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Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA |
| EDUCATION | 2003 | MFA - Sculpture - University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ |
| 1998-99 | Pacific Northwest College of Art - Portland, OR | |
| 1997 | BFA - Printmaking/ Painting - Kansas City Art Institute - Kansas City, MO | |
| 1992 | The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Chicago, IL | |
| SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS solo shows marked with * |
2011 | * (March-June) - Museum of Contemporary Art - Tucson, AZ |
| 2010 | * La Fuente de la Vida - Greenleaf Gallery, Whittier College - Los Angeles, CA | |
| Alight - Archer Gallery, Clark College - Vancouver, WA | ||
| 2008 | * The Magic City - Locust Projects - Miami, FL | |
| * Gardiner Art Gallery, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater, OK | ||
| 2006 | * Comfort Food - Tilt Gallery and Project Space - Portland, OR | |
| * Mobile Amnesia - Raid Projects - Los Angeles, CA | ||
| 2005 | Nova Young Contemporary Art Fair: VIP Lounge - Chicago, IL | |
| 2004 | * Anywhere - Fuller Projects, Indiana University - Bloomington, IN | |
| Nowadays - Haze Gallery - Portland, OR | ||
| GROUP EXHIBITIONS | 2010 | Flat File - Golden Parachutes Gallery - Berlin, Germany |
| MADE in Tucson/ BORN in Tucson/ LIVE in Tucson - Museum of Contemporary Art - Tucson, AZ | ||
| Volume - AT1 Projects - Los Angeles, CA - link | ||
| Land Use Survey - Jen Bekman Gallery - New York, NY | ||
| 2009 | Invisible Duck Tape - Gallery Satori - New York, NY | |
| Abstractions and Contractions - Lumenhouse Gallery - Brooklyn, NY | ||
| Molasses Happens Rather Quickly- A Phantom Galleries LA Project - Long Beach, CA | ||
| Sweet & Low: Optimism in a Pessimistic Age - Gallery Arcane - San Francisco, CA | ||
| The Sketchbook Project Volume 3 - Traveling Exhibition - Venues: Museum of Contemporary Art- Washington DC, 3rd Ward Gallery- Brooklyn, NY, Antena Gallery- Chicago IL, Chicago Art Source Gallery- Chicago, IL, Laconia Gallery- Boston, MA, Art House Gallery- Atlanta, GA, Museum of Design- Atlanta, GA | ||
| Western States - Armoury Gallery - Milwaukee, WI | ||
| 2008 | Anonymous Drawings No. 9 - Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien - Berlin, Germany | |
| X Marks the Spot - Jen Bekman Gallery - New York, NY |
Drawing Los Angeles- Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock- Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2008 Torrance Juried Exhibition - Torrance Art Museum - Torrance, CA- Juror: Gosia Wojas, Director Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects | ||
| Los Angeles Biennial Juried Exhibition - Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park - Los Angeles, CA - Jurors: Carl Berg, Lisa Melandri & Tyler Stallings | ||
| The Ethnography of No Place - Rosenburg Gallery - Baltimore, MD | ||
| Featured Artist - Art For Empty Walls - Los Angeles, CA | ||
| 2007 | The Affair at The Jupiter Hotel, with Tilt Gallery - Portland, OR | |
| Console - Urban Institute for Contemporary Art - Grand Rapids, MI | ||
| Console - Portland Art Center - Portland, OR | ||
| Faculty Showcase - Sam Hill Warehouse Gallery - Prescott College - Prescott, AZ | ||
| 2006 | Southern California Open 2006 - Gallery 825 - Los Angeles, CA - Juror: Ann Filbin, Director, UCLA Hammer Museum of Art | |
| Systemic - Dinnerware Contemporary Art - Tucson, AZ | ||
| 2005 | Mobile Prefab - Around the Coyote Gallery - Chicago, IL | |
| Inertia - Gallery 500 - Portland, OR - Juror: Jeff Jahn | ||
| Plait - Platform Gallery - Tucson, AZ | ||
| Vacation 05 - SOFA Gallery - Indiana University - Bloomington, IN | ||
| Works-in-Progress - Sculpture Space - Utica, NY | ||
| Salon - Platform Gallery - Tucson, AZ | ||
| Faculty Exhibition - Indiana University Museum of Art - Bloomington, IN | ||
| Brass Tacks - Platform Gallery - Tucson, AZ | ||
| 2004 | Disposable - Reed College - Portland, OR | |
| Sans Pantalones - The Hall Gallery - Portland, OR | ||
| 2003 | This American Lawn - Museum of Contemporary Art - Tucson, AZ | |
| Master of Fine Arts Thesis Show - University of Arizona Museum of Art - Tucson, AZ | ||
| Nine Ingredients - Edgewater Gallery - Orlando, FL | ||
| RESIDENCY PROGRAMS | 2009 | Takt Kunstprojektraum Residency Program - Berlin, Germany |
| 2008 | Bemis Center For Contemporary Art - Omaha, NE | |
| 2006 | Raid Projects - Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2005 | Around the Coyote Gallery - Chicago, IL | |
| Sculpture Space - Utica, NY | ||
| AWARDS | 2009 | Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant - New York, NY |
| 2006 | Mini Travel Grant - Tucson Pima Arts Council - Tucson, AZ | |
| Professional Development Grant - Arizona Commission of the Arts - Pheonix, AZ | ||
| Visiting Artist Lecture Grant - Tucson Visiting Artist Consortium - lecture presented at Dinnerware Contemporary Arts - Tucson, AZ | ||
| 2003 | Jones/Steelcase Sculpture Award - University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ | |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 2010 | Album Cover - TAKE (artist), Our Mountain (album title) - AstroPup Records - Los Angeles, CA |
| La Fuente de la Vida - catalogue - Overlapping Narratives essay written by David Hernandez Casas and La Fuente de la Vida esay written by Aili Schmeltz - Los Angeles, CA/ Monterrey, Mexico - link | ||
| Santa Monica - by Jeffrey Crussell - images and bio included in book about Southern California culture | ||
| 2008 | Studio Visit Magazine - The Open Studios Press - Boston, MA - Fall 2008 Edition - released November 1 | |
| "Best of the West Coast" - NY Arts Magazine - New York, NY - November/December edition | ||
| "Interview With Aili Schmeltz" - Elvis in Hawaii Blog - Catanzaro, Italy- April 17 - written by Claudio Parentela - link | ||
| "Road to Nowhere" - Baltimore City Paper, Visual Arts Section - review Baltimore, MD - April 16 - written by Deborah McLead - link | ||
| Ruby Mag - Buenas Aires, Argentina - Online Magazine - Issue #25 - www.ruby-mag.com.ar | ||
| 20x200 - A Jen Bekman Project - New York, NY - "Embedded" Edition Release date- April 1 - 20X200.com | ||
| "An interview with Aili Schmeltz" - Miami Art Review - Miami, FL - February 9 - written by Aimee Sinclair - link | ||
| "Ethnography of No Place" - Rosenburg Gallery - Baltimore, MD - exhibition catalogue | ||
| 2007 | 20x200 - A Jen Bekman Project - New York, NY - "Radar" Edition Release date November 13 - 20X200.com | |
| Console - Preview - Gallery Guide - Vancouver, B.C. - written by Allyn Cantor | ||
| 2005 | Around the Coyote Arts Festival - catalogue - Chicago, IL | |
| "A Haven For Artists" - Observer- Dispatch, Utica, NY - June 23, p. 5B - written by Candace Jarrett | ||
| Nova Young Contemporary Art Fair - catalogue - Chicago, IL | ||
| 2004 | "One Review" - Willamette Week - Portland, OR - citation - September 21 - written by Richard Speer | |
| "Nowadays" - review - The Portland Mercury - vol. 4 no. 39, Feb 26- Marc- 3 - written by Chas Bowie | ||
| "Critical i, Gloom, Shloom!" - review - www.nwdrizzle.com - monthly arts e- zine - written by Jeff Jahn | ||
| SLIDE REGISTRIES | 2010- 2006 | Portfolio on view at the Viewing Program - The Drawing Center - New York, NY |
| 2010- 2006 | Irving Sandler Artist File Online - link |