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EDUCATION & ARTS TRAINING
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1998 Bachelor of Arts (double major Film & Media Production & Theatre Arts), University of Iowa
1999-2001 Training in Hollywood Art Departments
2002-2009 Training in Performance Art by Rachel Rosenthal
2021 Certificate from the Center for Cultural Innovation in the Business of Art
2021 Certificate of Arts Management from UC Irvine's Paul Merage School of Business and Claire Trevor School of the Arts
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SELECTED GALLERY EXHIBITIONS – VISUAL ARTIST (curator where noted, * means both artist and curator)
2024
Days of Reverie, curated by Vojislav Radovanović, Sturt Haaga Gallery, Descanso Gardens, La Cresenta, CA
Brand 52: Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper, Brand Libary & Art Center, Glendale, CA
The Arcade of Hypermodernity , Studio Channel Islands Art Center, Camarillo, CA*
Resonantly Me, curated by Victor Gonzales, Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield, CA
2023
The Last CA 101, curated by Nina Zak Ladden, Redondo Beach Historic Library, Redondo Beach, CA
A Home in the In-Between, a solo show by Arezoo Bharthania, LA Artcore, LA, CA (curator)
38th Annual All-Media Juried Art Exhibition, MOAH:CEDAR, Lancaster, CA (curator)
Where Earth Becomes Aether , Wönzimer Gallery, LA, CA*
Spectral Analysis, Launch LA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (curator)
2022
Ornithomancy, a solo show by Vojislav Radovanovic, Diana Berger Gallery, Mt.San Antonio College, CA (curator)
37th Annual All-Media Juried Art Exhibition, MOAH:CEDAR, Lancaster, CA (curator)
Memories of Tomorrow’s Sunrise , Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery, CAL STATE LA, CA*
2021
A Practical Guide to Parlour Games & Magic, The Loft at Liz’s, Los Angeles, CA*
field guide to the timelessness of now (solo exhibition), Cerritos College Art Gallery, Window Dressing Series, Cerritos, CA
Drawn to Paper, Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
your invitation to a timeless moment (solo exhibition), Westfield Town Center Art Space, Santa Clarita Arts, CA
Even Sparkles Have Shadows, group exhibition @ Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA (curator)
Ultra! Public Art Project, group exhibition @ Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA (curator of performances)
Sanctuary of the Aftermath, group exhibition @ Angel’s Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA*
Gerrym(e)andering, duo exhibition, El Camino College Art Gallery, Torrance, CA
2020
Corona? Shutdown!, NewMediaFest 2020, The 1st Corona Festival, Online Exhibition
Video Art Today, Shoebox Projects, Online Exhibition
L.A. Mise-En-Scène Video Art Festival, L.A. Art Documents Online Exhibition *
Break Out! Artists Respond to Pandemic, L.A. Art Documents, Online Exhibition (curator)
What Is It About Trees?, El Camino College Art Gallery, Torrance, CA
Digitalized Perspectives, MK Gallery, University of Portland College of Philosophy, Portland, OR
2019
My Youth Art Exhibition, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Intentions, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA (curator)
SELECTION Art Show, Touchon & Co Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Rainbow Shift Art Show, The Montalbán, Hollywood, CA
glendaleOUT, ACE/121 Gallery, Glendale, CA
2018
3 by 3, Virtularium Videowall Gallery, El Segundo, CA
Queer (part of Glendale’s first pride month celebration), ACE/121 Gallery, Glendale, CA
Naked As A Daisy, ShockBoxx Project Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA
Exhibition Petite Small Works, The VAST Lab, Valley Village, CA
2013
Out The Window / LA Freewaves, Los Angeles, CA
INSTALL: WeHo / The Lavender Effect’s Legacy Garden, West Hollywood, CA
2012
Repurposed Group Show, Harvey’s Art Gallery & Showroom, West Hollywood, CA
2009
The Legacy Garden, California Men’s Gathering, Malibu, CA
2008
Body of Art, AMP Artist’s Meeting Place, jFerrari Gallery, Atwater Village, CA
2003
Of Mythic Re-Proportions, Los Angeles LGBT Center, LA, CA *
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SELECTED PERFORMANCE ART HIGHLIGHTS
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2021
The Wonders of Many Sunsets, Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery, Cal State LA, CA
2020
ECSTASY FOR EVERYONE!, Big Joy Weekend, Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA
2019
Rear Opening: A Performance Tribute to the Gutter Art of Stephen Varble, The Gutter Art of Stephen Varble: Genderqueer Performance
Art in the 1970’s, photographs by Greg Day, One Archives Gallery & Museum, West Hollywood, CA
Temptations in Fairyland, Leonard Greco’s Fairyland Exhibition, Museum Of Art & History (MOAH:CEDAR), Lancaster, CA
2018
Taylor Mac’s A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, CAP UCLA, Ace Hotel Theatre, Downtown Los Angeles, CA
2017
Stuart Timmons’ City of West Hollywood LGBTQ History Tour, One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival “Go West!”, West Hollywood
2016
The Beat Museum presents: Harold Norse Centennial, The Beat Museum, San Francisco, CA
2015
Recognition = Life, Part One: Paul Monette, One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival “WeHo@30”, West Hollywood, CA
2014
Ecstasy for Everyone: A Theatrical Celebration of the Poetry of James Broughton, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Excerpts from Ecstasy for Everyone, The Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY
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PERFORMANCE ART 2021 – 2003
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2021
The Wonders of Many Sunsets, Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery, Cal State LA, CA
2020
ECSTASY FOR EVERYONE!, Big Joy Weekend, Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, Washington
2019
Dimensionalizing Narcissus, CA 101 Art Exhibition, special opening event for TEDx Redondo Beach, Redondo Beach, CA
eXtremities, SELECTION Art Show, Touchon & Co Gallery, Los Angeles
Qreatures: The (w)Hole Story, glendaleOUT LGTBQ Art Exhibition, ACE/121 Gallery, Glendale, CA
Ode to the Divine Fool, OUTLOUD 2019:Queer Futures, Long Beach
Let Love Flourish: Queer Poetry Pop-Up, One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival “Love is Love”, West Hollywood, CA
Rear Opening: A Performance Tribute to the Gutter Art of Stephen Varble, Closing Reception for The Gutter Art of Stephen Varble: Genderqueer Performance Art in the 1970’s, photographs by Greg Day, curated by David Getsy, One Archives Gallery & Museum, West Hollywood, CA
Temptations in Fairyland, Leonard Greco’s Fairyland Exhibition, Museum Of Art & History (MOAH:CEDAR), Lancaster, CA
2018
Twinkle: Traveler Beneath the Stars, Vojislav Radovanovic’s Prayer for Travelers Exhibition, MuzeuMM, Los Angeles, CA
I painted my fingernails a rainbow…, homo-centric goes Queer!, ACE/121 Gallery, Glendale, CA
Minotaur of the Mental Labyrinth, Planet Queer: Animal Instinct, Silver Lake, CA
Taylor Mac’s A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, CAP UCLA, Ace Hotel Theatre, Downtown Los Angeles, CA
2017
Moonlight/Sunlight, original poem & video, Planet Queer: Tarot, Silver Lake, CA
Four poems by Harold Norse, Planet Queer: 5th Anniversary, Silver Lake, CA
Do You: Migration of the Monarchs by Yozmit, Ruby Theatre at The Complex, 2017 Hollywood Fringe Festival, Hollywood, CA
Stuart Timmons’ City of West Hollywood LGBTQ History Tour, One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival “Go West!”, West Hollywood, CA
Carnival in a Mobile World, Planet Queer: Lilith Faire, Silver Lake, CA
California Will Sink(adelic), GAY D.D., Art Share LA, Downtown Los Angeles, CA
Cockamamie by April Hava Shenkman, The Steve Allen Theater, Los Angeles, CA
I Painted My Fingernails a Rainbow…, Planet Queer: Resist!, Silver Lake, CA
Coffeehouse Chronicles #140: Robert Patrick, panel & performance, La MaMa Etc, First Floor Theatre, NYC, NY
2016
The Beat Museum presents: Harold Norse Centennial, Beyond Baroque, Venice Beach, CA
Selection of Harold Norse Poems II, Planet Queer, Akbar, Silver Lake
The Beat Museum presents: Harold Norse Centennial, The Beat Museum, San Francisco, CA
The Beat Museum presents: Harold Norse Centennial, The Mechanic’s Institute, San Francisco, CA
Selection of Harold Norse Poems I, Planet Queer, Akbar, Silver Lake
Stuart Timmons’ City of West Hollywood LGBTQ History Tour, One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival “Into The Streets”, West Hollywood, CA
All Good Things, Spirit Studio, Silver Lake, CA
2015
Robert Patrick Playwright’s New Songs For Old Movies, Spirit Studio, Silver Lake, CA
Recognition = Life, Part One: Paul Monette, One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival “WeHo@30”, West Hollywood, CA
Stuart Timmons’ City of West Hollywood LGBTQ History Mobile Tour, One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival “WeHo@30″, West Hollywood, CA
Wearing My Heart On My Sleeve, Planet Queer, Akbar, Silver Lake, CA
Robert Patrick’s BOB CAPELLA! Songs of Love & Laughter, Spirit Studio, Silver Lake, CA
2014
40RTE!, Spirit Studio, Silver Lake, CA
HOMO-HARVEST: Gayratitude, Spirit Studio, Silver Lake, CA
Alien/Out & Vulnerable, Planet Queer, Akbar, Silver Lake, CA
The Spirit of Cruising, The Adonis Project, Human Resources Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Ecstasy for Everyone: A Theatrical Celebration of the Poetry of James Broughton, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Behold The Bridegrooms Revisited, One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival “I Do”,
Fiesta Hall, West Hollywood, CA
Ecstasy for Everyone, The Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY
Ecstasy for Everyone, Spirit Studio, Silver Lake, CA
Teaser Ecstasy for Everyone, Big Joy After Film Performance at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Palm Springs, CA
2013
HOMO-HARVEST, Spirit Studio, Silver Lake, CA
Robert Patrick Playwright’s What Doesn’t Kill Me Makes A Great Story Later, Spirit Studio, Silver Lake, CA
Songs & Stories 2 Fools Between Worlds, Montgomery Hall, Iowa City, IA
Hymns to Hermes and Songs & Stories For Our Days, FAETOPIA Festival, San Francisco, CA
Flourish, The California Men’s Gathering, Malibu, CA
GAY MAY DAYS, Spirit Studio, Silver Lake, CA
OUTWRITE! A Celebration of Los Angeles LGBT Literary Pioneers, West Hollywood City Council Chamber, West Hollywood, CA
Close Encounters of the Earthworm Kind, Planet Queer at Akbar, Silver Lake, CA
Songs & Stories For Our Days – Trickster Troubadour Variation, Spirit Studio, Silver Lake, CA
Ode to the Divine Fool, Theatre of Note, Hollywood, CA
2012
The Happy Happy ReBegin Day Celebration, Spirit Studio, Silver Lake, CA
The Queen of the Weeds, Planet Queer at Akbar, Silver Lake, CA
Songs & Stories For Our Days – Troubadour Tour, Various Venues, New York, Iowa, Denver, Santa Fe, San Francisco, CA
Cocteau & Colette at the Grand Véfour, West Hollywood City Council Chamber, West Hollywood, CA
Ian MacKinnon’s Gay Activist Workout, The California Men’s Gathering, Malibu, CA
Songs & Stories For Our Days – For Hollywood Arts Council, Harvey’s Art Gallery & Showroom, West Hollywood, CA
It’s A Dog Eat Dog World, The Elephant Theatre, Hollywood, CA
Wig Out! Get Your Monkees On, The Three of Clubs, Hollywood, CA
Pollinating with the Flowering Prince, Queer Monday’s East at Akbar, Silver Lake, CA
Songs & Stories For Our Days, Spirit Studio, Silver Lake, CA
2011
The 4 F’s, Queer Mondays, Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, CA
Ian MacKinnon’s Nymphomancer Witches, Cool World, Los Angeles, CA
I’m Not White Trash (A Cleansing Ritual), Queer Mondays at Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, CA
Cavafy’s Caress, The Affinity Gallery (a Phantom Gallery), Long Beach, CA
The Spirit of Clean & Dirty: A Cinderella Story, Queer Mondays at Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, CA
2010
Encore L’Amour, Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, CA
Divine Fools, The Happy Happy Show at El Cid, Los Angeles, CA
Love & P’s, The Pollination Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA
2009
Vive La France, The Getty Center Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Phenomenal World, The Pollination Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA
Confessional, Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, CA
Amuse Bouche (TOHUBOHU!), The Rachel Rosenthal Company, Los Angeles, CA
Men For All Ages, The Legacy Garden Installation & Community Gathering, The California Men’s Gathering, Malibu, CA
Clean Square, Performance Ritual near MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, CA
2008
Expanding Circles, The California Men’s Gathering, Malibu, CA
Dancing For Life, Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, CA
2007
Alchemy Between Men, The Invisible Theater, Sierra Madre, CA
2006
ASH – Axis Mundi, Rachel Rosenthal & Fauve Conspiracy’s Arboretum, Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, CA
Dreams & Desires, The Invisible Theater, Sierra Madre, CA
Rachel Rosenthal & Fauve Conspiracy’s Metamorfauves, The Rachel Rosenthal Company, Los Angeles, CA
Red Lights, Rachel Rosenthal Company, Los Angeles, CA
Planetary Delights, Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, CA
2005
The Hero’s Journey, The Invisible Theater, Sierra Madre, CA
Forbidden Snow, Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, CA
The Myth of Snowflakes, The Rachel Rosenthal Company, Los Angeles, CA
Sunscreen & Tomatoes, The Rachel Rosenthal Company, Los Angeles, CA
2004
Mewp’s Journey, The Rachel Rosenthal Company, Los Angeles, CA
Men & The Animal Spirits Within, The Invisible Theater, Los Angeles, CA
Convercukoo, Dangerous Curve Art Gallery & Performance Space, DTLA, CA
La Quienceanera – Where’s My Tiara, Perpetua Dance, Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, CA
3volution (thReEvolution), Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, CA
2003
Ken Roht’s “TRIBE”, Edgefest, Los Angeles, CA
Nurit Siegel’s “Classical Conditioning”, Highways Performance Space, CA
Flip of a Switch, Rachel Rosenthal Company, Los Angeles, CA
Feast of Flowers, The Electric Lodge, Venice Beach, CA