AF
Born 1982, Los Angeles, CA
Lives Brooklyn, NY
Education
2017-2021
MFA, Hunter College, NYC, NY
2000-2004
BFA, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
1999-2000
El Camino Community College, Torrance, CA
Teaching Experience
2010-2014
Adjunct Faculty
Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
2009-2015
Founder and Painting Instructor
The Unofficial School of Painting, San Pedro, CA
2005-2009
Painting Instructor
Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, CA
Solo Exhibitions
2020
Sisyphus Lounge, 205 Hudson Street Gallery, New York, NY
2013
Awesome Art: you are welcome, Hopper House/ in conjunction with PST, Venice, CA
2008
Deep Thoughts & Shallow Paintings, Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2006
Girlie Girls and Manly Men, Earl McGrath Gallery, West Hollywood, CA LINK
New Work, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
New Stuff, Earl McGrath Gallery @ Kim Sing Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
2005
Dew Drop & Friends, Solaris Gallery/ Don O’Melveny Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
Curator: Danielle Shang
Andrew Foster and Frank Stockton: Nucleus Gallery. Los Angels, CA
Select Group Exhibitions
2022
Starry Night, strobe, New York City, NY LINK
Curators: Johanna Strobel & Jule Jule Korneffel
2020
Digital Exhibition, Hauser & Wirth, New York, NY LINK
2019
Making Spaces, 205 Project Space, New York, NY
Season Two, PAD Gallery, New York, NY
Zen Arcade, The Lobby, Brooklyn, NY LINK
2018 Six Months In, 205 Project Space, New York, NY
2015
Palm Springs Art Fair, PYO Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
2014
Field Notes (three person), PYO Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Status of Portraiture, Autonomie Projects, Los Angeles, CA
MAS Attack, Artra Curatorial, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
MAS Attack, Artra Curatorial, Vast Space Projects, Las Vegas, NV
2013
Paradox Maintenance Technicians, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
M.A.S. Attack, Artra, Los Angeles, CA
2012
Painting on Edge, D.E.N. Contemporary, West Hollywood, CA
Painting on Edge, Autonomie, Los Angeles, CA
Group Exhibit, Fabien Fryns Fine Art, West Hollywood, CA
Happening, LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions), Los Angeles, CA
Incognito, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
2011
Domestic Disturbance, Nye + Brown, Culver City, CA
Incognito, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
Group Exhibit, Art Division, Los Angeles, CA
2010
Gray Day, Roberts & Tilton, Los Angeles, CA; curator: Noah Davis
2009
Group Exhibit, Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, NY
Incognito, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
Los Angeles Art Show, Robert Berman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008
KNOW, Gen Art Vanguard Fair: Basel, Miami
Incognito, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
Group Exhibit, Robert Berman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Group Exhibit, Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Tribute, Robert Berman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007
KNOW, Art Now: Basel Miami
Group Exhibit, Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, NY
Green Show, Robert Berman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Group Exhibit, Gallery 1988, San Francisco, CA
Group Exhibit, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Four Person Exhibit, The Venice Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
Red Dot Fair, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
LA Art Show, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006
Figurative + Abstraction, Earl McGrath Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Curator: Dane Jensen
ART(212) art fair, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
Andrew Foster & Frank Stockton, Nucleus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Works on Paper, Gallery C, Hermosa Beach, CA
2005
Three person exhibit, ANDLAB, Los Angeles, CA
Spring Group Show, Earl McGrath Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Motel Art Fair, with MW Gallery, New York, NY
Group Exhibit, Solaris Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
Grants & Awards
2012
Nominated for be-Art Paris Exhibition Prize
2004
Pickford Memorial Scholarship (ACCD)
Art Center Scholarship
2003
Beverly G. Alpay Memorial Grant
Pickford Memorial Scholarship (ACCD)
2001
Art Center College of Design Scholarship Grant
2000
Art Center Incoming Student Scholarship Grant
Beverly G. Alpay Memorial Grant
1996-1999
Coyne Scholarship, ACCD
Select Bibliography
2013 Exhibition Review, Torrance Tribune, January 2013
2011 Art.es Magazine no 44, ¿Qué pasa en... Los Angeles?, Beatrice Chassepot
2010 Exhibition Review, Christopher Knight , LA Times, Nov. 26, 2010 link
2010 Essay, New American Paintings #85, January 2010
Dominic Molon, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
2009 Exhibition Review, Art Hag 8.11.2009, Beach Blanket Bingo, Jonathan LeVine Gallery NY
2007 LA Weekly, Holly Meyers, ‘Shooting Low, Aiming High’ March 16, 2007
Lectures/ Panel Discussions
2014 The Status of Portraiture, Autonomie Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2010 BeART Studio Visit Series