bio
GIN STEVENS
Born 1975 in Mississippi. Lives and works in Los Angeles.
EDUCATION
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2004
Lay Me Low, Harmony Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2003
African American Folktales, Harmony Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2002
Wise Blood, Harmony Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1999
730 Day Blues, Galaxy Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1998
Going Home, Benway Records, Las Vegas, NV
1998
From The Cradle to the Grave, Lulu’s Beehive, Studio City, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION
2009
No Right Beast, Los Angeles, CA
2008
Groupshow Without André Butzer, Los Angeles, CA
Igloo Tornado, Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007
Ofrendas de Imagenes: Artists Images of Days of the Dead, City of Las Vegas Cty Hall Bridge Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
Literartistry, Corey Helford Gallery, Culver City, CA
Re-Run, Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Process Show, Nucleus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Loveson s, Power Gallery Berlin at Daniel Hug Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Bad Music, American Electric Tattoo, Los Angeles, CA
Bound and Gagged, Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Everything but the Kitschen Sync, La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006
Igloo Tornado, Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Beat The Devil Drawing Show, La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Devil Made Me Do It, Base Werks Gallery, Culver City, CA
Under the Table Show , Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles ,Ca
Anatomy of a Bully, American Electric Tattoo, Los Angeles, CA
Survival of the Fittest, Harmony Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Catalogue)
Everything but the Kitschen Sync, La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Group Show, Little Radio, Los Angeles, CA
2005
Murder Ballads, La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Group Show, American Electric Tattoo, Los Angeles, CA
The Coffin Show, Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles ,Ca
Macho Bullshit, Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles ,Ca
Bergamot Invasion, Copro Nason Gallery, Santa Monica, Ca
Hobo, Harmony Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Everything but the Kitschen Sync, La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Divine Images, Harmony Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Catalogue)
2004
Everything but the Kitschen Sync, La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2003
Two Man Show with Alan Forbes, Thee Parkside , San Francisco, CA
Blessing of the Cars, Blessing Gallery,Los Angeles, CA
Uncommercial Art by Commercial Artist, La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Cannibal Flower, Cannibal Flower Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Group Show, Sirens and Sailors Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2002
Uncommercial Art by Commercial Artist, La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Cars, Guitars, and Lowbrow Art, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
2001
Metacarpal Blues, La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Uncommercial Art by Commercial Artist, La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Burning Brush Art Auction ..3, The Bigfoot Lodge, Los Angeles, CA
2000
Uncommercial Art by Commercial Artist, La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Burning Brush Art auction 3000, The Bigfoot Lodge, Los Angeles, CA
1999
Burning Brush Art auction 1, The Bigfoot Lodge, Los Angeles, CA
Four Man Show, La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Uncommercial Art by Commercial Artist, Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2006
Freeman, Anne, “ You Are What You Look Like On Myspace, Make The Most Of IT” musicdish.com, June 2006
Baleni,Margherita “Gin Stevens, Murder Ballads”,Tattoo Life Magazine, Issue #40 pg. 50 May / June, 2006
2005
“Resolution Solution”, Los Angeles City Beat, December 29, 2005
Siegmund Cuda, Heidi, “ Buzz Clubs”, Los Angeles Time, Calander Weekend, pg. E17 December 1, 2005
Siegmund Cuda, Heidi, “ Buzz Clubs”, Los Angeles Time, Calander Weekend, pg. E5, May 12, 2005
on the nightstand
To Kill a Mocking Bird, By Harper Lee
As I Lay Dying and a collection of short stories, By William Faulkner
Orpheus Descending, By Tennessee Williams
and a whole lot of cereal boxes