Jann Nunn
Curriculum Vitae


Education

1992 San Francisco Art Institute Master of Fine Arts (with Distinction)
1991 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
1988 University of Alaska Anchorage Bachelor of Fine Arts (cum laude)


Selected Exhibitions, Screenings and Performances: (* indicates solo)

2006
The Ides of March 5^th Biennial Exhibition. ABC No Rio, New York, NY
Epicenter. Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa, California

2005
Nacht Foyer. Kunsthalle Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
ANTI*STAR Coloring Book. ABC No Rio, New York, NY
Magnificent Seven: Sonoma County Sculptors. University Art Gallery, Sonoma State University
Born of Fire. Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebsastopol, California
Chair-ity. San Francisco Architectural Heritage. Space743, San Francisco, California (benefit)

2004
The Ides of March. ABC No Rio, New York, NY
Four Sculptors. Schulz Library Art Gallery, Sonoma State University
Reversing Vandalism. James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA
Artist As Activist, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
Faculty Art Exhibition. University Art Gallery, Sonoma State University, California
Friends of Academy, Visual Aid Fundraiser, Clift Hotel, San Francisco, CA (benefit)

2003
Festival Internacional del Cine Pobre. Official Selection, Documentaries. Gibara, Cuba.
99 Bottles. Build, San Francisco, California.
25 Rhinos Benefit Auction. San Francisco GLBT Center, San Francisco, CA (benefit)

2002
The Ides of March. ABC No Rio, New York, NY
International Sculpture Exhibition. International Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
Traveled to Ulsan Art Center, Ulsan Korea
Faculty Art Exhibition. University Art Gallery, Sonoma State University, California
Vermont International Film Festival. Images and Issues for Social Change. Burlington, VT
Icon 2002. GLBT Historical Society, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Director’s Cut. Di Rosa Preserve, Napa. California (benefit)

2001
*As She Seems. Space 743, San Francisco, California
*The Bradfords Tour America. Garren Auditorium, University of California San Diego
Ban/Ban. Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California
Burning Man Festival 2001. The Cradle, Theme Art Installation, Black Rock City, Nevada
Aspen Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, Colorado
MixMexico. National Film Archives and Cinematografo del Chopo, Mexico City, Mexico
Seeing Queerly: The Mountain States Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. Tivoli Theater, Denver, Colorado
14th Connecticut Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Cinestudio, Hartford, Connecticut
Labour Fest; Pride at Work. Artist’s Television Access and Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library
The Fingernail Art Show. The Art Guys Museum of Art, Houston, Texas
Build and Destroy: A Night of Performance Art. BUILD, San Francisco, California
LAB: Art Sale V. The LAB, San Francisco, California (benefit)

2000
Korean Sculpture-Worldwide Sculpture. 38th Nak Woo Sculptor’s Society International Invitational Exhibition.
Moran Museum of Art, Gyunggi-do, Korea
London Biennale 2000. Collaborative performance San Francisco, California and London, England
Seoul Queer Film and Video Festival. Art Sonje Center, Seoul, Korea
Install @ the Presidio, Nika Gallery. San Francisco, California
The Ides of March. ABC No Rio, New York, NY
The New Festival. NYU Cantor Center, New York, NY
London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. National Film Theatre, London, England
*The Bradfords Tour America. George Coates Performance Works, San Francisco, CA
Melbourne Queer Film & Video Festival. Treasury Cinema, Melbourne, Australia
California Small Works. Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, CA
Faculty Art Exhibition. University Art Gallery, Sonoma State University, California
Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. The Wilma Theater, Philadelphia, PA
Dublin Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. Dublin’s Irish Film Centre, Dublin, Ireland
Image & Nation. Cinema le Parisien, Montreal, Canada
Image Out. Little Theater, Rochester, New York
Cork International Film Festival. Triskel Art Centre, Cork, Ireland
Blue Print. Benefit Art Auction for TILT. Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, California

1999
Reel Affirmations IX. World Premier, The Bradfords Tour America. JCC Goldman Theatre, Washington, DC
Ban/Ban. Korean Culture and Art Center Foundation, Seoul, Korea

1998
*New Sculptural Installations. Space 743, San Francisco, California
A Skowhegan Decade. David Beitzel Gallery, New York, NY
pFORMative ACTS. San Francisco Art Institute Faculty Exhibition, Walter/McBean Gallery, San Francisco
The Ides of March. ABC NoRio, New York, NY
Work In Progress. Second Space Gallery, San Francisco, California
Skulpturen Ertasten und Nachformen, Kunstmuseum Duesseldorf, Germany

1997
*Vanity Not Protection. Atelier Hoherweg, Duesseldorf, Germany
87x 55x 22. Kunsthalle/Kunstverein fur die Rheinland und Westfalen, Duesseldorf, Germany
Tuchfuhlung. Kunsthaus Langenberg, e.V., Velbert-Langenberg, Germany
it’s raining (wo/men). Terrain, San Francisco, California
Patriotism. The LAB, San Francisco, California
Group Exhibition. International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska

1996
Reproducing NATURE. Sherry Frumkin Gallery, Santa Monica, California
Glean. Curated by Reny Pritikin, Four Walls, San Francisco, California
University of Alaska Alumni Exhibition. UAA Fine Arts Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska
Three Person Exhibition. Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, California

1995
Gray Matter. International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage and Alaska State Museum, Juneau, Alaska
June Bride (...the bride strips bare). Sherry Frumkin Gallery, Santa Monica, California
Discards. Secession at Haines Gallery, San Francisco, California (Benefit)
The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts: The Art of Repetition. Sherry Frumkin Gallery, Santa Monica

1994
*The Next Perfect Step. Davis Art Center, Davis, California
*The Next Perfect Step. Belcher Street Gallery, San Francisco, California
*A Fearfully Honest Appraisal of My Work. Performance, Focal Point Series, San Francisco Art Commission Gallery
Addressing Herself. The LAB, San Francisco, California
Dancing on the Continuum: A Survey of Bay Area Contemporary Sculpture. Works, San Jose, CA
North American Works. Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, California
SITE OF CRISIS: Artists Look at Women’s Health Issues. Works, San Jose, California

1993
*Accouterments and Other Allusive Bodies. Union Gallery, San Jose State University, CA
Objects and Images 1993. ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, California
Orange Crush. Performance, Anti-Matter, San Francisco, California

1992
Women Artists ‘92. Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, California
Pool. Performance, Secession Gallery, San Francisco, California

1991
*Promises Are Prisons. Performance, Skowhegan, Maine
*Vis Vitae. Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, California
Save the Penis. Guerrilla Girls West, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, California

1990
*FLOW: Conflux/Efflux. 300 Beale Street, San Francisco, California
*Blood and Honey. Gallery X, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
*Eight Transformations. Ephemeral Landscape Sculpture. Sites in California and Nevada.

1989
It Makes Sense. Greenwich Citizen’s Gallery, London, England (catalog in English and Braille)
*Tempus of the Kore. Prema Arts Centre, Gloucestershire, England
*Fertile Bed. Performance, Taut Quarry Sculpture Park, Portland, Dorset, England
*Growing Panes; Artificial Insemination. Sonic Arts Gallery, San Diego, California
Freeing of Eros. International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska
Twist of Fate. Performance with Ken Gray, Sonic Arts Gallery, San Diego, California

1988
*Dynamic Harmony. Solo exhibition/performance UAA Fine Arts Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska
*Arcana XIII. International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska
Second Nature: Art in the Land. International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska

1987
*Transitions. Chesil Gallery, Portland, Dorset, England
*The Rising. Taut Quarry Sculpture Park, Portland, Dorset, England
*The Sun, The Moon and Eye. Common Ground’s New Milestones Project, Portland, Dorset, England
Thirty-nine Works. Three Person Exhibition and Performance, Chesil Gallery, Portland, England
Out of Order. International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, Alaska
SKY ART. Outdoor Sculpture Festival Sponsored by MIT and Visual Arts Center of Alaska, Anchorage


Corporate and Public Collections
Di Rosa Preserve, Napa, California
Common Ground, The New Milestone Project, London, England
Tout Quarry Sculpture Park, Portland, Dorset, England
Stadt-Sparkasse, Duesseldorf, Germany
Kunstmuseum Duesseldorf


Artist-in-Residence
Atelier Hoherweg, e.V., Duesseldorf, Germany 1997
Villa Montalvo, Saratoga, California 1996
Prema Arts Centre, Uley, Gloucestershire, England 1989
Tout Quarry Sculpture Park, Portland, Dorset, England 1987
Chesil Gallery, Portland, Dorset, England 1987


Commissions
Black Rock Arts Foundation. The Cradle, major theme art installation for Burning Man Festival 2001
Greenwich Citizen’s Gallery, London, England. Conversation Peace, an interactive sculptural installation
(with Ken Gray) for the exhibition It Makes Sense, curated by Barbara Hunt 1989


Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Sculpture, Sonoma State University 2005-Present
Assistant Professor, Sculpture, Sonoma State University 2000-2005
Lecturer (Full Time), Sculpture, Sonoma State University 1999-2000
Visiting Faculty, Graduate Painting and Sculpture and Undergraduate Sculpture, SFAI 1996-1998
Visiting Faculty, Undergraduate Sculpture, San Francisco Art Institute 1994


Lectures and Other Related Professional Experience
Presenter, Sonoma State University Queer Studies Student Conference (2005)
Slide Lecture, Sculpture Since SSU, Arts & Humanities Forum, Sonoma State University (2005)
Panelist, The Artists Role in Time of War, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA (2004)
Lecture, Undercover Queer, ”Queer Studies Lecture Series, Sonoma State University (2004)
Artist’s Talk, Resurrection, Schulz Library Art Gallery (2004)
Slide Lecture, Gender, Politics and Art, Schulz Library, Sonoma State University (2002)
Slide Lecture, 15 years of Collaborative Projects, San Francisco State University (2002)
Slide Lecture, Interactive Art at Burning Man, with Gay Dawson, Santa Rosa Junior College, CA (2002)
Film Screening and Lecture, The Bradfords Tour America, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA (2002)
Slide Presentation, The Art of Burning Man, San Francisco Media Arts Council, SF Museum of Modern Art (2001)
Lecture, The Artist as Alchemist: Meaning in Materials, Visual Aid, San Francisco, California (2001)
Speaker, Burning Man Pre-Compression 2001, McBean Theater, Exploratorium, San Francisco (2001)
Artist’s Talk, Korean-American Art Alliance, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA (2001)
Lecture, Getting Into Character: Infiltration and Assumed Identities, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito (2000)
Slide Lecture, Recent Political Installations and Performances, Moran Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea (2000)
Advisory Committee, TILT (Teaching Intermedia Literacy Tools) (2000)
Lecture, San Francisco Art Institute, Graduate Seminar Lecture Series (1999)
Juror, Diego Rivera Gallery, Student Exhibitions, San Francisco Art Institute (1999)
Visual Aid, Volunteer (Exhibitions Curator & Fundraising Coordinator) (1995-Present)
Affiliate Artist, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, California (1993-1996)
Guest Artist, University of California Berkeley Extension (1993,1992)
Art Program Director and Instructor, Camp Unique, San Anselmo, California (1990)
Director of Exhibitions, Sonic Arts Gallery, San Diego, California (1989)
Lecture, Landscape of Desire session, Landscape and Sculpture Symposium, Manchester Polytechnic,
Manchester, England (1989)
Guest Artist Lecture, South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education, Cardiff, Wales (1989)
Guest Artist Lecture, Exeter Polytechnic, Devon, England (1989)
Guest Artist Lecture, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida (1988)


Selected Bibliography
Nunn, Jann and DeFranceaux, Deidre, The Cradle, Leonardo Journal, MIT Press Journals, Vol. 36,
No. 5, (2003), p. 356 illus.
Arcangelini, M.J., The Bradfords Tour America kicks off Club Fab’s Film Series We the People, Vol. 19, No. 7,
(July 2003), p. 17, illus.
Bir, Sara, Queer As Folk, Bohemian, Vol. 25, No. 10, (July 24-30, 2003), p. 39, illus.
Bass, Debra, Student Sculptures Stimulate Thought, The Press Democrat, (May 25, 2003), p. Q8, illus.
Constabileo, Vince, Burning Man: Six-foot vaginas, spankings and the first age, We the People, Vol. 18, No. 4,
(April 2002), pp. 1, 24, illus.
McConahey, Meg, Satire shows Bible Belt look at gays, The Press Democrat, (October 7, 2001), p.Q5, illus.
Archangelini, M.J., Undercover Local Queer Filmmakers Make Documentary, We the People, Vol. 17, No. 9,
(October, 2001), pp.1, 24, illus.
Zontas, Michael, Honey, it’s the Bradfords! The Slant, Vol. 13, Issue 10, (October 2001), p.5, illus.
Bass, Debra, Burning Man Festival Art being Built at SSU, The Press Democrat, (Aug. 26, 2001), pp. Q8-9, illus.
Ward, Meghan, The Art of Burning Man- Don’t do moving parts in Desert, The Argus, The Review,
The Oakland Tribune, The Herald, The Times -Star, (Aug. 27, 2001), pp. 1, 6 (Bay Area Living), illus.
Ward, Meghan, Burn, Burn, Burn, The San Francisco Examiner, (Aug. 26, 2001), pp. C7, 11.
Sullivan, Patrick, Birth of an Installation, The Bohemian, Vol. 23.13, (Aug. 16-22, 2001), p. 23, illus.
Beeler, Monique, Lee’s Candy Highlights Ban Ban in Richmond, The Oakland Tribune, (June 29, 2001).
Son, Soo Rock, Activation in Art Exchange with Korea, The Korea Times, (Aug. 9, 2001), p. C-1.
Park, Nak Hee, Korean Artists/ Local Artists = Ban/Ban Art Exhibition, The Korean Central Daily News,
(June 7, 2001), p. A-3.
Ban/Ban, Absolute Arts, http://www.absolutearts.com/artsnews/2001/06/04/28648.html, June 8, 2001.
Ko, Hyun Jin, Half Korean, Half American...Everything About Half, The Korea Times, Vol. 59, No. 29,
(May 31, 2001) p. C-1, illus.
Golonu, Berin, Ban/Ban, Artweek, Vol. 32, Issue 5 (May 2001), p. 6.
Watts, Katie, Fusion, Petaluma Argus-Courier, (May 9, 2001), p. 41.
Westbrook, Lindsey, Over There, Express, (April 27, 2001), p. 54, illus.
Shank, Will, Grey Gardens, Bay Area Reporter, Vol. 31, No. 16, (April 19, 2001), p. 41.
Pearson, Mike, Out of Bounds, Rocky Mountain News, (March 15, 2001), pp. D4-5.
Lafontaine, Yves, A Toute Vitesse!, Fugues, Vol. 17, No. 7, (October 2000), p. 86.
Hays, Matthew, A Gay Old Time, Montreal Mirror, Vol. 16, No. 7, (Sept 21, 2000), pg. 31.
Walsh, Jason, The Bible According to the Bradfords, Marin Independent Journal, (Aug. 20, 2000).
Lim, Dennis, Queer and Present Danger, The Village Voice, (May 31- June 6, 2000).
Dodd, Ed, Festival Picks, Philadelphia Weekly, Vol. 29, No. 28, (July 12, 2000), p.32.
Nichols, Thom, The Frenzy of This Festival, Weekly Press, (July 12, 2000), pp. 7-10.
Culwell, Chris, Hotbeds of Hate The Bradfords Tour America, Bay Area Reporter,
Vol. 30, No. 16, (April 20, 2000). p.36, illus.
Choe, Young-min, West Coast Art Hangs Out at Marronier, The Korea Times, (Jan 28, 1999), illus.
Chattopadhyay, Collette. Ban/Ban. Exhibition Catalog. Seoul, Korea: The Korean Culture and Art Foundation, 1999.
Staff, Works of San Francisco Artists on Display, The Korean Herald, (Jan 28, 1999), illus.
Spirited Young Artist Dream of Breaking Old Tradition, Everyday Economy Seoul, Korea, (Jan 27, 1999), illus.
Korean/American Eight Artists, Korean Daily News, (Jan 31, 1999).
Cohn, Terri, It’s Raining (Wo/men), Artweek, Vol. 28, No. 10, (Oct 1997), p.21, illus.
Ise, Claudine, Reproducing Nature, Artweek, Vol. 27, No. 9, (Sept 1996), p.23.
Kandel, Susan, A Promising Aesthetic in Feminist Art, Los Angeles Times, Art Reviews, (June 22, 1995).
Frank, Peter, Art Picks of the Week, LA Weekly, (June 23-29, 1995).
Harrison, Thomas B. Gray Matter. Exhibition Catalog. Anchorage, Alaska: International Gallery of Contemporary Art, 1995.
Dunham, Mike, Gray Ghost, Anchorage Daily News, (Jan 29, 1995), pp. E1-2.
Thomas, Margaret, Inklings of ‘Gray Matter, Juneau Empire, (March 16, 1995), pp. 13-14.
Tamblyn, Christine. Addressing Herself. Exhibition Catalog. San Francisco: The LAB, 1994.
Hankwitz, Molly, Addressing Herself: Female Sexuality, Fetishism, Self-Presentation, Transformation,
Art Papers, Vol. 18, No. 3, (May & June 1994), p. 48, illus.
Fisher, Barbara, Identity Discourse, Artweek, Vol. 25, No. 5, (March 10, 1994), pp. 22 & 13, illus.
Bonetti, David, Women’s Issues get a Look, San Francisco Examiner, (Feb 18, 1994) pp. D1, 5-6.
Greenblatt, Catherine, Fashions of Address, Camerawork, Vol. 21, No. 1, (Spring/Summer 1994), pp. 30-32.
Helfand, Glen, Transformer, SF Weekly, Vol. 12, No. 49, (Feb 2, 1994), p. 17, illus.
Hunt, Barbara. It Makes Sense. Exhibition Catalog in English and Braille. London: Greenwich Citizen’s Gallery, 1989.
Naden, Gavan, You Know it Makes Sense, Greenwich and Eltham Mercury SE London, (Nov 23, 1989), p.29, illus.
Staff, Installations, Artists Newsletter, International News Section, (Feb 1990), p. 7, illus.
Glowen, Ron, Meditations on Cultural Enigmas, Artweek, Vol. 19, No. 5, (Feb 51988), p.7.
Ingram, Jan, Nature is the Medium, Anchorage Daily News, (April 17, 1988) p. F4, illus.
Staff, Sculptors Cross Atlantic, Dorset Evening Echo, (June 9, 1987), p.14.

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