Laura Lark 1406 Indiana St. Houston, TX 77006 ll@lauralark.com 713.550.6226 Curriculum Vitae Education: 2002 MFA, Painting, University of Houston. 1989 MA, Creative Writing, University of Houston. 1987 BA, English, University of Houston. Awards/Residencies: 2013: Virginia Creative Center for the Arts, Winter. 2012: Mac Dowell Colony, Spring 2012 (Writing, Fiction) 2011: Finalist, Creative Capital Short Form Art Writing Prize 2010: Finalist, Sundance Screenwriters Workshop 2005: Juror s Choice Award. James Elaine, juror. Amarillo Biennial 600: Drawing. 2004 Artadia Foundation Award. Chrissie Iles, Alison de Lima Green, Doug Fogle, jurors. Cultural Arts Council, Houston and Harris County Fellowship. Solo Exhibitions 2016 The Misuses of Enchantment, Devin Borden Gallery, Houston 2014 Night Gallery, Devin Borden Gallery, Houston Location Location Location, Windows Project, Blaffer Gallery, Houston 2012 The Liveable Forest, Devin Borden Gallery, Houston. 2009 The Panic in Needle Park, Devin Borden/Hiram Butler Gallery, Houston. 2007 I Am Smiling, Devin Borden/Hiram Butler Gallery, Houston 2005 From All of Us, Devin Borden/Hiram Butler Gallery, Houston 2003/2004 Primp, Indigo, Lawndale Art Center, Houston 2003 New Works, Finesilver Gallery, San Antonio A Politely Dark View of Things, Blue Star Contemporary, San Antonio. 2001 How to Photograph Women, Small Projects Gallery, University of Houston, Group Exhibitions/Exhibitions in Print 2013 Through the Eyes of Texas: Masterworks From Alumni Collections, University of Texas Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas, Catalogue. 2009 New American Paintings Western Competition, pp. 80 83. Juror: Terrie Sultan. 2006 How to Create a Persona Artlies, #53, Late Fall Edition. Laura Lark, Blackbird Journal Virginia Commonwealth University, Fall/Winter Laura Lark, New American Paintings Western Competition. Juried by Ian Berry. 2004/2005 Amalgama, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, 11/19, 2004-1/23, 2005. Loving Laura More, Aurora Picture Show, Houston, 2/14-2/15. (screening/performance) Learning to Love You More: Life Story pp.128-133 Prestel Publishing, 2007 Contributor essay, Learning to Love You More, p.147 Prestel Publishing, 2007 1
Laura Lark s Kwik n E-Z Guide to Creating a Persona, Artlies Issue #52 pp. 56-59 Fall, 2006 Bibliography: 2015 Tennant, Donna. Laura Lark: The Misuses of Enchantment at Devin Borden Gallery art ltd, November. Gregory, Casey. Laura Lark: Show Up Art+Culture Houston, October 1. 2014 Zastudil, Nancy. Laura Lark: Night Gallery Art+Culture Houston, May 3. 2012 Zastudil, Nancy. Laura Lark: All the Pretty People, Art+Culture Houston, p.12. Deliso, Meredith. Laura Lark s Liveable Forest is as Cool as Ice, Houston Press, March 1. Boyd, Robert. Screen Idols in Arcadia, The Great God Pan is Dead, February 26. 2008 Kersulis, Nick. Laura Lark, Artlies, A Contemporary Art Quarterly, Issue #57, p. 109. 2006 Devine, John. Laura Lark, Artpapers, January/February, pp. 58-59. 2005 Costello, Leo. From All of Us With Love, Artlies, A Contemporary Art Quarterly, Issue #48. White, Michelle. Perspectives 144: Amalgama @ CAMH, Artlies, A Contemporary Art Quarterly, pp.94-95, 2005. Klaasmeyer, Kelly. Drawn Together, Houston Press, p. 43, January 6-12. 2004 Plocek, Keith. Connect the Dots, Houston Press, p.39, January 8-14, 2004. Gray, Lisa. Caveat Vendor. Houston Press, February 8-14, 2001, pp. 12, 15. 2000 Klaasmeyer, Kelly. The Women s Rooms, Houston Press, November 23-29, 2000, p. 68. WRITING Fiction, Personal Essay, etc. 2017 Drag, OxMag, Fall. Leapt, Menda City Review, issue 31, August. 2016 Dear Johnny Depp, selected by Mary Gaitskill, No Tokens Literary Journal, publication upcoming. 2013 Pictures at an Execution, essay with photos by Patrick Otis Ike Bresnan, The Rag Blog, June 10. 2011 This is not About You, fiction, Intellectual Refuge, Vol. 1 July-December 2
Book/Catalog Essays and Projects in Print Learning to Love You More: Life Story pp.128-133 Prestel Publishing, 2007 Contributor essay, Learning to Love You More, p.147 Prestel Publishing, 2007 Laura Lark s Kwik n E-Z Guide to Creating a Persona, Artlies Issue #52 pp. 56-59 Fall, 2006 Reading Material: Andrea Bowers, Luca Buvoli, Stuart Horodner, Laura Lark, Mathilde Ter Heline, Art Papers, November/December 2005, pp. 32-35 Art Criticism 2011 Round 33: The Seventh House, Project Row Houses, January 21, 2011, Kurt Schwitters: Color and Collage, Menil Collection, Houston, November 25 2010 Measuring Your Own Grave: Marlene Dumas at Menil Collection, Houston Snow White Tan: Aaron Parazette at Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, August True Confessions: The Worst Piece of Art I Ever Made: The Best Piece of Art I Never Made,, September Relax and Take Your F*cking Time: Conrad Bakker at Lora Reynolds, Austin, September Over and Out, Sarah Oppenheimer at Rice University Art Gallery Houston Press Arts, Wednesday, Nov 17 2009 Learning to Love You More, Harrell Fletcher and Miranda July Contributing Essayist, Prestel Publishing, p. 147 House of Mind: Pat Graney at Diverseworks, Houston February 2009 2008 Katy Heinlein, CTRL Gallery Art Lies Contemporary Art Journal, Issue #58, Summer 3
Contemporary Art Month San Antonio, August Sterne and Steinberg: Critics Within Menil Collection, Houston, July NeoHooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith at the Menil Collection, July The Old, Weird America Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, May Dust: Mark Fox at Rice University Art Gallery, June 2002 Artificial Light: Denise Ramos and Tricia Moreau-Sweeney: Women and Their Work, Austin, TX, June 27-August 3 1999 Lea Whittington: New Work Women and Their Work, Austin, TX, July 15-August 21 Blogs hosted by Laura Lark Loves You Laura Lark Loves You Video Introduction, July 9, 2012 Laura Lark Loves You #1, July 12, 2012 Laura Lark Loves You #2, July 18, 2012 Laura Lark Loves You #3, July 27, 2012 Laura Lark Loves You #4, August 9, 2012 Laura Lark Loves You #5, September 5, 2012 Laura Lark Loves You #6, December 31, 2012 Laura Lark Loves You #7, January 28, 2013 I m With Stupid Fair Thee Well, October 25, 2011. The New Art Fairs Are Here! We re Somebody Now!, September 20, 2011. The Laws of Averageness, April 14, 2011. Performance Issues, March 29, 2011. What by Whatever Works, March 22, 2011. Little Shops of Horrors, October 27, 2010. Turn Off, Tune Out, Drop Dead, August 28, 2010. Iles and Rizzoli or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love TV, August 5, 2010. Put a Sock on It, February 28, 2009. 4
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