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Bio

1977 Born in Cleveland, Ohio
Lives and works in Los Angeles


Education

2004-2006 MFA Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
1996-2000 BA (Cartography): University of Colorado, Boulder, CO


Selected Solo Exhibitions

2009
Fountain, Tall Wall Space, University of La Verne, La Verne, CA

2007
Wallpaper of Champions, See Line Gallery, Santa Monica, CA


Selected Group Exhibitions

2008
Looky See, Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Meg Linton
Kunstvlaai 7, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Drawing Los Angeles, Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA

2007
KSU Drawing Invitational, Kent State University, Kent, OH curated by Darice Polo
Timeline, See Line Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Fresh, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
Taste, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA
Domestic Setting, Los Angeles, CA
Alter-Ego, Foundation for Art Resources, MorYork Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
MFA Exhibition, Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

2006
Tour Des Artistes, curated by Chloe Flores, Autumn Beck, Glenn Phillips and Claire de Dobay Rifelj,
Kyle Riedel and Marie Thibeault, Long Beach, CA.
Braveland, See Line Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Forum Invitational, Cranbrook Academy of Art, curated by Suzanne Hilberry and Paul Kotula, Bloomfield Hills, MI
LA Weekly Biennial, Track 16 Gallery, curated by Tom Christie and Holly Myers, Santa Monica, CA
New California Masters, Works Gallery, curated by Rachel Beth Egenhoefer, San Jose, CA
Supersonic, Barnsdall Art Park, Los Angeles, CA
Green Room, Domestic Setting, Los Angeles, CA
Greater LA MFA, Cal State Long Beach Galleries. Long Beach, CA

2005
Los Angeles Biennial, Barnsdall Art Park, curated by James Elaine, Barbara Gilbert, and Karen Higa, Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Residency Show, Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA


Reviews and Press

2008
NY Arts Magazine Profile, Transporting a Visual Texture, November/December 2008
Ollman, Leah, A Sprawling, Satisfying Show, Los Angeles Times Review, August 2008
ZYZZYVA, Spring 2008, #82 (reproduction)

2007
Dambrot, Shana Nys, Braveland at See Line Gallery, Artweek, March (reproduction)
ZYZZYVA, Spring, #79 (reproduction)
Dambrot, Shana Nys, Chris Oatey: Wallpaper of Champions, Flavorpill LA, Issue 242, October

2006
Myers, Holly and Christie, Tom, Afterschool Art, LA Weekly, September (reproduction)


Grants

2008
The Durfee Foundation, Artist’s Resource for Completion Grant