EDUCATION
2011
MFA Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2008
BFA Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
Hardcore Cafe, Disneyland Paris, Perth, Australia
2020
Pandemic Poems, La Kaje, Gondola Wish (online)
2019
Conceptual Art, Y2K Group, New York, NY
2018
Concorde: A Western Tone Poem, Chicken Coop Contemporary, Portland, OR
Nice American Guy, Sydney, Sydney, Australia
2017
Death Becomes Him, Galerie Tobias Naehring, Leipzig, Germany
The Rub Is Real, Mayor Projects, Aarhus, Denmark
2016
Miso Soup for the Silicon Soul, Et al., San Francisco, CA
Self-Evident Loss, Cooper Cole, Toronto, Ontario
Free Wi-Fi, Comedy, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2015
Hyphy Glyphs in the Zen Den, Brand New Gallery, Milan, Italy
Grind Thru, Smart Objects @ Material Art Fair, Mexico City, Mexico
Badaude: Industry, Too, Retrospective, Hudson, NY
2014
Nu Haiku, Smart Objects, Los Angeles, CA
Reader's Digest, Sébastien Ricou, Brussels, Belgium
Bear in Mind, Welcome Screen, London, United Kingdom
2013
Maurice, David Shelton Gallery, Houston, TX
2011
Live Attitude, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA
2010
You All Freed Men, Public Space One, Iowa City, IA

TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2019
Künstlerroman, Et al. etc., San Francisco, CA (with Gertrud Parker)
2018
Et al. @ NADA, Skylight Clarkson, New York, NY (with Betty Bailey)
2016
Encoach, Springsteen, Baltimore, MD (with Georgia Dickie)
2014
Lifetime Personal Fantasies, LLC, Beefhaus, Dallas, TX (with Michael Kennedy Costa)
there, Hudson D. Walker Gallery, Provincetown, MA (with Maria Walker)
2011
Gin & Tonic, The Joanna, Houston, TX (with Michael Kennedy Costa)

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
The Book of Ma, Sarah Brook Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2020
Springsteen, NADA FAIR (Online)
2019
Scott Reeder's Kiosk, EXPO Chicago, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Summer Soup, Three Four Three Four, Brooklyn, NY
Pressure, Release?, Spouse, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
mushrooms, Y2K Group, New York, NY
2018
Cupping the Counter, Motel, Brooklyn, NY
Fire in the Mountains, Heart Six Ranch, Moran, WY
Seafood Stew, Y2K Group, Maspeth, NY
Double Duty, Carroll Community College, Westminster, MD
2017
Liver, Loner, David Shelton Gallery, Houston, TX
Bear Revolt, Harborview and Pole, San Pedro, CA
All that follows is true, Amor, Mexico City, Mexico
Manifesto Wall, Alter Space, San Francisco, CA
2016
2024, Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Bougainvillea Begonia, Jonathan Hopson, Houston, TX
Chapels, Galleri Jacob Bjørn, Aarhus, Denmark
2015
Bloody Red Sun of Fantastic L.A., Praz-Delavallade @ PIASA, Paris, France
Freedom Culture, The Journal Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
F·R·I·E·N·D·S / Friends, Evelyn Yard, London, United Kingdom
Bomber, LOYAL, Stockholm, Sweden
Hollow Deck, Prepper Terrace, Chin's Push @ Paramount Ranch, Agoura Hills, CA (with Picture Menu)
Facsimile Clutch Groove, Brand New Gallery @ Art Los Angeles Contemporary, The Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, CA
WWWEST, Johannes Vogt Gallery, New York, NY
PRTY PPL, Circuit12, Dallas, TX
2014
The Go-Between, National Museum of Capodimonte, Naples, Italy
Petrella's Imports presents Mental Furniture, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
POST, ITP Space, Jackson, WY (with Picture Menu)
Leaning Steeples, SHOW ROOM, Brooklyn, NY
Final Frontier, Washington College, Chestertown, MD (with Picture Menu)
For Your Eyes Only, Annarumma, Naples, Italy
2013
Side Out, Primetime, Brooklyn, NY
Jean Degottex, Jean-Baptiste Bernadet, Travess Smalley, Keith J. Varadi, Ricou Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
Bad as I Wanna Be, Ortega y Gasset Projects, Ridgewood, NY
F(re)e Play, Stadium, New York, NY
2011
DIS, DAT, DEEZ, DOZ, The Joanna, Houston, TX
This Heat, Penthouse Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Exit Strategy, White Box, New York, NY
North American Graduate Art Survey, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
The Wrong Miracle, Galeria NoMiNIMO, Guayaquil, Ecuador
2010
Burns Slower, SPACE Gallery, Portland, ME
Exit Light, Reference Gallery, Richmond, VA

PRESS
2020
"How Online Art Fairs Help Galleries Like Springsteen Support Artists During COVID-19," BmoreArt, 6/17/2020
"Wet Paint: Legendary Dealer Mary Boone Is Out of Prison Early, Jeffrey Epstein’s Little Black Book Is Full of Collectors, & More Juicy Art-World Gossip," ArtNet News, 6/4/2020
2019
"Portland's Artist-Run Spaces Thrive Under The Radar," Art in America, December 2019
"Demolished Beauty & Pressure, Release?" Kunstmagazin Parnass, 8/19/19
"Pressure, Release? Curated by Alexandra-Maria Toth," KubaParis, 5/10/19
"The New Guard," Vault Magazine, Issue 25
"Keith J Varadi at Chicken Coop Contemporary, Portland," contemporaneities.com, 2/8/19
"Concorde: A Western Tone Poem, Keith J Varadi at Chicken Coop Contemporary, Portland, December 29 - February 28," O Fluxo, 1/29/19
"Keith J Varadi at Chicken Coop Contemporary," Art Viewer, 1/27/19
"'Concorde: A Western Tone Poem' at Chicken Coop Contemporary, Portland," Tzvetnik, 1/26/19
"Self-deprecating masculinity & the cultural detritus of imperial decline with Keith J. Varadi at Sydney, Sydney," AQNB, 1/23/19
"Keith J. Varadi - Concorde: A Western Tone Poem," KubaParis, 1/17/19
2018
"Keith J. Varadi @ Sydney," Journal, 12/17/18
"'Nice American Guy' by Keith J. Varadi at Sydney," Tzvetnik, 12/15/18
"The Downward Spiral: Portland," Spike Art Magazine, Dean Kissick, 9/19/18
"'Cupping the Counter' @ Motel," Journal, 8/1/18
"‘Fire in the Mountains’, Off-site Group Show // Heart Six Ranch, Moran, Wyoming," Tzvetnik, July 2018
"‘Fire in the Mountains’ – Organized by Andy Kincaid and Thomas Macker at Heart Six Ranch," OFluxo, 7/25/18
"Five Galleries To See In Brooklyn This July," Brooklyn Magazine, 7/19/18
"'Cupping the Counter' at Motel, New York," Mousse Magazine, 7/16/18
"Un/Certain Place: A selection of some exhibits happening outside the white cube for the online viewer," O Fluxo, March 2018
'Site Pacific," Artforum, 2/9/18
"The Precarious, Glamorous Lives of Independent Curators," Artsy, 2/8/18
2017
"Top Five: October 26, 2017," Glasstire, 10/26/17
"Keith J. Varadi at Tobias Naehring," Daily Lazy, 10/15/17
"Death Becomes Him by Keith J. Varadi at Galerie Tobias Naehring," OFluxo, October 2017
"With gallery owner Tobias Naehring in the art berlin 2017 - An Interview," KubaParis, September 2017
"‘Brass Jingle / Brutalist Jungle’ – Group exhibition curated by Keith J. Varadi at Et al., San Francisco," OFluxo, August 2017
"'Brass Jingle / Brutalist Jungle', a Group Show at Et al., San Francisco," Tzvetnik, 7/29/17
"Q&A: Morgan Mandalay's SPF15 Gallery Avoids Gentrification By Hosting Exhibitions on Public Beaches," Artspace, Robert Grand, 6/30/17
"Text, towels + teddy bears in SPF15’s latest beach show in 12) From Dawn Till Dusk," AQNB, 6/8/17
"Chadwick Gibson shares some highlights from Smart Objects on Sunset, as he opens a second location in the desert," AQNB, 6/6/17
"Outside the White Cube, Inside the Hotel Room," 1 Granary, Aric Miller, 1/12/17
"'Everyday War' Curated by Keith J. Varadi at Ashes/Ashes," OFluxo, January 2017
2016
"5 Free Art Shows to See in L.A. This Week," LA Weekly, Catherine Wagley, 12/28/16
"Everyday War at ASHES/ASHES," Art Viewer, 12/27/16
"'EVERYDAY WAR' AT ASHES/ASHES CURATED BY KEITH J. VARADI", Sex Life (Sex Magazine), 12/8/16
"Everyday War @ ASHES/ASHES," AQNB, 11/9/16
"Encoach @ Springsteen Gallery (Dickie/Varadi)," Post-Office Arts Journal, Kodi Fabricant, 10/14/16
"Bougainvillea Begonia," Terremoto, 10/8/16
"‘Encoach’ by Keith J. Varadi and Georgia Dickie at Springsteen Gallery, Baltimore," OFluxo, October 2016
"Keith J. Varadi and Georgia Dickie at Springsteen," Art Viewer, 10/2/16
"2024 at Sydney," Art Viewer, 9/25/16
"2024 AT SYDNEY," Sex Life (Sex Magazine), 9/21/16
"Bougainvillea Begonia at Jonathan Hopson / Houston," Daily Lazy, 9/11/16
"Remains of the Day: Might, Will Return at Hotel-art.us," Art Viewer, 7/17/16
"20 Best Things to Do in L.A.This Week," LA Weekly, 7/14/16
"Remains of the Day: Might, Will Return," BLAAAH, 6/30/16
"Keith J. Varadi book launch @ LACA, June 26," AQNB, 6/24/16
"Miso Soup for the Silicon Soul," Terremoto, 6/18/16
"Keith J. Varadi at Et al.," Art Viewer, 6/14/16
"KEITH J. VARADI: 'MISO SOUP FOR THE SILICON SOUL' AT ET AL," Sex Life (Sex Magazine), 6/12/16
"A Conversation with Keith J. Varadi," Daily Lazy, June 2016
"Keith J. Varadi at Et al. / San Francisco," Daily Lazy, June 2016
"WEEKEND EDITION: 8 Things to Do in New York’s Art World Before June 6," The New York Observer, Ryan Steadman, 6/2/16
"Keith J. Varadi @ Et al.," AQNB, 5/20/16
"Dream Song 386 at COOPER COLE," Art Viewer, 4/24/16
"Dream Song 386 at Cooper Cole Gallery," Akimbo, Terence Dick, 4/14/16
"‘Dream Song 386’, group show @ Cooper Cole," OFluxo, April 2016
"‘Self-Evident Loss’ by Keith J. Varadi @ Cooper Cole," OFluxo, April 2016
"Keith J. Varadi @ Cooper Cole," AQNB, 3/31/16
"KEITH J. VARADI - FREE WI-FI, COMEDY, NIGHT GALLERY," Aujourd'hui, February 2016
"‘I Think That Discomfort Is A Really Positive Place For Us All To Be In’: Keith J. Varadi On His New Show, Facebook, And Gambling," ARTnews, John Chiaverina, 2/5/16
2015
"'Foundations' Magazine Spotlights On-Point Artists Before They Blow Up," VICE, Zach Sokol, 9/21/15
"Interview with Keith J. Varadi," Juliet, Sebastjan Brank & Giulia Bortoluzzi, 7/24/15
"Keith J. Varadi at Brand New Gallery," Art Viewer, 6/3/15
"Keith J. Varadi – Hyphy Glyphs in the Zen Den – Brand New Gallery," Fisk Frisk, Vin Della Corte, 5/12/15
"Raking the Though, Curated by Keith J. Varadi, In Bikini Wax, presented by No Space," Terremoto, 2/25/15
"exploring the mexican art scene," i-D VICE, Jessica Berlanga, 2/10/15
"In Mexico City, an Alternative Art Fair Builds a Community," Hyperallergic, Matt Stromberg, 2/9/15
"Paramount Ranch Art Fair," Paris, LA, Evan Moffitt, 2/5/15
"Copy ‘n’ Paste Micro-guide: Tweets for ALAC, Paramount Ranch, and the LA Art Book Fair," ArtSlant, Chelsea Rector, 1/29/15
"Keith J. Varadi at Smart Objects," Art Viewer, 1/24/15
2014
"Keith J. Varadi @ Smart Objects," AQNB, 11/6/14
"Special Madness at David Shelton Gallery," Arts + Culture, Charisse Weston, 10/27/14
"20 Questions with Keith J. Varadi," Ithaca MoMA, Sean Montgomery, 10/26/14
"October Shows To Know," Whitewall Magazine, Jason Stopa, 10/9/14
"Summer Art Exhibitions from Around the Globe, 2014," Eyes Toward The Dove, Katy Diamond Hamer, 8/18/14
"Who Would Want to Visit Dallas in August? Artists, Apparently." The Dallas Observer, Lauren Smart, 8/7/14
"Becoming my idol with Keith J. Varadi," Bad At Sports, Jacob Wick, 6/24/14
"STOP BY: Essex Flowers" Kaleidoscope, Simone Krug, 5/6/14
"You Had to Be There: Performance Art in the Age of Instant Dissemination," Glasstire, Joshua Fischer, 3/5/14
"What are Casual Essays?", WOW HUH, Louis Doulas, 2/17/14
"This Week’s Must-See Art Events: Let’s Get Real," Art F City, Corinna Kirsch and Whitney Kimball, 1/13/14
2013
"Bad as I Wanna Be: An Interview with Joshua Bienko and Piper Brett," Temporary Art Review, Sheilah Wilson, 10/3/13
"This Week’s Must-See Art Events: Mega-Openings, Round Two," Art F City, Whitney Kimball, Corinna Kirsch, and Gabriela Vainsencher, 9/9/13
"Picture Menu's Elastic de facto @ Carter & Citizen," #ffffff Walls, August 2013
"Peripheral Prose," artcritical, Nora Griffin, August 2013
"9 Things to Do in New York’s Art World Before June 2: Hot House @ Longhouse Projects," GalleristNY, Dan Durray, 5/28/13
"Keith J. Varadi: From 16 Bit to 60 Inches," NY Arts, Summer 2013
"In Conversation with Joshua Abelow & Keith J. Varadi," Elena Michael, Issue Two, May-June 2013
"Keith J. Varadi's Muted Oil Paintings at David Shelton Gallery," The Houston Press, Meredith Deliso, 5/21/13
"A slap of the absurd at Tiger’s Style Points and Substance Pangs," theartblog, Chip Schwartz, 4/23/13
"Liaisons Dangereuses," Baltimore City Paper, Michael Farley, 2/13/13
"Liberti(n)es at Open Space," bmoreart, Sean Ostrowski, 2/1/13
"New Art Spaces in the Bushwick Area, Part 1," Hyperallergic, Stephen Truax, 1/9/13
2011
"Summer Bummer Review," Foxy Digitalis, Crawford Philleo, 7/11/11
2010
"Summer Bummer Review," Still-Single/Dusted, Doug Mosurock, 10/18/10
"Picayune’s Got Your Summer Bummer Just In Time," Impose Magazine, Mike Sheffield, 9/1/10
"The Wages of Din," Decibel Magazine, Scott Seward, July 2010

BIBLIOGRAPHY
2022
Joshua Abelow, Joshua Abelow: 1982 - 2022, Baader-Meinhof, Omaha, NE
2021
"Jim DeFrance at STARS," Carla: Snap Review, 10/13/21
"VIEWS - Los Angeles: Aria Dean at REDCAT," Spike Art Quarterly, Autumn 2021
"Sophie Barber at Chris Sharp Gallery," Carla: Snap Review, 5/27/21
2020
"Autumn Ramsey at Park View / Paul Soto," Carla: Snap Review, 12/20/20
"Culture Is War: Keith J. Varadi, Scott Benzel," X-TRA, 10/21/20
"Michael Rey at Philip Martin Gallery," Carla: Snap Review, 4/15/20
"Lutz Bacher at the University of California, Irvine," Spike Art Quarterly, Winter 2020
"Aram Saroyan at as-is.la," Carla: Snap Review, 1/22/20
2019
Conor O'Shea, It All Relates, Kronenberg Mais Wright, Sydney, Australia
"John Boskovich at O-Town House," Carla: Snap Review, 10/30/19
"Catharine Czudej at Michael Benevento," Carla: Snap Review, 5/30/19
"Charles White at LACMA," Carla: Snap Review, 5/15/19
"Kenzi Shiokava at Ben Maltz Gallery," Carla: Snap Review, 3/27/19
"B. Wurtz at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles" Flash Art International, February-March 2019
"Tadaaki Kuwayama at Nonaka-Hill," Carla: Snap Review, 2/6/19
"VIEWS - Los Angeles: Betye Saar at Roberts Projects, Zoe Leonard at MOCA," Spike Art Quarterly, Winter 2019
2018
"Max Hooper Schneider at Jenny's," Carla: Snap Review, 12/5/18
"Slavery, The Prison Industrial Complex," Carla: Snap Review, 10/31/18
"Paul Rouphail at Smart Objects," Carla: Snap Review, 10/10/18
"Benjamin Reiss at Bel Ami," Flash Art International, June-August 2018
"Albert Oehlen/Peppi Bottrop at the Marciano Art Foundation," Carla: Snap Review, 5/25/18
“'An Existence as Insignificant as a Common Housefly': A Brief Conversation between Keith J. Varadi and Sydney Shen," Flash Art International, 5/8/18
"Nicole Eisenman at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects," Carla: Snap Review, 4/18/18
"I Will Set a Stage for You," Holoholo, April 2018
"Harmony Hammond at Artist Curated Projects," Carla: Snap Review, 3/22/18
“VIEWS – Los Angeles: Nina Könnemann at House of Gaga, Charlemagne Palestine
at 356 Mission Road,”
Spring 2018
"Barak Zemer at Night Gallery," Carla: Snap Review, 2/22/18
"Hannah Greely and William T. Wiley at Parker Gallery," Carla 11, Winter 2018
"Michael Queenland at Kristina Kite Gallery," Carla: Snap Review, 1/25/18
2017
"SCREEN: CONTROL, A TV SHOW – Season 2 Episode 5 – Subs by Liv Schulman," Art Viewer, 12/27/17
"SCREEN: CONTROL, A TV SHOW – Season 3 Episode 5 – La Resistencia Povera by Liv Schulman," Art Viewer, 12/20/17
"Ben Sakoguchi at Potts," Carla: Snap Review, 12/14/17
"SCREEN: CONTROL, A TV SHOW– Season 3 Episode 4 – El Nuevo Cinema Arabe by Liv Schulman," Art Viewer, 12/13/17
"Jeremy Anderson at The Landing," Carla: Snap Review, 12/6/17
"#2: Synthetic Selves, NXS, Fall 2017
"Ruth Root at 356 Mission," Carla: Snap Review, 11/9/17
"David Lamelas at Cal State Long Beach," Carla: Issue 10, Fall 2017
"Daan van Golden at Overduin & Co.," Carla: Snap Review, 10/19/17
"The Economy of Self, the Economy of Image, the Economy of Self-Image," OFluxo, October, 2017
“Prelude To The Future,” Autobahn / Galerie Tobias Naehring, 2017
“VIEWS – Los Angeles: Danny McDonald at House of Gaga, Steve DiBenedetto at Cherry and Martin,” Spike Art Quarterly, Spring 2017
"Interview with Zoe Barcza," Carla: Issue 7, Winter 2017
"John Armleder at David Kordansky," Carla: Snap Review, 2/9/17
"Yui Yaegashi at Parrasch Heijnen," Carla: Snap Review, 1/12/17
2016
"Guthrie Lonergan at Honor Fraser," Carla: Snap Review, 11/17/16
"LOS ANGELES ANTI-TRUMP PROTESTS," Sex Life (Sex Magazine), 11/15/16
"Proposition Now," OFluxo, November 2016
"Proposition Now," Artfrum, 11/7/16
"Tamara Henderson at REDCAT," Carla: Snap Review, 10/27/16
"Mertzbau at Tif Sigfrids," Carla: Issue 6, Fall 2016
"Things I Like: Jeep Patriot," Spike Art Quarterly, Autumn 2016
"Shio Kusaka at Blum & Poe," Carla: Snap Review, 7/21//16
"Body by Body at Château Shatto," Carla: Snap Review, 7/7/16
"L.A. in S.F.: Laura Owens at The Wattis Institute," Carla: Issue 5, Summer 2016
"George Condo at Sprüth Magers," Carla: Snap Review, 5/12/16
"The Mirage," OFluxo, April 2016
"VIEWS - Los Angeles: Martine Syms at Human Resources, Julia Rommel at Overduin & Co., John Outterbridge at Art + Practice, Channa Horwitz at Francois Ghebaly, John K. at FARAGO," Spike Art Quarterly, Spring 2016
"Ajay Kurian at JOAN," Carla: Snap Review, 3/24/16
"LIFE TASK," Maga Books, 2016
"Cronies in a California Dream: Paramount Ranch 3," Spike Art Magazine, February 2016
2015
"New Sensations," Loyal Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 1, Fall 2015
"The Mirage: Part Two," LEAP, December 2015
"The Mirage: Part One," LEAP, October 2015
"Jamian Juliano-Villani: Queen Of All Media," Foundations Magazine, Issue 3, 2015
"Dogma (9-5)," Art21, August 2015
"Amelie von Wulffen at Freedman Fitzpatrick," Art in America, June/July 2015
"Bored with the Norm: Fiona Connor at 1301PE," Artfrum, 5/8/15
"Christian Herman Cummings at Michael Benevento," Art in America, February 2015
2014
"Noon on the Moon," APE / Sternberg Press
"1," Off-White, Fall 2014
"Golden Age," NURTUREart, Fall 2014
"4 Poems," Spork Press, 9/26/14
"Happy Hour at Flem's" (with John Roebas), Bunk Edition, Fall 2014
"Polly Wants a Cracker and Distressed Denim," There There, Summer 2014
"First Blood: Samara Golden's Mass Murder at Night Gallery," Prism of Reality 3
"LISTEN TO: L.A. Club Resource," Kaleidoscope, 6/27/14
"Cycle 3," Circle Poetry Journal
"Sub Rosa," Info-Punkt
"Ivin Ballen, CEO," Bunker259
"Biting the Hand That Feeds You: How to Stay out of the Dog House While Barking at the Ivory Tower," Artfrum, 5/2/14
"VISIT: Depression at François Ghebaly," Kaleidoscope, 4/16/14
"A Hazard, A Mission," Wonder, 3/22/14
"Egalitarian Elite: Mai-Thu Perret at David Kordansky Gallery," Artfrum, 3/13/14
"Keith J. Varadi Talks Shop with Bodega," NY Arts, 2/19/14
"The Bubble Gum Dirge," Artfrum, 2/10/14
"Steel Your Mind: The 2013 Carnegie International," Artfrum, 1/16/14
"Hippies Use Side Door: Alan Shields at Cherry and Martin," artcritical, 1/6/14
"LISTEN TO: Shlohmo," Kaleidoscope, Winter 2013/14
2013
"Keith J. Varadi’s Top 5 Exhibitions of 2013," NY Arts, December 2013
"Grey Matter: Patrick Jackson at François Ghebaly," Artfrum, 12/22/13
"Art Sugar Net Magic," Artfrum, 12/12/13
"A Work Week In Houston," Painter's Bread, 12/7/13
"Abelow 101," WOW HUH (Fall 2013)
"The New Image: Torbjørn Rødland at Algus Greenspon," artcritical, 10/10/13
WOPOZI (The Violet Issue)
"Poems by Keith J. Varadi," WOW HUH (Spring 2013)
WOPOZI (The Carmine Issue)
2012
Unsaid #6

DISCOGRAPHY
MASK LIFE, Keith J. Varadi / Wesley Friedrich, 7", Night Gallery
Road Poems, Keith J. Varadi, CD-R, Self-Released
Stunned/No Intentions, Picayune, CS, Goaty Tapes
Summer Bummer, Picayune 12”, Feeding Tube Records
Deth Vibe Weekend, Picayune, CS, Crater Records
Miracle/Hospital, Picayune, CS, Scotch Tapes
Fucking At The Altar, Picayune, CD-R, Calypso Hum

MUSIC PERFORMANCES
2013
Plagiarism – The Sex Dungeon, Lindenwold, NJ
2012
Plagiarism – Palmetto Palace, Brooklyn, NY
2011
Picayune – That House In Jackson Ward, Richmond, VA
2010
Picayune – Strange Matter, Richmond, VA
Picayune – The Fishbowl, Richmond, VA
Picayune – Reference Gallery, Richmond, VA
Picayune – The Summit, Richmond, VA
Picayune – The Hexagon Space, Baltimore, MD
2009
Picayune – Southwest Burrito, New Brunswick, NJ
Picayune – The Charleston, Brooklyn, NY
Picayune – Howler’s, Pittsburgh, PA
Picayune – The Hexagon Space, Baltimore, MD
Picayune – The Cake Shop, New York, NY
Picayune – Goodbye Blue Monday, Brooklyn, NY
Picayune – Death By Audio, Brooklyn, NY
2008
Picayune – The Charleston, Brooklyn, NY

ART PERFORMANCES
2014
Contract, OFG.XXX, Dallas, TX
Q&A with Eugene Kotlyarenko, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Q&A with The Jogging, MOCA, Los Angeles, CA
2013
Cisco Sysco SisQó, La Fonda, Rockaway Beach, NY
Writing Program, Reverse, Brooklyn, NY
2011
Chuckles Plus, The Gershwin Hotel Theater, New York, NY
2010
Coming Soon, Reference Gallery, Richmond, NY

READINGS
2018
Other Places art fair, Angels Gate Park, San Pedro, CA
We're All Equally Unimportant, Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2017
Having a La Croix with you, Santa Fe Artist Colony, Los Angeles, CA
John Berger's Ways of Seeing, The Getty Center, Los Angeles, CA
2016
LIFE TASK LA Release Party, LACA, Los Angeles, CA
LIFE TASK NY Release Party, Signal, Brooklyn, NY
Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
Wine House, Chin's Push, Los Angeles, CA
The Dog Population, Central Park Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2015
Spilt Scrum, Freddy, Baltimore, MD
If There's Something That You Want To Hear, You Can Sing It Yourself, Cooper Cole, Toronto, Ontario
Dead Gabbers Society, Peach, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Heartburn Cocktail, Shanaynay, Paris, France
Year One, TILE Project Space, Milan, Italy
Warm, Even, Adams and Ollman, Portland, OR
Cato Alexander, Mexico City, Mexico
2014
McPoems, McDonald's, Los Angeles, CA
Levy.Delval, Los Angeles, CA
The Composing Rooms, Berlin, Germany
Happy Hour at Flem's, Abilene, Brussels, Belgium
Mild Translation, Jupiter Woods, London, United Kingdom
Poetic Research Bureau, Los Angeles, CA
Essex Flowers, New York, NY
Capulet's Orchard, Chin's Push, Los Angeles, CA
Everyone deserves a second chance maybe, ltd, Los Angeles, CA
Private Party, Macie Gransion, New York, NY
2013
Scorched Rune, TSA, Brooklyn, NY
Thunder Weep, Interstate Projects, Brooklyn, NY
Cool Whip, Microscope Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
CACKLE TAZ, Gallery Homeland, Houston TX
Couples Therapy, Bodega, Philadelphia, PA
A Ridding, Simone Subal Gallery, New York, NY
A Ridding, James Fuentes, New York, NY
An Opening, Open Space, Baltimore, MD
2012
A Ridding, Regina Rex, Ridgewood, NY
Lake Eerie Blues, BUCKBUCK, Cleveland, OH
Viscous Cycle, Molasses Books, Brooklyn, NY
Whitmen, Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA
Men's Warehouse, Shea Stadium, Brooklyn, NY
Riled Ponies, The Charleston, Brooklyn, NY
The Folding Chair 2:2, 61 Local, Brooklyn, NY

PROJECTS
2024
Organizer, Ian James, RIP Hard Rock Cafe, Myrtle Beach, Et al., San Francisco, CA
Organizer, The Book of Ma, Sarah Brook Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022
Co-Curator (with Jesse Benson), Napkin Brain, Local 1, Mexico City, Mexico
2021
Co-Curator (with Nicholas Brown), Gene's Dispensary @ Other Places art fair, San Pedro, CA
2018
Curator, Utopian Visions Art Fair, Portland, OR
Organizer, Cupping the Counter, Motel, Brooklyn, NY
2017
Organizer, Liver, Loner, David Shelton Gallery, Houston, Texas
Curator, Brass Jingle / Brutalist Jungle, Et al., San Francisco, CA
Curator, From Dawn Till Dusk, SPF15, San Diego, CA
2016
Curator, Everyday War, ASHES/ASHES, Los Angeles, CA
Organizer, Poetry Night @ Friday Flights, The Getty Center, Los Angeles, CA
Curator, Remains of the Day: Might, Will Return., Dodger Stadium Parking Lot, Los Angeles, CA
Curator, Dream Song 386, Cooper Cole, Toronto, Ontario
Editor, "Streetbreather," Night Papers 7
2015
Curator, Blind Mime In Reverie, Know More Games, Brooklyn, NY
Co-Curator (with Spencer Longo), Hollywood, Florida, Brand New Gallery, Milan, Italy
Curator, Raking the Though, Bikini Wax (Presented by NO Space), Mexico City, Mexico
Curator, Facsimile Clutch Groove, Brand New Gallery @ ALAC, The Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, CA
2014
Curator, Special Madness, David Shelton Gallery, Houston, TX
Curator, Conference Call in the Waiting Room, Greene Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA
Co-Curator (with Nathan Coutts), Spectrum, St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store, Minneapolis, MN
Curator, Mondays, et al., Chin's Push, Los Angeles, CA
Curator, Soup du Jour, Sadie Halie Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2013
Co-Curator (with Michael Kennedy Costa & Rachel LaBine), Elastic de facto, Picture Menu at Carter & Citizen, Los Angeles, CA
Curator, Peripheral Prose, Longhouse Projects, New York, NY
Curator, Hot House, Longhouse Projects, New York, NY
Co-Curator (with Michael Kennedy Costa), Meghan Petras, Eleglance, Picture Menu, Brooklyn, NY
Co-Curator (with Rachel LaBine), Style As Substance, David Shelton Gallery, Houston, TX
Co-Curator (with Rachel LaBine), Style Points & Substance Pangs, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Philadelphia, PA
Co-Curator (with Michael Kennedy Costa), EJ Hauser & Ilse Murdock, Patois, Picture Menu, Brooklyn, NY
Curator, Liberti(n)es, Open Space, Baltimore, MD
2012
Co-Curator (with Michael Kennedy Costa), Nathan Dilworth, Second Set, Picture Menu, Brooklyn, NY
2011
Organizer, For Your Health, Sponge HQ, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA
2010
Co-Curator (with Michael Kennedy Costa), Exit Light, Reference Gallery, Richmond, VA

AWARDS & HONORS
2011
Residency, Edward F. Albee Foundation, Montauk, NY
VCU Arts Graduate Travel Grant, Houston, TX
VCU Graduate Thesis & Dissertation Award, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2010
VCU Arts Graduate Travel Grant, Portland, ME
Lillian and Nat Reiss Scholarship, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
VCU Arts Graduate Travel Grant, Iowa City, IA
2009
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Residency and Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2005-2008
Dean's List (Every Semester), Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick, NJ

LECTURES & PANELS
2019
Guest Speaker, The Episcopal School of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
2018
Guest Lecturer, "Graduate Seminar: Contemporary Issues and Practices," California State University, San Bernardino, CA
Guest Lecturer, "New Genres: Socially-Engaged Art," California State University, San Bernardino, CA
Guest Lecturer, "Technology, Culture and Critique," California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
Guest Artist, California State Prison, Los Angeles County, Lancaster, CA
"Ben Fain in Conversation with Keith J. Varadi," Art Los Angeles Contemporary, The Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, CA
2017
Guest Lecturer, "Research Development," California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
Visiting Artist, University of California, Riverside, CA
Moderator, "For All, By All," Art Los Angeles Contemporary, The Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, CA
2015
Visiting Artist, University of Texas, Austin, TX
"Getting the High / Digging the Low," Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, CA
2014
Publications & Multiples Fair, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2011
Alternative Antecedents, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
2010
Slide Jam, The Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, TX
Visiting Artist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA