::C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E::
/COMMISSIONS/
2023
Incanto- An Oasis of Lyrical Sculpture exhibiton at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond VA
Ignis Aqua - Private Commission, New York
2022
Incanto - Sculpture Exhibition in development commissioned for the Lewis Ginter Botanic Garden, Richmond VA
Seed of Light - Private Commission, NYC
2021
Ignis Aqua - Steel, light + fire sculpture, private commission, NY in development with UAP
Oculus Root Portal- commission for The Delight Factory, NYC
2020
Dream Portal - Art With Me festival Tulum, Mexico
2019
Axis Mundi - Public Art commission, Golden Triangle BID, Washington DC
Changing the Chairs - commissions for American Film Institute and Audi Motors,LA
Peak Oil - Sculpture commission for Electric Daisy Carnival, Las Vegas NV
Future’s Past - premiere sculpture installation Point San Pablo Harbor
2018
Art Blast - Public Art commission - Mural Festival, Montreal, Canada
Arabesque - private sculpture commission, Napa Valley, CA
As Above So Below- Panorama Festival NYC - Sculpture commission
Passage Home - Burning Man sculpture tribute to founder Larry Harvey
I, Robot- Burning Man - Man Base Art featured artwork: Future’s Past circuitry designs
2017
Transition Portal - Nevada DOT Public Art commission, Tahoe-Reno Industrial Park, NV
2016
Helios - Burning Man Interactive & Pyrotechnic Sculpture commissiion
Main Stage - Stage designer, Mysteryland Festival Stage in NY and Amsterdam, NL
2015
Branch House Garden Panels - private commission, Calistoga CA
Dreamland- collaborative sculpture for Burning Man with the Flux Foundation
Future's Past - installation, Symbiosis Gathering Festival, CA
2014
Wishing Tree - commission for Mysteryland international tour: USA, Netherlands + Chile
Mining for Light - Sculpture commission Consenses Art Exhibition, Cambridge MA
2012
Star Seed - Burning Man Art Grant commission
2011
Three Realms Spire & Three Realms Labyrinth, Figment Festival, NYC
2010
Future’s Past - Burning Man Art Grant commission
2009
Braindrop - All Points West Festival and Burning Man
2008
Altered State - Burning Man Art Grant sculpture Commission
Inner Space - Black Rock Arts Foundation commission
2007
Guardian of Eden - Burning Man Art Grant Commission
2006
Duel Nature - Burning Man Art Grant commission
Gear Chandeliers - set design commission Rewind Concert, Angel Orensanz, NY
2005
Stadium of the Self - Burning Man Art Grant commission
2004
Observer/Observed - Burning Man Art Grant commission
EXHIBITIONS // AUCTIONS // GALLERIES
2024
Inner Landscapes - Savaggi Gallery , Newburgh, NY
2021
A Feminine Intelligence - Sotheby’s, New York Burning Man exhibition and auction
Glyphs: Symbols from the Subconscious - Solo gallery show at the Delight Factory, Brooklyn NY
Glyphs - Context Art Fair, Miami - with Elizabeth Clement Contemporary
2020
Axis Mundi - The FreeMason Scottish Rite Hall, Washington DC
Helios and Passage Home: Sculptures exhibited in BRCvr, the AltSpace virtual reality world of Burning Man
2019
Star Seed - Installation at Astra Space headquarters , Alameda CA
Glyph, series - Aqua Art Fair, Miami - with Liz Clement Contemporary
Future’s Past - Point San Pablo Harbor, CA Sculpture Park - premiere sculpture
2018
Future’s Past - No Spectators: Renwick Gallery/Smithsonian Museum, Washington DC
Gear Chandeliers - Ataraxia multimedia exhibition, NYC
Art Blast - Woodstock, NY private collector exhibition
2017
Future's Past - Tahoe Pubic Art, Premier Exhibition on Lake Tahoe, CA
2016
Mars Transmitter Beta - Sculpture Now Group Exhibition - The Mount , Berkshires , MA
2015
Reflection - Solo gallery show, See Me Gallery, NYC
Future's Past - Installation art at Ghost Ship, San Francisco, CA
Rhizo Lux - Art Southampton Art Fair - NY - rep Elizabeth Clement Fine Art
2014
Burning Man – Igniting Nevada’s Creative Fire - group exhibition Tahoe-Reno Airport
Water Vein - Scope Art Fair - Miami - rep Elizabeth Clement Fine Art
Spiral TsunamiTunami Art SouthHampton NY Art Fair - rep Elizabeth Clement Fine Art
Rhizo Lux - Art Basel Switzerland - rep Elizabeth Clement Fine Art
Default World Dreaming - Guest Curator, art exhibition, Gallery 151, Chelsea NYC
2013
Gear Chandeliers - Next Gallery, group show
Spiral Tsunami and Water Vein - Fountain Art Fair, NYC
Stadium of the Self - Virgin Mobile Free Fest, Columbia, MD - featured artwork
Star Seed - Electric Daisy Carnival, Las Vegas NV - featured artwork
Braindrop – Electric Daisy Carnival, NYC
2012
Rhizo Lux - Scope art fair, Miami rep Elizabeth Clement Fine Art
Future’s Past - BRAF - Public Art Grant, Hayes Valley, San Francisco, CA
Astral Matrix - International Sculpture Festa, Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul, S. Korea
Braindrop - Installation Virgin Mobile Free Fest, MD
Spiral Tsunami - installation Maker Faire, NYC
Angel Armor & Relic of Futures Past – Fountain Art Fair, Miami
2011
Gear Chandelier - Sculpture Guild group show, Broadway Gallery, NYC
Gear Chandelier - Exhibit Jonathan Burden Arts and Antiques, NYC
Spiral Tsunami - Sculpture Guild gallery show, Governors Island, NYC
Braindrop - exhibit Escape to New York Festival, NY
Braindrop - exhibit Maker Faire NYC (Editor’s Choice Award)
Braindrop – exhibit Virgin Mobile Free Fest, MD
Braindrop - exhibit Solstice Show, Gowanus Ballroom, NYC
Morph Code - Lightning in a Bottle Festival, LA
2010
Duel Nature - public art installation, River Walk, Reno, NV
2009
Altered State - sculpture installation CoSM Art Sanctuary, NY
Gear Chandeliers - Transmutation, New Years Eve event sculpture, NYC
Braindrop - All Points West Festival and Burning Man
2007
Guardian of Eden - purchased for the Nevada Museum of Art, permanent collection
2004
Featured Artist, Desert Art Installations, The National Arts Club. NYC
Construction/Deconstruction, solo photography exhibit, Park Studio. NYC
EDUCATION // PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIENCE
1996-2007
Professional portrait, performance freelance photographer, Washington DC & NYC Industria Superstudios, David Seidner, The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Atlantic Records, The Public Theatre, Joan Marcus, Carol Rosegg, Dodger Theatricals
1993
MTV - House of Style - New York City - production assistant
1990-94
Drexel University: Bachelor of Science in Fashion Design/photography minor
Other Academia: Corcoran School of Art, Washington DC;
International Center for Photography, NYC; School of Visual Arts, NYC
CLIENT LIST// selected
Sotheby’s New York
Renwick Gallery/Smithsonian Museum
The Nevada Museum of Art
Burning Man, LLC
International Sculpture Festa, Seoul, South Korea
Hayes Valley Art Alliance San Francisco
Consenses Art, MA
Mural Festival, Montreal
Reno Arts and Culture Commission
AEG Live
Golden Voice
American Film Institute
Audi Motors
Astra Space, Inc
ID&T Entertainment, The Netherlands
US Conference of Mayors
The FreeMasons, Washington DC
Golden Triangle BID, Washington DC
DC Department of Arts and Humanities
PUBLISHED // FEATURED // SELECTED
Articles:
Rolling Stone // The New York Times // Washington Post // CNN.com // Atlantic Monthly Features // Forbes // Artsy.com // Frommer’s Travel Guide // Spread Art+Culture magazine // Architects Newspaper // CODAworx Magazine // Matador Network //SF Gate
INTERVIEWS:
Access Hollywood // London Times // Smithsonian Museum // Intel IQ Magazine // The Huffington Post // High Life Magazine // VIllage Voice // Reality Sandwich // National Arts Club, NY // Reno-Gazette Journal
Documentaries:
Burning Man: Art On Fire film // Current TV // Under the Electric Sky
Books:
The Burning Book- by Rebecca Bruder (Simon & Schuster) //
Burning Man, Art on Fire, by Sidney Erthal, Scott London and Jennifer Raiser --cover artwork & featured artist- (Race Point Publishing) //
The Art of Burning Man - by NK GUY- featured artist (Taschen)
Net of Being- by Alex Grey (Inner Traditions, 2012
Nanotecture - Tiny Built Thingsby Rebecca Roke (Phaidon, 2016)
Talks:
SF MoMA // Smithsonian American Art Museum // Taschen podcasts // TEDx Black Rock City // TEDx Tulum // US Conference of Mayors // Symphony of Inspiration - Fashion Snoops, NY // The Assemblage, NYC // Desert Arts Preview // In Conversation with Larry Harvey, Burning Man founder, The National Arts Club, NY
/RESIDENCIES/
International Sculpture Festa - Artist Residency and featured exhibition artist, South Korea, 2012
AWARDS // RECOGNITIONS
Americans for the Arts at the US Conference of Mayors DC - National Citizen Artist Award - 2019
World Technology Network - Nominee for the Arts, 2015
Maker Faire, NYC - Editor’s Choice Award for Braindrop, 2011
The National Arts Club, NYC - Sculpture Award for Guardian of Eden, 2008