Spy Emerson

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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