PAIGE TIGHE
paigemarie@gmail.com
http://sustainartpaige.yolasite.com/
ARTIST, TEACHER, CURATOR, AND PRODUCTION MANAGER
EDUCATION
2010 MFA Public Practice, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
2004 BA Studio Art and Art History, University of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MN
2003 Arts and Culture Study, School of International Training Accra, Ghana
2002 Level 2 Language Certificate, Universita di Straneri a Perugia, Perugia, Italy
EMPLOYMENT
April 2013-present
Artist traveling "Walk with ME" project. Published first Artist Book June 25, 2013.
July 2012–March 2013
Communication Arts Office Manager, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
Produced guest lectures including coordinating travel and accommodations
Managed all communications with faculty and students, contracts, honoraria, budget and purchase requisitions
Promoted department online through social media and the school’s website
2012–2013
Visiting Artist Critic for MFA Fine Art, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
Meeting with MFA graduate students in regular studio visits to discuss their work
2010–2012
Curatorial Fellow, Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
Produced exhibition openings, workshops, and symposiums, including the “Still Doin’ It: Fannin’ the Flames of the Woman’s Building” symposium
Assisted with budget maintenance, maintained office records, and database of permissions for 300+ images for publications
Assisted with installation of exhibitions
Prepared artist agreements, condition reports, loan agreements, and purchase orders
Assisted in all curatorial tasks (archive visits, checklist, production of events, communications) for the exhibition Doin’ It in Public: Feminism and Art at the Woman’s Building, part of the Getty’s Initiative Pacific Standard Time
2010–2011 Assistant Teacher/Mentor, Integrated Learning, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
Kite Making class, assisted Tom Van Sant
Mentor for Rise Above Plastics (2 sections)
2009-2010 Teaching Assistant, Environmental Design Studio, Integrated Learning, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
Developed lesson plans, documented projects, and taught classes
Led online teaching modules to enhance the effectiveness of classes
CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE
2012
Invoking LA…, Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
Presented the work of seven artists who use the fast-cut editing techniques and formats of reality TV shows, commercials, and music videos in an effort to summon the divine
Room Nature, Otis College of Art and Design Gallery, Custom Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
Hotel room turned gallery turned back into a hotel room…made of art work
2011
This Little Piggy…, Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Looked at alternative consumer culture through objects of resistance and reflection
Venice Art Night, Danny’s Deli, Venice Art Crawl, Venice, CA
Curation of two video reels
EXHIBITIONS
2014
July-August
Walker Open Fields
Walk with Me Walks
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
2013
June 29
Walk with ME
Fox Egg Gallery
Minneapolis
Feb 2
(Freaks of) Nature is Sexy
Group show of Drawings, Sculpture, Painting and Photography
1916 Venice Gallery
2010
Actions, Conversations, and Intersections with Suzanne Lacy
Barnsdall Municipal Art Gallery
Installation of Laton Project
Produced video of interviews for exhibit
High Noon
Bolsky Gallery
Group Show of Contemporary Video Works
Designed Poster for Exhibit
2009
18th Street Art Night
Showcase of Laton Project through video, outdoor projections, and large-scale photographs
Assistant Producer of Project
2008
December
joysparks & talismans
Amazon Bookstore, Minneapolis, MN
Portraits made out of fiber materials shown with paintings by Andrea Deese
2006
April
Transformations
at Middle East through Out of the Blue Gallery
Mixed media painting on the theme of transformation. Transforming painting through the use of non-traditional mediums and in content transforming the self
PERFORMANCE
2013
September 2012-Present
"Walk with ME"
Hand Holding/Walking performance. Started in LA, travelled to 9 cities on the East Coast. Next stop Half Moon Bay, California. Then Europe.
July 12-13
"LABOR-ation" in "New Shoes #3" at Highways Performance Space
Directed and performed in 10 minute experimental
Santa Monica
April 13
Ben Maltz Gallery
SOUNDSCAPESSSSSZZZZZZ
Ambient Sound Performance for Opening of "This Side of the 405"
Los Angeles
2012
September 1
Long Beach Soundwalk
"In Search of the Miraculous 3"
our homage to Bas Jan Ader; Mobile Karaoke unit performance
May 12
EAT.DRINK.ART
“Participant”Performance
Barnsdall Art Park, Los Angeles
April 13-14
Rachel Rosenthal Workshop Performance
Two Duets by Elizabeth Yochim and Paige Tighe
2011
Oct 2
Trepass Parade
Collaboration with West of Rome and the Getty
part of the Pacific Standard Time initiative
Pedestal & the All Girl Band as performers with our Pop Kart
Oct 1
Long Beach Soundwalk
Mobile Karaoke unit performance
September 9
Public Practice BootCamp at 18th Street Art Center
Mo’ Money Mo Problems: Financial Ruin with Pedestal & the All Girl Band Participatory Karaoke Event
Feb 26
Pow
Vox Performance at Craftswomanhouse
Pedestal and the All Girl Band performance Pop song cheerleading
Feb 19
Life? During Wartime
Kristi Engle Gallery
Pedestal and the All Girl Band performance Participatory Karaoke event
2010
August 14
Chaos Confounded
Highways Performance Space
Solo Performance in fundraiser created by Barbara T Smith
Aug 5-6
NOW Festival 2010: Week Three
RedCat
Dancer in Hana van der Kolk’s Solo "Once More, Again, One"
choreographed tasks turn cliché metaphors into a poetic landscape of movement, sound and unexpected associations
May 27
Nor Or: A Collective of Chakra Practices for the Full Moon Pieter PASD Directed by Carol MacDowell
With Jerri Allyn, Mariel Carranza, Simone Gad, Candice Lin, Carol McDowell, Nancy Popp, and Christine Suarez
Jan 21
Mushroom Dance, for FungiFest2010,”
event for “A.I.R.-Machine Project
Dancer in dance choreographed by Hana von der Kolk for Mushroom Night at the Hammer
2009
Nov 21
MOCA 30th Anniversary Performance with My Barbarian
Performer/Dancer, performed three dances under the direction of Hana von der Kolk, and Dancer in Finale for My Barbarian
August
Hold Your Mud, L.A., Highways Performance Space Performance by Barbara t Smith,
Performer and Slide Show Conductor
May
Beach Groove
Participant in Christine Suarez’s public group dance From Venice to the Santa Monica Pier
COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY ART PROJECTS
2010
Dancing in Public Parks: Ozone Park and Baldwin Hills Overlook, Santa Monica and Culver City, CA
Collaboration with Christine Suarez
Movement explorations in public space with Rebecca Alson-Milkman, Ally Voye and Elizabeth Yochim
Portable Cities Projects Residency, LACE, Hollywood, CA
Organized an 8 month movement workshop series with local dancers and artists in collaboration with Jules Rochelle
Led two workshops
POP: Pedestal & The All Girl Band, 18th Street Art Night, Santa Monica, CA
Karaoke interventions at the grounds of 18th Street’s next Art Night.
Karaoke Mixed Tape: Pedestal & The All Girl Band, Barnsdall Gallery, Hollywood, CA
Produced a karaoke party as part of the Actions, Conversations, and Intersections show
2008-2009
Reunion: Reunión/Laton Live, Laton, CA and Los Angeles, CA
Production Manager for nine-month community collaborative directed by Suzanne Lacy
Managed team of eight artists in organizing workshops, art projects, video shoots, and events with the community of Laton, CA
Assistant Producer of Laton Live, the culminating event including large performances and live music, directed by Suzanne Lacy
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Basic knowledge of Italian and Spanish
Proficient in Adobe Design Suite, Microsoft Suite, Final Cut Pro, WordPress, Quick Books, web content management
PUBLICATIONS/REVIEWS
Walk with ME Artist Book published June 2013
Itty Bitty Rituals:Holding Hands from Coast to Coast
http://ittybittyjourneys.com/2013/03/19/holding-hands/
This Side of the 405 Blog
https://blogs.otis.edu/freewaystudies/this-side-of-the-405/paige-tighe/
Invoking LA review:
http://www.laweekly.com/2012-07-19/art-books/signify-sanctify-believe-otis-tanya-rubbak-claire-cronin-adam-overton-art-ssb/
Laton Live Review:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/04/laton-california.html
REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST