Caroline Maxwell
b. 1974, Los Angeles

Education

2006 M.F.A. Claremont Graduate University • Studio Art
2005 M.A. California State University, Northridge • Art History
1997 B.A. California State University, Northridge • Art History


Solo Exhibitions

2009 Department of Nocturnal Affairs • Project 210 Gallery, Pasadena, USA
2007 Villa of the Mysteries: Department of Eagles  •  Jan Baum Gallery,  Los Angeles,   USA
2006 MFA Exhibition  •  East Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, USA

Selected Group Exhibitions

2017D.N.A. Office- Fresh Paint Art Fair, Tel Aviv, Israel
2014Navee Navee - Prophet Prophet- Manofim Contemporary Arts Festival, Jerusalem, Israel
2012The End of Wild - Modified Arts, Phoenix, AZ, USA
2011Open Storage, Curated by Jeff Chabot and Ed Gomez • D-Block Projects, Long Beach, California, USA
2011S.O.S. (Save Our State), Curated by Ed Gomez • D-Block Projects, Long Beach, California, USA
2011S.O.S. (Save Our State), Curated by Ed Gomez • MonOrchid Art Space, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
2009In Love With Night, Curated by Ciara Ennis and Max King Cap • Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman Univ. USA
2009The Studio as Laboratory, Curated by Tal Yizrael  •  California Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy;  Pasadena, CA. USA
2008Mash Up, Curated by Ivan Limas Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. USA
2008 The Department of Nocturnal Affairs,  Pasadena Art Night, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA. USA
2008Admirans  •  Upstairs at the Market Gallery  •  Los Angeles, CA.  USA
2008The Department of Nocturnal Affairs, commission for  GLOW Festival  •  Santa Monica, CA.  USA
2008Signs of Life  •  @Space Project Gallery, Costa Mesa, USA
2007Through The Eyes of Strangers, Curated by Laura Mack  •  A.N. Bush Gallery;  Salem, Oregon, USA
2007 E-Ticket Ride, Curated by Joanna Grasso  •  JFlynn Gallery; Costa Mesa, CA.  USA
200730th Anniversary Exhibition  •  Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2006Dynamic Essence  •  Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2006 SUPER/SONIC 2006  •  L.A. Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2006 W/E Trade  •  Plant Zero Art Center, Richmond, VA. USA
2005 Fantastic Amnesia  •  Playspace Gallery, California College of Art, San Francisco, USA
2005 Around:  An Installation Show  •  Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, USA
2005 Ladies With Figures  •  Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2005 INsight  •  East Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, USA
2003 BINOscapes, Curated by David Adamo  •  Berlin Kunst Projekt;  Berlin, Germany
2003 Contemporary Visions: Southern California Artists, Curated by Louise Lewis,  Kromeriz, Czech Republic
2003 Via Romita 40 – 4 Artists  •  Black Cat Gallery, Culver City, USA
2001 EmergeNcY Art Show  •  Crane Street Studios, New York, USA

Grants, Awards, Fellowships

2017  •  U.S. State Department Grant + Fresh Paint Art Fair,Tel Aviv commission
2008  •  City of Pasadena Department of Cultural Affairs Grant  +  Pasadena Art Night commission
2007  •  City of Santa Monica Department of Cultural Affairs Grant + GLOW Festival  commission
2005  •  Maguire Fellowship, Claremont Graduate University
2004  •  Presentation Award  •  9th Annual Student Research Symposium- Arts, Media, and
              Communication Section;  California State University, Northridge
2004  •  Graduate Studies Research Grant,  California State University, Northridge,

Bibliography

SB 1070 Has Been Bad for Arizona and Worse for Mexicans, But It Inspired a Year's Worth of Great Art • By Claire Lawton
      Phoenix New Times Thursday, Apr 21 2011
Artists document city-animal encounters by Adolfo Guzman-Lopez ,  KPCC,  Aug. 23, 2009
New art history instructor documents L.A. ‘night life’  Pasadena City College  News, December 2010
Santa Monica Glows All Night   Santa Monica Mirror  (Vol. 10, Issue 7) July 24-30, 2008
A Supersonic Conversation, NY Arts Magazine, Nov./ Dec. 2006

International Residencies and Workshops

2004  March  •  South African Workshop of Cultural Exchange  •  Johannesburg and Lesheba, South Africa
                        - Five week invitational workshop and residency, hosted by artists Rose Shakinovsky and Claire
                          Gavronsky; brought international artists for dialogue and studio visits with contemporary
                          South African artists, such as William Kentridge, Sue Williamson, Paul Thavana, and Owen Ndou.

2003  July  •  Resident Artist, La Cipressaia  •  Montagnana, Italy
                        - Three week invitational workshop and residency for international artists
                          with artists Rose Shakinovsky and Claire Gavronsky

2002  January  •  South African Workshop of Cultural Exchange  •  Cape Town, South Africa
                        - Five week invitational workshop and residency, hosted by artists Rose Shakinovsky and Claire
                          Gavronsky;  brought international artists for dialogue and studio visits with contemporary
                          South African artists, such as Zwelethu Mthethwa, Berni Searle, and Moshekwa Langa.

1999  July, August  •  Resident Artist, La Cipressaia, Teaching Program • Montagnana, Italy

1995  June  •  Resident Artist, La Cipressaia  •  Montagnana, Italy

Teaching

2006 - present, Bridges Academy • Studio City, CA. USA
2007 - present, Rio Hondo College • Art History Survey, History of Photography
2007 - present, University of La Verne • History of Photography
2007 - 2010 Pasadena City College • Art History Survey, Art and Architecture of Medieval Europe