Education
- Master of Science in Visual Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2007.
- Tyler School of Art, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1996.
- Temple University Rome, Rome, Italy, 1995.
Fellowships and Grants
2007
- Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts, Dean's Faculty Exploratory Research Grant
- The Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Prize in the Visual Arts, Council for the Arts at MIT and the MIT Student Art Association.
- Laya and Jerome B. Wiesner Student Art Award, Council for the Arts at MIT.
- Director's Grant, Council for the Arts at MIT, April 2007.
- Director's Grant, Council for the Arts at MIT, January 2007.
1997
- Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, Maine.
Solo Exhibitions and Projects
2009
- Spongespace at CAVS, Center for Advanced Visual Studies, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts. (upcoming)
2008
- Spongespace, Solvent Space, Richmond, Virginia.
2007
- Sponge CPW, Sponsored by the Visual Arts Program at MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- Sponge IAP, Sponsored by the Visual Arts Program at MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
2005
- Double Dare, Curated by Julia Friedman, Julia Friedman Gallery, New York, New York.
2000
- Recent Work, Curated by Dean Daderko, Parlour Projects, Brooklyn, New York.
Selected Exhibitions and Projects
2008
- Mildred’s Lane, Curated by Mark Dion and J. Morgan Puett, Alexander Gray Associates, New York, New York.
- 3D Multiples: The Object of Production, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, Virginia.
2007
- Schnitzer Exhibition, Wiesner Gallery, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- LAUNCH: New Work in a New Space, Graduate Exhibition of the MIT Visual Arts Program, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
2006
- Sylvia Rivera Law Art Opening, Invited by Ulrike Mueller, Orchard, New York, New York.
- An Ex-Ode to the Corporeal Conversation, Curated by Miki Garcia, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, California; Mildred's Lane, Beach Lake, Pennsylvania.
- 6: New Projects from the MIT Visual Arts Program, Curated by Khadija Carroll, Space Other, Boston, Massachusetts.
2005
- Pattern Language, Curated by Judith Hoos Fox, Tufts University Art Gallery, Medford, Massachusetts; traveling to Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Frederick R. Weisman Museum at the University of Minnesota, and Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois.
- Can I Get a Witness, Curated by Dean Daderko, Longwood Arts Project, Bronx, New York.
- Factory Direct: New Haven, Curated by Denise Markonish, ArtSpace, New Haven, Connecticut.
2004
- Spring Hills Farm, Curated by Anthony Huberman, Performance, SculptureCenter, Long Island City, New York.
- Multiple Strategies, Curated by Matt Distel and Peter Huttinger, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Field, Science Technology and Nature, Curated by Alyson Baker, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, New York.
2003
- Work Ethic, Curated by Helen Molesworth, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland; traveling to Des Moines Art Center and Wexner Center for the Arts.
- 24/7, Contemporary Art Center, Curated by Raimundas Malasauskas and Kestutis Kuizinas, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2002
- Heart of Gold, Curated by Larissa Harris, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York.
- Designtex, Climatex® Lifecycle™, Installation for Screening of The Next Industrial Revolution, Hosted by Designtex, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, New York.
- Made by Nature, Curated by Robert Mattison, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, Long Island City, New York.
2001
- 5.5, Invited by Jackie McAllister, Real Art Ways, Hartford, Connecticut.
- Bearded Lady, Curated by Aaron Igler, Jorge Pardo Video Lounge, The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Bearded Lady, Curated by Giancarlo Norese, Video Screening, Care Of Gallery, Milan, Italy.
2000
- Greater New York, New Art in New York Now, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York.
- Fido Television, Curated by Omer Fast, Hunter College Times Square Art Gallery, New York, New York.
- La Ville, Le Jardin, La Memoire, La Folie, Curated by Giancarlo Norese, Villa Medici, Rome, Italy.
- Bearded Lady, Curated by Klaus Biesenbach, Installation, Kunst-Werke, Berlin, Germany.
- Bearded Lady, Curated by John Gibson, Installation, John Gibson Gallery, New York, New York.
1999
- Dope. An XXX-Mas Show, American Fine Arts, Co., New York, New York.
Lectures and Performances
2008
- Nahkastchen, Visiting Lecturer, Invited by Christine Hill, Bauhaus, Weimar, Germany. (upcoming)
- Retail 21c., Visiting Lecturer, Invited by J. Morgan Puett, Mildred’s Lane, Beach Lake, Pennsylvania. (upcoming)
2007
- Sponge: Giving Form to an Immersive Practice, Curated by Natasha Khandekar, Art Interactive, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
2005
- Factory Direct, Panel Discussion, Moderated by Denise Markonish, New Haven Colony Historical Society, New Haven, Connecticut.
2004
- Artists at Work: Playing with Process, or How Life Becomes Art, Symposium with Alison Knowles, Tom Marioni and Helen Molesworth, Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio.
- The Novelty Project, Artists at Work Perfomance, Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio.
- The Artist as Model of the Self-Motivated Learner, Artists at Work Teacher In-Service Day, Conversation with Stef Stahl, Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio.
- The Public is Invited, Center for Advanced Visual Studies, Curated by Larissa Harris, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- Work Ethic, Gallery Talk with Jeff Fleming, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa.
- Design Imitates Nature, Imitates Art, Imitates Life, Imitates Design, Panel Discussion with Susan Lyons and Erika Doering, Brooklyn Designs, Brooklyn, New York.
2003
- Work Ethic, Guest Lecturer, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland.
- Putting It Together, Lecture and Panel Discussion with Dean Daderko, Carol Derby, Kathryn Gabriel, Larissa Harris and Susan Lyons, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York, New York.
- Heart of Gold, Panel Discussion with Chris Doyle, Larissa Harris, Anissa Mack and Peter Walsh, Sixteen Beaver Group, New York, New York.
2001
- Discussion Series, Sixteen Beaver Group, New York, New York.
Teaching
2007–present
- Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts Art Foundation Program. Departmental Affiliations with Craft/Materials Studies, Kinetic Imaging, and Painting & Printmaking.
2005–2007
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Visual Arts Program, MIT.
2006
- Visiting Artist to the Class of Winifred Lutz, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.
2005
- Art Workshop Instructor, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, New York.
- Media Literacy Program with Students from the Clinton Middle School for Artists and Writers, Organized by MoreArt, Directed by Micaela Martegani. Collaborative Project with Students Presented at Chelsea Art Museum, New York, New York.
2004
- Artist-Teacher, MFA Program, Vermont College, Montpelier, Vermont.
- Visiting Artist, Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine.
- Visiting Artist, Art and Environment, Class for High School Students, Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio.
- wexLab_performance art, Evening Program for High School Students, Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio.
- Visiting Artist to the Class of Winifred Lutz, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.
- After School Program with Long Island City High School Students, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, New York.
- Visiting Artist, Summer Program for High School Students, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa.
Selected Bibliography
- Tom Gresham, “Spongespace Project Revels in Curiosity”, VCU View, March 28, 2008.
- Paulette Roberts-Pullen, “Sponges at Solvent Space”, Style Weekly, February 20, 2008.
- "Dialogue: Art and Labor", Art Journal, Winter 2005.
- Holland Cotter, “A Different Kind of Never-Never Land”, The New York Times, May 3, 2005.
- Benjamin Genocchio, “Riffs and Experiments From 11 Young Artists”, The New York Times West Chester Edition, May 1, 2005.
- D'lynne Plummer, "Factory Direct, Collaborations in Art and Industry", Art New England, June/July 2005.
- Meral Agish, “The Factory: Artspace’s Industrial-Strength Show”, New Haven Advocate, March 31-April 6, 2005.
- Judy Birke, “Clearly, 10 Artists Worked Overtime on ‘Factory Direct’”, The New Haven Register, February 6, 2005.
- Jennifer Kollar, Factory Direct: New Haven Catalog, ArtSpace, New Haven, Connecticut, January 2005.
- Ken Johnson, “Field: Science Technology and Nature”, Art in Review, The New York Times, July 23, 2004.
- T.J. Demos, “Work Ethic,” Artforum, February, 2004.
- Helen Molesworth, Work Ethic, Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2003.
- Mary Carole McCauley and Glenn McNatt, “Pass the Art, Please,” The Baltimore Sun, October 13, 2003.
- Robert S. Mattison, Made By Nature Catalog, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, Long Island City, New York, September 2002.
- “Heart of Gold”, Goings on About Town, The New Yorker, July 8, 2002.
- Larissa Harris, Heart of Gold Catalog, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York, May 2002.
- Omer Fast, Fido Television Catalog, Hunter College Times Square Art Gallery, New York, New York, October 2000.
- Intervista, Summer 2000.
- La Ville, Le Jardin, La Memoire Catalog, Villa Medici, Rome, Italy, 2000.
- Alice Thorson, “Call it Now York,” The Kansas City Star, April 16, 2000.
- Tom Devaney, “Bee Beard Sonnet,” Greater New York, New Art in New York Now Catalog, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York, April 2000.
Collections
- The Olbricht Collection, Essen, Germany.
- Vescom, Deurne, Netherlands.
Advisory Board
2008–present
- Mildred’s Lane, Beach Lake, Pennsylvania
