In October and Novemb, 2009 I exhibited puppets, props, and ephemera from Growing Up Linda at Avalon Gallery in Orlando
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Reptile Under the Flowers, Los Angeles (fabrication, puppeteer)
From May 21-24, 2009, I was a puppeteer, puppet fabricator, and kinegram designer for Janie Geiser’s peepshow/diorama performance, Reptile Under the Flowers. Automata and the Museum of Jurassic Technology co-presented 45 performances of Reptile Under the Flowers for small groups over the course of 4 days at the The Foshay Masonic Lodge in Culver City, Los Angeles.
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CalArts, MFA (education)
On May 15th, 2009 I earned my MFA degree from California Institute for the Arts (CalArts) in Scenic Design in the Puppetry track from the Theater School and the Cotsen Center for Puppetry and the Arts. I attended CalArts between 2006-2009 under the mentorship of Janie Geiser and Susan Simpson and developed two major productions, Growing Up Linda and Bride of Wildenstein – The Musical,.
The Guilford Courier (press)
On April 13th, 2006, The Guilford Courier ran a piece on Art In Motion: Invitational Exhibition of Puppets, which covered Birthday Trauma, an installation of puppets and objects from Growing Up Linda.
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Puppets, props, and the set I designed and built for The Adventures of Michael Jackson and the Animals of Neverland Ranch were on display as part of Great Small Works’ Temporary Toy Theatre Museum at St. Ann’s Warehouse in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn. The Adventures of Michael Jackson and the Animals of Neverland Ranch was a table-top short-form puppetry piece highlighted a reclusive pop-star’s whimsical abuse of the animals in his private zoo amidst his troubling relationships with children. The Temporary Toy Theater Museum ran from June 10th-19th, 2005.
Finocchio – Women & Performance, (published)
In 2005, Women And Performance: A Journal Of Feminist Theory published photos from my installation, Finocchio: The Holiday Classic. For Finocchio I reimagined the idea of a commercial holiday window injected contemporary themes including gender, technologies that can alter the body, and addiction. The narrative was centered on a marionette “trapped” in the body of a boy-gyrrrl and hir journey to self-actualization. I created the original installation during the holiday season at the Dirt Palace, a feminist art space located in an abandoned library building in Olneyville, RI .
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Growing Up Linda, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence
From December 17th 2004 – January 11th, 2005, I exhibited LSD Kills, a video installation at Woods-Gerry Gallery in Providence.
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On September 26th, 2004, I donated Green Insect-Bunny Hybrid a framed photograph of one of my early puppets to the Sunny Side Up Brunch and Silent Auction at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston. Proceeds went to support the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth
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Wham Bam Trans, Pawtucket, RI (exhibition)
On April 17th, 2004, I exhibited my sculpture Gemini (conjoined at genitals) as part of the WhamBamTrans Arts Festival. Curated by Luke Woodward and Corinne Teed, the exhibition and arts festival took place at a warehouse in Pawtucket, Rhode Island and included visual art, film and performances made by trans and gender queer creators. WhamBamTranswas sponsored by the Creative Arts Council at Brown Univeristy, the school’s Queer Alliance, and the Equity Action Fund.
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Side Effects – Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence (photography)
From December 10th, 2003 – January 9th, 2004, I exhibited photographic portraits of pharmaceuticals form the Side Effects series at the Woods-Gerry Gallery in Providence. The pieces I exhibited were Large Zyprexa #46, Large Abilify #6, Large Serequil #11. Each print was 24.5″ x 24.5″. The exhibition was part of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Staff Show, where I was working as an artist model.