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Emit 2

Solder, pins, enamel on panel

Biomes

thermoformed plexiglass, aluminum, cork bark, urethane, silicone and vinyl tubing

Chamber

acrylic capsules, LED light, silicone, TV antennas, gel beads and vinyl tubing

Encoding

anti-static electronic pouches, LED lights, stainless steel wire & hardware, vinyl tubing, sucrose gel beads, polyurethane

Synthesis, CNS Laser cut & engraved mirrored plexiglass, fluroscent acrylic rod, chrome hardware, adhesive, polypropylene funnel, vinyl tubing

 

Artist Statement  

I am interested in exploring the convergence of science, technology and personal mythology into a thickly layered stratum of images and objects reflecting systems within the body, nature, and imagination. These immersive, site-responsive installations act as otherworldly ecosystems integrated into urban architecture. They undulate between the real and fantastical, the micro and macro, the organic and synthetic. 

Through the delicate combination of materials - plastic, fluid, light, and metal - biomorphic forms and otherworldly environments emerge and are encoded with the potential for growth, expansion, and regeneration.

The process, materials, and structures synthesize to create a collision of substances organic and mechanical, real and dream.

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Born 1979, Indianapolis, IN; lives and works in Torrance, CA.

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 

2010    

Sequence, Lawrence Asher, Los Angeles, CA

Traverse, Kashya Hildebrand, Zurich, Switzerland                    

2009

Refractions, Lawrence Asher Gallery, L.A., CA Stratum, JK Gallery, Culver City, CA

 

2007    

Propagation, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA

 

2006    

Transitory, The Loft, San Pedro, CA

Systems, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA

 

PUBLIC ART & SPECIAL PROJECTS

 

2010     Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture,

              Biomedical Campus Public Art Project, 

              Phoenix, AZ

2010     LAX Terminal 1 & 3 Public Art Installation,

              Tom Bradley International Airport,

              Los Angeles, CA

2009     Mobile Exhibits Public Art Installations,

              Arts Council for Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

2006     Sweater, Directed by Tim Hawkinson,

              Gallery 825, Los Angeles

 

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 

2010    

EKFA Winter Show, Eli Klein Fine Arts, New York, NY

The New, Andrew Bae Gallery, Chicago, IL

Forest, Arena One Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

ARCO, Madrid, Spain

Art Dubai. Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Art HK, Wanchai, Hong Kong

 

2009    

Scope Miami/ArtAsia, Miami, FL

Let There Be Light, Phantom Galleries, Long Beach, CA

GEM, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA

MOD: Matters on Design, Los Angeles, CA

 

2008    

Systems Theory, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA

Scatter, SCA Project Gallery, Pomona, CA *three person show

Tarfest, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA

Accessorize, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA, Juror: Peggy Fogelman

Asian New Media, Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, CA

 

2007    

All In, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA

Go Native: Installed, Phantom Galleries, Pasadena, CA

Intersection of Past and Present, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA *catalog

 

2006    

Contemplating Apocalypse, Brewery Projects, Los Angeles, CA

Biannual, Gallery 825 South Annex, Hermosa Beach, CA, Juror: Jeremy Strick, MOCA

G.E.M, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA

 

2005    

Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA

6 Degrees, Walled City; San Pedro/Los Angeles, CA

2005 L.A. Juried Exhibition, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Juror: James Elaine

Index, El Camino Gallery Sculpture Garden, Torrance, CA

 

2004    

Open Call, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA 

Open Show, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA,  Juror: James Elaine     

Open Call L.A. 2004, Los Angeles Municipal Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

 

2003    

Open Call, Torrance Cultural Arts Center, Torrance, CA

See Between the Lines, Bohemia, Los Angeles, CA

Instructors Exhibition, Stewart Gallery, Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, CA

 

2002    

Ofivina 02, New Song, Irvine, CA

 

 

REVIEWS

Los Angeles Times, Critic’s Notebook: The L.A Art Show, Christopher Knight, January 22, 2010

944, Growing from Concrete, Janine Rayford, December 2009, 944.com

FlavorPill, Let There Be Light, Shana Nys Dambrot, December 5, 2009

The District, Twinkle Town, Vy Pham, December 16, 2009

DailyServing.com, Meeson Pae Yang, Seth Curcio, October 26, 2009

Flavorpill, More Flavor: Discussion, Meeson Pae Yang & Steven Burtch, Shana Nys Dambrot, March 10, 2009

THEME Magazine, Interview with the Artist, March 2009, pg. 22-23
Larchmont Chronicle, Natural vs. the Artificial in Painted World in ‘Vermis,’ Mar. 2009

THE Magazine, In the Studio, December 2008, pg. 26

Daily Breeze, 1 Exhibit is a real snore, the other is cyborg friendly, Jim Farber, February 1, 2008, ENT-ART pg14-15

Art & Living Magazine, Propagation, summer ’07, pg. 110

Artifacts, Alpay Awards, summer 2007, cover pg.

Los Angeles Times, Close-Knit ‘Sweater’ Teamwork, Holly Myers, July 14, 2006, Calendar

California Homes, LAAA South Gallery at Hermosa Beach, July 2006

U Press Telegram, Angels Gate: Exhibiting 66 Artists, Shirlie Gottlieb, Dec.  24, 2004

Artifacts, Exhibitions, Fall 2003, p. 6-7

 

AWARDS/HONORS/RESIDENCIES                   

 

2009     Visions from the New California Award &

              Residency, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA

2007     Artists' Resource for Completion Grant,

              The Durfee Foundation, Santa Monica, CA

2007     Beverly G. Alpay Award, Palos Verdes Art

              Center, Palos Verdes, CA

2005     Honorable Mention, L.A. Juried Exhibition, 

              Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, L.A., CA 

 

EDUCATION

 

2002   B.F.A  University of California Los Angeles