Cammie Staros

Born, Nashville, TN
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

EDUCATION

2011
MFA in Art, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA

2006
BA with Honors in Art and Semiotics, Brown University, Providence, RI 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2015
Man Shall Know Nothing of It, François Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2012
Carried on Both Sides, Six & Six, Los Angeles, CA

2011
Rule of Thumb, Mint and Lime Galleries, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA

2010 Chickasawah, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2016
Brancusi 2.0, Arturo Bandini, Los Angeles, CA
Faces and Vases, Royal Nonesuch Gallery, Oakland, CA

2015
In Reverse Order, The Cabin, curated by Brian Rochefort, Los Angeles, CA
Artists Are Like Water, Look Up Gallery, curated by Betty Nguyen, Guerneville, CA

2014
One Night Black and White, PØST, curated by Rachelle Rojany, Los Angeles, CA
The Riso Book, curated and published by Colpa Press, Los Angeles Contemporary Archive, CA

2012
Alptraum!, curated by Jay Stuckey, Metro Manila, Quezon City, Philippines, Goethe Institute Johannesburg, South Africa, The Company, Los Angeles, Deutscher Künstlerbund Projektraum, Berlin, Cell Project Space, London, Transformer, Washington DC

2011
Jessica Dickinson, Oscar Murillo, Cammie Staros and Phil Wagner, Mihai Nicodim Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Intimacies, The Farley Building, curated by Alex Sagade and Eve Fowler, Los Angeles, CA Greater Los Angeles MFA 2011, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA House Show, curated by Blake Besharian, Los Angeles, CA
Shortcuts and Pitfalls, PØST, curated by Keaton Macon, Los Angeles, CA

2010
Greater Los Angeles MFA 2010, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA Diversions, Elysian Park Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA

2009
The May Show, curated by Chris Lipomi, Los Angeles, CA 2007 Black Means Go, Knox’s Fort, Los Angeles, CA
 

CURATORIAL PROJECTS

2014-Ongoing
PERMANENTLY CLOSED, rotating exhibitions in a 3’x10’ light box at 955 Chung King Rd. showcasing site-specific projects by artists such as Krista Bueking, Fiona Connor, David Kasprzak, Emily Mast, Marty Schnapf and Letha Wilson

2008
New Weave, siteLA, Los Angeles, CA Noise, siteLA, Los Angeles, CA
 

PUBLICATIONS

2015
In The Round, solo artist book and limited edition sculpture published by Colpa Press

2014
The Riso Book, curated and published by Colpa Press, Los Angeles Contemporary Archive, CA 2011 Intimacies, exhibition publication, essay by Alex Sagade
Greater LA MFA 2011 exhibition publication 2010 Greater LA MFA 2010 exhibition publication

2007
Is That All There Is To Fire? Companion essay for show at High Energy Constructs, Los Angeles, CA
 

PRESS

2016
Picks: Faces & Vases at Royal Nonesuch Gallery, Oakland. SFAQ, 3/11/2016

2015
Ollman, Leah, Critics Choice: The Sculptures of Cammie Staros Contain Beautiful Wit. Los Angeles Times, 5/8/2015
Berardini, Andrew, Art Los Angeles, Contemporary, LA Art Book Fair, and Paramount Ranch Los Angeles. Art Agenda, 2/2/2015.

2011
Jessica Dickinson, Oscar Murillo, Cammie Staros and Phil Wagner, Artweek.LA, 10/17/2011

RESIDENCIES, GRANTS AND AWARDS

2013
Headlands Center for the Arts Residency

2012
Anderson Ranch Residency and Award

2011
Dean’s Award, California Institute of the Arts

2010
National Society of Arts and Letters Scholarship

2009
Dean’s Award, California Institute of the Arts

2006
William and Alethe Weston Fine Arts Award