AVI FARBER
Taos, New Mexico
zavski@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2021 Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Masters Design (Interdisciplinary)
2012 Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy
2012 Maine Media College, Rockport, Maine, Digital Media Production Certificate
2009 University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina, Semester Study Abroad
2007 Santa Fe High School, Santa Fe, New Mexico
RESIDENCIES
2022 University of Califonria Santa Barbara, Collaborating Researcher, Expressive Computation Lab, Media Arts and Technology, Santa Barbara, California
2019-2021 Design Research Assistant, Material Matters Lab, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, B.C. Canada
2017 Ojo Caliente Spa Resort, Artists Residency Program Director, Santa Fe, NM
2014 - 2017 Assistant to Logan Wannamaker, Woodfire Potter, Taos, NM
2014 Campos de Gutiérrez, Artist in Residence Medellin, Colombia
2013 Taos Clay, Artist in Residence, Taos NM
AWARDS/GRANTS
2022, 8th Annual International Marianne Brandt Award - Shortlisted Project Category
2020, MITACS Business Strategy Internship — $10,000
2020, Ian Gillespie MDes Research Fund Grant, Emily Carr University of Art and Design
2020, President’s Discretionary Fund Grant, Emily Carr University of Art and Design
2019, Entrance Scholarship, Emily Carr University of Art and Design
2018 Contract Photographer, United States Forest Service
2017 Contract Photographer, Bureau of Land Management
2015, 2nd Place, Photojournalism with Professional Caption. B&H/Maine Media College Creative Storytelling Contest.
2015, 2nd Place, Action and Adventure. B&H/Maine Media College Creative Storytelling Contest.
2014 Daily Dozen Photography Award for “End of Roll”, National Geographic Magazine
SELECT EXHIBITIONS & PERFORMANCES
2019 Yunomi Invitational, Clay AKAR, Iowa City, IA
2019, 13th Annual Simple Cup Invitational, Kobo Gallery, Seattle, WA
2018 Yunomi Invitational, Clay AKAR, Iowa City, IA
2017 Parse Seco Gallery, Arroyo Seco, New Mexico, Artifacts from Fire and Water, Solo Show
2014 Rottenstone Gallery, Arroyo Seco, New Mexico Images from the Twised Sage
2014 Disposiciones Mnemónicas Installation, Medellín, Colombia
2013 Logan Wannamaker Gallery, Taos, New Mexico, Woodfire Potters of Northern New Mexico
2011 Le Ronj Gallery, Lewiston, Maine, Solo Show
PUBLICATIONS
2021 Making Kin With Wild Fire - A Relational Design Practice, Masters of Design Thesis, Emily Carr University of Art and Design
2020 “Meet the Champions of the Southwest - Seven guides, artists, and entrepreneurs who personify the region’s free-spirited vibe,” Outside Magazine
2020 Micro Care; Small acts of resilience for living within the earth’s carrying capacity. Avi Farber, Julie Van Oyen, Jean Chisholm, Laura Kozak.Libby Leshgold Gallery’s Publishing the Present archive.
2019 “Wood Fired Flask” WOO PUBLICATION, EXTRA Fall Issue
2019 “He Sells for Three Hours a Day,” Episode 543, The Potters Cast
2018 The Year In Photos, Santa Fe New Mexican
2017 Ten Potters You Gotta Know, Cfile.Daily ,Cfileonline.org
2015 A wildland firefighter documents one of the worst fire seasons on record, onEarth Magazine
2014 End of the Roll, Daily Dozen Photograph Award, National Geographic Magazine
2013 Woodfire Magic, Taos Tempo, Taos, New Mexico
2012 Selected Works, The Bates Seed, Bates College, Lewiston Maine
2010 World Class, A Semester in Argentina, The Boston Globe
REPRESENTATION
2019- present, KOBO Gallery, Seattle, WA
2018-present, AKAR Art Gallery, Iowa City, IA
2018- present, Opuntia, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2018 Paseo Norte Gallery, Taos, New Mexico
2014- Present, La Mesa Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2015-2016, Magpie Gallery, Taos, New Mexico
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2020 Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Intro to Ceramic Design, Ecological Perspectives in Design
2019 Taos Ski Valley, Taos, New Mexico, Wild-clay Workshop
2013 Taos Clay, Taos, Teaching Assistant, New Mexico
2011 Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, Teaching Assistant, Intro to Wheel Throwing