CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
2005 University of California San Diego, Master of Fine Arts, Computing in the Arts
2002 University of Colorado at Boulder, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Art Summa Cum Laude
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Orderings, Foothills Art Center / Golden CO
2022 The Distance Between Words, New Collection / Denver, CO
2020 OPEN, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art / Boulder, CO
2019 Eight-and-a-Half-by-Eleven, David B. Smith Gallery / Denver, CO
In Other Words..., Republic Plaza / Denver, CO
curated by Andra Archer
2017 Marginalia, Dairy Center for the Arts / Boulder, CO
curated by Rebecca Cuscaden
Sticks & Stones, David B. Smith Gallery / Denver, CO
2016 Corruption, Media Live Festival, University of Colorado Boulder Art Museum / Boulder, CO
two-person exhibition with Steven Frost, curated by Sandra Firmin
2015 Polysemic, Museum of Outdoor Arts / Englewood, CO
A.K.A., David B. Smith Gallery / Denver, CO
2014 XYZ, David B. Smith Gallery / Denver, CO
Left to Right, Top to Bottom, Museum of Contemporary Art / Denver, CO
curated by Nora Burnett Abrams
2013 Joel Swanson: Work Inspired by the Media Archaeology Lab, Counterpath / Denver, CO
curated by Lori Emerson
2011 Formalisms, RedLine Contemporary Art Center / Denver, CO
2008 Binarisms, ATLAS Institute, University of Colorado Boulder / Boulder, CO
2004 Confessions: A Fictional Overhaul of Saint Augustine, Marcuse Gallery / San Diego, CA
HyperX at ALTX.com, online exhibition
curated by Mark Amerika
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Alumni Exhibition, La Napoule Art Foundation / La Napoule, FR
Art Intelligent, Université du Québec à Montréal / Montreal, CA
Masque, Faces à Faces, La Banane Gallery / Cannes, FR
aweStruct, Verano Beach Museum of Art / Verano Beach, FL
2023 Faculty Exhibition, University of Colorado Art Museum / Boulder, CO
FILE Festival / Sāo Paulo, BR
Prismatic / Dairy Center for the Arts / Boulder, CO
2022 Between the Columns, Codaworx Summit / McNichols Building / Denver, CO
LIKE LIKE / Rotunda Gallery, Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design / Lakewood, CO
Resilience: A Visual Proclamation / Upstart Modern / San Francisco, CA
Word Into Art, Boulder Public Library / Boulder, CO
co-curated by Jim Johnson and Jennifer Heath
2021 Luminaries, Frederic C Hamilton Fine Art Gallery, Children’s Hospital Colorado / Aurora, CO
Dallas Art Fair. courtesy of David B. Smith Gallery / Dallas, TX
Word Play, Arvada Center / Arvada, CO
Untitled, Pirate Contemporary Art / Lakewood, CO
The Anniversary Exhibition: Selections from the MOA Collection, Museum of Outdoor Arts / Englewood, CO
2020 Why Sentience?, International Society for Electronic Arts / Montreal, QC
Plasticine, Art Students League of Denver / Denver, CO, curated by Kalliopi Monoyios
2011 Au: Exchange, RedLine Contemporary Art Center / Denver, CO curated by Cortney Lane Stell
Design for the Other 90% / Denver, CO
Frame of Mind / Denver, CO
B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Beamer) / Denver, CO
2010 Informal Show, RedLine Contemporary Art Center / Denver, CO
Cross Ties Across Time / RedLine Contemporary Art Center / Denver, CO
2009 Binarisms, Digital Arts and Culture Conference, Electronic Literature Gallery / Irvine, CA
The Last Book, Multimedia Book Performance, Schindler House / Los Angeles, CA
2008 The 86 Collective, Beta Nightclub / Denver, CO
Ruckus, Repeat, Ruckus: Visual Noise, The Lab / Belmar, CO
2007 The Last Book, Multimedia Book Project, MAK Center for Art and Architecture / Los Angeles, CA
with Steve Fagin, Mary Gaitskill, Leslie Thorton, Davina Semo, and others
LA Freewaves / Los Angeles, CA
Synesthesia, online Empyre.com
Confessions, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art / Orange County, CA
2005 Supersonic, Los Angeles Design Center / Los Angeles, CA
Now Happening, University Gallery / San Diego, CA
2004 FILE, Electronic Language International Festival / Sao Paulo, BR
Digital N@arrative, UCLA Hammer Museum / Los Angeles, CA, curated by Jessica Pressman
2003 AIM (Art in Motion), Susquehanna Art Museum / Harrisburg, PA
9th Floor, Graduate Relocation Project / Los Angeles, CA
Life By Design Conference Exhibition, University of California Irvine / Irvine, CA
Emerging Artists Digital Art Show, The Dairy Center / Boulder, CO
curated by Polly Addison
2002 AIM (Art in Motion Festival), University of Southern California / Los Angeles, CA
Full Frontal, University of Colorado Boulder Art Museum / Boulder, CO
Korean Web Art Festival / Seoul, KR collaboration with Mark Amerika
SELECTED COMMISSIONS
2024 Redactions, digital artwork, Université du Québec à Montréal / Montreal, CA
2023 717 17th Street Public Artwork Commission, Brookfield Properties / Denver, CO
Ready, Set, Go, private artwork commission / Boulder, CO
2022 Love, Public Art Commission for The Laureate / Berkeley, CA
2021 HASHTAG, competitive commission for Twitter Office / Boulder, CO
2020 BLINK/BLANK, commission for Tilt/West Journal, Art & Language / Denver, CO
Y/OURS, public commission, installation refurbished and extended / Denver, CO
2019 Choreographies, Night Lights Denver / Denver, CO
curated by David Moke
TRULY/RURAL, commission for Colorado Convention Center / Denver, CO
Ampersand, four-piece commission, Museum of Contemporary Art Denver Board / Denver, CO
Octopus Initiative, twenty-five piece commission, Museum of Contemporary Art Denver / Denver, CO
Binary Pronouns video commission, 150 Media Stream, 150mediastream.com / Chicago, IL
curated by Yuge Zhou
North Boulder Library Public Art Commission Finalist / Boulder, CO
2018 Homophone, commission / Denver, CO
ME/WE, commission for Civico / Denver, CO
N/EVER, commission for the ATLAS Institute, University of Colorado / Boulder, CO
Standardized Car Scents, commission for Strada Advertising / Denver, CO
Y/OURS, public art commission by the Downtown Denver Partnership / Denver, CO
Codependent Algorithms, commission for MediaLive / Boulder, CO
Conjugation of Being Public Art Commission for Redline 10X / Denver, CO
2017 DRINK, DRANK, DRUNK, commission for the Elizabeth Hotel / Fort Collins, CO
T/HERE, public commission, Born Hotel / Denver, CO
curated by Adam Lerner
Born Hotel, twenty-seven piece artwork commission / Denver, CO
curated by Adam Lerner
RIGHT/WRITE/RITE, commission for law firm HuschBlackwell / Denver, CO
2016 Ligature, commission for Twitter / Boulder, CO
Sincerely, public art commission, Halcyon Hotel / Cherry Creek, CO
2012 From Here, Terminal Net.Art Commission
Urban Encounter: Sightline, video art commission / Denver, CO
AWARDS, GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND RESIDENCIES
2023 La Napoule Residency / Mandelieu-La Napoule, FR
Research and Innovation Seed Grant for TYPO Lab / Boulder, CO
2022 The New Collection COLAB Commission / Denver, CO and Newport Beach, CA
Hangar Artist Residency / Lisbon, PT
Codependent Algorithms Included in the Electronic Literature Organization’s Anthology, Volume 4
2021 BBA Featured Artist / Berlin, DE
2019 Colorado Creative Industries Grant for Eight-and-a-Half-by-Eleven exhibition / Denver, CO
Center for Humanities and the Arts GCAH Grant for Eight-and-a-Half-by-Eleven exhibition / Denver, CO
Octopus Initiative Grant, Museum of Contemporary Art Denver / Denver, CO
2018 Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Independent Artist Residency / Banff, CA
2017 Black Cube Nomadic Museum Fellowship / Denver, CO
Center for Humanities and the Arts GCAH Grant for Personal Structures exhibition / Venice, IT
Colorado Creative Industries Grant for Personal Structures exhibition / Venice, IT
2015 Nominated for Louis Tiffany Comfort Award / New York, NY
Museum of Outdoor Arts, Artwork Production Grant / Englewood, CO
2014 Best of Westword Award: “Best Show Combining Thinking and Seeing, Left to Right, Top to Bottom,”
2013 Media Archeology Lab Artist in Residence / Boulder, CO
Best of Westword Award: “Best Member Art Show” Material Engagements
Center for Humanities and the Arts GCAH Grant for Logic Only Works in Two Dimensions / Denver, CO
2012 “Most Experimental” award winner at Digital Graffiti / Alys Beach, FL
Digital Graffiti Artist Residency / Alys Beach, FL
2011 Digital Humanities Research Seminar / University of Colorado Boulder
Center for Humanities and the Arts GCAH Grant for Sol Lewitt’s Statements on Conceptual Art, Diagrammed
Terminal Net Art Award, From Here, Austin Peay State University / Clarksville, TN
2010 RedLine Artist Residency, 2010–2012 / Denver, CO
COLLECTIONS
Born Hotel / Denver, CO
Colorado Convention Center / Denver, CO
Elizabeth Hotel / Fort Collins, CO
Electronic Literature Organization’s 4th Anthology
Halcyon Hotel / Denver, CO
Husch/Blackwell / Denver, CO
Mark and Polly Addison Collection, Boulder, CO
Maauad Collection / Mexico City, MX
Museum of Outdoor Arts / Englewood CO
Octopus Initiative, Museum of Contemporary Art Denver / Denver, CO
Pardon Collection / Newport Beach CA & Denver, CO
New Collection / Denver, CO
Twitter / Boulder, CO
University of Colorado Boulder Art Museum