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EDUCATION
2006 MFA, Photo and Media Program, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
1996 BFA, Tufts University, Medford, MA, in affiliation with the School of the Museum of Fine Arts of Boston
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 HERTOPIA: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE NEW WORLD, Honor Fraser Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
LEARNING BY EXAMPLE, The Manual Archives, Los Angeles, CA
2006 NATURAL SELECTION, MFA Thesis, D301 Gallery, Valencia, CA
2005 SHADOWPLAY/NIGHTVISION, A401 Gallery, Valencia, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND SCREENINGS
2009 BITCH IS THE NEW BLACK, curated by Emma Gray, Honor Fraser Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
LA 2019: CULTS, COLLECTIVES AND COCOONING, curated by Ciara Ennis, 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA
2008 CONVENTIONS AND ATTITUDES, curated by Karen Atkinson, Remy's on Temple, Los Angeles, CA;
traveling to the Graduate Center Art Gallery, The City University of New York, New York, NY
2007 ALL-IN JURIED SHOW, curated by Lorraine Molina, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
THE COLLECTIVE BODY, curated by Kristen Raizada, Gallery Califa, Horazdovice, Czech Republic
E TICKET RIDE, curated by Joanna Grasso, J. Flynn Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA
(TENDER) ASSEMBLY, Show Cave Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006 OPEN SHOW, curated by Ann Philbin, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
CAPTIVE, curated by Carol Cheh and Kristen Raizada, Gatov Galleries, California State University,
Long Beach, CA
BABY'S ALL GROWN UP, curated by Veronica Fernandez, Marvimon House, Los Angeles, CA
GOODS TO DECLARE: MFA INTERNATIONAL, curated by Nahum Tevet and Sandra Weil, Ben Gurion
Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel
SUPER/SONIC 2006, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park, Los Angeles, CA
COLLISION & PILEUPS, MFA Graduate Exhibition, Armory Northwest, Pasadena, CA
TRANSFEMINATOR, A401 Gallery, Valencia, CA
2005 COMPONENTS, D301 Gallery, Valenica, CA
GENDERED GEOGRAPHIES, 1853 Arlington Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
A HAUNTING: INTERNATIONAL ARTIST'S FILM AND VIDEO SCREENING, curated by Vicki Wheeler
and Jonathan Carson, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, UK; traveled to The Residence, London, UK
MFA MID-RESIDENCY EXHIBITION, D300 Gallery, Valencia, CA
2004 CATHY AKERS, curated by Caroline Clerc and Erik Knutzen, Space Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
TIGHT, curated by Julia Latane, Post Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1999 A SENSE OF PLACE, curated by David Swoyer, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, NC
FAMILY, The Gallery at Campus Camera, Boston, MA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2009 Lara Taubman, "Endless Summer," Artnet.com, August 7, 2009
Andrew Berardini, "Black Market," ArtForum.com, Scene & Herd, July 18, 2009
Christopher Bedford, "Andre Ethier and Cathy Akers," Art in America, Exhibiton Reviews, February 2009
2008 Catherine Wagley, "Cathy Akers," Daily Serving.com, May 6, 2008
Holly Myers, "Around the Galleries," Los Angeles Times, Arts & Culture, April 25, 2008
Emma Gray, "Emma Gray's Top Ten Shows in Los Angeles This Month," Saatchi Online, Daily Magazine, April 16, 2008
Ashley Tibbits, "Andre Ethier and Cathy Akers," Flavorpill.com, April 12, 2008
2007 Gean Moreno, "Cathy Akers," Ten by Ten, Uber.com, April 2007
2006 Chris Lee, "Art Parties, Resculpted," Los Angeles Times, Calendar Weekend, December 21, 2006
Cathy Akers, Natalie Henderson-Alton, Lindsay Ljunkull, Caroline Maxwell and Carrie Yury,
"A Super/Sonic Conversation," NYArts Magazine, November/December 2006
Amra Brooks, "Must See Art: Super/Sonic 2006 Part II at Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery,
Barnsdall Art Park," LA Weekly, August 16, 2006
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2007 Artists' Resource for Completion (ARC) Grant, The Durfee Foundation
2006 Travel Grant, The Philip and Muriel Berman Foundation
1992 Maryland Distinguished Scholar in the Arts Award
CATALOGS
2006 EXHIBITION CATALOG | GOODS TO DECLARE: MFA INTERNATIONAL, Curated by Nahum Tevet
and Sandra Weil, Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel
EXHIBITION CATALOG | SUPER/SONIC 2006, Text by Mark Batongmalaque