NATHAN DANILOWICZ

B. 1980
Lives and works in Los Angeles

MFA, University of California Los Angeles, 2007
BFA, Maryland Institute, College of Art, 2002

Full CV below images

Teeth, 2008
artist’s teeth (front teeth + roots), acrylic, wood
48 inch x 3 inch x 2.5 inch / 121 cm x 8 cm x 6.5 cm

Teeth (detail), 2008
artist’s teeth (front teeth + roots), acrylic, wood
48 inch x 3 inch x 2.5 inch / 121 cm x 8 cm x 6.5 cm

Orb of Branches (Ball of Sticks), 2008
wood, paint, rope
dimensions variable

Orb of Branches (Ball of Sticks) [hitch detail], 2008
wood, paint, rope
dimensions variable

Orb of Branches (Ball of Sticks) [detail], 2008
wood, paint, rope
dimensions variable

Still Life with Sparks™ and Oranges, 2008
dimensions variable

Black Banner, 2008

Black Banner (detail), 2008

White Banner, 2008

White Banner (detail), 2008

Death in Amsterdam, 2008, C-print

Old News, 2007
acrylic on canvas
6 ft x 8 ft / 183 cm x 244 cm

Installation model, 2008

Installation model, 2008

Gold, Frankincense, Myrrh?, 2007
Sparks™, bubble wrap, tape
10 in x 8 in x 14 in (each) / 25.5 cm x 20 cm x 35.5 cm (each)

Starting Blocks, 2007
metal, rubber, plastic
64 in x 64 in x 5 in / 162.5 cm x 162.5 cm x 13 cm

The Candle and the Can, 2007
c-print on anodized aluminum
26 in x 38 in / 66 cm x 96.5 cm

Instruct/Construct, 2006
performance/installation documentation
dimensions variable

Red/Green Confluence, 2006
performance/installation documentation
dimensions variable

Quaver, 2006
wood, pheasant feathers, emu sinew, wood stain
56 in x 57 in x 17 in / 142 cm x 145 cm x 43 cm

untitled (tape drawing), 2005
artist’s tape
120 in x 120 in / 304 cm x 304 cm

Turtle Pie, 2005
performance/installation documentation
dimensions variable

Pennsylvania, 2005
single channel video still
5:28 min

untitled (tape drawing), 2004
artist’s tape
84 in x 84 in / 213 cm x 213 cm

#695 (Amsterdam Quaternities), 2002-present
ink on paper
3 in x 3 in / 8 cm x 8 cm

#356 (Amsterdam Quaternities), 2002-present
ink on paper
3 in x 3 in / 8 cm x 8 cm

NATHAN DANILOWICZ
Solo Exhibitions
2008
Amsterdam Quaternities, CRISP LONDON LOS ANGELES, London, UK
All Internal, CRISP LONDON LOS ANGELES, Los Angeles, CA
2004
Interstate Mutilate, H. Lewis Gallery, Baltimore, MD

Selected Group Exhibitions
2008
Party Favors curated by Holly Meyers, Bonelli Contemporary, Los Angeles
2007
The Fucked Up Drawing Party Meets The Suitcase, Raid Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Horrorshow, Telic Arts Exchange, Los Angeles, CA
Queen’s Nails Annex: Marfa, The Waypoint, Marfa, TX.
Underworld, Salon Oblique, Venice, CA.
If Something Has to Change, Shotgun Space, Los Angeles, CA
MFA Thesis Exhibition, New Wight Gallery University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Meltdown, Salon Oblique, Venice, CA.
2006
Rose Bowl Flea Market Biennale, Outpost for Contemporary Art, Pasadena, CA.
Greater Los Angeles MFA Exhibition 2, California State University, Los Angeles, CA
Quiver, Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
DEMONS to Diamonds, Locust Projects, Miami, FL

2005
Incognito Invitational, Santa Monica Museum of Art, CA
Greater Los Angeles MFA Exhibition, California State University, Los Angeles
L.A. Arts for Katrina, LA Design Center, CA

2004
Refresh Galerie Francoise E.S.F., Baltimore, MD
Annual Salon Show, Mount Royal Tavern, Baltimore, MD
London Biennale (draw_drawing) Gallery 32, London, UK
Art Connections at MICA, Maryland Institute, College of Art
2002
Double Feature, Mount Royal Station Auditorium, Baltimore, MD
Front Porch for You Not for Me, Mount Royal Ave., Baltimore, MD
2001
Book Arts Show, Maryland Institute, College of Art
2000
Stable Round Up, Galerie Françoise E.S.F., Baltimore, MD
Step Right Up! Phillip’s Emporium, Bloomsburg, PA.
MICA Jury Show, Maryland Institute, College of Art.
1999
MICA Juried Foundation Show, Maryland Institute, College of Art.

Awards / Commissions / Fellowships / Grants / Residencies:

2008
Leon Levy Foundation Grant
Macdowell Colony, New Hampshire
2006
UCLA University Fellowship
2004
UCLA University Fellowship
2001
Francis B. Harvey Scholarship
2000
Seymour Mandelbaum Scholarship
1998-2001
Maryland Institute Scholarship
1998-2001
Presidential Scholarship

Bibliography:

2008
JJ Charlesworth, London TimeOut, Review; Amsterdam Quaternities, September 2008
Editor Alex Israel, “Jason Rhoades’ Black Pussy Cocktail Coffee Table Book.” Steidl David Zwirner, February.
2007
Tamara Devrient, “Pioneers and Entrepreneurs: French Immigration in the Making of Los Angeles.” France Los Angeles eXchange, CA.
Editor Monique Van Genderen, “Art 150″, Lulu.com.
2006
Editor Mary Watkins, UCLA Graduate Quarterly, fall 2006, los angeles, ca.
Bruce Hainley, “Artquake”, New York Times Magazine, style, October 1, 2006.
Art Director Amir Fallah, UCLA Department of Art Graduate Studies Catalog, Los Angeles, CA.
Carlos Suarez De Jesus, “School’s Out: Locust rings the bell with adolescent despair and lollipop dreams”,
Miami New Times, Miami, FL. April 6.
2005
Art Director Amir Fallah, UCLA Department of Art Graduate Studies Catalog, Los Angeles, CA.
Editor Kim Carlin, Contact: MICA Quarterly Newsletter, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Winter.
2004
Jonathan Pitts, “Art’s Opposites Form a Theme in ‘refresh,” The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD., August 5.
2003
James Doorne, “Death Becomes Fur,” Bizarre 76, IFC Magazines. London, England, September.
2002
Crispin Sartwell, “A New Direction for Public Art,” The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, MD., June 7.
2000
Mike Giuliano “Fresh Horses,” City Paper, Baltimore, MD., August.

Published Essays:

2008
“Takashi Murakami.” ArtUS 24/25 Fall-Winter 2008-2009, Published by the Foundation for International Art Criticism
“Art Basel Miami Beach” ArtUS 22 Spring, Published by the Foundation for International Art Criticism
2007
“The Ambassadors: Satan, Male Bliss, and The Filth.” ArtUS 21 Dec/Jan, Published by the Foundation for International Art Criticism
“The Occidental Death of Jason Rhoades,” ArtUS 18-May/June, Published by the Foundation for International Art Criticism

Performances:

2006
Green/Red Confluence, warner studios, culver city, CA
Gnomiclature of the 4th Uni-Pyre, Moonlight Mesa, Joshua Tree, CA
The Black Pussy Soiree Cabaret Macramé, Los Angeles, CA
2005
Killer Body, UCLA campus, Warner Building, Culver City, CA
Jet d’Eau-leans, California State University Long Beach, CA
Cliché Clean Up, UCLA campus, Warner Building, Culver City, CA
2004
Turtle Pie, UCLA campus, Kinross South, Los Angeles, CA
Shot, Talking Head Club, Baltimore, MD
2001
Harvest Moon, H&H Surplus Building, Baltimore, MD
1999
Redman, Susquehanna Valley Mall, Selinsgrove, PA

Curatorial:

2005
Southern Exposure, UCLA Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2004
Refresh (co-curator), Galerie Francoise E.S.F., Baltimore, MD

Lectures:
2007
“Jason Rhoades: Experience, Presentation, and Taboo” Otis College of Art and Design, AHCS 220 Contemporary Art History, Los Angeles, CA
2006
“Comic Books and Performance Art” Otis College of Art and Design, AHCS 120 Intro to Visual Culture, Los Angeles, CA

UCLA Teaching Experience:

Modernism (Art 31B) Instructor: M. Schreyach Winter Quarter, 2007
Advanced New Genres (Art 137) Instructor: Jennifer Bolande Fall Quarter, 2006
Art Encounters (Art&Arch 10) Instructor: Robert Israel Spring Quarter, 2006
Beginning New Genres (Art 11D) Instructor: Jeffery Vallance Fall Quarter, 2005
Art Encounters (Art&Arch 10) Instructor: Robert Israel Spring Quarter, 2005
Beginning New Genres (Art 11D) Instructor: Jennifer Bolande Winter Quarter, 2005
Modernism (Art 31A) Instructor: M.A. Greenstein Fall Quarter, 2004

Permanent Collections:

Project PLASE: 1814 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore, MD
John Baldessari’s Artists’ Books Collection, Venice Beach, CA