Artist's Biography

Dan Bayles (b. 1977) received his M.F.A. in 2007 from the University of California, Irvine and his B.F.A. in 1999 from James Madison University, Virginia. Solo shows include exhibitions at Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles and Chung King Project, Los Angeles. Group shows include exhibitions at Helene Bailly Gallery, Paris; The Saatchi Gallery, London; Kate Werble Gallery, New York; Art Los Angeles Contemporary; and the Armory Centor for the Arts, Los Angeles, among others. Dan Bayles lives and works in Los Angeles.

Curator's Biography

Gina Osterloh is an artist and educator based in Los Angeles. Her practice investigates operations of mimesis and perception within the realm of photography. Her photographs depict constructed life-size room environments activated through still, serial performances; papier-mâché models; and cardboard cut-outs. Recent exhibitions include Body Prop at the Silverlens Gallery and Differentiate, a two-person exhibition at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She was also awarded a Medici Grant and a Completion Grant by the Silverlens Foundation of the Philippines. While at Monte Vista Projects LA, she curated the exhibition Minimum Yields Maximum, which presented conceptual and political works from the Philippines, Vietnam, and California. Upcoming projects include moving her entire studio practice into LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) for GROUP DYNAMIC AND IMPROPER LIGHT (June-September 2012). Her work will also be exhibited in Asia Serendipity at Photo España, Madrid; Workplace Gallery UK; and ART Hong Kong. Osterloh holds a BA in media studies from DePaul University and an MFA in studio art from the University of California, Irvine. Her work is represented by Silverlens Gallery, Manila and François Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles.