C/V
SOLO EXHIBITS
2012 (forthcoming) Migration Patterns During Wartime, Red Victorian Gallery, San Francisco, California
Video Installation
Curated by Sami Sunchild
(forthcoming) 1/24/360, Co-Lab Project Space, Austin Texas
Performance, Video and Sculpture Installation
Curated by Sean Gaulagar
2011
Migration Patterns During Wartime, Justice Works, San Antonio, Texas
Sculpture and Video Installation
Curated by Barbara Justice
Incantations of Help, Soda Tooth Gallery, San Marcos, Texas
Video Installation
Curated by Sean Marlin
1/24, Co-Lab Project Space, Austin, Texas
Photo and Video Installation with Live Performance
Curated by Sean Gaulager
GROUP EXHIBITS
2012 (forthcoming) The Inevitable, 222Lodge Extern, Dordrecht, the Netherlands
Video Projection: 1, 2, 0 Communication
Curated by Frans Van Lent
2011 Ziggy Stardust, Tantra, San Marcos, Texas
Video: Frederick, The Case of the Disappearing Ball
Curated by Kellen Stanley
Is That a Hairpiece?, the Wreck Center, San Marcos, Texas
Drawings and Installation: Female Pattern Baldness and Marrieta at 30
Curated by Attic Ted
Monochrome Circus, the Blanco House, San Marcos, Texas
Installation and Sculpture: Topography of Memory, White Monsters 1-3
Curated by Fourtet
First Friday, Number 5 Loft Studios, San Antonio, Texas
Photography: Missed Connections Series
Curated by Matt Blanco
FASA Spring Show, Joan Cole Mitte Gallery
Video: String Theory Excerpt
Curated by Alex Freeman of Art Pace
Daisy Chain, Antena Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Telecast Video: 16 Conversations with Escape Bird
Curated by Adam Trowbridge and Jessica Westbrook
5x7, Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, Texas
Collage: Two Robots and Jeunet’s Botticelli
Curated by Arthouse
FASA Spring Show, Pump Project Satellite Space
Video: String Theory Excerpt
Curated by Alex Freeman of Art Pace
2010 I Had You At Hello, Studio 210, San Marcos, Texas
Photography: Austin Street Photography Series
Curated by Skippy Sheffield
S.O.S, Studio 210, San Marcos, Texas
Photography: Boy Peers Over Car Door While Father Fixes Engine, Mom Puts Child in Car Seat
Curated by Studio 210 Project Group
Art for Texas, Studio 210, San Marcos, Texas
Sculpture: What I Talk About When I Talk About Us
Video: Sounds and Images for Meditation, Exorcise
Curated by John Durham
Family Group Art Show, Southwest School of Art and Craft, San Antonio, Texas
Photography: Walking to Outdoor Summer Concert, Willow Street
Curated by Barbara Justice and Adriana Barrios of Justiceworks Studio
Sabinalia, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
Photography: Miss Texas Gay Rodeo Fans Herself
Curated by Barry Stone and Sonia Dutton of Champion Gallery
Exquisite Corpse, Flatbed Press, Austin, Texas
Photography: Close-up of Judge for Drag Event
Curated by Carla Ellard of the Wittliff Gallery
First Friday, Number 5 Loft Sudios, San Antonio, Texas
Photography: Angola Prison Rodeo Series
Curated by Matt Blanco
2008 Dance Informance, Austin Community College, Austin, Texas
Video: String Theory
Curated by Kathy Dunn Hammerick
THEATRE/ DANCE/ PERFORMANCE ART (forthcoming) Begin, Walk, Migrate Choreographer, Performer Silk Road
The Austin Project Ensemble Warfield Center, University of Texas, Austin
Sushi Paws Writer, Choreographer American College Dance Festival
Science of Suggestion Writer, Choreographer Frontera Festival
Mixed Bill Ensemble GNAP! Theatre Project
Get In the Box Writer, Choreographer Perpetual Motion Dance Festival, OK
Mimes A Thud Ensemble Creative Time, NY
Fish Bowl Ensemble Big Range Dance Festival
Orpheus Ascending Choreographer, Dancer Big Range Dance Festival
*Woman on Fire Juanita Austin Script Works/ Teatro Vivo
Justice Project (residency) Dancer Spellman College, GA
365 Days/ 365 Plays Various Blanton Museum
*Alicia (title) Zachary Scott Theatre, PIA, touring
Tom Sawyer Becky (principal) Windy City Players, touring
Salsation Touring Ensemble Salsation Theatre, touring
Never the Sinner Leopold (principal) Loop Players
Just for the Halibut Ensemble Second City, IL
Importance of Being Earnest Lady Bracknell Alamo City Actor’s Guild
*Improvisational Showcase Ensemble Latino Laugh Festival
ComedySportz Ensemble ComedySportz TX, NC
Mixed Nutz Ensemble Axis Theatre, MD
FILM/ TELEVISION/ VOICEOVER
String Theory Choreographer and Dancer (self)
WIP Choreographer and Dancer Chris Merchant
*Operation Science Quest Birdy Beakman Thinkwell
Condaleeza Christina Austin School of Film
Man of My Dreams Lucy Coffee Table Casting, IL
Human Behavior Estelle Columbia College, IL
One Amy Columbia College, IL
Two God Columbia College, IL
COMMERCIAL/ EDUCATIONAL
No Sweat…Go for the Gold Regional
Illinois Institute of Design Regional
Crunch Fitness Regional
EDUCATION
Hakomi Training, Candidate for Certification, 2013
Texas State University Candidate for BFA in Studio Art and Photography, 2012
Austin Community College Candidate for AA in Dance, 2011
Yoga Yoga Austin, 200hr RYT, Kundalini, 2009
ComedySportz, IL Improvisation I, II: Matt Kaye, 2003
Victory Gardens, IL Scene Study: Bill Norris, 2002
Audition Studio, IL Shurtleff I, II, Scene Study: Linda Gillum, Jack Bronis, Chris Thometz, 2002
Second City Conservatory, IL Levels 1, 1A, 2: Michael Gellman, Tim O’ Malley, Norm Holly, 2001
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009-present Photographer, Christina Houle Photography
2007-present Assistant to Deborah Hay
2007- present Assistant to Dana Friis-Hansen and Marc Holzbach
2008 Kundalini Yoga Instructor, Soma Vida
2007-08 Dance Teacher, Diversified Youth Services, University of Texas Austin RecSports
2006 Painter, Tom Melvin Studios
AWARDS RECOGNITIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2010 Department of Art and Design Scholarship, Texas State University
2010 Deans List, Texas State University
2009 Top Ten Dance Phenomena, Austin Chronicle
2008 Spelman College, Visiting Artist, The Justice Project
2008, 2009 Department of Dance Scholarship, Austin Community College
2005 Nominated Best Lead Actress in a Children’s Performance, Best Ensemble, B. Iden Payne Awards
BIBLIOGRPAHY
Alyssa Pena-Sheffield, "Escape Bird," This Was Made, http://www.skippycooperblog.com/ (forthcoming)
Dan Solomon, “House Lights: The Science of Suggestion,” Interview, A.V. Club, January 22, 2009
Robert Faires, “Science of Suggestion,” Austin Chronicle, January 30, 2009
LITERARY PUBILICATIONS “An Interview With me by Me,” Yes Ma’am, Fall 2011
“Adam,” Quirk, Spring 2000
“Blues Man,” Quirk, Fall 2001
“Blues Man,” Sun Poetic Times, Fall 2001
“66” Rio Review, Fall 2007
“Paper Frogs,” Rio Review, Fall 2008
CONFRENCES
2010 Texas State University, San Marcos Texas
Feminism and Visual Representation Student Conference
Digesting Other: Using Interviews and Performance to Embody Difference
*performed in both Spanish and English
2012 (forthcoming) Migration Patterns During Wartime, Red Victorian Gallery, San Francisco, California
Video Installation
Curated by Sami Sunchild
(forthcoming) 1/24/360, Co-Lab Project Space, Austin Texas
Performance, Video and Sculpture Installation
Curated by Sean Gaulagar
2011
Migration Patterns During Wartime, Justice Works, San Antonio, Texas
Sculpture and Video Installation
Curated by Barbara Justice
Incantations of Help, Soda Tooth Gallery, San Marcos, Texas
Video Installation
Curated by Sean Marlin
1/24, Co-Lab Project Space, Austin, Texas
Photo and Video Installation with Live Performance
Curated by Sean Gaulager
GROUP EXHIBITS
2012 (forthcoming) The Inevitable, 222Lodge Extern, Dordrecht, the Netherlands
Video Projection: 1, 2, 0 Communication
Curated by Frans Van Lent
2011 Ziggy Stardust, Tantra, San Marcos, Texas
Video: Frederick, The Case of the Disappearing Ball
Curated by Kellen Stanley
Is That a Hairpiece?, the Wreck Center, San Marcos, Texas
Drawings and Installation: Female Pattern Baldness and Marrieta at 30
Curated by Attic Ted
Monochrome Circus, the Blanco House, San Marcos, Texas
Installation and Sculpture: Topography of Memory, White Monsters 1-3
Curated by Fourtet
First Friday, Number 5 Loft Studios, San Antonio, Texas
Photography: Missed Connections Series
Curated by Matt Blanco
FASA Spring Show, Joan Cole Mitte Gallery
Video: String Theory Excerpt
Curated by Alex Freeman of Art Pace
Daisy Chain, Antena Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Telecast Video: 16 Conversations with Escape Bird
Curated by Adam Trowbridge and Jessica Westbrook
5x7, Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, Texas
Collage: Two Robots and Jeunet’s Botticelli
Curated by Arthouse
FASA Spring Show, Pump Project Satellite Space
Video: String Theory Excerpt
Curated by Alex Freeman of Art Pace
2010 I Had You At Hello, Studio 210, San Marcos, Texas
Photography: Austin Street Photography Series
Curated by Skippy Sheffield
S.O.S, Studio 210, San Marcos, Texas
Photography: Boy Peers Over Car Door While Father Fixes Engine, Mom Puts Child in Car Seat
Curated by Studio 210 Project Group
Art for Texas, Studio 210, San Marcos, Texas
Sculpture: What I Talk About When I Talk About Us
Video: Sounds and Images for Meditation, Exorcise
Curated by John Durham
Family Group Art Show, Southwest School of Art and Craft, San Antonio, Texas
Photography: Walking to Outdoor Summer Concert, Willow Street
Curated by Barbara Justice and Adriana Barrios of Justiceworks Studio
Sabinalia, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
Photography: Miss Texas Gay Rodeo Fans Herself
Curated by Barry Stone and Sonia Dutton of Champion Gallery
Exquisite Corpse, Flatbed Press, Austin, Texas
Photography: Close-up of Judge for Drag Event
Curated by Carla Ellard of the Wittliff Gallery
First Friday, Number 5 Loft Sudios, San Antonio, Texas
Photography: Angola Prison Rodeo Series
Curated by Matt Blanco
2008 Dance Informance, Austin Community College, Austin, Texas
Video: String Theory
Curated by Kathy Dunn Hammerick
THEATRE/ DANCE/ PERFORMANCE ART (forthcoming) Begin, Walk, Migrate Choreographer, Performer Silk Road
The Austin Project Ensemble Warfield Center, University of Texas, Austin
Sushi Paws Writer, Choreographer American College Dance Festival
Science of Suggestion Writer, Choreographer Frontera Festival
Mixed Bill Ensemble GNAP! Theatre Project
Get In the Box Writer, Choreographer Perpetual Motion Dance Festival, OK
Mimes A Thud Ensemble Creative Time, NY
Fish Bowl Ensemble Big Range Dance Festival
Orpheus Ascending Choreographer, Dancer Big Range Dance Festival
*Woman on Fire Juanita Austin Script Works/ Teatro Vivo
Justice Project (residency) Dancer Spellman College, GA
365 Days/ 365 Plays Various Blanton Museum
*Alicia (title) Zachary Scott Theatre, PIA, touring
Tom Sawyer Becky (principal) Windy City Players, touring
Salsation Touring Ensemble Salsation Theatre, touring
Never the Sinner Leopold (principal) Loop Players
Just for the Halibut Ensemble Second City, IL
Importance of Being Earnest Lady Bracknell Alamo City Actor’s Guild
*Improvisational Showcase Ensemble Latino Laugh Festival
ComedySportz Ensemble ComedySportz TX, NC
Mixed Nutz Ensemble Axis Theatre, MD
FILM/ TELEVISION/ VOICEOVER
String Theory Choreographer and Dancer (self)
WIP Choreographer and Dancer Chris Merchant
*Operation Science Quest Birdy Beakman Thinkwell
Condaleeza Christina Austin School of Film
Man of My Dreams Lucy Coffee Table Casting, IL
Human Behavior Estelle Columbia College, IL
One Amy Columbia College, IL
Two God Columbia College, IL
COMMERCIAL/ EDUCATIONAL
No Sweat…Go for the Gold Regional
Illinois Institute of Design Regional
Crunch Fitness Regional
EDUCATION
Hakomi Training, Candidate for Certification, 2013
Texas State University Candidate for BFA in Studio Art and Photography, 2012
Austin Community College Candidate for AA in Dance, 2011
Yoga Yoga Austin, 200hr RYT, Kundalini, 2009
ComedySportz, IL Improvisation I, II: Matt Kaye, 2003
Victory Gardens, IL Scene Study: Bill Norris, 2002
Audition Studio, IL Shurtleff I, II, Scene Study: Linda Gillum, Jack Bronis, Chris Thometz, 2002
Second City Conservatory, IL Levels 1, 1A, 2: Michael Gellman, Tim O’ Malley, Norm Holly, 2001
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009-present Photographer, Christina Houle Photography
2007-present Assistant to Deborah Hay
2007- present Assistant to Dana Friis-Hansen and Marc Holzbach
2008 Kundalini Yoga Instructor, Soma Vida
2007-08 Dance Teacher, Diversified Youth Services, University of Texas Austin RecSports
2006 Painter, Tom Melvin Studios
AWARDS RECOGNITIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2010 Department of Art and Design Scholarship, Texas State University
2010 Deans List, Texas State University
2009 Top Ten Dance Phenomena, Austin Chronicle
2008 Spelman College, Visiting Artist, The Justice Project
2008, 2009 Department of Dance Scholarship, Austin Community College
2005 Nominated Best Lead Actress in a Children’s Performance, Best Ensemble, B. Iden Payne Awards
BIBLIOGRPAHY
Alyssa Pena-Sheffield, "Escape Bird," This Was Made, http://www.skippycooperblog.com/ (forthcoming)
Dan Solomon, “House Lights: The Science of Suggestion,” Interview, A.V. Club, January 22, 2009
Robert Faires, “Science of Suggestion,” Austin Chronicle, January 30, 2009
LITERARY PUBILICATIONS “An Interview With me by Me,” Yes Ma’am, Fall 2011
“Adam,” Quirk, Spring 2000
“Blues Man,” Quirk, Fall 2001
“Blues Man,” Sun Poetic Times, Fall 2001
“66” Rio Review, Fall 2007
“Paper Frogs,” Rio Review, Fall 2008
CONFRENCES
2010 Texas State University, San Marcos Texas
Feminism and Visual Representation Student Conference
Digesting Other: Using Interviews and Performance to Embody Difference
*performed in both Spanish and English
