B. Pennsylvania in 1980
Lives and works in Los Angeles
Education
University of California Los Angeles, MFA, 2007
Maryland Institute, College of Art, BFA, 2002
Solo exhibitions include Crisp London Los Angeles in London, UK & Los Angeles, CA and H. Lewis Gallery in Baltimore. Group exhibitions include Santa Monica Museum of Art, Cirrus Gallery, Telic Arts Exchange all in Los Angeles and Locust Projects in Miami.
Full CV below images
Installation model, 2008
Installation model, 2008
Gold, Frankincense, Myrrh?, 2007
Sparks (alcoholic energy beverage), bubble wrap, tape
10″ x 8″ x 14″ (each)
Starting Blocks, 2007
metal, rubber, plastic
64″ x 64″ x 5″
The Candle and the Can, 2007
c-print on anodized aluminum
26″ x 38″
Instruct/Construct, 2006
performance/installation documentation
dimensions variable
Red/Green Confluence, 2006
performance/installation documentation
dimensions variable
Quaver, 2006
wood, pheasant feathers, emu sinew, wood stain
56″ x 57″ x 17″
untitled (tape drawing), 2005
artist’s tape
120″ x 120″
Turtle Pie, 2005
performance/installation documentation
dimensions variable
Pennsylvania, 2005
single channel video still
5 min. 28 sec.
untitled (tape drawing), 2004
artist’s tape
84″ x 84″
#695 (Amsterdam Quaternities), 2002-present
ink on paper
3″x 3″
#356 (Amsterdam Quaternities), 2002-present
ink on paper
3″x 3″
All images courtesy the artist.
Solo Exhibitions
2008
Amsterdam Quaternities & All Internal, Crisp London Los Angeles, London, UK & Los Angeles, CA
2004
Interstate Mutilate, H. Lewis Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Group Exhibitions
2008
Party Favors curated by Holly Meyers, Bonelli Contemporary, Los Angeles
2007
The Fucked Up Drawing Party Meets The Suitcase, Raid Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Horrorshow, Telic Arts Exchange, Los Angeles, CA
Queen’s Nails Annex: Marfa, The Waypoint, Marfa, TX.
Underworld, Salon Oblique, Venice, CA.
If Something Has to Change, Shotgun Space, Los Angeles, CA
MFA Thesis Exhibition, New Wight Gallery University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Meltdown, Salon Oblique, Venice, CA.
2006
Rose Bowl Flea Market Biennale, Outpost for Contemporary Art, Pasadena, CA.
Greater Los Angeles MFA Exhibition 2, California State University, Los Angeles, CA
Quiver, Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
DEMONS to Diamonds, Locust Projects, Miami, FL
2005
Incognito Invitational, Santa Monica Museum of Art, CA
Greater Los Angeles MFA Exhibition, California State University, Los Angeles
2005
L.A. Arts for Katrina, LA Design Center, CA
2004
Refresh Galerie Francoise E.S.F., Baltimore, MD
Annual Salon Show, Mount Royal Tavern, Baltimore, MD
London Biennale (draw_drawing) Gallery 32, London, UK
Art Connections at MICA, Maryland Institute, College of Art
2002
Double Feature, Mount Royal Station Auditorium, Baltimore, MD
Front Porch for You Not for Me, Mount Royal Ave., Baltimore, MD
2001
Book Arts Show, Maryland Institute, College of Art
2000
Stable Round Up, Galerie Françoise E.S.F., Baltimore, MD
Step Right Up! Phillip’s Emporium, Bloomsburg, PA.
MICA Jury Show, Maryland Institute, College of Art.
1999
MICA Juried Foundation Show, Maryland Institute, College of Art.
Awards / Commissions / Fellowships / Residencies:
2008
Macdowell Colony, New Hampshire
2006
UCLA University Fellowship
2004
UCLA University Fellowship
2001
Francis B. Harvey Scholarship
2000
Seymour Mandelbaum Scholarship
1998-2001
Maryland Institute Scholarship
1998-2001
Presidential Scholarship
Bibliography:
2008
Editor Alex Israel, “Jason Rhoades’ Black Pussy Cocktail Coffee Table Book.” Steidl David Zwirner, February.
2007
Tamara Devrient, “Pioneers and Entrepreneurs: French Immigration in the Making of Los Angeles.” France Los Angeles eXchange, CA.
Editor Monique Van Genderen, “Art 150″, Lulu.com.
2006
Editor Mary Watkins, UCLA Graduate Quarterly, fall 2006, los angeles, ca.
Bruce Hainley, “Artquake”, New York Times Magazine, style, October 1, 2006.
Art Director Amir Fallah, UCLA Department of Art Graduate Studies Catalog, Los Angeles, CA.
Carlos Suarez De Jesus, “School’s Out: Locust rings the bell with adolescent despair and lollipop dreams”,
Miami New Times, Miami, FL. April 6.
2005
Art Director Amir Fallah, UCLA Department of Art Graduate Studies Catalog, Los Angeles, CA.
Editor Kim Carlin, Contact: MICA Quarterly Newsletter, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Winter.
2004
Jonathan Pitts, “Art’s Opposites Form a Theme in ‘refresh,” The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD., August 5.
2003
James Doorne, “Death Becomes Fur,” Bizarre 76, IFC Magazines. London, England, September.
2002
Crispin Sartwell, “A New Direction for Public Art,” The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD., June 7.
2000
Mike Giuliano “Fresh Horses,” City Paper, Baltimore, MD., August.
Published Essays:
2007
“The Ambassadors: Satan, Male Bliss, and The Filth.” ArtUS 21 Dec/Jan, Published by the Foundation for International Art Criticism, edited by Paul Foss.
“The Occidental Death of Jason Rhoades,” ArtUS 18-May/June, Published by the Foundation for International Art Criticism, edited by Paul Foss
Performances:
2006
Green/Red Confluence, warner studios, culver city, CA
Gnomiclature of the 4th Uni-Pyre, Moonlight Mesa, Joshua Tree, CA
The Black Pussy Soiree Cabaret Macramé, Los Angeles, CA
2005
Killer Body, UCLA campus, Warner Building, Culver City, CA
Jet d’Eau-leans, California State University Long Beach, CA
Cliché Clean Up, UCLA campus, Warner Building, Culver City, CA
2004
Turtle Pie, UCLA campus, Kinross South, Los Angeles, CA
Shot, Talking Head Club, Baltimore, MD
2001
Harvest Moon, H&H Surplus Building, Baltimore, MD
1999
Redman, Susquehanna Valley Mall, Selinsgrove, PA
Curatorial:
2005
Southern Exposure, UCLA Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2004
Refresh (co-curator), Galerie Francoise E.S.F., Baltimore, MD
Permanent Collection:
Project PLASE: 1814 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore, MD
John Baldessari’s Artists’ Books Collection, Venice Beach, CA