Hunter Cross
huntercross.com
hunter@huntercross.com
b. 1980 Austin, TX
Lives in Austin, TX
Education
- 2003
- Trinity University (San Antonio, Texas), B.A. in Studio Art
- 2002
- Pont-Aven School of Art (Pont-Aven, France), Sculpture + Post-Studio Program
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2007
- Open Doors Expansion, The Dallas Contemporary (Dallas, Texas), co-curated by Hunter Cross, Terra Goolsby, Jacob Villanueva, brochure, essay by Till Richter
- Art Matters Austin, Art Alliance Austin (Austin, Texas), curated by Till Richter
- Tabletop Sculpture, Art Palace (Austin, Texas), curated by Amanda Douberley
- Optophonique, Salvage Vanguard Theater (Austin, Texas)
- Wish! Auction, The Dallas Contemporay (Dallas, TX), catalog.
- 5x7, Arthouse (Austin, Texas)
- 2006
- New American Talent 21, Arthouse (Austin, Texas), curated by Aimee Chang, catalog
- 22 to Watch: New Art in Austin, Dallas Center for Contemporary Art (Texas), catalog
- Holiday Punch, Studio 107 (Austin, Texas)
- 5x7, Arthouse (Austin, Texas)
- Open Doors Collective's In Between, Dougherty Arts Center (Austin, Texas)
- Fuesbox, MASS Gallery (Austin, Texas)
- 2005
- 22 to Watch: New Art in Austin, Austin Museum of Art (Texas), Galveston Art Center (Texas), Catalog
- Holiday Punch, Studio 107 (Austin, Texas)
- Teeny Meeny Tiny Little Itty Bitty Show, Mel Ziegler/Lee Vanderpool Studio (Austin,Texas)
- Open Doors Downtown, AMLI Downtown (Austin, Texas)
- 2004
- Open Doors, 621 W. 30th Street (Austin, Texas)
- CinemaTexas, Festival's Opening Video: Alamo Drafthouse, University of Texas, The Hideout. Collaboration with Aaron Castillo, Matt Carey (Austin, Texas)
- 2003
- Nine, Southwest School of Arts and Crafts (San Antonio, Texas)
- missing, AMGTech Foyer (San Antonio, Texas)
- 2002
- Exposition, Salle de Gauguin (Pont-Aven, France)
- Red Dot, Blue Star Contemporary Art Center (San Antonio, Texas)
Bibliography
- 2007
- Dallas Art Cast, dallasartcast.net, Interview and Podcast by Eric Tosten, Issue 11, November 2007.
- Terranova, Charissa N., Under The Radar, The Dallas Morning News, September 7, 2007
- Seewoester, Laura, "The Dallas Contemporary opens its doors to the Open Doors Collective", Pegasus News, November 14, 2007
- 2006
- Douberley, Amanda, "From Stuff, Art," The Austin Chronicle, July 14, 2006.
- Ryzin, Jeanne Claire Van, Gentle Disturbances," Austin Chronicle, Volume 25, Number 30, March 24, 2006
- Fisher, Gerren LaQuint , Texas artists make their mark nationally, Daily Texan, August 10, 2006
- Rockett, Benné, "In Between," http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2006-02-17/arts_review4.html, AC Pick, Austin Chronicle, February 17, 2006.
- Douberley, Amanda, GlassTire Austin/San Antonio Events Review
- Sebesta, Courtney, "Austin artists pay tribute to Christo and Jeanne-Claude," Best Bets, Austin American Statesman, Feb. 3, 2006, p. E2.
- Cohen, Rebecca S., "New Art in Austin: 22 to Watch," ARTL!ES: Texas Art Journal, Issue 48, Spring 2006
- 2005
- Hixson, Kathyrn, "New Art in Austin: 22 to Watch," Glasstire, http://glasstire.com/reviews/austin/amoa_22towatch.htm
- Fluent~Collaborative, "22 To Watch: How AMoA Got It Right!," might be good, Issue 52, August 25, 2005. http://www.fluentcollab.org/mbg/issue52.htm
- Koper, Rachel, "22 to Think About," Austin Chronicle, AC Pick, August 26, 2005.
- Faires, Robert, "22, Two," Austin Chronicle, May 20, 2005.
- Ryzin, Jeanne Claire van, "22 To Watch: Updates from the Live Art Capital of the World," Austin American Statesman, October 2, 2005.
- Miesner, Ella, "22 Local Artists To Watch," The Daily Texan, October 31, 2005.
- Ortiz, Michelle, "New Art in Austin: 22 to Watch," Teen Latinitas Webzine, http://www.latinitasmagazine.org/teens/articles.php?article=57, November 2005
- Moniot, Marie-Adele, "Open Doors," ARTL!ES: Texas Art Journal, Issue 46, Spring 2005, p. 94.
- Ryzin, Jeanne Claire van, "Open Doors to a Smart Exhibit," XL Entertainment, Austin American Statesman, March 24, 2005.
- May, Jacqueline May, "Open Doors Downtown," Austin Chronicle, AC Pick, March 25, 2005.
- Haskell, Caitlin, "Domesticating the Installation," Voices of Art, Jan 2005.
- 2004
- Koper, Rachel, "Open Doors," Austin Chronicle, AC Pick, Sept. 3, 2004, p. 44.
- "Recommended Arts," XL Entertainment, Austin American Statesman, Sept. 5, 2004, p. C1.
- 2003
- Chamy, Michael, "Phases and Stages "Forty Second Scandals' Complement," Austin Chronicle, May 23, 2003.
Selected Professional Activities
- 2006
- Lecture "Documents and Communication," Dougherty Arts Center, (Austin, Texas)
- 2005
- Lecture "Open Source Portfolios," Arthouse at the Jones Center, clubarthouse.org (Austin, Texas)
- Lecture "Organizing Open Doors," Arthouse at the Jones Center, October 3 (Austin, Texas), Video
- Artist Panel ART 101, Arthouse at the Jones Center, October 1 (Austin, Texas)
- Community Project Family Day at AMoA, Austin Museum of Art, September 18 (Austin, Texas)
- Gallery Talk Austin Museum of Art, September 8 (Austin, Texas), Video
- Artist Panel "Installation art's definition and role in contemporary art practice," Open Doors Downtown, AMLI Downtown (Austin, Texas), Video
- Curator Open Doors Downtown, site-specific installation art exhibition, AMLI Downtown (Austin, Texas)
- 2004
- Curator Open Doors, site-specific installation art exhibition, 621 W. 30th St. (Austin, Texas)
Selected Grants and Awards
- 2006
- Cultural Arts Funding Grant, City of Austin (Texas)
- 2005
- Best Group Show Nomination, Austin Critics Table (Austin, Texas)
- 2003
- Annual Excellence in Art & Art History, Trinity University
- 2002
- Full Scholarship, Pont-Aven School of Art and Texas French Heritage Society
- 1st Place, Miniml.com Student Design Competition
- Official SXSW Music Festival Showcase (Austin, Texas)
- Dean's List, Trinity University: 1999, 2000, 2002
Selected Transmedia Projects
- 2007
- Indoor Site Mel Ziegler Mugs, AMoA Museum Shop, collaboration with Terra Goolsby (Austin, Texas)
- Outdoor Site Uptime, Refraction Arts’ Blue Theater (Austin, Texas)
- 2006
- Software Trophy Collection, http://huntercross.com/art/trophycollection/
- Indoor Site Blinded by the light, Eklektikos party at Till Richter's House (Austin, Texas)
- 2005
- Indoor Site Reminder, 621 W. 30th Street (Austin, Texas)
- Indoor Site Faucet, Mel Ziegler/Lee Vanderpool Studio (Austin,Texas)
- Data CD Open Doors Documentation, Collaboration (Austin,Texas)
- 2004
- Performance Life Preserver, Open Doors (Austin, Texas)
- Video Fordweiser, http://complicateeverything.com/film/fordweiser/
- Software Gone Beautiful, http://www.scheme23a.com/projects/gonebeautiful/
- Software Selfish, http://scheme23a.com/projects/selfish/
- 2003
- Performance Through (For an ensemble of seven), Ruth Taylor Auditorium (San Antonio, Texas)
- Indoor Site The Entrepreneur + Reminder, Trinity University Sculpture Department
- Robot Performance Artbot: Lego Robot Drawings, Trinity University Sculpture Department
- Typeface Pettia, currently unreleased
- Music CD Complement, Forty Second Scandals
- Magazine A Dotted Line, Small run hand-made magazine
- 2002
- Outdoor Site Stained Grass Window, Tremalo Chapel (Pont-Aven, France)
- Interactive Installation/Software imag(e)nvironments1, Computer Science/History Building (San Antonio, Texas)
- Indoor Site The Auctioneer + On the Corner, Pont-Aven School of Art
- Outdoor Site World Cup Communications, Fete de Cabannes (Pont-Aven, France)
- Video Dance, Collaboration with Max Toth, http://www.complicateeverything.com/film/dance/
- 2001
- Performance Parable (For an ensemble of six), Ruth Taylor Auditorium (San Antonio, Texas)
- Music CD Eudaimonia, Forty Second Scandals
- 2000
- Interactive Installation Use the Mice, Ruth Taylor Art Foyer (San Antonio, Texas)
- Performance The Quiet Game, Trinity University Student Lounge
Collectives, Groups, Organizations
- 2004-
- Open Doors Art Collective, http://opendoorscollective.org Terra Goolsby, Jacob Villanueva, Cole Thompson, Cesar Alexander Villareal, Ron Berry, Juan Carlos Gonzalez, Kate Scherer, Abe Freeman, Sandra Martinez
- 2002-
- Complicate Everything Press, Publisher, http://complicateeverything.com/ Jonathan Marshall, Travis Austin, Aaron Castillo, Stephanie Noone, Dustin Withers
- 2001-2002
- Scheme23a, Software gallery, http://scheme23a.com/, Bridgette Bogle, Jonathan Marshall, Max Toth
- 1997-2003
- Forty Second Scandals, Experimental rock sextet, fortysecondscandals.com, Dustin Withers, Aaron Castillo, Travis Austin, Julia Raymond, Jonathan Marshall, Tristan Rhodes
Curating
- 2007, Open Doors' Expansion, The Dallas Contemporary, Dallas, TX
- 2006, Open Doors' In Between, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX
- 2006, Fusebox, MASS Gallery, Austin, TX
- 2005, Open Doors' Downtown, AMLI Downtown, Austin, TX
- 2004, Open Doors, 621 W. 28th Street, Austin, TX