KQED’s SPARK

http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/profile.jsp?essid=6820

New Yorker

http://www.newyorker.com/arts/events/art/2008/02/25/080225goar_GOAT_art?currentPage=3

Village Voice

http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-02-05/art/big-shots/

New York Magazine

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/02/photographer_john_chiara.html

BlackBook Magazine

http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/camera-obscura

John Chiara - Artist Statement

John Chiara (b. 1971) received a B.F.A. in Photography from University of Utah in 1994, an M.F.A. in Photography from California College of the Arts in 2004, and was recently an artist in residence at Crown Point Press (2006).

Chiara photographs cityscapes in a process that is part photography, part event and part sculpture – an undertaking in apparatus and patience.  Many times this process involves composing pictures from the inside of a large hand-built camera, that is mounted on a flatbed trailer, and produces large scale, one of a kind, positive exposures. Chiara is a native Californian who lives and works in San Francisco.

John Chiara - CV

Born:

1971, San Francisco, CA

Solo Exhibitions:

2008 Land’s End - Starr King, Eleanor Harwood Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2008 Land's End, Von Lintel Gallery, New York, NY

2007 Club Sportiva, Sponsored by Gen Art and Johnny Walker, San Francisco, CA

2003 BUILD Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2001 Verd's Funk / Alternative Space, San Francisco, CA

2000 Cowboys and Angels / Alternative Space, San Francisco, CA

Group Exhibitions:

2008 Summer Group Show, Breuer, Chiara, Ellis, Fischer, Helbling, Jaudon, Kaoru, Maguire, Maisel, Roan, Sheinkman, Zielske, Von Lintel Gallery, New York, NY

2008 Innovation in Tradition, Curated by Muriel Maffre, Sponsored by the Museum of Performance and Design, In Conjunction with the 75th Anniversary of the San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, CA

2008 Winter Group Show: Appleby, Chiara, Fries, Levine, Napangardi, Owens, Outlaw, Reed, Steir, Tuttle, Crown Point Press, San Francisco, CA

2007 Urban Landscapes: Baxter, Chiara, Marioni, Ruscha, Thiebaud, Wiley, Crown Point Press, San Francisco, CA

2007 Visual Alchemy, Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, CA

2006 Landscapes: Tom Marioni and John Chiara, Crown Point Press, San Francisco, CA

2006 Awesome: The Contemporary Sublime, Curated by Jamie Vasta, Playspace Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2005 Lands End - New Work by John Chiara and Liz Walsh, Adobe Books, San Francisco, CA

2005 Circa '75 - New Langton's 21st Annual Art Auction, New Langton Arts , San Francisco, CA

2005 The Photograph in Question, Anastasi, Attie, Baldessari, Bério, Bochner, Breuer, Carton, Charlesworth, Chiara, Demand, Deschenes, Galpin, Geiger, Muñiz, Raff, Welling, Curated by Casey Ruble, Von Lintel Gallery, New York, NY

2004 Masters of Fine Arts Exhibition, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA

2003 All College Honors Exhibition, North/South Gallery, Oakland, CA

2002 Pin Up Show, Playspace Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2000 Z Program - Infinite, Pamela Z Performance / Collaboration, Theater Artaud, San Francisco, CA

1995 Fifth Utah Photographic Biennial, Curated by Rodney Slemmons, Nora Eccles Museum of Fine Art, Logan, UT

Artist in Residence:

2006 Crown Point Press, San Francisco, CA

Representation:

Thomas Von Lintel Gallery, New York, NY

Eleanor Harwood Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Collections:

General Gallery Collection, Von Lintel Gallery, New York, NY

Flat Files Collection, Pierogi 2000, Williamsburg, NY

General Gallery Collection, Crown Point Press, San Francisco, CA

Crown Point Press Archive, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Bibliography:

2008 Aletti, Vince. Goings On About Town, John Chiara, The New Yorker, February 25th, p.16

2008 Wolff, Rachel. John Chiara is His Own Camera, New York Magazine, February 26th

2008 Baker, R.C. Best in Show: Big Shots, Village Voice, February 12th

2008 Hicks, Erin. Camera Obscura, BlackBook, February 21st

2008 Daily Candy, New York. See John Chiara, February 21st

2008 Roaff, Peggy. John Chiara - Lands End, Design Arts Daily Telegraph, January 23rd

2007 Artist Portfolio, Blind Spot, 36th Edition,  Beshty, Breuer, Chiara, Deschenes, Fischer, Fontcuberta, Kloehn, Signer

2007 Works on Paper Originally in B&W, ZYZZYVA, Issue 79, the last word: west coast writers & artists, Spring, pp. 133-135

2007 Bennett, Kim. Imperfect Beauty, A Conversation with John Chiara, ARTICLE, art and the imaginative promise, Summer pp. 2-6

2007 Inside Crown Point Press, Spark, Television Documentary, KQED, Channel 9, February

2007 Spicer, Jakki K. On the Wall, East Bay Express, March 21

2007 Harmanci, Reyhan. Special pairings, 'Visual Alchemy' Exhibition brings together diverse artists at different stages, San Francisco  Chronicle, February 15

2006 Experimenting, Spark, Television Documentary, KQED, Channel 9, May

2005 Twomey, Chris. The Photograph In Question at Von Lintel Gallery, M: The New York Art World, September Edition.

2005 Bamberger, Alan. Lands End - New Work by John Chiara and Liz Walsh at Adobe Books, ArtBusiness.com, December

2004 Artist Portfolio, Eleven Eleven, Annual Journal of Literature and Art. May

Education:

2004 Masters of Fine Arts, Photography, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA

Primary Studies in Photography, Interdisciplinary Studies, Visual Criticism

1995 Bachelors of Fine Arts, Photography, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Primary Studies in Photography, Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics and Art History

Teaching Experience:

2008 Maryland Institute College of Art, Summer Internship Program, Mentor

2008 California College of the Arts, Black and White Tools 1, Lecturer

2007 California College of the Arts, Black and White Tools 1, Lecturer

2006 California College of the Arts, Black and White Tools 1, Lecturer

2005 California College of the Arts, Graduate Program,

Masters of Fine Arts Studio Practice Units - Studio visits with MFA Photography Candidate.

1995 Alvarado School District, Substitute Teacher K-12, Union City, CA

Visiting Artist Lectures:

2008 Maryland Institute College of Art, Printmaking Department, Artist Talk

2008 Maryland Institute College of Art, Photography Department, Artist Talk

2007 Oakland Art Gallery, Visual Alchemy, Artist Talk

2006 Crown Point Press, Foto Forum, an extension of SFMOMA

2006 Berkeley High School - Spark Education Lecture, KQED

2006 California College of the Arts - Black and White Photography, Teacher - Elizabeth Moy

2005 California College of the Arts - Color Photography, Teacher - Kelly Yon

2005 Urban School of San Francisco - Photography and Digital Arts, Teacher - Christopher McCall

2003 Elk Grove High School - Photography, Teacher - Kent Pickering

2003 San Francisco City College - Digital Portfolio - P.K. Steffen

2003 Urban School of San Francisco - Photography and Digital Arts, Teacher - Christopher McCall

2002 California College of the Arts - Digital Portfolio - P.k. Steffen

2002 Elk Grove High School - Photography, Teacher - Kent Pickering

2002 San Francisco City College - Digital Portfolio - P.K Steffen

Scholarships and Awards:

2006 Spark Education Honorarium, KQED

2004 Dennis Leon and Christine Nelson Scholarship

2003 All College Honors, Masters of Fine Arts Honorable Mention

2003-2004 California College of the Arts Scholarship

2002-2003 California College of the Arts Scholarship

1994 Merit for Photography, University of Utah Art Department

1994 Presidents Award, Outstanding Scholastic Achievement

1993 Presidents Award, Outstanding Scholastic Achievement

Affiliations:

1999 – 2006 Developing Environments Artist Community, San Francisco, CA.

John Chiara - Press

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