Artist's Biography

Raffi Kalendarien was born in 1981 in Los Angeles. He graduated with a BFA from UCLA in 2004. Kalendarien’s work has been featured in solo exhibitions at Susanne Vielmetter Gallery, Los Angeles; Galerie Peter Kilchman, Zurich, Switzerland; the Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles; and in group exhibitions at the University Art Museum, Long Beach; Kunstmuseum St Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland; Eleven Rivington, New York, NY; and at Kantor/Feuer Gallery, Los Angeles. He lives and works in Los Angeles.Raffi Kalendarien was born in 1981 in Los Angeles. He graduated with a BFA from UCLA in 2004. Kalendarien’s work has been featured in solo exhibitions at Susanne Vielmetter Gallery, Los Angeles; Galerie Peter Kilchman, Zurich, Switzerland; the Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles; and in group exhibitions at the University Art Museum, Long Beach; Kunstmuseum St Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland; Eleven Rivington, New York, NY; and at Kantor/Feuer Gallery, Los Angeles. He lives and works in Los Angeles.

Curator's Biography

Brian Bress is a Los Angeles-based artist and filmmaker. Born in Norfolk, VA, in 1975, Brian received his BFA from RISD and his MFA from UCLA. Recent solo exhibitions include Interventions: Brian Bress, Santa Barbara Museum of Art; Brian Bress: Status Report, New Museum, New York; and Brian Bress: Under Performing, Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles. Recent group exhibitions include Future Present: Five Artists, Five Weeks, Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin; Stagecraft, curated by David Norr, University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum; Object Orientation: Bodies and/as Things, Cerritos College Art Gallery, Norwalk, CA; and Staff Curated Video Show, LA><Art, Los Angeles.