Kalman Spelletich Born: Dec. 23, 1960 in Davenport, Iowa spellkal@gmail.com https://www.seemen.org Education: 1986-1989 MFA University of Texas at Austin in Media Art 1980-1984 BFA University of Iowa in Media Art Teaching/Visiting Artist: MIT, Media Lab, Boston, MA Columbia University, NY, NY San Francisco State University, SF, CA CCA, San Francisco/Oakland CA UC Santa Barbara, CA Art Institute, SF, CA Johnson County Community College, Kansas City Kansas UC Denver, CO Center For Creative Studies, Detroit, MI Parsons School of Design, NY, NY Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH VCU, Richmond, VA UT Austin, TX Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, TX Royal Academy of Art Architecture School, Copenhagen, Denmark The Box Shop. SF, Ca. University of California, East Bay Stanford University, Palo Alto, Ca. Mills College, Oakland, Ca. LSU, Baton Rouge, La. Academy of Art University, SF, Ca. NYU, N.Y., N.Y. San Jose State University, San Jose, Ca. University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia Universität der Künste Berlin Awards and Grants: Exploratorium Museum, SF, CA. MIT Media Lab, Boston Johnson County Community College, Kansas City Burning Man Festival Honorarium, 1994-2001 ART Matters Honorarium, NY New Forms Regional Initiative Grant, Austin Dorthea Lange Award, San Francisco Spaces, Cleveland Awards and Grants continued: Jumpstart Theatre, San Antonio Franklin Furnace Fund, NY, 1988, 1995, 2000 Artists Space, Group Support Fund, NY Spaces, Cleveland Mexi-Arte, Austin NetArt Initiative channelp.com Pseudo Programs, Inc. Museum of Modern Art, NY Getty Museum, L.A Jack Hanley Gallery, SF Blue Collar Gallery, San Antonio Austin Media Arts, Austin Bomp Records PARD Arts Festival, Den Hague New York State Council on the Arts Thunder Gulch Parsons School of Design, Digital Design Department Postmasters Gallery The Heathcote Art Foundation The New York State Council on the Arts Technology Initiative The National Endowment for the Arts Eyebeam Atelier, Inc. blasthaus Gallery KONTEJNER | bureau of contemporary art praxis, Zagreb, Croatia Multimedia Institute mi2, Zagreb, Croatia People's Open University, London, England Velika Gorica Gallery Zagreb, Croatia Galerija Kapelica, Ljubljana, Slovenia LSU, Baton Rouge, La. ROBOEXOTICA, Vienna, Austria Collections of: Museum of Modern Art: New York, NY Getty Museum: Los Angeles, CA Jeffrey Deitch Jack Hanley Gallery: San Francisco, CA Blue Collar Gallery: San Antonio, TX Austin Media Arts: Austin, TX The Lab: San Francisco Jack Hanley Rudy Rucker Sr. Mara Buffet Susan Joyce Eva Jancar Chris Johanson Melinda McSpadden Scott Beale Rudy Rucker Jr. Henry Rosenthal Pete Blash Michael Rauner Robert Anderson Rebecca Sanford-Smith David Lantow Cornell University’s Rose Goldsen Archive of New Media Art Exhibitions/Performances/Group Shows: 2013 De Young Museum S.F., Ca., UC Berkeley Berkeley, Ca., Yerba Buena Arts Center S.F., Ca., Jack Hanley Gallery NY, NY, Arts Benicia, Benicia, Ca., Institute For The Future, Palo Alto, Ca., Maker Fair San Mateo, Ca., The Kalpalace SF, Ca., California Folk Art Museum L.A., Ca., Learning Center Las Vegas, Nv. 2012 Gavilan College, Gilroy, CA., San Francisco State University, SF, Ca., Luggage Store Gallery, SF, Ca. 2011 The Prague Contemporary Art Festival Prague, Czech Republic, Meetfactory, Prague, Czech Republic, Radial System Berlin, Germany, Jack Hanley Gallery, NY, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, UC Berkeley, Berkeley Ca., Sight School, Oakland, Ca. 2010 India Institute of Technology Madras., Chennai, India, Artists Television Access, SF, Ca., Jack Hanley Gallery, SF, Ca., The Armory Show, NY, NY., Thee Kalpalace, SF, Ca., San Francisco MOMA, Jack Hanley Gallery, NY., Okay Mountain Austin, Tx., UC Berkeley Robotics conference, Exploratorium Museum, SF, Ca. 2009 Jack Hanley Gallery, NY,NY, Frieze Art Fair, London, England, Varnish Fine Arts, SF, Ca., Oakland Fire Arts Festival Oakland, Ca., Johansson Projects Oakland, Ca., NEXT FAIR, Chicago, Ill., The Dark Show, Cologne, Germany, Kottie Paloma's House SF, Ca., Bongout Gallery, Berlin, Germany 2009 The Dark show, Cologne, Germany, Kottie Paloma’s House SF, Ca., Bongout Gallery, Berlin, Germany 2008 Headlands Art Center, Marin, Ca., Oakland Museum of California, Jack Hanley Gallery, SF, Ca., Deitch Projects, N.Y., N.Y., Rythmix Cultural Works, Alameda, Ca., Maker Fair, San Mateo, Ca., Pirate Cat, Radio, S.F., Ca., Exploratorium Museum, SF, Ca., Tachles Gallery, Berlin, Germany,  Kontejner, Zagreb, Croatia., Roboexotica, Museumsquartier Vienna, Austria, Copenhagen International Theater, Copenhagen, Denmark., Half-Machine Copenhagen, Denmark, 667 Shotwell, SF, Ca. 2007 Jack Hanley Gallery, SF, Ca., Pierogi Gallery Leipzig, Leipzig Germany, Portland Oregon Museum of Modern Art, Brown Bag Contemporary, NY,NY., Lower Decatur St. Arts Festival, New Orleans, La., Maker Arts  Expo, San Mateo, Ca., Fringe Exhibitions, LA, Ca. , Exploratorium Museum, SF, Ca., Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz Ca. 2006  Mission 17, SF, Ca., Project Artaud Gallery, SF, Ca., Jack Hanley Gallery, LA, Ca., Art about Flight, Windhoek, Namibia, LINC Gallery, SF, Ca.,  BOCA Gallery, SF, Ca.,  Kontejner, Zagreb, Croatia., Ljubljana, Slovenia, Galerija Kapelica, Kontejner, Belgrade, Serbia., Roboexotica, Museumsquartier Vienna. 2005  Varnish Fine Arts, SF, Ca., LA Art Fair, Santa Monica, CCA Wattis Gallery, SF,Ca., Project Artaud Gallery, SF, Ca., Robodock, Amsterdam, Dorkbot, Madrid. Roboexotica, Museumsquartier Vienna, Austria. White Columns, NY, Ny.  Photo New York, NY, NY., GENART, SF, Ca., Techfest, NY,NY. Photo SF, SF, Ca. 2004  Blue Star Arts complex, San Antonio, Yerba Buena Arts Center(twice)SF,Ca., Melting Point  Gallery, SF; Jack Hanley Gallery, SF,Ca., LINC gallery, Crucible Gallery Oakland, Coachella Music and Arts Festival, Indio, CA., Hackett benefit Somarts, Lucerne Switzerland. Art Basel Miami Fla., Odeon Bar, SF, The Armory Show, New York, NY 2003   Los Angelas-1333 Willow, Odeon Bar, Eyebeam Art and Technology Museum NYC, DORKBOT, OfficeOps Brooklyn, Oakland warehouse party, SOMARTS Gallery, San Francisco Liberation Radio fundraiser, Matt Gonzalez for mayor fundraiser, Columbia College, Brooklyn, Fire Festival Mexico City, Mexico, BLASTHAUS SF, American Robotics Society, Timothy North Benefit, SF, Ca., Art Basel Basel Switzerland, 2002   Odeon bar, Deitch Projects, w/Chris Johanson, Los Angelas-1333 Willow, Illinois St. Alley, Chinatown Gallery, LA., Point Arena, CA., CELLSPACE, Visual AIDS Big Deal, The Art of Extreme Robotics, a ZERONE Event. 2001 Cellspace, SF, CA., MIT, Boston, Mass., The Cave, Brooklyn, NY, Badlands Gallery, SF, CA., Jack Hanley Gallery, SF, CA., SETH METHWELL PALACE'S FUNDRAISER, Burning Man, Amy Miller fundraiser, CYCLONE GALLERY, LOLA Café, BLASTHAUS SF, Odeon Bar, CELLSPACE, 2000 TACHLES, BERLIN, Ger.,  FOR LAUGHINGSQUID.COM,SF, MISSION RECORDS,SF, CYCLONE,SF, THE LAB,SF, MISSION BADLANDS Gallery (3), SF, JACK HANLEY GALLERY,SF, UC Denver, DENVER ARTS WAREHOUSE SHOW, STRETCH's warehouse, KANSAS CITY , Johnson County Community College, KC, Ciceros, St. Louis (2 shows), Deadtech, CHICAGO 2 shows, THE OLD MIAMI, Detroit, MI., CENTER FOR CREATIVE STUDIES, Detroit, Detroit Contemporary Gallery, Pat's in the Flats, CLEVELAND, Beehive Theatre, PITTSBURGH 2 shows, PLATO'S DEN, Brooklyn, NY, NEW York The Eyebeam Atelier 2 shows, Parsons School of Design, NYC, Richmond, Va. VCU, THE VAULT, Baltimore, GWAR WAREHOUSE, Richmond, RUBILAD, Brooklyn, NY, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH, ICEHOUSE, Phoenix, 4th of July festival, Point Arena, CA., SIGGRAPH Computer conference, New Orleans, ZEITGEIST Gallery, New Orleans, BBC film shoot, London England, Burning man, Nevada, Berkeley Parade, Halloween/haunted Barn, SF, BADLANDS GALLERY, SF, New years eve, Thekalpalace, SF 1999 THE LAB, Fundraiser for 23five,SF, ACE AUTO, bicycle rodeo,SF, Illinois St.bigTOP 23,SF, CellSPACE ,SF, PARD ARTS FESTIVAL,The Hague, Netherlands, Burning Man Festival, Nevada, Space ( shows), Oakland, CA.,, BEREKELEY STREET PARADE, Berkeley, CA., GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL, Lauhing SQUID fundraiser,SF, The Lab (6 SHOWS) SF, Badlands gallery,SF, fundraiser for Sisisters of Perpetual, Indulgence, The LAB, SF, Redstone bldg.fundraiser(to save it) ,SF 1998 The Haunted Barn,SF, EMO'S, Austin, TX., WONG SPOT, San Antonio, DEEP ELLUM CLUB, Dallas, TemplO Theater, Houston, The Orange Show, Art Car Parade and Ball, Houston, HOLLYWOOD MOGUL'S, L.A., CA., 10-15 group shows in SF, SOLAR CULTURE, Tucson, AZ., Burning Man Festival, Nevada, Industrial Arts Co-op (2 shows), Pittsburgh, PA, Latino Auto, Brooklyn, NY, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH, Cisseros Night Club, St. Louis, MO, Burning Man, Nevada, The Black Rock Saloon Gerlach, NV, Hollywood Moguls Los Angeles, CA, The University of California at Santa Barbara Art Museum Santa Barbara, CA, Plan B Santa Fe, NM, Orbit Room Dallas, TX, Wong Spot San Antonio, TX, Atomic Café Austin, TX 1997 The Lab SF, Jack Hanley Gallery,SF,CA.,  Big Top Circus-23, House of Low Self Esteem,SF,CA., The Burning man Festival,Nv. Lab Fund Raiser,SF,CA., Private Performance,SF, Filth Newspaper Fundraiser,SF, Fund raiser for 23-5 record Label 1996 The Lab,SF,CA., Lab Fund Raiser,SF,CA, The Burning man Festival,Nv., Big Top Circus-23, Private, Performance,SF,CA., Trocadero SF,CA. 1995 Jack Hanley Gallery,SF,CA., The Burning Man Festival,Nv., Trocadero,SF,CA., Private Performance,SF, SanFrancisco International Art Fair, DNA Lounge,SF,CA., Kennel Club SF,CA. 1994 Death of Rush Limbaugh,S.F, Private performance,SF Jack Hanley Gallery, Cahameleon Club, SF 1993 Satyricon,Portland, Off ramp,Seattle, Spanky's,Salt Lake City, Duffy's, Lincoln, Lounge Axe, Chicago, O'Cayz,Madison, Gallery West, Davenport, Promised Land, New London, Ontario, The Falcon Club,Detroit, Pat's on the Flat's,Cleveland, Bloomfield Tavern,Pittsburgh, Middle East,Cambridge, Tune In,New Haven, Brownies,New York, Private Performance,NY, The Rev,Baltimore, Twister's,Richmond, Infinity Club, Greensborough, Cotton Club,Atlanta, The Chucker,Tuscaloosa, RC Bridge Lounge, New Orleans, Emo's, Austin, Catal Huyuk, Houston, Cameo Theater, San Antonio, Downtown Performance Center, Tuscon, Scorchy Dome, Phoenix, Al's Bar, Los Angeles, "Death of Grunge II" Marin Street Warehouse, SF, "Death of Grunge I"  Marin Street Warehouse, SF, "It's A Good Day II", 24th Street BART, SF, "It's A Good Day I",  24th Street BART, SF 1992 21 Bernice, SF, Crazy Horse, Boise, Pete's. Salt Lake City, Uncle Rosco's, Davenport, OCayz, Madison, CPCS, Cedar Rapids, 404 Willis, Detroit, Spaces, Cleveland, The Beehive, Pittsburgh, Foun Founf ELECTRIQUE, Montreal, Middle East, Cambridge, Kill Time, Philadelphia, Brownie's, NYC, 21 Karat Club, Baltimore, Masquerade Atlanta, The Chucker, Tuscaloosa, TAL'S Dart Bar, Hattiesburg, RC Bridge, New Orleans, Axiom Houston, Private Show,Austin, Cave Club,Austin, Commerce Street Warehouse, Houston, Easy Street Theater, Dallas, Downtown Performance Center, Tucson Gallery X, Phoenix, Brave New World, SF, Raji's, Los Angeles, Big Bang #4, Los Angeles, Heinz Club, Oakland, New Max's, Eugene, Capitol Theater, Olympia, OK Hotel Seattle,Satyricon, Portland 1991 "Shades AIDS Project", 21 Bernice , SF, Olive's, SF, Chameleon, SF, Shamrock,  Los Angeles, Big Bang #1, Los Angeles, Heinz's Club, Oakland, Louden Nelson Center, Santa     Cruz, Gaslight, Los Angeles, Commerce Street Warehouse, Houston, Slipped Disc, Dallas Cannibal Club, Austin, Trees, Dallas, Downtown Performance Center, Tuscon, Gallery X, Phoenix, Komotion,  SF, Sixth Street Rendezvous, SF, San Francisco Art Institute, Cattle Club,Sacramento, Olive's, SF, Chameleon, SF, Commerce St. Wharehouse, Houston, Slipped Disc, Dallas, Private Show, Tucson, RE-ACTION Gallery, Tucson, Downtown Saturday NIte, Tuscon, Gallery X, Pheonix 1990 Crystal Pistol, SF, Kaleidoscope Records, SF, CW Saloon, SF, Casbah, San Diego Dodajk, Tuscon, In Hell, Albuquerque, Cannibal Club, Austin, Commerce Street Warehouse, Houston, Orange Show, Houston, Storyville Jazz hall, New Orleans, Artifex Gallery,, Minneapolis, Dreamer's, Chicago, Upstage, Pittsburgh, Cabaret, Buffalo, Middle East, Cambridge, AS220, Providence, MIddle East, Cambridge, Cape Codder, New Haven, Bauhaus, Baltimore, DC/AC, Washington,D.C., Knitting Factory, NYC, WEBO, NYC, Turmoil Room, Pittsburgh, Babylon GOGO, Cleveland, Wilmar Ceter, Madison, Metroplotan Gallery, Milwalkee, Lucky Number 950 Club, Chicago, Cafe Brazil, New Orleans, Ony Zims, Baton Rogue, Private Show,New Orleans, Axiom, Houston, Tacoland, San Antonio, Cannibal Club, Austin, Show Bar, Houston, Highland Theater, Houston 1989 Liberty Lunch, Austin, Noisefest, Austin, Private Show,Austin, Backstreets, Austin, Mexic-Arte, Austin, The Ritz, Austin, James Surels Studios, Houston, Spaces, Cleveland Franklin Furnace, NYC, Backstreets, Austin, South By Southwest,Mexic-Arte, Austin Austin Media Arts, Austin, Economy, New Orleans, Austin Outhouse, Austin, University of Tx.@ Austin 1988 James Surls's Ranch,Marble Falls,Tx., Club Cairo, Austin, Mexic-Arte, Austin, Austin Austin Media Arts, Austin, Liberty Lunch, Austin, Austin Media Arts, Austin, University of Tx.@ Austin 1987 Austin Media Arts, Austin, Private Show,Austin,University of Tx.@ Austin 1980-1986 23 exhibitions and performances in Iowa City, Ia., San Francisco and Austin