Ariane Vielmetter / Bio
Vielmetter’s work uses the conventions of still life and trompe l’oeil painting as a way to explore the image-making process and realism’s ability to convey both plausible fictions and uncanny truths. She draws from a variety of source materials, ranging from re-purposed studio scraps and unfinished drawings, to specimens collected from her compost pile and garden, anthropological illustrations, and works by artists and writers who have been historically overlooked or underestimated.
EDUCATION
2012 | MFA, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia
12008 | BA, University of California, Los Angeles
AWARDS
2013
Teaching Artist Fellowship, Armory Center for the Arts
2011
CalArts Project Grant
2010
CalArts Scholarship, 2010-2012 Academic Period
2008
Honorable Mention, Werner Z. Hirsch Award in Representational Drawing
2007
First Place for the Werner Z. Hirsch Award in Representational Drawing, juried by Allegra Pesenti, Lee Hendrix, Russell Ferguson, and Lari Pittman
Edward J. and Alice Mae Smith Award, UCLA Department of Art
UCLA Department of Art Project Award, Spring 2007
Senior Painting Studio Recipient, 2007-2008 Academic Year
2006
Dean’s List Scholarship , UCLA
Kay Nielsen Memorial Award, UCLA Hammer Museum
2004
UCLA Regents Scholarship, Full 4-year Tuition
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
201808
The Melancholy Spring, Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles
2017
Arrangements in Undertone, Pomona College, Claremont
2016
The Furies, Visitor Welcome Center, Los Angeles
Modern Arts and Crafts, Eastside International, Los Angeles, curated by Astri Swendsrud
Sad Sack, Vacancy, Los Angeles
Together/Alone, Embassy, Los Angeles
2015
Blue Violets, Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles
If at first you don't succeed, CCS Gallery, UC Santa Barbara
2014
Amazon Solitaire, Center for the Arts Eagle Rock, Eagle Rock
Akina Cox and the Holy Trinity, Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles
A Meerkat's Whistle, 3 days awake, Los Angeles
Mirrored Collection, 2126 Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles
INCOGNITO, Santa Monica Museum of Art (since 2008)
Love is in the Air, 2A Gallery, Los Angeles
Topical Constructions: Paper works and actions, traveling exhibition curated by Veronica Duarte, Mexico
2013
Demolition Woman, curated by Young Chung, Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman University, Orange
Hexenhaus, Group exhibition at 495 Alameda St. Altadena
2012
Another Self, Two-person exhibition with Akina Cox, Marine Contemporary, Venice
Authenticity?, curated by Andy Robert, Untitled Art Projects, Los Angeles
CalArts MFA 2012: MMXII, curated by Catherine Taft, LA Mart, Los Angeles
Square as a chair and almost too heavy to lift, Mint Gallery, CalArts, Valencia
2011
CalArts Mid-Residency Exhibition, CalArts, Valencia
Night Gallery at the Chateau Marmont, Bar Marmont, Los Angeles
Celestial Spectacular, Night Gallery Lounge, Los Angeles
A Goodly Huge Cabinet, Mint Gallery, CalArts, Valencia
Telephone, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance
2008
UCLA Senior Show, New Wight Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles
B-side, UCLA Sculpture White Room, Los Angeles
A show with work by my roommate and old boss, Two-person exhibition with Karl Haendel, curated by Mieke Marple, The Studio, Los Angeles
Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, New Wight Gallery, UCLA,Los Angeles, juried by Ali Subotnick
2007
Department of Art Undergraduate Scholarship Exhibition, New Wight Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles
New Drawings, Undergraduate Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles
2006
Metzgerei, Undergraduate Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles
2005
Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, New Wight Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles, juried by Lawrence Rinder