Sena Clara Creston

Education
2012      MFA Electronic Arts Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
2005      BFA with Honors Photography and Imaging New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY 

Solo Exhibitions
2025      Fortitude, Canyon Country Community Center, Santa Clarita, CA
2025      Fortitude, Dragongfly Art Gallery, Chicago, IL 2024
          Fortitude, Decagon Gallery Online
2021      Extraction, Allied Arts Online, Richland, WA 
2020      Prologue I, SSU Gallery Online, Rohnert Park, CA 
2012      Machinescape, RPI, Troy, NY
2006      Insideouthouse, The General Store, IA
          Night Lights, PLP Gallery, New York, NY

Duo Exhibitions
2017      Semilla Besada, Candy Gallery, Kennewick, WA
2015      The Shooting Gallery, Horse Heaven Hills, WA
2013      October People, WSU Tri-Cities Art Center, Richland, WA

Performances
2018      March Fox, Emerald of Siam, Richland, WA
          March Fox, Uptown Theater, Richland, WA
          March Fox, Space Camp, Ford, WA
          March Fox, Georgetown Music, Seattle, WA
          March Fox, The Glow Garden, Richland, WA
          March Fox, Emerald of Siam, Richland, WA
2017      March Fox, The Emerald of Siam, Richland, WA
          March Fox, Confluent, Richland, WA
          March Fox, The Emerald of Siam, Richland, WA
          March Fox, Tryst, Portland, OR
          March Fox, Drewboy Creative, Richland, WA
          March Fox, The Catipillar Cafe, Richland, WA
2016      March Fox, Georgetown Music, Seattle, WA
          March Fox, The Emerald of Siam, Richland, WA
          March Fox, Liberation Bikes, Richland, WA
          March Fox, Metalwolf, Richland, WA
          March Fox, Confluent, Richland, WA
          March Fox, Drewboy Creative, Richland, WA
          March Fox, The Doodle Pad, Olympia, WA
          March Fox, Paper Street, Richland, WA
2014      Ask & Embla, Richland, WA
2012      Ask & Embla, Troy Bike Rescue, Troy, NY
2011      Ask & Embla, Troy Bike Rescue, Troy, NY
2010      Ask & Embla, Breuer Falls, Brooklyn, NY
          Ask & Embla, Northeast Kingdom, Brooklyn, NY

Grants, Fellowships, Honors, and Awards
2024      Sheridan Prize for Experimental Art Juror’s Choice, San Francisco, CA
          Rbhu Gives Back Finalist, Berkley CA
          Koret Scholars, Sonoma State University, CA
          Wild Heart Ebb and Flow Honorable Mention
          Roots Exhibition South San Francisco Library Honorable Mention, Entrée, CA 2023
          Sheridan Prize for Art, Experimental Art Honorable Mention, San Francisco, CA (Juried) 2021      
          Teagle Award, Sonoma State University
2020      Koret Scholars Award, Sonoma State University
2019      Summer Scholars Faculty Mentor: The Willow of the Waste, WSUTC, Richland, WA
2018      Arts Innovator Award Finalist, Artist Trust
2017      Provost Featured Faculty Member, WS
2016      Chancellor's Interdisciplinary Seed Grant, WSUTC
2014      Grants for Artist Projects, Artist Trust
2010/12   MFA Fellowship Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Electronic Arts MFA
2006      Emerging PhotographerMagenta Foundation for the Arts

Residencies, Collectives and Collections
2024/*    Pacific Rim Sculptors Board Member
2020/*    Crit Coven
2014      Lo Fi Arts Festival, Smoke Farm, Arlington, WA
2013      Museum of Art, WSU, Pullman, WA
2009/10   Potion Collective, Brooklyn, NY
2008      The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
2005/6    The General Store, Elk Horn, IA

Artist Talks, Presentations, Pannels, and Symposia
2025      The Philosophy of Robots, Sonoma State University (Invited)
2024      The Philosophy of Robots, Sonoma State University (Invited)
2023      New Media Caucus Member Showcase (Virtual)
2022      Integrating Practice Artist Panel, Petaluma Art Council, Petaluma, CA
          CSU Redesigning Our Majors Teagle Symposium
          Research and Creativity Symposium, SSU, Rohnert Park, CA
2021      Faculty Advisor for COPLAC URSA Conference, Online 
          MoodspRing, CSCE Conference, Las Vegas, NV/Online in collaboration with Dr. Nina Marhamati
          Interactive Art Machines, Sena Clara Crestron, Charles Pezeshki, CAA, New York City, NY 2020      SSU, Rohnert Park, CA
2019      Treefort, Boise, ID
2017      TEDx Richland Richland, WA
          College Art Associateion, Ney York, NY
2016      Semilla Besada, TEDx Richland Richland, WA
2014      WSU Vancouver Fine Arts Department Vancouver, WA
2013      WSU Tri-Cities CIC Art Center, Richland, WA
          Snow Farm, Williamsburg, MA
          University of Utah Department of Art and Art History, Salt Lake City, UT
2012      Snow Farm, Williamsburg, MA
2011      The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
          Snow Farm, Williamsburg, MA
          Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
2010      Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

Publications
2025      Fortitude, Washington Street Press, NY
2022      Horse Power, March Fox, CD Baby
          Original Soundtrack, March Fox, CD Baby
          Use The Confusion, March Fox, CD Baby
2021      A Wintry Mix, Vol 4, A New Hope, Bandcamp, December 18 2021
          Visual Response to Emotional State of User Interaction, Springer Nature - Research Book Series:
          Transactions on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence in collaboration with Dr. Nina Marhamati
          Delegates, CD Baby
          Goodbye Silver City in the Sky, CD Baby
2020      Together, Alone, Deer Friend, Bandcamp
2019      Rurality, Slag Mag, Null Set Magazine, 2019
2018      Photography by Sen a Clara Creston, Tumbleweird, Volume 3, Issue 12
2015      Merging Engineering and Art – What are the Real Lessons? Charles Pezeshki, Jacob Leachman, Sena Clara Creston,
          18th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning

Bibliography
2024      Everything is illuminated, Sebastopol Times, Laura Hagar Rush, Jan 04, 2024
          Santa Rosa sculpture exhibit weighs ‘Question of Balance’ Dan Taylor, The Press Democrat, January 24, 2024
          Pacific Rim sculptors presenting 'A Question of Balance' at Museum of Sonoma County, artdaily.com
2022      'You get to share their excitement’: Petaluma exhibit showcases Bay Area teaching artists,
          Argus Courier, Clark Miller, Jan 13, 2022
2021      Petaluma Buzz, Argus Courier, Dec 22, 2021
2020      SSU Faculty Recipients of the Koret Scholars Award, Sonoma State Star, Emily Cripe, Oct 30,
2020      Local Art Shines at Tri-Cities Airport, Aviation Pros, Feb 24th
          Washington State University Professor Taking on the Issues of Public Waste, Alexandra Rios, NBC Right Now, Jan 24th
          WSU Tri-Cities Exhibition Showcases Art From Faculty And Staff Statewide, Megan Murray, WSU Insider, Jan 23rd
          Faculty Artists Present Campus Collection, Harry Laws, Daily Evergreen, Feb 10th
          WSU Tri-Cities Exhibit to Showcase Faculty and Staff Artwork, Tri-Cities Herald, Jan 23rd
2018      South Lake Union Will Become A Test Site For The European Art Craze With Borealis, A Festival Of Light,
          Seattle Times, Zoe Sayler, Oct 3rd
          MOHAI's New Festival of Light Elevates the Laser Show, Seattle Magazine, Gavin Borchert, October
          Borealis, A Festival To Light Up South Lake Union, The Seattle PI, Zoscha Millman, Oct 4th
          Borealis: a ‘magical, light, beautiful’ art event in South Lake Union, The Seattle Times, Erika Schultz, Oct 12th
          High- tech, video- mapping light show turns Seattle’s MOHAI into a pulsating projection surface,
          Geek Wire, Kurt Schlosser, Oct 11th
          Beautiful Light Installations Light Up MOHAI at Borealis, A Festival of Lights,
          KMO News Borealis Festival of Light KCTS9
          Borealis bring s the power of light art to Seattle, K5News, Oct 10th
          New Festival Will Put the Spotlight on Tri- Cities Filmmakers, Sara Schilling, Tri-City Herald, Jan 12th
2017      WSUTC Engineering and Art Partner to Create Robot that Interacts with the Environment, Adrian Auman, WSU News, Sep 15th
          At the New Candy Gallery, You’ll Find Art – and Maybe Inspiration Sara Schilling, Tri-City Herald, June 18th
2015      Kosmosis, Sarah Rayne Volume 2, New York, May 30
          Grant to Fund Interactive Art Machine, Madison Rosenbaum, WSU News, January
          Kosmosis, Sarah Rayne Volume 1, New York, Sep 28th
2014      Lo-Fi Festival 2014 by Jordan Stead, Seattle PI, September 11, 2014
          Kosmosis, Sarah Rayne Volume 1, New York, September 28, 2014
          Artist of the Month: Katie Buckett, Artcetera Online Magazine, Ana Reis, June 1, 2014
2012      Landscapes and Machinescapes, by Donna Kozloskie,
          Gravity was Everywhere Back Then, New York, May 12, 2012
2011      The Wassaic Project: Our Favorite Art from Summer Festival 2011 by Steven Thrasher, The Village Voice Blog,
          New York, August 8
2011      It’s Time for Another Prescription! by Carin Beam
          Mustache Magazine, New York, October 22, 2011
2006      Night Lights by Milton Fletcher
          New York Arts Magazine, New York, May/June 2006, Vol. 11
2006      A Huge Desolate Space Becomes a Work of Art by Tom McMahon, The Daily Nonpareil, Iowa, August 12, 2006
2006      Rural Landscapes Inspire Unusual Art Forms
          Audobon County Advocate Journal, August, Iowa, 2006
2006      Nocturnal Landscapes by Milton Fletcher, Cybergallery66