Zoe Crosher

Zoe Crosher (born July, 1975)[1] is an American artist and enthusiast[2] whose work has been exhibited widely, most recently at institutions such as the Aspen Art Museum, LACMA, MoMA, and the California Museum of Photography. Crosher lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.

Biography

Crosher was born in Santa Rosa, CA.[3] The daughter of a diplomat and airline stewardess, Crosher grew up mostly as an expatriate.[4][5] She returned to California to earn her Bachelor of Arts in Art and Politics from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Crosher subsequently attended California Institute of the Arts where she received her Master of Fine Arts in Photography and Integrated Media.

Named a “prominent Los Angeles artist” by the New York Times, Crosher’s work is included in various international, private and museum collections including The Los Angeles County Museum of Art,[6] The Museum of Modern Art,[7] The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,[7] The Palm Springs Museum,[7] and the Pérez Art Museum Miami.[citation needed] She is the founder and president of the Los Angeles branch of The Fainting Club[8] and a fellow at the Royal Society of the Arts in London.[citation needed] She has taught at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA.[7]

Early career

Crosher edited NTNTNT (2004),[9] a collaborative project that investigated the short-lived history of net.art, and later served as Associate Editor of Afterall Magazine. In 2006, she was the recipient of the Penny McCall Foundation Publishing Award (New York, NY) and the Pillowfight Grant (Seattle, WA).[10] She is also a 2007 recipient of the Materials & Applications residency in Los Angeles, CA.[citation needed]

Mid-career to present

In 2011 Crosher received the Los Angeles County Museum of Art AHAN Award (Art Here and Now)[11] The same year, Aperture published the first of a series of a limited edition, four volume set of books that offers Crosher's re-interpretation of Michelle duBois' (a frequent protagonist in Crosher's work) archive of self-portraits titled "The Reconsidered Archive of Michelle duBois."[12][13] In 2012, Crosher's work was included in MoMA's 2012 New Photography exhibition.[1] Crosher has also received solo exhibitions at spaces such as Dallas Contemporary,[citation needed] Perry Rubenstein Gallery,[citation needed] LA><ART,[citation needed] and the California Museum of Photography.[citation needed]

In collaboration with Los Angeles Nomadic Division, Crosher initiated and co-curated The Manifest Destiny Billboard Project,[14] a public art exhibition taking place on billboards along the I-10 freeway. Crosher's work closed the show, appearing in 2015 on the westernmost segment of the project.[14] Together with LAND, she is a 2013 co-recipient of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation “Artistic Innovation and Collaboration Award” and the 2015 Smithsonian Ingenuity of the Year Award with Shamim M. Momim.[15]

Numerous books have been published on her work, including one recently released in February 2016 (and sold out) by Hesse Press.[16]

In 2015, Crosher was the recipient of Smithsonian Magazine's American Ingenuity Award for Visual Arts.[17]

In 2018, Crosher's ongoing series "LA Like: Prospecting Palm Fronds" was exhibited at the Aspen Art Museum.[18]

References
  1. "MoMA | New Photography 2012 | Zoe Crosher". www.moma.org. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  2. Wilson, Michael (September 21, 2007). "An Affair to Remember". ArtForum. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  3. Slenske, Michael (November 17, 2018). "Wildfires and Dead Palm Trees Haunt the L.A. Dream in Zoe Crosher's New Show". Vulture. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  4. Nelson, Steffie (December 29, 2005). "Rooms With a View". LA Weekly. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  5. Nelson, Steffie (May 21, 2006). "The Remix; Window Display". The New York Times. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  6. Lovett, Ian (April 22, 2016). "Los Angeles Art Dealer Is Arrested on Embezzlement Charges". Retrieved August 21, 2017 – via NYTimes.com.
  7. "Artists: Zoe Crosher (Residence)". Mayeur Projects. April 1, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  8. Druckman, Charlotte (November 5, 2014). "A Los Angeles Ladies-Only Dinner Club Migrates to New York". Retrieved August 21, 2017 – via NYTimes.com.
  9. Google Books NTNTNT. Books.google.com.
  10. Diverse Works Archived April 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Diverse Works.
  11. Zoe Crosher Named LACMA Art Here and Now Artist Archived April 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Aperture.org (July 19, 2011).
  12. "UCR ARTS". artsblock.ucr.edu. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  13. Aperture Foundation Archived April 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Aperture.org.
  14. "Cross-continent highway billboard project is Manifest Destiny". April 4, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2017 – via LA Times.
  15. "Robert Rauschenberg Foundation announces 2013 Grants - Art Agenda". www.art-agenda.com. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  16. "LA-LIKE: Transgressing the Pacific". Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  17. "2015 American Ingenuity Award Winners". Smithsonian. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  18. "Zoe Crosher: Prospecting Palm Fronds". Aspen Art Museum. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
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