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EDUCATION
MFA The American University, Washington, DC, May 1998
Accademia di Belle Arti Pietro Vannucci, Perugia, Italy, 1997
BFA The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, May 1994
EXHIBITIONS
2006 DiVA—Digital and Video Art Fair, presented by GalleryArtist.com, New York, NY
Paramnesiac Landscape
, New York Center for Arts and Media Studies, New York, NY
Annual National Juried Photography Exhibition, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2005 Collective Intelligence, The Tomasulo Gallery, Union County College, Cranford, NJ
Before Summer, The Ice House, New York, NY
Sub-Version, PS 122, New York City, NY.
2004 2004 International Festival of Electronic Art 404, Juan B. Castagnino Art Museum,
     Rosario, Argentina.
Jersey (New), Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ.
Mixed Bag, Chamot Gallery, Jersey City, NJ.
MustArt, 58 N. 3rd, Brooklyn, NY.
2003 Kaohsiung International Container Arts Festival 2003, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
     Curated by the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts
Paper Ball, Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ.
Built to Form, Victory Hall, Jersey City, NJ.
Everything Digital, Grace Van Vorst Church, Jersey City, NJ.
On Your Art, Get Set, Go!, Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.
2002 Collectors’ Edge, New Jersey Center for Visual Arts, Summit, NJ.
Off the Wall, Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ.
Wonderworlds, Victory Hall, Jersey City, NJ.
Video/Music, VOID, New York, NY.
2001 Kaohsiung International Container Arts Festival 2001, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
     Curated by the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts
Matter, Chautauqua Center for the Visual Arts, Chautauqua, NY.
Suk, Sesto Senso, Bologna, Italy
Life and Depth – Aaron Yassin & Laura Shechter, Chamot Gallery, Jersey City, NJ.
Young at Art: Youthful Inspirations, A Sam Cintron Gallery Presentation, Jersey City, NJ.
2000 B.U.M.F. Expo, Jersey City Art Tour at the Morgan Building, Jersey City, NJ.
     Curated by Robert Costa
Group Show, EJ Vaughn & Associates, New York, NY.
1998 Point of Departure, 505 Gallery, Washington, DC
Thesis Exhibition, Watkins Gallery at American University, Washington, DC
1997 2429 Years After Phidias, A Site Specific Installation on the Campus of American University,
     Washington, DC
Group Show, Rock Creek Park Gallery, Washington, DC, Performed Red Scare
1994 Group Show, Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago, IL
School of the Art Institute of Chicago BFA / BIA Exhibition, 100-120 S. Ashland, Chicago, IL
First Degree Exhibition, Betty Rymer Gallery, Chicago, IL
PUBLICATIONS
2005 2005 Morano, Marylou. “Larger Than Life: Seeing is Believing.” The Times of Scotch Plains—Fanwood, November 3.
Bellantoni, Ralph. “Dreaming Together: Collaborative Installation Transforms the
     Union County College Commons.” The Courier News, October 9.
Bischoff, Dan. “Art aloft.” The Star Ledger, September 29.
Karsnak, Mike. “Art Flying High at County College.” The Star Ledger, September 21.
Marley, Brian. “Traces of an Afternoon.” Wire Magazine, issue 257, July. p 81.
“Tips and Picks @ Websites.” NY Arts Magazine, Vol. 10, No 1/2, January / February.
2004 Aranda-Alvarado, Rocio and Pamela Ford. jersey (new): the interviews. Jersey City Museum,
     Jersey City, NJ. Virtual Catalog.
Genocchio, Benjamin. “Images From the Other New Jersey.” The New York Times, October 17. “International Container Arts Forum,” Artist 344, January.
Kaohsiung International Container Arts Festival, 2003. Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts,
     Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Catalog. pp 108-109.
2002 “Kaohsiung Container Arts Festival.” Artouch, January. Installation image reproduced.
Kaohsiung International Container Arts Festival, 2001, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts,
     Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Catalog.
2001 “Jersey City Art Tour 2001.” The Jersey City Reporter, October 20.
     Four photographs reproduced.
Bannon, Anthony. “Traditional Materials Make Great Art.” The Chautauquan Daily, August 13.
2000 “Jersey City Art Tour 2000.” The Jersey City Reporter, October 21.
1998 “A Splash for the Graduates.” The Washington Post. May 21.
1997 Rose, Barbara. “ATTENTION! WAKE UP! THIS IS YOUR LIFE!”, April.
Gimenez, Alejandra. “Hurst Hall Draping Valid Artistic Statement.” The Eagle, April 28.
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
2006 “Paradox of Perception: The Video Work of Pawel Wojtasik.” NY Arts Magazine, Vol. 11. May/June.

2005 “Beyond Narcissus, Curated by Soko Phay-Vakalis, at Dorsky Gallery.” Artcritical.com, December.
“No Convenient Subway Stops.” Contemporary, Issue 76.
“Not Just Flying Toasters: An Interview With Tom Moody.” NY Arts Magazine, Vol. 10.
     September/October.
“Electric Light is Pure—Video is Reality!” Liner notes for Video/Music 2: Electric Current,
     a collectivEye DVD.
“Pleased to Meet You: KimSu Theiler at White Dot Studio, New York.” NY Arts Magazine, Vol. 10.
     July/August.
“Mathias Muller’s Sleepy Haven.” NY Arts Magazine, Vol. 10. May/June.
2004 “The New MoMA: a roundtable with Rocio Aranda-Alvarado, Deven Golden, Susan Jennings, and
     Christian Viveros-Faune.” Artcritical.com. November.
“Painting EPITAPHIOS and Performing SYSTEMS,” NY Arts Magazine, Vol. 9. July/August.
“Art to Find,” TAKE Magazine, Issue No. 1, Summer.
“Gerardo Rueda at the Chelsea Art Museum,” Artcritical.com, March.
“Randall Stoltzfus, Second State.” NY Arts Magazine, Vol. 9. March/April, p. 39.
2001 “The Presence of Night,” Park: Allen Maertz, Cythera Press.
LECTURES
2005 “Dorkbot,” Location One, New York, NY, Wednesday, February 2.
2004 “ArtTalks: jersey (new).” Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ. Sunday, October 17.
     Moderated by Jamie Lew, Assistant Professor, Rutgers University.
2003 “International Container Arts Forum.” Kaohsiung Cultural Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
     December 13. Introduced by the Kaohsiung Minister of Culture.
“Artists’ Slide Night.” Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ. Thursday, October 6.
     Invited by Curator Rocio Aranda-Alvarado.
2001 “New Matters: New Media and New Methods.” Chautauqua Center for the Visual Arts,
     Chautauqua, NY, September 16. Moderated by Nancy Weekly, Curator of the
     Burchfield-Penny Art Center, Buffalo, NY.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
  Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ
US Embassy, Doha, Qatar
US Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan
US Embassy, Sofia, Bulgaria
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