born 1974 in Wheeling, West Virginia
lives and works in New York

2001 MFA, School of Visual Arts, New York
1999 BFA, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL


Solo exhibitions

2010
Centro de Arte Contemporáneo La Conservera, Ceutí / Spain (15.7. – 23.10.)
Meet the Eye, Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin
Meet the Eye, Francesca Kaufmann, Milan

2009
The Singles: 1999 – Now, Contemporary Art Center New Orleans, New Orleans
Aïda Ruilova, The Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
The Singles: 1999 – Now, Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, Cleveland
The Singles: 1999 – Now, Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff (cat.)

2008
The Singles: 1999 – Now, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis,
St. Louis (cat.)
Sketch Gallery, London
two-timers, Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin

2007
Lulu, Salon 94 Freemans, New York
The Silver Globe, The Kitchen, New York

2006
Vilma Gold, London
Countdowns, Galleria Francesca Kaufman, Milan

2005
Lets Go, Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, New York
Endings, Franklin Art Works, Minneapolis

2004
Projektrum: Aïda Ruilova, Galleri Charlotte Lund, Stockholm
Lets Go, The Moore Space, Miami

2003
Untitled, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York

2002
Come to Life, Salon 94, in collaboration with Artemis Greenberg, Van Doren Gallery, New York

2000
White Room, White Columns, New York


Selected group exhibitions

2010
Haunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/Performance, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum,
New York (26.3. – 5.11.)
Art in the Auditorium 2, Ballroom Marfa, Marfa
Art in the Auditorium, Whitechapel Gallery, London

2009
amor fati, Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin
Las líneas de la mano, Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City
Warehouse of Horrors, curated by Benjamin Fallon, Studio Warehouse Glasgow 3,
a presentation by the EMBASSY gallery, Glasgow (cat.)
Black Mondays, curated by Thomas Mc. Donell, Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts, New York
Slightly Unbalanced, Huntington Museum of Art / Paul & Lulu Hilliard Art Museum, Lafayette, LA (cat.)
From The Archives: 40 Years, 40 Projects, White Columns, New York

2008
Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967, Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami / Museum of
Contemporary Art, Montreal (cat.)
That’s The Way It Is, Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin (cat.)
Tarantula, Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Milan
Slightly Unbalanced, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago (cat.)

2007
Performa07 - The Second Biennial of New Visual Art Performance, New York
Exhibitionsm, Bard Hessel Museum, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (cat.)
Fantastisk Filmfestival, Lund, Sweden
Between two deaths, ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe (cat.)
2nd Moscow Biennale, Moscow
Pale Carnage, Arnolfi, Bristol and Dundee Contemporary Art Center, Dundee
Köln Show 2, European Kunsthalle, Cologne (cat.)
Pensée Sauvage, Kunstverein Frankfurt, Frankfurt / M. (cat.)

2006
Six Feet Under, Kunstmuseum Bern, Bern
Von Mäusen und Menschen, 4. Berlin Biennale für zeitgenössische Kunst, Berlin (cat.)
Mixed Emotions, curated by Tami Katz-Freiman, Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa, Israel
Uncertain States of America, Bard Hessel Museum, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

2005
Uncertain States of America, curated by Gunnar B. Kvaran, Daniel Birnbaum, and Hans Ulrich Obrist,
Astrup Fearnley Museum for Moderne Kunst, Oslo
Rock Music, Center and Gallery P74, Ljubljana
Kelly Nipper - Aïda Ruilova, Galleria Francesca Kaufmann, Milan
Marking Time, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles
Greater New York 2005, PS1 Contemporary Art Center, New York (cat.)
RE-IMAGINING HER, University Film Series, California State University, Chico, CA
Reverse Engineers, Carnegie Art Center, North Tonawanda, NY
The Difference Between You and Me, Ian Potter Museum, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
IRREDUCIBLE: Contemporary Short Form Video, 1995-2005, CCA Wattis Institute, San Francisco / Miami Art Central
Museum, Miami / Bronx Museum, New York

2004
Phillip: Divided by Lightning, Deitch Projects, New York with John Connelly presents Movimento/Movimenti,
curated by Francesco Bonami, in association with la Biennale di Venezia, Venice
Me, Myself & I, University Galleries, Florida / Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
Black and White, Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, New York
Eflux Video Rental, Eflux, New York
Beginning Here: 101 Ways, Visual Arts Gallery, School of Visual Arts, New York
The Sixth Annual Altoids Curiously Strong Collection, Pennsylvania
Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia
Supernatural, Zurcher Gallery, Paris
Collector’s Cabinet, Marc Selwyn, Los Angeles
Disturbing the Peace, Danese Gallery, New York
It's about memory, curated by Simon Watson, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago
Whitney Biennial 2004, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (cat.)
I, Assassin, curated by Slater Bradley, Wallspace, New York
Suspended State, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Possessed, Western Bridge, Seattle

2003
Unplugged, Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea di Trento, Trento
Strange Days, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago / Harn Musem, Gainesville
From the Flat Files, Ramp Gallery, Waikoto Institute of Technology, Hamilton, New Zealand
Clandestines, 50th La Biennale de Venezia, Venice
Prague Biennale, Prague
The Lengths, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
New Museum at Field Day, New York
I See A Darkness, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles

2002
Teenage Rebel: The Bedroom Show, John Connelly Presents, New York
Videodrome II, The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York
Monitor II, Gagosian Gallery, New York
Altered States, Stefan Stux Gallery, New York

2001
Downtown Arts Festival, New York
Special Projects, PS1 Contemporary Art Center, New York
Casino 2001, Stedelijk Museum Kunst Gent (S.M.A.K), Gent

2000
Collectors Choice, Exit Art, New York

1999
LIFER, Cardozo School of Law, Rove, New York
Hi-8, Museu Nacional de Historia Natural, Lisbon


Projects

2004
Videokunst: Geist, Gemeinschaft und Tschai, Locus, Athens
artFORCE, Plum TV, Art Production Fund/Yvonne Force Inc.

2003
Impakt Festival 2003, Central Museum, Utrecht
Images Festival, Toronto
Video Program, School of Visual Arts, New York

2002
The Dialogue, film/video screenings and discussion, Thomas Erben Gallery, New York

2001
Impakt Festival 2002, Central Museum, Utrecht

2000
Stichting Lazymarie Video Fest, The Netherlands
Kill Rock Stars Video Compilation #2, music video for band Deerhoof

1999
Slattery for Ungdom, Alva, album, Menlo Park Recordings, New York

1997
Fair-Haired Guillotine, Alva, Compact disc, Avant, New York
New Directors / New Films, Museum of Modern Art, Alva, soundtrack for animated feature film
“Calendar the Siamese” by Lewis Klahr

1996
7th Annual Independent Filmmakers Night, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL