BIO
Rachel Mason is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker with a background in visual art and music. She received an Emmy Nomination for her Netflix Original Documentary CIRCUS OF BOOKS, Executive Produced by Ryan Murphy. The film explores her biographical story, learning the truth about her parents’ adult bookstore at the center of the gay community. Mason was featured as one of Indiewire’s “25 LGBTQ Filmmakers on the Rise.” Mason is currently directing the official documentary about Halyna Hutchins, with Story Syndicate. She is also directing a series about Billy Newton (aka Billy London) a gay adult film star whose unsolved murder haunted the Los Angeles gay community for 32 years. She directed a three part series with Vox Media Studios for HBOMax set to air in 2023.
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EDUCATION
University of California Los Angeles, CA, B.A. in Art 2001
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut M.F.A. in Sculpture 2004
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
LAMOA- Los Angeles Museum of Art, ( Los Angeles, CA (2017)
The Lives of Hamilton Fish, solo presentation at Art in General (Root Studios), NY (2015)
Listening Figures, Kim and Art in General, curated by Kristen Chappa, Riga, Latvia (2014)
Starseeds, curated by Tim Goossens, Envoy Enterprises, New York, NY (2014)
The Lives of Hamilton Fish, Marginal Utility Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (2014)
It All Started Right Here, CSAA, solo exhibition, Brooklyn, NY (2013)
Filibuster, Envoy Enterprises, New York, NY (2013)
The Deaths of Hamilton Fish, Marginal Utility Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (2010)
I Rule With a Broken Heart, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago, IL (2009)
The Candidate, (Solo Exhibition) at Circus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2008)
Still Legends, Jessica Murray Projects, New York, NY (2004)
New Works, John Slade Ely Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT (2003)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017
Whitney Houston Biennial, Finley Studios, New York, NY
2016
Amplify Compassion, Art Exhibition and Benefit for the ACLU, 356 Mission, Los Angeles, CA
Forward, ltd los angeles, Los Angeles, CA
WACKing the Piñata, ltd los angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Two Person Exhibition with Natalie Frank, Galleria Marie-Laure Fleisch, Rome, Italy
Cats-in- Residence, curated by Rhonda Lieberman, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
2015
A Very Anxious Feeling, curated by Melva Bucksbaum and Ray Learsey, Mattatuck Museum Waterbury, CT
In Your Room, curated by Rachel Rampleman and Vanessa Albury, 184 Project Space, Brooklyn, NY
Doppelganging, curated by George Terry, Ruter Family Art Foundation, Norfolk, VA
Empower Dynamics, curated by Jasmine Wahi, The Gateway Project, Newark, NJ
Sight, Site, Cite, curated by Noah Becker, Jeffrey Grunthaner, Outlet Gallery, Brooklyn NY
Fake, curated by Christian Siekmeyer, Exile Gallery, Berlin Germany
Coulisse Effect, (with Liz Magic Laser) curated by Josephine Shokrian, Rachel Valinsky & Haeler Echo at Haeler, Echo, New York, NY
Zaberdast, Twelve Gates Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2014
Raving Disco Dolly on a Rock and Roll Trolly, envoy enterprises, New York, NY
This is What Sculpture Looks Like, Curated by Magda Sawon, Postmasters Gallery, New York, NY
Das stille Leben des Sammlers Kempinski, Curated by Billy Miller at Exile Gallery Berlin, Germany
Unruly, Curated by Roman Stollenwerk, Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at Chafey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Le Mouvement - The City performed, 12th Swiss Sculpture Exhibition,, Biel/Bienne,Switzerland
Wear, Strut, Occupy!, Curated by Lorenzo Cardim, Gallery 31 at Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Out to See, Curated by Sara Reisman, Seaport, New York City, NY
The Sun That Never Sets: Spectacle and Normalcy in Time, Curated by Vanessa Albury, Spring/Break, Old School, NY
2013
We're Glad You Came, at University Art Gallery, UCSD, San Diego, CA
CKTV Curated by Cleopatra's, Brooklyn Academy of Music Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2012
9th Shanghai Biennial, CKTV Curated by Cleopatra's, Representing Brooklyn, Shanghai, China
Fuel For the Fire, organized by Dawn Kasper, David Zwirner and Jay Sanders at Temporary Space, NY
Up Against It, curated by Billy Miller at Munch Gallery, NY
Queens International Biennial "Three Points Make a Triangle" Queens Museum of Art Biennial
2011
The View of Earth from a An Aquarium, Curated by Billy Miller at Famous Accountants, NY, NY
The Hostess Never Lies, Vogt Gallery, NY, NY
Organs in the Snow, Louis V.E.S.P, New York, NY
Hang in There, Co-Prosperity Dome, Chicago, IL
Personal Histories, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Detroit, MI
Discreet Power, Judson Memorial Church, New York, NY
2010
Joni Mitchell, Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts, New York NY
Little Tremors, Atelierhof Kreuzberg, Berlin Germany
Headshop curated by Billy Miller, Exile Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Captive Materials, Curated by Pamela Rosenkrantz, Bintz Residency Space, Zurich, Switzerland
Rock Dreams: Artist Made Songs, Index Art Center, Newark, NJ
2009
Offset Project, organized by Matthew Spiegelman, Mt. Tremper Arts and Hudson Franklin Gallery, New York, NY
Incarnational Aesthetics, curated by Stamatina Gregory and Jenny Jasky, NY Center for Art and Media Studies, New York, NY
We Must Indeed All Hang Together, Sullivan Gallery, School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL
Holy Empire of the Jaw, solo installation within In-Practice, Sculpture Center, Long Island City, NY
With Gratitude: Contemporary Artists Address Influence, Madison Museum of Art, Madison, WI
All’s Fair In Art and War: Envisioning Conflict, 21C Museum, Louisville, KY
Is this the Real Life? curated by Phyllis Greene, Galerie Califia, Bohemia, Prague
2008
Funny, Not Funny, Bellwether Gallery, New York, NY
People Weekly, CUNY, James Gallery, curated by Linda Norden, New York, NY
In a Box, curated by Billy Miller, at Canco Lofts, Jersey City, NJ
Red vs. Blue, Art and Politics, Occidental College, curated by Jason Manley, Los Angeles, CA
Democracy in America, Park Avenue Armory, by Creative Time, New York, NY
Other Certainties, curated by Summer Guthery and Amy Owen, NYCAMS, New York, NY
Infrastructure, curated by Roman Stollenwerk, Wignall Museum at Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Pdf, co-curated by Summer Guthery, Lumi Tan, and Nicholas Weist, at 14 International galleries
Mirror/Mirror, curated by Eve Wood and Maryanne Pomonis, Circus Gallery, Los Angeles, NY
Warlord, Smith-Stewart Gallery, New York, NY
Artists as Publishers, The Center for Book and Paper Art, New York, NY
Handle with Care, Pelham Art Center, Pelham, NY
Under the Influence, curated by Anat Ebgi, Hessel Museum of Art, Bard College, Anondale on-Hudson, NY
Benefit for Momenta Art Exhibition, Momenta Art and White Columns, New York, NY
The Other Side, curated by Billy Miller, Gallery 58, Jersey City, NJ
Visions from Abroad, curated by Omar Lopez-Chahoud, Flushing Town Hall Gallery, Flushing, NY
2007
The Red Badge of Courage, Newark Arts Council, Newark, NJ
Stone Face, Fellows of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
I Died for Beauty, Newman-Popiashvili Gallery, New York, NY
Summer Romance, Sabina Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
M*A*S*H* curated by Omar Lopez-Chahoud and Amy Smith-Stewart, The Helena, New York, NY
This Land is Our Land, curated by Ronnie Bass, The Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
Mr. President, University Art Museum, Buffalo, NY
2006
Chain Letter, High Energy Constructs Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Songs of the Ambassadors, Trudi Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Many Many Guys and Girls, All Real Beauties, Circus of Books, Los Angeles, CA
Emerging Artists, Sing Sing Prison Auditorium, Ossining, NY
If A Cat Has Kittens in An Oven are They Kittens or Are They Biscuits, Roebling Hall, New York, NY
Anyhere, Circus of Books, Los Angeles, CA
Dynasty, Gallery MC, New York, NY
Das Herr Winklemann Stipendium, München, Germany
Circular States of Boredom in the Face of World Domination, Circus of Books Studio, New York, NY
2005
Co-Dependent, The Living Room, Miami, FL
Die Prof. Winkler Kunst Und Literaturage Los Angeles, Circus of Books, Los Angeles, CA
National Observer, Circus of Books, Los Angeles, CA
A Kiss Is More Than A Kiss, University of Connecticut, Stamford, CT
Off My Biscuit Destroy Your District! Samson Projects, Boston, MA
2004
Republican Like Me, Parlour Projects, Brooklyn NY
Grotto II Jessica Murray Projects, Brooklyn, NY
Shifting Affinities Yale University Student Art Gallery, New Haven, CT
PRESS
2017
Riting, Tim Reid on FutureClown, February 20
World of Wonder Reports, "FutureClown’s Weekly Dispatch.” by Jake Thompson, Jan 30
Los Angeles Times, The L.A. Artist Who Lip-Synced Donald Trump's Speech As A Clown, by Carolina Miranda, January 20
Huffington Post, Today, You Can Watch A Clown Read Donald Trump’s Inauguration Speech, by Priscilla Frank, January 20
World of Wonder Reports, "FutureClown’s Inaugural Address.” by Jake Thompson, Jan 30
2016
Cultured Magazine, Rachel Mason Unmasked, by Michael Slenske, Winter Issue
ArtFCity, Rachel Mason interviews Attorney General Ramsey Clark, March 2016
“Rachel Mason to Showcase New Material, Screen New Video in LA.” JammerZine, Jun 18
“LA Debut Performance For Rachel Mason / Rodney On The Roq.” The Record Stache, Jun 18
“Rachel Mason Debuts ‘Das Ram’ Show with DJ Set From Legendary Rodney on The Roq.” Planet of Sound, Jun 18
Sloan, Matt. “Dual Showcases For Rachel Mason In Los Angeles and New York.” Stereo Embers Magazine, Jun 17
Ilya, “Upcoming – Rachel Mason – Tigers in the Dark.” I Heart Noise, 17 Jun “This Week’s Must See Art Events: June 16 – June 22.” Curate
LA, Jun16
Gompers, Sjimon. “Week in Pop.” Impose Magazine, Apr 16
Martinez, Christina Catherina. “Double Booked.” Artforum, Feb 21
Wagley, Catherine. “8 L.A. Arts Figures to Watch in 2016.” LA Weekly, Jan 1 Frank, Priscilla. “Artist Lip-Syncs Entire GOP Debate While
Dressed as a Clown.” Huffington Post, Jan 1
ArtFCity, Rachel Mason interviews Attorney General Ramsey Clark, March 11
2015
Willamette Week, A Tale of Two Fishes, by Nathan Carson, September 16th
New York Music Daily, Rachel Mason Unveils Her Gorgeously Lurid, Erudite Historical Song Suite, Alan Lucid, July 31
Interview Magazine, Werewolf of Wysteria, by Rachel Hurn, July 23
ArtNews, Habitat: Rachel Mason, by Katherine McMahon, July 16
New York Music Daily, Rachel Mason’s Epic New Folk Noir Album Traces Two Twisted Historical Narratives by Alan Young, July 19
Flavorwire, Rachel Mason’s Rock Opera About a Truly Bizarre Real-Life Coincidence, by Alison Herman, July 17
The Wire, Adventures in Sound and Music, by the Wire editors
Bedford and Bowery, A ‘Strange In-Between’ of a Rock Opera, Music Video, Art Piece, by Rob Scher, July 21
Brooklyn Rail, Highly Selective Music Events, Brooklyn Rail Editors, July/ August
Brokelyn, New Music Tuesday: Rachel Mason and The Case of the Coincidental Fish, by Kelly McClure, July 14
Los Angeles Times, Datebook, by Carolina A. Miranda, June 19
Vice Magazine, Exclusive Premiere of the Soundtrack of Rachel Mason's 'The Lives of Hamilton Fish' by VICE Staff, May 1
The New Yorker, Goings On About Town: The Lives of Hamilton Fish, March
PopMatters, Rachel Mason Explores Parallel Lives in her Ambitious Rock Opera, by Adrian Begrand, June 23
The Deli, Rachel Mason Brings Her Ambitious Rock Opera to NYC, Brian Chidester, June 19
Los Angeles Magazine, Murder Ballad Musical The Lives of Hamilton Fish Screens at LACMA Tonight, by Theis Duelund, June 23
LA Weekly, Five Art Shows You Should See This Week, by Catherine Wagley
Examiner, Rachel Mason discusses new album and film project, May 7
Bloun Art Info, 10 Must-See Gallery Shows During Armory Week, by Scott Indrisek, March 2
Hyperallergic, ArtRx NYC by Hrag Vartanian on March 3
Art in America, The Agenda: This Week in New York, by Art in America Editors, March 3
Impose Magazine, Week in Pop, by Sjimon Gompers, February 13,
Large Hearted Boy, Soundtracked, by David Gutowski, May 22
LAist, 21 Of Our Favorite Events In Los Angeles This Week, by Christine N. Ziemba, June 22,
DCist, The Lives of Hamilton Fish at GWU’s Corcoran, by Alex Tabeleff, April 21
New York Times, Both Were Born Hamilton Fish But Their Paths Differed, Tammy LaGorce, January 17
IMBY, Review of The Lives of Hamilton Fish, by Enid Futterman, March 20
ArtFCity, The Making of Hamilton Fish, Rachel Mason's 8 Year Saga, Whitney Kimball, January 29
Metroland, From Stage to Screen to Dream, Ann Morrow, February 5
Albany Times Union, Avant-Garde Opera Explores Two Hamilton Fishes, Paul Grondahl, January 22
WAMC, Cinematic Rock Opera, The Lives of Hamilton Fish, March 12
2014
Artforum, Best of 2014 by Wayne Koestenbaum, December 2014
Animal New York, Interview with Rhett Jones, December 15, 2014
FilmThreat, Review of The Lives of Hamilton Fish, October 2014
Bomb Magazine, Rachel Mason in conversation with Eleanor Antin, September, 2014
ArtNews, The Golden Spike and New York's Robert Smithson Problem, by Andew Russeth, August 26, 2014
New York Times, Review of "This is What Sculpture Looks Like" by Roberta Smith, July 25, 2014
Brooklyn Rail, Review of "This is What Sculpture Looks Like" by July 2014
Incident Magazine, "Body as Omen" by Sheilah Wilson, July 18, 2014
Ossining Daily Voice, "Sing Sing Execution Inspires Film on Life and Death of Two Hamilton Fishes" by Sam Barron, July 14, 2014
Temporary Art Review, "An Image is A Puzzle" by Lauren Frances Adams, July 11, 2014
Queens Ledger, Profile of Rachel Mason "Out of This World" by Chase Collum, July 9, 2014
Huffington Post, Review of "16 Contemporary Women Sculptors You Should Know" by Priscilla Frank, June 30, 2014
LjKessels.com The Aesthetics of A Filibuster, by LJ Kessels, July 1 2014
GalleristNY, "The Cannibal and The Statesman, Rachel Mason performs a Karaoke Rock Opera Film" Nikki Lohr, June 4, 2014
WordPress, "Primeval" Review of The Lives of Hamilton Fish by Adam McGovern, June 6, 2014
Huffington Post, "20 Of The Most Confusing Performance Art Pieces of All Time" by Katherine Brooks, June 30, 2014
NewsWorks, WHYY Radio, "Live on Stage Documentaries Hit Philly" April 4, 2014
Filmstew.Com, "One Hamilton Fish Killed, The Other Didn't," April 12, 2013
New York Magazine, "See This Art" by Jerry Saltz, February 2014
Berlin Art LInk, Studio Visit with Rachel Mason by Lucia Love, February 26, 2014
Artsy.com Editorial, February 2014
Huffington Post, "Artist Sculpts Doll Versions of Her Female Heroes" by Priscilla Frank, February 2014
Art in America, Crits from Hell, January, 2014
New York Observer, Gallerist, "12 things to do in New York’s art world" Andrew Russeth, February 2014
DailyServing, "Rachel Mason: Starseeds at Envoy Enterprises" by Elsbeth Walker March 26, 2014
MDaily.com "Rachel Mason on Sculpting her Artistic Role Models" by Emily Colucci, March 17, 2014
2013
Artist as Applicant, Huffington Post, by Rachel Mason Jan 19, 2013
WomenYouShouldKnow.com, Interview, by Willa Rubin Jan 31, 2013
2012
Gallerist NY.com, Review of Fuel for the Fire, by Michael H. Miller, July 6, 2012
Joy of Violent Movement, Review of performance at RH Gallery, by Will Helms Dec. 18, 2012
2011
The Deli, Experimental NYC: The Human Carpet, Borts Minorts and Little Band of Sailors, Valerie Kuehne, July 19, 2011
GALO Magazine, Little Band of Sailors: Discussion with Rachel Mason on Her Newest Project, Melissa Dawn Alexander, July 19, 2011
16 Miles of String, The Outsider: Rachel Mason and Little Band of Sailors at Asia Song Society, Andrew Russeth, July 13, 2011
ARTINFO, Rachel Mason Turns H.P. Lovecraft Into a Bizarre Art Musical at Terence Koh's Asia Song Society, Ann Binlot, July 13, 2011
Whitewall Magazine, Thank You Rosekind on Tour, June 21, 2011
Detroit News, MOCAD exhibits manipulate time, scale, Michael H. Hodges, March 10, 2011
Art21, Characters, Not Caricatures: The Multifarious Art of Rachel Mason, Claudine Ise, February 22, 2011
Artforum, 500 Words, February 7, 2011
2010
Theartblog.org, Rachel Mason's The Death of Hamilton Fish at Marginal Utility Gallery, Tiernan Alexander, June 14, 2010
New York Times, Make Room for Video, Performance and Paint, Roberta Smith, January 3, 2010
2009
Artforum Magazine, Review of Solo Exhibition, I Rule with A Broken Heart, by James Yood, April 2009
Artforum.com, Picks, “In-Practice” by Lori Cole, February 2009
Flash Art, New York Artists Dictionary, by Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer, January/Feb2009
Make Magazine, Exhibition in Print, The Candidate, by Katie Geha, Winter 2009
WFMU, Lord Franklin, played on John Allen's Radio show, January 2009
2008
Artillery Magazine, Gotham Groove, by Alison Beth Levy and Cassie Thornton, Nov/Dec 2008
Globe and Mail, Want Scrappy,Vibrant Political Debate? Look to the Artists, Simon Houpt, Sept. 29, 2008
Art US, Review of The Candidate, by Eve Wood, Spring 2008, Issue 22
Flash Art, Review of The Candidate, by Rosanna Albertini, March-April 2008
Modern Painters, Working Practice: The Ambassadors, by Claire Barliant, April 2008
Artforum.com Pick by Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer, January 2008
Queens Chronicle, Flushing Town Hall Offers Visions from Abroad, by Michael Mohammed, April 10, 2008
ArtReview.com, Review of Under the Influence, by Tyler Coburn, April 2008
Neue Zürchur Zeitung, Unter dem Strich, by Karolina Dankow, February 27, 2008
Huffington Post, Interview with Kimberly Brooks, February 23, 2008
Los Angeles Times The Art of the Gesture on the Campaign Trail, by Will Blythe, February 10, 2008
Flavorpill.com Review of The Candidate, by Shana Nys Dambrot, January 2008
Daily Serving.com Review of The Candidate, February 3, 2008
Interview with Kitty Felde for KPCC Radio, NPR station in Los Angeles, February 5, 2008
2007
NYFA Current, The Ambassadors, by Nick Stillman, October 2007
Exit Express Magazine, Cara de Póquer, by Lia Trinka-Browner October 2007
The Korean Times, Summer Romance, July 30, 2007
Tomorrow Unlimited, No Jerks, by Tyler Coburn, June, 22, 2007
The Daily Gazette, Nontraditional Presidential Portraits, Karen Bjornland, March 20, 2007
Art News, Review of Mr. President, Merideth Mendelsohn, March 2007
Metroland, Review of Mr. President, Nadine Wasserman, February 15, 2007
The Times Union, All the Presidents’ Images, Tresca Weinstein, January 28, 2007
PS1 Art Radio, David Humphrey's Sound and Vision, 2007
2006
Stretcher Magazine, (Review of Action Adventure) Asha Schechter, Thursday July 20, 2006
Village Voice, Strange Days, Jerry Salz, May 5, 2006
Art News, The Eureka Moment, May 2006
The Art Newspaper, Artists Look to the After Life, Adrian Dannatt, May 2006
Topic Magazine, The Global Patriot: Rachel Mason Designs Tomorrow’s Model Anthem May 2006
2005
Hartford Courant, It was Only A Kiss…Or Was It? Matthew Erikson, October 18, 2005
Art Moco, Review of Off My Biscuit Destroy Your District, October 12, 2005
New York Times, Oh Say Can You Sing, Richard Morgan, September 11, 2005
Artforum, Top Ten Pick, Tim Davis, January 2005
Village Voice, Pick, Kim Levin, January 2005
2004
Artforum, Top Ten Pick, David Riminelli, January 2004
Los Angeles Times, Critic’s Notebook, A Bush Buss is More Than a Kiss, Mark Swed, September 1, 2004
Artforum.com, Critic’s Pick, Republican Like Me, Nick Stillman, August- September 2004
New York Times, Weekend Arts Section, Caution: Angry Artists at Work, Roberta Smith, Aug. 24, 2004
New Haven Advocate, Lips Together Bust Apart, Chris Arnott, July 1, 2004
New Haven Register, Arts Section, Review of New Work, Judy Birke, July 4, 2004
Yale Daily News, Art Exhibit Provokes, Inspires, Neil Katsuyama, January 29, 2004
2003
New Haven Register, Arts Section, Review of Crosstown Traffic, Judy Birke, October 30, 2003
New Haven Advocate, Review of Model Anthem, Chistopher Arnott, July 17, 2003
Yale Daily News, Review of Model Anthem, Erin Donar April 8, 2003
2000
Res Magazine, Vol. 4. No. 2 Video Art’s Digital Generation, Claudine Isé, May 2000
Los Angeles Times, Art Reviews, Review of Amped, David Pagel, October 6, 2000
SELECTED PERFORMANCES AND SCREENINGS
Alpha Andromeda (Moving Episode 1) Human Resources Gallery, February, 2017
The Lives of Hamilton Fish, performance at Raindance Film Festival, London, UK, September 2015
The Lives of Hamilton Fish, performance at the Corcoran Gallery, George Washington University, 2015
The Lives of Hamilton Fish, screening at the Henry Art Gallery, September, 2015
The Lives of Hamilton Fish, concert at Joe's Pub, July 2015
The Lives of Hamilton Fish, screening at Anthology Film Archives, July 2015
The Lives of Hamilton Fish, performance at Los Angeles County Museum of Art, June 2015
Originalé by Karlhein Stockhausen, organized by The Kitchen, New York, NY November 2014
The Lives of Hamilton Fish, performance at Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY, 2014
The Lives of Hamilton Fish, performance at Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA, 2014
Performance for Sculpture with The USE at Postmasters Gallery, New York, NY 2014
Body As Omen, Curated by Sheilah Wilson, Ortega y Gassett Projects, Brooklyn, NY 2014
The Lives of Hamilton Fish, Spectacle Theater, Brooklyn NY 2014
The Lives of Hamilton Fish, University of the Arts, Pennsylvania, 2014
The Lives of Hamilton Fish Special Preview and Performance, Clocktower Gallery, New York, NY 2013
The Lives of Hamilton Fish Screening at Experimenta, Pineapple Underground Film Festival, Hong Kong, 2013
Alien Suns- screened at "Op on Screen" Opera on Film, Lower East Side Performing Arts Project, Hamilton Fish Library, 2011
Songs of the Ambassadors, Exhibition Screening, "Personal Histories, "Detroit Museum of Art, Detroit, MI, 2011
Code Flight, Screened at Dumbo Art Center, NY March 6, 2011
Wall- Televised screening "Altered States," Artist Television Association, San Francisco, December 19, 2011
Terrestrial Being Series- Televised Program for Louis V.E.S.P. Artist's T.V. September 2010
The Deaths of Hamilton Fish, Exhibition Screening, Marginal Utility Gallery, 2010
Carlos II- Exhibition Screening, "Rock Dreams: Artist Made Songs" Index Art Center, Newark, NJ, 2010 2010
Wall- Exhibition Screening "Hang in There," Co-Prosperity Dome, Chicago, IL 2010
Songs of the Ambassadors- Exhibition Screening "I Rule With a Broken Heart, " Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2010
Wall- +1, Screened at UN-SCR- 1325, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY April 11, 2009
Wall- Screened at Troooz, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Germany July- August 2008
Songs for Ancient Civilizations, Kunsthalle Zurich, Switzerland, Feb 28, 2008
Carlos II, Televised Screening, Moab Video Project, TV Station MAC 21, Moab Desert, UT 2008
Carlo II, Exhibition Screening, Stone Face, Fellows of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA, 2009 2007
Never Let Me Down Again, Screened at NADA Art Fair, Miami, FL 2006
Wall, Screened at Aixperimental, 24 th International Short Film Festival Aix-en- Provence, France, 2006
Performance of The Lives of Hamilton Fish at University of Art, Philadelphia, 2014
Through the Mountain at the Center of the World, (as part of It All Started Right Here) Silent Barn, NY, 2014
The Day of the Sigh Sob, Human Resources, Los Angeles, 2013
Dear Unisphere, performance at Queens Museum, 2012
Song Cycle of Hamilton Fish as part of Dawn Kasper's contribution to the Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum, NY 2012
Hidden Statue, performance with Joan Jonas and Shana Moulton at Vogt Gallery, August 2011
Three Songs for John Ahearn, performance at Socrates Sculpture Park for FLOAT curated by Cleopatra's, August 2011
Alien Suns, performance at Dixon Place, September 2011
The Outsider, performance at Asia Song Society, 2011
Songs of the Ambassadors, Detroit Museum of Art, NY March 25, 2011
Code Flight- A Musical Tale of Dementia and Love, Dumbo Art Center, NY March 6, 2011
A Cocktail of Glitter and Anarchy with the Cockettes, The Tank, NY, NY April 13, 2011
Birthday Suit, curated by Billy Miller, Basso Art Gallery, Berlin, Germany February 16, 2011
Altered States, curated by Billy Miller, Artist Television Association, San Francisco, December 19, 2011
Sonic Medicine Wheel, Bushwick, NY May 1, 2010
New Nothing Concert Series,with Josephine Foster, Empac Performance Center, April 2, 2010
Voice and Light Systems- Organized by Nick Hallet, New Museum, NY, May 21, 2009
+1, A Film and Video Screening for UN-SCR- 1325, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY April 11, 2009
Its All Yours Now, Sculpture Center, Long Island City, NY March 15, 2009
Its A Process, Organized by Jennifer Sullivan, Klaus Von Nichtensen Gallery, NY, NY March 9, 2009
Nostalgia Isn’t What It Used to Be, Curated by Sharon Hayes, at La Mama, New York, NY February 13, 14, 15, 2009
Gently Johnny, With Corey McCorkle, at Dave Miko Studio, Brooklyn, NY, January 25, 2009
Hammond Hall Wake, Hammond Hall Closing at Yale University, New Haven, Dec. 3, 2008
Garbage Man in the Mirror, Bellwether Gallery, New York, NY November 20, 2008
Somebody to Love, NYCAMS, NY, October 24, 2008
Songs for My Cabinet, CUNY, New York, NY September 16, 2008
Your Face Exploded into The Mountain, Park Avenue Armory, New York, NY September 21, 2008
Terrestrial Being at Swiss Institute, New York, NY August 17, 2008
The Final Hour s of Saddam Hussein, Emigrant Savings Bank/ Common Room, New York, NY July 6, 2008
Non-Opposing Forces on Battlefield Stanton, Smith-Stewart, New York, NY June 18, 2008
Troooz, (Screening of Wall) Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Germany July- August 2008
No Milk Today Show, Autoversion Ltd Gallery, New York, NY, May 2, 2008
Our Leader Enters Stage Left Behind a Curtain, Bard College, April 13, 2008
Songs for Ancient Civilizations, Kunsthalle Zurich, Switzerland, Feb 28, 2008
Moab Video Project, (screening of Carlos II) curated by Christy Gast, Station MAC 21, Moab Desert, UT 2008
Candidate Mason: Inaugural Farewell Address, eighteen-thirty, Los Angeles February 9, 2008
The Ambassadors Songs Volume I, JMOCA, Los Angeles, February 1, 2008
The Ambassadors Volume II Record Release, Printed Matter, Dec 20, 2007
The Ambassadors Songs Volume I, New Art Dealers Alliance- Miami- Dec. 6 2007
Hamilton Fish at Mini-Concerts in Back Alley’s Dec. 1, 2007
General Concert, curated by Dean Daderko, Art-in- General, New York, NY 2007
Chicago Ex-Pats, 205 Club, organized by Creative-Time, New York, NY 2007
Re-Origin of the Spieces, Soloman Gallery, East Hampton, New York 2007
Aixperimental, 24 th International Short Film Festival (Screening of Wall ) Aix-en- Provence, France, 2006
Dark Matter, performance at 55 Mercer Gallery, New York, NY 2006
Holiday Cruise, performance at Taxter and Spengeman Gallery, New York, NY, 2006
SOLO ALBUMS
OtherKin (2016)
The Lives of Hamilton Fish (2014)
Woman with a Suitcase/ Little Band of Sailors (LP- 2013)
Code Flight (LP- 2010)
Trials (EP- 2008)
Songs of The Ambassadors Volume II (LP- 2007)
Songs of The The Ambassadors Volume I (LP- 2006)
The End of Dynasty ( EP- 2006)
27 Dead or Alive (LP- 2004)
Songs of States (LP-2003)
Gayley Manor/ Cemor Ram (LP-2001)
PUBLICATIONS & COMPILATION ALBUMS
Square Peg in A Round Hole- Compilation
McSweeny’s – photograph of Shaker Quarter’s for Will Blythe’s contribution to Atlas of States
Make Magazine- Campaign Journal and Illustrations of Authors
Triple Canopy- Campaign Journal
No Milk Today- Billy Miller
K48- Scott Hug
Straight to Hell- Billy Miller
Zing Magazine- Circus of Books exhibition curated by Omar Lopez-Chahoud
So Much Fire to Roast Human Flesh- anti-war music compilation by Josephine Foster
Esopus- Image for Josephine Foster song
AWARDS
Rome Prize- Nominated- 2016
LMCC- Studio Residency Award, 2012-2013
NYFA Fiscal Sponsorship Award, 2012
Tiffany Grant Nominee, 2009
Rema Hort Mann Nominee 2008
Susan H. Whedon Award, 2004
Blair Dickinson Memorial Prize, 2004
Finalist for Alice Kimball Fellowship, 2004
Hoyt Fine Arts Scholarship, 2001
Jackie Hicks Memorial Scholarship, 2001