Josh Eklow
josheklow@gmail.com
Education
MFA Intermedia – University of Iowa, Iowa City, May 2011.
MA Intermedia – University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA May 2010.
BA Cinema - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA May 2008.
Professional Experience
Wildcats Learning Center, Lab Facilitator. 2011-2012.
Intermedia 2, Instructor of record, Spring 2011.
Intermedia 1 (included performance, video, audio, and relational projects), Instructor of record, Fall 2010.
Web design consultant, David Davis and the Warrior River Boys, 2009-2010
Iowa City Senior Center Television, Director and Video Specialist, 2008-2011.
Awards
Best New Experimental Show – The Space Program. PATV
48-Hour Film Race. Third Place
The Blogging Scholarship (www.collegescholarships.org), finalist, 2010.
Iowa Arts Fellow, University of Iowa, 2008-2010 (tuition scholarship and stipend).
Public Service
The James Gang, Board of Directors, 2011-2012
Iowa City Senior Center, Instructor, 2009-2012.
PATV, Board of Directors, 2009-2012.
Associations:
Dadadeadada, drawing club, 2011-2012.
The Seagull Society, Founding member, former Dean, 2009-2012.
COGS, graduate student union, 2008-2011.
Exhibition History
2012
Rind Job. Group Exhibition – PS1, Iowa City.
KinetIC – Microscopic Cultures. Group Exhibition – Yotopia, Iowa City.
2011
Tresor Trové: Lost and Found, Flotsom and Jetsam. Group Exhibition – Ciné Lab, Athens GA
Elsewhere. Group Exhibition – PS1, Iowa City.
Monstrocity. Group Exhibition – GALERIE8, London.
SEMBLANCE: The Results of Faktura. Group Exhibition – SpaceCamp, Indianapolis.
48-Hour Film Race. Group Exhibition – Bijou, Iowa City
Graduate Art Congress Show. Group Exhibition – Market/Dubuque Space, Iowa City
talking about wanting to travel the world ;alskfj in spring, oh that’d be nice. Group Exhibition – PS1, Iowa City
2010
The Daily Palette . Online.
Works-In-Progress. Group exhibition. Porch Gallery, Iowa City.
Lamplit. Solo exhibition (as Space Camp). Iowa City.
Anti-Art. Group exhibition and performance at Public Space One, Iowa City.
MA Show. Group exhibition at Market-Dubuque, Iowa City.
The Faux Art Show. Group exhibition at Open Lot, Nashville.
Irrational Exuberance. Solo exhibition at The Porch Gallery, Iowa City.
Doctor Patient Confidentiality. Solo exhibition at The Porch Gallery, Iowa City.
2009
Super Long Play. Solo exhibition at The Porch Gallery, Iowa City.
Red Dot Rental. Online at Public Collectors (http://www.publiccollectors.org/).
Translations. Group exhibition at The Porch Gallery, Iowa City.
2008
Croatia Screenings. Group exhibition in Rijeka, Croatia
Incoming MFA Show. Group exhibition at The Ark, Iowa City.
Home Movies. Iowa City Experiemental Film Festival.
2007
Home Movies. Iowa City Experimental Film Festival.
The Daily Palette . Online.
Performance:
Fresh Expression: A Guide to Cultural Reclamation. Market/Dubuque Space, Iowa City
Graduate Art Congress Show. Market/Dubuque Space, Iowa City
talking about wanting to travel the world ;alskfj in spring, oh that’d be nice. PS1, Iowa City
Anti-Art, Public Space One, 2010.
SpaceShip1, Public Space One, (as Space Camp), 2010.
The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vaults, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Version 10, 2010.
Mr. Glitch and Mr. Fix, (as Space Camp) Arts Fest, 2010.
The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vaults, Public Space One, 2010.
The Gathering of the Gulls, Public Space One, 2009 – 2010 (monthly live storytelling).
Curation:
Free Bulletin Board, 2009-2010. Iowa City.
The Door Gallery, 2009-2010. Iowa City.
The Serious Show, (as Space Camp) 2010. Online.
Residencies:
Iowa City Summer Arts Residency, Session 1, 2009.
Press:
Seagull Society explores the art of storytelling, Riley Ubben, The Daily Iowan, March 24th, 2011.
Spotlight: A sense of play in art, Riley Ubben, The Daily Iowan, March 4th, 2011.
Parked Domain Girl Painting Giveaway — Internet-inspired Art Submissions, Urlesque, February 18th, 2011.
VeeGeePlus, February 9th, 2011.
Spotlight Iowa City: Outspokenly human on television, Hannah Kramer, The Daily Iowan, May 13th, 2010.
“Art w/o Borders”, Paul Sorenson, The Little Village, April 12th, 2010
This Graduate Life (KRUI 89.7): Guest, April 11th, 2010.
Alexandra Juhasz, “Irony is Ubiquitous: Estrangement’s Lost and Found on YouTube”, Keynote address, Avant-Docs, March 7th, 2009.
Artists use YouTube, Whitney Warne, The Daily Iowan, May 10th, 2008
Know the Score (KSUI 91.7): Guest, May 4th, 2007.
“Iowa Vlogs” on ‘The Daily Palette’: March 28th, 2007
Publication:
Diamond Dogs, short play, Heuer Publishing.
Performances:
University of Iowa from February 8-11th, 2007, as part of 8×10.
Horner Junior High, Fremont, CA, January 28th, 2008.
Santiago High School, Garden Grove, CA, February 9th, 2009.
Miami Beach Teen Club, Miami Beach, FL, September 1st, 2009.
Conferences and Presentations:
SpaceCamp Experiences Technical Difficulties, panel (Iowa Eyes). 13th Annual Jakobsen Graduate Conference.
Televised Torture in the Cable Wastelands, panel (Torment and Therapy: Perspectives on Polar Practices). 13th Annual Jakobsen Graduate Conference.
Gun Show: Becoming a Member of the Armed Society, panel (Meeting People is Easy). Works-In-Progress Festival. Iowa City 2010.
Iowa City Senior Center (Television)(and Beyond). Works-In-Progress Festival. Iowa City 2010.
Google Josh, panel (Hybrid Media), Faulconer Gallery. 2010.
The Reality of Love, presentation, 12th Annual James F. Jakobsen Graduate Conference. 2010.
Red Dot Rental, presentation, 11th Annual James F. Jakobsen Graduate Conference. (abstract). 2009.
ICSCTV’s “Linn Street Intergenerational Collective” ‐ Collaborative Television with University of Iowa Students and Iowa City Senior Citizens, presentation with Jonathan Rattner, 11th Annual James F. Jakobsen Graduate Conference. 2009.
Boomstick: Becoming a member of the armed society, panel (Documentation-in-Progress) Works-in-Progress Festival. Iowa City 2009.
Television:
The Smartest Iowan:
1st runner-up. Wednesday, February 18, 2009.
Guest host. Wednesday, April 29, 2009.
Fallout:
Guest star, February 22nd, 2009.
Radio:
VeeGeePlus (KRUI 89.7): DJ, producer, intern trainer, 2009-2011.
KCCK 88.3: Radio and social media internship, Summer 2010.
Whisk (KRUI 89.7): Guest and contributing producer, 2009.
Skills:
Wordpress
Blogger
YouTube
Microsoft Office suite
Adobe Creative Suite
DigiDesign Pro-tools
Logic
Soundtrack Pro
Final Cut Pro
DVD Studio Pro
Professional video equipment, with experience using lighting and sound equipment, and Canon GL2 and XH-A1 cameras.