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February 10 – April 15, 2006

by Elizabeth Berdann

Media contact: Kathy MacPherson, galleryinfo@otis.edu
, 310.665.6909. Images available.

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  Elizabeth Berdann (blu), born in Allentown,
  Pennsylvania, received her BA at Smith College in Northampton,
  Massachusetts. She has studied at various institutions including the Ecole
  des Beaux Arts in Paris and Parsons School of Design in New York. Her
  meticulous oil paintings have been shown at The New Museum of Contemporary
  Art and The Contemporary Museum in Hawaii. She has had solo exhibitions at
  Cristinerose Gallery and the Montclair Art Museum. She lives and works in
  New York City.
  www.elizabethberdann.com





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  Deborah Brown, born in Clearwater, Florida in 1968,
  received her MFA from University of California, Irvine in 1993. Known for
  her sculptural amalgams of surreal and pop culture imagery, she produced
  work in the 1990’s using materials such as mis-matched doll parts and toys.
  She has had solo exhibitions at Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica; Laguna Art
  Museum Satellite, Costa Mesa; and Museum of Contemorary Art, San Diego. Her
  work is included in the Laguna Art Museum permanent collection.




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  Nathan Cabrera was born in Oxnard, California in 1976.
  He is a self-taught artist and designer whose work involves life-sized
  sculptures, paintings and print media. Early in his career, Nathan worked as
  a comic book artist and developed shows for Fox Kids, Jim Henson and Disney.
  His art has been shown throughout the West Coast including a solo exhibition
  at Sixspace Gallery. Cabrera is currently creating an original line of vinyl
  figures for Necessaries Toy Foundation. He lives and works in Los Angeles,
  California.
  
  http://www.sixspace.com/gallery/nathan2003/index.php   http://www.necessariestoyfoundation.com/bunnyduck.html



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  Jonathan Callan was born in Manchester, England in
  1961. He received his Higher Degree of Fine Art from the Slade School of
  Fine Arts, London. His transformed objects have been included in a number of
  exhibitions throughout Europe and North America. His retrospective
  Interference: Jonathan Callan took place in 2003 at the New Art Gallery
  in Wasall, England. He is represented in the United States by the Nicole
  Klagsbrun Gallery in New York and currently lives and works in London.
  
  http://www.nicoleklagsbrun.com/callan_home.htm




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  Jeroen de Vries was born in Utrecht, the Netherlands in
  1970. He studied at Rotterdam Art Academy and Open Studio, Amsterdam. His
  eclectic international career has included industrial, graphic, and video
  design. Central Park Utrecht skate park has been featured in Thrasher
  magazine. He is currently involved in creating products for lowrider model
  cars produced by his own company Central Projects/Jevries. He lives
  and works in Utrecht, the Netherlands. http://www.jevries.com




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  Dan Goodsell, born in 1965 in Newport Beach, California
  received his MFA from University of California, Irvine. His painting,
  illustration, and objects are centered around a fictional place he has
  created called The Imaginary World. His objects have been included in
  various exhibitions, and his character Mr. Toast appeared in 2004 in the
  Discovery Channel television show Big. His current projects include a
  co-authored book entitled Krazy Ad Characters. He currently lives and
  works in Los Angeles.
  www.theimaginaryworld.com





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  Kelly Heaton was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in
  1972. After receiving her BA from Yale University she went on to receive her
  MS from M.I.T. Her multi-media installations have been included in group
  exhibitions at the Esther M. Klein Art Gallery, University City     
  Science Center and the Borusan Art Gallery, Turkey. She is represented by
  Ronald Feldman Gallery, New York and currently lives and works in Switzerland.
  
  http://www.feldmangallery.com/pages/home_frame.html




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   Walter Martin born in Norfolk, Virginia,
  and Paloma Muñoz, born in Madrid, Spain, have been collaborating since
  1993. Their sculptures and installations have been part of several permanent
  public art projects and countless exhibitions throughout the United States,
  Europe, and South America. Their current work of subverted snow globes
  entitled Travelers was recently installed at the Wilshire/Normandie
  Metro Rail Station in Los Angeles. They are represented by the P·P·O·W
  Gallery and work in Brooklyn, New York.
  www.martin-munoz.com





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  Anne Walsh, born in1962, in New York City, received her
  BA from the University of Michigan and her MFA from Cal Arts. She has a
  diverse career as an artist, curator, professor and editor. Her solo work as
  an artist has been exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art,
  Whitney Museum of American Art, New Museum of Art, and the AIM II exhibition
  at the Santa Monica Museum of Art. She currently divides her time between
  Berkley and Los Angeles, California.





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  8 bit Weapon takes its inspiration from old 8-bit video
  games as well as electronic music from the ‘70s and ‘80s. They create
  original music using vintage video game consoles (including Classic Nintendo
  Gameboys, Commodore 64 & 128), synthesizers, old electronics, and a live
  drum set. Their first full-length album Vaporware Soundtracks was
  released in November 2005. Packaged to look like a floppy disc, the CD
  features fast-paced synth tracks, including the titles "Sk8 Bit," "GameBoy
  Rocker," and "Funk Data."
  www.8bitweapon.com