EDUCATION
2022 MFA in New Genres, Columbia University, New York, NY
2017 BFA with Distinction, California College of the Arts, Individualized Honors Program, Oakland, CA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 TBA, SPACES, Cleveland, OH
2024 TBA, Wells Collage, Ithaca, NY
2024 TBA, Fragment Gallery, New York, NY
2022 Nothing Under Heaven, George Segal Gallery, Montclair, NJ
2018 Surface Tension, Center for Sex and Culture, San Francisco, CA
2017 Emergence, Isabelle Percy West Gallery, Oakland, CA
2016 Proximity, New Orleans Community Print Shop Gallery, New Orleans, LA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 TBA, Pacific Standard Time, ICA Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (forthcoming)
2023 TBA, Laura Gallery, Houston, TX
2023 TBA, Galerie du Montparnasse, Paris, FR (forthcoming)
2023 Downbeat, Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, NY
2023 Two Grains of Wheat, curated by Sara Reisman, 601 Artspace, New York, NY
2022 Impressions of the Flowers Themselves, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York, NY
2022 Cultivating, Marli Matsumoto Gallery, São Paulo, BR
2022 Otherwise, Half Gallery, New York, NY
2022 Columbia University Summer Show, ChaShaMa, New York, NY
2022 Last Night, Hot Bed Gallery, Philadelphia, PN
2022 From Confucious To Christ, Yeh Art Gallery, Queens, NY
2022 Visual Arts Thesis Exhibition, Wallach Gallery, New York, NY
2022 IN TIME, Zaz 10 Times Square, New York, NY
2021 Columbia MFA Summer Exhibition, ChaShaMa, New York, NY
2021 To Sometimes Disappear, NARS, Brooklyn, NY
2021 It Was All Very Queer, St. Louis Artist Guild, St. Louis, MO
2021 In Response, The Jewish Museum, New York, NY
2021 Columbia MFA First Year Exhibition, TBA, New York, NY
2020 FLAME OF A FIRE, Stellar Projects, New York, NY
2020 Existimos, Proyecto Galería, Mexico City, CDMX
2020 Wicked, SUM Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2020, Columbia MFA Online First Year Exhibition, Art & Education, New York, NY
2019 Love, Actually, Humble Arts Foundation, New York, NY
2019 Dynasty, PS122 Gallery, curated by Sara Reisman and Christopher Ho, New York, NY
2019 Juried Photography Exhibition, Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ
2019 In This Body of Mine, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI
2019 Solo Show[down], Fort Worth Art Center, Fort Worth, TX
2019 Riot, DeStudio, Antwerp, BE
2019 Alma Mater: Methods, Hubble Street Galleries at California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA 2019 SUBLIMATION: Queer Galaxies, Stellar Projects, New York, NY
2019 On Site, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2019 The Other is You, BRIC, Brooklyn, NY
2018 Seasons Change, The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
2018 Endless Biennial: Optimism, curated by Lukaza Branfman Verissimo, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Project Space, New York, NY
2018 Our Souls To Keep, curated by Lissa Rivera, Field Projects, New York, NY
2018 4th Annual Juried Exhibition, LA ArtCore, Los Angeles, CA
2018 It’s Time, curated by Anuradha Vikram, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA
2018, Dressed, Paul Robeson Galleries at Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
2018 It Went Like This: The Skyline Was Beautiful On Fire, curated by Meg Onli, Alumni Hall Gallery at Vermont College of Fine Art, Montpelier, VT
2018 Introductions, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Drivers, Impulsers, Human Resources Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Open House: Clifford Owens Seminar, Curated by Clifford Owens, Denniston Hill, Woodridge, NY
2017 Pressing On, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
2017 Commencement Exhibition, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2017 Etchings, Blattner Print Studio, Oakland, CA
2017 We’re Still Working, SOMArts, San Francisco, CA
2016 Nothing Is Exceptional/Everything Is Exceptional, College Avenue Galleries, Oakland, CA
2016 Flexible Horizons: Bodies in Transit, National Queer Arts Festival, Qulture Collective, Oakland, CA
2015 In Residence: Our Gallery is Your Living Room, Oliver Art Center, Oakland, CA
2014 This Exhibition is Trans-Friendly, North Gallery, Oakland, CA
2014 Science in the Studio, College Avenue Galleries, Oakland, CA
SCREENINGS
2023 The AllTogether Clubhouse, a non-profit project co-hosted by The Community Paris, Tom of Finland Foundation and Diesel, New York City, NY
2021 The Jewish Museum, New York City, NY
2020 ONE Archives, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
2017 San Francisco Transgender Film Festival, San Francisco, CA
2016 National Queer Arts Festival, Oakland, CA
SELECTED PERFORMANCES
2022 George Segal Gallery at Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
2022 George Segal Gallery at Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
2022 Wallach Gallery, New York, NY
2022 Wallach Gallery, New York, NY
2020 Leslie-Lohman Museum, New York, NY
2019 Stellar Projects, SUBLIMATION NYC, New York, NY
2018 Itinerant Performance Art Festival, New York, NY
2018 Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions for Guillermo Gómez-Peña & La Pocha Nostra, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2017 Denniston Hill, Woodridge, NY
2017 SOMArts, San Francisco, CA
2016 California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
2014 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts for Gabriella Davis, San Francisco, CA
ARTIST TALKS
2023 ‘Leslie-Lohman Museum: Recent Commissions - Stamatina Gregory in conversation with Amelia Bande and Joseph Liatela’, the AllTogether Clubhouse, a non-profit project co-hosted by The Community Paris, Tom of Finland Foundation and Diesel, New York City, NY
2022 On Hope and Absence - A Dialogue between exhibiting artist Joseph Liatela and scholar Tavia Nyong’o of Yale University, George Segal Gallery, Montclair, NJ
2022 Art Forum: Joseph Liatela in conversation with Jesse Bandler Firestone, George Segal Gallery, Montclair, NJ
2022 Community Roundtable, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
2020 Artist Talk with Jeanne Vaccaro, ONE Archives at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
2020 Joseph Liatela in Conversation with Brendan Fernandes, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley CA
2020 Artist Talk for In The Studio series, Paul Robeson Galleries at Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
2020 Virtual Artist Talk, Proyectos de Residencia y Galeria MX, Mexico City, CDMEX
2019 Panelist, Queer Galaxies, Stellar Projects, New York, NY
2019 Site Visit, New York Arts Practicum, New York, NY
2018 Artist Talk, Kunstraum LLC, Brooklyn, NY
2018 Artist Talk at Opening Reception, Paul Robeson Galleries at Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
2018 Visiting Artist Site Visit, New York Arts Practicum, New York, NY
2018 Artist Talk with Julian Carter, Center for Sex and Culture, San Francisco, CA
2017 Guest Critic/Lead Discussant, ONE + ONE + TWO Collective, San Francisco, CA
2017 Representation, Public Fantasy, and the Transgender Body, Sacramento State University, Sacramento, CA
2017 Representation, Public Fantasy, and the Transgender Body Sacramento City College, Sacramento, CA
2015 Panelist, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
AWARDS/GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS
2022 Van Lier Artist Fellowship, New York, NY
2022 Artist Grant, New York, NY
2021 Foundwork Art Prize, Finalist
2021 St. Louis Artist Guild, Exhibition Prize: Second Place, St. Louis, MO
2020 NARS Foundation, US-Based Artist Fellowship, Brooklyn, NY
2020 Artist Grant, New York, NY, Finalist
2020 Digital Media Fellowship, Columbia University, New York, NY
2020 Teaching Assistant Fellowship, Columbia University, New York, NY
2019 Digital Media Fellowship, Columbia University, New York, NY
2019 Artist Grant, New York, NY, Finalist
2019 Vermont Studio Center Fellowship, Johnson VT
2019 Mary E. Hofstetter Legacy Scholarship for Excellence in Visual Arts, Banff, AB
2018 Wassaic Project Visual Arts Fellowship, Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
2018 Denniston Hill Visual Artist Fellowship, Denniston Hill, Monticello, NY
2017 Zellerbach Family Foundation Community Arts Grant, San Francisco, CA
2017 Vermont Studio Center Merit Award, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2017 Honors with Distinction, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
2017 Juror’s Pick Award, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
2011 Mills Student Leadership Award, Mills College, Oakland, CA
RESIDENCIES
2023 Fire Island Artist Residency, New York, NY
2022 Smack Mellon Studio Program, Brooklyn, NY
2021 NARS fellowship, Brooklyn, NY
2019 Vermont Studio Center Fellowship, Johnson, VT
2019 Banff Centre Distributed Identities, Full Scholarship, Banff, AB
2018 Wassaic Project, Visual Arts Fellowship, Wassaic, NY
2018 Denniston Hill, Visual Artist Fellowship, Woodridge, NY
2018 La Pocha Nostra Performance Seminar, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Vermont Studio Center, Merit Scholarship, Johnson, VT
2017 Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
2017 Denniston Hill Clifford Owens Seminar, Woodridge, NY
2017 Signal Fire Arts, Portland, OR
2016 New York Arts Practicum, New York, NY
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Colucci, Emily, “God Is on the Dance Floor in Joseph Liatela’s “Nothing Under Heaven””. Filthy Dreams, 05 December, 2022. https://filthydreams.org/2022/12/05/god-is-on-the-dance-floor-in-joseph-liatelas-nothing-under-heaven/
Barragán, Carlos, “Joseph Liatela ’22 Presents His First Solo Museum Exhibition ‘Nothing Under Heaven’”. Columbia University School of the Arts, 19 October, 2022. https://arts.columbia.edu/news/joseph-liatela-22-presents-his-first-solo-museum-exhibition-nothing-under-heaven
Billy Anania, “What Does Spiritual Diversity Mean in Contemporary Art?.” Hyperallergic, 22 June, 2022. https://hyperallergic.com/738006/what-does-spiritual-diversity-mean-in-contemporary-art/
Billy Anania, “Highlights From Columbia University’s MFA Thesis Exhibition.” Hyperallergic, 18 May, 2022. https://hyperallergic.com/732734/highlights-from-columbia-university-mfa-thesis-exhibition-may-2022/
Hana Gallagher and William Gee, “Columbia’s Sound and Visual Arts Thesis 2022 Exhibition showcases the work of the 2022 MFA graduating class.” Columbia Spectator, 17 May, 2022, https://www.columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-entertainment/2022/05/17/columbias-sound-and-visual-arts-thesis-2022-exhibition-showcases-the-work-of-the-2022-mfa-graduating-class/
“Unique Exhibition of Columbia Artwork Projected in Times Square.” Columbia University School of the Arts, 02 February, 2022, https://arts.columbia.edu/news/unique-exhibition-columbia-artwork-projected-times-square
Daniel J. Sander, “The Landscape Continues Outside of its Frame,” Leslie-Lohman Journal: The Archive, no. 69 (December 2021): 10.
“Joseph Liatela: Passage,”EMERGENCY INDEX: AN ANNUAL DOCUMENT OF PERFORMANCE PRACTICE, Vol. 9. United States, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2020.
“In The Studio with Multidisciplinary Artist Joseph Liatela.” Paul Robeson Galleries. 23 September, 2020, https://paulrobesongalleries.expressnewark.org/2020/09/23/in-the-studio-with-multidisciplinary-artist-joseph-liatela/
“First-Year MFA Exhibition • Columbia University School of the Arts.” Art & Education. 15 July, 2020, https://www.artandeducation.net/exhibitions/340004/first-year-mfa-exhibition
“Artforum Spotlight.” Artforum. 1 July, 2020, https://www.artforum.com/spotlight-programs/columbia-university-83351?idx=45&idx=0
Cassell, Dessane Lopez. “Queer Art Workers Reflect: Joseph Liatela Is Thinking About the Future of Queer Bars.” Hyperallergic, 23 June, 2020, https://hyperallergic.com/572707/joseph-liatela-future-of-queer-bars/.
“Current Student Joseph Liatela '21 in Group Photography Exhibit, 'Love, Actually'.” Columbia University School of the Arts, 18 April, 2020, https://arts.columbia.edu/news/current-student-joseph-liatela-21-group-photography-exhibit-love-actually
Small, Zachary. “The Art World Reinvents Itself Under Quarantine.” ArtNews, 30 March, 2020, https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-world-quarantine-layoffs-1202682378/
“Conversations with Artists in Art Getting Art: Joseph Liatela.” Columbia University School of the Arts, 06 December 2019, https://arts.columbia.edu/news/conversations-artists-art-getting-art-joseph-liatela
“Feminismos: Mi Parto.” Revista De La Universidad De México, 04 November 2019, https://www.revistadelauniversidad.mx/articles/81a9acce-79d8-4c74-95c6-794a9a9a599f/mi-parto
“Student Spotlight: Joseph Liatela.” Columbia University School of the Arts, 09 October 2019, https://arts.columbia.edu/news/student-spotlight-joseph-liatela
“Artist In Residence Interview: Joseph Liatela.” The Wassaic Project, 20 May 2019, https://www.wassaicproject.org/artists/artist-profiles/list/joseph-liatela
Robinson, Kate. “The Poetry Brothel Problem.” SF MOMA’s Open Space, 4 Oct. 2018, https://openspace.sfmoma.org/2018/10/the-poetry-brothel-problem/
"Q&A: Joseph Liatela & Dorothy Santos." Strange Fire Collective, 1 Feb. 2018, http://www.strangefirecollective.com/qa-jl-ds
Seikaly, Roula. “A Personal Transformation Becomes Public in ‘Surface Tension’.” KQED Arts, 23 Jan. 2018, https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2018/01/23/surface-tension-joseph-liatela-center-for-sex-and-culture/
Small, Zachary. “These Trans and Queer Artists Are Challenging Popular Notions of Strength.” Artsy, 17 Oct. 2017, https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-trans-artists-challenging-popular-notions-strength
Seikaly, Roula. “Oft-Maligned Sex Workers Defy Judgement in ‘We’re Still Working’.” KQED Arts, 1 Feb. 2017, https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/02/01/on-and-off-our-backs-were-still-working-the-art-of-sex-work-at-somarts/
“We’re Still Working Interview: Joseph Liatela.” SomArts, Jan. 2017, \http://www.somarts.org/josephliatelaartistinterview/
Burke, Sarah. “We’re Still Working: The Art of Sex Work At SOMArts.” East Bay Express, 24 Jan. 2017, https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/were-still-working-the-art-of-sex-work/Content?oid=5091309
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2021 “Arts & Culture,” Trans Bodies Trans Selves, Ikaika Gleisburg, ed. (New York, NY: Oxford University Press
2020 “Intersectionality In The Studio”, Leslie Lohman Journal, Gonzalo Casals and Riya Lerner, eds. (New York, NY: Leslie Lohman Museum, 2020): 30-31.