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Currently living in Da Nang, Vietnam


2025

“Hechyeomoyeo” Group Exhibition, Da Nang, Vietnam

2024

“When the Body Becomes a Garden” Solo Exhibition, Santa Barbara, Ca

”Whisper Their Sinful Names”, Group Exhibition, Chez Max et Dorothea, LA

Artist Residency, Joan Mitchell Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana

2022

“Miracles in Letting Go” Solo Exhibition, Santa Barbara, Ca

2021

“Love is the Score” film premiere, Ojai, Ca

”Love is the Score” film presentation, live music performance, Ojai, Ca

2020

“Courage to Dream, Building on Love” Solo exhibition and live performance, Pluto Projects, Los Angeles, Ca

”Artists Are Like Clouds” performance, Kairotics Festival, UCSB Glass Box Gallery

Artist Lecture, UCSB Graduate Art Studies

2019

“In Praise of Shadows” Solo Exhibition, Chiron Gallery, Ojai, Ca

”Agriculture” Group Exhibition, Santa Paula Art Museum, Ca

Art Lecture “Art Intersectionality”, Documentary Filmmaker Group, Ojai, CA

2017

Var Artist Residency, Sausalito, Ca

Arcosanti Artist Residency & Workshop, near Sedona, Az


2016

“Thus Spake the Fungus” Group Exhibition, Arturo Bandini, Los Angles curated by Santi Vernetti

2015

“Grup Show” Cudayh, Los Angeles

2014

“Sunlan Spirit Dancers” performance at “Made in LA” arts biennial, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles

“Forgetful Snow” performance for Melinda Ring, Box Gallery, Los Angeles

“Anti-Stereo Type”, Solo Presentation, San Francisco Arts Commission, CA

Select Curatorial Work:

“Community/Humanity” Ilka Hartmann photographs, Chiron House, CA

”Drawing” Barry McGee, Joshua Petker, Alexis Rockman, Ara Peterson

“Jim Melchert” solo exhibition, Sea Levels Gallery, Ojai, Ca

”Play with Your Own Marbles” Walead Beshty, Karl Haendel, NOMA SF

”No Birds Allowed” Guy Overfelt, Christian Jankowski, NOMA SF

”Cosmic Wonder” Group Exhibition w/ James Turrell, Doug Aitken, Mariko Mori, Mark Borthwick, Richard Misrach, Yayoi Kusama, Anna Sew Hoy, Terence Koh, Banks Violette, Paper Rad, Ara Peterson&Jim Drain, Hanna Fushihara&Dave Aron, Mike Paré, Hisham Bharoocha, Sam Gordon, Takeshi Murata at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Select Film Curatorial Works:

“US Art Films”: Harrell Fletcher, Takeshi Murata for Lyon Biennial

”Art&Music”: Pauline Oliveros, Chris Cunningham, Black Dice at Artist’s Television Access, San Francisco

Select Editorial Work:

Publisher/Editor, “Cosmic Wonder” exhibition book

Publisher/Editor: First Person Magazine, annual art magazine

Writer, Self Service Magazine, DAZED


Public Work:

Arts Commissioner, Ojai, Ca

Art Advisor, Berkeley Arts Museum/Pacific Film Archive, Ca

Education:

Bless, Paris

Yale Summer Program

Central St. Martins, London

CV