Curriculum Vitae
AJA ALBERTSON
Virginia, USA
1979
Lives in United States
EDUCATION
2004- 1998 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture, Cum Laude, New World School of the Arts/ University of Florida, Miami, Florida
2003 Curatorial Internship Program, The Moore Space, Culminating Project: …Butt Seriously, Miami, Florida
1997 Portfolio Preparation, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, California
1995- 1996 Visual Arts Major, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Los Angeles, California
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2004 Scout, Site-specific installation, Worm Hole Laboratories, Miami, Florida
2002 8 Solo Shows, Site-specific installation, The Studio of Carlos Betancourt, Miami, Florida
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 Hollywood Art and Culture Center Charity Benefit, Hollywood Art and Culture Center, Hollywood, Florida
2010 Littlest Sister/ 10/ Invitational Art Fair, Anthony Spinello Gallery, Miami, Florida
New Work Miami 2010, Miami Art Museum, Miami, Florida
TRI, Collaborative Exhibition with performance art collective Psychic Youth, The De La Cruz Collection, Miami, Florida
2009 Workshop Workshop, a group collaboration at Design Miami Art Fair, Miami, Florida
Collabo, A collaborative art exhibition curated by Bhakti Baxter and Jason Hedges
2008 Of Sound and Vision, Honor Roll Music, Miami, Florida
2007 Fomercial, Lemon Sky Projects at Aqua Art Fair, Miami, Florida
Material World, Twenty Twenty Gallery, Miami, Florida
Confluence, a collaborative exhibition curated by Bhakti Baxter and Jason Hedges, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, Florida
2005 Worm-Hole’s Art-Official X-mas, traveling exhibition curated by Jose Diaz, Frisbee Art Fair at The Cavalier Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida and Queen’s Nail’s Annex, San Francisco, California
Dream Warriors, curated by Jose Diaz, Art Center South Florida, Miami Beach, Florida
If You’re Feeling Sinister, curated by Anat Ebgi, Alona Kagan Gallery, New York, New York
Something is Somewhere, curated by Anat Ebgi, Monya Rowe Gallery, New York, New York
2004 Frisbee Art Fair, curated by Anat Ebgi and Jen DeNike, Cavalier Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida
Animal House, curated by Nina Arias, Rocket Projects, Miami, Florida
Viaticum, B.F.A. Exhibition at New World School of the Arts, Miami, Florida
Ten Years, curated by Jenna Balfe, The Collins Building in the Design District, Miami, Florida
2003 Disclosures, Art Basel Exhibition in the Design District, Miami, Florida
Bleu Show, Dorsch Gallery, Miami, Florida
Manifest Destiny, curated by Anat Ebgi, The Madonna Building in the Design District, Miami, Florida
2002 Might As Well Go, curated by Ali Prosch, M-80 Fashion, Miami, Florida
2001The Sears Building, Site-specific installation, The House, Miami, Florida
The House at MoCA, curated by Bonnie Clearwater, Bhakti Baxter, Martin Oppel, and Tao Rey, Exhibition and
Site-specific performance, Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, Florida
Not a Commodity, curated by Fredric Snitzer, Art Center South Florida, Miami Beach, Florida
Time in Space, Site-specific performance, The House, Miami, Florida
2000 Reality, curated by Nick Delaveleye, collaborative site-specific installation with Jenna Balfe, The Manhattan Building,
Miami, Florida
New World School of the Arts Student Exhibition, curated by Amy Capellazo, New World School of The Arts Gallery, Miami, Florida
1999 Hortt 41, Juried exhibition, Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Studio 1003 Fall Show, Studio 1003, Miami, Florida
Studio 1003 Winter Show, Studio 1003, Miami, Florida
Studio 1003 Spring Show, Studio 1003, Miami, Florida
1996 Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Visual Arts Exhibition, California State University, Los Angeles, California
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY: PERIODICALS, CATALOGUES, & BROCHURES
2008 Sokol, Brett, Putters and Painters, Ocean Drive, p.120, color reproduction of Sex-A-Gone Dream Hole. (July)
Moreno, Sarah, Upper East Side Garden, Esculturas y Minigolf en Key Biscayne, El Nuevo Herald, color
reproduction of Sex-A-Gone Dream Hole. (April)
2007 McLeod, Raina, Fangs for the Memories, Miami New Times, p.26, b&w reproduction of Francis and Michael. (February)
Rendon, Alex, So Far and Even Farther, Closer, pp.56-59, color reproductions of ANR Uniforms. (Volume Four)
Quintero, Henry, Almost Famous, Ocean Drive, p.381, color reproductions of ANR Uniforms. (December)
Turner, Elisa, Snitzer show brings 59 homegrown artists together, The Miami Herald. (July)
2005 Turner, Elisa, Critic’s Pick, The Miami Herald. (December)
Diaz, Jose, Dream Warriors, Compliment, Presented by South Florida Art Center, Exhibition Catalogue. (November)
Art Basel Miami Beach, The Miami Herald, p. 34, color reproduction of Poodle Catcher. (November)
2004 C.L., Animal Farm, Arte y Parte. (August-September)
Torres, Alex, Rising Art Stars Showcased, The Miami Herald. (April)
Castro, Jan Garden, A Conversation with Robert Chambers, Sculpture Magazine. (March)
Turner, Elisa, Way Outside the Galleries…, The Miami Herald, pp. 3M and 9M, color and b&w reproductions of Scout.
(February) Feinstein, Roni, Expanding Horizons, Art In America. (December)
Sirgado, Miguel A., Paseo Virtual por el Design District, El Nuevo Herald. (October)
Bayerl, Brian, South Florida Today, PBS Broadcasting, Expose on …Butt Seriously. (September)
Ocana, Damaris, Cheeky Showing, Street. (August)
Albertson, Aja, Prosch, Ali, ...Butt Seriously, Exhibition Catalogue. (August)
Korman, Nina, Humor Us, Miami New Times. (July)
Ocana, Damaris, How art Art Miami?, Street. (January)
Turner, Elisa, Women are the Focus…, The Miami Herald. (January)
2002 Espinosa, Eugenio, The House Museum of Contemporary Art, Art Nexus. (March)
2001 Turner, Elisa, Much Art on Holiday Plate, The Miami Herald. (December)
Harper, Paula, Hothouse Artists, Art In America, pp.50-51, color reproduction of “Jokes”. (December)
Clearwater, Bonnie, The House at MoCA, Exhibition Catalogue, b&w video still of Legal Schmegal. (August)
1999 Gregg, Ginger, Hortt 41 Winners, Exhibition Catalogue. (December)
Russell, Candice, Littler but Artier, City Link. (December)
HONORS AND AWARDS
2004 Overall Best Visitor Services Ornament, The J. Paul Getty Museum
1998-2002 Full Tuition Scholarship, New World School of The Arts
SELECTED COMMISSIONS
2008 Upper East Side Garden, Created Obstacle for Back 9 Miniature Golf Course
2003 Espirito Santo Plaza, Created Paintings for Furnished Condominiums
COLLECTIONS
Available upon request.