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EDUCATION
2014
MFA, Visual Studies, Pacific Northwest College of Art
Emphasis in sculpture, installation, and alternative materials
Emphasis in sculpture, installation, and alternative materials
2011
BFA, Digital Art, University of Oregon
Emphasis in video, animation, illustration and digital installation
Emphasis in video, animation, illustration and digital installation
2010
BA, General Fine Art , University of Oregon
Emphasis in sculpture, fibers, and jewelry
Emphasis in sculpture, fibers, and jewelry
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022
When you don’t want to eat because the food is too good,
Scalehouse Gallery, Bend, OR
Scalehouse Gallery, Bend, OR
2017
Like a Wake, Virago Gallery, Seattle, WA
2016
Works by Lauren Seiffert, Red Fox Gallery, Portland, OR
Corporeal, Scrap Gallery, Portland, OR
2015
Amass, Surplus Space, Portland, OR
2014
Material, Red Fox Gallery, Portland, OR
How Cyborg Biology Would Work, Central Gallery, Portland, OR
2013
CROWDSOURCING REVENGE, Central Gallery, Portland, OR
Works by Lauren Seiffert, Higgins Gallery, Portland, OR
I Have Been Accused a Traitor, West Linn Public Library, West Linn, OR
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
Excuse Me, Scalehouse Gallery, Bend, OR
2021
An Invincible Summer, Sator Projects, Portland, OR
TinVitational, btwMOMA, Vancouver, WA
Exquisite Scrolls, Upfor Gallery, Portland, OR
2018
UNLIMITED II, PAGE SPACE, Portland, OR
FO(u)RT at 77, 77 Gallery, Portland, OR
The 37th Question, Esther Short Building, Vancouver, WA
2017
Resilience in Flux, PAGE SPACE, Portland, OR
Farmhouse Performances, Outdoor Concert and Art Series, Beaverton, OR
Nasty Women, Killjoy Collective, Portland, OR
2016
PEP RALLY, Cathedral Park Place Gallery, Portland, OR
2015
Tiny Works, Twilight Gallery, Seattle, OR
First//Last, The Barn, Portland, OR
2014
Neo’s Nativity, The Nan Curtis Sculpture Garden, Portland, OR
FO(u)RTNIGHT, HQHQ, Portland, OR
Bellwether, Swiggert Commons, Portland, OR
2013
Shit//Show, Lodge Gallery, Portland, OR
Versus, Disjecta, Portland, OR
2012
Part II, Lodge, Portland, OR
2011
Watch Your Mouth, White Box Gallery, Portland, OR
Let’s Talk About Feelings, Hallway Gallery, Portland, OR
Suburbanite, Hallway Gallery, Portland, OR
2010
Rubefaction, Hallway Gallery, Portland, OR
Uncommon, White Stag Gallery, Portland, OR
2009
Advanced Design Exhibition, Laverne Krause Gallery, Eugene, OR
PERFORMANCES
2013
like gagging on cotton balls, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
2012
I’m a professional and this is real, Someday Incubator, Portland, OR
2011
I’m a professional and this isn’t a lie, White Box Gallery, Portland, OR
SELECTED AWARDS & GRANTS
2014
PNCA MFA Thesis Award and Honorarium – Awarded to one student per graduating class for overall strength and rigor of combined thesis exhibition, written thesis, and oral defense.
2013
Merit Scholarship – Hallie Ford School Of Graduate Studies (AY ‘13/’14), Pacific Northwest College of Art
2012
Merit Scholarship – Hallie Ford School Of Graduate Studies (AY ‘12/’13), Pacific Northwest College of Art
2011
Digital Arts Thesis Grant - Awarded for strength and rigor of thesis exhibition, University of Oregon
David McCosh Memorial Scholarship - Awarded for promising Oregon-born art student, University of Oregon
White Box Gallery Fellowship - Awarded to promising art students with interests in arts administration
2007
Ida McClung Merit Scholarship – Awarded for promising female art student with a high GPA, University of Oregon
PUBLICATIONS
2023
(forthcoming) newspaper article, Statesman Journal
For a local gallery, art is political, Arden Anderson, The Broadside,
Feb. 8, 2023
Feb. 8, 2023
2022
Scalehouse Gallery in Bend Starts New Rotating Exhibit,
Interview with Carly Keenan, KTVZ, Jan. 15, 2022
Interview with Carly Keenan, KTVZ, Jan. 15, 2022
2014
Emerging Artists, SFMOMA Website
2013
RVW/Crowdsourcing Revenge, Untitled Magazine
RVW/Crowdsourcing Revenge; Justified by Comments,
Untitled Magazine
Untitled Magazine
2011
A&AA Review, University of Oregon
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Sarah Abbott, Portland, OR
Azana Vineyard, Chehalem, OR
Bollywood Theater, Portland, OR
Katy Byrtus, Portland, OR
Paul Clay, Mountain View, CA
Dempsey Collection, Bend, OR
Candace Jan, Portland, OR
Kev-Vin Winery, Chehalem + Bend, OR
Lovejoy Farms, Beaverton, OR
Kait Rabaey, Ann Arbor, MI
Angelique Vasquez, Portland, OR
Rachel Wolf, Portland, OR
Azana Vineyard, Chehalem, OR
Bollywood Theater, Portland, OR
Katy Byrtus, Portland, OR
Paul Clay, Mountain View, CA
Dempsey Collection, Bend, OR
Candace Jan, Portland, OR
Kev-Vin Winery, Chehalem + Bend, OR
Lovejoy Farms, Beaverton, OR
Kait Rabaey, Ann Arbor, MI
Angelique Vasquez, Portland, OR
Rachel Wolf, Portland, OR
COMMISSIONS
2021
Site-specific fiber installation: private residence, Bend, OR
2019
Multi-media sculpture signage: (6 pieces), Bollywood Theater Restaurants,
Portland, OR
Portland, OR
2016
Props and costumes: Tips to Avoid Falling - Short Film by Nesto
premiered at Portland International Film Festival
premiered at Portland International Film Festival
2016
Video installations: (5 total), Bollywood Theater Restaurants, Portland, OR
2013
Digital illustration and ad: Shandong Restaurant, Portland, OR
EDUCATIONAL APPOINTMENTS//ENGAGEMENTS
2023
Mentor: Feminism and Isolation in Contemporary Art and Theory -
OSU-Cascades Student, Winter term 2023.
OSU-Cascades Student, Winter term 2023.
Artist Talk: Soft Sculpture - 3-D Core Studio, OSU-Cascades, Feb. 8
Presenter: Annotated Bibliography - OSU-Cascades, MFA in Creative
Writing students, semiannual 2020-present
Writing students, semiannual 2020-present
Presenter: Successful Thesis: Goals, Tips, and Logistics, OSU-Cascades, MFA in Creative Writing students, semiannual 2019 - present
2022
Guest Lecturer: Preparing for a Gallery Show, Professional Practice Class,
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Artist Talk: Alternative Materials, Art 117 - 3-D Core Studio,
OSU-Cascades
OSU-Cascades
Artist Talk: Alternative Materials, Installation Art, and Found Objects,
Art 462 - Directions and Issues in Contemporary Art, OSU-Cascades, Bend, OR
Art 462 - Directions and Issues in Contemporary Art, OSU-Cascades, Bend, OR
2020
Artist Talk: Found Objects, OSU Cascades, Art 117 - 3-D Core Studio,
Bend, OR
Bend, OR
Thesis Committee Member: MFA Candidate, Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR
Mentor: MFA thesis student Oregon College of Arts and Crafts,
Portland, OR
Portland, OR
2016
Artist Talk: Capstone students, Art Department, OSU Cascades, Bend, OR
Instructor: Intro to Video, Art Department, OSU Cascades, Bend, OR
Instructor: Digital Tools I & II, Art Department, OSU Cascades, Bend, OR
Mentor: Independent Study, Art Department, OSU Cascades, Bend, OR
Mentor: Internship students, Art Department, OSU Cascades, Bend, OR
2015
Panelist: Undergraduate thesis reviews, Pacific Northwest College of Art Portland, OR (2015, 2017, 2018)
2014
Mentor: Sculptural knitting and crocheting, sculpture student, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
Guest Lecturer: Soft Sculpture, Pacific Northwest College of Art,
Portland, OR
Portland, OR
2013
Teaching Assistant: Soft Sculpture, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
Teaching Assistant: Video Installation, Pacific Northwest College of Art,
Portland, OR
Portland, OR
Panelist: Biannale Report, Pacific Northwest College of Art,
Portland, OR
Portland, OR
OTHER APPOINTMENTS//PROJECTS
2023
Central Oregon AEP 6 Coordinator: Coordinating the sixth national Arts and Economic Prosperity Study for Central Oregon (Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson Counties), collection of data over one year from nonprofit arts and culture organization events to determine the economic impact of arts and culture on the local economy as well as importance to citizens.
March 2022- May 2023
March 2022- May 2023
2022
Curator and Gallery Manager: Scalehouse Collaborative for the Arts,
Bend, OR, 2022 - present
Bend, OR, 2022 - present
2020
Board Member: Scalehouse Collaborative for the Arts, Bend, OR,
2020 - present
2020 - present
2019
Program Manager: Low - Residency MFA in Creative Writing
(current position)
(current position)
2014
Restaurant Artistic Consultant//Coordinator: Several restaurants, Portland, OR, 2014-2019
2012
Founding Member: FO(u)RT Collective, Portland, OR, 2012 - present
Gallery Associate: White Box Gallery, Portland, OR
2011
Consultant: Sticks and Stones, Portland, OR