Christi Nielsen

EDUCATION

2007     Master of Fine Arts, Arts & Technology, University of Texas at Dallas,
Richardson, Texas
2004    Bachelor of Arts, Art & Performance, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson,
Texas, Summa cum laude

TEACHING / LECTURE PRESENTATIONS

2008    Emergent Media Production, Undergraduate Arts & Technology, University of Texas at Dallas,
Richardson, Texas
2007     Black & White Photography, Undergraduate Art & Humanities, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson,
Texas
2006    Emerging Media:  Blogging and Podcasting, Computer Arts Festival, Richland College, Dallas, Texas


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2007     Faux Real, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas
2007     Give It To Me, Metaverse Gallery, Second Life
2005    Self-Timer, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas


GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2008    TimeFrame, A New Media Video Art Installation, Seesmic
2008    Center for Creative Connections Opening, inter.sect Art Collective Live Performance,
The Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas
2008    ech_o, Central Track, Dallas, Texas
2008    Real Time, The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, Texas
Pocket Films Festival, Pompidou Centre, Paris, France
2008    Premiere Peek, inter.sect Art Collective Live Performance, The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art,  
Dallas, Texas
2007    Reality Bytes, The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, Texas
2006    Two Faced, Local Color Gallery, South Side on Lamar, Dallas, Texas
2006        Vices and a Few Virtues, 14th Street Gallery, Plano, Texas
2005    Cyclops, Janette Kennedy Gallery, South Side on Lamar, Dallas, Texas
2005    UTD Exchange Exhibition, Austin College, Sherman, Texas
2005    UTD Exchange Exhibition, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
2004    UTD Exchange Exhibition, Austin College, Sherman, Texas
2004    Photo Works 04, Visual Arts Gallery, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas
2004    Self-Study, Visual Arts Gallery, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas
2004    State, Visual Arts Gallery, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas


JURIED EXHIBITIONS

2008     Pocket Films Festival, Pompidou Centre, Paris, France
2007     Joyce Elaine Grant Photography Exhibition, Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas
2006     ATEC Showcase (Fall), University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas
2006     ATEC Showcase (Spring), University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas
2005    Spring Show Exhibition, Visual Arts Gallery, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas


CURATORIAL / PROJECTS

2008      TimeFrame, A New Media Video Art Installation, Curator
2007-8   inter.sect Art Collective, Curator & Director
2007      Dallas Video Festival 2.0, co-curator, Metaverse Gallery, Second Life
2007      Fighting Disorder, Featured Photographer
2006-8   Metaverse Gallery & Performance Space, Second Life, Creator and Curator
2006-7   UTD Arts & Technology Showcase, Producer


PUBLICATIONS

2007     Agenda Journal, Durban, South Africa
2006     3FOUR50 - Oxford Health Alliance Initiative, Cape Town, South Africa
2006    SOJOURN
2004    SOJOURN Spring/Summer 2004

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AWARDS / SCHOLARSHIPS

2004    Bryce Jordan Arts Scholarship


PRESS

2007    Denton Record-Chronicle, June
2007    PaperCity, March
2007    Dallas Arts Revue, March
2006    Dallas Morning News, November
2006    Glass Tire, November
2006    SLNN, November


COLLECTIONS

Jacqueline Sewell, Dallas, Texas
Tom Bywaters, Dallas, Texas
William Akbari, Manchester, England
Sara Ishii, Cincinnati, Ohio
Ronad Heister, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Irl Nathan, Austin, Texas
Dean Terry, Dallas, Texas