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— Studio Artists: 2006

Gautam Kansara

Artist Website

Education

2002-2004
Master of Arts, Studio Art, New York University International Center of Photography

1997-2001
Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art, University of California, Santa Cruz

Residencies/Awards

2006-2007
Smack Mellon Artist Studio Program, Smack Mellon Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2006
AIM, Artist in the Marketplace, Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York City
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, LMCC Swing Space Award, New York City

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

* indicates solo or collaborative presentation

2006
Multiplex: Legal Aliens, Smack Mellon Gallery, Brooklyn, New York Curated by Rotem Ruff and Ofri Cnaani 
NYU/ICP 20 Years In, International Center of Photography, Education Gallery, NYC Curated by Gerald Pryor
Pipe Lines, NARS Foundation Inaugural Exhibition, NARS Studio Space #2, Brooklyn, NY Curated by Inhee Iris Moon 
Lag-Time Line-up, Mumbo Jumbo Gallery, New York City Curated by Collete Blanchard and Ken Jones Jr. 
AIM 26, Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York City Curated by Lydia Yee and Erin Salazar 
Exploding Television – Satellite of Love: Sex and Sadness, Rotterdam International Film Festival, Witte de With Contemporary Art Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Curated by Jan Schuijren (exhibition and online screening)

2005
SIART Bolivia 2005, Bienal Internacional, Museo Nacional de Arte, La Paz, Bolivia 
RW / FF, Chong Dam Art Festival, Gallery Demain and Gallery The Space, Seoul, Korea Curated by Jeeyun Kim 
Video Series, Goliath Visual Space, Brooklyn, New York Curated by Bettina Johae and Madeleine Gallagher 
New.Mass.Art, Contemporary Artist Center(CAC), New Adams, Massachusetts 
Ben-Addiction 2005, Goliath Visual Space, Brooklyn, New York 
Third International Film and Video Festival, The Museum of New Art (MONA), Detroit, Michigan

2004
*Welcome, Rosenberg Gallery, New York University
*MA Thesis Exhibition, 80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York City 
Urban Moment, Ever Harvest Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan 
*Tribeca Film Festival 2004, Tribeca Cinemas, New York City (photo exhibition in conjunction with festival) (Long-Term Installation) 
My Home, Con Edison Gallery, Kimmel Center, New York University
Ben-Addiction 2004, Goliath Visual Space, Brooklyn, New York 
Salon de Expace(Ex-Pace Projects), Transplant Gallery, New York City

2003
Lightshow, Clocktower Art Space, Brooklyn, New York 
Transgression, The Commons, New York University 
Entourage, International Center for Photography, Education Gallery. New York City
Double Exposure, Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn, New York

Selected Screenings

2006
Recontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, 11th Edition, Paris, France, and Berlin, Germany 
BAC! Festival, VII Edition, Barcelona, Spain 
NoNo Style Presents…A Midsummer nnstyl’s Dream, MonkeyTown, Brooklyn, New York 
Darklight Festival, Irish Film Institute and FilmBase, Dublin, Ireland
Sex and Sadness, Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center, Beyoglu, Istanbul, Turkey Curated by Jan Schuijren

2005
22nd Kassel Documentary Film and Video Art Festival, Kassel, Germany Beyond Stills, Gallery Korea, New York City Curated by Jeeyun Kim 
Now and Future, Cantor Film Center, New York City Curated by Jeeyun Kim

2004
Foray into Family, Einstein Auditorium, New York University

Curatorial

2005
Storefront/Forefront, Video Lounge, 20 East 4th St.(old Tower Video), NYC

Teaching

2005
Present Adjunct Professor, Introduction to Video Art Department of Art and Art Professions,
New York University Adjunct Professor, Digital Photography, Department of Fine Arts, Manhattan College 

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