Chandra Bocci
b. 1979, Portland, Oregon
Education
2000 Studio Art Parsons School of Design New York Studio Program
New York, NY
1998-2000 Painting Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
Solo Exhibitions
2006 View Units, Boiling Points, and Unnatural Disasters,
Rock Paper Scissors Collective, Oakland, CA
2004 Bubble Speak, Haze Gallery, Portland, OR
2003 Epic, Orlo Gallery, Portland, OR
Animal, Regional Arts and Culture Council Installation Series, Portland, OR
2002 New Work, Disjecta Gallery, Portland, OR
2001 100% Garbage, Daydream, Portland, OR
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009 You Art What You Eat, Laura Thompson, curator.
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, MA
2007 High Five: Emerging Art in America, David Pagel, juror.
The CW Network Headquarters, Burbank, CA
2006 Oregon Biennial, Jennifer Gately, curator.
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
The Inside Game: A Selection from PDX Art Collections
Portland Art Center, Portland, OR
Fresh, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
2005 Fresh Trouble, Jeff Jahn, curator. Belmont, Portland, OR
Bent, Elizabeth Leach Satellite Space, Portland, OR
RAW, Reed College, Portland, OR
2004 The Locals Show, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR
2003 Second Cycle, Stephanie Snyder, curator. Core Sample, Portland, OR
Flush, Jennifer Rhoades, curator. Core Sample, Portland, OR
The Modern Zoo, Portland, Oregon
The Best Coast, Jeff Jahn, curator. Eastbank Lofts, Portland, OR
Cuts Like a Knife, Disjecta Gallery, Portland, OR
Alphabet Dress, Zeffery Throwell, curator. Portland, OR
2002 Dim Sum, a continuing Red76 Project, traveling/ongoing
Work, Center Space, Portland, OR
Northwest Documenta I: a biennial survey of regional avante-garde
Bush Barn Art Center, Salem, OR
Subscribe, Jaqueline Ehlis, curator. Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR
2001 Group Show, Regenerate Gallery, Portland, OR
SWOON, Villa Victoria, Boston, MA
2000 Final Exhibition, New York Studio Program, New York, NY
Grants/Awards
2003 Portland Building Installation Series
Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR
Guest Lectures/Workshops/Visiting Artist
2009 Kidspace, MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA
2006-2008 Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
2007 Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR
2007 Portland Community College, Portland, OR
2004-2007 Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
2005 Reed College, Portland, OR
2004 Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR
2004 University of Portland, Portland, OR
Collections
2006 Joel Leib
2005 Bonnie Serkin
Selected Bibliography
Vivian Hua, “Chandra Bocci”, interview/photospread, Redefine Magazine, Fall 2007, 22-25.
The CW Television Network, “High Five: Emerging Art in America”, exhibition catalogue, essay by David Pagel, 2007. 25, 57-58, 66.
Candace Taylor, “Eye Candy: Artists discover novel uses for gummy bears”, Columbia News Service, April 10, 2007.
Portland Art Museum, “2006 Oregon Biennial”, exhibition catalogue, essay by Jennifer Gately, 2006. 14, 26-27.
John Maynard, “Oregon: It’s that time of the Biennial”, Washington Post, July 16, 2006, P04.
Richard Speer, “Chandra Bocci”, WW Finder Magazine, 2006, 131.
Michael Workman, “Red76: Black Market Editions”, Zingmagazine, Winter 2005. 305.
Randy Gragg & Matthew Stadler, editors, “Core Sample: Portland Art Now”, exhibition catalogue, Clear Cut Press, 2004. 69, 175, 230-231, 322-323, 375-376.
Eva Lake, Interview, Artstar Radio Show, KPSU, October 24, 2004.
Jeff Jahn, “Something to Prove”, Modern Painters, Spring 2003. 44.
