Maxxx von Willmann
[email protected]
(917) 202- 8095
49 Wyckoff Ave. # 406
Brooklyn, NY 11237
Born in 1972, San Francisco, California. Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY and San Francisco, CA
SOLO and TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
“Elektric Wizard” Pratt Institute , Brooklyn, Ny. 2010
“Ships in Isolation” Sacramento State University, Sacramento, CA 2008
“Friends, Strangers, and People I Don’t Even Know” S.W.Y.S. Gallery,
Long Beach, CA 2005
“Drive Vibration Sound System / Sonic Architecture,” 18TH ST. Arts Foundation
Santa Monica, CA 2000
“When Aspirin Doesn’t Work” U.C. Santa Barbara, University Art Museum
“BLACK HEFTY” U.C. Santa Barbara, University Art Museum 1999
“Concert Photos” 619 State St. Santa Barbara, CA
“Both Eyes Closed” Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, Ca 1998
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Beta-Spaces “Boxed in Boxed Out” Brooklyn 2010
Brooklyn Gravity Racers: Pierogi “a Go-Go” Brooklyn Ny 2009
“Politics In the Media” Schafler Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2009
“Inflation / Refinement” Swoon Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2009
Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 2009
“Indian Valley” Collage of Marin, Kentfield, CA 2006
Still lights Gallery, San Rafael, and Ca 2006
“Plain, Train and a Car” S.W.Y.S. (see what you started) Long Beach, CA 2004
“POP SOUP” Ego Park Gallery, Oakland, CA 2002
Pierogi Flat Files, Brooklyn, NY 2001
“Thermostat” Santa Barbara, CA 1998
“Rock, Paper, Scissors,” College of Marin, Kentfield, CA 1998
“18,500” Walter McBean Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1998
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Readymade magazine, “aesthetic apparatus” Summer 2003 pp. 26-29
URB, “Blaine” April 2002
“Reinvestigating Sex” Nerve.com, Virginia Conesa 2002
“KIDNAP” Photozine 2002
XLR8TR #54 “Sweet and Tender Hooligans” pp50-56, 2002
Blvd.“Niets Erger dan veelbeloven d zijn na je dertig ste” Feb pp. 44-45 2001
Slam, “Entien De Casey” March, pp.16 2001
Street Fashion Magazine # 25 Mar/April pp.12-15 2001
XLR8TR #49 “Afromystic” pp.8 2001
XLR8TR #51 “Geek Girls” pp.25 2001
ONE, “Material Girl” Dec. pp.57 2000
Glue, “Art Pranks” Sept/Oct, pp. 26–31 2000
Woman Wear Daily, Fairchild Fashion Group, “Flying Colors” July, pp. 28 – 30 2000
Glue, “Rachel Griffiths” May/June, pp. 58 2000
Honey, Sahara Media, Inc. “Blowing Up” April, pp. 50 2000
Honey, Sahara Media, Inc. “Color” April, pp. 78 2000
Traffic Report “Gasoline, Music, Cruising” Performance Photography pp. 6-7 2000
Russell Hart, American Photo “ New Views” Erotic Auteur, Jan /Feb, pp. 52-53
American Photo supplement, Aug, pp. 23 1999
Christopher Bratton, “WOOL: BOX SET” London records 1994
Statue, “Filter the Infection” Revelation Records #13 1993
Devon Morf, “The Accused” Flipside Magazine, March, pp. 50-53 1991
SELECTED PERFORMANCES
“Solar Flairs” Brooklyn , NY 2010
“Landscapes” San Francisco, CA / Marin County, CA 2007
“KOKAMO” Oakland, CA, Reno, NV, San Diego, CA, Long Beach 2005
“Jacuzzi” Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA 2004
“Brazilian Wax” Stork Club, Oakland, CA 2004
“What April Brings” Berkeley, CA 1996
“GIVE” San Diego, CA 1994
SELECTED FILMS and VIDEOS
“Snow” :30 2010
“Africa” super 8, 6 min 2005
“Grand Canyon” video, 8 min 1998
“Hotel” video 4 min 1998
“Landis” (s) vhs 2 min 1997
“Motorgrater” 5 min 1997
“Open Seat” 30 min 1994
“Dungeon Nun” 16mm, 3 min 1991
HONORS/AWARDS
Agfa Films / Nikon cameras, Gold medal recipient,
American Photo magazine. 1999
Fuji films award. 1996
EDUCATION
M.F.A. Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY 2010
B.A. Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara, CA 1999
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA 1997
