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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