Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA |
| EDUCATION | 2003 | MFA - Sculpture - University of Arizona - Tucson , AZ |
| 1998-99 | Pacific Northwest College of Art - Portland, OR | |
| 1997 | BFA - Printmaking/ Painting - Kansas City Art Institute - Kansas City, MO | |
| 1992 | The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Chicago, IL | |
| SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS solo shows marked with * |
2008 | * The Magic City - Locust Projects - Miami, FL |
| * Gardiner Art Gallery, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater, OK | ||
| 2006 | * Comfort Food - Tilt Gallery and Project Space - Portland, OR | |
| * Mobile Amnesia - Raid Projects - Los Angeles, CA | ||
| 2005 | Nova Young Contemporary Art Fair: VIP Lounge -hosted by GenArt, Chicago - Curated by Allison Stites - Chicago , IL | |
| 2004 | * Anywhere - Fuller Projects, Indiana University - Bloomington, IN | |
| Nowadays - Haze Gallery - Portland, OR | ||
| 2001 | Kansas City Artists Coalition - Kansas City, MO | |
| Guardino Gallery - Portland, OR | ||
| 1997 | * Kansas City Art Institute Gallery - Kansas City, MO | |
| GROUP EXHIBITIONS | 2008 | Los Angeles Biennial Juried Exhibition - Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park - Los Angeles, CA - Jurors: Carl Berg, Lisa Melandri & Tyler Stallings |
| Drawing Los Angeles- Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock - Los Angeles,CA | ||
| The Ethnography of No Place - Rosenburg Gallery - Baltimore, MD | ||
| Featured Artist - Art For Empty Walls - Los Angeles, CA | ||
| 2007 | The Affair at The Jupiter Hotel - International Contemporary Art Fair - Portland, OR - Drawings at Tilt Gallery room | |
| Console - Urban Institute for Contemporary Art - Grand Rapids, MI | ||
| Console - Portland Art Center - Portland, OR | ||
| Faculty Showcase - Sam Hill Warehouse Gallery - Prescott College - Prescott, AZ | ||
| 2006 | Southern California Open 2006 - Gallery 825 - Los Angeles, CA - juror: Ann Filbin, Director, UCLA Hammer Museum of Art | |
| Systemic - Dinnerware Contemporary Art - Tucson, AZ | ||
| 2005 | Mobile Prefab - Around the Coyote Gallery - Chicago , IL - installation | |
| Inertia - Gallery 500 - Portland, OR - juried group exhibition - Juror: Jeff Jahn | ||
| Plait - Platform Gallery - Tucson, AZ | ||
| Vacation 05 - SOFA Gallery - Indiana University - Bloomington, IN | ||
| Works-in-Progress - Sculpture Space - Utica, NY | ||
| Salon - Platform Gallery - Tucson, AZ - | ||
| Faculty Exhibition - Indiana University Museum of Art - Bloomington, IN | ||
| Brass Tacks - Platform Gallery - Tucson, AZ | ||
| 2004 | Disposable - Reed College - Portland, OR - installation - curated by the Modern Zoo Center for the Arts | |
| Sans Pantalones - The Hall Gallery - Portland, OR | ||
| 2003 | This American Lawn - Museum of Contemporary Art - Tucson, AZ | |
| Master of Fine Arts Thesis Show - University of Arizona Museum of Art - Tucson, AZ | ||
| Nine Ingredients - Edgewater Gallery - Orlando, FL | ||
| From Tucson to Tempe - Tempe Public Library - Tempe, AZ | ||
| 2002 | No Red Dots - Museum of Contemporary Art - Tucson, AZ | |
| Small Works Invitational - Dinnerware Gallery - Tucson, AZ | ||
| Prints with Master Printer De Soto - Dinnerware Gallery - Tucson, AZ | ||
| Postcards to New York - Columbia University - New York, NY | ||
| 2001 | Toussaint, Tracy-Lopez, Schmeltz - Dinnerware Gallery - Tucson, AZ | |
| Exchange Show - ArtLab - Phoenix, AZ | ||
| Dinnerware at the Hotel Congress - Hotel Congress - Tucson, AZ | ||
| Mimesis 7 - Museum of Contemporary Art annex; Arcadia - Tucson, AZ | ||
| Traveling Print Portfolio - White Mountain Academy of the Arts - Ontario, Canada | ||
| 2000 | Print/Reprint - Joseph Gross Gallery - Tucson, AZ | |
| New Works - Blackfish Gallery - Portland, OR | ||
| ARTIST RESIDENCIES | 2009 | (forthcoming) - Santa Fe Art Institute - Santa Fe, NM |
| 2008 | Bemis Center For Contemporary Art - Omaha, NE | |
| 2006 | Raid Projects - Los Angeles , CA | |
| 2005 | Around the Coyote Gallery - Chicago , IL | |
| Sculpture Space - Utica , NY | ||
| AWARDS | 2006 | Mini Travel Grant - Tucson Pima Arts Council - Tucson, AZ |
| Professional Development Grant - Arizona Commission of the Arts - Pheonix, AZ | ||
| Visiting Artist Lecture Grant - Tucson Visiting Artist Consortium - lecture presented at Dinnerware Contemporary Arts - Tucson, AZ | ||
| 2003 | Jones/Steelcase Sculpture Award - University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ | |
| 2002 | Master of Fine Arts Deans Fellowship - University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ | |
| A. Moreton Scholarship - University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ | ||
| 2001,2000 | Edward Dunn Scholarship - University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ | |
| 2000 | Deans Student of Excellence Research Grant - University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ | |
| 1999 | Individual Project Grant - Regional Arts and Culture Council - Portland, OR | |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 2008 | (forthcoming) Studio Visit Magazine - The Open Studios Press - Boston, MA - Fall 2008 Edition - Curated by Carl Belz, Director Emeritus, The Rose Art Museum - scheduled release date November 1 |
| (forthcoming) "Best of the West Coast" - NY Arts Magazine - New York, NY - Fall Edition | ||
| "Interview With Aili Schmeltz" - Elvis in Hawaii Blog - Catanzaro, Italy- April 17 - written by Claudio Parentela - link | ||
| "Road to Nowhere" - Baltimore City Paper, Visual Arts Section - review Baltimore, MD - April 16 - written by Deborah McLead - link | ||
| Ruby Mag - Buenas Aires, Argentina - Online Magazine - Issue #25 - www.ruby-mag.com.ar | ||
| 20x200 - A Jen Bekman Project - New York, NY - "Embedded" Edition Release date- April 1 - 20X200.com | ||
| "An interview with Aili Schmeltz" - Miami Art Review - Miami, FL - February 9 - written by Aimee Sinclair - link | ||
| "Ethnography of No Place" - Rosenburg Gallery - Baltimore, MD - exhibition catalogue | ||
| 2007 | 20x200 - A Jen Bekman Project - New York, NY - "Radar" Edition Release date November 13 - 20X200.com | |
| Console - Preview - Gallery Guide - Vancouver, B.C. - written by Allyn Cantor | ||
| 2005 | Around the Coyote Arts Festival - catalogue - Chicago , IL | |
| "A Haven For Artists" - article - Observer- Dispatch, Utica , NY - June 23, p. 5B - written by Candace Jarrett | ||
| Nova Young Contemporary Art Fair - catalogue - Chicago , IL | ||
| 2004 | "One Review" - Willamette Week - Portland , OR - citation - September 21 - written by Richard Speer | |
| "Nowadays" - review - The Portland Mercury - vol. 4 no. 39, Feb 26- Marc- 3 - written by Chas Bowie | ||
| "Critical i, Gloom, Shloom!" - review - www.nwdrizzle.com - monthly arts e- zine - Marc- - written by Jeff Jahn | ||
| 2003 | "Machines for Anesthetized Living" - Catalogue Essay - Intersection; Master of Fine Arts Thesis Show - written by Ann Marie Russel, curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson, AZ | |
| 2001 | Tucson Weekly - Tucson , AZ - November 15, 2001 , September 13, 2001Arizona Star - Tucson , AZ - November 13, 2001 | |
| 1997 | Kansas City Art Institute Foundations Poster and Catalogue Cover - Self Portrait | |
| SLIDE REGISTRIES | 2008- 2006 | Portfolio on File at the Viewing Program - The Drawing Center - New York , NY |
| Drawings on view in Flatfile Program - Tilt Gallery - Portland, OR - www.tiltpdx.com |
