CHELSEA DEAN
Born 1978, Phoenix
Lives and works in Los Angeles
EDUCATION
2005 Master of Fine Arts, Drawing, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
2000 Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2021
Homebody, Chelsea Dean, Lancaster Museum of Art and History: MOAH, Lancaster
Standard Vision: #SVLA1 Screen at the Courtyard Marriott, Chelsea Dean, Los Angeles
2019
Golden Hour, Chelsea Dean and Kyla Hansen, Keystone Art Space, Los Angeles
Paradox California, Chelsea Dean and Osceola Refetoff, LAUNCH LA, Los Angeles
2018
Shoot Out the Sun, Chelsea Dean and Molly Segal, PØST, Los Angeles
2014
Recent Work, Merchant Gallery, Santa Monica
2013
Patterns of Living, Private residence designed by Cliff May, Long Beach
2011
Salvaging Exposures, R&R Gallery, Los Angeles
2009
Vestiges of the Original Plan, Happy, Los Angeles
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
Of Modest Mystics, Idolwild Gallery, Los Angeles
2020
Mojo Rising, curated by jill moniz, Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles
In Real Life, Keystone Gallery, Los Angeles
Collaborate and Create, curated by Andi Campognone, The Loft at Liz's, Los Angeles
2019
The Nothing That Is, Brand Library & Art Center, Glendale
B.A.T. State III: Women Artists in Conversation with El Nopal Press, Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum, Long Beach
Sex, Lies, Cash, Blackheart Studios, Los Angeles
Through Places, MiM Gallery, Los Angeles
Every Woman Biennial, Bendix Building, Downtown Los Angeles
B.A.T. State II, SoLA Gallery, Los Angeles
2018
Partita, Durden and Ray, Los Angeles, CA
Office Hours, The Main Museum, Downtown Los Angeles
SPACE + LAND, Fellows of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Disparate Sources: Los Angeles Collage, Keystone Gallery, Los Angeles
To the Desert, Merchant Gallery, Santa Monica
Mothers, Eggshells, and the People Who Birth Us, curated by Kim Abeles, Keystone Gallery, Los Angeles
LA FEMME, Merchant Gallery, Santa Monica
2017
Man Made, Brand Library & Art Center, Glendale
2015
MAS Attack, Temporary Space, Los Angeles
Reliquary, Keystone Gallery, Los Angeles
The Telephone Game, Prohibition Gallery, Culver City
&GO!, Keystone Gallery, Los Angeles
2014
Here There Be Tygers, Gallery Lara Tokyo, Tokyo
Collassemblage, Keystone Gallery, Los Angeles
Temporal Residue, Keystone Gallery, Los Angeles
Spectacular Subdivision, High Desert Test Sites/Monte Vista Projects, Twentynine Palms
Copyrights, University of La Verne College of Law Art Gallery, Ontario
2013
Doing Pennants, Fifth Floor Gallery, Los Angeles
2012
Three Points, RAID Projects, Los Angeles
2011
Summercamp’s Project Project: Home Sweet Away From Home, Art Platform, organized by ARTRA Curatorial & Co/Lab
Collective Show Los Angeles, Chinatown, Los Angeles
Chain Letter, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica
2010
Paper Trail, Happy, Los Angeles
Summercamp’s ProjectProject: Fall Residency I, Cypress College Gallery, Cypress
2009
Bringing the Past to Light: New Art from Old Images, Charles F. Lummis House, Los Angeles
2008
Over Hung 5, Concrete Walls, Los Angeles
Group Show, Happy, Los Angeles
Mogility, Side Street Projects, Pasadena
Alternative Places, LAX Airport (Tom Bradley Wing), Los Angeles
Sugar Glass, Concrete Walls, Los Angeles
Interactions, Armory East, Pasadena
2007
Exceedingly Way Too Overhung, Concrete Walls, Los Angeles
Pyramid Show, Monte Vista Projects, Los Angeles
2006
Way Too Over Hung, Concrete Walls, Los Angeles
Major Drawings, Carl Berg Gallery, Los Angeles
2005
Fine Line, Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles
Within Limits, Sabina Lee Gallery, Los Angeles
Los Angeles Juried Exhibition, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles
Supersonic, LA Design Center, Los Angeles
Summer at Bank, Bank, Los Angeles
2004
Over Hung, Concrete Walls, Los Angeles
Pretending We Still Like Each Other, Peggy Phelps and East Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont
Exquisite, Peggy Phelps Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont
Funeral for a Friend, Kingsley Manor, Pomona
2003
Green the New Pink, Peggy Phelps and East Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont
2002
Faculty-Alumni Art Exhibition, Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma
2000
South Sounds 2000 Exhibition, Commencement Art Gallery, Tacoma
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2019
Golden Hour, with Kyla Hansen, Keystone Art Space, Los Angeles
2018
SPACE + LAND, Fellows of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Disparate Sources: Los Angeles Collage, Keystone Gallery, Los Angeles
2015
Reliquary, Keystone Gallery, Los Angeles
2014
Temporal Residue, Keystone Gallery, Los Angeles
2009
Counterpointing, Seaver Gallery, Los Angeles
AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2018
Making Lightly: A Communal Residency, Atche Art Space, Los Angeles
Shoebox Projects Residency, Los Angeles
Fellows of Contemporary Art, Curator’s Laboratory Exhibition Recipient, Los Angeles
2007
Teaching Fellowship, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena
Artist in Residence, Armory Northwest, Pasadena
2005
Macguire Fellowship Award, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont
2004
MFA Fellowship, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont
2002
Program Leadership Innovation Award: Mosaic Intergenerational Art, YMCA, Bellevue
2001
Instructor of the Year, Seniors Making Art, Seattle
RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
2018–present
Visual Arts Department Head, Marlborough School, Los Angeles
2008-present
Visual Arts Instructor, Marlborough School, Los Angeles
2007-08
Art Instructor, Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino
2005-08
Art Instructor, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena
2006-07
Coordinator of Schools Programs, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena
2006-08
Communications Coordinator, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena
2005-06
Artist Assistant to Andrea Bowers, Los Angeles
2005
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Drawing, Pomona College, Pomona
Art Programs Coordinator, The Gallery of Gifted Youth of Pomona, Inc., Claremont
2003-04
Art Instructor, dA Center for the Arts, Pomona
2002
Art Instructor, ArtStar Association, Bellevue
2001
Art Instructor, Seniors Making Art, Seattle
2000
Teaching Assistant, Beginning Printmaking, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma
1998-2000
Art Programs Specialist, Al Davies Boys and Girls Club, Tacoma
PRESS / BIBLIOGRAPHY
2020
Davis, Genie. “Collaborate and Create,” Artillery, January 29
2019
Montoya, Yvette. “El Nopal Press: 30 Years of Expanding Borders with Female Artists,” KCET, December 9.
Heitzman, Lorraine. “A Lot of Nothing Adds Up: The Nothing That Is at Brand Library and Art Center, Glendale,” Art and Cake, November 27.
Davis, Genie. “The Nothing That Is,” Artillery, November 20.
Paris, Melina. "B.A.T. State III Expands Cultural Relationships Through the Past," Random Lengths News, October 1.
Nys Dambrot, Shana. "Bon A Tirer: 30 Years of Good to Go at El Nopal Press," LA Weekly, September 12.
Nys Dambrot, Shana. "Art Pick: B.A.T. III: Women Artists in Conversation with El Nopal Press," LA Weekly, September 6.
"B.A.T. State III Show at Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum in Long Beach Opens Group Show Stacked with Latinx Content," BeLatina, September 6.
Hofer, Thibaut. “Chelsea Dean,” Advanced Creation, April, May, June Issue.
Heitzman, Lorriane. “Paradox California,” Art and Cake, March 13.
Davis, Genie. “Paradox California: Two Artists, One State of Mind,” Riot Material, March 3.
“Check out Chelsea Dean’s Artwork,” VoyageLA, February 11.
2018
Heitzman, Lorraine. “Space + Land,” Art and Cake, September 8.
Davis, Genie. “Mining the Mojave for Art,” Art and Cake, September 5.
Dean, Chelsea. "SPACE + LAND," exhibition catalogue, August 25.
“Chelsea Dean,” The Jealous Curator, July 18.
Kasini Kadour, Ric. “Curatorial Issues in Collage,” Kolaj Magazine, June.
“When Patterns Are Broken,” FULL BLEDE, Issue Four: The Pattern, March.
2017
Landa, Jeff. “Brand Library puts ‘Man Made’ art on display,” Los Angeles Times, March 15.
Shaw, Michael. “Man Made,” Visual Art Source, March.
2016
“Chelsea Dean,” Studio Visit, Volume Thirty-Three.
2014
Stringfellow, Kim. "Spectacular Subdivision: The Art of Home," KCET, April 7.
2006
Ollman, Leah. “The definition of drawing, expanded,” Los Angeles Times, March 10.
Frank, Peter. “Major Drawings at Carl Berg Gallery," Art Scene, April 18.
2005
Hart, Hugh. "Swift to make their mark," Los Angeles Times, June 25.
2000
Graves, Jen. "New 'South Sounds 2000' exhibit reflects health of local arts scene," The News Tribune, July 16.