ANNE MATHERN
American, born in Saudi Arabia 1982
Based in Seattle, WA
EDUCATION
Mountain School of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photography
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Studio Art Intensive Program
University of Washington Rome Center, Rome, Italy
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008
This is the Worst Trip I’ve Ever Been On: Acculturation in a Pre-Apocalyptic Age. In collaboration with Chad Wentzel, Crawl Space, Seattle, WA
2007
Moses Lake. Lawrimore Project, Seattle, WA
2006
Trial & the Tribunal. Crawl Space, Seattle, WA
2005
In Good Company. Gallery 4 Culture, Seattle, WA
Affect. Crawl Space, Seattle, WA
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009
Matt Browning and Anne Mathern. Ditch Projects, Eugene, OR
Wolves and Urchins. Curated by Terri Hopkins, The Art Gym at Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR
2008
Current Works. Crawl Space, Seattle, WA
Thermostat: Video And The Pacific Northwest. Curated by Michael Darling, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Biennial. Lawrimore Project, Seattle, WA
2007
Thermostat: Video And The Pacific Northwest. Curated by Michael Darling, Art Video Lounge, Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami, FL
2006
Façade. Curated by Chris Engman, SOIL Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
Pixel Dolls, Meat Space, and Everything all at Once. Curated by Michael Van Horn, Bumbershoot Arts Festival, Seattle, WA and Sudo Island, Second Life
This is Gallery. Curated by Scott Lawrimore, Lawrimore Project, Seattle, WA
Grown Accustomed. Crawl Space, Seattle, WA
2005
Collections. Crawl Space, Seattle WA
2004
Seeing and Doing. Crawl Space, Seattle, WA
AWARDS
2010
Seattle City Artists project grant
2009
Artist Trust Grant for Artist Projects
2008
911 Media Arts Literacy Scholarship
2004
UW Undergraduate Research Award for special projects in the Arts and Sciences
SELECT COLLECTIONS
Monsen Collection of Photography
Western Bridge, Bill and Ruth True
King County Portable Works Collection, 4 Culture
Seattle City Light Portable Works
SELECT PRESS AND PUBLICATIONS
“The Hills Are Alive,” Jen Graves, the Stranger, February 3, 2009
Stranger Suggests: Thermostat: Video and the Pacific Northwest, Jen Graves, the Stranger, January 21, 2009
“Anne Mathern and Chad Wentzel: repeat after me,” Regina Hackett, Seattle PI Art to Go, November 17, 2008
“BFFs Tripping,” Jen Graves, the Stranger, November 4, 2008
“Acculturation in a Pre-Apocalyptic Age: Anne Mathern and Chad Wentzel at Crawl Space,” Emily Pothast, Translinguistic Other, October 22, 2008
“Video artists take the temperature of our region at Seattle Art Museum,” Regina Hackett, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 21, 2008
“Anne Mathern at Lawrimore Project.” Jim Demetre, Artdish, October 7, 2007
“Anne Mathern takes a purely American perspective on our history and identity,” Regina Hackett, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 6, 2007
“Facing the Music,” Jen Graves, the Stranger, August 22, 2007
Rivet Magazine, “Secret” Issue, March 2007
“Art Organizations Shortlist - Genius Awards,” Jen Graves, the Stranger, October 19, 2006
“Mathern’s Photographs Slip the Bonds of Mundanity,” Nate Lippens, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 25, 2006
“Hidden Talent Sees the Light of Day at Crawl Space,” Regina Hackett, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 1, 2006