TERRANCE GRAVEN
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BIO


     Terrance Graven is a San Francisco artist whose installations incorporate sculptural elements, performance art, costumes, sound pieces, and theatrical lighting. Medicinal ointments, human hair, mold cultures, dead flies, and cremation ashes are just some of the unorthodox substances he uses in order to explore anxieties about mortality, the fragility of the body, and the frailty of life.

     He studied at Indiana University and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Francisco State University (Honors Program/Painting and Sculpture). He has also studied privately at Michael Markowitz Art Studios. He has been a guest lecturer/instructor at San Francisco State University, UC Berkeley, Stanford University, de Young Museum, Douglas and Sturgess, Jon Sims Center for the Arts, Yugen Theater, and the Harvey Milk Institute.

     In 1990, he was a principle performer for Harupin-Ha, the first Bay Area Butoh troupe, headed by Koichi and Hiroko Tamano. He also has trained with Yumiko Yoshioka, Akira Kasai, Anzu Furukawa, Yuri Nagaoka, and Diego Piñon.

     In 1992 he formed COLLAPSINGsilence Performance Troupe, which was active for thirteen years. They were a movement-based group, who designed and choreographed all of their work. In 1996, they were featured at The International Performance Art Festival.

     Terrance Graven has exhibited widely including shows at  San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, De Young Museum, David Cunningham Projects Gallery, 111 Minna, and Shoshana Wayne Gallery. His installation and intervention, To Be Paid, was featured in the prestigious triennial Bay Area Now at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

  

CURRICULUM VITAE


​b. Antwerp, Ohio, 1966
Lives and works in San Francisco, California.



Education  

 
2005    SF State University, San Francisco, Bachelor of Arts, Dual Emphasis: Sculpture and Painting - Honors Program
2003    City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, Associate of Arts
2001    Michael Markowitz Studios, San Francisco, CA, Figure Drawing


Selected Solo Exhibitions    

2009     TEMPVS, David Cunningham Projects Gallery, SF
                  Ashe, Theatre of Yugen, SF 
2000     Cir, Museum of Exotica, SF 
                 Cir, Luscombe Gallery, SF 
1999      Light, ODC Theater, SF 
                  Maiden, Jon Sims Center for the Arts, SF 
1998     Sonic Net, Transmission Theater, SF  
                 Sonic Net, Intersection for the Arts, SF 
1997      #88, Transmission Theater, SF 
1996      Hibakusha, 111 Minna Gallery, SF 
1995     Chatter, 7hZ Collective, SF  
                 Cyanosis Benefit, Ghia Gallery, SF 
                 Wired, Bimbos, SF 
1994     Float, Espace, SF 
                 I and Me, On Broadway, SF 


Selected Group and Collaborative Exhibitions

2016     Equilux, Campovida Gallery, Oakland, CA
2016     What Is, Was, Epperson Gallery, Crocket, CA
2015     Postcard Project, D. W. Williams Gallery, Las Cruces, NM
                 Reverie, Campovida Gallery, Oakland, CA
2014     I dream of...,  Incline Gallery, SF
                 I dream of..., Artik and Civil Academy, Freiburg and Berlin
                 Bay Area Now: Invisible Labor, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, SF
                 100 Performances for the Hole, SOMArts Gallery, SF
2012     One Million Bones, The National Wall, Washington, D.C.
                 Flux Tableau, Rockwell Studios, Sausalito, CA
2011    10th Anniversary of 9/11, Bay Area 51, SF
                 Chain Letter, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Los Angeles
                 Division of Labor, The Lab, SF
                 Nothing to Stand On, The Lab, SF
                 Oil Disaster Response, The Foster Collective, Big Media IMC, Carbondale, IL
2010     Shadowshop, Stephanie Syjuco, SF Museum of Modern Art, SF
                 Bodies in Space(s), Madrone Art Bar, SF
                 9/11 Memoriam, NOMA Gallery, SF
                 Black Lab, The Lab Gallery, SF
                 Oil Disaster Response, The Foster Collective, Chicago & Huntsville, AL
                 The Junk Mail Show, Soap Gallery, SF
                 Eidolon (Illusion, Delusion, Allusion), Climate Gallery, SF
                 100 Performances for the Hole, SOMArts Gallery, SF
2009     From Ancient to Present, De Young Museum, SF
                 Ghastly, Heather Ciriza, K Gallery, Alameda
                 Uncanny Valley Initiative, Honey McMoney, SF
2008     Monster Drawing Rally, Southern Exposure Gallery, SF
                 Show #14, And/Or Gallery, Kristin Lucas & And/Or Gallery, Dallas, TX
2007     Travel Advisory, Slower Faster, Seasonal Fruit, Kristin Lucas, Postmasters, New York, NY
                 Whatever Your Mind Can Conceive, Kristin Lucas, Postmasters, New York, NY
                 Green Room, Ilana Crispi, Ruby’s Clay Studio and Gallery, SF
                 Monster Drawing Rally, Southern Exposure Gallery, SF
2006     Human Pixel Project, Peter Smuts, Venice, California
                  Independent Media Virus & Triage Clinic, Kristin Lucas, NPR Radio, Artist’s Television Access, SF 
                 3rd Annual ArtSFest – Spectra Ball, Regency Center, SF
2005     Dry Run, Kristin Lucas, Exploratorium: McBean Theater, SF
                 Mona Lisa Postcard Project, Works Gallery, Michael Rosenthal, San Jose
2004     Sleep Here, 21 Grand, Oakland
                 Stillwell Show, Fine Arts Gallery of San Francisco State, SF
2002     Grand Opening, Art 21 Gallery, Palo Alto
2001     Refraction, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Garden, SF
                 Investigations, Build Gallery, SF
                 The Cave, Theatre of Yugen, SF 
2000     Live Art Lab, The Lab, SF
1999     Flames to Fire, Anon Salon, SF 
1997     The Apparatus, Venue 9, SF 
                 Pins and Needles, Intersection for the Arts, SF 
1996    Together, Brady Street Dance Theater, SF 
                International Performance Art Festival, Grand Ballroom, Cleveland
                Hell Yes, Hell No, SOMArts Gallery, SF 
                Beyond Belief, 111 Minna Gallery, SF 
                Myth, Magic, and Mayhem, Stanford Univ. Sculpture Garden, Palo Alto 
1995    Waters, Transmission Theater, SF 
                Asian American Performances, Randall Museum, SF 
                Out There in Here, SOMArts Gallery, SF 
1994    Primal Edge, SOMArts Gallery, SF 
                Survival Research Labs: A Calculated Forecast, 3rd Street Warehouse, SF 
                The Animal Dreams Project, Project Artaud Theater, SF 
1992    Cosho, Luggage Store Gallery, SF


Teaching Experience                            

2019-2020   Instructor, Production Design and Art Direction, San Francisco State University
2009                 Instructor, Museum Studies: Preparator Skills, de Young Museum, SF
2006                 Guest Lecturer, Special FX Make Up for Art and Film, U. C. Berkeley
                             Guest Lecturer, Public Art: Interventions, Stanford University
2004                 Teaching Assistant, Artist Safety: Power Tools, Mediums, and Materials, San Francisco State University
2003                 Instructor, Life Casting: Make a Body Mold, Douglas & Sturgess
1999-2000   Instructor, Organize Your Art Practice: Using Stage Manager Tools, Harvey Milk Institute
1992-2003   Instructor, Movement for Performance Artists, Jon Sims Center, Cell Space, and Theater Yugen


Grants and Awards         

 2001     Zellerbach Family Foundation Grant


Selected Publications/Press

• Cancelmo, Amy. MFA Never, 2016, pg. 71.
• Lutz, Leora. Bay Area Now 7. SFAQ: International Arts and Culture, September 30, 2014.
• Mutza, Amy. A Visible Mess: BAAWA at YBCA's BAN7. Rogue/Rave, September 8, 2014.
• Baker, Kenneth. Bay Area Now Review. San Francisco Chronicle, July 20, 2014 and SFGate, July 18, 2014.
• Cooper, Ashton. YBCA Announces Artists Participating in “Bay Are Now 7” Triennial.
       Artinfo.com, June 9, 1014.

• Torres, Anthony. Madrone Art Bar: Art Space for the Masses, San Francisco Arts Quarterly,
       Issue 8, Feb. Mar. Apr 2012, pg. 68-69.

• Torres, Anthony. Bodies in Space(s), Whitehot Magazine, Whitehotmagazine.com
• Davis, Paul M. Send It Away. SF Weekly, July 7, 2010, pg. 19.
• Kodama, Katherine Hisako. Censorship at the de Young, ARTslant, November 23, 2009.
• Vogel, Traci. Terrance Graven Bites Into the Dark Side and Draws Blood, SF Weekly, July 15-21, 2009, pg. 25.
• Bamberger, Alan. SF Art Galleries Openings, 07.02.09, ArtBusiness.com
• Inglis, Titania. Beyond Paint, ANG Newpapers, August 3, 2001.
• Burkes, Summer. Dilettante, SF Bay Guardian, 1997.
• Perly, Todd. Silence, Sepulchritude.com, November 2, 1997.
• Review, V.A.R.I.O.U.S. Creativity News, December 1995.
• Davis, Erik. Terminal Beach Party, Village Voice, October 31, 1995, pg. 31-34.
• Mangrum, Stuart. A Gallery Without Wall, Building Burning Man, Summer 1995, pg. 4.
• Haunted By Waters, XDOT 25.com, 1995.
• Carnell, Thom. The Cimmerian Perception of Terrance Graven, Carpe Noctem, Vol. II, Issue 2, 1995, pg. 16-18.
• Myrddin, Liz. Collapsing Silence, Suffering Is Hip, Sepulchritude.com, Vol. 1, 1995.
• Savoia, Eric. Shhh!, Buzzine, 1995.
• Spence, Kristen. Events, Wired Wire, January 6, 1995.


Selected Professional Positions

2018                 Art Installation Consultant, Lauren Elder
2017                 Art Preparator & Fabricator, Andy Vogt, Facebook
                             Exhibition Preparator, Rockstud Untitled, Vanessa Beecroft & Valentino
                             Artist Assistant, Andy Vogt & Sarah A. Smith
2016                 Artistic Director and Set Designer, Remy Charlip, Seth Eisen & CounterPulse
                             Art Model Maker, Ornament + Crime (Redux), Stephanie Syjuco & Ryan Lee Gallery, NYC, New York
2015                 Art Preparator and Art Assistant, Rene Yung
                            Art Preparator, EQUILUX, Southern Exposure Gallery
2014                Art Assistant, VogtSmith 
                            Art Preparator, Bay Area Now 7, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 
2012                Art Documenter, Monster Drawing Rally, Southern Exposure Gallery 
2011                Co-Curator, Division of Labor, The Lab,
                            Art Documenter, Monster Drawing Rally, Southern Exposure Gallery
2010                Art Preparator, Enter Slowly…, David Cunningham Projects & The Lab
                            Technical Art Fabricator, Triptych, Christine Remy
2009                Exhibition Designer, Tribute to World Culture, De Young Museum
                            Art Preparator, Fabric 8 Gallery
                            Art Preparator, Dusseldorf Paintings, Ampersand International Arts
                           Exhibition Designer, Tribute to Andy Warhol, De Young Museum
                           Artist Assistant, Critter, Phil Ross
                           Art Documenter, Monster Drawing Rally, Southern Exposure Gallery
2007               Artist Assistant, Garden Project, Phil Ross
                           Lead Art Preparator, ARTwork SF
                           Art Preparator, Banzai & Godzilla, SFMOMA, Scott Tsuchitani 
                           Art Preparator, 2007 Art Auction, Southern Exposure Gallery
                           Art Fabricator, Blind Boxing, Beean T. Cox
                           Technical Art Fabricator, Jim Campbell
2006               Art Preparator, The Man Box and Beyond, The Lab, Scott Tsuchitani 
                           Art Fabricator, Redensified, Andy Vogt
2005               Gallery Assistant and Art Preparator, Fall Open Studios, Sharon Pearson
                           Art Preparator, New California Masters, Works Gallery
2003               Exhibition Fabricator, Texas Native-American  Museum, Toxey McMillan Designs
                           Gallery Assistant and Art Preparator, Fall Open Studios, Sharon Pearson
2002               Museum Exhibits Designer, GLBT Historical Society
                           Gallery Assistant and Art Installer, Spring Open Studios, Sharon Pearson
                           Art Preparator, Open Studios, Ross Monroe
2001               Exhibition Installer, Shahasp Designs
                           Art Preparator, Investigations, Build Gallery

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