CONTACT
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EXHIBITIONS, SOLO
2018 Chances Are, curated by Ian Hunter, Bush Street Space, Santa Ana, CA
2013 Build up, curated by David Kelley, The Jewett Art Gallery at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
2010 But first, define the mountain, curated by Kristine Thompson, California Museum of Photography, Riverside, CA
2010 Fare Buoyantly, 3001 Gallery, USC, Los Angeles, CA
2008 The Doubt Can Just Roll off the Tongue, Shotgun Space, Los Angeles, CA
2004 Handtmann Exhibition, Helen Lindhurst Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
EXHIBITIONS, GROUP
2020 New Photography II, curated by Philip Brookman, Academy Museum, Easton, MD
2020 Digital Mixtape #10, Spring 2020, curated by Kirigirisu Recordings, Tokyo, Japan (47th in the global alternative chart)
2019 Makings, curated by Mika Cho, Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Trajectories, curated by Patience Flaro, Cypress College Art Gallery, Cypress, CA
2018 The Unified Field, curated by David Orr, University of Philosophical Research, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Sites of build up, sites to mine, curated by Kristine Thompson, Glassell Gallery, Shaw Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2018 Mnemonic, curated by Brittany Lambert and Cameron Hurdus, H Gallery, Ventura, CA
2016 On the Distant Horizon, curated by Joe Wolek, BLAM Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
2015 WÜST, curated by Martin Sturm, Kluckyland, Vienna, AT
2015 Insane Apple, curated by Galería Perdida, Plaza Stage, Chilchota, Michoacán, MX-MIC
2015 The Rock Show, curated by Susanna Battin, Stevenson Blanche, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
2014 Rethink Environment, curated by Re-Caps Magazine and Martabel Wasserman, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Faculty Art Exhibition, Saddleback College Art Gallery, Mission Viejo, CA
2013 Scope, New York Art Fair 2013, Fred Torres Collaborations Booth, New York, NY
2012 Pulse Art Fair 2012, Fred Torres Collaborations Booth, Miami, FL
2012 Pale Fires, curated by Lilly Siegal, Latned Atser, Los Angeles, CA
2012 Saudade, curated by Josh Cho, Ann 330 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2011 Pulse Art Fair 2011, Fred Torres Collaborations Booth, Miami, FL
2011 Matryoshka, curated by Galería Perdida, at Recess Activities, inc., New York, NY
2011 Pulse Art Fair 2011, Fred Torres Collaborations Booth, Los Angeles, CA
2011 The De-socialized Landscape, curated by Grant Vetter, FAR (Foundation for Art Resources), Long Beach, CA
2011 ASSEMBLY: Eight Emerging Photographers from Southern California, curated by the Wallis Annenberg Photography Dept. at LACMA. Fred Torres Collaborations, New York, NY
2010 ASSEMBLY: Eight Emerging Photographers from Southern California, FotoFest, 2010, curated by Charlotte Cotton and Edward Robinson, FotoFest at Williams Tower, Houston, TX
2009 Landlot, A two-person exhibition with Harrell Fletcher and the Social Practice Students, curated by Galleria Perdida, at Project Rowhouses, Houston, TX
2009 LACE Art Auction 2009, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA
2009 Desert Sexy, Group exhibition organized by Steve Walters, Constant Gallery, Culver City, CA
2008 Infrastructure, curated by Roman Stollenwerk, Wignall Museum, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
2008 Wreckers, Records and Redeemers, graduate exhibition, organized by Daniel Joseph Martinez and the graduates of UC Irvine, LA>< Art, Los Angeles, CA
2008 Alternative Places, LAX (Los Angeles International Airport), curated by Jay Lizo, Los Angeles, CA
2008 Oranges and Paper: MFA Thesis Exhibition, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA
2008 A Face in the Crowd, A collaboration with Marcus Civin, Catalyst Gallery, Irvine, CA
2007 MFA2, University of Southern California at Irvine, Irvine, CA
2006 Catalyst 7: Drawing Show, curated by Lara Odell, Catalyst Gallery, Irvine, CA
2006 News Stand Project, curated by Dan Bayles, various locations throughout the streets of Los Angeles, CA
2005 Bronco Biennale: A Project on Mercantilism and Society, curated by Sergio Munoz-Sarmiento, Bronco Swap Meet, El Paso, TX
2004 Joey Morris and Yutaka Sone, OPA. Guadalajara, Mexico. Live collaborative performance, MX-JAL
2003 Oh How We Laughed, organized by Sharon Lockhart, 4-F Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2003 Joey Morris, Kristi Gushiken, Jen Chun, Helen Lindhurst Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2002 409, 4-F Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
CURATORIAL
2022 Nocturnal, A serial exhibition of contemporary nocturnal works, including Dan Bayles, Linda Connor, John Divola, Eve Luckring, Rodney McMillian, Avan Smith, Martin Sturm, Maritta Tapanainen, Magdelawit M. Tesfaye, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA.
2022 Nocturnal (b), A serial exhibition of contemporary nocturnal works, including Dan Bayles, Linda Connor, John Divola, Eve Luckring, Rodney McMillian, Avan Smith, Martin Sturm, Maritta Tapanainen, Magdelawit M. Tesfaye, Fellows of Contemporary Art - Los Angeles, CA.
2017 Figuratively Speaking, An exhibition of photographs by ten artists from various parts of South and Central America who utilize the poetic and politics of human form, including Ivan Cañas, Raúl Corrales, José A. Figueroa, José M. Fors, Aimée García, Alberto Korda, Cirenaica Moreira, René Peña, Victor Vázquez, and Marcos Zimmermann. Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles, Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA.
2013 Primer III, 2013, A recurring exhibition that focuses on promising artists who are part of Los Angeles’ vibrant art community which provides for a space for their work to receive more attention. One painter, one sculptor, one video artist, one illustrator, one photographer, including Zenas Hutcheson, Jake Jones, Alex Robbins, Julie Shafer, Sean Sullivan. Co-Curated with Marco Rios, Luckman Fine Arts Complex, Luckman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2011 Primer II, 2011, A recurring exhibition that focuses on promising artists who are part of Los Angeles’ vibrant art community which provides for a space for their work to receive more attention. One painter, one sculptor, one video artist, one illustrator, one photographer, including Nathan Danilowicz, Peter Holzhauer, Norm Laich, Hazel Mandujano, Nils Schirrmacher. Co-Curated with Marco Rios, Luckman Fine Arts Complex, Luckman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
PUBLICATIONS
2022 Nocturnal, exhibition catalog, Part one of a four phased exhibition of contemporary nocturnal artworks, Fellows of Contemporary Art - Los Angeles
2021 Soul Glue, Issue #1, Long Beach, CA
2019 The Unified Field, Exhibition Catalog, The University of Philosophical Research, essay by David Orr
2018 Mnemonic, Exhibition Catalog, H Gallery
2017 Average Art Magazine, U.K.
2017 A5 Magazine, Tel Aviv, IL
2015 It All Dies Anyway: L.A., Jabberjaw, and the End of an Era, the untold history of the seminal cultural venue
2012 FotoFest Fine Print Catalog
2010 But First Define the Mountain, UCR/California Museum of Photography Exhibition Publication, essay by Kristine Thompson
2010 Assembly, FotoFest Biennial 2010, Exhibition Catalog, essays by Charlotte Cotton and Edward Robinson
2008 Wreckers, Records, and Redeemers, Exhibition Catalog, essay by Juli Carson
DISCOGRAPHY
1998 In Memory of Jason, double gatefold 12” vinyl record compilation
1995 Oculus Sinister, 7” vinyl record
1994 El Capitán no Tiene Dinero, 7” vinyl record
1993 Seesaw / Canopy Split, 7” vinyl record
COMMERCIAL WORK
2004 - 2020 Various commissions in museum quality photographic printing, production shooting, post production work, and editing for fine art.
2004 - 2019 Various private commissions in sculpting and woodworking.
2017 - 2019 Various commissions in art documentation and product work.
2018 - 2019 Location scouting for advertisement shoots for various commercial orgamizations.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
2010 Wallis Annenberg Photography Department, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
2010 CMP/California Museum of Photography
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS IN TEACHING
California Institute of the Arts
Chapman University
California State University, Los Angeles
Chaffey College
Pasadena City College
Northeastern University
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Southern California
California State University, Fullerton
Saddleback College
Woodbury University
CURRENT AND RECENT EVENTS
April 13, 2023, 7:00pm PhotoAlliance Lecture Series: Ville Kansanen and Joey Lehman Morris Randall Museum, San Francisco, CA
February 26, 2022 Public curatorial talk, Nocturnal Fellows of Contemporary Art (FOCA), Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 2022 Public curatorial talk, Nocturnal, for Torrance Art Museum Advocates (TAMA) Torrance Art Museum (via Zoom), Torrance, CA
January 22 - March 12, 2022 Nocturnal, An exhibition of contemporary nocturnal works, curated by Joey Lehman Morris Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
January 22 - March 12, 2022 Nocturnal (b), An exhibition of contemporary nocturnal works, curated by Joey Lehman Morris FOCA, Fellows of Contemporary Art - Los Angeles, CA
August 1 - October 7, 2020 New Photography II, physical exhibition Academy Museum of Art, Easton, MD
https://www.are.na/share/UbJCkOX
September, 2020 Docent Reflections, by Karen Shook: New Photography II Academy Museum of Art, Easton, MD
July 1 - August 1, 2020 New Photography II, online exhibition Academy Museum of Art, Easton, MD
April 29, 2020 Visiting Artist, Visual Thinker Lecture Series Chapman University, Orange, CA
https://www.chapman.edu/wilkinson/_files/vtls_flyer_s20.jpg
Spring, 2020 Digital Mixtape #10 curated by Kirigirisu Recordings, Tokyo, Japan (47th in the global alternative chart)
https://www.mixcloud.com/KirigirisuRecordings/10/