Kelly Akashi
Born 1983, Los Angeles
Lives and works in Offenbach/Frankfurt am Main & Los Angeles



Education
 

2009-10 Gaststudentin, HfBK/ Staedelschule, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland
2006 BFA with Honors, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
2001 CSSSA at Cal Arts



Awards

2009 ASDF 100 $1 Grants
2006 Outstanding Servce, awarded by Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA


Selected Exhibitions and Performances

2009
Home Grown, Artillerie Projekte, Berlin, Germany
The Museum of Capitalism, Beta Haus, Berlin, Germany
Your Donations Do Our Work with Suzanne Lacy, Sweeney Art Gallery, Riverside, CA

2008
Omage08 with Suzanne Lacy, Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
C.O.L.A. with Suzanne Lacy, Barnsdall Art Park, Los Angeles, CA
Ocean Charter Auction, 1301 PE, Los Angeles, CA. Curated by Meg Cranston
South by Southwest (SXSW) Hydra Head Showcase, performance with Everlovely Lightningheart, Austin, TX

 

2007
Revolve: A Private Film Screening of Recent Work by Kelly Akashi, Apartment, Los Feliz, CA
Manifestations of Contemporary Art in Iran with Suzanne Lacy's "Stories of Work and Survival", Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Iran
Fast Forward, Brentwood Country Mart, Brentwood, CA. Curated by Simon Watson and Craig Hensala

WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution with Suzanne Lacy's "Stories of Work and Survival", MOCA, Los Angeles, CA

Additions, Kayo Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT. Curated by Jessica Minckley
 

2006

20/20, 18th St Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

Ovrcast Festival, performance with Everlovely Lightingheart, Los Angeles, CA

Bouroughs of Los Angeles, William Grant Still Art Center, Los Angeles, CA

Grrrls, 18th St Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

South by Southwest (SXSW) performance with Everlovely Lightningheart, Austin, TX

 

2005

Faith Coloccia and Kelly Akashi, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

Performance with Everlovely Lightingheart, The Knitting Factory, Los Angeles, CA

Performance with Everlovely Lightingheart, The Troubador, Los Angeles, CA

Salon Saloon, Los Angeles, CA. Curated by Richard Hertz and Ali Acerol, Otis College, Los Angeles, CA

 

2004

Manufactured Inspirato, performance with Everlovely Lightningheart, Chinatown, CA

The Belmont Tunnel, performance with Everlovely Lightningheart, Belmont Tunnel, Los Angeles, CA