Curriculum Vitae

Education

2004 MFA Writing, California Institute of the Arts
1999 BFA Graphic Design, Rhode Island School of Design

Work Experience

2018-present Co-founder, Spatial Awareness Network
2000-present Freelance graphic design, The Royal Academy of Nuts + Bolts, D.O.D.
2005-present Curator, Betalevel
2009-present Freelance design & brand strategy, ReVerb
2007-2009; 2012-2013 Disc Jockey, Killradio.org
2004-2007 Senior Graphic Designer, Hammer Museum UCLA
1999-2000 Design Fellow, Walker Art Center

Teaching Experience

2010 Typography, The Public School, Telic Arts Exchange
2004 Design workshop for MFA Writing students, CalArts
2003 Instructor, The Potential Text, CalArts Critical Studies dept.
2002–2003 Teaching Assistant, CalArts Critical Studies dept.
2002 Design workshop, GA Tech, College of Architecture
1999 Teaching Assistant, RISD graphic design dept.

Lectures and Panel Discussions

2019 Lecture on the Spatial Awareness Network, UCLA Center for Research in Engineering, Media and Performance, September 9
2018 PEDALs: Bite-sized Lessons in Innovative Organizing panel, Bike!Bike! 2018 conference, September 29
2015 "Body Swaps, Alien Lovers, and a Cross-Dressing Pop Star Nun: Recapping Realism with Korean Television Dramas" lecture, Errata Salon: TV, Betalevel, April 9
2014 "Concrete Chronology" lecture, Errata Salon: Place, Betalevel, March 27
2013 "Passable Atlas" lecture, Betalevel, July 5
2013 "Passable Atlas" exhibition artist talk, Red#5 Yellow#7, June 25
2013 "Morlock Lyfe" lecture, Errata Salon: The Subterreans, Betalevel, January 10
2006 The Roots and Future of Remix panel discussion, USC Annenberg School of Communication, November 5
2003 Inter/Meta/Trans panel discussion, CalArts, February
2002 Design lecture, Georgia Tech, College of Architecture
2001 Design lecture, RISD
2000 Design lecture, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
1999 Student speaker, American Institute of Graphic Arts national design conference
1998 "As Designers...: Graphic Designers and the Vernacular" lecture, RISD,

Performances, Readings, Screenings, Etc.

2020 "La Rebellión del Cuerpo," live-to-video performance with Carmina Escobar, premiered at Simbiosis: Festival for Interdisciplanary Arts, Hidalgo, Mexico, May 28
2019 "Alchemies," A/V performance piece composed in collaboration with Carmina Escobar for Isaura String Quartet, premiered at hum, Redcat, December 11
2019 Los Angeles Is Endless Like a Scroll, Roundhouse Platform Public Programming Series, WUHO, July 27
2018 Carmina Escobar "Endless Life," video performance, Clockshop Bowtie Project, November 2
2018 Curator of "Establishing Shots: Visions of Los Angeles on Video" screening, Los Angeles State Historic Park, August 16
2017 "We Circle at Night," essay, L.A. Forum for Architecture and Urban Design newsletter, Summer 2017
2012 Bandwagon!, projections accompanying live music, Machine Project, January 29
2011 Traditional, live, with Dent-de-Lion and Last Nights of Paris, Betalevel, December 12
2011 The Awkward Eye photobooth, DMV After Dark, Machine Project fundraiser, November 5
2011 Halo Vision photobooth, Paranormal Olympics, Betalevel, October 29
2011 All Star Revue (as Traditional), Betalevel, April 23
2011 Paranoia! bike tour, Betalevel, April 9
2011 How to Disappear Completely photobooth, We Love Dumplings, Machine Project, February 14
2010 Photobooth, Fry-B-Q, Machine Project, December 18
2010 Photobooth, Horn o' Plenty, Betalevel, November 26
2010 DJ (as Traditional), Killradio Fundraiser, TOW, Jan. 23
2005–2009 Swap Meet, Betalevel, monthly (thereafter occasional)
2009 DJ (as Traditional), Bootylevel, Betalevel, September 18
2009 Guest vocalist for Funderstorm, East Hollywood Artcycle Festival, Los Angeles, CA, February 28
2008 Indoor Voices reading, 826LA, Los Angeles, CA, April 17
2008 Undead! Undead! Undead!, performance, Betalevel, April 5
2008 This Is Not My Beautiful Writing, Betalevel, March 8
2007 Late Night Snack one-year anniversary, Betalevel, November 15
2007 900, screening, Betalevel, September 16
2007 Da Benshi Code reading, Betalevel, June 23
2007 Late Night Snack reading, Betalevel, April 24
2004 CalArts MFA Writing Program Showcase, RedCAT, Los Angeles, CA, May 8
2004 Blood Will Flow 2, installation/performance, CalArts, April 15
1999 Confessions of a Busdriver, RISD, May 27
1999 Impossible Object ten-year anniversary reading, Brown University, Providence, RI

Solo/Joint Exhibitions

2013 Passable Atlas, Red#5 Yellow#7, Los Angeles, CA, June 20– July 6
2003 ’ster, Cube Gallery, CalArts, September 25–October 1
2003 Sean & Shawn: Show, Cube Gallery, CalArts, April 28–May 2
2003 Blood Will Flow, Cube Gallery, CalArts, March 19–21
1999 Business as Usual, Graphic Design Gallery, RISD, May 6–12
1999 The Museum of Work + Culture, Graphic Design Gallery, RISD, January 18–29

Group Exhibitions

2007 The Fundraising Show, Telic Arts Exchange, Los Angeles, CA, June 21–July 21

Awards and Press

2019 "Sound as Speech," Jacki Apple, Fabrik magazine, December 30
2019 Bike Talk featured guests, KPFK online, December 13
2013 "Bicycle gangs of Los Angeles: The quintessential car city is in the throes of a cycling revolution," Tim Walker, The Independent, November 9
2013 "Exploring Los Angeles at Night, by Bike," Avishay Artsy, Which Way L.A.?, KCRW, July 3
2013 "Situationist Cycling Through LA’s Nighttime Streets," An Xiao, Hyperallergic, June 28
2002 “Behind the Design,” StudioVoice magazine, no. 316
2000 Second prize, American Association of Museums design awards
2000 Included in American Center for Design 100 Show
2000 “Fresh: I.D. 40, Forty Designers Under Thirty,” I.D. magazine, Jan/Feb
1999 American Institute of Graphic Arts student design medal