ANTHONY GRAVES | BIOGRAPHY

Anthony Graves currently teaches on the graduate faculty of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
and lives in New York.

education
2007–2009
Masters of Fine Arts, College of Architecture, Art and Planning, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

2004–2005
Studio Program Fellow: Whitney Independent Study Program, NY

2000–2003
Bachelors of Fine Arts, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston:
Painting and Sculpture, concentration in the History of Photography

exhibition history
2012
Trienal Poli/Gráphica de San Juan, Artes Plásticas, Instituto de Cultural Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico
¡Lo Carnivalesco!, Mycellium, Mexico D.F., Mexico

2011
Little Movements: Self-Organization in Contemporary Art, organized by Carol Yinghua Lu, OCAT, Shenzhen, China
The Workers, MASS MoCA, curated by Susan Cross and Carla Herrera-Prats, North Adams, MA
Signs on the Road, Winkleman Gallery, organized by workroom g, NY,
Group Exhibition, Mikhail Zakin Gallery, Demarest, NJ

2010
The Second World Congress of Free Artists, Århus, Århus Kunstbygning, curated by Karin Hindsbo, Århus, Denmark
Howls for Bologna, Overgaden Institute for Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, Denmark
En cada instante, ruptura, Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros, curated by Carla Herrera-Prats, Mexico City
Alternative Histories, Exit Art, NY
Collective Show, Participant Inc., NY
Graham McDougal + Anthony Graves, Gallery St. Vitus, London
Incident Report No. 33: Little Assemblies, Hudson, NY
You should have been here an hour ago, Kunstverein NY, curated by Mary Reinbold, NY
Small Crafts, Tjaden Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Group Exhibition, Momenta Art, organized by Eric Heist, Brooklyn, NY

2009
ABCyz.org, Silver Shed, curated by Sarina Basta and Patrick Meagher, NY
Group Exhibition, Johnson Museum of Art, curated by Andrea Inselmann, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
V/A/I, Sfumato Gallery, organized by John Criscitello, Ithaca, NY
Finanzkrise/Crise financière/Crisi finanziaria, To Let: The Working Relationship, Ithaca, NY
And Their Allocation, Econ:Gallery, curated by Karen Brummond, Ithaca, NY
Gallery Social, solo thesis exhibition, Hartell Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

2008
V/A/I, Sfumato Gallery, organized by John Criscitello, Ithaca, NY
Brick and Balloon, BrickBalloon Space, organized by Anthony Graves, Ithaca, NY
The Last Minute, Experimental Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
It’s Not Easy, Exit Art, NY
The Audacity of Desperation, PS 122, curated by Jessica Lawless and Sarah Ross, organized by Steven Lam, NY

2007
I Will if No One Else Does, Tjaden Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

2006
When Artists Say We, Artists Space, curated by Andrea Geyer and Christian Rattemeyer, NY
Symposium on Paper, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, with Benj Gerdes, and Lasse Lau, NY
A Knock at the Door, Melville Gallery, South Street Seaport Museum, curated by Seth Cameron, NY

2005
Art of the Overhead, Open Workspace, Copenhagen, Denmark (with Lasse Lau)
Whitney Museum of American Art, Independent Study Program Exhibition, NY

2004
Neither Here Nor There, Oni Gallery, organized with Anna Ortiz & Benjamin Draper, Boston, MA
12 Artists, 12 Authors, Berwick Research Institute, organized by Meg Rotzel, Roxbury, MA

awards, residencies, and fellowships
2010
New York Foundation for the Arts Strategic Opportunities Grant
Danish Arts Council’s International Visual Arts (DIVA) Residency Grant

2009
Faculty Project Grant, Cornell Council for the Arts
Elsie Dinsmore Popkin Memorial Award, College of Architecture, Art and Planning, Cornell University

2008
John Hartell Graduate Award for Art and Architecture, College of Architecture, Art and Planning Cornell University
Individual Project Grant, Cornell Council for the Arts

2006
Swing Space Residency, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (as Camel Collective)

teaching
August 2012
Visiting Part-Time Faculty a the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Graduate Core Seminar

August 2011 to Present
Visiting Faculty, SOMA Summer Program, Mexico D.F.
Seminars in Theory and Criticism, visiting critiques.

August 2009 to May 2010
Visiting Critic, Dept. of Art, College of Architecture, Art and Planning
Courses: Seminar in Theory and Criticism—Contemporary Art in New York
Theory and Criticism Seminar—What Does the Contemporary Want from Us? The Audiences, Subjects, and Economies of Art
Professional Internship Placement Program Seminar, NYC

lectures and professional experience
2011 to present
regular contributor Moonlighter Presents
lecture: A Brief History of the Hoodie (2011)

2010
Visiting Artist, Royal Academy, Copenhagen
Visiting Artist, Malmø Art Academy, Lund University

2007 to 2010
Founding Editor and regular contributor, C_M_L (http://c-m-l.org) an online archive and journal of art and social praxis
Duties: Oversee all editorial, curatorial, and maintenance operations of the online journal, regular contributor

Sept. 2008 to May 2009
Visiting Artist Search Committee, Department of Art, AAP, Cornell University
Duties: Selection and organization of visiting artists/critics: Gareth James (Columbia University);
Mark Dion (Mildred’s Lane); Sarina Basta (Sculpture Center); Ralph Lemon; Mel Chin

2007 to 2009
Publications designer, Theory Reading Group, Cornell University
Duties: Graphic design for press and print materials

publications
2012
Proceedings from the Second World Congress of Free Artists, Camel Collective and Aarhus Kunstbygning
“2015 or Function for the Functionless,” Architectural Interventions, Max Goldfarb and Matt Bua, Laurence King Publishing Ltd., London

2011
“Street View,” Catalogue essay, Cornell University, NY

2010
“All Clad,” exhibition essay for Monique Crine, Deer Park, Hinterland, Denver, CO
“On Pink Carnations,” exhibition essay for Monique Crine, Pink Carnations, Pirate Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
“An Interview with Gregory Sholette,” Proximity Magazine, No. 7, Spring/Summer 2010, and online at http://c-m-l.org/?q=node/40

2009
“Twilight Zones: Notes on the Work of Michael Ashkin,” Catalog essay for Michael Ashkin
20. 11. 2009 – 24. 1. 2010, curated by Annette Südbeck, The Secession, Vienna
“Empty Set or The Thing and the Social Naught,” Unpublished masters thesis, Cornell University

2008
“Provided Your Desire Has Relation to . . .” Invisible Culture, an issue of a.aaaarg.org organized and presented by Stephanie Owens, online at http://a.aaaarg.org

2005
“NY Galleries Need Immediate Release,” Art & Leisure, with Benj Gerdes and Carla Herrera-Prats, Art in General, organized by K8 Hardy, Julieta Aranda, Gareth James, Carlos Motta