Laurie Steelink
Born Phoenix, Arizona
Tribal affiliation: Akimel O'otham, Gila River Indian Community, Sacaton, Arizona
Education
1990
Master of Fine Arts, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
1986
Bachelor of Fine Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California
Solo & Two-person Exhibitions
2018
Coming into being; Gathering the Elder in Me, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, California. October 13–December 8, 2018
2011
Newborn, Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, California. Curated by Kristine McKenna. December 2, 2010–January 8, 2011
2003
Wild Kingdom, Eagle Rock Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California. Curated by Cindy Ojeda. June 6–27, 2003
2000
BETWEEN JOBS ETC., Vox Populi, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. December 1–January 7, 2001
1999
...and some stories with work by Shary Boyle and Laurie Steelink. Little Man with Hair All Over, The Khyber, A Centre for the Arts, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. May 1999
Selected Group Exhibitions
2021
Hermerica, Kleinhert/James Center of the Byrdcliffe Guild,Woodstock, New York. Curated by Carrie Feder. March 13–April 25, 2021
2020
The Naked Mind, Track 16 Gallery, Los Angeles, California. Curated by Georganne Deen. October 24–December 19, 2020
2019
Small works in Flux, Flux Art Space, Long Beach, California. December 7–21, 2019
Attempt to Raise Hell: 25 years of Track 16, Track 16 Gallery, Los Angeles, California. November 16–December 21, 2019
Didn’t you know what you were carrying on your back?, Rosalux, Berlin, Germany. Curated by Sean Meredith for Track 16 Gallery. June 7–23, 2019
Protecting Mother Earth, Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton, California. Curated by Rowan Harrison. March 9–April 28, 2019
2017
Cross Town Traffic, Manhattan Beach Art Center, Manhattan Beach, California. May 8–June 17, 2017
2016
Transnational Narrations: Paperworks, The Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila, The Philippines. Curated by Kevin Power and Monica Carballas. February 24–April 17, 2016
2014
Habit Forming: Makers that Matter, Cornelius Projects, San Pedro, California. August 23–December 13, 2014
2012
Transnational Narratives: Paperworks, Bangkok University Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. Curated by Kevin Power and Monica Carballas. November 21–December 13, 2012
Curatorial Exchange, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, California. Curated by Carl Berg. September 8–October 20, 2012
Artists X Architects, Joe’s Restaurant, Venice, California. Curated by Tibby Rothman. June 5–July 2012
2011
Monsters of Art, West Los Angeles College, Culver City, California. Curated by Doug Harvey. October 26–December 1, 2011
Role Reversal, Mount Saint Mary’s College, Los Angeles, California. Curated by Carl Berg. September 6–October 18, 2011
Chain Letter, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica, California. July 23–August 23
TEL-ART-PHONE, Beacon Arts Building, Inglewood, California. Curated by Matt Gleason. May 28–July 3, 2011
One Night Stand of Walpurgisnacht, Beacon Arts Building, Inglewood, California. April 30, 2011
The Archaic Revival, Las Cienegas Projects, Culver City, California. Curated by Dani Tull. January 29–February 26, 2011
2010
Stille Post: 7 curators/7 artists, Kinkead Contemporary, Culver City, California. July 31–August 21, 2010
Weight Perception, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco, California. Curated by Andrew Schoultz. July 17–August 7, 2010
Mannlicher CarcanoPlex Mach 01, PØST, Los Angeles, California. Curated by Doug Harvey. July 9, 2010
2008
“Some Paintings” The Third L.A. Weekly Annual Biennial, Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, California. Curated by Doug Harvey. January 12–February 16, 2008
2007
The Godfrey Daniels School of Charm Presents: The Powder Room, Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, California. Curated by Georganne Deen. April 21–May 19, 2007
2005
Drawn and Quartered, Eagle Rock Cultural Center, Eagle Rock, California. Curated by Cindy Ojeda. January 23–February 19, 2005
2002
Artspeaks: Not in Our Name. The Palace, Hollywood, California. May 12, 2002
2001
Capital Art: On the Culture of Punishment, Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, California. February 23–March 31, 2001
Ritual Revolution, Backhouse, North Hollywood, California. Curated by Audrey Power. October 18–November 9, 2001
1997
Fresh Popped, Plug In Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1994
A Night of a 1000 Drawings, Artists Space, New York, NY
1992
Salon of the Mating Spiders, Herron Test Site, Brooklyn, New York
1991
The Neurotic Art Show, Artists Space, New York, New York
Indian Markets
2021
Virtual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market, Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
2020
Virtual Santa Fe Indian Market organized by SWAIA (Southwest Association for Indian Arts). On-line. Santa Fe, New Mexico
Virtual American Indian Arts Marketplace, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, California
2019
American Indian Arts Marketplace, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, California
Santa Fe Indian Market, organized by SWAIA (Southwest Association for Indian Arts). Santa Fe, New Mexico. Accepted artist, unable to attend.
Selected Publications & Articles
2020
2019
“Protecting Mother Earth” Gives Voice to Native Artists. Newspaper article by Jesse La Tour, Fullerton Observer. March 10, 2009
2018
An Artist Finds What Was Lost Coming Into Being. Newspaper article by Andrea Serna, Arts and Culture Writer for Random Lengths News. October 25, 2018
Maintenant 12: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art. Published by Three Rooms Press, New York, NY
2014
Cornelius Projects: An Art Hub in San Pedro. On-line article by Shelly Leopold. KCET Artbound. September 15, 2004.
San Pedro: A Different Kind of Burgeoning Art Scene. Newspaper article by Evelyn McDonnell. LA Weekly. January 9, 2014
2012
Transitional Narratives: Paperworks. Exhibition catalogue. Published by Bangkok University Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
2010
'Stille Post: 7 Curators 7 Artists' at Kinkead Contemporary. Culture Monster, LA Times. August 13, 2010
2008
No quality control: LA's "Top 80" according to local critic Doug Harvey. Article. Artillery. Volume 2, number 4, March/April 2008.
2007
The Powder Room. Exhibition catalogue. Co-published by Smart Art Press, Santa Monica, California & Western Witch Publishing
2003
Manual. Publication. Edited by Alexandre Estrela and Scott Harrison, Litographia Amorim, Lisbon, Portugal
2001
Capital Art: On the Culture of Punishment. Exhibition catalogue. Published by Smart Art Press, Santa Monica, California
1999
Laurie Steelink: Clown Dog Pinspot #5. Artists book. Published by Smart Art Press, Santa Monica, California
1997
The Plug In HAROLD. Newsletter of Plug Inc. Published by Plug In Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. May 1997.
Childhood art raises punk images: Fresh Popped brings out confusion, fury and humor. Newspaper article. Saturday Free Press, Winnipeg, April 12, 1997
1994
Skin & Ink. Tattoo magazine. Flynt Publications, Beverly Hills, California. August 1994.
Selected Curatorial Projects
2019
Corny's Kaufhof, Cornelius Projects, San Pedro, California. March 2–April 7, 2019
2018
In a good way: A survey of Gatherings 1992–2017 & What does your land mean to you?: Photographs of Coastal Southern California Indigenous People by Tom Gugler, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, California. October 13–December 8, 2018
2017
From the Desert to the Sea: The Desolation Center Experience. Co-curated with Stuart Swezey, Mariska Leyssius and Craig Ibarra, Cornelius Projects, San Pedro, California. June 17–August 27, 2017
Standing Rock is Not Over! An exhibition to benefit the Water Protectors, Cornelius Projects, San Pedro, California. March 11–25, 2017
Chiaroscuro: Paintings by Candice Gawne, Cornelius Projects, San Pedro, California. November 6, 2016–January 22, 2017
2016
Here comes Fluxus, Track 16 Gallery, Culver City, California. April 30–June 4, 2016
2014
Second Thoughts San Pedro: Photographs from the San Pedro Bay Historical Society complemented with contemporary photographs and videos by Tim Maxeiner, Cornelius Projects, San Pedro, California. January 11–March1, 2014
2013
The mind of Joe Baiza: Paintings, drawings, photographs and artifacts, Cornelius Projects, San Pedro, California. October 26–December 21, 2013
2012
We got power! We survived the Pit: Hardcore Punk Scenes from 1980s Southern California, Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, California. September 8–October 20, 2012
2010
Mike Watt: Eye-Gifts from Pedro, Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, California. April 1–May 16, 2010
2009
The Hills are Alive, Circus Gallery, Los Angeles, California. October 21–November 28, 2009
2007
Johanna Went: Ablutions of a nefarious nature, Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, California. April 21–May 19, 2007
Awards
2021 Featured artist in Season 2 of the Kleefeld Museum's Art Encounter video series. Other artists include Robin Mitchell, Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio, Kio Griffith and Patrick Martinez. The series will be used to inspire art activities in the Museum's K-12 art education program, and Plugged-In Virtual Connections too. Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contmeporary Art Museum, California State University Long Beach
2020–21
Cultural Trailblazer, named by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles, California
Other Experience
2017–present
Core Committee Member, The Many Winters Gathering of Elders, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, California
2013–present
Founder, director & curator, Cornelius Projects, San Pedro, California
2002–2016
Director and curator at Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, California & Culver City, California
1995–2002
Registrar and curator at Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, California
1990–1995
Archivist at the Gilbert & Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Foundation, New York, New York
Studio Assistant to Fluxus artist Geoffrey Hendricks, New York, New York
Tattoo Artist, Brooklyn, New York
