Collaborative work made by artists from ECF Westside Art Center, my students and I are on exhibit at DAC Gallery Dec. 7, 2018 - Jan. 3, 2019 - the third annual collaboration between my Uniquely Abled class in the Creative Action Program at Otis College of Art and Design and the Exceptional Children’s Foundation (ECF) Art Center Westside, a program that mentors adult artists with developmental disabilities. Read the full press release here.
Some of our Favorite Things - exhibition at Ben Maltz Gallery
Opening tomorrow, Sept. 30 and running through Dec. 9, I am participating in Some of our Favorite Things at Otis College of Art and Design’s Ben Maltz Gallery: “a group exhibition of favorite art-related objects—things that have been accumulated over years, mementos inherited from family, gifts from friends and strangers, beloved books, and treasured artistic tools, each contributed by invited Otis College community, including artists, curators, writers, collectors, and cultural influencers. Each of these objects is accompanied by a description written by the lender, offering context to the work and the individual lending it. This exhibition is an exercise in storytelling, a glimpse into Otis College's far-reaching network of friends, alumni, and art world colleagues—a mapping of our multi-faceted community, as well as the great city of Los Angeles.”
New video included in Second Daytime
I am honored to have an excerpt of my latest project, "Dearest Pauline," included in Second Daytime, an online exhibition of performance art on video curated by Sarah Rushford for Ortega y Gasset in Brooklyn, NY, through August 2018.
production still from Dearest Pauline, shot by Sarah Rushford
Sabbatical has begun
After nine years teaching and serving as a full time academic administrator at Otis College of Art and Design, I am officially on sabbatical. Follow me @michelejaquis on instagram to see what I'm doing, making and seeing.
Paul's Brain premieres at Echo Park Film Center, Sept. 23rd
I'm super excited that the project Paul Pattison and I began in 2007 is complete (well, at least the single channel version is) and it will premiere at the Echo Park Film Center's New Works Salon Sept. 23rd at 8pm alongside works by three other filmmakers. Here is the trailer for Paul's Brain.
FAR Bazaar at Cerritos College
In an exhibition organized by the Association of Hysterical Curators, Jeremy, Milo and I will be screening our video (on a loop) Negotiations, while also performing household, artistic and educational vignettes modeled on the daily routines of our family. Details here.
Site Specific Installation at 2^2 Gallery
I made a new site specific installation for 2^2 (two to the second power) Gallery, a new tiny gallery at Otis College of Art and Design. It's on view from December 1, 2016 - February 28, 2017. View documentation here.
Brood Film Fest
My short video Negotiations (made in collaboration with Jeremy J. Quinn) will be screened at the Brood Film Fest.
BROOD FILM FEST: 21st Century Parenthood in Film
27 & 28 September 2016: Exeter Phoenix (United Kingdom)
1 October – 11 November 2016: Digital Institute of Early Parenthood (online)
Our Prime Property
My project, I dream in your language, is currently being featured on Our Prime Property.