Lives and works in New York City, NY, USA.

Education

2009	Master's Program in Fine Arts - School of Visual Arts - New York City
1999	Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts - University of Colorado - Boulder

Exhibitions

2009	A New Currency. - 55 Delancey St. - New York City, NY, USA New Visions. - ISE Cultural Foundation. - New York City, NY, USA Documentation. - Visual Arts Gallery. - New York City, NY, USA Cardsharper. - Visual Arts Museum. - New York City, NY, USA
2008	Case of Conscience:Spiritual Remonstrance. - Queens Museum of Art. - Queens, NY, USA The Best & Brightest. - Millenia Fine Art. - Orlando, FL, USA Reverie, Refurbishing, Revelry & Vice Versa. - Visual Arts Gallery. - New York City, NY, USA
2007	Galleria Sin Titulo (Solo show). - San Juan, Puerto Rico "New Concepts. - Artformz Alternative. - Miami, FL, USA
2005	Artemis (Solo show). - Miami, FL, USA Lab 6 Art Space (Solo show). - Miami, FL, USA Deadly Sins. - Galleria Sin Titulo. - San Juan, Puerto Rico
2004	Blue Angel Gallery (Solo show). - Miami, FL, USA National Artist Exhibition. - University of Toledo Art Museum. - Toledo, OH, USA
2003	Clayton Gallery (Solo show). - New York, NY, USA Brave Destiny. - Williamsburg Art & Historical Museum. Lab 6 Art Space. - Miami, FL, USA
2002	Clayton Gallery (Solo show). - New York, NY, USA The Drawing Center. - New York City, NY, USA
2001	Outlaw Museum (Solo show). - New York, NY, USA Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (Solo show). - Boulder, CO, USA School of Visual Arts Gallery. - New York City, NY, USA KaoShung Container Arts Festival. - KaoShung, Taiwan
200O	Clayton Gallery (Solo show). - New York, NY, USA

Performances

2009	50,000 Pennies on Sidewalk - Performance-Installation Art Show - - New York City, NY, USA
2004	The Avant-Guardian Award - University of Toledo Art Museum, OH, USA
2002	The Book on Palo Mayombe, by Raul Canizares - Summer Teaching Fellowship - School of Visual Arts - Kingston, Jamaica
2000	Mundos Del Arte - An Interactive Community Performance Art Show - Havana, Cuba

Born in 1976 > North Hampton, MA, USA

Lives and works in New York City, NY, USA.

Education

2008	M.F.A. School of Visual Arts - New York City
1999	BFA The School of the Museum of Fine Arts - Tufts Univ. - Boston
1998	Language studies / Art History . - Boston

Exhibitions

2009	An Urban Artists Collaboration. - The Bullet Space Archive - New York City, NY, USA A Minus Suitcase. - Jack the Pelican Presents. - Brooklyn, NY, USA
2008	Down to Nature. - MOMA - New York City, NY, USA
2007	Karin Sutter Galerie. - Basel, Switzerland
2006	Flat File. - The Artist Network. - New York City, NY, USA
2005	Summer Group show. - Karin Sutter Galerie. - Basel, Switzerland UNIVERSALKASTEN. - Atelierhaus Arlesheim iaab open weekend, iaab-Atelier. - Basel, Switzerland YUMI Artmix. - Ausstellungsraum Billerbeck. - Basel, Switzerland
2004	Flat File. - The Artist Network. - New York City, NY, USA Selfish. - One Twenty Eight Gallery. - New York City, NY, USA Openings. - Eyescapes Galllery. - New York City, NY, USA
2003	Flat File. - The Artist Network. - New York City, NY, USA Control Room. - Installation - The Creek Hotel. - Miami, FL, USA
2002	Eyescapes Gallery. - New York City, NY, USA
2000	Annual. - Grossman Gallery SMFA. - Boston, MA, USA Pet Show. - Bernard Toale Gallery. - Boston, MA, USA

Born in 1979 > Akureyri, Iceland

Lives and works in New York City, NY, USA.

Description

The video Great is a 73 minute performance where I try to keep on smiling. As human beings we share the same emotions but the ones we are ready to share with the rest of the world are in fact not so many. In Western culture we eagerly share our happiness with others and many do not feel the need to repress anger or hide surprise, disgust or fear.

It is a different story when it comes to sadness and related emotions such as angst, anxiety, depression and loneliness.

Society demands that we repress these emotions when we go out and about in our everyday life. We force a smile, feign happiness and lie to the world that we are doing great.

Most of us interact with a lot of people throughout our lives and some of us on everyday basis. We interact with strangers, acquaintances, friends and family. How many people in our lives, especially those we communicated with everyday, are always doing great?

Everyone knows that it is humanly impossible to always be great but still we say it and hear it day in and day out.

Education

2009	M.F.A. School of Visual Arts - New York City
2006	AKI ArtEz, The Enschede Academy of Visual Arts - New York City

Exhibitions

2009

Boxing Gloves and Bustiers. - Soho20 Gallery. - New York City, NY, USA I stepped into the room. - Tina Kim Gallery. - New York City, NY, USA No Soul for sale. - Kling og Bang Gallery, X-Initiative. - New York City, NY, USA A New Currency. - 55 Delancey. - New York City, NY, USA Affordable Art Fair. - - New York City, NY, USA Potluck Dialogous. - Watson Hall, Columbia University and Artist Space. - New York City, NY, USA Potluck Dialogous. - Bétonsalon - Paris, France Potluck Dialogous. - SODA - Angier, France Cardsharper. - MFA Fine Arts Thesis. Visual Arts Gallery. School of Visual Arts. - New York City, NY, USA Know sense. - School of Visual Arts Westside Gallery. - New York City, NY, USA

2008

Hlass-Load. Halastjarnan. - - Öxnadalur., Iceland Supermasochist. - Apexart. - New York City, NY, USA

Performances

2007	Silence Please! - - New York City, NY, USA Weight of Worries. - Balenfestival. Enschede Museum Night. - Enschede., The Netherlands
2006	Weight of Worries. - Back East. Toren van Babel. - Utrecht, The Netherlands Weight of worries. - Akureyrarvaka. - Akureyri., Iceland Sunny Days. - Triptychon. Hawerkamp. - Munster., Germany
2005	Wishful Thinking. - PEK festival. - Den Haag, The Netherlands You need it!! - Heartbreak Hotel. Hengelo Kunstcentrum. - Hengelo., The Netherlands The Secret Affair. - Gallery Box. - Akureyri. , Iceland

> Taipei, Taiwan

Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY, USA.

Education

2009	M.F.A. School of Visual Arts, Fine Arts - New York City
2007	National Taipei University of Education, BA, Department of Arts - Taipei

Exhibitions

2009	2010 Miami University Young Painters Competition. - Hiestant Galleries. - Oxford, OH, USA Weak Painting. - Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts. - Taipei, Taiwan A New Currency - Lower Manhattan Reail Space / Visual Arts Gallery. - New York City, NY, USA Welcome to the Desert of the Real. - Tunghai University - Taichung, Taiwan Heterotopia. - Visual Arts Gallery. - New York City, NY, USA
2008	Cold Q. - Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts. - Taipei., Taiwan The Empire Strikes Back. - Impression Art Gallery. - Taipei, Taiwan
2006	Don't know why I didn't come (Theatre, Video Editting). - Culing Street Avant-Grade Theatre. - Taipei., Taiwan Object Boudry. - Studio Wo-Long. - Taipei, Taiwan Safety Instruction (Solo show). - NTUE. - Taipei, Taiwan
2005	Warm Spring boast blossoms - Middle-aged men choir group show. - NTUE. - Taipei., Taiwan 503, Slight Condition X 9. - Nan Hai Gallery. - Taipei, Taiwan 503, It's all because of Lian, De-Cheng. - NTUE. - Taipei., Taiwan

Awards

2009	Miami University Young Painters Competition, Finalist
2008	Amuse Art Jam, selected. - , Japan
2006	The 4th Taoyuan creation Award, selected.
2005	The 3rd Taoyuan creation Award, selected.

Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY, USA.

Education

2008	M.F.A. School of Visual Arts, Fine Arts - New York City
2005	University of Nevada, BFA Fine Arts - Las Vegas
2000	University of Nevada, Architectural Studies - Las Vegas

Exhibitions

2009	Prisoner's Dilemma. (Solo Show) - Grace Space. - New York City, NY, USA BOS Cabaret “High Society”. - Starr Space. - New York City, NY, USA
2008	Night of 1,000 Drawings. - Artist Space. - New York City, NY, USA A Number of Things. - SVA Gallery. - New York City, NY, USA
2007	Lollipops and Bubblegum. (Solo Show) - Winchester Gallery. - Las Vegas., NV, USA Pretty Little Things. - Jennifer Marie Gallery. - Las Vegas., NV, USA
2006	Back Stage Presents. - The Aruba. - Las Vegas., NV, USA Las Vegas Hand painted SK8 Show. - Donna Beam Gallery. - Las Vegas., NV, USA
2005	One Night Stand. - The Artisan Hotel. - Las Vegas., NV, USA BFA Final Show. - Donna Beam Gallery. - Las Vegas., NV, USA Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition. - Donna Beam Gallery. - Las Vegas., NV, USA Every Other Thursday. - Jessie Metcalf Gallery. - Las Vegas., NV, USA

Performances

2009	Open Performance Art Festival 10. - Open Realization Art Center. - Beijing, China 12 in 12 - Jajo Gallery. - Newark, NJ, USA
2008	The Seven Malformities Presented by Grace Exhibition Space. - Jajo Gallery. - Newark, NJ, USA Maximum Perception. - English Kills. - New York City, NY, USA
2007	21 Cities at Once Performed. - Conflux Festival. - New York City, NY, USA Wood. - English Kills. - New York City, NY, USA Construct. - Exit Art. - New York City, NY, USA Penn Station. - - New York City, NY, USA
2006	of 14th Street and 5th Avenue (Union Square Park). - - New York City, NY, USA
2005	Corner of Flamingo and Maryland Parkway. - - Las Vegas, NV, USA Corner of Flamingo and Interstate 15. - - Las Vegas, NV, USA 15 Hours. - Grant Hall Gallery. - Las Vegas, NV, USA Interludes. - Public Bus - Las Vegas, NV, USA Phone Booth Confessions. - Public Phone Booths - Las Vegas, NV, USA

Awards

2007	Dedalus Foundation, Master of Fine Arts Fellowship in Sculpture Nominee.
2005	First place cash award for paintings in juried show. - University of Nevada. - Las Vegas, LV, USA

Born in 1980 > Kyoto, Japan

Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY, USA.

Description

For me, painting is an essential of my imagination. I pursue to embody elaborate fantasy world that can only exist in paintings.

I am interested in the instinctive, and the primitive qualities of human being. Such as animalism and ritualization. Through the process of painting, I want to reveal the concealable inner meanings of human behaviors in private and public situations. These behaviors constantly sway between the extremes of innate, and acquired human characteristics.

My painting is not literal narratives, rather dark suggestion of the hybrids from nomadic and urban existences, sophisticated and barbarian in equal measure.

Education

2009	M.F.A. School of Visual Arts, Fine Arts - New York City
2007	Academy of Art University, BFA Fine Arts with Appreciation - New York City

Exhibitions

2009	Painting Weak. - Kuandu Museum of Gine Arts. - Taipei, Taiwan A new Currency. - LES Store Front. - New York City, NY, USA Affordable Art Fair. - - New York City, NY, USA Heterotopia. Curated by Summer Guthery, Lumi Tan and Nicholas Weist. - Visual Arts Gallery. - New York City, NY, USA
2008	Art Jam 2008. - Kyoto Cultural Museum. - Kyoto, Japan Cenacle: Reverie, Refurbishing, Revelry and Vice Versa. Curated by Tommy Lanigan-Schmidt. - Visual Arts Gallery. - New York City, NY, USA Summer Show. - Wendt modern Gallery. - Laguna Beach, CA, USA
2007	Bridge Art Fair. - London, United Kingdom Bay Area Influence . - Wendt modern Gallery. - Laguna Beach, CA, USA

Awards

2008	Art Jam 2008, Finalist.