JoJo Razor Bio

Education

1998	Master of Fine Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California
1996	Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Santa Barbara, w/honors

Performances

2007	The Marsh, The Dead of Winter Forest , chapter 2, 1062 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA. December 17, 2007, 7:30pm. Chapter 1 (in three parts) can be seen on www.youtube.com/jojorazor
	The Fish Tank, Rock Lotto, 3405 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA. December 15, 2007, 9:00pm. Note* Venue changed to the Fish Tank.
	The Marsh, The Dead of Winter Forest, chapter 1, 1062 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA. November 5, 2007, 8:00pm.
	The Marsh, The Dead of Winter Forest, chapter 1, 1062 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA. October 22, 2007, 8:00pm.
	The Luggage Store, VoxMaids, 1007 Market Street (near 6th Street), San Francisco, CA, September 27, 2007
	Space Gallery, VoxMaids, 1141 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA, August 22, 2007
	Laurel Summer Solstice Music Festival,VoxMaids, place TBA, Laurel District, East Bay San Francisco, CA, June, 23 2007, 6-7pm.
	The Marsh, The Dead of Winter Forest, chapter 1, 1062 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA. June 5th, 2007, 8:00pm.
	Joyce Gordon Gallery, VoxMaids, 406 14th Street, Oakland, California, June 1, 2007
	MilkBar #16, at the Biscuit Factory, VoxMaids, Oakland, CA, Friday, May 18th, 2007, 8:00pm.
	Mama Buzz, VoxMaids and Friends, Oakland, CA. March 10.
2006	Finnish Brotherhood Hall, whereabouts unknown, a witnessing, Berkeley, CA.
	Blue Haven Studio, Search for Peace, a shamanic ritual in music, Sebastopol, CA, October. Directed by Alan Young.
	Fish Tank,VoxMaids, Oakland, CA, October.
2005	Temescal Cafe, Stichman and Razor, Vocal Performance, Oakland, CA.
	Webber Residence, Static, Performance, Redwood City, CA.
2004	Finnish Brotherhood Hall, Berkeley, CA, ParaTheatrical ReSearch, Song as Vehicle.
	21 Grand Gallery, Oakland, CA, StikMonkey with a Razor: Vocal Performance.
1998	Herbst Pavilion, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA, MFA All Day, All Week.
	1015 Folsom Street Space, San Francisco, CA, Gift Performance.
1997	San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA, Cry Performance
1996	University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, How Does Your Garden Grow.
	University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, Opposite Persona.
	University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, Why?

Selected Exhibitions

2004	BallardWorks, Seattle, WA, Recycled Art Show, September 11-October 2.
2003	Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA, Half Full/Half Empty.
	Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA, Found Object.
	Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, CA, Conceal/Reveal, the Art of the Book and Box.
2002	Bay Area Glass Institute, San Jose, CA, Annual Auction 2002.
	Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Sonoma, CA, Western States Small Works 2002.
	Free Manifesta, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
	Art4Aids Auction, Butterfields, San Francisco, CA.
	Womanmade Gallery, Chicago, IL, Autobiographies.
	Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA, Arts on Fire, Juror: Renny Pritikin, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
	Sight & Insight Art Center, Mill Valley, CA, SpringThing.
	Heritage Square, Emeryville, CA, Space Between Thoughts.
2001	Pro Arts Open Studios, Oakland, CA.
1998	Herbst Pavilion, Fort Mason, SFAI MFA Graduate Show, San Francisco, CA.
1996	Stephen Hawking, Life in the Universe CD, life apparatus image.
	Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, LA Freeways: Girl Hood, Dis-Ordered Women, Los Angeles, CA.
	University of California, Santa Barbara Art Gallery, Art Exhibition, Santa Barbara, CA.
	University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, Multi Media Show.
	University of California Santa Barbara, Women's Center, Santa Barbara, CA Video.
1995	University of California Santa Barbara, Women's Center, Santa Barbara, CA, Women in UCSB Video.
1993	Boehm Gallery, Palomar College, San Marcos, CA.
1991	Modesto Junior College, Modesto, CA, Wonders of the West.

Discography

2005	Songs As Vehicles, recorded inside the cavernous Marin Headlands bunkers (2004/2005). Produced and recorded by Sylvi Alli for Vertical Pool Productions
	One Star Night, Anne Carol, backing vocals.

Filmography

2007-8	Magnetic Beat, directed by Eddy Angel. My character: old sixties singer in the year 2012.
2007	The Invisible Forest, directed by Antero Alli. My character: one of three singers and The Three Fates, an elemental singing, chanting chorus of faeries. Filming starts in July.

Traveling Exhibition

1996	KCET-Channel 28, Los Angeles, CA, Independent Video.
	Cal State Los Angeles Fine Arts Gallery, UCLA, Cal State Fullerton, Art Center, Claremont College, traveling exhibition, Video Povera.

Residencies

2003	Bedford Gallery in the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA, The Artist in the Studio Residency.

Commissions

2006	Nation’s on University, 24”x24” painting, Dale and Danielle Powers, Berkeley, CA
1999	Zolo Flow, Seven 7'x4' plastic engraved wall panel partisan, Ketra Oberlander, San Francisco, CA.

Publications

2004	Circa2004, Process, a democratic multiple book.
	"Found Objects: Hard to Find", Susan Kuchinskas, East Bay Express, Berkeley, CA, November 17-23, 2004
2003	"Out of the box ," Tim White, Sacramento News and Review, Sacramento, CA, January 2, 2003
2002	“What is a Book, “ Digital City, Sacramento, CA.
	"Books, boxes...bravo!" Victoria Dalkey, Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, CA, December 15, 2002

Research

2007	The Marsh, Creating and Performing your Own Work, with David Ford, Spring
	Paratheatrical Research Lab, the chakra lab, Spring
2006	Paratheatrical Research Lab, A Song and a Prayer, Fall
	Paratheatrical Research Lab, Alchemy Lab , Spring
2005	Paratheatrical Research Lab, Two-faced clowns: Experiments in Hypocrisy, Fall/Winter
	Paratheatrical Research Lab, Techniques, Spring
2004	Paratheatrical Research Lab, Songs as Vehicles, Fall/Winter

Public and Private Collections

Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, CA
Women Beyond Borders, Santa Barbara, CA
Dianna and Darren Wallen
Ketra Oberlander
Angela DeSantis
Thomas and Janice Blackwood
Jessaca and Gregg Smith
Shirley Sperry
Shirley and Melvin Lipman