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Group Exhibition
"The Foragers" at Fortezza di Mont'Alfonso (ITALY)
robotically carved marble sculptures by Laura Splan, Auriea Harvey, Phillip K. Smith III, Carla Gannis, Ashley Zelinskie...
2026
Artwork
"The Foragers"
NEW WORK: robotically carved marble sculpture exploring molecular "microdramas" among fungal worlds and built environments
2026
Group Exhibition
"Squint" lithograph in Normal Editions Workshop anniversary exhibition
exhibition with prints by Laura Splan, Kiki Smith, David Wojnarowicz, Dennis Oppenheim, Kenny Scharf, Judy Glantzman...
2025
Group Exhibition
"A Guided Sublimation (Movements)" at New Ear::Spatial
soundscape from limited edition vinyl box set in exhibition of spatial sound artworks by Laura Splan, Ivy Fu, Micah Silver...
2025
Artwork
"A Guided Sublimation (Movements)"
limited edition box set with double vinyl LP and chromogenic print portfolio
2025
Group Exhibition
"Baroque Bodies (Ambient Portals)" in ArtPrize "Ripple Effects" Exhibition
exhibition at Resonant Gallery with artists Laura Splan, Shana Moulton, Sabrina Ratté, Virginia L. Montgomery, Nikita Diakur...
2025
Group Exhibition
"Doilies" and "Renatured" in "Fragile Forms" at NYU Langone Art Gallery
featuring pioneering viral artworks (lace sculptures by Laura Splan, glass sculptures by Luke Jerram)
2025
Commission
"Cryptic Lineages" Performance Screening at Museum of the Moving Image
multimedia performance screening exploring the "ambient labor" of instrumentalized bodies through speculations on computational futures
2025
Artwork
"Cryptic Lineages"
AI-generated video and sound exploring how cultural constructions of the "natural" and the "individual" are shaped by the computational
2025
Solo Exhibition
"Hypertelic" in RYAN LEE Gallery's RL Window on the High Line
kaleidoscopic molecular animations featured on New York City's High Line
2025
Artwork
"Bloom"
immersive 360° installation with 16-channel spatial soundscape by Linda Dement and Laura Splan in collaboration with the Cardiovascular Regeneration Group at UTS
2024
Group Exhibition
"Embodied Objects" in "Electric Op" at Buffalo AKG Art Museum
geometric abstraction and electronic art exhibition with Laura Splan, Cory Arcangel, Eduardo Kac, LoVid, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Vera Molnar, Casey Reas, Leo Villareal, John Whitney...
2024
Commission
"Baroque Bodies (Sway)" in Getty PST
immersive interactive installation exploring social and biological interconnectedness through emergent visitor behavior
2024
Multimedia Performance
"A Guided Sublimation (Encode/Exhale)" at MoMA for Biodesign Summit
special morning performance screening of "A Guided Sublimation" for the Biodesign Summit at Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
2024
Solo Exhibition
"Metafrictions" Preview at Onassis ONX
work in progress preview of extended reality collaborations presented by NEW INC and EY Metaverse Lab
2024
Artwork
"A Guided Sublimation: Portals" in the New Museum Store (NYC)
AT THE NEW MUSEUM: artist book with meditative text and kaleidoscopic images exploring epigenetic connections across micro and macro scales
2024
Group Exhibition
Video & Zine Collaborations in "Copy Machine Manifestos" at Brooklyn Museum
exhibition tracing subcultures and avant-garde practices featuring Laura Splan, Allyson Shaw, Miranda July, Tammy Rae Carland...
2023
Commission
"A Guided Sublimation" at Vanderbilt Museum Planetarium
immersive planetarium experience with molecular animations, spatial sound, scent, and custom star projections exploring magnitudes of interconnectedness
2023
Group Exhibition
"Tangible Variations" in "Seeing the Unseen" at Wignall Museum
exhibition examining intersections of science & art with Laura Splan, Catherine Chalmers, David S. Goodsell, Elizabeth Hénaff...
2023
Solo Exhibition
"Sticky Settings" Preview at UTS
immersive 360° installation with molecular animation and data-driven spatial sound
2022
Artwork
"Baroque Bodies (Ambient Portals)"
3D animations with molecular models and AI-generated images, accompanied by sonifications of scientific visualizations
2022
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"Baroque Bodies (Configurations)"
data-driven 3D animation and sound exploring ecological entanglements connecting environment and gene expression
2022
Artwork
"Tangible Variations"
woven molecular visualizations exploring the "tactical tactile" through intuitive material engagement with complexity
2022
Group Exhibition
"Doilies" in "Life Eternal: The Nobel Prize Museum at Liljevalchs"
exhibition exploring notions of eternity with Laura Splan, Anna Dumitriu, Andrea Galvani, Mark Dion, Rineke Dijkstra, William Kentridge...
2022
Group Exhibition
"Unraveling" in "The Hidden Side of Lace" at CC De Ververij
exhibition exploring interpretations of lace with Laura Splan, Wim Delvoye, James Lee Byars, Dirk Braeckman, Guy Mees, René Heyvaert, Tatjana Wolska...
2022
Commission
"Syndemic Sublime" in "La irrupció" at Santa Mònica for ISEA
electronic art exhibition with Laura Splan, Lauren Lee McCarthy, Sofia Crespo, Marina Núñez, Robertina Šebjanič, Nick Montfort...
2022
Solo Exhibition
"Rhapsody for an Expanded Biotechnological Apparatus" at the Tang
immersive haptic sound installation with tactile rug made from laboratory animal fiber exploring remote sensing
2021
Group Exhibition
"Syndemic Sublime" at Pioneer Works
installation for Second Sundays with Laura Splan, Tin & Ed, Lauren Lee McCarthy, Alexandra Bell, Lizzi Bougatsos...
2021
Artwork
"Syndemic Sublime"
generative 3D animations using COVID death data to disrupt amino acid residues on intertwined human and non-human proteins
2021
Commission
"Disentanglement" and "Doilies" in "Triënnale Brugge"
interventions exploring theme of “trauma” for triennial with Laura Splan, Adrián Villar Rojas, Hans Op de Beeck, Henrique Oliveira, Héctor Zamora, Nnenna Okore...
2021
Artwork
"Disentanglement"
triptych sculpture with synchronous animation of 3D molecular models of the coronavirus, human cells, and non-human antibodies
2021
Solo Exhibition
"Entangled Entities" at The New Gallery
installation with sensory experiences exploring interspecies entanglement through networked devices and tactile sculpture
2021
Artwork
"Unraveling II"
synchronous molecular animation triptych created with coronavirus, llama nanobody protein models
2021
Artwork
"Unraveling"
animations created with molecular models of the coronavirus spike protein
2020
Solo Exhibition
"Unraveling" at BioBAT Art Space
immersive installation with molecular animations and soundscape exploring remote intimacies
2020
Artwork
"Unraveling Together"
participatory textiles collaboration with recorded Zoom performances and hand-made weavings
2020
Artwork
"Denatured"
animations created with screen recordings of software performances using molecular visualization software
2020
Artwork
"Termination Sequences"
remote sound collaborations with biotech workers and scientists rematerializing the coronavirus mRNA sequence
2020
Artwork
"Renatured"
archival pigment prints created with molecular models of coronavirus spike protein
2020
Artwork
"Lumen" and "Chaperone"
participatory haptic sound and textiles sculpture with rug made from hand-spun laboratory animal fiber
2019
Artwork
"Contested Territories"
networked laboratory mixers containing llama feces activated by Twitter activity relating to the contested status of science
2019
Artwork
"Remote Entanglements"
fan networked to wind data at vivarium housing animals who produce pharmaceutical products exploring embodiment
2019
Artwork
"Needle in a Haystack" Book
artist book with photographs from a biotech lab documenting mundane artifacts and poetic encounters in biotech laboratory
2019
Artwork
"Needle in a Haystack"
photographs from a biotech lab documenting mundane artifacts and poetic interfaces in biotech lab
2019
Group Exhibition
"Embodied Objects" in "Set in Motion" at Amon Carter Museum of American Art
exhibition of artwork that transforms human movement with Camille Utterback, Laura Splan, Georgia O’Keeffe, Louise Nevelson, Ruth Asawa, Anni Albers, Helen Frankenthaler...
2019
Artwork
"Suspended"
infinite video loop of cell suspension technique in biotech laboratory
2019
Solo Exhibition
"Conformations" at Esther Klein Gallery
multimedia installation exploring hidden systems and invisible labor in the expanded biotechnological landscape
2019
Artwork
"Tickling the Bonds"
screen-recorded molecular visualization software interaction with alpaca nanobody/ricin models
2019
Artwork
"Transformation Timer"
motorized wind chime sound sculpture with laboratory animal fiber and orphaned keys
2019
Artwork
"Sit Around and Wait"
neon sign exploring uncertainty and anticipation with quote from scientist waiting for laboratory experiment
2019
Artwork
"Conformations"
tactile installation with fiber from laboratory alpacas and video performance of carding and spinning
2019
Group Exhibition
"Manifest" and "Recursive Expressions" in "Artfare Inaugural Exhibition"
sculptures and prints included in exhibition featuring Laura Splan, Dustin Yellin, Liz Nielsen, Miya Ando, Lola Flash
2019
Solo Exhibition
"Embodied Objects" at Occurrence
installation with digitally fabricated weavings, prints, and sculptures exploring the rematerialization of bodily experience
2018
Group Exhibition
"Squint" in "Code as Form" at Thoma Foundation
selections from the collection with Laura Splan, Beryl Korot, Vera Molnar, Steina Vasulka, Guillermo Galindo, Brigitte Kowanz...
2017
Artwork
"Squint"
4-color limited edition lithograph print created in collaboration with Normal Editions
2016
Artwork
"Recursive Expressions"
giclée prints with computer generated & hand-manipulated patterns made with electromyography data
2016
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"Blank Stare"
laser etchings on paper with data-driven patterns generated from biometric measurements of attention level
2016
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"Material Expressions No. 2"
biometric performance with motorized sculpture and sound actuated by heartbeat of knitter
2016
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"Metronome"
biometric performance collaboration with heart rate data-driven sound by Hari Stojan and visuals by Iulia Miruna Radu
2016
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"Material Expressions No. 1"
biometric performance sculpture with motorized music box actuated by electromyography (EMG) data from bicep
2016
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"Embodied Objects"
computerized Jacquard weavings with data-driven patterns created with EMG recordings of bodily movement
2016
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"Manifest"
3D-printed sculptures with data-driven forms created with EMG measurements of facial expressions
2015
Artwork
"Measured Gestures"
collages assembled from hand-cut pieces of pseudoscientific and aspirational adspeak in magazine ads
2015
Artwork
"autologousReflection"
participatory sculpture with computer generated animation and text
2015
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"Collaborations with the Sun"
drawing performance with solar-powered instruments using charcoal from previous night's campfire at ReCreate Residency
2014
Commission
"Host" in "Re/Presenting HIV/AIDS" at Van/Every Smith Gallery
installation in exhibition with Laura Splan, Keith Haring, Frank Moore, Robert Farber, Mike Hoolboom, Frederick Weston...
2014
Artwork
"Meta Static II"
collages assembled from hand-cut pieces of pseudo-spiritual imagery in magazine ads with titles taken from adspeak
2014
Artwork
"Meta Static I"
magazine collages using pseudo-scientific and pseudo-spiritual ads and hand-built ceramics with titles taken from adspeak
2013
Artwork
"Modular Systems"
collages made from hand-cut pieces of pseudoscientific magazine ads
2012
Artwork
"Serendipitous Destiny"
collages assembled from hand-cut pieces of pseudoscientific and pseudospiritual magazine ads with titles taken from adspeak
2012
Artwork
"Transfigurations"
collages assembled from hand-cut pieces of pseudo-scientific and pseudospiritual magazine ads with titles taken from adspeak
2012
Artwork
"Qualitative Analysis"
videos that remix the scifi film “The Wasp Woman“ to explore notions of the mad scientist and unnatural transformation
2012
Commission
"Surface Tension" in "Watching Hands" at CDC Museum
soap bubble residue drawings in exhibition with Laura Splan, John Bankston, Didi Dunphy, Katherine L. Ross, JamesVictore…
2011
Artwork
"Entropy"
graphite drawing on watercolor paper
2011
Artwork
"Distillations"
hand-cut collages made from pseudoscientific magazine ads with hand-built ceramics depicting ad imagery
2010
Commission
"Trousseau" in "Unravelling the Manor" at Preston Manor
facial peel sculptures in conceptual craft exhibition with Laura Splan, Kira O’Reilly, Catherine Bertola, Matt Smith, Maria Rivans...
2010
Artwork
"Spontaneous Narratives"
graphite drawings and computer generated soundscape created from spam email subject headings
2010
Artwork
"Unrestricted Diffusion"
watercolor paintings with blood
2010
Artwork
"Exogenous"
paintings with varying dilutions of blood stenciled through doilies onto watercolor paper
2010
Artwork
"Enmeshed"
drawings on watercolor paper rendered with blood
2010
Artwork
"Exquisite Corpse"
website with live generative text animation using adspeak language culled from real beauty products
2009
Artwork
"Negligee (Serotonin)"
computerized embroidery on sculpture made from remnant cosmetic facial peel
2009
Artwork
"Handkerchief (Anatomy of Tears)"
computerized embroidery on remnant cosmetic facial peel with tear duct anatomy as decorative motif
2009
Artwork
"Purse"
remnant cosmetic facial peel sculpture cast from breasts
2009
Artwork
"Gloves"
remnant cosmetic facial peel sculptures cast from artist's hands
2009
Commission
"Doilies" and "Trousseau" in "Re/Formations" at Van Every/Smith Galleries
textile sculptures in exhibition with Laura Splan, Rebecca Horn, Nancy Fried, Harriet Sanderson, Judith Scott...
2009
Artwork
"Wallpaper" & "Negligee" in "Manufractured" at Museum of Contemporary Craft
blood wallpaper and facial peel sculpture in exhibition with Laura Splan, Sonya Clark, Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir, Marcel Wanders, Devorah Sperber...
2008
Artwork
"Gravity"
paintings with blood on watercolor paper
2008
Artwork
"Elaborative Encoding"
drawing of lace rendered in blood
2007
Artwork
"X-Ray Visions & Morphine Dreams"
photographic light boxes with digitally composited X-rays created from found images
2005
Artwork
"Doilies (SARS, HIV, Influenza, Herpes, Hepadna)"
digitally fabricated lace sculptures depicting viruses (SARS, HIV, Influenza, Herpes, Hepadna)
2004
Artwork
"Trepidation"
video exploring visceral abstraction through symmetry and blood
2004
Artwork
"Wallpaper/Samples"
wallpaper samples hand-painted with blood
2003
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"Thought Patterns"
drawings of neuroanatomical structures rendered in blood
2003
Artwork
"Tongue Depressors & Cotton Swabs"
hand-crafted speculative sculptures with accompanying performance video
2002
Artwork
"Stethoscope"
participatory sound sculpture with 25-foot long stethoscope
2002
Artwork
"Blood Scarf"
photographs of speculative medical apparatus hand-knit into intravenous scarf from clear vinyl tubing
2002
Artwork
"Vigilant"
latch hook soft sculptures depicting microbes
2002
Artwork
"Upside Down, Inside Out"
silicon rubber sculptures cast from test tubes
2000
Artwork
"Prozac, Thorazine, Zoloft"
hand latch hooked soft sculptures of oversized antipsychotic and antidepressant pills
2000
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