Born

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Lives and works in Los Angeles

Education

BS, Boston University, Boston, MA

RPP, Harvard, Cambridge, MA

UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

Civic Art Commission

2010“Find Yourself”, CA Tourism Commission tribute Gov Schwarzenegger

2010“California ReImagination”, Upward Bound House, Santa Monica, CA

2008“Do Time at LA’s Best” Mural, Los Angeles, CA

2008“California Imagination” CAC promotional campaign, Greater CA

Solo Exhibitions

2008“Banner Trade”, The Other Room, Venice, CA

2008  “State of Mind”, Ambrogi Castanier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2007Sanctuary at the American Music Awards, Los Angeles, CA

2006  "The New Republic", JessicaThomas Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Group Exhibitions

2010  Manifest Equality Gallery, Hollywood, CA

2010Project One Gallery “The Art of Noise”, San Francisco, CA

2007Pharmaka “Small Wonders III” Juried Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA

2006  JessicaThomas Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2005  “The Opening”, Modern One Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Selected Bibliography

2010Berrin, Danielle, “The Next Moguls?”, THE JEWISH JOURNAL, December

2009De Vargas, Vanessa, “Trending”, APARTMENT THERAPY, February

2008 Melcon, Mel “Mural promotes after-school program” LA Times, July

2008 Williams, Janette “A Bear of Diversity”, Pasadena Star News, April

2008Farrabee, Mindy, “Run it up the Flagpole”, LA Times, February

2008‘Visual Arts’, Angeleno Magazine, January

2007 “jillian kogan…wowza”, Beach Bungalow 8, September

2006 Bloom, Rebecca, “Sizzle” Los Angeles Confidential, March/April

2006 Burnham, Betsy, House Beautiful, June

2005 Keeps, David, “It’s Still the Address of Glam” LA Times, July

Collections (Public and Private)

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sacramento, CA

Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Los Angeles, CA

California Arts Council, Sacramento, CA

Creative Artists Agency, Beverly Hills, CA

Ron Meyer, Universal Studios, Universal City, CA

MTV Networks, Video Conference Room, Santa Monica, CA

Dwight Yoakam, Country Singer/Actor, Los Angeles, CA

The Jason Foundation, El Monte, CA

The Bear Flag Museum, Sacramento, CA

Sir Peter Osborne, CEO Osborne & Little, Pacific Design Center, CA

Bill Haber, Save the Children, Westport, CT

Organizations

Los Angeles Arts Association Gallery

Public Art Projects

CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL (CAC) 2008 - 2009

Public Art Project: The annual CAC promotion campaign.

Budget: $50,000 includes hard costs and CAC staff contributions

Initiative: California boasts more creative businesses and creative-arts employees than any other state - 98,949 creative businesses that employ 500,891 Californians as of January 2008, according to the Creative Industries study from Americans for the Arts. According to the 2004 study The Arts: a Competitive Advantage for California II, the nonprofit arts alone account for $5.4 billion into the state's economy.

Artist Proposal: Reach out to artists and arts organizations statewide asking them to unfurl their imagination and submit an item that represents their creative vision. Incorporate the submissions in an assemblage of the California State flag titled CALIFORNIA IMAGINATION.

Installation: With the support and assistance of CAC and their Communications Director Mary Beth Barber, a statewide call went out to hundreds of artists, educators, performers, organizations, and creative professionals. In return the CAC received more than 300 items to be included in a 9’ x 15’ assemblage.

A temporary installation was created from the more than 300+ objects received at the Armory for the Arts Annex in Pasadena. It was then photographed and produced into a 15 second PSA featuring the song "Pipeline" by The Ventures.

Campaign: The campaign launched in three stages.

On May 15, 2008, the PSA was released on the CAC website and on YouTube. It was featured on California Channel stations, opened the San Francisco Film Festival, and played at Giants Stadium.

CAC then created an actual flag of the assemblage and unfurled it on the West Steps of the state capitol in honor of Flag Day and the unveiling of the new California State flag postage stamp.

CAC produced and distributed 100K magnets, postcards, and posters statewide to support CA Arts Day (October 3rd). "The project is a great way to show off the creativity of California and the arts in our state," said Muriel Johnson, Director of the Council.

A comprehensive website explaining the history and significance behind each item will be available soon.

LA’s Best Mural  - July 2008

Public Art Project: To celebrate LA’s BEST 20th Anniversary, a 260-ft mural was to be painted on the construction wall at the new LAPD Metro Detention Center site in the Downtown Civic Center, along Los Angeles Street at Parker Center.

Budget: $10, 000

Initiative: Bring awareness to the crucial after school hours between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. when many students are left unsupervised and rates of juvenile crime increase. The message of LA's BEST is that children who “spend time" at LA's BEST are far more likely to make positive choices. The mural should depict the importance of engagement in healthy, enriching and educating activities and the role they plays in juvenile crime abatement.

Artist Proposal: The “Do Time at LA’s Best” theme of the mural is a site-specific message of prevention and not detention. The idea was to create a photorealistic collage mixed with images of children working and playing in the program in a “coloring book” setting. Several of the stars and clouds were left unfilled to allow the children and members of LA’s BEST organization, and the city complete the mural.

Installation: In collaborative with artist Marcus Suarez, the mural was developed as a temporary installation to cover an entire city block in downtown Los Angeles. Using donated house paints and pasted blown up prints of children the mural was created in sections covering 260 feet x 8 feet.

After working with designers and printers, the project began on 4th of July with the support of many LA’s Best volunteers and the process took five days to complete.

The city donated an anti-graffiti protection, however, the piece was never tagged or altered in any way. The construction company donated the boards to LA’s BEST to be reconstructed at a later time in a permanent venue still to be determined.

Campaign:

LA’s Best launched a press conference on July 10th next to Parker Center Mayor Villaraigosa, Chief Bratton and Councilwoman Wendy Greuel joined LA’s BEST President & CEO Carla Sanger and LA’s BEST students from Leo Politi Elementary School in completing the mural as a crowd of city leaders and supporters looked on.

"This mural represents the positive choices that lead to a brighter future for the city’s children and sends a message that prevention, not detention is the ultimate goal." said LA’s BEST President & CEO Carla Sanger.

Abbot Kinney Festival Youth & Family Courtyard – September 2008

Public Art Project: Create an on-site booth for the event that encourages children to participate in a collective art project.

Budget: $250

Initiative: Inside Out Community Arts offers FREE after school arts programs for at risk and under served youth in Los Angeles.

Artist Proposal: Create a Bear Flag Making Booth for kids to help assemble a project titled CALIFORNIA KID PUBLIC, while learning more about the State flag and the art of collage and assemblage.

Installation: On Sunday, September 28th a standard booth was set up in the Family Youth and Family Courtyard along with tables, chairs, and a workbench for the assemblage creation.  The criteria were for kids of all ages and skill level to enjoy themselves while helping with a collective effort. At their disposal were volunteers, swatches of fabric, yarn, stamps, crayons, colored paper, seashells, scissors, glue sticks, a staple gun, and lots of imagination.

The Bear Flag assemblage was created throughout the day with many repeat artist applications and viewings. The completed project is on display at the Inside Out LA Community Arts Center.

Campaign: Through visual and performing arts workshops, performances and festivals, the mission of Inside Out LA Community Arts is to give youth from all backgrounds the tools, confidence and inspiration to make a positive difference in their communities and the world from the inside out.

They define the state in which they live on many levels as citizens. The flag is meant to represent us as a collective of individuals. The CALIFORNIA KID PUBLIC assemblage allows artists and visionaries and perhaps a future mayor or governor to reflect on the representation of the banner and to consider its meaning.