EDUCATION
2020, Chautauqua School of Art Residency Program, Chautauqua, NY
2013, Cooper Union School of Art, New York, NY | Honors: 4-Years Full-Tuition Scholarship
2013, Cooper Union School of Art, New York, NY | Honors: 4-Years Full-Tuition Scholarship
AWARDS, GRANTS,
FELLOWSHIPS, RESIDENCIES
FELLOWSHIPS, RESIDENCIES
2022
Lilla Jewel Award, Seeding Justice (previously MRG Foundation), Portland, OR
Individual Artist Fellowship, Oregon Arts Commission, Portland, OR
2021
Art Writing Residency, Stelo + Virable West, Portland, OR
Emerging Artist-in-Residence, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, WA
Grant, MAKE|LEARN|BUILD, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR
Career Opportunity Grant, Oregon Arts Commission + Ford Family Foundation, Portland, OR
Residency, New Media Gallery Residency, Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA
Residency, Stelo Arts, Portland, OR
Residency, Fountainhead Residency, Miami, FL
* nominated by Leilani Lynch, Curator of The Bass Museum
Residency, Bunker Projects, Pittsburgh, PA
2020
Award, Franklin Furnace Fund, New York, NY
Residency, Bunker Projects, Pittsburgh, PA
Residency, GLEAN, Portland, OR
Residency, Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
Residency, Labor Fellow, Labor Residency, Santa Fe Art Institute, NM
2019
Career Opportunity Grant, Oregon Arts Commission + Ford Family Foundation, Portland, OR
Idea Furnace Grant + Residency, Pittsburgh Glass Center, PA
Emergency Grant, Alliance of Artists Communities + Sam and Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts, Providence, RI
* awarded for participation in Santa Fe Art Institute residency
Professional Development Grant, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR
Golden Spot Residency Award, Ford Family Foundation, Portland, OR
Residency, Caldera Arts, Sisters, OR
2018
Individual Artist Project Grant, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR
New Media Fellowship, Open Signal, Portland, OR
* facilitated by art historian, curator and academic Chanon Kenji Praepipatmongkol
2017
The Precipice Fund, Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts + the Calligram Foundation, Portland OR
2008
Full-Tuition Scholarship, Cooper Union School of Art, New York, NY
2005
First Place Winner (Visual Arts), Rookery Building Art Scholarship, Chicago, IL
Honorable Mention (Photography), “View Finders”, Chicago Magazine, IL
Lilla Jewel Award, Seeding Justice (previously MRG Foundation), Portland, OR
Individual Artist Fellowship, Oregon Arts Commission, Portland, OR
2021
Art Writing Residency, Stelo + Virable West, Portland, OR
Emerging Artist-in-Residence, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, WA
Grant, MAKE|LEARN|BUILD, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR
Career Opportunity Grant, Oregon Arts Commission + Ford Family Foundation, Portland, OR
Residency, New Media Gallery Residency, Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA
Residency, Stelo Arts, Portland, OR
Residency, Fountainhead Residency, Miami, FL
* nominated by Leilani Lynch, Curator of The Bass Museum
Residency, Bunker Projects, Pittsburgh, PA
2020
Award, Franklin Furnace Fund, New York, NY
Residency, Bunker Projects, Pittsburgh, PA
Residency, GLEAN, Portland, OR
Residency, Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
Residency, Labor Fellow, Labor Residency, Santa Fe Art Institute, NM
2019
Career Opportunity Grant, Oregon Arts Commission + Ford Family Foundation, Portland, OR
Idea Furnace Grant + Residency, Pittsburgh Glass Center, PA
Emergency Grant, Alliance of Artists Communities + Sam and Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts, Providence, RI
* awarded for participation in Santa Fe Art Institute residency
Professional Development Grant, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR
Golden Spot Residency Award, Ford Family Foundation, Portland, OR
Residency, Caldera Arts, Sisters, OR
2018
Individual Artist Project Grant, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR
New Media Fellowship, Open Signal, Portland, OR
* facilitated by art historian, curator and academic Chanon Kenji Praepipatmongkol
2017
The Precipice Fund, Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts + the Calligram Foundation, Portland OR
2008
Full-Tuition Scholarship, Cooper Union School of Art, New York, NY
2005
First Place Winner (Visual Arts), Rookery Building Art Scholarship, Chicago, IL
Honorable Mention (Photography), “View Finders”, Chicago Magazine, IL
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2021
Group Exhibition, COALESCE, Portland, OR
Solo Exhibition, “Karmic II”, Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA
Group Exhibition, “Capturing the Moment”, presented by RACC, Portland, OR
2020
Solo Exhibition, “Burning, Thaan, Burning”, <terminal> gallery, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
Group Exhibition, GLEAN Portland, Disjecta, Portland, OR
Group Exhibition, “The United”, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Group Exhibition, “Emerging Artists Exhibition,” Gallo Family Gallery at the Strohl Art Center, Chautauqua, NY
Live Performance, “Platform: Engaging the Ethics of Production and Consumption”, Platform bridges art and social engagement with interactive works and participatory experiences, Santa Fe Art Institute, NM
2019
Solo Exhibition, “Karmic I”, Open Signal, Portland, OR
Open Signal Fest, live performance of “Semiotics of a Thai Kitchen”, Open Signal, Portland, OR
All-Star Awards Ceremony, hosted by Portland Public School at Leftbank Annex, Portland, OR (curated by Regional Arts and Culture Council)
2018
“Portland in Color”, UNA Gallery, Portland, OR
Group Exhibition, COALESCE, Portland, OR
Solo Exhibition, “Karmic II”, Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA
Group Exhibition, “Capturing the Moment”, presented by RACC, Portland, OR
2020
Solo Exhibition, “Burning, Thaan, Burning”, <terminal> gallery, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
Group Exhibition, GLEAN Portland, Disjecta, Portland, OR
Group Exhibition, “The United”, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Group Exhibition, “Emerging Artists Exhibition,” Gallo Family Gallery at the Strohl Art Center, Chautauqua, NY
Live Performance, “Platform: Engaging the Ethics of Production and Consumption”, Platform bridges art and social engagement with interactive works and participatory experiences, Santa Fe Art Institute, NM
2019
Solo Exhibition, “Karmic I”, Open Signal, Portland, OR
Open Signal Fest, live performance of “Semiotics of a Thai Kitchen”, Open Signal, Portland, OR
All-Star Awards Ceremony, hosted by Portland Public School at Leftbank Annex, Portland, OR (curated by Regional Arts and Culture Council)
2018
“Portland in Color”, UNA Gallery, Portland, OR
SELECTED LECTURES / TALKS / DEMOS
2021
Guest Lecturer, “Publics” and “Futures” taught by Alisha B. Wormsley, Carnegie Mellon University School of Fine Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
Artist Talk, “New Media Gallery Artist Talk: May Maylisa Cat | Karmic II”, Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA
Guest Lecturer, “Global Perspectives in Contemporary Art” taught by Sholeh Asgary, UC Berkeley Art Practice, Berkeley, CA
Guest Critic, Portfolio Review, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI
Guest Lecturer, “Intermediate Painting” taught by Camille Hoffman, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
Guest Lecturer, “Basic Drawing” and “Drawing I” taught by Camille Hoffman, Cooper Union, New York, NY
Guest Lecturer, “Futures” taught by Alisha Wormsley, Carnegie Mellon University School of Fine Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
Teaching Artist, “Time Capsule: Found Art Archives”, Bodecker Foundation, Portland, OR
2020
Panelist, “Hanging on Every Word: Listening and Learning on Immigration Art”, Intersect Chicago (formerly SOFA EXPO), Chicago, IL
Presenter, “Platform: Engaging the Ethics of Production and Consumption” (with Stacy Scibelli), Santa Fe Art Institute, NM
2019
Guest Lecturer, “Marginalized Narratives” video course taught by Alisha Wormsley, Carnegie Mellon University School of Fine Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
Teaching Artist, “Filmmaking / Discovery”, Caldera, Sisters, OR
Teaching Artist, “Mask Making / Immersion 1”, Caldera, Sisters, OR
Technical Demonstration, “Portland Design Week: Art In the Open presented by Killian Pacific”, live art installation assisting muralist Alex Chui, Clay Pavillion, Portland, OR
Guest Lecturer, “Publics” and “Futures” taught by Alisha B. Wormsley, Carnegie Mellon University School of Fine Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
Artist Talk, “New Media Gallery Artist Talk: May Maylisa Cat | Karmic II”, Jack Straw Cultural Center, Seattle, WA
Guest Lecturer, “Global Perspectives in Contemporary Art” taught by Sholeh Asgary, UC Berkeley Art Practice, Berkeley, CA
Guest Critic, Portfolio Review, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI
Guest Lecturer, “Intermediate Painting” taught by Camille Hoffman, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
Guest Lecturer, “Basic Drawing” and “Drawing I” taught by Camille Hoffman, Cooper Union, New York, NY
Guest Lecturer, “Futures” taught by Alisha Wormsley, Carnegie Mellon University School of Fine Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
Teaching Artist, “Time Capsule: Found Art Archives”, Bodecker Foundation, Portland, OR
2020
Panelist, “Hanging on Every Word: Listening and Learning on Immigration Art”, Intersect Chicago (formerly SOFA EXPO), Chicago, IL
Presenter, “Platform: Engaging the Ethics of Production and Consumption” (with Stacy Scibelli), Santa Fe Art Institute, NM
2019
Guest Lecturer, “Marginalized Narratives” video course taught by Alisha Wormsley, Carnegie Mellon University School of Fine Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
Teaching Artist, “Filmmaking / Discovery”, Caldera, Sisters, OR
Teaching Artist, “Mask Making / Immersion 1”, Caldera, Sisters, OR
Technical Demonstration, “Portland Design Week: Art In the Open presented by Killian Pacific”, live art installation assisting muralist Alex Chui, Clay Pavillion, Portland, OR