info (at) michelecarlson.com

Born: Seoul, Korea, 1980.
Lives and works in Oakland, CA

Education

Select Publications by Michele Carlson

2011

"Zombie Proof House." Art Practical July 2011
"Watching You Watch Me: Hasan Elahi." Afterimage Vol. 38, No. 6, May/June 2011.
"Q+A with Weston Teruya." Art in America online February 2011
"The Old Boys Club." Art Practical February 2011
"On the Ground." Catalog Essay, Southern Exposure San Francisco CA

2010

"Audience as Subject." Art Practical December 2010
"0-Viewpoint: Stella Zhang." Art Practical September 2010.
"Leo Villareal at the San Jose Art Museum." Art Practical September 2010
"Until Today: The Work of Jerome Reyes." Art in America online September 2010
"Youngsuk Suh at Haines Gallery." Art in America online July 2010
"The works of Gina Rymarcsuk." Catalog Essay, Kohler Gallery, Wriston Art Galleries at Lawrence University January 2010

2009

"Shades of Grey: The Works of Erica Lee Wheelock and Nathan Watson." Catalog Essay, Noma Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Black is Beautiful: Hank Willis Thomas at Roberts & Tilton." Art in America online June 2009.
"Titus Kaphar Cuts up to Rebuild." Art in America online May 2009
"Character of Change: The Works of Present Tense Biennial." Catalog Essay, Chinese Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA May 2009
"Small Encampments: Stephanie Syjuco Searches for Home." Art in America online April 2009.
"Gathering of Place: The work of Judy Vogland and Taylor Vogland Dreiling." Catalog Essay, Beppu Wiarda Gallery Portland, OR

2007

"Home in Homelessness." Sight Lines: A Journal Featuring New Writing on Visual Culture. San Francisco, CA

Exhibition Record (Solo or Two Person)

2009

Relics and Warnings, Cerasoli Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, (solo)

2008

Recent Memories of Future Dreams, Cerasoli Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, (solo)
How I Learned to…, Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, CA, (collaboration with Weston Teruya)

2007

In This Fading Light We Waited, Giant Robot Gallery, San Francisco, CA, (with Marci Washington)

Exhibition Record (Group Shows)

2010

Roll of the Dice, Cabrillo Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
Alternative Selves, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY

2008

Gifted, Cerasoli Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Aqua Art Hotel, Miami Art Fair with Cerasoli Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Splash, Cerasoli Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Fresh, 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
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

California College of the Arts (Lecturer 2010-Present) San Francisco & Oakland, CA

courses taught:
MFA Thesis Seminar
Visual and Critical Studies Master's Project 2
Interdisciplinary Dual Degree Graduate Seminar [introduced course to the curriculum]
Studio Practice Unit Advisor (MFA Department)
Internal Advisor (Graduate Visual and Critical Studies Department)

University of California, Davis (Lecturer 2008-2010) Asian American Studies Department, Davis, CA

courses taught:
ASA 4 Asian American Cultural Studies
ASA 189b Asian Transnational Adoption and Visual Culture [introduced course to the curriculum]
ASA 189b Asian American Visual Culture [introduced course to the curriculum]
Asian American Studies Honors Independent Study Advisor

The Art Institute-San Francisco (Instructor 2010-Present) San Francisco, CA

courses taught:
HU330 Ancient Art History
HU130 Visual Language and Culture

Cabrillo College (Instructor 2009-2010) Visual Arts Department, Santa Cruz, CA

courses taught:
ART 33 ISP Beginning Screen Printing
ART 40WR Relief Printing [introduced course to the curriculum]
ART 40 ISP Intermediate Screen Printing [introduced course to the curriculum]
Independent Studies Advisor, Undergraduate Arts Majors

Solano Community College (Instructor 2010-Present) Fairfield, CA

courses taught:
ART H010 Art Appreciation
ART H110 Modern Art History

Committee Service

California College of the Arts, San Francisco and Oakland, CA

2011

PhD Forum, Graduate Visual and Critical Studies Department, (organized and facilitated)

2010

MFA in Fine Arts Graduate Student Thesis Committee Member (11 Committees)
Visual and Critical Studies Graduate Student Thesis Committee Member
Graduate Visual and Critical Studies Admissions Committee
Graduate Visual and Critical Studies Thesis Curriculum Committee

Visiting Artist Lectures/Public Talks

2009

Artist's Talk, "Current Works and Asian American Art Practices," ASA 4: Introduction to Cultural Studies and Asian American Cultures, Asian American Studies Department, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
"Asian Transnational Adoption and Visual Culture," ASA 1: Asian American Hisotry, Asian American Studies Department, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

2007

"Home in Homelessness: Asian Transnational Adoption and the Melancholy of Race," Visual and Critical Studies Symposium, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Artist's Talk, "(Re)History, A Double EP, Still Unfit for the Album," Department of Painting and Drawing, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
Artist's Talk, "Drawing and Digital Media," Department of Painting and Drawing, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA

2006

Panelist, "Asian American Arts with Michele Carlson, Elizabeth Moy and Weston Teruya," Visual Studies Department, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA

2005

Panelist, "Women, Feminism, Contemporary Art: Kim Anno, Michele Carlson, and Tyler Cohen," Women and Culture Series, Pacifica Station KQED, CA

Awards and Residencies

2011

Kala Fellowship, Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA

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

Selected Reviews

2008

Whiteside, Amber. "Weston Teruya & Michele Carlson, Intersection for the Arts," Sculpture Magazine. December 2008 Vol. 27, No. 10
Storck, Jeanne. "How I Learned To…Weston Teruya & Michele Carlson at Intersection for the Arts." Shotgun-Review.com, May 15, 2008 [online]
"How I Learned To…at Intersection for the Arts." Inside City Limits. Comcast SF Channel 11. San Francisco, CA: Channel 11, May 14, 2008.
Goldberg, Max. "Weston Teruya and Michele Carlson: How I Learned To…" Flavorpill.com. April 21, 2008 [online]

2007

Graves, Jen. "Free Parking." The Stranger.com, February 25, 2007

2006

Whiteside, Amber. " ‘Peripheries of Narrative’ at Patricia Sweetow Gallery." Artweek, September
Helfand, Glen. "San Francisco Critics’ Picks: ‘Peripheries of Narrative.’" ArtForum.com, June 20, 2006
Swanhuyser, Hiya. "The Art of the Back Story." San Francisco Weekly, June 14, 2006
Fette. "San Francisco Report. A Short Report." July 13, 2006

Miscellaneous Projects/Events

2009 Monster Drawing Rally, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
2008 Intersection for the Arts Auction, Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2007 Playspace Gallery Auction, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2006 Monster Drawing Rally, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA

Selected Commercial Clients

Duke University Press, New York, NY
The Guardian, London, UK
American Express New York, NY
Recchiuti Confections, 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 (Academic year 2006-2007)

2006 - present

Printer, Jumping Elephant Press, San Francisco, CA

2002-2004

Studio Monitor, 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

Affiliations

Graphic Arts Workshop Printmaking Collective
College Art Association
American Studies Association

Teaching Interest

Studio:
Printmaking Courses: Intaglio (all levels)
Serigraphy (all levels)
Relief Printing (all levels)
Monoprinting (all levels)

Working Knowledge:
Letterpress, Bookmaking, Papermaking

Other Studio/Art History:
Drawing (all levels)
2-D Foundations
Contemporary Art History and Practices
Advanced Studio Projects and Professional Practices
Race, Gender and Sexuality in Visual Art Practices
Art Writing: Artists' Writings and Art Criticism
The History of Printmaking

Visual and Critical Studies:
Race, Gender and Sexuality
Introduction to Visual and Critical Studies

Asian American Studies:
Asian Transnational Adoption
Contemporary Movements in Asian American Visual Culture, Media, Art, Film and Literature