CURRICULUM VITAE
Education
1999 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL–MFA
1997 The University of the Arts, PA–BFA
Awards, Grants, and Residencies
2009 Professional Development Grant, Pew Fellowships in the Arts
Marcella Brenner Development Grant, Maryland Institute College of Art
2008 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, New Media
Planning and Development Grant, Philadelphia Exhibition Initiative
Artist Grant from the Joan Mitchell Foundation
Artist Residency, Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL
Marcella Brenner Faculty Development Grant, Maryland Institute College of Art
2007 Interdisciplinary Planning and Development Grant
Philadelphia Center for Arts and Heritage
2006 Pew Fellowship in the Arts
Black Maria Film Festival, Director’s Citation
2005 Experimental Television Center, artist in residence, Owego, NY
prog:ME, video artist award, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
2004 Black Maria Film Festival, Director’s Choice award
The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, SOS grant
2003 The Leeway Foundation, Window of Opportunity grant, PA
2001 FABRICA, artist in residence, Treviso, Italy
The Leeway Foundation, Window of Opportunity grant, PA
Solo Exhibitions
2009
Black Hole, Kim Light/Light Box, Los Angeles, CA
2008
The Late Show, Arizona State University Art Museum
The Soft Epic, or: Savages of the Pacific West, Telic Arts Exchange, Los Angeles
The Soft Epic, or: Savages of the Pacific West, The Ice Box, Philadelphia
Black Hole, Vox Populi, Philadelphia
Recontres Internationale, Paris
2007
Principles of Uncertainty, The Live Arts & Fringe Festival, Philadelphia
2006
Scared to Death, Vox Populi, Philadelphia
The Late Show, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Morris Gallery,
Philadelphia
2004
a girl named prism, Vox Populi, Philadelphia
2003
Sirens, Vox Populi, Philadelphia
2002
Coming Up for Air, Vox Populi, Philadelphia
2000
Aquarium, Challenge Series, Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia
Selected Group Exhibitions and Screenings
2010 ARCO, Cinema Loop, curated by Paul Young, Madrid
ReDirect, The Glenbow Museum, Calgary
A commissioned project by Roberto Botticelli, Italy
2009 Optica Festival, Buenos Aires/Cordoba/Paris
MNEMOCYNE, Il Centro Arti Visive Pescheria, Pesaro, Italy
X Media Forum of the 31st Moscow International Film Festival, Moscow
Recontres Internationales, Reina Sofia National Museum, Madrid, Spain
Recontres Internationales, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany
Chimera, Envoy Enterprises, New York
Chimera, Arcade Experimental Art Projects, Cyprus, Greece
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Chinatown IN/FLUX: Future Landscapes,
Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia
Implosion or Fusion, Elements Museum, Beijing, China
2008 Rencontres Internationales, Paris
Philagrafika 2008 Artist Portfolio, featured artist, Philadelphia
Cosmic Squid, a commissioned project for The Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia
Salad Days 3, video screening curated by Christopher Y. Lew, Artists Space, NYC
2007 Disappearance, The Art Institute, Philadelphia
Death Bizarre, Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY
Hello Cleveland, Publico, Cincinnati, Ohio
2006 PULSAR, Caracas Contemporary Museum of Art, Venezuela, Caracas
ever and over, Publico, Cincinnati, Ohio
Selected Video Artists, The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Video Lounge,
Philadelphia
2005 Proof, Video Festival, SPE Mid-Atlantic Conference, George Mason University, VA
Faux Show, Ester Klein Gallery, Philadelphia
prog:ME, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
radius 250, Art Space, Richmond, VA
Rencontres Internationales, Berlin, Germany
The 14th Philadelphia International Film Festival, April 7-20, 2005
Inhabit, curated by Sean Stoops, Philadelphia
2004 Rencontres Internationales Paris, October 28- November 7th, Paris, France
Philadelphia Selections 5, Levy Gallery, Moore College of Art and Design,
Philadelphia
Erasure, In-conjunction with The Big Nothing, Vox Populi, Philadelphia
The Stray Show, a project of Thomas Blackman Associates, Chicago, IL
Post-Pastoral, The Brattleboro Museum of Art, VT
Drowned In Mine Own Tears, The Prince Music Theatre, Philadelphia
The Black Maria Film Festival, Jersey City University (a traveling film festival),
Jersey City, NJ
2003 Surface Tension, The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia,
curated by Cassandra Coblentz
Out of the Box, Levy Gallery, Organized by the Galleries at Moore College of Art
and Design, Philadelphia
Killer Kartoons, Vox Populi, curated by Matthew Suib, Philadelphia
New Works from the Fine Arts Faculty, Addams Gallery, The University of
Pennsylvania, PA
Streaming Cinema 3.0—the future of film, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia
In a Silent Way, curator, The Main Line Arts Center, Haverford, PA
2002 The Stray Show, a project of Thomas Blackman Associates, Chicago, IL
Flickering Signifiers, Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, PA
Greater Philadelphia, The Galleries at Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia
Video Selections, The Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia
Den Haag Film and Video Festival, The Netherlands
Unfiltered Fringe, InLiquid and The Fringe Festival, Philadelphia
LURE—Lighting for Urban Rooftop Environments, Paley Gallery at Moore College of
Art and Design, Philadelphia
Critic's Choice, The Main Line Arts Center, Haverford, PA
Bibliography
2009 Leah Ollman,
Getting Sucked in 'Black Hole', Los Angeles Times, August 14
Ptah Gabrie,
Flux Capacity, Philadelphia City Paper, April 14
2008 Sarah Kessler,
CRITICS' PICKS: Nadia Hironaka and Matthew Suib at TELIC,
Artforum website, August 3
Edith Newhall,
Videodrome, The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 4
2007 Joy Manning,
Reel Time: Nadia Hironaka, InStyle: Philadelphia, December 2007
2006 Laura James,
Silent Drama, City Beat, Cincinnati, Oct.19
Featured Artist, Wonkavision, September 2006
Afternoon at the movies, Culture Shock, Philadelphia City Paper, April 20
Carrie Smith,
Blob inspires The Late Show, The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 1
Fine Arts:
The Late Show, BUCKS: Art, Culture & Lifestyle Magazine, March/April
Roberta Fallon,
Spring Guide 2006: Art, Philadelphia Weekly, March 22
The Late Show, limited edition artist book, Hironaka & Foster
2005 Susan Hagen,
Domestic Arts, The Philadelphia City Paper, May 5
2004 Roberta Fallon,
Thinking Outside the Vox, Philadelphia Weekly, October 13
Roberta Fallon,
Young At Art, Philadelphia Weekly, June 30
Edward J. Sozanski,
Out of nothingness appears what?
The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 2
Roberta Fallon,
The A-List, Erasure, Philadelphia Weekly, June 30
Susan Hagen,
Erasure, The Philadelphia City Paper, April 29
2003
October Itinerary, Sculpture Magazine, Vol.22 No.8, October
Edward J. Sozanski,
New Technologies, The Philadelphia Inquirer, September
Roberta Fallon,
Sirens Song, Philadelphia Weekly, April 23
Roberta Fallon,
Silent Movie, Philadelphia Weekly, February 26
Robert Strauss,
In a Silent Way, Art Matters, February
2002 Edward J. Sozanski,
The staged looks real, the real staged
The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 27
Nikki Roszko,
Liquid Assets, The Philadelphia City Paper, September 5
Lori Hill,
First Friday Focus, The Philadelphia City Paper, June 6
Roberta Fallon,
Wall Monitors: A roundtable discussion about video art, February 6
2001 Roberta Fallon,
Screen Time, Philadelphia Weekly, September 19
Gerard Brown,
Space Invaders, Philadelphia Weekly, June 13
2000 Roberta Fallon,
Philadelphia Story, September
Roberta Fallon,
Wave of the Future, Philadelphia Weekly, September
Related Professional Activities
2008 Roundtable panel discussion with Barbra London for The World in My Street: New
Urban Imaginaries, Tuttleman Learning Center, Temple University, Philadelphia
Juror for the Illinois Arts Council's 2009 Artists Fellowship Review in
Interdisciplinary/Computer Arts
Visiting Artist, Arizona State University Arts Museum
Visiting Artist, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Visiting Artist, International Workshop and Symposium for Environmental Design and
Architecture in Nagoya, Japan
2007 - current Associate Professor, The Maryland Institute College of Art
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