, “Ten New Current Picks,” Paul’s Art World, Online blog, Dec. 6.
2009- Thomas McDermott, “In Accordance with Necessity at Gallery Five Thirty Three”, Mania Magazine, UCSD, San Diego. April.
2009- Francesca Gavin, British Elle, May, Pg. 131
2009- Ellon Lupton. Indie Publishing: How to Design and Publish Your Own Book, Princeton Architectural Press, November 3. Page 61.
2008- JJ Charlesworth. Time Out London, Review; “Amsterdam Quaternities”, September 2008.
2008- "Jason Rhoades' Black Pussy Cocktail Coffee Table Book." Steidl David Zwirner, February.
2006- Carlos Suarez De Jesus, “School's Out: Locust rings the bell with adolescent despair and lollipop dreams”, Miami New Times, Miami, FL. April 6.
2004- Jonathan Pitts, “Art’s Opposites Form a Theme in ‘refresh,” The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD, August 5.
2003- James Doorne, “Death Becomes Fur,” Bizarre 76, IFC Magazines. London, England, September.
2002- Crispin Sartwell, “A New Direction for Public Art,” The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD, June 7.
2000- Mike Giuliano “Fresh Horses,” City Paper, Baltimore, MD, August.
2000- Bloomsburg Fair Photos Display, The Press Enterprise, Bloomsburg, PA, April.
1993- Dateline Southern Columbia, The Press Enterprise, Bloomsburg, PA, October.
PUBLISHED ESSAYS:
2012- "On The Rocks," Notes On Looking, online journal, April 30.
2010- "Sculpture of the Space Age," artUS 29 Fall 2010.
2010- "Yaron Hakim," "Joshua Callaghan", artUS 28 Spring 2010.
2009- "Skowhegan," "Dear Amelia Jones," "Unbaptism", Penny Ante Three, 2009.
2009- “Franz Ackermann and Richard Jackson”, ArtUS 26 Spring 2009.
2008- “Takashi Murakami” ArtUS 24/25 Fall-Winter 2008-2009.
2008- "Art Basel Miami Beach." ArtUS 22 Spring.
2007- "The Ambassadors: Satan, Male Bliss, and The Filth." ArtUS 21 Dec/Jan,.
2007- "The Occidental Death of Jason Rhoades," ArtUS 18-May/June,.
PERFORMANCES:
2009- In Accordance With Necessity, 533 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2006- Green/Red Confluence, Warner Studios, culver city, CA.
2006- Gnomiclature of the 4th Uni-Pyre, Moonlight Mesa, Joshua Tree, CA.
2006- The Black Pussy Soiree Cabaret Macramé, Los Angeles, CA.
2005- Killer Body, UCLA campus, Warner Building, Culver City, CA.
2005- Jet d’Eau-leans, California State University Long Beach, CA.
2005- Cliché Clean Up, UCLA campus, Warner Building, Culver City, CA.
2004- Turtle Pie, UCLA campus, Kinross South, Los Angeles, CA.
2004- Shot, Talking Head Club, Baltimore, MD.
2001- Harvest Moon, H&H Surplus Building, Baltimore, MD.
1999- Redman, Susquehanna Valley Mall, Selinsgrove, PA.
SHOWS CURATED:
2012- Drown Me in Pictures, Latned Atsär, Los Angeles, CA.
2012- Methods of Loki, Latned Atsär, Los Angeles, CA.
2011- Tuefelsdreck, Latned Atsär, Los Angeles, CA.
2011- Brevity of Names, Latned Atsär, Los Angles, CA.
2011- Paramount Reality, Latned Atsär, Los Angeles, CA.
2010- Severed Arrangements, Latned Atsär, Los Angeles, CA.
2010- Larval Stages, Latned Atsär, Los Angeles, CA.
2005- Southern Exposure, UCLA Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2004- Refresh, Galerie Francoise E.S.F.,Baltimore, MD.
GUEST LECTURES:
Oregon State University, Core Studio, Corvallis, OR. April 2023.
Occidental College, Drawing (three classes), Los Angeles, CA. Nov. 2015.
Otis College of Art and Design, Contemporary Art History, Los Angeles CA. Nov. 2007.
Otis College of Art and Design, Intro to Visual Culture, Los Angeles CA. Oct. 2006.
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Art 495 Spring 2023
Sequential Art JumpstART Summer 2023