Selected Solo Exhibitions

2018

Space Between Symbols, Pritzker Gallery- Dotorot Center for Creativity in the Arts-UCLA Hillel, Los Angeles CA

2016

Exodus On Sunset, SIJCC, Los Angeles CA

2014

Star Tours-Cadastral Masorah- Part 6, Annenberg Community Beach House, Santa Monica, CA

Star Tours- Party Truck, Taco Zone, Los Angeles CA

Star Tours- Cadastral Masorah- Part 5, Public Memory, Google Maps & Personal Narrative, Human Resources, Los Angeles, CA

Star Tours- Cadastral Masorah- Part 4, Workmen’s Circle, Los Angeles CA

Star Tours- Diaspora Banquet, Raid Projects- Hiatus Series, Los Angeles CA

Star Tours Cadastral Masorah- Part 3, LACMA, Los Angeles CA

Star Tours- Cadastral Masorah- Part 2, Watts Towers, Los Angeles CA

Star Tours- Cadastral Masorah- Part 1, Side Street Projects, Pasadena CA

2007

The Picture Reason, Woods Gallery, Annandale-on- Hudson, NY

 

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

 
2018

Present Tense, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine CA

Speak Out, Braid Gallery, Santa Monica CA

2017

Presence In Absence, Room Gallery UAG, Irvine CA

This Is a DEMO, Cerritos College, Cerritos CA

Swap Meet, High Desert Test Sites, Joshua Tree CA

2016

White Helmets Benefit, Hilde, Los Angeles CA

LACA Auction, Los Angeles Contemporary Archive, Los Angeles CA

Irresistible Forces, Chins Push, Los Angeles CA

2015

Quick Draw; Actual Size, Los Angeles CA

Drawn Together: Part 1, Actual Size, Los Angeles CA

Drawn Together: Part 2, Actual Size, Los Angeles CA

2014

Art And Stuff, NCJW, Los Angeles CA

Body and Legs, Kesspro Studios, Los Angeles CA

CultureLab: Oil, Los Angeles CA

2013

Staff Show, LACMA, Los Angeles CA

Sacred Words, Sacred Texts, AJU, Los Angeles CA

Crumb Mandala, Los Angeles CA

Borderlands, Actual Size Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA

Garage Sale, Actual Size Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA

2012

Star Maps, Mulholland Derive, Los Angeles CA

The Subterraneans, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA

.ING, Santa Monica, CA

Blank Land, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA

IJAYA, Ben Uri Gallery, London, UK

Re: present LA, Vincent Price Art Museum,  Monterey Park, CA

2011

IN CONJUNCTION, Open Arms, Art Platform LA, Los Angeles, CA

Chainletter, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

GIBSMIR-Family;Tree Structure, Collective Show LA, Los Angeles, CA

EPCAP, Negative Space, Los Angeles, CA

2010

Fancy Animal, Dakota, Santa Monica, CA

E’clepsydre, .HBC, Berlin, Germany

2009

Family Stories, Pasadena Museum of History, Pasadena, CA

2008

Photography at High Speed, Millard Sheets Center For The Arts, Los Angeles CA

2007

Couperin, Joanie for Jackie Film Festival, NYC, New York

Stage Sight ,Hudson Opera House, Hudson, NY

2003

LAArt Night, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA

Games, Los Angeles Craft and Folk Art Museum Los Angeles, CA

2002

Smoking Mirrors, Kerchoff Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Viewfinder, LA Photo Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

2000

Picture LA/TA 2000, Tel Aviv, Israel

Picture LA/TA 2000, Skirball Museum, Los Angeles, CA

1999

Isn’t S/He a Doll?, Fowler Museum, Los Angeles, CA

Selected Publications

GYST Podcast, 2014 http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gystradio/2014/01/30/gyst-radiogyst-doit-with-corrie-siegel-of-star-tours

LA Weekly, 2014 http://www.laweekly.com/arts/5-artsy-things-to-do-in-la-this-week-includingbank-robberies-4254805

Jewish Journal, 2014 http://www.jewishjournal.com/the_ticket/item/ corrie_siegel_l.a._jewish_art_on_location

Jewish Journal, 2013 http://www.jewishjournal.com/arts/article jewish_art_spans_city_with_sacred_words_sacred_texts

KCET Artbound, 2013 http://www.kcet.org/arts/artbound/counties/los-angeles/actual-sizechinatown-los-angeles-art-space.html

Riffin’ with Max Maslansky, KCHUNG Radio,2014 http://archive.kchungradio.org/ 2013-12-09/Riffin’-12.09.2013.mp3

Tractor-Spoken Film, KCHUNG,2014

Oh So Arty, 2013 http://ohsoarty.com/2013/09/guest-post-borderlands-at-actual-size-gallerylos-angeles/

Barejovske novosti, 2012

Hamodia, 2012

The Jewish Press, 2012

LA Weekly, 2012 http://www.laweekly.com/calendar/light-and-space-mash-up-2174375; http://www.laweekly.com/calendar/history-hoarder-2173796 http://www.laweekly.com/arts/ pacific-standard-time-to-night-gallery-the-year-in-la-art-2173359 ;http://www.laweekly.com/ calendar/victorian-la-with-a-modern-soundtrack-2173179; http://www.laweekly.com/arts/ moca-crisis-what-do-younger-artists-and-curators-think-2371386

Los Angeles Arts Resource, 2012

https://losangelesartresource.wordpress.com/studio-visit

White Hot Magazine, 2012 http://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/2012-open-network-printimprint/

SFAQ, 2011 http://sfaq.us/2011/12/actual-size-gallery-la/

Bard Center For Environmental Policy catalogue, Cover image, 2008-2012

Flash Art International, 2010 http://www.flashartonline.com/2010/07/in-the-artists-handsactual-size-los-angeles-interview/

“Best of 2008” Photo Laureate anthology, 2008

Bard College Art History Dept. Web Page, 2008

Joanie for Jackie: Chainletter, 2007, “Couperin”

BoldInk, WriteGirl Publications, “ F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Journey “2003

LA Times, 2000 http://articles.latimes.com/2000/apr/07/local/me-17058

Honors

Armory Teaching Artist Fellowship, 2017-2018

WORD Grantee, 2016

DreamLab Teaching Fellow AJU, Graduate Center for Education, 2014-2016

Culture Lab Grantee SIJCC, 2014;

6 Points Fellow, 2011-2013

Private/ Public Collections

 

                                                      Los Angeles Contemporary Archive

                                                      Berman Collection

                                                      Jewish Foundation

                                                      Jewish Funders Network

                                                      Pournazarian- Rahbarpour Collection

Curator/ Co-Curator

                                                      Actual Size Los Angeles; Curator/ Director; Los Angeles, CA 2010-Present

                                                      University Art Galleries; Co-Curator Online/Offline; Irvine, CA 2017

University Art Galleries; Co-Curator Presence of Absence; Irvine, CA 2017

CSUN; Curator (ephemera )A Passion for the Possible, Northridge CA 2009

Judson Studios; Curator(watercolors) A Corita Retrospective, Pasadena CA 2003

Artist Talks and Lectures 

 
Artist in Residence, Paper Cuts, Pacific Asia Museum, 2017

Guest Artist, Outdoor Sculpture, Norton Simon Museum, 2017

Guest Artist, Kinetic Sculpture, Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California, 2016

Guest Artist, Photo 409, Instructor Sharon Lockhart, USC, Los Angeles, CA, 2015

Guest Artist, Corita MLK Day, All Saints Church, Pasadena, CA, 2015

Guest Artist, Happiness Is A Thing Called Fiestas, Pasadena Museum Of California Art, Pasadena, CA, 2015

Visiting Lecturer, Instructor Josh Peters, Waldorf Arts, Pasadena California, 2015

Guest Lecturer, “Teacher as Learner/Teacher as Creator,” EDJ 590: The Art Of Teaching, Instructor Dr. Miriam Heller Stern, American Jewish University, Los Angeles, CA, 2015

Panelist, Making Time, Museum Educators of Southern California, Huntington Library, San Marino, California,2015

Guest Artist, Print Making, Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California, 2014

Artist Speaker, Culture Lab Oil, SIJCC, Los Angeles CA, 2014

Visiting Lecturer, Contemporary Gallery Practices, Instructor Marcus Herse, Chapman University, Los Angeles, CA, 2014

Guest Speaker, Multicultural Summer Getty Intern Hub, Instructor Kai Flores-Emnace, MOCA, Los Angeles, CA, 2014

Artist Speaker and Panelist, Phantom Geographies, West Hollywood Library, West Hollywood, California, 2013

Artist Lecture, Che Ghabar, Shulamit Gallery, Venice, California, 2013

Speaker, Careers in the Arts, Civitas School of Leadership, Los Angeles, California, 2013

Panelist, AOAT- Careers in Art, Cleveland High School, Reseda, California, 2013

Artist Lecture, Remapping The City, CAJM Conference, NYC, New York, 2013

Artist Panelist, City As Museum, CAJM Conference, NYC, New York, 2013

Panelist, Subterraneans-The Artists Behind LA’s Artist-Run Spaces, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, California, 2012

Artist Lecture, Mapping LA, Vincent Price Museum, California, 2012

Guest Artist, Print Making, Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California, 2012

Visiting Lecturer, Contemporary Gallery Practices, Instructor Marcus Herse, Chapman University, Los Angeles, CA, 2012

Visiting Lecturer, Practicum: Artist-run Spaces, Instructor Ronni Kim, California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles, CA 2011

Guest Artist, Photo 409, Instructor Sharon Lockhart, USC, Los Angeles, CA, 2011

Panelist, Panel of the Muses, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA, 2010

Guest Artist, Intro to Photo, Instructor An-My Le, Bard College, Annandale On Hudson, NY, 2007

Education

BARD COLLEGE Annandale-On-Hudson, New York 2003-2007

B.A. Art History, Philosophy and Photography

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE, Irvine, California 2016-2019

M.F.A Curatorial and Critical Practice

 

Experience

CO-FOUNDER & CO-DIRECTOR,

Actual Size Los Angeles; Los Angeles, CA

March 2010- Present

Actual Size is an artist run space that engages the public to transform relationships between the viewer, curator, bystander and creator. The gallery collaborates with emerging, established and mid career artists nationally and internationally. Curate, organize, promote and host exhibitions and events within the gallery. Apply for and supply small grants to artists and work with them to support their vision. Write press releases and give interviews to promote the gallery and exhibiting artists. Profiled by Los Angeles Times, Mousse Magazine, Flash Art International, LA Weekly, & Dispatches and Directions: On Artist-Run Organizations in Los Angeles. actualsizela.com

GALLERY TEACHER/CLASSROOM TEACHER

Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Los Angeles, CA

March 2008- Present

Lead tours for middle-school students through the Ancient World and Maya exhibitions. Employ object-based, inquiry-driven, participant-focused teaching strategies. Evaluate myself and other teachers as well as program goals. Participate in extensive in-service training on object-based learning in an encyclopedic collection. Teach in the LAUSD classroom to facilitate hands on observation of ancient artifacts from LACMA’s collection.

GALLERY EDUCATOR

Norton Simon Museum; Pasadena, CA

June 2017-Present

Lead thematic tours and facilitate art making and story time activities for children and adult groups.

EDUCATION MANAGER

Fowler Museum at UCLA; Los Angeles, CA

May 2012- 2016

Design and implement cross-disciplinary educational programs, teacher workshops, gallery tours, and family festivals. Recruit, train and oversee team of part time student educators and provide inquiry-driven, object-based tours for over 10,000 K-12 students a year. Collaborate in grant writing with museum-wide team. Plan and evaluate programming. Conduct outreach to guest artists, educators and performers. Organize family days to serve over 2,500 guests annually. Write teacher curricula and design education material. Connect with professors, teachers, and community leaders to integrate Fowler exhibitions into their curriculum. Guide groups of scholars through the museum. Organize, market, and facilitate two week summer camp. Liaise with other cultural partners (e.g.- Getty Museum, Jewish Federation, Meridian and United Arab Emirates) to plan collaborative events including projecting and reporting on budgets. Recognized in Los Angeles Magazine Best of LA 2015 issue for Kids’ Programming.

OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER

Bardejov Holocaust Memorial Project, Bardejov, Slovakia

Winters 2011- 2012

Document international gathering of survivors and families and their march to mark the 70 the anniversary of the first deportation of Jews by the Nazis. Document civic negotiations, restored cemetery, progress in preserving historic architecture and the creation of civic memorials. Photographs published internationally.

ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR

Corita Art Center; Hollywood, CA

March 2008- 2012

Create and initiate educational programs and events to share Corita Kent’s artistic legacy and message. Develop gallery guide. Oversee individual projects of summer Getty interns. Curate displays for center as well as for traveling exhibitions. Archive and price art work and publication material. Compile condition reports. Assemble portfolios of artwork. Coordinate with galleries and collectors. Process new acquisitions and sales.

ART HISTORY TEACHER

Le Lycée Francais/ Barnsdall Arts Center; Los Angeles, CA

September 2009- 2011

Teach one hour lessons in the classroom. Topics range from modern to ancient art. Collaborate with a teaching team to create a cohesive curriculum. Develop lesson plans, prepare projects, purchase materials, and organize student art exhibitions.

ASSISTANT

Photographer Larry Fink; Vanity Fair Oscar Party; Los Angeles CA

2009

Held and loaded cameras and assisted with flash.

FINE ARTS TEACHING ARTIST

“Summer Sounds”, LA Philharmonic; Hollywood, CA

Summers 2008- 2011

Develop and teach multi-cultural art projects for children aged 3-16 and their families. Work closely with assistant, Write budget and buy supplies. Serve over 2,000 students.

HOUSE MANAGER

“Summer Sounds”, LA Philharmonic; Hollywood, CA

Summers 2006- 2007

Organize artists and supervise volunteers to attend to the needs of over 2,000 patrons. Manage ticket sales. Coordinate with large camp and school groups. Trouble-shoot tricky situations with patrons employing customer relation skills and on the spot decision-making.

GROUP LEADER

Children’s Expressive Arts Program; Rhinebeck, NY

2005-2007

Organized, coordinated and implemented one hour a week sessions in expressive arts therapy for children at the Astor Home.

TEACHER

Women’s Care Cottage

2003-2004

Developed course on photography geared at homeless women and their children. Created and implemented lesson plan.