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Résumé
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Selected Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions, Screenings, and Multimedia/Performative Installations
2021
Hot Zone mobile participatory experience, Southeastern MN (forthcoming).
Fallout Shelter, Hair + Nails Basement Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
RadMaps participatory event series, Southeastern MN (ongoing).
2020
Radioactive, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN.
2017
Last Vacation Before the End of the World, Part 1, Bryant-Lake Bowl, Minneapolis, MN.
2015
Where Do We Go From Here?, Harvestworks, New York, NY.
2010
Naked Stages, Pillsbury House Theatre, Minneapolis, MN.
Selected Group Screenings, Installations, and Exhibits
2019
Cellular Cinema: CAVE 3, Bryant-Lake Bowl, Minneapolis, MN.
Video Variant, TBA, Minneapolis, MN.
2018
INFRARED: In Celebration of the Compton Transgender District, CounterPulse, San Francisco, CA.
MinnAnimate 7, Minneapolis Film Society Theater at St. Anthony Main, Minneapolis, MN.
Untitled Group Show: Containment, 801 Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
The Cinema of Gender Transgression, Anthology Film Archives, Manhattan, NY.
Microcinema #2: Mystery Vessel, Altered Esthetics & East Side Freedom Library, St. Paul, MN.
2017
Feminist Video Quarterly, Minneapolis, MN.
Future: Made Here, Minneapolis, MN.
2016
I Don't Normally Do This / I Think There's an Ulterior Motive, Southern Theatre, Minneapolis, MN.
2014
Untitled 11, SOO Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN.
Art/Road/Movie, Bryant-Lake Bowl, Minneapolis, MN.
2013
Periwinkle Cinema, San Francisco, CA.
Trans-Ocular: New Perspectives in Transgender Art, Media, and Politics; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
2012
Pleasure Rebel, Bryant-Lake Bowl, Minneapolis, MN.
Queertopia, Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, MN.
2011
Empire Builder, Bryant Lake Bowl, Minneapolis, MN.
QIY – Queer It Yourself: Tools for Survival, Queer Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA.
Into the Neon, Chashama Project Space, New York, NY.
GASP, Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, MN.
2010
MIX Queer Experimental Film Festival, New York, NY.
INFRARED: New Visions from the Queer Underground, Seattle Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, WA.
2009
Multiples Mall, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN.
There Is No Option, Art of This Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
2008
Threat Level: An Evening of Queer Shorts, Elegant Mr. Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Guattari Heroes | Beautiful Deleuzers, Shoebox Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
Made @ MCAD, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, MN.
MCAD MFA Thesis Exhibition, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN.
Trans Fest Film and Video Festival, LGBT Community Center Rainbow Room, San Francisco, CA.
Bird in the Bush, Tribes Gallery, Manhattan, NY.
2007
Flaming Film Fest, Bedlam Theatre, Minneapolis, MN.
2006
Praxis/Practice, Katherine Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota.
Selections from the Contemporary’s Flat Files, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, MO.
Selected Awards and Honors
2021
Creative Support for Individuals, Visual Arts, Minnesota State Arts Board.
2020
Art(ists) on the Verge Fellowship, Northern Lights and Jerome Foundation, MN.
2019
Jerome Fellow, Artist-in-Residence, Camargo Foundation, Cassis, FR.
Artist Initiative Grant, Visual Arts, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Artist-in-Residence, Anderson Center, Red Wing, MN.
2018
COMPAS Teaching Artist of the Year.
2017
Jerome Foundation Travel and Study Grant, MN.
2016
Artist Initiative Grant, Visual Arts, Minnesota State Arts Board.
2015
Next Step Fund Grant, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, MN.
Harvestworks, independent study and certification in MAX/MSP/Jitter, NY.
Artist Initiative Grant, Minnesota State Arts Board.
2014
Jerome Fellow, Artist-in-Residence, Anderson Center, Red Wing, MN.
2013
Jerome Fellow, Artist-in-Residence, Tofte Lake Center, Ely, MN.
2012
Artist-in-Residence, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center, MN.
2010
Naked Stages Fellowship, Jerome Foundation and Pillsbury House Theatre, Minneapolis, MN.
2008
Honorable Mention, Made @ MCAD Exhibition, MCAD, MN.
2007
Recipient of MFA Merit Award Scholarship, MCAD, MN.
Public Collections
Barnard College, New York, NY.
Contemporary Art Museum, Saint Louis, MO.
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Permanent Collection, MN.
Savannah College of Art and Design Permanent Collection, GA.
Collaborations/Participations of Note
Aniccha Arts
2018
Parking Ramp Project, Creative Placemakers Challenge, Bloomington, MN.
Performance collaborator.
2016
Census, Northern Spark, Minneapolis, MN.
Performance collaborator, production manager.
2015
Every Other, Minneapolis, MN.
Performance collaborator.
Body Cartography Project
2012
Super Nature, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN.
Performer, live foley artist.
Sharon Hayes
2008
Revolutionary Love 2: I am Your Best Fantasy, State Capitol Grounds, St. Paul, MN.
Performer.
Education
2008
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, MN, MFA, Visual Studies.
2002
Savannah College of Art and Design, GA, BFA, Painting, minor in printmaking, magna cum laude.
2002
Lacoste School of the Arts, Lacoste, FR, term abroad.
1999
University of Missouri-Columbia, Honors College, undergraduate work in painting and journalism.
Selected Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions, Screenings, and Multimedia/Performative Installations
2021
Hot Zone mobile participatory experience, Southeastern MN (forthcoming).
Fallout Shelter, Hair + Nails Basement Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
RadMaps participatory event series, Southeastern MN (ongoing).
2020
Radioactive, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN.
2017
Last Vacation Before the End of the World, Part 1, Bryant-Lake Bowl, Minneapolis, MN.
2015
Where Do We Go From Here?, Harvestworks, New York, NY.
2010
Naked Stages, Pillsbury House Theatre, Minneapolis, MN.
Selected Group Screenings, Installations, and Exhibits
2019
Cellular Cinema: CAVE 3, Bryant-Lake Bowl, Minneapolis, MN.
Video Variant, TBA, Minneapolis, MN.
2018
INFRARED: In Celebration of the Compton Transgender District, CounterPulse, San Francisco, CA.
MinnAnimate 7, Minneapolis Film Society Theater at St. Anthony Main, Minneapolis, MN.
Untitled Group Show: Containment, 801 Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
The Cinema of Gender Transgression, Anthology Film Archives, Manhattan, NY.
Microcinema #2: Mystery Vessel, Altered Esthetics & East Side Freedom Library, St. Paul, MN.
2017
Feminist Video Quarterly, Minneapolis, MN.
Future: Made Here, Minneapolis, MN.
2016
I Don't Normally Do This / I Think There's an Ulterior Motive, Southern Theatre, Minneapolis, MN.
2014
Untitled 11, SOO Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN.
Art/Road/Movie, Bryant-Lake Bowl, Minneapolis, MN.
2013
Periwinkle Cinema, San Francisco, CA.
Trans-Ocular: New Perspectives in Transgender Art, Media, and Politics; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
2012
Pleasure Rebel, Bryant-Lake Bowl, Minneapolis, MN.
Queertopia, Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, MN.
2011
Empire Builder, Bryant Lake Bowl, Minneapolis, MN.
QIY – Queer It Yourself: Tools for Survival, Queer Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA.
Into the Neon, Chashama Project Space, New York, NY.
GASP, Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, MN.
2010
MIX Queer Experimental Film Festival, New York, NY.
INFRARED: New Visions from the Queer Underground, Seattle Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, WA.
2009
Multiples Mall, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN.
There Is No Option, Art of This Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
2008
Threat Level: An Evening of Queer Shorts, Elegant Mr. Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Guattari Heroes | Beautiful Deleuzers, Shoebox Gallery, Minneapolis, MN.
Made @ MCAD, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, MN.
MCAD MFA Thesis Exhibition, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN.
Trans Fest Film and Video Festival, LGBT Community Center Rainbow Room, San Francisco, CA.
Bird in the Bush, Tribes Gallery, Manhattan, NY.
2007
Flaming Film Fest, Bedlam Theatre, Minneapolis, MN.
2006
Praxis/Practice, Katherine Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota.
Selections from the Contemporary’s Flat Files, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, MO.
Selected Awards and Honors
2021
Creative Support for Individuals, Visual Arts, Minnesota State Arts Board.
2020
Art(ists) on the Verge Fellowship, Northern Lights and Jerome Foundation, MN.
2019
Jerome Fellow, Artist-in-Residence, Camargo Foundation, Cassis, FR.
Artist Initiative Grant, Visual Arts, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Artist-in-Residence, Anderson Center, Red Wing, MN.
2018
COMPAS Teaching Artist of the Year.
2017
Jerome Foundation Travel and Study Grant, MN.
2016
Artist Initiative Grant, Visual Arts, Minnesota State Arts Board.
2015
Next Step Fund Grant, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, MN.
Harvestworks, independent study and certification in MAX/MSP/Jitter, NY.
Artist Initiative Grant, Minnesota State Arts Board.
2014
Jerome Fellow, Artist-in-Residence, Anderson Center, Red Wing, MN.
2013
Jerome Fellow, Artist-in-Residence, Tofte Lake Center, Ely, MN.
2012
Artist-in-Residence, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center, MN.
2010
Naked Stages Fellowship, Jerome Foundation and Pillsbury House Theatre, Minneapolis, MN.
2008
Honorable Mention, Made @ MCAD Exhibition, MCAD, MN.
2007
Recipient of MFA Merit Award Scholarship, MCAD, MN.
Public Collections
Barnard College, New York, NY.
Contemporary Art Museum, Saint Louis, MO.
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota.
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Permanent Collection, MN.
Savannah College of Art and Design Permanent Collection, GA.
Collaborations/Participations of Note
Aniccha Arts
2018
Parking Ramp Project, Creative Placemakers Challenge, Bloomington, MN.
Performance collaborator.
2016
Census, Northern Spark, Minneapolis, MN.
Performance collaborator, production manager.
2015
Every Other, Minneapolis, MN.
Performance collaborator.
Body Cartography Project
2012
Super Nature, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN.
Performer, live foley artist.
Sharon Hayes
2008
Revolutionary Love 2: I am Your Best Fantasy, State Capitol Grounds, St. Paul, MN.
Performer.
Education
2008
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, MN, MFA, Visual Studies.
2002
Savannah College of Art and Design, GA, BFA, Painting, minor in printmaking, magna cum laude.
2002
Lacoste School of the Arts, Lacoste, FR, term abroad.
1999
University of Missouri-Columbia, Honors College, undergraduate work in painting and journalism.