Hunter Cross

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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