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| BIOGRAPHY |
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| b. 1973 |
La Jolla, California |
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Raised in Portland, Oregon |
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| EDUCATION |
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| 2010 |
MFA, Visual Arts |
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University of California, Riverside |
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| 1994 |
BA, Critical Studies |
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School of Cinematic Arts |
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University of Southern California |
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| SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2010 |
Southland |
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Sam Lee Gallery, Los Angeles |
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| 2009 |
Exposition |
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Phyllis Gill Gallery - UCR, RIverside, California |
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| 2008 |
These Days |
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UCR Sweeney Gallery - Project Gallery Three, Riverside, California |
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| 2007 |
How Soon is Now |
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Peel Studio, Los Angeles |
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| GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2010 |
Merck-Preis der Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie |
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Museum Künsterkolonie, Darmstadt, Germany |
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SHFT |
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Continental Gallery, Los Angeles |
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MFA Thesis Exhibition |
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UCR Swenney Gallery / California Museum of Photography, Riverside, California |
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| 2009 |
Ersatz |
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SF Cameraworks, San Francisco |
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1st&2nd Year UCR MFA Exhibition |
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Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, California |
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CAA Los Angeles MFA Exhibition, curated by Alex Klein |
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Gayle and Ed Roski MFA Gallery, University of Southern California |
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Sculpting Time, curated by Ara Osterweil |
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Martin Art Gallery, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania |
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| 2008 |
2008 Juried Exhibtion, curated by TJ Norris |
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Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, Oregon |
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Works on Loan from the 21st Century |
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Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, California |
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Is it Possible to Make a Photograph of New Jersey Regardless of Where You Are in the World? |
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Pierro Gallery, South Orange, New Jersy |
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| AWARDS / GRANTS |
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| 2010 |
Merck Award |
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Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie, Darmstadt, Germany |
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Runner Up |
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Forward Thinking Museum / JGS |
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Gluck Fellowship for the Arts |
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Finalist / Honorable Mention |
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2008 Juried Exhibition |
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Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, Oregon |
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| FILM PROJECTS / FESTIVALS |
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| 1999 |
"Outside Alamogordo" |
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16mm film, b+w, 2:30 trt |
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Official Selection: BBC Short FIlm Festival (London), SXSW (Austin), Hi-Lo Festival (San Francisco) |
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LA Int'l Short Film Festival (Los Angeles) |
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| 1998 |
"Max 12" |
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16mm film, b+w, 2:00 trt |
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Official Selection: Hi-Lo Festival (San Francisco) |
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| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
(click listing to view pdfs) |
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| 2009 |
Osterweil, Ara. "Sculpting Time" Martin Art Gallery, Exhibition Catalogue |
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Frank, Peter. "The Virtual Nature" Exhibition Essay, Works on Loan from the 20th Century, RAM |
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Brooks, Amra. "Must See Art" LA Weekly, February 27. |
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| COMMISSIONS / |
The New York Times Magazine, The Los Angeles Times Magazine, W (New York), surface (New York) |
| EDITORIAL |
Dwell (San Francisco), Res (New York), Tokion (Tokyo/New York) |
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Alia lives and works in Los Angeles. She likes dogs, horses, and surfing. |
