SELINA TREPP
(Swiss/American, b. 1973 in Switzerland)
EDUCATION
2007 MFA, Studio Arts, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
1998 BFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago, USA
2010 Christinger de Mayo, Zurich, Switzerland
2009 Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago, USA
2009 Christinger de Mayo, Zurich, Switzerland
2008 Private Dancer, Old Gold Exhibitions, Chicago, USA
2008 When I hear Thunder, I Take a Bow. Next Artfair, Bucket Rider Gallery, Chicago, USA
2007 Selina Trepp 2007 - 2017, Esther Eppstein message salon, Perla Mode, Zurich, Switzerland
2005 Let's Play, University of Illinois Chicago
2003 Politikin, Esther Eppstein message salon, Zurich, Switzerland
2001 Player - Topsecret, Esther Eppstein message salon, Zurich, Switzerland
2000 Kick some Soul, Migros Museum for Contemporary Art, Zurich, Switzerland
2000 Kick some Soul, Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris, France
2000 Private Blend, message salon, Zurich, Switzerland
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
Sihlhallenstrasse 19, Zurich Switzerland
Faculty Exhibition, DePaul Museum of Art, Chicago
2009
TINA B. Prague, Czech Republic
NEXT 2009, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago
POST, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago
2008
The Ballade of a Lonely Love, Art Chicago 2008, Art Forum Ute Barth
2007
"Throb Throb Rock an Roll currents in Chicago Art today" Selina Trepp, Cody Hudson and Terence Hannum, curated by Dominic Molon
Saiten, Tasten, Sounds, Museum Bellerive, Zurich, Switzerland
Young Sculptors 2007, Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, USA
Art Award Stadt Zurich, Helmhaus, Zurich, Switzerland
Forrest Assembly, curated by Marianne Hurum, GAD, Oslo, Norway
2006
Art Forum Ute Barth, Kunst 06 Zurich, Switzerland
Visuelle Music, Art Forum Ute Barth, Zurich, Switzerland
Nova Art Fair, Chicago, USA
MUSÉE CoCo, Museum of Accomplices and Collaborators, Kunsthaus Thun, Switzerland
2005
Art Award Stadt Zurich, Helmhaus Zurich, Switzerland
Galeria La Rebeca, Bogota Colombia
Encuentro Internacional de Espascios Independientes, Valparaiso, Chile
MUSÉE CoCo, Museum of Accomplices and Collaborators, Gallery Les Complices, Zurich, Switzerland
2004
Swiss Art Awards, Art 04, Basel, Switzerland
2003
Art Award Stadt Zurich, Helmhaus, Zurich, Switzerland
2002
Swiss Art Awards, Art 02, Basel, Switzerland
Matrix of Collaboration, Soros Center for Contemporary Art, Kiev, Ukraine
2001
Kunstraum MODO, Wintherthur, Switzerland
Swiss Art Awards, Art 01, Basel, Switzerland
2000
Kunsthalle Basel, Basel, Switzerland
SCREENINGS
Art in General, New York, USA, Kunstnernes Hus, Olso, Norway ,Norwich Gallery, GB
Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center, Istanbul, Turky, Sparwasser HQ, Berlin, Germany
Museum of Contemporary Art Berlin, Germany, Museum for Contemporary Art Syndey Australia
Manifesta 4, Frankfurt, Germany, Documenta 11, Kassel, Germany
Intimate Technologies, Parnu New Art Museum, Talin, Estonia, Netmage, Bologna, Italy
Film Festival Split, Croatia , Viper, Basel, Switzerland, LA Filmforum, Los Angeles, USA
La Panaderia, Mexico City, Mexico, Anthology Filmarchives, New York, USA
PERFORMANCES
2010
Report, collaboration with Ayako Kato, Old Town School of Folk, Chicago, USA
Report, collaboration with Ayako Kato, Other Dance Festival, Chicago, USA
2009
Spectralina, Esther Eppstein message salon, Perla moda, Zurich, Switzerland
2003-09
Weekly Sessions at Rodan with Jeff Parker, Jason Ajemian, Nori Tanaka, John Herndon, Josh Abrams, Frank Rosaly and others, Chicago, USA
2007
Free Radio Festival, School of the Art Institute Chicago
Artec Festival, Peter Miller Gallery, Chicago
2006
Nova Artfair, Chicago, USA
Empty Bottle, Chicago, USA
2002-..
Spectralina, collaboration with Dan Bitney:
Museum for Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, USA; Heaven Gallery, Chicago, USA; Double Door, Chicago, USA; Esther Eppstein message salon, Zuerich, Switzerland; Platte, Zuerich, Switzerland; 30/30, Chicago, USA; Danny’s, Chicago, USA; Sonotheque, Chicago, USA; Helsinki Klub, Zurich, Switzerland; Empty Bottle, Chicago, USA; Select Mediafestival 02, Chicago
2003
Westcoast tour with Tortoise
PUBLICATIONS
Myartspace Catalogue, juried by James Rondeau, Jessica Morgan, and Steven Zevitas
Believe, Kirsten Leenaars 2007
The Artist and her Bodily Self:Self-Reference in Digital Art/Media, Christina Ljungberg, Documenta 12,Kassel, Germany
MUSÉE CoCo, Museum of Accomplices and Collaborators, les complices Édition / JRP/ Ringier
CD/VCD Fred Anderson Hamid Drake "Back together Again" Thrilljockey, 2004
Select, issue 3 and 5
Link Project Netmage, Piccola Biblioteca Oscar Mondadori
message salon , Andreas Zust Verlag,
Zentralstrasse, Edition Patrick Frey
Treppstein da Sondtrach, LP limited edition Vinyl, Suntic Records
Material 5, Migros Museum fuer Gegenwartskunst
Freie Sicht Aufs Mittelmeer, Kunsthaus Zurich
Awards
2009 Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Award
2005 Art Award Stadt Zurich, Switzerland
2005 Cameron Award, University of Illinois Chicago
2004 Swiss Art Award 2004, Art Basel 2004
2003 Art Award Stadt Zurich, Switzerland
2000 Special Award for Video, Split Festival for new Film and Video, Croatia
1999 Review VideoArtPrize, Migros Museum for Contemporary Art, Switzerland