info
(at) michelecarlson.com
Born: Seoul, Korea, 1980.
Lives
and works in Oakland, CA
Education
| 2007 |
M.A. |
Visual
& Critical Studies |
California
College of the Arts |
| 2006 |
M.F.A. |
Printmaking |
California
College of the Arts |
| 2004 |
B.F.A. |
Printmaking |
University
of Washington |
| |
B.A. |
Interdisciplinary
Visual Arts |
University
of Washington |
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B.A. |
History |
University
of Washington |
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*undergraduate
study abroad, Rome, Italy |
Solo
or Two Person Exhibitions
2008
Recent
Memories of Future Dreams, The Cerasoli Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA
How I Learned to…, Collaboration with
Weston Teruya, Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco,
CA
Group
Exhibitions
2008
Fresh,
The Cerasoli Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007
Affair
at the Jupiter, Tinlark Gallery, Portland OR
The Kindness of Strangers, The Helm Gallery,
Tacoma, WA
Immaterial
Assemblies. Junc Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
In this Fading Light We Waited. Giant Robot,
San Francisco, CA
High Stairway, Korean Cultural Center Los
Angeles, CA
Free Parking, Okok Gallery, Seattle, WA
Mind Full, Tin Lark Gallery Los Angeles,
CA
2006
APAture.
Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco, CA
Best of the Bay, Futuristic/Fantastic, Club
Six/On Six Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Peripheries of Narrative, Patricia Sweetow
Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Crossover Stories, Playspace Gallery, San
Francisco, CA
MFA Thesis Exhibition, California College
of the Arts
2005
Fantastic
Amnesia, Playspace Gallery, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Art Institute/California College
of the Arts Joint Exhibition, Swell Gallery,
San Francisco, CA
Murphy and Cadogen Fellowship Exhibition,
San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco,
CA
Magic Trillium Press Exhibition, Magic Theater,
San Francisco, CA
Oceans Crossing: Osaka University of the Arts
& CCA Print Exchange, Oliver Arts Center,
California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
2004
B.F.A.
Thesis Exhibition, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle,
WA
2003
University
of Washington Undergraduate Juried Exhibition,
Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA
Urgente, Piazza del Biscione, Rome, Italy
Teaching
Experience
2008
Lecturer,
Diversity Studies (Summer 2008), California College
of the Arts
Lecturer, Asian American Studies (Spring 2008), University
of California-Davis
2007
Thesis
Mentor, Graduate Visual and Critical Studies
(Academic year 2007-2008), California College of the
Arts, San Francisco, CA.
Instructor, Intermediate
Drawing Special Projects, California College
of the Arts, Oakland, CA.
2006
Graduate
Teacher’s Assistantship, Masters
in Architecture Thesis Seminar (Fall Semester),
California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA.
GraduateTeacher’s Assistantship,
Asian American Visual Culture (Spring Semester),
Undergraduate Visual Studies Department, California
College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Visiting
Artist Lectures/Public Talks
2007
Visiting
Classroom Speaker, Interdisciplinary Senior Projects,
California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
Visiting
Classroom Speaker, Digital Drawing Seminar, California
College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
2006
Visiting
Classroom Speaker, Asian American Visual Culture,
California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
Visiting
Artist Lectures/Public Talks
2007
Visual
and Critical Studies Spring Symposium. California
College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2005
“Women,
Feminism, Contemporary Art: Kim Anno, Michele Carlson,
and Tyler Cohen, Women and Culture Series, Pacifica
Station KQED, CA
Awards
and Residencies
2008
Drawing
Center Viewing Program, Drawing Center, New York,
NY
2007
Espy
Foundation Artist in Resident, Oysterville, WA
Exhibition Award, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles,
CA
2006
Graduate
Scholarship, California College of the Arts, San Francisco,
CA
2005
Jack
and Gertrude Murphy Fellowship, San Francisco Foundation,
San Francisco, CA
Yesland Prize Magic Theater & Trillium Press Finalist,
Trillium Press and Magic Theater, San Francisco, CA
Graduate Scholarship, California College of the Arts,
San Francisco, CA
2004
Graduate
Scholarship, California College of the Arts, San Francisco,
CA
2003
Gonzales
Scholarship, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Foreign Study Abroad Scholarship, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA
Reader’s Digest Award, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle
WA
Reviews
& Publications
2007
Gata Flora Magazine. November, 2007. Argentina.
Ruby Mag. Argentina www.ruby-mag.com.ar
Miscellaneous
Projects/Events
2007
The
Guardian, London UK
Playspace Gallery Auction, California College of the
Arts, San Francisco, CA
Artisan Series, Recchiuti Confections, San Francisco,
CA
NuuFabriks, Padua, Italy
2006
Monster
Drawing Rally, Southern Exposure Gallery, San
Francisco, CA
Selected
Professional Experience
2006
-2007
Assistant
to the Program Manager, Visual Criticism/Graduate
Design/Graduate Lecture Series Department, California
College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2006
Printer,
Jumping Elephant Press, San Francisco, CA
2002-2004
Studio
Monitor (2 years), University of Washington Printmaking
Department, Seattle, WA
2003
Education
Intern, Seattle Art Museum, Readers Digest Award,
Seattle, WA
2002
Education
Intern, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
Photographic Instructional Mentor, Youth
in Focus Photography Center, Seattle, WA
Bibliography/
Media
2007
Graves,
Jen. “Free Parking.” The Stranger.com,
25 February
<http://www.thestranger.com/blog/2007/02/today_the_stranger_suggests_13>
2006
Whiteside,
Amber. “ ‘Peripheries of Narrative’
at Patricia Sweetow Gallery.” Artweek,
September
Helfand,
Glen. “San Francisco Critics’ Picks: ‘Peripheries
of Narrative.’” ArtForum.com,
20 June <http://www.artforum.com/picks/place=San%20Francisco#picks11232>
Swanhuyser,
Hiya. “The Art of the Back Story.” San
Francisco Weekly, 14 June
Fette.
“San Francisco Report. A Short Report.”
13 July <http://www.theflog.com/current.html>
Affiliations
Graphic
Arts Workshop Printmaking Collective
College Art Association
American Studies Association
Teaching
Interest
Studio:
Printmaking Courses: (also includes green printmaking,
digital, photographic, and alternative methods, and
multiple plate/block printing)
