Jeffrey Augustine Songco

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Born 1983  New Jersey  USA

Education 2011  MFA  San Francisco Art Institute
2005  BFA  Carnegie Mellon University
2000  Summer  Cooper Union

Lives and Works San Francisco, California USA

Solo Exhibitions 2012
Steven Wolf Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA, Public Displays of Affection, Jan. 7-Feb. 18

Group
Exhibitions
2011
Steven Wolf Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA, Negative Space, July 17-Aug. 27
Kadist, San Francisco, CA, The New Wave, June 1
Nighthawk Books, Highland Park, NJ, New Mediator Art Show, May 28-July 1
The Winery SF, San Francisco, CA, Vernissage: MFA Thesis Exhibition, May 14-21
Treehouse Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Fruit Fly Nursery, Feb. 19

2010
Seven, Miami, FL, #Rank, Nov. 30-Dec. 5
Swell Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Performology & Actionization, Feb. 22-25
Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Apartogether, Mar. 1-6

2009
Open Concept Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI, Digital Ritual, Apr. 2-21

2008
Current Gallery, Baltimore, MD, AGENDA: Queering Popular Media, Nov. 14-Dec. 5
Galapagos Art Space, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Hospitium Collective, Feb. 24

2007
Studio 23, Bushwick, Brooklyn, Wut Up Doc (umentation), Dec. 2

2006
Spinning Plates Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, The Tomb of the Spy Magician, Oct. 21-22
Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, Carnegie Mellon, 100% Centennial, Jan. 20-Mar. 5

2005
Projekt30.com, June 2005 Online Exhibition
Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, Carnegie Mellon, Spectacular, Spectacular:
      BFA Senior Exhibition 2005, Apr. 29-May 15
The University Center Gallery, Carnegie Mellon, Binary Reduction, May 9-13
The Frame Gallery, Carnegie Mellon, Mammon, Mar. 18-22
The Frame Gallery, Carnegie Mellon, Friends Can Listen to Endless Love in the Dark,
      Feb. 11-14

2000-2004
Untitled Downtown Space, Populate the Unpopulated, Pittsburgh, PA
      Dec. 1, 2003 ­ Jan. 23, 2004
The Frame Gallery, Carnegie Mellon, Jersey Show, Oct. 31-Nov. 5, 2003
The Frame Gallery, Carnegie Mellon, identity, Sep. 26-30, 2003
9th Street Gallery, Making A Scene, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 12-19, 2001
The Cooper Union, Summer Program Exhibition, New York City,
     Aug. 23-Sept. 8, 2000

Events ArtPrize, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Grand Rapids, MI, Sep. 21-Oct. 9, 2011
The Society of 23 Biennial, Diego Rivera Gallery, Feb. 6-12, 2011
The Society of 23 Prize, Swell Gallery, Jan. 31-Feb. 3, 2011
Artists Leading Artists: Panel Discussion, San Francisco Art Institute,
     September 9, 2010
XX, XWHY: An Artist Talk in Four Parts, SOMArts, San Francisco, January 14, 2010
Bushwick Open Studios, Bushwick, Brooklyn, June 6-8, 2008
Cut&Paste Digital Design Tournament, NYC round, Angel Orensanz Foundation,
     Sept. 15, 2007
Bushwick Open Studios, Bushwick, Brooklyn, June 1-3, 2007
GLAAD OUTAuction NYC2006, Metropolitan Pavilion, Oct. 22, 2006
Starbucks Salon, Mix Tape, NYC, assisted House of Diehl, Sep. 10, 2006
Deitch Projects, Art Parade, NYC, assisted House of Diehl, Sep. 9, 2006

Awards Asian Contemporary Arts Consortium Writing Fellowship, Finalist, Nov. 2011
The Power of Self 2011, Finalist, Artists Wanted, May 2011
New Genres Spirit of Tradition Award, San Francisco Art Institute, May 2011
Graduate Student Leadership Award, San Francisco Art Institute, May 2011
Returning Graduate Scholarship, San Francisco Art Institute, Sep. 2010
Global Geek Week YouTube Video Winner, Society for Geek Advancement, Sep. 2009
Cut&Paste Digital Design Tournament, Finalist, Sep. 2007
Emily Phyllis Howard Junior Award, Carnegie Mellon, School of Art, May 2004
Wilfred Readio Sophomore Award, Carnegie Mellon, School of Art, May 2003
Robert J. Fingland Freshman Award, Carnegie Mellon, School of Art, May 2002
Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design Nominee, Rising Star Awards,
     Paper Mill Playhouse, May 2001

Press With Involuntary Sculptures, ArtSlant, Jan. 10, 2012
Steven Wolf, ArtBusiness.com, Jan. 7, 2012
Eyes on the Prize 2011: GayGayGay, ArtPrize Blog, Oct. 2, 2011
Just say no, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Aug. 2, 2011
The Watch, San Francisco Chronicle, July 21, 2011
Steven Wolf, ArtBusiness.com, July 17, 2011
SFAI MFA, ArtBusiness.com, May 12, 2011
Watchlist, rebel:art, April 13, 2011
student profile, SFAI, 2011
tweet, Tyler Green, Modern Art Notes, March 2010
Dream Captcha, October 2008: Boing Boing, Core77, Etre, GEARFUSE, Gizmodo, Make:,
     Neatorama, OhGizmo!, Pixel-Shack, Unplggd

Cut & Paste - New York City, EN AVANT, Sep. 20, 2007
Mate takes out Cut & Paste New York, Core77 Design Blog, Sep. 16, 2007

Online Writings 2011
Art21 Blog
The Top 10 New Media Moments of 2011
Staying In The Moment
Did You Apply?
Drifting: My Day Job
Introduction Part 1: Just Another Night in The Art World
So Long Grad School!
He's Not Here Right Now
The Importance of Being Sketchy
Something to Talk About
Party's Over!
Art Under the Influence

Art Practical
Portals: Hadi Tabatabai

Hyperallergic
The Top 10 Art World Figures I’d Like to F***
The Top 10 Things You Didn't See at ArtPrize
The Top 6 Trends at ArtPrize

Fruit Fly Life
On Becoming A Man: The Art of Wearing Boy's Clothes


2010
Millenials Magazine
i <3 me

Art21 Blog
And the Nominations Are In...
Choose Your Own Adventure: The Master of Fine Arts
Reading the MFA Program
OMG Mid-Grad Crisis or RTV/MFA
My MFA Letter to Santa
Back to School!
New Internet Meme: Cheers!
Standing Ovation for Networks
Life After Graduation

Publications IdN Creators Feature, June 2009
IdN Extra 01: Cut and Paste, From Sketch to Production, June 2009

Awesome Childhood Memories New Jersey Ballet. Trained in ballet, tap, and jazz, 1988 - 1998.
The Nutcracker. Various roles. New Jersey Ballet, 1991 - 1997.
South Pacific. Jerome. Paper Mill Playhouse, 1994.
ACDA National Children's Honor Choir. San Diego Convention Center, 1996.
North New Jersey Junior Regional Chorus. 1997.
Children of Eden. Ensemble. Paper Mill Playhouse, 1997.
Gypsy. Newsboy, Victor & Violin. Paper Mill Playhouse, 1998.