SHANA MABARI
Born 1969
Lives and works in Los Angeles
EDUCATION
1998 B.F.A., Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles
1989–1991 École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris
École Parsons à Paris
American University of Paris
COMMISSIONED PUBLIC ART
2016 Astral Challenger, City of Lancaster, CA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024
Spectrum Petals. Installation as part of exhibition Crossing Over: Art and Science at Caltech, 1920-2020. Getty Pacific Standard Time.
2022
Oceans, Porch Gallery, Ojai, CA
2020
Constellatio : Planeta : Stella , Porch Gallery, Ojai, CA.
Letters on Sunspots. Solo presentation as part of the exhibition
The Light in Space, Museum of Art and History (MOAH), Lancaster, CA
2019
ILLUMETRIC: RECTANGLE, El Paseo Sculpture Exhibition, Palm Desert, CA
2017
Selected works, Pacific Design Center Lobby, Los Angeles
2015–2016
Diametros Petals, Museum of Art and History (MOAH), Lancaster, CA
2014–2016
ILLUMETRIC, Art on the Outside, West Hollywood, CA
2013
INFINITY II, Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, Palm Springs, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
After Glow, Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
SWELL, Manhattan Beach Art Center, Manhattan Beach, CA
2022
Ohana, SCAPE Gallery, Corona Del Mar, CA
Sightlines, Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
2020
15 Year Anniversary Exhibition, Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
2018
Light and Line, Timothy Yarger Fine Art, Beverly Hills, CA
Leukos Petals, MATT Construction, Los Angeles
2017–2019
Leukos Petals, IMAGO Galleries, Palm Desert, CA
2017
UN/CONSCIOUS, Gatzara, Ibiza, Spain
2016–2019
Diametros Petals, IMAGO Galleries, Palm Desert, CA
2016
Surface, CMay Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
2015
GREEN, The Loft at Liz’s, Los Angeles
2014–2016
Cubes, IMAGO Galleries, Palm Desert, CA
Diamond, CMay Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
2014
Cultural Excavation, Gallery 825-LAAA, Los Angeles
Out There, Gallery 825-LAAA, West Hollywood, CA
2013
Luminosity, The Loft at Liz’s, Los Angeles
2012
INFINITY, Gallery 825-LAAA, West Hollywood, CA
2011
Chain Letter, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Los Angeles
2010
SEE THRU, ICON and Gallery 825-LAAA, Los Angeles
2009
The AFTERIMAGE Collective, L2kontemporary, Los Angeles
2007
Close Encounter–Science Meets Art, National Taiwan University, Taipei
2004
Motion-Induced Blindness, Caltech, Pasadena, CA
2003
Department of Industrial Design Open House, Art Center, Pasadena, CA
Neuromorphic Engineering Workshop, Telluride, CO
2001
Trail Makers: A Sylvan Transformation, New Town, Pasadena, CA
2000
Art in Tents, New Town, Pasadena, CA
1998
Travelers Exhibition, Rachael Stein Gallery, Tel Aviv
1996
Spiritual Worlds, New Delhi Cultural Center, India
1994
Venice Art Detour, Nova Space, Venice, CA
1993
Urban Expressionism, Goddess Gallery, Los Angeles
ART FAIRS
2022 Art Market San Francisco (Timothy Yarger Fine Art)
2020 Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, Palm Springs, CA (Melissa Morgan Fine Art)
2019 LA Art Show, Los Angeles (Timothy Yarger Fine Art)
2019 Palm Beach Modern & Contemporary, Palm Beach, FL (Timothy Yarger Fine Art)
2018 Art Market San Francisco (Timothy Yarger Fine Art)
2018 Art Aspen, Aspen, CO (Timothy Yarger Fine Art)
2018 LA Art Show, Los Angeles (Timothy Yarger Fine Art)
2017 Art Aspen, Aspen, CO (Timothy Yarger Fine Art)
2015 Art Aspen, Aspen, CO (Timothy Yarger Fine Art)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
PRESS
2024
Renée Reizman. “Artists Unearth Universes in Caltech’s Archives”. Hyperallergic. Nov 11
Adam Ludwig. “Crossing Over: Art and Science at Caltech, 1920-2020” The Brooklyn Rail. Nov
Julia Ehlert. “Campuswide Exhibition Bridges Art and Science at Caltech” Caltech.. Sept 26
“Meet Shana Mabari” Canvas Rebel. May 23
2022
“’Oceans’ aquatically inspired art at Porch Gallery March 26”. Ojai Valley News. March 25
Victoria Looseleaf. “The Da Vinci Questionnaire. Shana Mabari Traversing Science, Astrophysics and Marine Conservation”. Art Now LA. May 1.
2020
Steven Biller. “Something to See Here”. Palm Springs Life. December 6.
Kristine Schomaker. “Shana Mabari at MOAH”. Art and Cake. February 3.
2019
Allison Gatlin. “Telescope Bringing Science to Life.” Antelope Valley Press. January 2.
2017
“Works by Shana Mabari on Display at the Pacific Design Center.” WEHOville. June 20.
Holly Speck. “Art That Takes Us to Infinity and Beyond.” GoDesignGo. December 11.
2016
“Astral Challenger Monument Is City’s Inaugural Public Art Piece.” Antelope Valley Today. May.
Barbara Sharp. “New Monument Commemorates Challenger Disaster.” Time Warner Cable News May 13.
“Challenger Monument a Hit.” Our Weekly (Los Angeles). May 20.
Jay Levine. “Challenger Crew Recognized with Monument.” NASA. July 28.
“Challenger Crew Recognized with Monument.” Colorado Space News. August 4.
2015
Billie Gordon. “Artist Shana Mabari’s Massive Illumetric Triptych,” West Hollywood. Summer.
2014
David Ng. “‘Illumetric’ Brightens Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood.” Los Angeles Times. April 25.
Lisa Derrick. “Illumetric: Public Art Shapes Santa Monica Blvd with Lights.” Cartwheel Arts. September 15.
Jenni Spinner. “Public Art Project Lights West Hollywood’s Streets.” Concrete Construction. October 6.
Shana Nys Dambrot. “Art on the Outside.” LA Weekly. December 6.
2013
“Shana Mabari: Illuminated.” Fabrik 21 (June 22).
PUBLICATIONS
2024
Michael Petry. “MirrorMirror”. Thames & Hudson Ltd, London.
Peter S. Collopy and Claudia Bohn-Spector. “Crossing Over: Art and Science at Caltech, 1920-2020”. Caltech Library, CA
2022
Shana Mabari. “Oceans Curated by Shana Mabari”. Alaska Editions by Sebastien Montabonel
2020
Shana Mabari. “Space Curated by Shana Mabari”. Alaska Editions by Sebastien Montabonel
Renato Penna. “Time”. Art 1307 Associazione Culturale. Napoli, Italia.
Shana Mabari and Andi Campognone. “Space: A Collection of Essays and Images”. Lancaster Museum of Art and History, CA.
FILMS
2020 Shana Mabari at MOAH. EMS Legacy Films. Directed by Eric Minh Swenson. 3 min.
2020 Shana Mabari Constellatio : Planeta : Stella at Porch Gallery Ojai.
2020 Notes on an Exhibition Interrupted by a Pandemic. Directed by Lesley Chilcott. Music composed by Jessy Greene and Rami Jaffee. 3 min.
2017 Shana Mabari Selected Works at the Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, CA. 1 min.
2015 Illumetric – A Short Film. Shana Mabari, director. Weho@30 Film Festival. 12 min.
2013 Shana Mabari: INIFINITY. Eric Minh Swenson, director. 2 min.
2011 Revealing SEE THRU: A Collaboration of Art and Science. Ginger Van Hook, director. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA. 4 min.
2003 Shana Mabari Biomorphic Pendulum. In collaboration with Tobias Delbruck and Mark Tilden. Prototype for larger immersive experience. Neuromorphic Engineering Workshop, Telluride, CO. 2min.
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2020 Sea Shepherd Global, Gulf of Guinea, Benin
2018 NASA - Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), Palmdale, CA
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
2022 “Futurisms of Space Travel”. Cross Campus South Bay, El Segunda, CA
Moderator Ribera d’Ebre, additional panelists include research scientist Dr. Mark Knight and Dr Brijia Johnson. Discussion focused on the cross section between art, science and humanities.
LECTURES & WORSHOPS
2005/2006 Vision Science Society Annual Meetings, Sarasota, FL
2003 Neuromorphic Engineering Workshop, Telluride, CO.
2003 Center for Neuromorphic Systems Engineering Retreat, Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
PATENTS
2004 Shana Mabari and Dr. Shinsuke Shimojo. “Dynamic Spatial Illusions.” California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
AWARDS & HONORS
2015 WeHo@30 Film & Digital Media Grant
2013 ARC Grant, Center for Cultural Innovation, Los Angeles
2003 Neuromorph of the Year Award, Neuromorphic Engineering Workshop, Telluride, CO