LISA WILLIAMSON

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Born 1977
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

EDUCATION
2008        MFA, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
2000        BFA, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
1999        Richmond University, London, UK

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2008
PYTHON, USC MFA Thesis Exhibition, Gayle and Ed Roski Fine Arts Gallery, University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
Boofthle - Booth Booth, Pauline Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2007
Raise High the Roof Beam, Rainbo Club, Chicago, IL
My Buddy, 2007 Wight Biennale, The New Wight Gallery at the Broad Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
GLAMFA 2007, California State Long Beach University, Long Beach, CA
Tyler Britt, Wiley Hoard, Leroy Stevens, Lisa Williamson, Roots and Culture Contemporary Art Center, Chicago, IL
Corpus Humorous, Shatford Library Gallery, Pasadena, CA
The Freezer is a Polar Cave, (solo) Gayle and Ed Roski MFA Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

2006
MFA Graduate Group Exhibition, Gayle and Ed Roski Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Group Grope II, Gayle and Ed Roski Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
John VanWmson, DBS / DogmaticButcherShop, Chicago, Illinois

2005
The Self Center, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, California
No monument, The Guest Room, Chicago, Illinois

2000
2000 Paper Cranes, Phoenix Library, Phoenix, Arizona
Undergraduate Exhibition, Northlight Gallery, Tempe, Arizona

1999
Modified Art Space, Phoenix, Arizona (solo)
Richmond Gallery, London, England

1998
Milieu, Spine Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona
Sixteen Sides to a Square, Studio Gallery 1023, Phoenix, Arizona
Monkey, Metropophobia, Phoenix, Arizona

CURATORIAL & COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
2007
Keep Off – Death!, an artist publication created in collaboration with artist, Sarah Conaway,
Los Angeles, CA
Co-Curator of The Ghost of Rodney Dangerfield, video screening at USC Roski School
of Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA

2003-2004
Co-Founder and Co-Coordinator of POST Chicago, a monthly public art project in which
artists were commissioned to create posters for public spaces, www.post-chicago.com

2004
POST Chicago, Projects 2003-2004, Gallery 400, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois

2003
Co-Curator of Don’t Fail Me Now, TBA Exhibition Space, Chicago, Illinois
Co-Curator of Room for a Revolution, Deluxe Projects, Chicago, Illinois
The Stray Show, POST Chicago Projects, Chicago, Illinois

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Eelms, Anthony, Mark Fischer and Kristen VanDeventer. 2004 Top Ten, (individual mentions, select POST Chicago projects), Coterie, January 2005.

John Van Wmson, Flavorpill Chicago, January 17 – 23, 2006.

Hannum, Terence J. Don’t Fail Me Now at TBA Exhibition Space, Bridge Magazine, 2003. (online)

Mayer, Anne. Don’t Fail Me Now, Panel House, October 2003. (online)

Post Chicago, Ten by Ten, The Cheap Issue, 2003.

Speh, Scott.  Hot Commodities 19, January 2004. (online)

Stewart, Lorelei.  Top Ten, Modern Art Notes, December 2003. (online)

Wehunt, Jennifer. 30 Under 30, UR Chicago. August 12-September 15, 2004.

Weinberg, Lauren. John Van Wmson, Time Out Chicago, Issue 49, Feb 2 – 9, 2006.

Workman, Michael.  Eye Exam, Bizarre Love Circle, New City, October, 2003.

Workman, Michael.  Eye Exam, Ladies Night, New City, January 10, 2006.

Workman, Michael. Eye Exam, See the World, New City, October, 2003.