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SHANA LUTKER

Born 1978 in Northport, New York.
Lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

EDUCATION

UCLA, School of Art, MFA, Interdisciplinary Studio, 2005.
Brown University, Providence, RI. BA, Visual Art and Modern Culture and Media, 2000.
Central St Martin’s College of Art and Design, visitng artist, 1999.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010
"H. Y. S. T. et al.," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, CA.
"Reading Seating," Works Sited, Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, CA.

2009
"Forever Will a Blockhead Be," Björn Wetterling Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden

2008
"Books, 2005-2008," The Suburban, Oak Park, IL.
“The Commiffioners,” Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles, CA.
“Combined Faulty Acts,” Artists’ Space, New York, NY. Catalogue.

2007
CCA Wattis Institute, San Francisco, CA. Booklet.
“The Future of an Illusion,” Room Gallery, University of California, Irvine.

2006
“Excerpts,” Wetterling Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden. Catalogue.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010
"Ruins (Los Angeles)," LA><ART Billboard, Los Angeles, CA.
"A Torrent of Words," John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI.
"Territories, Left of Center," Luckman Fine Art Gallery, Cal State University, Los Angeles, CA.
"Point to one end, which is always present," Small A projects, New York, NY.

2009
"Performa 09," X Initiative, New York, NY.
"Words, Am Nuden Da," London, England.
"An Object Tossed from One Country to Another," Block Party, Highland Park, CA.
"In Bed Together," Royal T, Los Angeles, CA.
"Veronica," Pitzer Art Gallery, Claremont, CA. Catalogue.
"In Love with the Night," Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman University, Orange, CA.
"On the Pleasure of Hating," Lisa Cooley Gallery, New York, NY.
"Bitch is the New Black," Honor Fraser, Los Angeles, CA.
"Broken English," Seiler + Mosseri-Marlio Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland.
"This is Killing Me," Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, MA.
"The May Show," Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA.
"Put On," Circus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.

2008
“California Biennial 2008,” Orange County Museum of Art, CA. Offsite performances at Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum and the LAB, Costa Mesa.
“Shana Lutker, Anna Sew Hoy, Brenna Youngblood,” University Art Museum, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA.
“Delusionarium 4,” David Salow Gallery and Bonelli Contemporary, Los Angeles.
“This Shadow is a Bit of Ideology,” Gallery 400, UIC, Chicago, IL.
“The 30TH Anniversary: PART III,” Wetterling Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden. Catalogue.
“The Whole World is Watching,” Glendale College Gallery, Glendale, CA. Curated by Irene Tsatsos.
“November Again,” Harris Lieberman, New York, NY.
“The Silence of Infinite Space,” Glendale College Gallery, Glendale, CA. Curated by Aram Moshayedi.
“3 Rooms: Shana Lutker, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, David Kennedy Cutler,” D’Amelio Terras, NY.

2007
You Are Here, Glassell CORE Program Gallery, Museum of Fine Art, Houston, TX.
Passengers, CCA Wattis Institute, San Francisco, CA. Curated by Jens Hoffman.
Abstraction, Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Curated by Nancy Meyer.
For Sale, Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art, Lisbon, Portugal. Curated by Jens Hoffman.
The Pyramid Show, Monte Vista, Los Angeles, CA.
Reality Disorder, Susanne Vielmetter Projects, Los Angeles, CA.
88:88, The Project, New York, NY.
Big Secret Cache, Angstrom Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.

2006  
November, Harris Lieberman, New York, NY. Nov - Dec 2006.
California Biennial 2006, Orange County Museum, CA. October - December 2006.
Re-make/Re-Model, D’Amelio Terras, New York, NY. Online Exhibition at www.remakeremodel.net
People for a Better Tomorrow, Sweeney Art Gallery, UC Riverside, CA. Curated by Meg Cranston. April 2006.
And Therefore I Am, Tang Museum, Skidmore, Saratoga, NY. Curated by John Weber. February - Sept 2006.

2005   
Happenstance, Harris Lieberman Gallery, New York. Curated by Lauri Firstenberg. November 2006.
Speakeasy, Upspace, Los Angeles, CA.
Champion Fine Art 2003-2005, Art 2102, Los Angeles. Organized by Drew Heitzler and Flora Weigman.
Public Sculpture for Benevento Citta Spettacolo, Italy, Theater Festival. September 2005. Curated by Demetrio Paparoni. Catalogue.
Erzael mal was, Kunstverein Langenhagen, Langenhagan, Germany. Curated by Veronika Olbrich.
Supersonic 2, LA Design Center, Los Angeles, CA.
The Paths of Moons and Planets, Crazy Space, Santa Monica, CA. Curated by Dawn Kasper.

2004   
Faith, Champion Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA. Curated by Matt Johnson. Catalogue.
Delusionarium I, Legacy Art Gallery, Santa Ana, CA. Curated by Jesse Benson. Catalogue.
Art and Propaganda, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ.

2003   
Record, Art 2102, Los Angeles, CA. Screening curated by Sharon Hayes.
The Stage, Stray Show 2003, Chicago, IL. Special installation project for Thomas Blackman Assc.
Instant Installations, Sundown Salon, Los Angeles, CA. Curated by Pipillotti Rist.


BIBLIOGRAPHY

Armstrong, Elizabeth, “California Above All,” Art Review, May 2006, p84.
Beil, Kim, “California Biennial at OCMA,” ArtWeek, February 2007, Vol 38, Issue 1, pg. 16-19.
Berwick, Carly, “Happenstance,” ArtNews, April 2006.
Born, Katheryn, “This Shadow is a Bit of Ideology”, Time Out Chicago, Issue 201, January 1-7 2009.
Carson, Juli, “Shana Lutker’s The Future of an Illusion,” published by Room Gallery, Jan 2007.
Cotter, Holland, “November” in “Art Review,” The New York Times, Dec 22, 2006.
Cotter, Holland, “Happenstance” in “Art in Review,” The New York Times, Dec. 30, 2005, B37.
Diaz, Karla, “A Tour of San Francisco and Oakland,“ Flashartonline, http://www.flashartonline.com/ NEWS/9_10_Tour%20of%20San%20Francisco.html 2008.
Ennis, Ciara, Veronica, Pitzer College Art Galleries, Pitzer College. 2009.
Firstenberg, Lauri, “The Talented Ms. Lutker,” LA Confidential, September, 2009, pg 72.
Firstenberg, Lauri, 2008 California Biennial, “Shana Lutker in conversaton with Lauri Firstenberg,” Orange County
Museum of Art, pp146-147.
Foss, Paul, “Shana Lutker,” ArtUS, September 2008, p7.
Frank, Peter, “The Radiant Mind, the Body Politic: Lee Mullican, Shana Lutker, Olga Koumoundouros”
LA Weekly, June 4, 2008.
Haeg, Fritz, The Sundown Salon Unfolding Archive, Evil Twin Books, New York. 2009
Hoffmann, Jens, “Fragments of an Analysis of a Case of Art,” Passengers 1.4 catalogue,
published by CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts. 2008
Holte, Michael Ned, “Shana Lutker,” 2006 California Biennial, Orange County Musuem of Art, 2006, pp.104-107.
Martin, Victoria, “Shana Lutker at Susanne Vielmetter Projects,” Artweek, September 2008.
Mizota, Sharon, “The California Biennial Spreads Out,” LA Times, October 19, 2008.
Moshayedi, Aram with Shana Lutker, “Forever Will A Blockhead Be,” Catalogue published by Wetterling Gallery, 2009.
Myers, Julian, “I want to tell you Everything,” in Excerpts, published by Wetterling Gallery, Stockholm. 2006
Nawi, Diana, “This is Killing Me,” Brochure published by Mass MOCA, North Adams, MA. 2009
Olive, Ashley, “Shana Lutker at CAF’s Forum Lounge,” Santa Barbara Independent, Thursday Oct. 30, 2008.
Pollack, Barbara, “Happenstance,” Time Out New York, Issue 536: January 5–11, 2006.
Ramani, Donato, “Creating amid Passion and Fears,” L’Uomo Vogue, May/Jume 2009, pp. 65-66.
Ross, David, “The Party’s Over,” Flyp, Flypmedia.com, March 13 - 26, 2009 Issue.
Smee, Sebastian, “Unflattering Reflection,” Boston Globe, August 1, 2009.
Uchill, Rebecca, “This is Killing Me,” Art Papers, November/December 2009, pg 66.
Uslip, Jeffrey, “Shana Lutker: Combined Faulty Acts,” Catalogue published by Artists Space, New York, NY. 2008.
Woodward, Joe, “Hear, Hear: Shana Lutker arrives in two capacities this month,” Santa Barbara News Press, Friday, Oct. 31, 2008.
Wulffson, Jennifer, “California Biennial, 2006,” LatinArt.com.
Younger than Jesus/Artist Directory, Phaidon Press, 2009.

PUBLISHED WRITING AND WORK
2009
“Eileen Cowin: Simply Because You’re Near Me,” Essay for Cowin’s exhibition at Pasadena Community
College Gallery, March 2009 (forthcoming).
“Artists Art Not,” thehighlights.com, February issue Artists Project, Transmedia, January 2009.
2007
“Confusion, Collateral, and Pain,” X-TRA, Winter 2007-8, Vol. 10.2. With Kris Paulsen.
2006
“Notes on Display, Exhibition and Awe,” X-TRA, Winter 2006-7, Vol.9.2.
“Every Garden a Munition Plant,” X-TRA, Summer 2006, Vol. 8.4.
2005
“Ghosts of the Public,” X-TRA, Fall 2005, Vol 8.1, pp 48-52.
2004
Sourcebook of American Chatter: Issue One (Fragments), contributor.

OTHER PROJECTS

Managing Editor and member Editorial Board, X-TRA Magazine (2004 - present)ANNEX, Organized lecture series for ART2102 at Mountain Bar, conversations between artists and experts. Participating artists Mark Bradford, Meg Cranston, Sean Dockray, Angie Waller, and
Mario Ybarra Jr. , Spring 2006
Field Works Art/Geography, Organizer of symposium and public program at Hammer Museum. 2005.
http://www.fieldworks.org/
2003 Wight Biennial, Curator and Coordinator, New Wight Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles.
Sigmund Freud Museum, London, Library Residency, Summer 2003.

AWARDS AND HONORS

California Community Foundation Emerging Artist Fellowship, 2008
Durfee Artist Completion Grant, 2006
Elaine Krown Klein Award, 2004-5
Hoyt Fellowship, 2004