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 (opening in April)

2006        NATURAL SELECTION, MFA Thesis, D301 Gallery, Valencia, CA

2005        SHADOWPLAY/NIGHTVISION, A401 Gallery, Valencia, CA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND SCREENINGS

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

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