ALIA MALLEY PROJECTS ABOUT CONTACT
 
BIOGRAPHY  
   
b. 1973 La Jolla, California
  Raised in Portland, Oregon
   
EDUCATION  
   
2010 MFA, Visual Arts
  University of California, Riverside
   
1994 BA, Critical Studies
  School of Cinematic Arts
  University of Southern California
   
SOLO EXHIBITIONS  
   
2011 (upcoming) A Cavalier in Sight of a Village
  Sam Lee Galley, Los Angeles
   
2010 Southland
  Sam Lee Gallery, Los Angeles
   
2009 Exposition
  Phyllis Gill Gallery - UCR, RIverside, California
   
2008 These Days
  UCR Sweeney Gallery - Project Gallery Three, Riverside, California
   
2007 How Soon is Now
  Peel Studio, Los Angeles
   
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS  
   
2011 (upcoming) Curve
  CENTER, Santa Fe, New Mexico
   
  Aground: 16th Juried Exhibition
  Curated by Karen Irvine, Curator, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago
  Photo Center NW, Seattle, Washington
   
  Kamikaze, curated by Devon Tsuno
  POST, Los Angeles
   
  Genesis II
  Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, California
   
  2011 Juried Exhibition
  Center for Photographic Art, Carmel California
   
2010 Neighborhood
  Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, Indiana
   
  Backyard
  Sam Lee Gallery at Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles
   
  Merck-Preis der Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie
  Museum Künsterkolonie, Darmstadt, Germany
   
  SHFT
  pop-up gallery, Los Angeles & New York
   
  MFA Thesis Exhibition
  UCR Swenney Gallery / California Museum of Photography, Riverside, California
   
   
2009 Ersatz
  SF Cameraworks, San Francisco
   
  1st&2nd Year UCR MFA Exhibition
  Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, California
   
  CAA Los Angeles MFA Exhibition, curated by Alex Klein
  Gayle and Ed Roski MFA Gallery, University of Southern California
   
  Sculpting Time, curated by Ara Osterweil
  Martin Art Gallery, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania
   
2008 2008 Juried Exhibtion, curated by TJ Norris
  Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, Oregon
   
  Works on Loan from the 21st Century
  Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, California
   
  Is it Possible to Make a Photograph of New Jersey Regardless of Where You Are in the World?
  Pierro Gallery, South Orange, New Jersy
   
AWARDS / GRANTS  
   
2011 CENTER Dealer's Choice Award
  Juror: Dianne Vanderlip, Curator, Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles, CA & Curator Emeritus, Denver Art Museum
   
2010 Merck Prize
  Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie, Darmstadt, Germany
  + watch video of the Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie +
   
2009 Runner Up
  Forward Thinking Museum / JGS
   
  Gluck Fellowship for the Arts
   
2008 Finalist / Honorable Mention
  2008 Juried Exhibition
  Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, Oregon
   
   

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY & PRESS

 

(click on listing to read as pdf)
   
2011 A Cavalier in Sight of a Village, artist's book (upcoming November)
  Perello, Ibarionex "Alia Malley" The Candid Frame, Podcast, #117, July 19 2011
  Colberg Joerg "A Conversation with Alia Malley" Conscientious Extended, June 28 2011
  Biel, Kim. "A Lens on the Land." Art Ltd, March/April, 48-52.
  Smithson, Aline "Success Stories: Alia Malley" Lenscratch, April 11, 2011
  "Alia Malley - Southland" Unless You Will, Issue 14, April 2011
  Prodger, Phillip "Alia Malley in Southland" Prodger.com, January 18, 2011
   
2010 Southland, Sam Lee Gallery, Exhibition Catalogue, edition of 500
  Colberg, Joerg "Contemporary Photographers - Alia Malley" Conscientious, May 10, 2011
  Severo, Fabio "Ground Glass Beauty" Hippolyte Bayard, May 7, 2010
   
2009 Osterweil, Ara. "Sculpting Time" Martin Art Gallery, Exhibition Catalogue
2008

Frank, Peter. "The Virtual Nature" Exhibition Essay, Works on Loan from the 20th Century, RAM

2007 Brooks, Amra. "Must See Art" LA Weekly, February 27, 2007
   
   
   
  Alia lives and works in Los Angeles. She likes dogs, horses, and surfing.
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