Seth Koen


927 Bayview Ave. #4 o Oakland, CA o 94610
(510) 536-4876 o bunbun226@yahoo.com

Born in Wolfeboro, NH, 1971


EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts, Mills College, Oakland, CA, May 2002
Study with Hung Liu, Anna Murch, Ron Nagle, Catherine Wagner, and Gail Wight

Bachelor of Arts, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA, May 1995
Study with Leonard Baskin, Bill Brayton, Denzil Hurley, and Julie Shapiro


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2004. Intersections, Chela, Baltimore, MD

2003. Closer than you think, Gregory Lind Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Threads, Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
The Red Thread, solo show, Gregory Lind Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Sewn Together: Graphic Uses of Thread, Gregory Lind Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2002 The Tiny Show, Adobe Books, San Francisco, CA
Of, relating to, or derived from: organic matter, 66balmy, San Francisco, CA
Knot Quite: Twisted Works, Gregory Lind Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, Mills College Museum, Oakland, CA
The Milhaud Chair in collaboration with Alvin Curran, Mills College Concert Hall, Oakland, CA
34th Annual Textile Exhibit, Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA
The Art of Collecting, Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, CA

2001 Murphy and Cadogan Fellowship Recipients, San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1997 Invitational Show, Northampton Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA
National Juried Show of Small Works, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
Juror: William Zimmer, Art Critic, New York Times
Christmas Stocking Show, Nancy Margolis Gallery, Portland, ME
Holiday Show, Pinch Pottery, Northampton, MA

1995 Thesis Show, Johnson Library Gallery, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bing, Alison. Seth Koen, 'The Red Thread'/ Mel Prest, 'Open Line', ePick-Art, sfgate.com, June 2003
Bing, Alison. Sewn Together: Sew Complex, ePick-Art, sfgate.com, April 2003
Crump, Anne. For Art's Sake, Ex Files, San Francisco Examiner, August 21, 2001, p. C1
Janku, Laura Richard. Sewn Together, Catalog essay, Gregory Lind Gallery, 2003
Koppman, Debra. Sewn Together: Graphic Uses of Thread, Previews, Artweek, March 2003, p.25
Levy, Pam Rorke (series producer). Threads, Spark, KQED-TV, June 25, 2003
Westbrook, Lindsey. Sewn Together: Graphic Uses of Thread, Critic's Choice: Art, San Francisco Bay Guardian, April 2, 2003, p. 77


AWARDS AND HONORS

Jay DeFeo Prize, Mills College 2002
Graduate Research Grant, Mills College 2002
Visiting Artist, California College of Arts and Crafts 2002
Visiting Artist, California College of Arts and Crafts 2001
Trefethen Fellowship for Merit, Mills College 2001
Cadogan Fellowship, The San Francisco Foundation 2001
Nominated to the Master of Fine Arts Fellowship, The Dedalus Foundation 2001

Visiting Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley
2003

REPRESENTATION


Gregory Lind Gallery
49 Geary Street, Fifth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
www.gregorylindgallery.com