THE ORGANIC ART FACTORY
2341 W. Taylor St.; Chicago, IL; ph: 773.383.0396;
email: lrbc@organicartfactory.com
EDUCATION
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Chicago, IL
M.F.A., Studio Arts – concentration in Performance
University of Missouri – Kansas City, 2005
B.A., philosophy, summa cum laude, GPA = 3.94
B.S., chemistry, summa cum laude, GPA = 3.96
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2009
SAIC Wired: Digital Imaging Literacy, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Instructors of Record, Chicago, IL
2008
Intro to Designed Objects, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Chicago, IL
2007
SAIC Wired: Culture and Community on the WWW, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Chicago, IL
SAIC Wired: Digital Imaging Literacy, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Chicago, IL
Core Studio Practice I, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Chicago, IL
1998-2005
Digital and Darkroom Photography, pkImagination, Inc., Adults – all levels, Kansas City, MO
Certified Yoga Instructor, The Yoga Gallery, University of Missouri-KC & private instructor, All levels, Multiple locations in Kansas and Missouri
General Biology, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Undergraduate level, Kansas City, MO
General Chemistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Undergraduate level, Kansas City, MO
Sitka Public Schools, High-school level instructor, Sitka, AK
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/ PUBLIC PERFORMANCES
2009
Anatomy is Destiny, Performance Installation, Betty Rymer Gallery, Chicago, IL
Staged: The Constructed Photograph, Gallery RFD, Savannah, GA
Bigger Garage, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL
Abandoned Landscapes, Performance installation, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
IDM4, Performance installation, Bridge Art Fair at The Waterfront, New York, NY
2008
New Work, Group show, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL
The Age Melbourne Fringe Festival, Group show, Multiple locations, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
IDM3: American Binary, Performance installation, California State University Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
A Fascination with Hats, Roots & Guns, Solo exhibition, The Ox-Bow Art Gallery, Saugatuck, MI
Proximities, Group show, Kunsthalle, Chicago, IL
2007
Mapping the Self, Group show, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
The Universal Patronage Project-Phase I, Performance/ interactive installation, Underground Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Reading Gestures, Performance, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Forks, Tables, and Napkins, Group show, Gallery 2 & Project Space, Chicago, IL
IDM2: Autobiographical Sketch, Performance, Links Hall, Chicago, IL
Memorial Gestures: Mourning and Yearning at the Grand Army of the Republic Rotunda, IN>TIME Performance Art Series with Ernesto Pujol, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
AWARDS
2008
Ox-Bow Resident Fellowship, Ox-Bow Artist Residency, MI
Artist Project Grant, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
2007
Trustee Merit Fellowship, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
2006
Dean’s Selection, College of Arts and Sciences, UMKC
Best in Show, Annual Juried Art Exhibition, UMKC
Award for Visual and Performing Arts, SEARCH Symposium
2005
Project grant, Students Engaged in Academic and Artistic Research
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Thea Liberty Nichols, “The School of the Art Institute’s No End in Sight.” Art Slant Chicago.
29 December 2008.
Christina Albu, Storytelling: Playful Interactions and Spaces of Imagination in Contemporary Visual Culture. Symposium catalog, October 9-11, 2008
Maria-Lisa Flemington, Neosapien, California State University – LA press, September 2008
New York Times. Color photograph with caption. Sally Ryan, photographer. 08/03/08
Exhibition review with color photograph.
Kansas City Star, Exhibition review with color photograph, Kansas City, MO, 08/05/06
CONFERENCES/SYMPOSIA
2009
Accidental Publics, Department of Art and Art History, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
2008
Living Inside LeWitt: Experiments in Constructed Reality, History of Art and Architecture Symposium, University of Pittsburgh in association with Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/CRITIQUES
2007
Taking Care of the Real, Artist Lecture Series, Underground Gallery, Kansas City, MO
The Wilderness Project, Invited speakers, Gallery 2 & Project Space, Chicago, IL
Why we wear a uniform, Artist Lecture Series, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
COLLECTIONS
Museum of Contemporary Art – Artist’s Books Collection, Chicago, IL
California State University – video collection, Los Angeles, CA
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Splan, Chicago, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Bloomquist
Paula Elliott, Chicago, IL
Bill and Suzanne Hobson, Kansas City, MO
