Dori Atlantis Biography
Dori Atlantis grew up in both urban Los Angeles and the rural mountains of Central California. She was a founding member of the Feminist Art Program under Judy Chicago at California State University, Fresno. She received her BFA and MFA from California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California.
Atlantis works in mixed-media painting, sculpture, installation, and photography. She has exhibited in Europe and throughout the United States. Recent shows include I Tried Everything, a collaborative art installation in We Are Here at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; mixed media sculptures in The Next Big Thing at Studio Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA; photographs in Why Not Judy Chicago in both CAPC, Bordeaux, France & Azkuna Zentroa, Bilbao, Spain. Atlantis collaborated with Karen Frimkess Wolff on installations from 1989-2016. The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) New York recently added I Tried Everything (a collaboration with Dori Atlantis, Suzanne Lacy, Jan Lester and Nancy Youdelman) to their permanent collection.
Atlantis taught art to visually impaired adults at the Braille Institute for many years and is a member of the Los Angeles Art Association.
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E D U C A T I O N ————————
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS, Valencia, California MFA
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS, Valencia, California BFA
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY at FRESNO Fresno, California
S E L E C T E D S O L O E X H I B I T I O N H I S T O R Y —————————
2012 "Tilted Just Enough" Collaborative commissioned installation with Karen Frimkess Wolff, Beverly Hills Art Show, Beverly Hills, CA
2011 "Long Journeys" Collaborative installation with Karen Frimkess Wolff, Gatov Gallery, Alpert Jewish Community Center, Long Beach, California
2008 “Sylvan Passage” Collaborative Solo installation with Karen Frimkess Wolff, Phantom Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2006 “Windward” Solo site-specific mixed media installation, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, California
2000 “Sylvan Apparitions" Collaborative solo installation with Karen Frimkess Wolff. Ojala Gallery, Echo Park, CA
1999 “Drawing Water/Gathering Dust” solo installation with Karen Frimkess Wolff, curator: Angel’s Ink, Los Angeles, CA
S E L E C T E D G R O U P E X H I B I T I O N H I S T O R Y —————————
2023 Our Everyday Insurrections: Art & Feminisms in California Exhibit at REDCAT Gallery of Feminist Art with a panel discussion at Museum of Contemporary Art M OCA by Dori Atlantis,Karen LeCocq, Nancy Youdelman, and Judith Dancoff.
“Exposition D’art Miniature 2023” My tiny sculptures in Utube and online exhibition.Kate Carvellas’ Miniature House, Pasadena, California
2022 WOMANHOUSE my documentation photos of Womanhouse 1972 & Cunt Cheerleaders.
2020 “Exposition D’art Minature“ TILT, 2020 & CAPRICCIO 2020, two tiny sculptures in an Utube & online exhibition during corona pandemic, Kate Carvellas’ Minature House, Pasadena, CA
“Saturation“ ASCEND, 2020, sculpture in Pandemic Winter Fundraiser online exhibition, SoLA Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
“Petite Works“ INSIDE 2020, painting in an online exhibition during corona pandemic, Gallery 825, LAAA.org, Los Angeles, CA
“Floating Worlds“, Try to Fly 2018, a sculpture in show curated by Juri Koll, Director of Venice Institute of C.A. at Gallery 825, LAAA.org
2019 “I Tried Everything“ collaborative installation, We Are Here SFMOMA, San Francisco, California
“The Next Big Thing” 3 sculptures-Jacob’s Ladder, Swerve,ThisWay, Blackboard Gallery, Studio Channel Island, juror Mat Gleason,Camarillo
2018 “Suspended Disbeliefs “ Three suspended sculptures in a show of suspended artworks in Moon Huts, East Los Angeles, California
2017 “Forces of Nature 2”, 7 wood sculptures made from drought killed trees. L.A. County Arboretum & Botanical Gardens. Arcadia,CA
“L.A. Alternating Currents” 3 paintings Curated by Sara Cannon, Neutra Institute Museum & Gallery, Silverlake, CA
2016 “Why Not Judy Chicago”, 20+ BW photographs, 5 color photographs, curated by Xabier Arakistain, CAPC, Musee' d'art Contemporain Bordeaux, FRANCE www.capc-bordeaux.fr
2015 "Hatchery; Fortress" collaborative site specific installation with Karen Frimkess Wolff, Curated by Anne Klint, Bachrun LoMele, Bill Doherty, www.thehatcheryartspaces.org Badger, CA, & UAMO, Munich, Germany
“Why Not Judy Chicago", fifteen photographs, Curated by Xabier Arakistain, AZ Azkuna Zentroa, Bilbao, Spain
"Stories We Hold" 3 paintings & a collaborative installation with Karen Frimkess Wolff, Curated by Cathy Weiss, Beyond Baroque, Venice, CA
“Reconfiguered Wind", Collaborative installation with Karen Frimkess Wolff, curated by John O'Brian, Glendale, CA
"30th Annual Made in California Exhibit”, Pastoral Fragment, a collaborative installation with Karen Frimkess Wolff, City of Brea Art Gallery,
“From Her: An Exhibition by Women about Women” "Cirrate" sculpture, Pico House, El Pueblo Historical Monument, L.A., CA
2014 “Second Time Around: the hubcap as Art”, Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, Virginia
2013 “Reconsidering the Arroyo”, Trickle Down, a Site specific outdoor installation, NewTown Arts, Pasadena, CA
2012 “Forces of Nature”, art made from the fallen trees of the Los Angeles County Arboretum, Arcadia, CA
“Wilderness Project”, A collaborative Installation with Karen Frimkess Wolff, part of Into the Wilderness: The Journey Within. Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
“Un-Space Ground”, A collaborative installation with Karen Frimkess Wolff, in a show focusing on environmental issues. Part of College Art Association Conference at L.A. Convention Center.
2011 Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980 “Doin it in Public”, A Retrospective on Pioneering work of Feminist Artists, Otis College of Art & Design, L.A., CA
“The Hatchery, East of Fresno”, A show of site specific installations created on the site of two former failed idealistic communities. Curated by Anne Klint, Bachrun LoMele, Bill Doherty, Tom McGlynn, Badger, CA
“Tarfest in the Park”, BoneBranch in Hancock Park, next to LACMA, as part of an art, food, music event. Curated by James Panozzo and Peter Mays, Los Angeles, CA
“Flag Stop”, A commissioned collaborative (with Karen Frimkess Wolff)an installation as part of a multi media event in Torrance,CA
"C.A.R., not a Car" Original artwork on actual cars, culminating in documentation throughout L.A., CA, Juried by Silvia Sonnenschmidt & Thomas Volkmann of “Contemporary Art Ruhr”
2010 “Increments” a changing collaborative installation with Karen Frimkess Wolff, curated by Praccis, Glendale, CA
“Guilt By Association” TarFest Installation Exhibit, curated by Peter Mays & James Panozzo, Launch, L.A., CA
“See Thru” Collaborative installation exhibition focusing on visual perception & brain science, mentored by Professor Shinsuke Shimojo of California Institute of Technology, Gallery 825, L.A., CA
“Sculpture in LA” 4 person show, curator: Jody Baral, Jose’ Drudis-Biada Gallery, Mt. St. Mary’s College, L.A.,CA
2009 “A Studio of Their Own” Site specific outdoor installation & photographs, curator: Laura Meyer, Phoebe Conley Gallery, California State University, Fresno, California
“Flights of Fancy” Collaborative site specific installations with Karen Frimkess Wolff, curated by Elizabeth Bloom & Judith Miller, Platt Gallery, American Jewish University, Bel Air, California
“17th Annual Juried Art Exhibition”, Installation, Jurors: Alma Ruiz & Marc Pally, Korean Cultural Center, L.A., CA
“Go to the Park” Collaborative Public Art Installation with Karen Frimkess Wolff, City of West Hollywood, CA
2008 “Mogility” Installation curated by Barry Markowitz & Denise Seider at Side Street Projects, Pasadena, CA
“Cucamonga Peak Art Avalanche” Collaborative installation with Karen Frimkess Wolff, Chaffee College, CA
“Penumbra, an investigation of shadow and light” Juror: James Panozzo, Director of Lawrence Asher Gallery, LAAA.org
2007 “Go Native-Installed” Collaborative installation with Karen Frimkess Wolff, Phantom Gallery, Pasadena, CA
“NaCl H2O” A collaborative multimedia art installation with Marcos Alvarez, Pamela Mower Conner, Hung Nguyen, Gina Stepaniuk and Chie Yamayoshi mentored by Lita Albuquerque. Gallery 825, LAAA.org
"Looking At Public Art", Highlighting the individual creative process of the artist.” Ontario International Airport, Terminals 2 & 4, Ontario, CA. Curated by Mary Oliver and Scott Canty
“T U R F” Global reflections on planet Earth, 2007, Gallery 825, LAAA, L.A., California. Exhibition juried by Gregorio Luke, Director of the Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA
2006 “TARFEST” Collaborative installation with Karen Frimkess Wolff, The Historic Desmond Building, L.A., CA
2005 "Petite Works" Bergamont Annex, Gallery 825, Santa Monica, California
“Half Hour From Home, Cal Arts Alumni at Barnsdall” Site-specific installation, Hollywood, California
“LA Art Fest” Collaborative outdoor installation with Karen Frimkess Wolff, L.A., CA Juried by Brian Tortoro
“EarthWorks Now- 2005 International Biennial” collaborative outdoor installation with Karen Frimkess Wolff, Copper Mountain College, Joshua Tree, California
2004 “The F-Stops Here” Gallery 825, Los Angeles, California Juried by Tim Wride, LACMA
“Visual Vernacular“ Gallery 825, Los Angeles, California Juried by Noel Korten
“Northwest Territories” Site-specific outdoor installation at The Armory Northwest, Pasadena, CA Juried by Jay Belloli, Elise Barclay, and Scott Ward
“Gallery Row Window Project” Mixed media Window installation at 333 South Spring, L.A., CA.
2003 "Gloria" The Museum of Art at the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island & The Galleries at Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2002 "Gloria" White Columns, New York City, N.Y. Curated by Catherine Morris and Ingrid Schaffner
"Trail Marker 2: What Desert?” Installation at Lower Arroyo Park, Pasadena, CA, Juried by NewTown
“And So It Went: Ephemeral Art" Collaborative installation with Karen Frimkess Wolff, NW Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, California Juried by NewTown
2001 “Sound, Light, Fiber, and Wood" - Site-specific installation (5 person show). Pico Rivera Centre for the Arts, CA
“Trail Markers" Outdoor installation, Lower Arroyo Park, Pasadena, California. Juried by NewTown
"Then and Now - Women of the Feminist Art Program" Fresno Art Museum, CA. Curated by Nancy Youdelman
1997 "eyeSITE" - SITE Gallery, The Brewery Art Complex, Los Angeles, California
1992 "Art & Critique" - SITE Gallery, Los Angeles, California Juried by Scott Canty
1988 "Small Works" - California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California Juried by Jim Starrett
1976 “Woman's Eye" - Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington
1975 "California Girls Make Good" – California State University, Fresno, CA Curated by Judy Chicago
1970 "California Girls" - Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California Curated by Tom Maroni
S E L E C T E D P U B L I C A T I O N S
"Entering the Picture", edited by Jill Fields, cover art & 4 photos inside, 2011, Published by Routledge
"Mountain compound inspires artists", by Donald Munro, The Fresno Bee, Sept. 23, 2011
"Exposure", magazine essay by Julia Bradshaw, pages 33-39, Spring 2011, Volume 44:1
"A Studio of Their Own: The Legacy of the Fresno Feminist Experiment", Edited by Laura Meyers, Published by The Press at California State University, Fresno 2009
“Modern Painters Magazine”, “We Dissent” by Francis Frascina November 2006 page 83
“Around the Galleries, Calendar Section, L.A.TIMES” by Holly Myers page E20 July 14, 2006
"Portraits" by Michael Kimmelman. Published by Random House 1998 Page 146
"The Power of Feminist Art" Norma Broude & Mary Garrard, eds.Pub.Abrams1994. pg.28, 36, 39, 42, 275
“Through The Flower, My Struggle as A Woman Artist” by Judy Chicago, Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1975
“Bad Dream House” Time, March 20,1972
“Everywoman”, May 1971, special issue by Fresno Feminist Art Program
S E L E C T E D F I LM & V I D E O
"Judy Chicago and the California Girls" by Judith Dancoff, 2007
“Speaking of Creativity” creators speak about creating, interviews by Stacy Stone, Joel Asher Studio, 2005
S E L E C T E D A W A R D Award of Distinction”, 17th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, 2009, Jurors: Alma Ruiz and Marc Pally, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California
P R O F E S S I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N Los Angeles Art Association, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, California