SPY
EMERSON
Fine
and Applied Artist:
2007
Performed “the dingus smashing show” at the
COACHELLA music & arts festival, Indio, CA. Also at
NIMBY art space, Oakland, CA
Exhibitor, “learning to love you more,”
MIRANDA’ JULY'S group show, MU, Eindhoven, the
Netherlands.
Performed and exhibited in “industrial chic,”
fashion at THE CRUCIBLE, Oakland, CA.
Performed “sing-a-long/play-a-long” at the
PARKWAY THEATER, Oakland CA.
Performed “me and my triangle” at 12 GALAXIES,
San Francisco, CA.
Designed and executed a theme room for BARK TO BASICS, dog
daycare, San Francisco, CA.
Commissioned and painted a four piece series for a private
collection.
Active member of KINETIC STEAM WORKS art and engineering
collective.
2006
Scheduled performance, “tough bananas,” at the
DEFORMES performance biennial, Santiago, CHILE.
Wrote, directed, designed and created sets/props and
costumes for episodes 1-4 in the second series of the HAPPY
FOREVER video project.
2005
Exhibitor, “what a relief,” group show,
FUSIONARTS MUSEUM, NYC, NY.
2004
Exhibitor, “temporary space” group show,
DUTCHBOY paint factory, Oakland, CA.
Exhibitor, “death to the fascist insects who prey on
the life of the people” group show, GALLERY 800,
Brooklyn, NY.
Exhibitor, “infusion” group show, FUSIONARTS
MUSEUM, NYC, NY.
Exhibitor, “new new yorkers” group show, IF
MUSEUM, Poznan, Poland.
Exhibitor, “the junk in my trunk” and
“one man army” group show, BEDROOM GALLERY,
Prague, CZ.
Created “toast art” for a LUCKY STRIKES
advertisement created in NYC (Tarmac Productions).
Designed and created costumes and props for the HAPPY
FOREVER stage show performed at the ALFRED THEATER in
Prague, CZ., APOCALYPSE LOUNGE in NYC, and at the Burning
Man Arts Festival in Blackrock City, Nevada.
2003
Exhibitor,
“arty party” solo show, the LOVELITE, Berlin,
Germany.
Exhibitor, “play with me” and “Oakland
California dreamin’,” BEDROOM GALLERY, Prague,
CZ.
Designed and created sets and props for the “bass
2” music video from ECSTASY OF SAINT THERESA (EMI
records), filmed in Prague, CZ.
Directed and edited the “moving in strange
directions” music video from MF DOOM (Female Fun
records), filmed in California.
2002
Wrote, directed, designed and created sets/props and
costumes for all 5 episodes in the first series of the
HAPPY FOREVER video project.
Directed, filmed and edited “good morning sunshine,"
a music video from QUASIMOTO (Stones Throw Records), which
was featured with an interview of the filmmaker on the
SUNDANCE CHANNEL’s “Sonic Cinema.”
Painted a cloud and sky mural commissioned by the MUSEUM OF
NATURAL HISTORY, San Mateo, CA.
2001
Exhibitor, “backstage/front stage” group show,
LA RASA/BADLANDS GALLERY, San Francisco, CA.
Exhibitor, “san francisco drawings” group show,
NEW IMAGE GALLERY, Los Angeles, CA.
Designed and created sets/props and costumes for the
TENDERLOIN STREET FAIR, hosted by THE LUGGAGE STORE
GALLERY, San Francisco, CA.
Created sets and props for the “come on feet”
music video from QUASIMOTO (Stones Throw Records) that
aired on the FOX network, SUNDANCE CHANNEL, and more.
2000
Vender, “post-postcard 4” group event, FOUR
WALLS GALLERY, San Francisco, CA.
Exhibitor, “emotionally annoyed” group show,
ESP GALLERY, San Francisco, CA.
1999
Exhibitor, “monsters of art” group show, PUNKS
WITH PRESSES, Oakland, CA.
1998
Exhibitor, “3 pieces” solo show, X LARGE
GALLERY, Berkeley, CA.
1997
Exhibitor/winner “best of show” in
“celebrate the story” juried group show
FIREHOUSE GALLERY, Grants Pass, OR.
1995
Exhibitor, “industry” group show, GRAND STREET
GALLERY, Brooklyn, NY.
Museum
and Gallery Experience:
2003-04
Director and curator of the BEDROOM GALLERY, Prague, CZ.
1997-02
Artist assistant and exhibition preparatory at the YERBA
BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS in San Francisco, worked for six
years with artists including FRED WILSON, MARK DION, and
KENJI YANOBE.
1999-02
Freelance exhibitions preparatory: MEXICAN MUSEUM in San
Francisco, LEGION OF HONOR in San Francisco, DE YOUNG
MUSEUM in San Francisco.
2000
Assisted SOL LEWITT in painting wall murals covering three
floors of the San Francisco MUSEUM OF MODERN ART for his
40-year retrospective exhibit.
Published:
“the immoralist,” text with photos and collage,
ARTIST YEARBOOK, published by the Center For Fine Print
Research, 2007 .
“condition reports,” text with photos, UMELEC
INTERNATIONAL magazine, v7 2003/2, v7 2003/3, v8 2004/1, v8
2004/2.
“condition report 0092403,” text with photos,
JE M’EN VAIS magazine, January 2004.
Press:
BOOK ARTS NEWSLETTER - No.32, Center For Fine Print
Research, Bristol, UK, January/February 2007.
PRAGUE TV, “interview: spy,” by Kate Kunst, May
2004.
(http://prague.tv/articles/art-and-culture/spy-bedroom-gallery)
EVIL MONITO magazine - No. 19, “spygirl,” by
Candice Kortcamp, Summer 2004.
(www.evilmonito.com/019/spy/girl.htm)
BARAK magazine (Prague), “play with spy,” by
Affro, October 2003.
LISTY newspaper (Prague), “oakland california in
zizkov,” by Petr Solil, July 2003.
SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN, “critics choice:
art,” by Sarah Coleman, February 2000.
SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER, “the art of apology,”
by Diana Griego Erwin, Janurary 2000.
EAST BAY EXPRESS - V.20 No. 9, “visual arts as we see
it,” December 1997.
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