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Ben Hirschkoff
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Education
M.F.A 2006Studio Art University of Washington
BA 1994Studio ArtHumboldt State University, California
Solo Exhibitions
2009TBA, Helen S. Smith Gallery, Green River Community College, Auburn, Washington
2008The Sky Is Not Falling, Soil, Seattle, Washington
Cloud/Clad, Mithun Architecture Firm, Seattle, Washington
2007Atmosphere Attached, 4Culture, Seattle, Washington
Controlled Fire: Variations, Soil, Seattle, Washington
2006Sky Cave, MFA Thesis Exhibition, CMA Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
2004Play Decay, Noc Noc, Seattle, Washington
Absurd to Unlikely, 21 Grand, Oakland, California
1998 Evolution vs. Gravity, Phyllis, Palo Alto, California
Group Exhibitions
2009Dimensional Invention, curated by: Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland, Washington
Nevermind the Walls, 4 person show, Soil, Seattle, Washington
2008Soil 2008, Aqua Art Miami, Miami, Florida
Soil @ Soil, Soil, Seatle, Washington
Sculpted Green, Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition 2008, Bellevue, Washington
2007More Dirt, collaboration with Susie J. Lee, Soil, Seattle, Washington
2006Soil 2006, Aqua Art Miami, curator: Jess Van Nostrand, Miami, Florida
2006 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, Washington
Marking Territories, in conjunction with National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, Portland Art Center, Portland, Oregon
2005Ben Hirschkoff, Jayme Kalal and R.K. Shuquem, Reversible Eye Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Touching Art, art exhibition for the blind, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
2005Coupling III, collaboration with Thom Heileson, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, Washington
2004Skull Show, HaNNa Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2003Ben Hirschkoff and Scott Williams, Anu, San Francisco California
Homeland Security Show, ABCO, Oakland, California
Reversible Eye Art and Music Show II, 21 Grand, Oakland, California
Infernoval, Balazo / Mission Badlands Gallery, San Francisco, California
Ebullient Miasma, 21 Grand, Oakland, California
Ben Hirschkoff and Dara Santhai, Gallery Fight!, Los Angeles, California
Kelly Correl, Michaela Conway and Ben Hirschkoff, Balazo / Mission Badlands Gallery,
San Francisco, California
2002Reversible Eye Art and Music Show, Talk of the Town, Oakland, California
Gluttony Show, food-based performance with Adrienne Peterson, ABCO, Oakland, California
Hell Haus, Balazo / Mission Badlands Gallery, San Francisco, California
ABCO Creepshow, ABCO, Oakland, California
2001Plewds!Squeams!andSpurls!, Balazo / Mission Badlands Gallery, San Francisco, California
Problems, 21 Grand, Oakland, California
1999Civilization Excavation, Gallery Luscombe, San Francisco, California
Bibliography
Adriana Grant, “Load Cloud” Seattle Weekly, Oct 17, 2007
Jen Graves, “Hug, Heavy Clunky Things, White Weasels,” The Stranger, Oct 15-21, 2007
Matthew Kangas, “Ben Hirschkoff: “Controlled Fire Variations” at Soil”, Art Ltd., March, Pp. 18.
Regina Hackett, “In the Galleries,” The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Jan 4, 2007
Jesse van Nostrand (forward), Robert Yoder (profile),“Ben Hirschkoff”, SOIL 2006, November, Pp. 3, 16-17.
Regina Hackett, “The Henry dresses up in dandy duds,” The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 2, 2006
Suzanne Beal (forward) “As They See It”, 2006 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, June, 2006, p. 7.
Jack Broom, “Exhibition encourages blind, slighted to see with their hands,” The Seattle Times, June 20, 2005
Liz Armstrong, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor”, Chicago Reader, Sept. 30, 2005, p.10.
Andrew Engelson, “Coupling” Visual Art Picks, Seattle Weekly, May 4, 2005.
Emily Richmond, “P.A. store to offer clothing and art”, Palo Alto Daily News, Nov. 5th, 1998, p.10.
Dona van Bronkhorst, “Shop Talk”, Palo Alto Weekly, Dec. 16th, 1998.
Art Review, “Ghost Fish and other ceramics by Hirschkoff”, The Eureka Times-Standard, Sept. 23rd, 1995.
Professional Experience
2008Visiting Instructor, Kinetic Art Workshop, PRATT, Seattle, Washington
Substitute Instructor, Ceramics, Lakeside Upper School, Seattle, Washington
2007Visiting Instructor, ceramics/mixed media, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, Washington
Substitute Instructor, time-based media workshop, Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
Substitute Instructor, art program for teens, Gage Academy, Seattle, Washington
Substitute Instructor, Ceramics, Lakeside Upper School, Seattle, Washington
2005Graduate Teaching Assistant (instructor of record), 3D Foundations,
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Beginning Throwing,
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
2001 - 2003 Ceramics Glaze Tech at California State University Hayward, Hayward, California
1999 - 2001Ceramics Lab Tech at City College of San Francisco, California
1997 - 2000Volunteer Ceramics Mentor at Youth Industry, Artist Mentorship Program,
San Francisco, California
Other Relevant Experience
2006 – PrsntCurrent member of Soil Artist Run Gallery, Seattle, Washington
2008Panel Discussion in conjunction with CAA conference, Artist Run and Alternative Spaces, Moderator: Noah Simblist, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2005 - 2006 Co-Director, The Strange Company (student organization),
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Awards
2005Jury Award: Touching Art, Washington State Department of Services for the Blind, Seattle, Washington
1995 Derek Lagerwerff Memorial Scholarship Award, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California
Collections
Washington State Services for the Blind
National and international private collections