Krysten Cunningham
Born, New Haven, CT
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
Education
2003
MFA, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
2000
BFA, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Solo Exhibitions/Projects
2008
Time Machines, Thomas Solomon Gallery @ Cottage Home, Los Angeles, CA
Sies + Höke, Düsseldorf, Germany
2006
The Field, Ritter/Zamet, London, UK
2005
Untitled Play, About Gravity, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, (Offsite-project), Los Angeles, CA
2003
Sight Unseen, Sandroni Rey, Venice, CA
Group Exhibitions
2009
Bitch is the New Black, curated by Emma Gray, Honor Fraser Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Comfortably Numb, curated by Helen Varola, Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, CA
2008
Yo, Mo' Modernism, Center for Contemporary Non-Objective Art, Brussels, Belgium
HEAVY CORNER, Creative Arts Agency, curated by Kristin Calabrese, Los Angeles, CA
New Weave, SITE LA, curated by Cammie Staros, Los Angeles, CA
Sculpture Trail, Grieder Contemporary, Zurich, Switzerland
Beyond Measure: conversations across art and science, Kettler’s Yard, Cambridge
2007
ROCK PAPER SCISSORS, Handling Contemporary Sculpture, Andre Buchmann Galerie, Berlin, Germany (Chris Barr, Tony Cragg, Chris Evans a.o.)
Minimalism and After V, Daimler Chrysler Collection, Berlin, Germany
Summer Show, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, TX
Big Secret Cache, Angstrom Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Re-distribution of the Sensible, Magnus Muller, Berlin, Germany (Matthew Antezzo, Pash Buzari, Tomas Saraceno a.o.)
Kairos, Kantor/Feuer Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Is that all there is to Fire, High Energy Constructs, Los Angeles, CA
The Dream Show, Circus of Books, Los Angeles, CA
2006
Material Space, Thomas Solomon Gallery @Rental Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005
THING: New Sculpture from Los Angeles, UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Magic Show, Hayworth Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Rock, Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Sunday Best, Gatov Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2003
What Do You See at Night, Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
#006 Instant Installations, The Sundown Salon, Curated by Pipilotti Rist, Fritz Haeg, Asdis, Gunnarsdottir and Skylar Haskard, Los Angeles, CA
2000
Stasis: Conditions of Being Still, Plan B Evolving Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Bibliography
2008
Pagel, David. "Sculptures with a grunge formalism," Los Angeles Times, November 21, p. E20 - E21
2007
Tanz, Jason. "Fine Art Flourishes in Tinseltown," Fortune Small Business, March
2006
Wiehager, Renate. Minimalism and Applied I, Daimler Chrysler Collection, published by Hatje Cantz, catalog
Knight, Christopher. There's power in the abstract, Material Space: Thomas Solomon at Rental Gallery, Los Angeles Times, December 1
2005
Miles, Christopher. "The Idolaters' Revenge," Flash Art, May/June, pp. 105
Firstenberg, Lauri. "Thing," Frieze, Summer Issue 92. pp. 163
Chang, Aimee & Chris Miles. THING: New Sculpture from Los Angeles, UCLA, Hammer Museum (catalog)
Harvey, Doug. "Good Thing, Emerging LA Sculptors at the Hammer," The LA Weekly, February 3
Knight, Christopher. The Next Big 'Thing' in L.A., Los Angeles Times, February 9
Gordon, Fay. "First Things First," Daily Bruin, February 3
Chattopadhyay, Collette. "Thing, New Sculpture in Los Angeles," Sculpture Magazine, November
2000
Mead, Christopher. Stasis in Space, Plan B Evolving Arts, catalog
Carver, John. Stasis is the Basis, The Santa Fe Reporter, August 24
Awards
2003
Hoyt Scholarship, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
2002
California Art Council Award, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Edward J. Alice Mae Smith Scholarship, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
D’Arcy Hayman Award, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA