CURRICULUM VITAE
Education
1999 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL–MFA
1997 The University of the Arts, PA–BFA
Solo Exhibitions
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
Group Exhibitions and Screenings
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, curated by Amy Adams
prog:ME, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
radius 250, Art Space, Richmond, VA, curated by John Ravenal
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, curated by Brian Wallace
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, curated by Amy Schlegel
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
El Mono Muy Mal, an anti-war show, Vox Populi, Philadelphia
Flickering Signifiers, Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, PA
Greater Philadelphia, The Galleries at Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia
Video Selections, Curated by Ingrid Schaffner, 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 curated by Gerrit Henry
Anti-Archival, The Main Line Arts Center, Haverford, PA curated by Alex Baker
2001
Now In Reel Time, Nexus Gallery, Philadelphia
Not Yet House Broken, Vox Populi, Philadelphia
Blunt, The Butcher Shop, Chicago, IL
Short Film and Video Festival, Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ
2000
Roundtrip, Vox Populi, Philadelphia
Snapshot, The Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD
Relish, Vox Populi, Philadelphia
Video Selections, The Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia
The New York Short Expo Awards Program, The Donnell Library, NYC
Maeda Studio Exhibition, The Center for Contemporary Arts, Kitakyushu, Japan
1999
The New York Short Expo, The New School, NYC
Graduate Film Exhibition, The Film Center, The Art Institute of Chicago, IL
21 Days, 70 Degrees, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
Women in the Director's Chair, The Hot House, Chicago, IL
Millennium Film Screening, Millennium, NYC
Awards, Grants, and Residencies
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
PEW fellowships in the arts, finalist
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
2000 Black Maria Film Festival, Director’s Citation
1999 The New York Short Expo, Best Film Debut
1997 Peter Stuyvessant Fish Award in Media Arts
1996 Foulkes Scholarship for Visual Arts
Academic Experience
2002-present Adjunct faculty, Department of Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture
Tyler School of Art
2000-present Lecturer, Department of Fine Arts
The University of Pennsylvania
2002-2005 Adjunct faculty, Department of Media Arts
The University of the Arts
Professional Experience
2006 Artist Lecture, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
Visiting Artist Lecture, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Guest Lecturer,
Talk20, Meyerson Gallery, The University of Pennsylvania, PA
2005 Guest Lecturer, Phil Collins exhibition, Temple Gallery, PA
Visiting Artist, Kutztown University, Kutztown PA
Guest Artist for The Pew Charitable Trust Panel Discussion for the spring 2005
newsletter, conducted and written by Jeremiah Misfeldt
2004 Guest speaker, Fine Arts Department, The University of Pennsylvania
Video Artists Lecture Series, The Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
2003 Guest speaker, Film & Video Lecture Series, The Free Library of Philadelphia, PA
Guest juror, The Institute of Contemporary Art’s Teen Video Series, Philadelphia, PA
2002 Video consultant, Yvonne Rainer Exhibition, The University of the Arts, PA
Guest speaker,
Film Forum, hosted by Roberta Fallon for The Philadelphia Weekly
News, The Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
Bibliography
2006
Silent Drama, Laura James, City Beat, Cincinnati, Oct.19
Featured Artist, Wonkavision, September 2006
Afternoon at the movies, Culture Shock, Philadelphia City Paper, April 20
Blob inspires The Late Show, Carrie Smith, 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
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