SYDNEY CROSKERY
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Sydney Croskery is a third generation Los Angelean, who lives and works in Los Angeles.

EDUCATION
MFA 1999 School of the Art Institute of Chicago
BFA 1995 San Francisco Art Institute

EXHIBITIONS

MAS Attack, Mutual Appreciation Society at the LA Mart, organized by Artra Curatorial, LA, CA 2013 [photo] [photo] [photo] [photo] [photo] [link]
Oh The Humanity at the Pomona Packing Plant, curated by Kelly Thompson, Pomona, CA 2012
The Egg performs in I Feel As If I Have Two Wolves Fighting In My Heart by Stephanie Allespach at LACE, Los Angeles, 2012 [link]
La Cosa Nostra at Gallerie Rheeway, Los Angeles, 2011,curated by Max Presneill and Grant Vetter
Sydney Croskery and Pamela Johnson at MDW Art Fair, Chicago, 2011, with Portage Projects, curated by Johanna Silva [link]
Alumni Art Show at Sam Francis Gallery, Santa Monica, 2011, curated by Elsa Longhauser of SMMOMA
Unfinished Paintings at LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitons, Los Angeles, 2011 [link] [la weekly] [art 21]
The Egg at the Outpost Cup, Futbol Competition and Art sponsored by Oupost for Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 2010. [press] [photo] [photo]
I'm SOOO Over Zombies: Wiener Girl Video and ALIVE Performance with the UNDEAD in Zombies: A Mindless Affair at antena, Chicago, 2009
I AM SIMON video at Favorite This! at Meridian Gallery, San Francisco, 2009
The WIENER WORKOUT TM video at Favorite This! at Meridian Gallery, San Francisco, 2009
LAAGAFBLA08, LA Art Girls Art Fair Bienniele LA 2008 at Phantom Galleries LA, [link]
LA Landscape Paintings at Aqua Miami with Sabina Lee Gallery, Miami, 2008
Wiener Girls at artXposium, West Chicago, IL, 2008
Wiener Girls at the 4th Annual Deitch Art Parade, New York, 2008
On Procession , Parades and Street Pageantry, The Egg - Indianapolis Museum of Art, 2008 [link] [press release] [photo] [photo] [photo] [photo]
Overflow, A reinvention of Alan Kaprow's Fluids by The LA Art Girls - Getty Museum Los Angeles, 2008, [link to Getty] [link to LAAG]
Big Bang, and Other Origins - David Salow Gallery, Los Angeles, 2007 [photo 1] [photo 2] [photo 3] [photo 4] [photo 5] [photo 6] [photo 7] [press release][review]
Wiener Girls at the 3rd Annual Deitch Art Parade - Deitch Projects[photo 1] [photo 2] [photo 3] [photo 4] [photo 5]
The Egg at the 3rd Annual Deitch Art Parade - Deitch Projects, New York, 2007 [photo 1] [photo 2]
Boys 4 Girls, LA Art Girls Performance at OutFest Auction 2007, Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, 2007 [statement] [photo 1] [photo 2]
Hysteria Dexuxe - Angles Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, 2006 [photo 1] [photo 2] [photo 3] [photo 4]
Painting's Edge - Fullerton College, Fullerton, CA, 2006
Fluxwear Event, LA Art Girls - Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitons, Hollywood, CA, 2006 [photo 1] [photo 2] [photo 3]
Total Art Performance Event, LA Art Girls - The Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, 2006 [photo 1] [photo 2] [photo 3] [photo 4]
The Egg at the 2nd Annual Deitch Art Parade - Deitch Projects, New York, 2006 [photo 1]
Artists Who Teach - Sam Francis Gallery at Crossroads School, Santa Monica, CA, 2006
Painting's Edge - Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA, 2006
LA Art Show - Raid Projects, Santa Monica Civic Center, 2004 [photo 1]
Conversations - Sam Francis Gallery at Crossroads School, Santa Monica, 2003
Rapid Response - 18th Street Gallery, Santa Monica, 2002 [photo 1]
Performance Week - Jack Tilton Gallery, New York, 1999
A Taste Sensation 2- the same Well Hung, only better - American Pop Culture Gallery, Nashville, TN, 1999
A Taste Sensation- 12 Well Hung Photos by the Wiener Girls - The Wiener Circle Hot Dog Stand, Chicago, 1998
Textuality - G2, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1998
The Body Show - Purple Gallery, Los Angeles, 1997
The Newer Language - Purple Gallery, Los Angeles, 1997
Psychic, Physical & Emotional Baggage - The Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, 1997
Sweet Like Sugar, Sticky Like Bubble Gum - The Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, 1996
Snacks - ACME Gallery, San Francisco, 1996


PANELS/LECTURES

Work in Progress Lecture Series: LA Art Girls - Getty Museum, Los Angeles, December 2006
On Feminism, Talking with the LA Art Girls - Dangerous Curve, Los Angeles, July 2006


REVIEWS AND BIBLOGRAPHY

On Procession - The Egg at the Indianapolis Museum of Art
LA WEEKLY - What Makes a Painting Finished? by Carol Cheh, June 22, 2011
Art 21 - Revealing Unfinished Paintings by Lily Simonson
Artforum - "Previews: On Proession" by Phillip Auslander, May 2008
Time Out New York - "Marching Madness," by Howard Halle, 2008
The Indianapolis Star - April 27, 2008
LA WEEKLY - "Chaos Theorizing " by Peter Frank, LA Weekly, January 2008
Bikini Magazine - "Oscar (Meyer)- Worthy Performance" by Scott Sterling, February 1999
Projector Magazine - Visual Art Exhibition and Lunch, by Grant Samuelson, October 1998
Juxtapoz Magazine - in the Beatdown, December 1998
D'Art International - Interview by Steve Rockwell, December 1998

RESIDENCIES, AWARDS

Painting's Edge - Idyllwild, CA 2006
Honor Studio - San Francisco Art Institute 1994-5

AFFILIATIONS

LA ART GIRL - Member since 2006
WIENER GIRL - Member since 1997

ART RELATED WORK

Santa Monica Museum - Visiting Teacher, Workshop, 2007
Raid Projects, Los Angeles - Gallery Intern, Web Developer, Construction Worker 2004- 2005
Double Dare Website - Web Designer, Programmer and Animator, 2002
Crossroads School for the Arts and Sciences - Teacher, Art and Computers, K-8, 2002-2006
The RAP Afterschool Program - Art Teacher, K-6, 2001
Capp Street Project, San Francisco - Intern, Assistant to Resident Artists The Art Guys, and Jim Campbell, 1995-1996