John Orth

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES

2006
"Oh, Glory. Rivulets. Crystalline." Solo Show
Cinders Gallery

"Songs for Other Swans" Two person show
Covivant Gallery, Tampa FL

2005
"American Confluence" Group exhibition
Edsvik Konsthall, Sollentuna, Sweden

"Facing the Profound Vernacular Era" Two person show
The Atlantic Gallery, Gainesville, FL

"Faints + Slow Drifts" Solo exhibition
Cinders Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2004
"Nook and Cranny" Group exhibition
Curated by Caroline Hwang
New Image Art, West Hollywood, CA

"Work" Group exhibition
Sickle, Providence, RI

2003
"Snowbirds and Streetfights," Two person show
Curated by Michael Velliquette
The Bower Gallery, San Antonio, TX

"Ghosts," Site specific installation
Curated by Igor Vamos
51 Third Gallery, Troy, NY

2002
Cloud Seeding: Circus of the Performative Object, Live musical
ÒFabricate MoreÓ
Co-founding member and principal performer
¥ The Kitchen, New York, NY
¥ Chashama Theater, New York, NY

2001
Cloud Seeding Circus, Tour
"Go West, Young Monkey"
¥ Cloud Seeding Studios, Gainesville, FL
¥ Ruby Green Arts Center, Nashville, TN
¥ Jay Etkins Gallery, Memphis, TN
¥ Living Arts Center, Tulsa, OK
¥ Plan B Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM
¥ Ice House, Phoenix, AZ
¥ Matt Bevel Institute, Tucson, AZ
¥ University of California at San Diego, CA
¥ Blue Theater, Austin, TX
¥ The McKinney Contemporary Arts Center, Dallas, TX
¥ Zeitgeist Gallery, New Orleans, LA

2000
Cloud Seeding Circus, Tour
ÒEast of the Mississippi PremierÓ
¥ Cloud Seeding Studios, Gainesville, FL
¥ Art Farm, Atlanta, GA
¥ Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
¥ Joe's Movement Emporium, Mt. Rainier, MD
¥ Good/ Bad Artists' Collective, Brooklyn, NY
¥ Pyramid Arts Center / University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
¥ Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH
¥ Mad Lab Theater, Columbus, OH
¥ Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
¥ Little Five Points Community Center, Atlanta, GA
¥ Rhode Island Film Festival, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
¥ Ohio University, Athens, OH
¥ Square Fair, Lima, OH
¥ Cloud Seeding Studios, Gainesville, FL

Cloud Seeding Circus, Live performance
ÒHow Bears Understand Boundaries: Thursdays and Basic EngineeringÓ University of Florida Faculty Exhibition
Harn Museum, Gainesville, FL

Cloud Seeding Circus, Performance and video installation
"Construction of Central Alliance"
Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY

1999
Cloud Seeding Circus, Night parade
"Never to Forget"
Gainesville, FL

Cloud Seeding Circus, Site-specific performance
"Giant's Camp: Skirt Circus"
Gibsonton, FL

"Office: pacing. the delicate. breaking." Collaborative performance
34th Annual Faculty Exhibition
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

1998
"Kissing Booth,Ó Group installation
The Depot, Gainesville, FL

1997
"Shaine-Dig 9," Group exhibition
Curated by Shaine McDonald
Depot, Gainesville, FL

PUBLICATIONS
1997-2002 A Humble-shine, weekly syndicated comic
¥ The Satellite, Gainesville, FL
¥ City Pages, Minneapolis, MN
¥ Miami New Times, Miami, FL
¥ The Folio, Jacksonville, FL
¥ The City Paper, Baltimore, MD
¥ The Independent, Colorado Springs, CO

REVIEWS
2005 "Cloud Seeding: Circus of the Performative Object," Freaks and Fire, SoftSkull Press.
2001 "Running Away with the Circus," University of Florida Alumni Magazine
"Unusual Circus Begins Tour in Gainesville," Gainesville Sun.
"Council Planting the Seeds for Arts Revival at Square Fair," Lima News
"Traveling Performance Art Circus to Set up in OU parking Lot," Athens News
"Talk of the Town," Creative Loafing.
RECORDINGS
2005 Holopaw, Quit +/or Fight
Sub Pop Records

2003 Holopaw, S/T
Sub Pop Records

2002 Ugly Cassanova, Sharpen Your Teeth
Sub Pop Records

EDUCATION
1992 BFA, Florida State University