CV


Exhibition, Screening and Performance
K.I.S.S., screening & happening, curated by Danielle Joy Graves & Nick Witten, presented by Sugarspace Productions, StorageSpace, Indianapolis, 2022
Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship Retrospective, exhibition, curated by Lindsey Lord, Gallery 924, Indianapolis, 2022
When a Tree Falls, public installation, curated by Mike Barclay for #IndyKeepsCreating Sidewalk Gallery Series, Indianapolis, 2022
Stove Party, exhibition, curated by Braydee Euliss and Brent Lehker, The Jungclaus Mill, Indianapolis, 2021
Signal, exhibition with Alison Hiltner, curated by Braydee Euliss for 60 on Center, Innovation 1 at 16 Tech, Indianapolis, 2021
Islands of the Blest, public installation, curated by Joanna Nixon, 10 East Arts, Indianapolis, 2020
GLITCH, exhibition, curated by Rex Bruce, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, 2019
The Video Show, exhibition, curated by Lindsey Lord, Gallery 924, Indianapolis, 2019
An Impromptu Prompt Show, exhibition, curated by Maria Behringer and Tony Quintana, Circle City Industrial Complex, Indianapolis, 2019
the fool's journey: afa (american fine arts) pt. 3, closing reception screening of Institutional Critique, curated by Danielle Joy Graves and Nick Witten in partnership with BBQLA, facilitated by Erin K. Drew, Sugarspace, Indianapolis, 2018
Oranje, art and music festival, curated by Justin Vining and Ryan Hickey, Coca Cola Bottling Co., Indianapolis, 2018
<HREF>, exhibition, curated by Alec Stewart, Kime Contemporary, Indianapolis, 2018
Off Days: Off Cuts, screening, curated by Pat Elifritz, The Oilwick, Indianapolis, 2018
Shift, temporary collection exhibition, curated by Julia Muney Moore and Katie Norman, Indianapolis International Airport, Indianapolis, 2018
WHICH PHOENIX?, exhibition, curated by Rebecca Ladida, Sara Goodman, Sara Heymann & Sara Zalek for In/Habit, Trumbullplex, Detroit, 2016
CREEEEEEPS, exhibition, curated by Giancarlo Corbacho, IDIO Gallery, New York 2015
PlayinGames, performance, curated by Mister Wallace for FUTUREHOOD, Wang’s, Chicago, 2015
SAIC MFA Show 2015, exhibition, curated by Allison Peters Quinn, Lucía Sanromán, & Hamza Walker, Sullivan Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 2015
Gowanus Underground, screening, curated by M. Woods and presented by Spoke the Hub for Gowanathon, Gowanus Arts, New York, 2015
Please Read Carefully, exhibition, curated by Andrew Salyer, Niina Cochran & John McCormick for Big Car, The Show Room, Indianapolis, 2014
POORtraits, exhibition, curated by Audra Jacot and Edward Muela for FLATSstudio, No. 1050, Chicago, 2014
DIGIFABULOUS, exhibition, curated by Anthony R. Kling, University of Minnesota Regis Center for Art Quarter Gallery, Minneapolis, 2014
One Night Stand, exhibition, curated by Audra Jacot and Edward Muela for 2nd Floor Rear, Above Market Gallery, Chicago, 2014
Papercut Annual 2013 Launch, exhibition, curated by m. craig, Union Docs, New York, 2013
Mix NYC Film Festival, "Not Me, Murphy," screening, dir. Jason Yamas. Editor, SFX, Sound. Mix Factory, New York, 2013
Loose Lips, exhibition, curated by m. craig and Magda Rachwal, Brooklyn Fireproof, New York, 2013
Itsa Small, Small World, exhibition, curated by Jayson Musson, Family Business, New York, 2012
Not Afraid of Love, exhibition, curated by m.craig & Sierra Joy for Bushwick Open Studios, 315 Seigel St., New York, 2012
New York Art Book Fair 2012, “Human Binding Machine,” performance, choreographed by Giancarlo Corbacho and presented by Ed. Varie, MoMA PS1, New York, 2012
Creeps, exhibition, curated by Giancarlo Corbacho and Nina Carelli, Ed. Varie, New York, 2012
[Au]gmented Megacosmos, screening, Festival of Colors, curated by Jimi Gureje, Gureje, Renate Albertsen-Marton Gallery, New York, 2011
Asian Art and Artists, exhibition, curated by Tom Weidenbach, Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis, 2011
Visions Film Festival & Conference, “INFALLIBLE,” screening, dir. Jaclyn Gramigna. SFX Sound Design, Wilmington, 2011
First Run Film Festival, “INFALLIBLE,” screening, dir. Jaclyn Gramigna. SFX Sound Design, Cantor Film Center, New York University, New York, 2011
Freaks ‘N’ Geeks, exhibition/happening, curated by Sean Crosby for GutterPOP, Bushwick Project for the Arts, New York, 2010
Anima Anonima, video art, performance by Heidi Sabertooth and Gustavo Frias, PopGun Presents, Glasslands Gallery, New York, 2010
J4Kd 3Dz, public performance, Broadway between Houston and 4th, New York, 2010
‘si:krèt sè’sajeti, screening, University of Trash, exhibition and program series by Michael Cataldi and Nils Norman, SculptureCenter, New York, 2009

Curatorial
Happy World: On a Cloud by FriendsWithYou, performance-activated exhibition, co-curated with Dr. Michael Vetter, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2021
At the Crossroads by Seitu Jones, social practice artwork commission and activation, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2019-2021
Winter Nights Film Series: The Critical Lens, film & lecture series, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2020
Karl Unnasch: Playtime in Indy, installation, The Gardens at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2017-2020
Out/In Aka by Mitsu Salmon, performance, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2019
Hub New Music & Kojiro Umezaki: Matsuri, performance, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2019
Children of Kurosawa, comparative film series, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2019
Yoshinojo Fujima, performance, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2019
Samuel Levi Jones: Left of Center, exhibition, co-curated with Dr. Kelli Morgan, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2019
Rafiq Bhatia: Breaking English, audio-visual performance, co-commissioned by The Jazz Gallery, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra’s Liquid Music Series & The Walker Art Center, Newfields, and the Toledo Museum of Art, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2019
NIC Kay: pushit!, performance, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2019
Theatre Nohgaku, performance, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2019
Roll Call!, exhibition series, curator and exhibiting artist, co-curated with Jenn Cooper, StorageSpace, Sugarspace, & The Oilwick, Indianapolis, 2018
Rob Feulner: Video Art for Conditional Malaise, screening, Lilly House at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2018
FREE ART: A Slap Tag Six-Pack, sticker pack, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2017
Zero Day Exploits, exhibition/happening, curator and exhibiting artist, St. Cecilia’s Convent, New York, 2010
Soft Token, screening and performance, curator and exhibiting artist, The Delancey, New York, 2009

Collections (Curatorial)
redLINES, by LaShawnda Crowe Storm, commissioned for At the Crossroads: A Community Meal, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields (2019), collected by Kisha Tandy for the Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, 2023
El Tendedero (1978-2019), by Mónica Mayer, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2020
Untitled (2019), by Samuel Levi Jones, purchased with funds provided by the Contemporary Art Society Fund, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2019

Event Programming
Kusama - Infinity: The Life and Art of Yayoi Kusama, lecture and screening, curated by Michael Vetter for the Contemporary Art Society, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2020
A Brush with Beauty: Japanese Paintings in Ink, Color, and Gold, exhibition opening reception, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis 2019
Artist in Residence: Mitsu Salmon, performance art residency, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2019
Left of Center: Gallery Walk, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2019
Left of Center: Contemporary Art Society Acquisition Fundraiser, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2019
Salon Sundays, performance, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2019
Andrea Wulf: The Invention of Nature, lecture and reception for the Horticultural Society Garden Fund Benefit, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2019
Alliance Diamond Jubilee, gala and fundraiser for the Newfields Alliance, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2019
Studio Drift: Meadow, lecture and member reception for the Contemporary Art Society and Design Arts Society, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2019
Roundtable Discussion: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes, discussion and Contemporary Art Society member reception, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2018
Rams, film screening & discussion, dir. Gary Hustwit, curated by Shelley Selim for the Design Arts Society, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2018
Making Faces: The Remarkable Masks of Master Bidou Yamaguchi, lecture and reception, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2018
Sensual/Sexual/Social:The Photography of George Platt Lynes, exhibition opening reception, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2018
Exhibit Columbus National Symposium: Day 1, tours and panel discussion, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2018
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's, film screening, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2018
Red Baraat: Sound the People, performance, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2018
Arts Council of Indianapolis: Artist Industry Night, social mixer, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2018-2019
The Hot Club of San Francisco, performance, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2018
Millinery & Mimosas, tour and workshop, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2018
If These Flowers Could Talk, lecture and luncheon for the Newfields Alliance, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2018
Hats Off! to Bes Ben Hats, lecture and luncheon, curated by Niloo Paydar for the Fashion Arts Society, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2018
An Evening with Mark Dion, tour, lecture, and fundraising reception for the Contemporary Art Society acquisition fund, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2018
Don't Blink: The Power and Influence of Video Art, lecture and screening, curated by Daniel Mason for the Contemporary Art Society, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2018
Richard Pegg: Mapping Edo in the Mid-19th Century, lecture, curated by John Teramoto for the Asian Art Society, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2018
Why Design Matters: The Legacy of Alexander Girard, panel discussion, curated by Shelly Selim for the Design Art Society, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2018
Seasonal Affective Disco, health and wellness program, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2018
Cummins Indy: The Integration of Art and Architecture, panel discussion, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2017
SuperDesign: Italian Radical Design 1965-75, film screening, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2017
City as Canvas: Artist Conversation, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2017
Rock E. Bassoon, performance, The Gardens at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2017
Black Market Vinyl, performance, The Gardens at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2017
Kyle Long, performance, The Gardens at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2017
Von Strantz, performance, The Gardens at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2017
Will Scott, performance, The Gardens at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2017
Dena El Saffar, performance, The Gardens at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2017

Workshops, Tours, & Lectures
Markings of Remembrance, 12-week workshop, lead artist, co-facilitated with April Knauber, Philippine Cultural Community Center, Indianapolis (expected), 2024
Powerful Conversations on Race, workshop series, organized by LaShawnda Crowe Storm for Spirit & Place, Indianapolis, 2022-
At the Crossroads, guest lecture, Community Engagement & the Arts, taught by LaShawnda Crowe Storm, Butler University, Indianapolis, 2023
...Like Clockwork, virtual panel discussion & podcast, Chicago Filmmakers, Chicago, 2023
Another Way: Curation & Radical Care, guest lecture, Anti-racist Curatorial Approaches to Collections Management, taught by Dr. Kelli Morgan, Tufts University, Medford, 2022
Arts-Based Community Development, training and workshop series, facilitated by Wendy C. Morris, Creative Leadership Studio, organized by LaShawnda Crowe Storm for Spirit & Place, Indianapolis, 2021
The Intersection of Art and Activism: Addressing Sexual Violence and Gender-Based Oppression, virtual panel discussion, facilitator, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2020
The Clothesline / El Tendedero Indiana: Conversation with Mónica Mayer & Karen Cordero Reiman, virtual dialogue, facilitator, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2020
Corona Dialogues, facilitator, organized by LaShawnda Crowe Storm for Spirit & Place, Indianapolis, 2020
Curators' Choice - Newfields in the Community, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2020
At the Crossroads: Panel Discussion, moderator, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2019
Left of Center: Cocktails and Conversation, curator-led discussion, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2019
Left of Center: Newfields Society Gallery Talk, tour and lecture, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2019
Collecting Contemporary Art in Indianapolis, panel discussion, moderator, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2018
Arts Administration - Community Engagement, panel discussion, Butler University, Indianapolis, 2018
Museum Methods - Public Programs, panel discussion, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, 2018
I I I I I I I I I: Identity and the Moving Image in the Age of Social Media, Teen Arts Council lecture and studio workshop, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2018
Commodity Fetishism & the Moral Fluidity of Consumption, lecture, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 2015
Capitalist Realness: Affective Branding and Identity Systems, lecture, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 2014
Mutant Student Groups, Nsumi Collective think tank, School of the Future, Sgt. Dougherty Park, New York, 2010
How to Launch a Secret Society or Sect, Nsumi Collective workshop, University of Trash, SculptureCenter, New York, 2009

Other Media, Stage, & Exhibition Production
BUTTER, art fair, prod. GANGGANG, dir. Braydee Euliss, Indianapolis, Front-line Sales Associate, 2023
Intro, music video dir. Menace Mitchell, Editor, SFX, 2013
Red Noise, short film dir. Maria-Celeste Garahan, Production Photographer, 2012
Flowers for Amber Gordon, short film dir. Jason Yamas, Assistant Editor, 2011
Time in a Jar, stage play dir. Christine Yackee, Multimedia Designer, 2010

Juries
Award of Awesomeness, Spirit & Place Festival, juror, Spirit & Place, Indianapolis, 2023 (expected)
DeHaan Artist of Distinction Award, panelist, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, 2022
Power Plant Grant, juror, Big Car Collaborative, Indianapolis, 2021
Indy Film Fest, juror, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2018-20
Art from the Heartland, juror, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, 2020
Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival, juror, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2019

Affiliations and Volunteer Work
Eiteljorg Museum, Collections Council, Indianapolis, 2020-, Chair, 2024-2026 (expected)
Eiteljorg Museum, Advisory Board, Indianapolis, 2023-
Step-Up, Inc., Board of Directors, Indianapolis, 2021-
Office of Cultural Work, Cultural Advisor, 2021-
Step-Up, Inc., Executive Review Committee, Indianapolis, 2022
Step-Up, Inc., Development Committee, Indianapolis, 2021-2022
Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, Rebranding Committee, Indianapolis, 2021
The Association of Art Museum Curators, Professional Alliance for Curators of Color, 2021
American Alliance of Museums, member, 2017-2021
Causey Daniell Studio, volunteer assistant for Sweet Spot, Indianapolis, 2016
ATD Fourth World, artist volunteer, Festival of Learning, New York, 2012

Grants, Gifts, & Awards
Artist Ambassador Travel Grant, given by Central Indiana Community Foundation, funded by an anonymous donor and the Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation, Indianapolis, 2023
Power Plant Grant, given by Big Car Collaborative for Markings of Remembrance, funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Indianapolis, 2023
Pinnacle Award, given to Jen Schmits Thomas and JTPR by The Public Relations Society of America Hoosier Chapter for El Tendedero: The Clothesline Indiana, Indianapolis, 2022
Gifts for Los Ecos del Cariño at Los Árboles que Llaman el Agua, given by Ann M. Stack and Amelie Ray, Indianapolis and Oaxaca, 2022
Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship, given by Arts Council of Indianapolis and funded by Lilly Endowment Inc., Indianapolis, 2020-2021
Hero Award, given by Trans Solutions Research and Resource Center, accepted on behalf of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, 2021
Gift for El Tendedero/The Clothesline Indiana Collection Archival Fellowship, given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields by Ann M. Stack, Indianapolis, 2021
Grant for At the Crossroads: A Community Meal, given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields by Central Indiana Community Foundation, Indianapolis, 2019
Gift for At the Crossroads: A Community Meal, given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields by Corteva, Indianapolis, 2019
Gifts for At the Crossroads: A Community Meal, given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields by 20 individual donors, Indianapolis, 2019
Touring Fund grant for Hub New Music: Matsuri, given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields by Arts Midwest, Indianapolis, 2019
Grant for Theatre Nohgaku, Children of Kurosawa, & Artist in Residence: Mitsu Salmon, given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields by National Endowment for the Arts, Indianapolis, 2019
Grant for Samuel Levi Jones: Left of Center, given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields by Central Indiana Community Foundation, Indianapolis, 2019
Strengthening Indianapolis Through Arts and Cultural Innovation grant, given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields by Lilly Endowment Inc. for Harvest, including At the Crossroads: A Community Meal, Indianapolis, 2018
Residencia en Calli Huitzilin, Oaxaca, 2015
Visionary Award, given to dir. Jaclyn Gramigna by the Visions Film Festival for INFALLIBLE, Wilmington, 2011

Publication
Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship Catalogue, print & digital publication, Arts Council of Indianapolis, 2022
Art from the Heartland: Interpretation Guide, digital publication, Indianapolis Art Center, 2020
Collective Terrain: Issue 1, digital publication, Collective Terrain, 2018
Creeps : Volume VI, ltd. ed. print publication, Creeps Annual, 2015
Please Read Carefully : An Instruction Based Show -Catalogue-, print & digital publication, Big Car, 2014
Papercut Annual 2013, print publication, Papercut Press, 2013
Creeps : Volume III, ltd. ed. print publication, Creeps Annual, 2012
Wet : An Erotic Collection, ltd. ed. print publication, Papercut Press, 2012

Press & Newsletters
Uncategorized, Artists Outside of Medium: Bryn Jackson, Nasreen Khan, The Indianapolis Review, Issue 26, 2023
Power Plant Grants Fund $60,000 for Six Innovative Indianapolis Art Projects, Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts News, 2023
Indiana House passes bill that defines consent, Rhett Baxley, Tristate Homepage, 2022
An Ethereal Night of Coming Together, Taylor Lewandowski, NUVO, 2021
Alum Bryn Jackson Helps Organize Community Meal for Food Justice, SAIC News, 2020
New project at Newfields takes aim at food insecurity, WTHR, 2019
North side community gathers for community meal to address food insecurity barriers, Nicole Griffin, RTV6 Indianapolis, 2019
Newfields celebrates Japanese culture with Hub New Music, Ellen DeYoung, Arts Midwest News, 2019
Museums, Murals, Musicians and More, Jill Ditmire, Curious Mix, WFYI, 2019
Artist Samuel Levi Jones makes his major solo show debut, artdaily, 2019
A Moment of Change and Reckoning at Newfields, Dan Grossman, NUVO, 2019
Roll Call Exhibit at The Oilwick Studio, Lori Bowes, Pattern, 2018
Disco beats the blues, Kelly Wilkinson, The Indianapolis Star, 2018
How Jonathan Caouette Protege Jason Yamas Is Following His Mentor’s Lead with His Debut Feature, ‘Not Me, Murphy’, Bryce J. Renninger, IndieWire, 2013
Now This Is What a Film Festival Venue Looks Like: Inside MIX NYC’s Lair, Bryce J. Renninger, IndieWire, 2013
A Year After 100Milkteeth: An interview with Heidi Sabertooth, Chrissy Reilly, Karla With a K, 2013
Who is Anima Anonima?, Jim Hoey, DBDBD NY, 2010
Playing Hard : Urban Art Games of Summer 2010, Angela Ferraiolo, Furtherfield, 2010

Education
M.F.A., Art and Technology Studies, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 2015
B.F.A., Film and Television Production, New York University, New York, 2010