SETH SEXTON
13322 Military Rd S
Tukwila WA, 98618
206.484.8779
Insta: @sethpsexton
Education
2021 MFA Critical Performance Theory and Painting, School of the Art Institute of Chicago IL
2003 BFA, Painting and Drawing University of Washington, Seattle WA
Relevant Professional Experience
2019-Present
Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Core Studio Practice I & II with Kitty Huffman Joseph Surjan, Delano Dunn, Benjamin Pearson, Tom Burtonwood, Burton Isenstein, Off-Set Printing Thomas Denlinger, Parasitic Practices Maire Witt O’Neill, Becoming Imperceptable Lin Hixson, Chicago, IL
Guest Lecturer, University of Washington, Painting and Drawing Department Helen O’Toole, Interdisciplinary Arts Department Timea Tihanyi, Seattle WA
Graduate Student Representative, Performance Department, Student Government Liason, 2020-21
Make-Ready Advisory Board Liason, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2020-21, Chicago, IL
2021
Guest Presenter, Tsinghua University, International Conference on Art and Design Beijing, China
2020
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion online Virtual Assistant and Facilitator, MyKimisms LLC. Seattle WA
2017
Guest Presenter, Velocity Dance Center, Speakeasy: Marking the Body, Seattle, WA
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2019
Circle Drawings, Auburn City Hall , Auburn, WA
Storefronts, Shunpike Arts Organization, Seattle, WA
2018
DYBBUK (video), 4Culture Gallery at King County Arts Commission, Seattle WA
2017
JUICY presents Halos, Bones, and Artifacts, Studio Current, Seattle WA
2015
Yellowfish Epic Durational Performance, with Cherdonna Sinatra, Hedreen Gallery, Seattle WA
2014
Hypnogogic Jerk, Jack Straw New Media Gallery, Seattle WA
Sigil, Installation at Fort Warden State Park with accompanying performance
Entanglement Theories, site specific performance and photo series, Chimacum WA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2021
Proximity, High Concept Labs at MANA Contemporary, curated by Maria Plotnikova and Sofia Gabriel, Chicago IL
For the Love of Math, Suzanne Zahr Gallery, curated by Timea Tihanyi, Mercer Island, WA
Preventative Maintainance, Patient Info Gallery, curated by Brian Jucas, Chicago Illinois
Old ways New Tools, Online Performance Festival, curated by SAIC Performance Department, Chicago IL
Codex Project, WP Gallery, Curated by Mo Darwish and Kaitlyn Basta, Philadelphia, PA
SAIC Shows 2021, MFA Graduate Exhibitions, Chicago IL
2020
Ghost Chair, collaboration with Corey Smith and Paige Naylor, Site Gallleries, SAIC, Chicago IL
2019
Labor in a Single Shot: Symposium On Re:Working Labor, Sullivan Galleries, SAIC, Chicago IL
Current Obsessions: Water and Memory, Koch Gallery at Vashon Art Center, Vashon WA
Current Obsessions: Water and Memory Lynwood City Hall, Lynwood WA
Fracture, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA
2018
12 Minutes Max, selected participant, Base Experimental Arts, Seattle WA
Open Studio, selected participant, On the Boards, Seattle WA
Visual Impressions, Ryan James Fine Art, Bellevue, WA
206Q, Fred Wildlife Refuge, Seattle, WA
e4c New Media Gallery, King County Arts Commission, Seattle WA
2017
Velocity Fall Kick-Off, Selected Performer, Seattle WA
Disruption ,Velocity Dance Center, Next Fest NW Seattle WA
Next Dance Cinema, Seattle Film Forum, Seattle WA
2016
Lusio, Movement installation by Pistil curated by Gil Bar-Sela
2015
The Architecture of Being by Coleman Pester for Velocity Dance Center's Bridge Project
Velocity Fall Kick-Off, Selected Performer, Seattle WA
2013
Untitled by Chris McCallister for Velocity Dance Center's Bridge Project
Wood:Mortar & Pestle, Northwest New Works, On the Boards
2012
Kabuya, Sand Point Site Specific Installation, Seattle WA
Velocity Fall Kick-Off, Selected Performer, Seattle WA
2005
Wired Forest, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland WA
Annual Art Auction, Henry Arts Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle WA
Outside In, Bumbershoot Arts Festival, Fidalgo Room, Seattle Center, Seattle WA
Dorkbot II, Center on Contemporary Arts, Seattle WA
2004
Hindsight, Frozen Moments, Consolidated Works, Seattle WA
SID INC, installation, Sea-Tac international Airport, Seattle WA
Soil Art Auction, Seattle WA
2003
Bumbershoot Arts Festival, Outdoor Gallery, Seattle Center, Seattle WA
Dorkbot, Center on Contemporary Arts, Seattle WA
Speak and Spell, Pound Gallery, Seattle WA
Group Exhibition, Soil Gallery, Seattle WA
New Works, Bluebottle Gallery, Seattle WA
Coupling/Strangers, CMA Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle WA
BFA Thesis, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle WA
Honors, Awards, Residencies
Elaine Paterakis Fellowship, SAIC (2020)
Oxbow, selected participant, Sagatauk, IL (Jan 2020)
Storefronts Grant recipient, Shunpike Arts Organization, Seattle, WA (2019)
e4c King County Arts Commission grant recipient Seattle WA (2018)
Vermont Studio Center, selected participant and fellowship recipient Johnson, VT ( Nov. 2018)
Visual Impressions, National Juried Exhibition at Ryan James Fine Arts, Finalist (May 2018)
smART Ventures award recipient for Glass House Project, Mayors Office Of Arts and Cultural Affairs, Seattle WA (2010)
Selected Publications
LandEscape Contemporary Art Review, Anniversary Edition (Jun 2021)
Studio Visit Magazine, issue 39, (Feb 2018)
Through the Lens of Dance, Melody Datz Hansen, City Arts Magazine (Aug 2017)
Brave New Work, Staff Reporting, Seattle Magazine online, (Dec 2017)
Velocity presents Next Fest NW: DISRUPTION, by BWW News Desk, Broadway World (Nov 2017)
Currently Hanging: Rachel Green, Seth Sexton, and the Violence of Falling Asleep, By Jen Graves the Stranger (May 2014)
New Media Gallery Artists Rachel Green and Seth Sexton produced by Jenny Cecil Moore, Jack Straw Productions (Jun 2014)
Northwest New Works 2013: Week Two, Main Stage by T.S Flock, Seattle Art News (Aug 2013)
Velocity Kicks off Season in Style, By Mariko Nagashima, Seattle Dances (Sept 2012)
Change Agent: Seth Sexton, By Corey Kahler (Jul 2009)
Fairs please: the affordable art bus is always on time, By Anthony Haden-Guest, Financial Times (Jan. 2007)
Foresight at play when "Frozen Moments" evolve Hindsight, Seattle Times and Post Intelligencer (2004)
Dorkbot: People Doing Strange Things with Electricity, NPR Broadcasting (Nov. 2003)
Museum Project Gives Voice to Children of Muslim Refugees, The Seattle Times (2001)
*Represented by Sarah Hurt at Seattle Art Source 5531 Airport Way S. Seattle WA 98108