Bio
Adam Schwartz was born in New Haven, CT. He received a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Photography from New York University and a Masters of Fine Arts in Art from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). He recently relocated back to New York City from Los Angeles, where, in addition to an active art career, he lectured on art, design and photography at various Southern California colleges and universities, including Cal State Fullerton, SCI-Arc and UC-Irvine. His work has been published and shown internationally.
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Education:
2004
Master of Fine Arts
California Institute of the Arts, Program in Art
2000
Bachelor of Fine Arts
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts,
Department of Photography and Imaging
Selected Exhibtions
2010
"Dyson Artists-in-Residence Exhibition" Pace University, New York, NY
2009
"Big Boys" Andrew Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"(your title here), (your name here): A Solo Show", Sea and Space Explorations, Los Angeles, CA
2008
"Inner Battles of the Imaginary Male" Andrew Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"Akklimitizatsia (Acclimatization)" CAG Gallery, St Petersburg, Russia
2007
"Group Show", Glendale College, Glendale, CA
"Notes from the Overpass: New Art from Los Angeles and St. Petersburg"
Gallerit G18, Helsinki, Fin.
2006
"Crowds", Matrushka, Los Angeles, CA
2005
"You Promise", Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
"Pin-up Show" New York University, New York, NY
"Group Show", Hanger 1018, Los Angeles, CA
2004
"Incognito", Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
"Group Show" Fun Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"Eye Candy and Contemplation", Art Institute of California at Orange
County, Santa Ana, CA
"Supersonic" Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
"Dialogues", California Institute of the Arts, Valencia CA
"New California Masters" WORKS, San Jose, CA
2003
"Mid-residency show" California Institute of the Arts, Valenica, CA
"Space Invaders" (collaboration with Bari Ziperstein) Six Months Space,
Los Angeles, CA.
"Everything I've Ever Stolen Vs. Everything Ever Stolen From Me" California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
2002
"EA50: Emerging Artists", HEREart Gallery, New York, NY
"33/20: Alumni Exhibition", New York University, New York, NY
"DUMBO Art Expo",10 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY
Bibliography
2009
Kyung Hee Yoo, "Big Boys", Andrew Shire Gallery & Korea-America Exchange Drawing exhibition (book)
2008
Clothier, Peter "The Art of Outrage", interview for ArtScene Visual Radio, www.artscenevisualradio.com/PClothier.html
2007
Rameriz, Olga "Gallery Exhibition Explores Architectural Composition" El Vaquero, Dec. 2007
2004
"SuperSonic: 1 Wind Tunnel 8 Schools 120 Artists" Art Center College of Design, Pasadena [book]
Knight, Christopher, "A Raw Kind of Beauty" Los Angeles Times, June 21
Wheelock, Bill, "Supersonic: Boom, Buzz or Drone" X-Tra Contempory Art
Quarterly, Vo. 7 No. 2
Gant, Micheal "Visuals: Art Ahead" MetroActive, April 7
Teaching Experience
2010
Adjunct Professor, Pace University
Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Art Department
2008-2009
Full-time Lecturer, California State University, Fullerton
College of Communication, Department of Communication
Winter 2009
Lecturer, California Institute of the Arts
2006-2008
Lecturer, California State University, Fullerton
College of the Arts, Department of Art
Summer 2008
Part-time faculty, Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)
Future Initiatives (SCI-FI) Postgraduate Program
2004-2008
Full-time Faculty, Art Institute of California-Orange County
Web Design and Interactive Media department
2006-2007
Adjunct Professor, University of California, Irvine
Claire Trevor School of Art
2003-2004
Teaching Assistant, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)
Presentations and Publications
2009
"Lipstick Traces", Visual Communications Quarterly, Vol. 16 Issue 3 (pp 178-181)
"Vectors: Adobe Illustrator and New Formal Concepts in Art" National PCA/ACA Conference, New Orleans
2007
"Notes from the Overpass" essay, Notes from the Overpass: New Art from Los Angeles and St. Petersburg