Ilysia Brynne Van Deren
b. 1989 in Phoenix, Arizona
Currently based in Seattle, Washington
ilysia.vanderen@gmail.com
Education
2012 - B.F.A. in Photomedia, University of Washington, Seattle
2010 - Studio Art Program, University of Washington Rome Center, Italy
Exhibitions & Installations
2017
Pleasure Escape Solo exhibition and site specific installation at The Vestibule, Seattle, WA
Wider than you thought possible Site specific installation for Storefronts Seattle, Seattle, WA
2016
light/dark Solo exhibition at Beats & Bohos, Seattle, WA
Trust Exercises Exhibition with Angel Sta. Teresa, Caffe Vita, Seattle, WA
2015
FLING! Pop-up Art Show Black Lodge, Seattle, WA
2014
Are My Cracks Showing? NEPO 5k Don't Run 2014, Seattle, WA
selfie: here & now Columbia City Gallery's 9th Annual Juried Exhibit, Seattle, WA
2013
Interpersonal Group exhibition with Danielle Comeaux and Joana Stillwell, SOIL Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
Fuck Hot Art Wet City Pop-Up Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2012
Hullaballoon Seattle Storefronts Collaborative Installation with Danielle Comeaux, Joana Stillwell, and Yael Nov. Publix Hotel, Seattle, WA
Bouquet: Found or forgotten Paper Hammer Gallery, Seattle, WA
Long Shot 2012 PCNW Group Exhibition, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA
How-To, University of Washington Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA
2011
Present Group exhibition, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA. Juried by Marisa C. Sanchez, Assistant Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Seattle Art Museum
Summer Juried Show Group exhibition, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA. Juried by Alison Milliman, founder of MadArt and member of the University of Washington School of Art Board and University of Washington Foundation
Surveil Exhibition with Yael Nov, Parnassus Cafe and Gallery, Seattle, WA
2010
Doppio Group exhibition, Palazzo Pio, Rome, Italy
Press & Publications
The Seattle Times, January 2018
Catcall: vol.7 "Thrive", Fall 2017
IRIS Zine published by The Blush Room in collaboration with Violet Strays, 2016
NEPO 5k Don’t Run City Arts Online
Bricolage, University of Washington's Literary & Visual Arts Journal, Issue 32, 2014
Work Experience
Beginning Embroidery workshop instructor, The Process Studio, July 2017
Beginning Embroidery workshop instructor, Beats & Bohos, December 2016
University of Washington Photomedia Lab, Photo Monitor, January 2012 - August 2015
Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, Communications Intern, June 2011 - December 2011