ZOE CROSHER
Education:
2001 M.F.A. Photography & Integrated Media CalArts, Valencia, CA
1997 B.A. Art & Politics, Honors UC, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
1996 Spring Semester Abroad, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
Solo/Two Person Exhibitions:
2009 SELECTIONS FROM THE ANALOG COLLECTION from the Reconsidered
Archive of Michelle du Bois, 65GRAND, Chicago, IL
2008 AUTOPORTRAIT from The Reconsidered Archive of Michelle du Bois,
Eleanor Harwood Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Zoe Crosher at 2.5 Gallery, Illinois State Univeristy, Normal, IL
THE RECONSIDERED ARCHIVE OF MICHELLE DU BOIS, Curated by Pilar Tompkins,
Contemporary Project Room, Claremont Museum of Art, Claremont, CA
1-Yr Later, Diverseworks, Houston, TX
2007 Zoe Crosher at 65GRAND, Chicago, IL
2006 OUT THE WINDOW (LAX), DCKT Contemporary, New York, NY
OUT THE WINDOW (LAX), Small A Projects, Portland, OR
LA-LIKES, 2-person show with Todd Brainard, Kidder-Smith Gallery, Boston, MA
2005 LAX show at LAX, Terminal 1/book launch for ‘LAX’, LA Cultural Council
2004 LA-LIKE, DCKT Contemporary, New York, NY
Out the Window (LAX), Lizabeth Oliveria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2001 Zoe Crosher, Hollywood & Vine Presents Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Straight Arrow, MFA Graduate Exhibition, CalArts, Valencia, CA
2000 Zoe Crosher at the Black Dragon Society, The Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, CA
1999 Zoe Crosher at vent gallery, vent Gallery, New York, NY
Selected Exhibitions:
2009 Unfiction, University Galleries of Illinois State University
curated by Bill Conger, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
Suddenly!, curated by Stephanie Snyder, Pomona College Museum of Art, Pomona, CA
The Possibility of an Island:The First Surtsey Biennial, Iceland, curated by Michael Wilson
2008 The Black Dragon Socity, Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, CA
Small Things Fail, Great Things Endure, New Langton Arts, San Francisco, CA
curated by Jill Dawsey & María del Carmen Carrión
Suddenly!, curated by Stephanie Snyder, Reed College, Portland, OR
2007 Three Pieces, Platform for Art and Ideas, Generic Fun, curated by Deric Carner, SF,CA
Exquisite Acts & Everyday Rebellions, 2007 Calarts Feminist Art Project, LA, CA
The Space Between, curated by Sara Reisman, Daryl Roth Theatre, New York, NY
Dear Archaeologist: Selections from the Permanent Collection,
The Division Museum of Ceramics and Glass, New York, NY
2006 Many Happy Returns, High Energy Constructs, Chinatown, LA, CA
Summer Photo Show, curated by Nu Nguyen Sandroni.Rey LA, CA
Gimme Shelter, curated by Megan Riley, Shelter Island, NY
Re-Make, Re-Model, d’Amelio Terras, New York, NY
Hospitality Group Show, MAK Artists Apt, Los Angeles, CA
2005 Bebe Le Strange, d’Amelio Terras, New York, NY
Rock Group Show, Small A Projects, Portland, OR
Campari & American Photo Present House of Campari, Emerging LA Photographers
Welcome to the Jungle, DCKT Contemporary, New York, NY
2004 Based on a True Story, Artists’ Space, New York, NY
Hot Summer Group, cherrydelosreyes Gallery, Venice, CA
2003 The Landscape Show, curated by Eleanor Harwood Adobe Bookshop, San Francisco, CA
Relax, curated by Megan Riley, DCKT Contemporary, New York, NY
Brave New Art, Bruce, Rotterdam Architectural Biennale, Holland
Foliage, curated by Marte Eknaes, Hollywood Hills, LA, CA
Drive Into the Sunset, Western Front Exhibition Programme, Vancouver, BC Canada
2002 Other Routes, Brooklyn, NY www.genericfun.com/otherroutes
2001 Immediate Distance, Integrated Media Group Show, CalArts
Have a Cool Summer, Keep In Touch, Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2000 integr8.net, participant in IM Group Show, http://integr8.net/crosher/,
Lectures, Press, Panels & Other Activities:
2009 March Artist-of-The-Month, Invisible-Exports, New York, NY
2008 Artist Lecture, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
34th Anniversary Benefit, CreativeTime, New York, NY
LACE auction, Los Angeles, CA
Artist Lecture, New Langton Arts, San Francisco, CA
Public Speakers:Chicago 3 Walls & Green Lantern (publication), Chicago, IL
2007 North Drive Press Issue #4, 2007
Artist Pension Trust, Los Angeles
Sound Camp, hosted by High Desert Test Sites, Joshua Tree, CA
Visiting Artist Lecture, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Visiting Artist Lecture, Columbia College, Chicago, IL
LAXART Auction, Los Angeles, CA
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Auction, New York, NY
Headlands Center for the Arts Auction, Sausalito, CA
Public Speakers:LA Mandrake Bar, Culver City, CA (tentative)
2006 Panel Discussion on LA Imaginary, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA Nov 06
Panel Discussion on LA Imaginary, Eleanor Harwood Gallery, SF, CA Nov 06
Artist Lecture UC Berkeley, Nov 06
Zoe Crosher at Small A Projects, Review by Stefanie Snyder, Artweek July/Aug 06
Lost Causes, a Traveling Lecture Series by Pablo Helguera LA><ART
Shot: 100<> 100 LA><ART, Los Angeles, CA
Zoe Crosher by John Motley, The Portland Mercury, May 25, 06
Reflections in Plane Sight, by Brian Libby, The Oregonian, May 21, 06
Window Display, New York Times Style Magazine, May 5, 06
‘Cheap Rooms, Cheap Thrills’, Print interview by Cara Anna, Associated Press Feb 06
Rooms with A View, Print interview by Steffie Nelson, LAWeekly Dec 30-Jan 5, 06
New Orleans Art Auction, Blum & Poe Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Jan 06
2005 Studio 360, Radio interview with Matt Holzman for LAX work
Visiting Artist Lecture, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
LA><Art Benefit Auction, Los Angeles, CA
LACE Auction, Los Angeles, CA
Calarts Auction, Los Angeles, CA
2004 Artists’ Space ‘Night of a Thousand Drawings’ Auction, New York, NY
‘Afterall’ Auction, ICA London, England
‘art2102’ Auction, The Mountain Chinatown Los Angeles, CA
‘Journal of Aesthetics and Protest’ Auction, Machine Gallery, Los Angeles,
2003 Visiting Artist Participant, Cooper Union New York, NY
2001 Visiting Artist Lecture, Pasadena Art Center for Design, Pasadena, CA
2000 Participant in Borderhack Event, San Diego/Tijuana Border
1999 Artist Lecture at Foto Forum event, SFMOMA, San Francisco, CA
Publications:
2009 (tentative) The Reconsidered Archive of Michelle du Bois
Taxonomy publishing project, limited edition artist project with CUJO, Milan, Italy
Into the Field: Post-digital Abstraction in Contemporary Photography
Edited by Nicholas Grider, Los Angeles, CA
2008 Zoe Crosher:Wright Image Series, Chicago, IL
2007 LA-Like(Lost) CD 4 Cover songs about Los Angeles - North Drive Press
Out The Window (LAX) spread in Air Magazine, Cologne, Germany
Out The Window (LAX) Gilati Hotel blog
The Art of Buying Art: An Insider’s Guide to Collecting Contemporary Art
by Paige West, published by ReganBooks, an imprint of Harper Collins
Guam, Circa 1979 spread for S Magazine, Sweden
2006 Publication of ‘Out the Window (LAX)’ texts by Pico Iyer, Norman Klein & Julian Myers
2005 Cover (Michelle du Bois) for ‘Only’ Magazine, Canada
Cover for Artists’ Space Catalogue from ‘Based on A True Story’
2004 http://art.blogging.la/archives/cat_reviews.phtml
Catalogue essay for ‘Art and the Afterall Effect’, Playspace Gallery,
California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
‘Professionalization as the New Medium’ or ‘Professional Core!’, Cakewalk Issue 6
Publication of NTNTNT, Calarts Press, Managing Editor, Dream City/Tactical
Media/Libidinal Economy/(Power &) Control/ The Collector/The Trace
2002 Published in LANOW, Two images from ‘Out the Window (LAX)’ series
2001 Part of online art site, looc.net, http://www.looc.net/text/essay.html
2000 SHOTS photography magazine, Minneapolis/ four page spread.
Fashion Images de Mode #5, six page spread, photos & essay
Cover Image for Trepan 2, CalArts School of Critical Studies
1999 Masterminds of Mode, International Fashion Festival Publication, curated/edited
by Howard Greenberg Galleries New York, NY, Kobe & Tokyo, Japan;
1998 RAYGUN – Fashion Photography Spread, RAYGUN, Sept. no.59
Work Experience:
Spring 2009
Lecturer, Fine Art Department, Art Center, Los Angeles, CA
Fall 2008
Visiting Artist Lecturer, UCLA Department of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Summer 2008
Visiting Artist Lecturer, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
Spring 2008
Visiting Artist Lecturer, UCLA Department of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Fall 2007
Replacement Lecturer, UCLA Department of Art, Los Angeles, CA
2007 - present
Advisory Board The Filip Review Vancouver, BC Canada
2002 – 2007
U.S. Project Manager & Editorial Assistant, Afterall Journal
‘A Journal of Art, Context and Enquiry’, London & Los Angeles
2001 – 2004
Managing Editor for publication of book of interviews from <net.net.net>
lecture series NTNTNT, CalArts Press
2001 – present
Freelance web designer
Photography Collection Manager, Susan Burks Burks Consulting Group, New York, NY
2000-2001
Visiting Artist Coordinator for Program in Photography, CalArts
2001 Teaching Assistant to Ellen Birrell, Visual Semiotics,’ CalArts
1999 Intern, Art-In-Embassies Program, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Awards & Residencies:
2008 Durfee ARC Grant, Los Angeles, CA
Lee Michel Emerging Artist Grant
2007 Artist-In-Residence, Materials & Applications, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Penny McCall Foundation Publishing Award
2004 Cooper Union School of Art, New York City, NY
2003 Dean’s Award for Faculty & Staff
1999-2001 Liberace Merit Scholarship
1998-2001 CalArts Scholarship
1999 Integrated Media Grant CalArts
1999-2000 Ahmanson Grant CalArts
1999 Dean’s Award CalArts
Dean’s Undergraduate Award for Excellence in the Arts
1997 University of California, Santa Cruz, William Hyde and Susan Benton Irwin
Scholarship, University of California, Santa Cruz