Artist's Biography

Recipient of a prestigious Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant in Visual Art in 2001, Correa earned his MFA in Art that same year from the California Institute of the Arts. In 2007 and 2008 Mario Correa’s work was included in several group shows, including “Group Show With Andre Butzer” in 2008, “ab strac tion” at the Michael Kohn Gallery in 2007, and “Paper Bombs” at the Jack Hanley Gallery in 2007, all in Los Angeles. His most recent solo exhibition was shown at Redling Fine Art in Los Angeles in 2007. He has contributed to Cakewalk and Arkitip magazines.

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Curator's Biography

Carlee Fernandez is a sculptor. Her work typically is transforms natural objects (i.e. taxidermic animals or human bodies) into a single new form that challenges the boundaries of singularity and formal distinction. Born in Santa Ana, California in 1973, Fernandez received her MFA from Claremont Graduate University in 1999. Her work has been recently exhibited in “Phantom Sightings” at Los Angeles County Museum of Art. “Lola Isern” from her “Friends” series is currently on view in “Acclimatation” at Villa Arson in Nice, France and will remain in France as part of Jean Paul Gualtier’s art collection. Solo exhibitions include “Man,” “Bear Studies,” “Still Lifes” and “Friends,” all shown at Acuna-Hansen Gallery. Her work has been reviewed in Frieze and Art in America, and has been published in Art Tomorrow and Sculpture Today. Fernandez is a recipient of the 2008 California Community Foundation Fellowship. Currently, she is working on new sculptures and photography about her son, Xavier.