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Erik Guzman

Education MFA, Sculpture — School of Visual Arts, New York (Full Scholarship) BFA, Sculpture — School of Visual Arts, New York (Graduated with Honors)

Selected Solo Exhibitions Who Made Who — Front Room Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2008) Shift — Gallery Affero, Newark, NJ (2007) Lost Sense / Since Lost — Front Room Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2006) Every Line Means Something — Gallery Crema, San Juan, PR (2006)

Selected Group Exhibitions Electric Lab — Exit Art, New York (2007) Terruño y paraíso perdido — El Museo de Las Américas, San Juan (2007) Host — Soap Factory, Minneapolis (2007) S-Files Biennial — Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, San Juan (2006) S-Files Biennial — El Museo del Barrio, New York (2005) TZONE — Smack Mellon, Brooklyn (2005) Peekskill Art Project — Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (2004) Shinxus Multiple — Gallery TEZZ, Tokyo (2003) Decrescendo — The Kitchen, New York (2002) Terra Bomba — Exit Art, New York (1997)

Art Fairs Circa Puerto Rico — Gallery Crema, San Juan (2007) Fountain — Front Room Gallery at Art Basel Miami (2006) Fountain — Front Room Gallery at The Armory Show, New York (2006)

Grants & Residencies LMCC Grants for Art in Public Spaces (2008) LMCC Swing Space Grant (2007) Cue Foundation Residency (2006) Travel Grant, School of Visual Arts — Czech Republic (2012)

Selected Press Sculpture Magazine — Jonathan Goodman, review (2007) Sculpture Magazine — Elaine A. King, El Museo Biennial review (2006) artnet Magazine — Walter Robinson (2007) The Brooklyn Rail — James Kalm (2006) Twin Cities Daily Planet — Ann Klefstad (2007)

Collections & Catalogues Hillwood Museum catalogue, "Six Decades of Sculpture" (2006) El Museo del Barrio Biennial catalogue, "The [s] Files" (2005)

Fabrication — Museum Collections Works fabricated by Erik Guzman are held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, The Broad, and other major institutions.

Academic Positions Director of Operations, BFA Fine Arts Sculpture — School of Visual Arts (2008–present) Creator & Director, Digital Sculpture Lab — School of Visual Arts (2008–present) Professor, Digital Sculpture (BFA & MFA) — School of Visual Arts (2008–present) Professor, Visual Communication (BFA) — School of Visual Arts (2008–present) Instructor, Sculpture Methods — School of Visual Arts (2001–2002) Instructor, Metal Sculpture & Welding — The Educational Alliance Art School (1999–2001) Technical Advisor, Sculpture Department — School of Visual Arts (1998–2002)

Lectures Visiting Artist, New School, New York (2004) Visiting Artist, Tama Art University, Tokyo (2002) Visiting Artist, School of Visual Arts MFA Program (2002)

Kari Lorenson

Education MFA, Fine Arts — School of Visual Arts, New York BS, Studio Art (Sculpture Concentration) — Southern Connecticut State University (Summa Cum Laude, President of the Student Arts League) Foundation Year — Parsons School of Design, New York

Academic Positions Operations Manager & Professor, Fine Arts Department — School of Visual Arts (2013–2014) Fine Arts Studio Manager & Professor — School of Visual Arts (2010–2013) Instructor, Foundation Sculpture & Soft Sculpture — School of Visual Arts Instructor, Graduate Fiber & Textile Technology Workshops — School of Visual Arts

Institutional Work Designed and built the Fibers and Materials Study Lab, School of Visual Arts Developed curriculum integrating digital fabrication technologies into fine arts studio practice Managed 100+ private student studios Coordinated international student exchange with Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic Co-organized the Everything Digital exhibition (SVA / Brno University) Project coordinator and partial lead designer, SVA Fine Arts building buildout Instructor: Foundation Sculpture, Soft Sculpture, graduate fiber and textile technology workshops

Joint Ventures

Art Design Fabrication (ADF) Full-service art fabrication company producing work for professional artists preparing pieces for exhibition and institutional collection.

Digital Fabrication Residency Program Founded and directed by Guzman and Lorenson, bridging traditional studio art practice with advanced digital production methodology.

For press inquiries, contact kari@khemstudios.com