Lives and works in San Francisco, California
email- immortalpoints@gmail.com
website- www.maryakrogstad.com
Education-
M.F.A., San Francisco Art Institute, honors, Dept of New Genres, 2009
Teaching assistantships for Blixa Bargeld, and Professor Allan deSouza, 2008
B.S., Nursing, California State University, Sacramento
M.A., Art, California State University, Sacramento (Studio, Painting)
B.A., Art, California State University, Sacramento
Awards-
Headlands' Affiliate Artist, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA, 2011-12
Increase Robinson Memorial Graduate Fellowship Award-R.W. & Joyce Witt Fellowship Award,CSU,Sacramento
Selected Exhibits-
2011
Emerging Video Artists, Big Screen Project, New York, NY
Ever After, jurors Lauren Davies & Robert Wuilfe, OFF Space curatorial project, Oakland, CA
Summer & Fall Open House, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA
Chain Letter, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010
Ruptures, 21 Grand Art Space, curated by OFF Space, Oakland, CA
2009-2010
Nuevo Invierno, Adobe Books Window Parlor, curator Devon Bella, San Francisco,CA
2009
Nuevo Invierno, Adobe Books Window Parlor, curator Devon Bella, San Francisco,CA
2009
Vernissage, MFA thesis exhibition, Herbst Pavillion, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
French Snow, Diego Rivera Gallery, solo exhibit, San Francisco, CA
2008
2008
Chordata, SF Camerawork,San Francisco, CA
Black Swans, Diego Rivera Gallery, solo exhibit, San Francisco, CA
2007
Black Swans, Diego Rivera Gallery, solo exhibit, San Francisco, CA
2007
Constructions, solo exhibit, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
Artist's Talk, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
21st International, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ, juror Laura Hoptman
Artist's Talk, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
21st International, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ, juror Laura Hoptman
Made in California, City of Brea Gallery, CA, juror Michelle Urton
2006
2006
Berkeley Art Center, Membership Showcase, finalist
2005
2005
City of Brea Gallery, honorable mention, juror Alma Ruiz
Gallery Route One, Point Reyes, CA, juror Philip Linhares
2004
Innovation Fiber Arts II, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, juror Carole Beadle
Gallery Route One, Point Reyes, CA, juror Philip Linhares
2004
Innovation Fiber Arts II, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, juror Carole Beadle
Articles/Reviews-
JD Beltran, SF Gate, Freshly Varnished and Ready for Their Close Up, May 2009, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/beltran/detail?blogid=85&entry_id=40429
Jakki Spicer, In the Galleries, East Bay Express, May 9, 2007.http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ebx/in-the-galleries/Content?oid=1083627
Richard Chang, The Orange County Register, Local exhibits feature art made in California, February 4, 2007. http://www.gg-art.com/news/read.php?newsid=4956
links:
http://www.headlands.org/artist_pages.asp?key=8&artistkey=1580
http://ngdetritus.wordpress.com/
http://adobebooksbackroomgallery.blogspot.com/2009/12/marya-krogstad-rashin-fahandej.html