RACHEL MASON     

EDUCATION

         Grover Cleveland High School, Reseda, CA, 1998

        University of California Los Angeles , CA,   B.A. 2001

        Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut M.F.A. in Sculpture 2004

 

                                                           

EXHIBITIONS

2009

Holy Empire of the Jaw, solo installation within In-Practice, Sculpture Center, Long Island City, NY

I Rule With a Broken Heart, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago, IL

With Gratitude: Contemporary Artists Address Influence, Madison Museum of Art, Madison, WI (upcoming)

All's Fair In Art and War: Envisioning Conflict, 21C Museum, Louisville, KY

2008

Funny, Not Funny , Bellwether Gallery, New York, NY

People Weekly, CUNY, James Gallery, curated by Linda Norden, New York, NY

In a Box, curated by Billy Miller, at Canco Lofts, Jersey City, NJ

Red vs. Blue, Art and Politics, Occidental College, curated by Jason Manley, Los Angeles, CA

Democracy in America, Park Avenue Armory, by Creative Time, New York, NY

Other Certainties, curated by Summer Guthery and Amy Owen, NYCAMS, New York, NY

Infrastructure, curated by Roman Stollenwerk, Wignall Museum at Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Pdf , co-curated by Summer Guthery, Lumi Tan, and Nicholas Weist, at 14 International galleries

Mirror/Mirror, curated by Eve Wood and Maryanne Pomonis, Circus Gallery, Los Angeles, NY

Warlord, Smith-Stewart Gallery, New York, NY

Artists as Publishers, The Center for Book and Paper Art, New York, NY

         Handle with Care, Pelham Art Center, Pelham, NY

         Is this the Real Life ? curated by Phyllis Greene, Galerie Califia,   Bohemia, Prague

         Under the Influence, curated by Anat Ebgi, Hessel Museum of Art, Bard College, Anondale on-Hudson, NY

          Benefit for Momenta Art   Exhibition , Momenta Art and White Columns, New York, NY

         The Other Side , curated by Billy Miller, Gallery 58, Jersey City, NJ  

         Visions from Abroad , curated by Omar Lopez-Chahoud, Flushing Town Hall Gallery, Flushing, NY

         The Candidate, (Solo Exhibition) at Circus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

  2007

  The Red Badge of Courage, Newark Arts Council, Newark, NJ

         Stone Face, Fellows of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA

         I Died for Beauty, Newman-Popiashvili Gallery, New York, NY

         Summer Romance, Sabina Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

         M*A*S*H* curated by Omar Lopez-Chahoud and Amy Smith-Stewart, The Helena, New York, NY

         This Land is Our Land, curated by Ronnie Bass, The Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA

          Mr. President, University Art Museum, Buffalo, NY

  2006

         Chain Letter ,   High Energy Constructs Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

         Songs of the Ambassadors, Trudi Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

         Many Many Guys and Girls, All Real Beauties, Circus of Books, Los Angeles, CA

         Emerging Artists, Sing Sing Prison Auditorium, Ossining, NY

         If A Cat Has Kittens in An Oven are They Kittens or Are They Biscuits, Roebling Hall, New York, NY

         Anyhere, Circus of Books, Los Angeles, CA

         Dynasty, Gallery MC, New York, NY

  Das Herr Winklemann Stipendium, München, Germany

         Circular States of Boredom in the Face of World Domination, Circus of Books Studio, New York, NY

2005

Co-Dependent, The Living Room, Miami, FL              

          Die Prof. Winkler Kunst Und Literaturage Los Angeles, Circus of Books, Los Angeles, CA

         National Observer, Circus of Books, Los Angeles, CA

         A Kiss Is More Than A Kiss, University of Connecticut, Stamford, CT

         Off My Biscuit Destroy Your District!   Samson Projects, Boston, MA

         Still Legends, Jessica Murray Projects, New York, NY

2004

Republican Like Me, Parlour Projects, Brooklyn NY

       Grotto II Jessica Murray Projects, Brooklyn, NY

       New Work, John Slade Ely Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT

       Shifting Affinities Yale University Student Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

2003

Crosstown Traffic John Slade Ely Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT

Utopia Station "Model Anthem" in Martha Rosler's contribution to the Venice Biennial, Venice, Italy

1999- 2001

Some Assembly Required Wayward Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Juried Exhibition curated by Karen Higa, New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Amped, Sandroni Rey Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Juried Exhibition curated by Russell Ferguson, New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

PRESS

2009

Artforum.com, Picks , "In-Practice" by Lori Cole, February 2009

Flash Art, New York Artists Dictionary, by Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer, January/Feb2009

Make Magazine, Exhibition in Print, The Candidate,   by Katie Geha, Winter 2009

2008

Artillery Magazine, Gotham Groove, by Alison Beth Levy and Cassie Thornton, Nov/Dec 2008

Globe and Mail, Want Scrappy,Vibrant Political Debate? Look to the Artists, Simon Houpt, Sept. 29, 2008

Art US, Review of The Candidate, by Eve Wood, Spring 2008, Issue 22

Flash Art, Review of The Candidate, by Rosanna Albertini, March-April 2008

Modern Painters, Working Practice: The Ambassadors, by Claire Barliant, April 2008

Artforum.com Pick by Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer, January 2008

Queens Chronicle, Flushing Town Hall Offers Visions from Abroad, by Michael Mohammed, April 10, 2008

ArtReview.com, Review of Under the Influence, by Tyler Coburn, April 2008

Neue Zürchur Zeitung, Unter dem Strich, by Karolina Dankow, February 27, 2008

Huffington Post, Interview with Kimberly Brooks, February 23, 2008

Los Angeles Times The Art of the Gesture on the Campaign Trail, by Will Blythe, February 10, 2008

Flavorpill.com Review of The Candidate, by Shana Nys Dambrot, January 2008

Daily Serving.com Review of The Candidate, February 3, 2008

Interview with Kitty Felde for KPCC Radio, NPR station in Los Angeles, February 5, 2008

2007

NYFA Current, The Ambassadors, by Nick Stillman, October 2007

Exit Express Magazine, Cara de Póquer, by Lia Trinka-Browner October 2007

The Korean Times, Summer Romance, July 30, 2007

Tomorrow Unlimited, No Jerks, by Tyler Coburn, June, 22, 2007

The Daily Gazette, Nontraditional Presidential Portraits, Karen Bjornland, March 20, 2007

Art News, Review of Mr. President, Merideth Mendelsohn,   March 2007

Metroland, Review of Mr. President, Nadine Wasserman, February 15, 2007

The Times Union, All the Presidents' Images, Tresca Weinstein, January 28, 2007

2006

Stretcher Magazine, ( Review of Action Adventure) Asha Schechter, Thursday July 20, 2006

Village Voice, Strange Days, Jerry Salz, May 5, 2006

Art News, The Eureka Moment, May 2006

The Art Newspaper, Artists Look to the After Life , Adrian Dannatt, May 2006

Topic Magazine, The Global Patriot: Rachel Mason Designs Tomorrow's Model Anthem   May 2006

2005

Hartford Courant, It was Only A Kiss...Or Was It?   Matthew Erikson,   October 18, 2005

Art Moco, Review of Off My Biscuit Destroy Your District, October 12, 2005

New York Times, Oh Say Can You Sing, Richard Morgan, September 11, 2005

Artforum, Top Ten Pick, Tim Davis, January 2005

Village Voice, Pick, Kim Levin, January 2005

2004

Artforum, Top Ten Pick, David Riminelli, January 2004

Los Angeles Times, Critic's Notebook, A Bush Buss is More Than a Kiss ,   Mark Swed, September 1, 2004

Artforum.com, Critic's Pick, Republican Like Me, Nick Stillman, August- September 2004

New York Times, Weekend Arts Section, Caution: Angry Artists at Work , Roberta Smith, Aug. 24, 2004

New Haven Advocate, Lips Together Bust Apart, Chris Arnott,   July 1, 2004

New Haven Register, Arts Section, Review of New Work , Judy Birke,   July 4, 2004

Yale Daily News, Art Exhibit Provokes, Inspires, Neil Katsuyama, January 29, 2004

2003

New Haven Register, Arts Section, Review of   Crosstown Traffic , Judy Birke,   October 30, 2003

New Haven Advocate, Review of Model Anthem , Chistopher Arnott, July 17, 2003

Yale Daily News, Review of Model Anthem ,   Erin Donar April 8, 2003

2000

Res Magazine, Vol. 4.   No. 2 Video Art's Digital Generation, Claudine Isé, May 2000

Los Angeles Times, Art Reviews, Review of Amped, David Pagel, October 6, 2000   

PERFORMANCES AND SCREENINGS

Nostalgia Isn't What It Used to Be, at La Mama, New York, NY February 13, 14, 15, 2009

Gently Johnny, With Corey McCorkle, at Dave Miko Studio, Brooklyn, NY, January 25, 2009

Hammond Hall Wake, Hammond Hall Closing at Yale University, New Haven, Dec. 3, 2008

Garbage Man in the Mirror, Bellwether Gallery, New York, NY November 20, 2008

Somebody to Love, NYCAMS, NY, October 24, 2008

Songs for My Cabinet, CUNY, New York, NY September 16, 2008

Your Face Exploded into The Mountain, Park Avenue Armory, New York, NY September 21, 2008

Terrestrial Being at Swiss Institute, New York, NY August 17, 2008

The Final Hour s of Saddam Hussein, Emigrant Savings Bank/ Common Room, New York, NY July 6, 2008

Non-Opposing Forces on Battlefield Stanton, Smith-Stewart,   New York, NY June 18, 2008

Troooz, (Screening of Wall) Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Germany July- August 2008

No Milk Today Show , Autoversion Ltd Gallery, New York, NY, May 2, 2008

Our Leader Enters Stage Left Behind a Curtain, Bard College, April 13, 2008

Songs for Ancient Civilizations, Kunsthalle Zurich, Switzerland, Feb 28, 2008

Moab Video Project, (screening of Carlos II) curated by Christy Gast, Station MAC 21, Moab Desert, UT 2008

Candidate Mason: Inaugural Farewell Address, eighteen-thirty, Los Angeles February 9, 2008

The Ambassadors Songs Volume I, JMOCA, Los Angeles, February 1, 2008

The Ambassadors Volume II Record Release, Printed Matter, Dec 20, 2007

The Ambassadors Songs Volume I, New Art Dealers Alliance- Miami- Dec. 6 2007

Hamilton Fish at Mini-Concerts in Back Alley's Dec. 1, 2007

General Concert , curated by Dean Daderko, Art-in-General, New York, NY 2007

Chicago Ex-Pats,   205 Club, organized by Creative-Time, New York, NY 2007

Re-Origin of the Spieces, Soloman Gallery, East Hampton, New York 2007

        Aixperimental , 24 th International Short Film Festival (Screening of Wall ) Aix-en-Provence, France, 2006

Dark Matter, performance at 55 Mercer Gallery, New York, NY 2006

Holiday Cruise, performance at Taxter and Spengeman Gallery, New York, NY, 2006

Never Let Me Down Again, performance at Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, NY, 2006

The Seventh Side of the Die, performance at Alona Kagan Gallery, New York, NY, 2006

Model Anthem, performance at Brooklyn Fireproof, Brooklyn, NY

Origin of Spieces   Slipper Room New York 2006

Trooz, Screening of Wall, Show Cave, Los Angeles, CA, 2006

Videoformes: Nomad, Paris, France, 2006

Intruders, Electronic Arts Intermix video exhibition at NADA, Miami, Florida, 2006

Action Adventure, Canada Gallery, New York, NY, 2006

The Ambassadors, KGB Bar, Mark Jacobson's Radio hour, New York, 2006

M*A*S*H* The HelenaNew York, NY, 2005

Model Anthem in the Art Parade, Deitch Projects, New York, NY 2005

Video Forge, Jessica Murray Projects, New York, NY, 2005
The End of Dynasty Slipper Room, New York, NY 2004

East of Hollywood Video Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA, 2002

Chicago Opera , solo performance in the streets of Chicago, Chicago, IL 2002

AWARDS

Rema Hort Mann Nominee 2008

Susan H. Whedon Award, 2004

Blair Dickinson Memorial Prize, 2004

Finalist for Alice Kimball Fellowship, 2004

Hoyt Fine Arts Scholarship, 2001

Jackie Hicks Memorial Scholarship, 2001

UCLA Project Grant Scholarship, 2000

Finalist for Levinson Award, 2000

Wuerpel Award, 1998

CONTRIBUTIONS TO PUBLICATIONS AND COMPILATION ALBUMS

Make Magazine- Campaign Journal and Illustrations of Authors

McSweeny's - photograph of Shaker Quarter's for Will Blythe's contribution to Atlas of States

Triple Canopy- online magazine

No Milk Today- Billy Miller
K48- Scott Hug

Straight to Hell- Billy Miller

Zing Magazine- Circus of Books exhibition curated by Omar Lopez-Chahoud

So Much Fire to Roast Human Flesh- anti-war music compilation by Josephine Foster

Esopus- Image for Josephine Foster song