Amy Sarkisian
Born 1969, Cleveland, Ohio

Education
1997MFA University of California, Los Angeles

1994BFA Kent State University

Solo Exhibitions
2006Prequel, Atelier Cardenas Bellanger, Paris

2005I Love Livin in the City, Sister, Los Angeles

Deep Red, Atelier Cardenas Bellanger, Paris

2003Valley of Unrest, Suzanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, LA

2002Amy Sarkisian, Marella Arte Contemporanea, Milan

1999The Perfect Ham, Algemaxx, 1234 gallery, Los Angeles

Selected Group Exhibitions
2007Between the Clock and the Bed, curated by Pamela Jorden, David Patton Los Angeles

What glue do you use?, curated by Yves Brochard, Atelier Cardenas Bellanger, Paris

2006LA Trash and Treasure, curated by Liv Stoltz, Milliken Gallery, Stolkholm

Drink, Fight, Fuck, Angela Hanley Gallery, Los Angeles

Symmetry, curated by Kimberli Meyer and Nizan Shaked, Mak Center, Los Angeles

With Us Against Reality Or Against Us!, curated by Anders Nordby and Ida Ekblad, Willy Wonka Inc., Galleri S.E, Oslo

The Female Machine, Sister, Los Angeles

2005La Beaute de l’enfer, Galerie Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels

Altoids Curiously Strong Collection 7, New Museum of Contemporary Art, NY

Apocalypse Soon!, curated by Kristin Calabrese, QED Gallery, Los Angeles

All I Want Is Everything, Small A Projects, Portland, Oregon

Fast Forward, House of Campari, Los Angeles

2004Color Wheel Oblivion, Marella Arte Contemporanea, Milan

Bungle in the Jungle, Sister, Los Angeles

Miscellany, Mario's Furniture, Los Angeles

SCREAM, The Moore Space, Miami, FL

Please, Please Yourself, Atelier Cardenas, Paris

Losing My Head, Sister, Los Angeles

SCREAM, Anton Kern Gallery, New York

2003We Are Electric, Deitch Projects, New York

Fangs and Low Tide, Occidental College Weingart Galleries, LA

Light and Spaced Out, Galerie Loevenbruck, Paris

2002Play it as it Lays, The London Institute Gallery, UK

Funeral Home, Marc Foxx, Los Angeles

2001Bastard (son of hot sauce), The Law Office, Chicago

2000Mysterious Prey, Roberts & Tilton Gallery, Los Angeles

Group Show, Studio 870, Los Angeles

People are Animals, Three Day Weekend, Los Angeles Projects

People are Animals, Three Day Weekend, ArtFrankfurt, Germany

Young and Dumb, Acme, Los Angeles

1999Vasquezsarkisianpestonilattuhughes, Studio 870, Los Angeles

1998 Hugheslattupestonisarkisianvasquez, Studio 870, Los Angeles

Ideas, Beyond Baroque, Los Angeles

1997Malibu Sex Party, Purple, Los Angeles

1995Women: A Girly Show, Studio 425, Kent, OH

1994Punchline, Galeria Mesa, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ

1993Season of Change, Millworks Gallery, Akron, OH

Publications and Articles
Hirsch, Yael, review, Paris-Art.com, Jan 19, ‘07
Maertens, Marie, Whitewall, Dec. ‘06
Hirsch, Yael, review, Paris-Art.com, Oct 6, ‘06
Sharp, Chris, review, GoGoParis.com, Sep. ‘06
Myers, Terry, “Amy Sarkisian: I love livin in the city” Modern Painters, May ‘05
Wood, Eve, “L.A. Confidential”, Artnet.com, Mar 7, ‘05
“Black Humor” Petite Mort, No. 2, ‘04
Suarez de Jesus, Carlos, "The Horror, the Horror" Miami New Times, Apr 29, '04
Valdez, Sarah, "the guide:art" Paper Magazine, Jan 12, '04
CB,"Nightmare on W. 20th Street," V Magazine, spring '04
Johnson, Ken, "Art in Review," The New York Times, Feb 13, '04
Bonnet, Frederic, "Made in L.A.," Vogue Paris, June '03
Cardenas, Carlos, "Light and Spaced Out," 828 Magazine, no.7, '03
Ehmann, Von Arne, "Louise und ihre Schwestern," Kunstmarkt, June '03
Jonquot, Francois, "Des Anges De 30 Ans," Nova Magazine, June '03
Le Guen, Catherine, "Brest-Loisirs," Le Telegramme, Sep '03
"La «californian touch» a Passerelle," Ouest-France, Sep '03
Renard, Emilie, "Critic's Picks," artforum.com, July '03
Ollman, Leah, “Art that tests our openness,” Los Angeles Times, Mar 7 '03
Sommariva, Roberto, exibart.com, Sep 20 '02
Cooper, Jacqueline, “In Search of the New Bohemians” sidestreet.org, summer '02
Jana, Reena, Tema Celeste, '02
Charlesworth, JJ, “Play it as it Lays” reviews, Artext, summer '02
Cooper, Dennis, “First Take: New Art, New Artists,” Artforum, Jan ‘02
Hainley, Bruce, “Malibu Sex Party” reviews, Artforum, Feb '98
Cooper, Dennis, “Spirit Whirl,” Artforum, Dec '96
Brooks, Adam, Poop, 1995, vol. 5
Vanesian, Kathleen, “Bang the Drum Slyly,” New Times, March '94
Cheseborough, Steve, “Difference Between Toast,” Newscount,'94


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