Education:
MA 2010 Studio Art California State University, Northridge, California
BA 2003 Art History California State University, Northridge, California
AA 2001 Fine Art Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, California
Awards:
2014 Clothing Optional Juried Competition, Juror David Elder, First Place
2011 Fabrik Magazine Juried Competition, Juror Peter Frank. Honorable Mention
2010 California State University Northridge Annual Juried Art Student Exhibition, Juror Carl Berg. Jurors Award
2008 Virtual Artist Alliance, Second Life, Best in Creation Arts
Residencies:
2015 Artist-in-residence, Linden Endowment for the Arts, San Francisco, California/Second Life
2013 Artist-in-residence, Linden Endowment for the Arts, San Francisco, California/Second Life
2012 Artist-in-residence, Linden Endowment for the Arts, San Francisco, California/Second Life
Solo Exhibitions:
2015 Mirror, Mirror! Gallery H Phantom Galleries LA, Hawthorne, California
2014 A Comfortable Skin, Kerckhoff Hall Art Gallery UCLA, presented by UCLA Cultural Arts Commission, Los Angeles, California
2013 Ce n’est pas une peinture, TRACTIONARTS, Los Angeles, California
2012 And one man in his time plays many parts, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, California
Don’t Blink, Altadena City Library, Altadena, California
2011 CyberAvataris, Turing Gallery, Extropia, Second Life
1000+ Avatars Project installation, hosted by Coyote- Environment for Creative Minds
1000+ Avatars Project installation, hosted by California State University Northridge, Second Life
2010 New Work, The Colony Theatre Company, Burbank, California
1000+ Avatars Project installation, hosted by New Media Consortium at MIT
Selection, Born Museum of Fine Arts, Second Life
Food for Thought, The Library Art Gallery, Second Life
Life
The Gracie Kendal Project, Okazaki Gallery, virtual CSUN, Second Life
The Floating World:New Paintings, Artropolis, Second Life
2009 Gracie Kendal’s So-called Second Life, Shed Gallery - CSUN, Northridge, California
Paintings, Bluffs Center for the Arts, Second Life
Eye Candy, Zachh Cale Gallery, Cetus Gallery District, Second Life
Gracie Kendal, Aho Museum- New Media Consortium Campus, Second Life
New Paintings, Criss Museum of Contemporary Art, Second Life
2008 Exposure Art Gallery, Second Life
Anandra Contemporary Arts Forum- Limited Edition Show, Second Life
Mia Lundquist Gallery, Second Life
Blue Fusion Art Gallery, Second Life
2007 Museum of Venice, Italy, Second Life
2006 Daydreams & Delusions, Enigmatic Artworks, Second Life
Group Exhibitions:
2017 Pioneer Women in VR: Exploring the Frontiers of Virtual Reality, Women in Games International, Los Angeles, California
PØST Auction, PØST, Los Angeles, California
Spacial/Recognition, Finishing Concepts, Los Angeles, California
Don't Shut Up, CIty Gallery, San Diego City College, San Diego, California
Cratedigger, Gabba Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Neighborhood Girls, Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Her Intuition, Brainworks Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Shift and Fade, BLAM Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
MARS Festival, Artshare LA, Curated by Shana Nys Dambrot, Los Angeles, California
First Response, Keystone Art Space, Curated by Nurit Avesar, Los Angeles, California
Faux Sho: Dada, MuzeuMM, Curated by Kio Griffith, Los Angeles, California
Powers of Nine, Highland 913, Los Angeles, California
Faux Sho: Post- Suprematism, Balconi, Curated by Kio Griffith, Santa Monica, California
2016 MAS Attack, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, California
Shift and Fade, BLAM, Los Angeles, California
Systems + Process, Angel City Brewery, Los Angeles, California
Faux Sho- Land Art, Balconi Coffee Shop, Santa Monica, California
Sticks & Stones, Cactus Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Cratedigger, Gabba Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Shifting Ground, I-5 Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Curate This part deux, Gabba Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Face in the Crowd, Artshare LA, Los Angeles, California
Fish Bowl, Lamperouge, Los Angeles, California
MAS Attack, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, California
Feminist Perspective 2.0, MuzeuMM, Los Angeles, California
Vehicle To Art, Automobile Driving Museum, El Segundo, California
CA101,South Bay Galleria, Redondo Beach, California
Sugarmynt Turns One! Sugarmynt Gallery, Pasadena, California
2015 The Toy Train Show, Trunk Gallery, Venice, California
Jupiter Aligns with Mars, Sugar Mynt Gallery, Pasadena, California
Chrysalis Lens: A Brief Survey of Contemporary Video Art, Marymount California University, Los Angeles, California
Chestnut, Juried by Walter Maciel, Los Angeles Art Association, Los Angeles, California
An Odyssey, 10 Years at the Torrance Art Museum, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, California
Island Girls, bG Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, California
CA101, AES Power Plant, Redondo Beach, California
Nature vs. Nurture, Red Pipe Gallery, Chinatown, Los Angeles, California
Wood, Metal, Screw, Gabba Gallery, Los Angeles, California
We Choose Art: A Feminist Perspective, The Montalban, Los Angeles, California
Curate This, Gabba Gallery, Los Angeles, California
The Telephone Game, Prohibition Gallery, Culver City, California
2014 MAS Attack, Santa Monica Art Studios, Curated by Artra Curatorial
Clothing Optional, Blackboard Gallery, Camarillo, California, Juried by David Elder
Charmed & Strange, I-5 Gallery @ The Brewery, Los Angeles, California
FRESH, Southbay Contemporary, Rolling Hills Estates, California, Juried by Mat Gleason
More Mixed Nuts, Canoga Park Youth Arts Center- Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles, California (Upcoming)
Art & Algorithms, Digital Arts Festival, Titusville Florida/Second Life
Multiple Feeds, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, California
Annual Auction, Los Angeles Art Association, Los Angeles, California
Painted Dot, I-5 gallery @ The Brewery, Los Angeles, California
Bid27, Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Abstract, Carter Sexton, North Hollywood, California
2014 10x10, I-5 gallery @ The Brewery, Los Angeles, California
Sudden Impact, 11:11 A Creative Collective, Tarzana, California
From Her: An exhibition by Women about Women, Pico House Gallery, Los Angeles, California
The Augmented Plateau: Art and Virtual Worlds in HUMlab 2007-2013, HUMlab, Sweden
2013 Dreams, Create:Fixate, Los Angeles, California
Ten Fold, I-5 Gallery @ The Brewery, Los Angeles, California
Open Video Night, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, California
The Pussycat Challenge, Art Share L.A., Los Angeles, California
SHOP IT, W Hollywood Hotel, Hollywood, California
Mixed Nuts, Canoga Park Youth Arts Center- City of Los Angeles, Dept of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles
Mana, Garboushian Gallery, Beverly Hills, California
The Art Party, THE Gallery, Beverly Hills, California
Ninth Anniversary Exhibit, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles California
Vision 2013, Our Becoming… MLY Gallery, Malibu, California
2012 Over Due, Altadena City Library, Altadena, California
THIS THAT AND THE OTHER, Canoga Park Youth Arts Center- City of Los Angeles, Dept of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles
GEM, Gallery 825, Los Angeles California
Los Angeles Art Association’s annual benefit auction, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, California
2011 Pancakes and Booze, Los Angeles California
Persona, Canoga Park Youth Arts Center- City of Los Angeles, Dept of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles
GEM, Gallery 825, Los Angeles California
2010 Aurora, Gallery 825, Los Angeles California
SNAP TO GRID: The Un-Juried Exhibit, Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles California
Multiple Universes, Pasadena City College, Pasadena California
Thesis exhibition, CSUN, Northridge California
Art and Fear, Shed Gallery CSUN, Northridge California
The Invisible Brush, La Quintessenza Art Gallery for the Cuban Biennale- An International exhibition of artistic avatars, Cuba and Second Life
2009 Artists on the Edge, Shed Gallery CSUN, Northridge California
Painting Guild Fall Exhibit, West Gallery CSUN, Northridge California
2008 CounterpArt Gallery, Lowell, Massachusetts
2007 Second Life Community Convention, Chicago, Illinois
2007 Friends of the Gallery Annual Show, Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, California
2003 Annual Juried Art Competition, Lancaster Museum Art Gallery, Lancaster, California
2001 Open Student Show, Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, California
2000 Selected Student Show, Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, California
Performance Art:
2015 Island Girls, bG Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2013 Gracie Kendal’s So-called Second Life, DTMD13 Academic Conference, Buckinghamshire, England
2012 Second Skin, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, California
The Bald and The Beautiful, at Artist21, Brewery Arts complex, Los Angeles, California
And one man in his time plays many parts, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, California
2011 Gracie and the Real Girl, at the Persona exhibition opening, Canoga Park, California
VB15 Gracie/Kris, Odyssey Performance Art Festival, Second Life
2010 VB15 Gracie/Kris, Ambiguity of Identity exhibition, Caerleon Island, Second Life
VB15 Gracie/Kris, Mixed Reality Performance, Eostara Art Gallery, Second
Published Books:
My Life as an Avatar, May 2010 ISBN 978-0-9836572-0-0
1000 Avatars, Volume 1 May 2011 ISBN 978-0-9836572-1-7
1000 Avatars, Volume 2 December 2011 ISBN 978-0-9836572-2-4
And one man in his time plays many parts, Exhibition Catalog, May 2012 ISBN 978-0-9836572-2-4
Lectures and professional development:
March 2017 Being an artist in the 21st Century, Moorpark College, Moorpark, California
March 2016 Business of Art, Arroyo Artists Collective, Los Angeles, California
December 2015 Led art tour as part of the American Jewish University at the Brewery Art Colony, Los Angeles, California
November 2015 Led art tour for LAAAb – Los Angeles Art Association at the Brewery Art Colony, Los Angeles, California
August 2015 Artist Marketing, Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art. Los Angeles, California
July 2015 Led art tour for Mount Saint Mary’s University Contemporary Art, Brewery Art Colony, Los Angeles, California
February 2015 Social Media Workshop | Southern California Women’s Caucus for the Arts, Los Angeles California
September 2014 Workshop: Today’s artist- 21st C communications, Strategies and Opportunities, Los Angeles Art Association
July 2014 Led art tour for Mount Saint Mary’s University Contemporary Art, Brewery Art Colony, Los Angeles, California
June 2013 SL10B: Meet The Artists – Rowan Derryth interviews Gracie Kendal
May 2013 The InsyX Show- Episode 8-Studio Guest: Gracie Kendal
Speaker, The Art of Virtual Reality, University of Massachusetts
Feburary 2013 Gracie Kendal/Rowan Derryth Interview as part of the Linden Endowment for the Artist Artist-In-Residence program
October 2012 Featured artist talk, Peninsula College, Port Angeles, Washington and Second Life
September 2012 Ce n’est pas une peinture, Art History talk, LEA15, Second Life
July 2012 Artist21 series, Brewery arts complex, Los Angeles, California
May 2012 And one man in his time plays many parts, Art talk, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, California
February 2012 Gracie and the Real Girl, New Media Caucus Showcase, Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles, California
Participating Artist, CSULB Art110 class in Long Beach California and Second Life
January 2012 My Life as an Avatar, The Little Deer Salon, Brickrat Studios, Los Angeles, California
My Life as an Avatar, Humlab, Second Life
November 2011 My Life as an Avatar, Park Point University, Pennsylvania and Second Life
October 2011 My Life as an Avatar American Association of University Women Speakers Series, Minerva, Second Life
Participating Artist, CSULB Art110 class in Long Beach California and Second Life
My Life as an Avatar, Park Point University, Pennsylvania and Second Life
May 2011 The Gracie Kendal Project, Wiki Nights at the Lancaster Museum Art Gallery, Lancaster California
April 2011 My Life as an Avatar, Park Point University, Pennsylvania and Second Life
Chairwoman, Art Kahos, Pirats Art Organization, Second Life
February 2011 Art and Identity: 1000 Avatars, Born Museum of Fine Art, Second Life
Masquerade in Contemporary Art, Avalon Art Initiative, Second Life
January 2011 Art talk: Non-Profit Commons Weekly meeting “1000 Avatars Project”
June 2010 Art Talk: Metanomics Community Forum, Second Life
Artist Lecture- Insight Virtual College, Second Life
Featured Artist: Art Talk- Spirit of the Senses Art Salon, Second Life
April 2010 Featured Artist: Designing Worlds virtual show, April 6th
http://treet.tv/shows/designingworlds/episodes/gracie-kendal
February 2010 The Gracie Kendal Project, Artropolis, Second Life
No Texture Left Behind, Judge for juried exhibition on Caerleon Island, Second Life
Artist Talk with Gracie Kendal, Born Museum of Fine Arts, Second Life
January 2010 My Life as an Avatar, Park Point University, Pennsylvania and Second Life
November 2009 A conversation with Gracie… For The Gracie Kendal Project, Artropolis, Second Life
May 2008 Identity and the Avatar, Artropolis, Second Life
November 2007 Presentation Stereotypes of Women Artists in Film Art Historians of Southern California Annual Conference, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
May 2007 Presentation Stereotypes of Women Artists in Film Art History Symposium, CSUN, Northridge, California
Summer 1998 Instructor Children’s Art Program, Boys and Girls Club of America, Lancaster, California
Experience:
Director, Shoebox PR, Los Angeles, California
February 2014-Present
Editor, Art and Cake, Los Angeles, California
July 2016 – Present
Director, Shoebox Projects, Los Angeles, California
September 2016 - Present
Blogger, Fabrik Media, Los Angeles, California
August 2017 - Present
Social Media Manager, Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery 825, Los Angeles California
October 2013- December 2016
Social Media Manager, Brewery Artwalk Association, Los Angeles, California
December 2012- May 2016
President, Communications, Social Media, PR and webmaster, Brewery Artwalk Association, Los Angeles, California
December 2012 – May 2015
Social Media Manager, Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art, Los Angeles California
February 2013-December 2014
Adjunct Art History Instructor, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
August 2010 - December 2010
Emergency Room Secretary/Monitor Technician, Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills, California
March 2008 - Present
Visual Arts Resource Center Curatorial Assistant (term position), California State University, Northridge, California
August 2007- December 2007
Adjunct Art History Instructor, Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, California
May 2004 - June 2007
Juror/Curator for exhibitions:
September 2017 Reality of Nature, Launch LA, Los Angeles, California, Curator
August 2017 No Restraint, Ark, Altadena, California, Curator
May 2016 Feminist Perspective 2.0, MuzeuMM, Los Angeles California, Curator
December 2015 2015 Fall Salon- Small Works, Glendale Artist Association, Juror
November 2015 BLANK CANVAS, Washington Reid Gallery, Culver City, California, Curator
October 2015 Beverly Hills Art Show, Beverly Hills, California – 2D Mixed Media Juror
Where the Magic Happens, Gallery H Phantom Galleries LA, Hawthorne, California - Curator
May 2015 Artist's Choice! Presented by the Collage Artists of America, San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center Tarzana, California – Juror and Curator
Nature Vs Nurture, Red Pipe Gallery, Los Angeles California – Curator
March 2015 We Choose Art: A Feminist Perspective, The Montalban, Hollywood, California, Co-Curator with Baha Danesh
Recent Press:
Art Traffic. Episode 2, Podcast. http://arttraffic.libsyn.com/ep-2
The Power of Art Held in a Shoebox: Kristine Schomaker on PR, Gallery Space, and Art Itself. DIversions LA. June 9, 2017. http://diversionsla.com/the-power-of-art-held-in-a-shoebox-kristine-schomaker-on-pr-gallery-space-and-art-itself/
The Heroine’s Journey, The Heroine’s Journey of Kristine Schomaker. https://theheroinejourney2016.wordpress.com/2017/03/31/the-heroines-journey-of-kristine-schomaker/
Professional Artist Magazine, Hire a P.R. Firm By C.M. Schmidlkofer April/May 2017. http://www.professionalartistmag.com/shop/print-issues/aprilmay-2017-print/
Diversions LA, Cratedigger: The Lost Art of Album Cover Art, August 29, 2016. http://diversionsla.com/?p=4571
Diversions LA, CA 101: Mall Art Gets a New Meaning, July 27, 2016, http://diversionsla.com/?p=4198
Beautiful.Bizarre, Metaphorical Skin: The Art of Kristine Schomaker, 7-13-2016 https://beautifulbizarre.net/2016/07/13/metaphorical-skin-the-art-of-kristine-schomaker/
Diversions LA, A Feminist Perspective: a fun and fabulous feminist perspective at Muzeumm. June 1, 2016. http://diversionsla.com/?p=3631
Diversions LA, Face in the Crowd: Art Share LA Group Show Closing, April 18, 2016. http://diversionsla.com/?p=3012
Huffington Post, Off the Wall, 11-30-15, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shana-nys-dambrot/kristine-schomaker-off-th_b_8665594.html
Diversions LA, Mirror, Mirror! Kristine Schomaker Reflects Our Bodies/Ourselves, Dec 9, 2015. http://diversionsla.com/?p=1794
The B-Side, Kristine Schomaker - Mirror, Mirror! Saturday, December 5, 2015, http://scenesnaps.com/BSIDE/?p=8065
CBS Los Angeles. 8 Best Art Curators In Los Angeles. November 23, 2015. http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/top-lists/8-top-art-curators-in-los-angeles/
Diversions LA, Meet the Artist: Kristine Schomaker, 7-24-15 http://diversionsla.com/?p=34
Artists Portfolio Magazine, Kristine Schomaker, 7-2015 http://issuu.com/artistportfoliomagazine/docs/issue23/11?e=2382761/14177791
Nakid Magazine, An Afternoon at Studio 3- Kristine Schomaker, 7-17-15, http://nakidmagazine.com/2015/07/17/an-afternoon-at-studio-3-kristine-schomaker-exhibitioninstallation/
We Choose Art, We Choose Art: Kristine Schomaker, 6-18-15 http://wechooseart.com/kristine-schomaker/
Lady Clever, We Choose Art: Working toward gender equality, 5-20-15 http://ladyclever.com/culture/we-choose-art-working-toward-gender-equality/
The Paper Mixtape, Life inside the Brewery, Spring 2015. https://issuu.com/thepapermixtape/docs/tpm_for_print_final/1
ABC7 Eyewitness News. BREWERY ARTS COMPLEX HOSTING FREE SPRING ART WALK. Interviewed by Adrienne Alpert. April 24, 2015. http://abc7.com/entertainment/brewery-arts-complex-hosting-free-spring-art-walk/680750/
Nohoartsdistrict.com, THE HIDDEN ARTIST: Kristine Schomaker, 2-5-15 http://www.nohoartsdistrict.com/industry-art/art-blog/item/2763-the-hidden-artist-kristine-schomaker#.Vgq73PlVhBc
KCET- Departures. The Brewery Art Colony: From Craft Beers to Arts and Crafts. February 2, 2015. https://www.kcet.org/departures-columns/the-brewery-art-colony-from-craft-beers-to-arts-and-crafts
Studios Magazine, Connecting the Dots- Kristine Schomaker, Fall 2014, http://www.interweavestore.com/studios-fall-2014-grouped
Dunn Edwards, An Artist's Haven: The Brewery Art Colony. Sept 5, 2014. https://www.dunnedwards.com/colors/specs/posts/an-artists-haven-the-brewery-art-colony
Art & Algorithms, 2014 and the Virtual Art Initiative. Fall 2014 http://artandalgorithms.com/virtual-art-initiative/
Daily Serving, Fan Mail: Kristine Schomaker, 8-1-14, http://dailyserving.com/2014/08/fan-mail-kristine-schomaker/
Cartwheel Art. Brewery Art Walk: Artists’ Life in the Brewery Art Colony, April 15, 2014. http://www.cartwheelart.com/2014/04/15/brewery-art-walk-artists-life-in-the-brewery-art-colony/
Hyperallergic, A view from the Easel, 2-23-14, http://hyperallergic.com/149294/a-view-from-the-easel-61/
Rogue Art, Avatars, Body Image and Feminism: A Conversation with Kristine Schomaker, 2-28-14 http://rogue-arts.org/avatars-body-image-and-feminism-a-conversation-with-kristine-schomaker/
Daily Bruin, Kerckhoff Art Gallery explores perceptions of beauty, 2-24-14, http://dailybruin.com/2014/02/24/kerckhoff-art-gallery-explores-perceptions-of-beauty/
New World Notes. Artist Turns SL Inventory Into Performance Art, Deleting Every Virtual Item She's Owned Over the Last 7 Years. August 14, 2013. http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2013/08/sl-art-installation.html
irez, Life imitating art, imitating beauty? July 26, 2012. http://irez.me/2012/07/26/life-imitating-art-imitating-beauty/
THE HUMLAB BLOG. Kristine Schomaker’s “My Life as an Avatar: The Gracie Kendal Project” and “1000+Avatars.” January 27, 2012. http://blog.humlab.umu.se/?p=3825
A Passion for Virtual Fashion. “Gracie and the Real Girl” October 20, 2010. https://slfashionpassion.wordpress.com/2010/10/20/gracie-and-the-real-girl/