Dawn Kasper

Education
University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California
Master of Fine Arts, Department of Art: New Genres 2000-2003
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Department of Art: Sculpture 1995-1999

Exhibitions

2005
"Apocalypse Soon!", "Strange Love" video collaboration with LA Art Girls, QED Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"LA Art Girls Work", collaborative group show, Anna Helwing Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Woman That Had Been Thrown Out With The Garbage”, in conjunction with “When Humor Becomes Painful” Migros Museum Für Genenwartskunst, Zurich, CH
"Missing Kaspar Hauser", in conjunction with “When Humor Becomes Painful” Migros Museum Für Genenwartskunst, Zurich, CH
“Luck of the Drawing” group exhibition to benefit University of California, Los Angeles, Art Department, organized by Catherine Opie, Lot 32
Los Angeles, CA
“Fresh, A Silent Auction of Emerging and Other Great Artists” The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
“NewNewSchool presents…” QUIT ART, lecture, CALArts writing program, Valencia, CA
“Cuculandia” a live musical performance,
The Project, Los Angeles, CA
“The Path of Moons and Planets”, Crazy Space, 18th Street Art Center Santa Monica, CA

2004
“Group Exhibition” A live performance over the course of four days, Art Positions Art Basel Miami Beach, Anna Helwing Gallery,
Miami Beach, FL
“Art In General 6th Annual Video Marathon”, 12 hour Screening
New York, NY
“FARFETCHED” FAR: foundation for art resources; group exhibition to benefit FAR, Los Angeles, CA
“Summer Group Show” Anna Helwing Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA
“Mania For Coleslaw: New Hybrid Media Performance” organized by Lauren Hartman and Carol McDowell, Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, CA
“Free Space Project: The Snow Flake Band” Live Performance organized by Greg Shepard, with Yutaka Sone, Lucy Dodd, and Paul T, Pink Pony,
New York, NY

2003
“The Death of Balboa it’s a cruel world peanut butter shop” curated by Paul Theriault, 2312 Duane Street Los Angeles
“A Darker Halloween” Beyond Baroque Foundation & Literary Arts Center, Los Angeles
“The Provider troubled teen mentor peanut butter shop” curated by Paul Theriault, 2312 Duane Street Los Angeles
“Sundown Salon” curated by Fritz Haeg, The MAK Center for Art and Architecture L.A Schindler House, Los Angeles, CA
“Side Effects” The Latch Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA
“Record: Two nights of film and video” 210two Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA
“GLITCH an evening of film, video + performance” curated by Tom Texas Holmes, UCLA EDA, Los Angeles, CA
“Recess” Group Exhibition, Cirrus Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA
“Group Exhibition” Anna Helwing Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA
“Cluster Fuck” Group Exhibition, The Latch Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA
“Art Chicago” Group Exhibition, Chicago Art Fair; Anna Helwing Gallery, Chicago, Ill
“What Do You See At Night?” MFA Group Exhibition, Track 16, Bergamont Station, Los Angles, CA
“Sundown Salon” curated by Pipilotti Rist and Fritz Haeg, Fritz Haeg’s house and garden, Mount Washington, CA
“MFA Thesis Exhibition Two”, UCLA Kinross Building,
Los Angeles, CA
“Trance Plants”, The Latch Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA
“miniature”, Raid Projects,
Los Angeles, CA

2002
“Performance Night III” Warner Graduate Studios,
Los Angeles, CA
2001
“Performance Night II” Warner Graduate Studios,
Los Angeles, CA
2000
“Performance Night I” Warner Graduate Studios,
Los Angeles, CA

1999
“Bambi Meets Hulk Hogan”, Bradford Gallery,
Richmond, VA
“Cabaret Night”, Project Art Space, Washington Project For The Arts/Corcoran, Washington, DC,
“Residue”, Project Art Space, Washington Project For The Arts/Corcoran, Washington, DC
“Juried Student Fine Arts Exhibition”, VCU Anderson Gallery,
Richmond, VA
“Shake It Off (Live Performance)”, Henry Street Gallery,
Richmond, VA
“PER’Formance’S”, Student Commons Art Space,
Richmond, VA

1998
“Marshmallow”, Henry Street Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Last Days of Summer”, The Box Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Tom Adair and Friends”, Artspace, Richmond, VA

1997
“A Tribute to Fluxus”, The Box Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Women’s Conference: Mixed Media Drawing Show”,
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

Awards
Lillian Levinson Scholarship, 2003
Clifton Webb Award, 2003
UCLA Art Council Award, 2003
Elaine Krown Klein Fine Arts Scholarship, 2002
Edward J. and Alice Mae Smith Scholarship, 2001
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Graduate Fellowship, 2000-2001
Dean’s Scholarship, 1999

Curating Experience
2005
“The Path of Moons and Planets”, Crazy Space, 18th Street Art Center
Santa Monica, CA
2003
“Where the Art Starts and Stops”, The Latch Gallery
Los Angeles, CA
2002
“to believe much more than that”, University of California Los Angeles, New Wight Gallery, Los Angles, CA
2001
“The Wight Biennial, University of California Los Angeles, New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA