BFA (2005-2010) The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
(2010 Summer Fellowship Resident) Ox-Bow School of Arts, Saugatuck, MI
Select Exhibitions:
What Can the Object Do? (2017)
The Hand
Bushwick, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Ye Mandala (solo exhibition, 2016)
*Future Development Space
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Now, Therefore (2016)
Valerina Gallerina
Ridgewood, Queens N.Y.
Office Space (2016)
LMCC Residency Space
New York, NY
Cosmicomics (2015)
frosch&portman
New York, NY
Magic Scents (2015)
Valerina Gallerina
Ridgewood, Queens N.Y.
Meownifesto (2014)
House of Tigre Gallery
Ridgewood, Queens N.Y.
Live/Work Die Hard (2012)
Gowanus, Brooklyn N.Y.
Co-curated and produced with Piotr Shtyk.
BRUCCENIAL 2012
New York, NY
BRUCCENIAL 2010
New York, NY
Red Barn (2010)
OxBow Gallery
Grand Rapids, MI
Sculpture Storage (2010)
La Mama Gallery
New York, NY
Contenpt (2009)
Houghton Gallery
Cooper Union,
New York, NY
My Way (2009)
Performa '09 Hub
New York, NY
Projects:
Socotra Studio (2012) Piotr Shtyk and I created Socotra Studio, an ongoing collaborative project exploring material property, ritual, craft, and function in the objects we make.
Redwood Art Studio (2014 - 2016, co-founded with Qin Qin Zhu) With an emphasis on exploration and personal growth, Elisha Lopez, Qin, and I taught drawing and painting to the kids in the community we grew up in, Sunset Park (Brooklyn). http://redwoodartstudio.com/
Art Palestine International (2008 - 2012), I was the Program Coordinator of Art Palestine International, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to exhibiting contemporary Palestinian art. From May 2016 - present, I organized and co-curated an Art Palestine International + Babycastles collaborative exhibition called "Over The Rainbow". The collaboration involved pairing participating Palestinian artists with Babycastles’ game developers to realize video games (loosely meaning: digitally interactive piece). The video games, along with other digital works of art were exhibited in Babycastles Gallery.
Teaching experience:
Instructor at Beam Center. Brooklyn, NY (2017 - present)
Taught intro to computer programming and GitHub workshop at POWRPLNT. Brooklyn, NY (2017)
Lead instructor at Redwood Art Studio. Brooklyn, NY (2014 -2016)
Guest Educator for Manitoga’s Summer Nature & Design Camp. Garrison, NY (2015)
Taught a class about collecting at TradeSchool. New York, NY (2009)
Portfolio prep and conceptual design at Yunhua Fang Studio. Cupertino, CA (Summer 2007)
Painting instructor at The Cooper Union Saturday Program (2006 - 2007)
Bibliography:
Over The Rainbow (2017) download online pdf here
Evergreen Review (2017) http://evergreenreview.com/read/the-memoirs-of-a-polar-bear/
NYC Creative Salon (2017) https://nyccreativesalon.squarespace.com/structure-1/
Internet-Yami-Ichi NYC, Zine and Web-zine (2016)
Hyperallergic (2015)
BKmag (2015)
E Flux (2011) qin zhu untitled/