Sena Clara Creston

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Sena Clara Creston is an artist and educator originally from New York City and currently living in the Bay Area. Creston uses repurposed materials to construct electronic, kinetic, and interactive artworks. Her work focuses on the impact light, movement, and materials have on art;  reflecting on alternative associations with what is considered natural in an increasingly mediated world.

 

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

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

Selected Group Exhibitions
2022      Integrating Practice Petaluma Art Center, Petaluma, CA
          Water is Life, SFWA Gallery, Sf, CA
          Art from the Heart, SSU Art Gallery, Sonoma, CA
2021      Art from the Heart, SSU Art Gallery, Sonoma, CA
2020      Tri-Cities Airport, Pasco, WA
          Sensitive Materials, WSUTC Art Center, Richland, WA
          WSU Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition, WSUTC Art Center, Richland, WA 2019
          Luminata, Seattle, WA
          Northwest Mystics, CoCA, Seattle, WA
          Plastic Garden, Treefort, Boise, ID
          Women Work, Drewboy Creative, Richland, WA
          Plastic Garden, Recycled Art Show, EBCH Museum, Kennewick, WA
          Imaginary Imagery, Motherland, CoCA, Seattle, WA
2018      Chasing Ghosts, Verum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, OR
          All Media, Chase, Gallery, Spokane, WA
          From Here On Out, Spokane, WA
          Borealis Festival of Lights, Seattle, WA
          Creativity Persists, CoCA, Seattle, WA
          Inland Northwest, Jundt Art Museum, Spokane, WA
          The Wassaic Project Summer Benefit, Wassaic, NY
          6x6 , Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
          A Generous Kingdom, Verum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, OR
          Wassaic Winter Benefit, The Invisible Dog, Brooklyn, NY
          Pedestal Film Festival, Drewboy Creative, Richland, WA
2017      The Huminal, TEDxRichland, Richland, WA
          The Huminal, The Robot Revolution, PNNL, Richland, WA
          UFO Show, Candy Gallery, Richland, WA
          Imaginary Imagery, The Gallery Loft, Portland, OR
          Small Works, Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, WA
          Shadow and Light, Black Box Gallery Online Annex, Portland, OR
2016      Semilla Besada, TEDx Richalnd, Richland, WA        
          Woven Trajectories, Studio Baustelle, Berlin, Germany
          Framed, Black Box Gallery Online Annex, Portland, OR
2015      Luminos: Light and Space, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR           
          The Umbrellaship, WSU Fine Arts, Pullman, WA
          Americave, WSU Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition, Museum of Art, Pullman, WA
          Shadow and Light, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR
2014      Women Artists from the Columbia Valley, WSUTC Art Center, Richland, WA
          In a Land of Snow and Indigo, Confluence Gallery, Twisp, WA
          Semilla Besada, LoFi Art Festival, Smoke Farm, Arlington, WA
          Art, Science and Technology, You & I Gallery Kennewick, WA
2013      Life Interpreted, WSU Tri-Cities Art Center, Richland, WA
          WSU Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition, Pullman, WA
2012      AutoPlay, Machinescape, RPI, Troy, NY
          Imaginary Landscapes, RPI, Troy, NY
2011      Oscillations, The Wave Machine, RPI, Troy, NY
          The Knowhere Machine, The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
          Moonlight, Mai Tais and Magic, Brooklyn, NY
          Others’ Concept, Spinner Dress, RPI, Troy, NY
2010      Reverse Vertigo, The Knowhere Machine, RPI, Troy, NY
          Brown-Paper-Bag-Birds, Potion Collective, BOS, Brooklyn, NY
          I Heart Art, The Wassaic Project Benefit, Brooklyn, NY
          Bushwick Open Studios Benefit Show, Brooklyn, NY
2009      The Garden, The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
          The Garden, The Media Lounge, Brooklyn, NY
          Z-Print, Yes Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2008      The Garden, The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
          B:EAST, Broadway East Gallery, New York, NY
2007      Night Lights, The Leo Kuelbs Collection, Brooklyn, NY
          Transformations: Photography and Imaging @ 25, NYU, TSOA, New York, NY
2006      Night Bikes, Altered Aesthetics, Minneapolis, MN
          Yart Sale, Secret Project Robot, Brooklyn, NY
2005      Night Lights, Mammalfish, Brooklyn, NY
          Imaginary Imagery, Art Monster, Brooklyn, NY
          If Simply Observed, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, New York, NY
          Night Lights, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, New York, NY
2004      Finding Rembrandt, Anthem Gallery, New York, NY
          Generations, Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY
          The Art Show, The School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
          Summer Light, Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY
          One For Grandma, Capsule Gallery, New York, NY
          Girlography, Axel Raben Gallery, NY, NY
2003      Generations, Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY
2000      La Luz, Push Gallery, New York, NY
1998      L'Automovile, Santiago de Caçem, Portugal, 1998

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
2021      Teagle Award
2020      Koret Scholars Award
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 Photographer, Magenta Foundation for the Arts

Permanent Collections and Colletives
2013      Museum of Art, WSU, Pullman, WA
2009/13   Potion Art Collective

Residencies
2014      LoFi Arts Festival, Smoke Farm, Arlington, WA
2008      The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
2006      The General Store, Elk Horn, IA

Artist Talks
2021      MoodspRing, CSCE Conference, Las Vegas, NV/Online in collaboration with Dr. Nina Marhamati
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
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
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

Academic Appointments

2020/Present Assistant Professor of Art Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA  

2013/2020    Clinical Assistant Professor of Fine Arts Washington State University Tri-Cities, Richland, WA

2011/13      Head of Photography, Video and Digital Imaging Program Summer High School Arts Program, Snow Farm, Willamsburg, MA

2010/12      Teaching Assistant, Deparment of the Arts, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

2010         Visiting Artist, The Wassaic Project Workshops, Wassaic, NY              

2005         Teaching Assistant, Department of Photography and Imaging, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, New York, NY

2004          Photography Instructor Community Collaborations, Department of Photography and Imaging, Tisch, New York University, NY, NY

 

Professional Experience
2007/10    Artist Assistant to Mark Esper, NY
2005       Assistant Producer for Orpheus Descending, A Film by Clayton Burkhart, NY
2004/05    Intern and Grip for Gregory Crewdson, NY/MASS MoCA

 

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