| Clarina Bezzola | |
| Born | Zurich, Switzerland |
| Lives and works | New York |
| Education | 1995 BFA, Parsons School of Design, New York |
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Solo Exhibitions |
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2012 |
Fressen und Gefressen werden/Devouring and being Devoured : Katz Contemporary, Zurich, Switzerland |
| Tersyüz // Inside-Out, Galeri Zilberman, Istanbul, Turkey | |
2011 |
Guest of Honor at the Pool Art Fair, Gershwin Hotel, New York, USA |
2010 |
Residency Exhibition, Galerie Krinzinger with One World Foundation, Wathuregama, Ahungalla, Sri Lanka |
| Structure, Stamp Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA | |
2009 |
Two Worlds, Galerie Adler, Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
2008 |
Inside-Out, Kunsthalle Wien - Project Space am Karlsplatz, Vienna, Austria |
| Lärm im Kopf / Noise in my Head, Galerie Antje Wachs, Berlin, Germany | |
| Inside-Out, Kulturstiftung Schloss Agathenburg, Agathenburg, Germany | |
| Zone 1 , Vienna Art Fair, Krinzinger Projekte and Galerie Antje Wachs, Vienna, Austria | |
| Swiss Miss: a Gathering, Galerie Nicola von Senger, Zurich, Switzerland | |
| 2007 | Der Glückliche Tod im Leben und die Geburt ins Jetzt, Krinzinger Projekte, Vienna, Austria |
| Inside-Out, Lokaal 01, Antwerp, Belgium | |
2005 |
Inside-Out, Galerie Antje Wachs, Berlin, Germany |
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2003 |
Gathering, Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York |
| Structure, Jeffrey, New York and Jeffrey, Atlanta, USA | |
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2002 |
Skin and Structure, Gallery International, Baltimore, USA |
| Fluid, The Drawing Center, New York | |
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2001 |
Structure, Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York |
| Wearable Sculptures, Art Resources Transfer, New York | |
2000 |
Skin, Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York |
| Performances | |
| 2012 | The Lady of a Thousand Faces, Fressen und Gefressen werden, Katz Contemporary, Zurich, Switzerland |
| When I walk alone, Fressen und Gefressen werden / Devouring and being Devoured, Katz Contemporary, Zurich | |
| The Lady of a Thousand Faces, ART Basel, Special Event at the ART-Basel-UBS-VIP Lounge, Basel, Switzerland | |
| When I walk alone, Beauty Contest, MUSA-Museum of the City of Vienna, Vienna, Austria | |
| Tersyüz // Inside-Out, Galeri Zilberman, Istanbul, Turkey | |
| 2011 | Inside-Out, UBS Fall Art Forum, UBS Conference Wolfsberg Ermatingen, Switzerland |
| Inside-Out, UBS Fall Art Forum, UBS Conference Center Seepark Thun, Switzerland | |
| When I walk alone, Beauty Contest, Austrian Cultural Forum, New York | |
| Lamentation, Pool Art Fair, Gershwin Hotel, New York | |
| 2010 | Der Glückliche Tod im Leben und die Geburt ins Jetzt , Schirn Kunsthalle , Frankfurt, Germany |
| Lamentation, Stamp Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, MD USA | |
| 2008 | Inside-Out, Kunsthalle Wien - Project Space am Karlsplatz, Vienna, Austria |
| Inside-Out, Kulturstiftung Schloss Agathenburg , Agathenburg, Germany | |
| Swiss Miss: a Gathering , Galerie Nicola von Senger , Zurich, Switzerland | |
2007 |
Lamentation, Sanctuary, Rupert Ravens Contemporary, Newark, NJ, USA |
| Solo Vocal Recital, with Zürich Chamber Orchestra, Celebration: Robert Karrer , Zürich, Switzerland | |
| Der Glückliche Tod im Leben und die Geburt ins Jetzt , Krinzinger Projekte , Vienna, Austria | |
| Lamentation, Looptopia, Chicago Cultural Institute, Chicago, Il, USA | |
| Inside-Out, Lokaal 01, Antwerp, Belgium | |
2006 |
Inside-Out, Kunstraum Syltquelle, Sylt, Germany |
| Rigoletto, Opera by Verdi (Clarina as Gilda), Espresso Opera, New York | |
| Lamentation, Transmodern Age Performance Festival, Baltimore, USA | |
2005 |
Inside-Out, Galerie Antje Wachs, Berlin, Germany |
| Lamentation, Dalton Gallery, Atlanta, USA | |
| Lamentation, The Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE, USA | |
2003 |
Gathering, Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York |
2002 |
Lamentation, The Drawing Center, New York |
2001 |
Lamentation, Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York |
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Two Person Exhibitions |
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2003 |
Concealing and Revealing, John Micheal Kohler Art Center, Kohler, WI, USA |
2001 |
The Domestic Empire (a Dialogue), Juried Exhibition at PS122, New York, USA |
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1998 |
Conversation, Art Resources Transfer, New York, USA |
| Selected Group Exhibitions | |
2012 |
AIR Sri Lanka, Krinzinger Projete, Vienna, Austria |
| When I walk alone in Beauty Contest, MUSA (Museum of the City of Vienna) Vienna, Austria | |
2011 |
When I walk alone in Beauty Contest, Austrian Cultural Forum, New York |
| We the Artists, Trinidad National Museum of Art , Port of Spain, Trinidad | |
2010 |
Playing the City, (art in the public realm organized through Schirn Kunsthalle) , Frankfurt, Germany |
| Evidence, Curated by Robert Attanasio, Jim Kempner Fine Art) , New York, USA | |
2009 |
Jahresausstellung der Bündner KünstlerInnen, Bündner Kunstmuseum, Chur, Switzerland |
| Performance II, Übertragung und Übersetzung, Photogalerie Wien, Vienna, Austria | |
2008 |
Who Are You? Faceless Tableaux Vivants, Galerie Adler, New York, USA |
2007 |
Sanctuary, Rupert Ravens Contemporary , Newark, NJ, USA |
| The Moss gathering Tumbleweed Experience, NICC, Antwerp, BE and Lokaal 01, Breda, NL | |
| Le pays où l'on n'arrive jamais, Galerie Antje Wachs, Berlin, Germany | |
2006 |
Innenwelten, Kunstraum Syltquelle, Sylt, Germany |
2005 |
Limbs Heart Tongue and Teeth, Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Atlanta, USA |
| Dress Makes the Woman, The Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE, USA | |
2004 |
Art Project in the Public Realm, part two, Grenzfall Schweiz, The Old Port of Hamburg, Germany |
| Brave New World, McClain Gallery, Houston, USA | |
| Fresh: Works on Paper, James Kelly Cotemporary, Santa Fé, USA | |
2003 |
Wear Structure, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, USA |
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2002 |
15 Years Heads Projects, Galerie Baviera, Zurich, Switzerland |
| Art Here and Now , Sixteen Showcases in the Street , Zurich, Switzerland | |
| Spring Forward, Channel Store, New York; curated by Downtown Arts Projects, New York | |
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2000 |
Preview Exhibition for 2000-2001, PS122, New York |
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1999 |
Edition Heads, EXPO Gallery, Biel, Switzerland |
| Package, PS122, New York | |
| Peek, White Box, New York | |
| Collective Jam, Night Owls, New York | |
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1998 |
Small Works International, Amos Eno Gallery, New York |
| It Looks Familiar, Galerie & Edition Marlene Frei, Zurich, Switzerland | |
| The Tip of the Iceberg, Dorfman Projects, New York | |
| Commission | |
2001 |
Heads Corporate Communication AG, Zurich, Switzerland Edition of 81 wearable sculptures |
| Lectures | |
2012 |
Playground 9, Lecture Series in Chelsea New York, |
2011 |
MD Institute (MICA) Mount Royal School of Arts, Baltimore, MD |
2010 |
Lucid, (at the Slipper Room, New York), New York, |
2009 |
Smolny College, (section of St Petersburg University, affiliated Bard College, New York), St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Nizhniy Novgorod Contemporary Art Center, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia (organized through CEC Arts Link) | |
| University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI | |
2007 |
Ohio University , Athens, OH |
2006 |
School of Visual Arts , New York, NY |
2005 |
Agnes Scott College, Atlanta, USA |
2004 |
University of Massachusetts, New Bedford, MA, USA |
| University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA | |
2002 |
The John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Kohler, WI, USA |
| Grants | |
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2007 |
Pro Helvetia , Swiss Culturtural Foundation, (Der glückliche Tod im Leben und die Geburt ins Jetzt) |
2002 |
The Drawing Center, New York |
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1997 |
The Peter S. Reed Foundation, New York |
| Residencies | |
2011
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Residency at two UBS Conference Centers in conjunction to: UBS Fall Art Forum |
2010
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Art Residency, Galerie Krinzinger with One World Foundation, Wathuregama, Ahungalla, Sri Lanka |
2007 |
Kunstresidence: Krinzinger / Krinzinger Projekte Vienna, Austria |
2002 |
Artist-in-Residency Arts / Industry program at The John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Kohler, WI |
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Films |
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2012 |
When I walk alone a live performance from Times Square New York to the Austrian Cultural Forum New York |
2010 |
Playing the City Video Documentation of art in the Public realm. Organized by Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt |
2008 |
Judgement Day Video piece with performance in the streets of New York |
2008 |
Swiss Miss: a Gathering DVD: Documentation of performance with English subtitles |
2008 |
Inside-Out DVD: Documentation of performance with English subtitles |
2007 |
Der Glückliche Tod im Leben und die Geburt ins Jetzt DVD: Documentation of performance with English subtitles |
1998 |
Eternal Moment: The Artist Clarina Bezzola 16mm short documentary film directed and produced by Simone Stammbach |
| Catalogues | |
2008 |
Kunsthalle Wien, "Swiss Perfomance ", Vienna, Austria |
2007 |
Krinzinger Projekte , "Der glückliche Tod im Leben und die Geburt ins Jetzt ", Vienna, Austria |
2002 |
The Drawing Center, "Fluid: Drawing Papers" #30b, New York |
| Cynthia Broan Gallery, "Structure", New York | |
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2000 |
Cynthia Broan Gallery, "Skin", New York |