Siri Kaur
Born in Boston, MA
Lives in Los Angeles
Education
California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA (2005-2007)
M.F.A. in Photography
Smith College, Northampton, MA/ Florence, Italy (1999-2001)
M.A. in Italian Literature
Smith College, Northampton, MA (1994-1998)
B.A. in Comparative Literature, Minor in Italian
Solo Exhibitions
2008
I, too, was in Arcadia (roughly translated), Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
2007
Cruiserweight, California Institute of The Arts Graduate Thesis Show, Valencia, CA
2006
The Collectors, Main Gallery, CalArts, Valencia, CA
Select Group Exhibitions
2010
Outside the Project, Light & Wire Gallery, curated by Jess Minckley, Los Angeles, CA
Curious Silence, Brand Library Gallery, curated by Renee Martin & Heather Rasmussen, Glendale, CA
New Documents, Wignall Art Gallery, Chaffey College, curated by Nicholas Grider, Chino, CA
2009
Curious Silence, SOIL, curated by Renee Martin & Heather Rasmussen. Seattle, WA
Perspective, Center for Fine Art Photography, curated by Paula Tognarelli, Fort Collins, CO
More with Less, Gallery 825, curated by Kristina Newhouse & Robert Brander, Los Angeles, CA
Texas Photographic Society, Member’s Show, curated by Keith Carter, Houston, Texas.
2008
Projection, Salon Oblique, curated by Maria Jenson, Santa Monica, CA
Everyone’s a Curator, Telic Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Conventions and Attitudes, Trade & Row, Los Angeles, CA
2007
All In, Torrance Museum of Art, curated by Lorraine Molina, Torrance, CA
My Buddy, UCLA Wight Biennial, curated by Russell Ferguson, Los Angeles, CA
You are Beautiful, Hayworth Gallery, curated by Peter Bartlett, Los Angeles, CA
For Ever, 915 Mateo, curated by Eungie Joo, Los Angeles, CA
Making Meaning, Gallery 825, curated by Howard Fox, Los Angeles, CA
2006
Open Show, Gallery 825, curated by Ann Philbin, Los Angeles, CA
I Would Be You, Newspace Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Photography Now, 401 Projects, curated by Natasha Lunn, New York, NY
Greater Los Angeles MFA Show (GLAMFA), CalState Long Beach Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2006, NOW, Soho Photo Gallery, New York, NY
Photography Now, Center For Photography at Woodstock, curated by Natasha Lunn, Woodstock, NY
MFA Mid-residency Show, California Institute of The Arts Mid-Residency Show, Valencia, CA
2005
Nothing to See Here, Art 2102, curated by Walead Beshty, Los Angeles, CA
New Photography, Riverside Metropolitan Art Museum, Riverside, CA
Photography Today, Miller Sheets Gallery, Pomona, CA
Beauty, Women in Photography International, New York, NY
In Focus: Photography Techniques and Trends, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA
Photography Now, Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, OR
The Image is the Message, DreamBox Photo Gallery, Chicago, IL
National Women’s Show, Washington Gallery of Photography, Bethesda, MD
2004
Women in Photography International’s “Virtual*Visual”, New York, NY/ Los Angeles, CA
Galleria dell’acqua, “La magia del giardino” (“Garden Magic”), Florence, Italy
Teaching Positions
Adjunct Lecturer, Fine Art Department, Otis College of Art & Design, (September 2007- present)
Teaching Assistant, undergraduate foundations photography, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA (September 2006-May 2007)
Adjunct Lecturer, Photography Department, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA (January 2005- May 2005)
Italian and English Instructor, Berlitz Language School, New York, NY (August- December 2001)
Photography Instructor, Art Institute of Florence, Florence, Italy (July 2001)
Select Press
Berglund, Cary. Interview with Siri Kaur, NBC Channel 4 News, April 10, 2009.
Crosher, Zoe. Interrupting the Imaginary Inside the Ship of My Imagination, Art Lies Quarterly,
Houston, TX, No. 61, Spring 2009.
Klein, Alex, Ed.,Words Without Pictures, pp. 172-174. LACMA, Los Angeles, 2009.
May, Peter. Sustaining Emerging Artist’s Communities, THE Magazine, Los Angeles, CA,
October 2008.
Fogel, Harris. Thoughts On Photography, Houston Center for Photography Quarterly, Winter
2007.
Rabe, John & Queena Kim, Siri Kaur and Superman. On Offramp, 89.3 KPCC, January 6, 2007.
CMYK Magazine #30 & #31. Curtis Clarkson, editor. Aroune-Freigen Publishing, New York, NY,
2005.
Dawson, Jessica.Through A Lens Starkly, The Washington Post, Washington, D.C., 2005.
Motley, John. New Photography, The Portland Mercury, Portland, OR, 2005.
Photo Annual, Photo District News. Holly Hughes, editor. VNU Publications, New York, NY, 2005.
Weary, Page. Gallery 825, Artillery Magazine, os Angeles, CA, 2009.
Public Collections
University of Maine Art Museum, Orono, ME
National Gallery, Washington DC
