vita / Photography An Xiao grounds her street photography in the aesthetics of haiku and Henri Cartier-Bresson, as she seeks the Zen of the present moment in the hustle and bustle of busy city streets. She refined her tastes for city imagery while living in New York, Los Angeles and Manila.

Her award-winning work has appeared with publications and galleries internationally and throughout the New York City area, including the dual-continent Circular Exhibition with Hun Gallery and Gallery Ho in Seoul, the Asian Contemporary Art Fair with Tenri Gallery, and the Brooklyn Museum.

AWARDS

  • Best Emerging Artist in Photography. GLAAD outAuction 2007. Awarded by the GLAAD Arts Advisory Committee, including Exit Art, the Philip Johnson Glass House, The Herb Ritts Foundation, Ross Bleckner, Lawrence DiCarlo, Patrick McMullan, George Kocis, White Columns and others.
  • Nominee, Best Achievement in Creation or Use of Graphics. For That Was Zen, This Is Tao, featuring selected recently-created fine art photos and personal reflections in the nikki bungaku (diary literature) tradition. 2008 Blogisattva Awards, honoring excellence in English-language Buddhist blogging.

Selected Exhibitions

  • 2008 Award Winners Exhibition. Featuring GLAAD OUTAuction Best Emerging Artist award winners. W Hotel Times Square. October 2008 (forthcoming). New York, NY.
  • Art Knows No Borders. Safari Sam’s Club. Juried by Crystal Allene Cook, director. November 2008 (forthcoming). Los Angeles, CA.
  • The Smalls. Gallery Satori. Curated by Hoon Jung, director. August 2008. L.E.S., NY.
  • I♥JC. Jersey City Museum. July 2008. Jersey City, NJ.
  • $2 Show. i-5 Gallery at the Brewery Art Colony. Curated by Mat Gleason, editor, Coagula Art Journal and director, Gallery C. July 2008. Los Angeles, CA.
  • Alphabet Scoop Presents. Alphabet Scoop Ice Cream and Gallery. Two-person show alongside Chico and featuring a “streethaiku” flavor. Directed by Juliet Vedral. June 2008. Alphabet City, NY.
  • Click! Work selected in top 25% of entrants. Brooklyn Museum. Directed by Shelley Bernstein. June 2008. Brooklyn, NY.
  • Objects of Desire II. Benefiting Artists Talk On Art Archives. Sundaram Tagore Gallery. Co-chaired by Kim Foster, Peter Trippi and Elga Wimmer. May 2008. Chelsea, NY.
  • 2008 Photography Exhibition. Pen and Brush Gallery. Juried by Roy Decarava. May 2008. Greenwich Village, NY.
  • New In Exhibition. Hun Gallery. Juried by Ji Hun Lee, Curator. March 2008. Chelsea, NY.
  • Positive/Negative 23. Slocumb Galleries. Juried by Antoine Guerrero, Director of Operations and Exhibitions, P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, a MOMA affiliate, and curated by Karlota I. Contreras-Koterbay. February 2008. Johnson City, TN.
  • Calendar Exhibition. Hun Gallery. Juried by Ji Hun Lee, Curator. January 2008. Chelsea, NY.
  • 2007 Asian Contemporary Art Fair. Appearing with Tenri Cultural Institute and curator Dr. Thalia Vrachopoulos. November 2007. New York, NY.
  • Snap to Grid. Los Angeles Center for Digital Art. Curated by Rex Bruce. September 2007. Los Angeles, CA.
  • The Circular Exhibition. Hun Gallery and Gallery Ho. Juried by Ji Hun Lee and Ki Woong Park, Curators. July 2007. Chelsea, NY and Seoul, Korea.
  • 2006 Hun Gallery International. Hun Gallery. Juried by Ji Hun Lee, Curator. November 2006. Chelsea, NY.
  • trans//face. Solo exhibition of works. Bluestockings Bookstore Gallery. November 2006. L.E.S., NY.
  • NeuBEES. Rider Project. Art Under the Bridge Festival. Curated by Petrushka Bazin, Lindsay Blatt and Gina Fuentes Walker. October 2006. DUMBO, NY.
  • Alphabet City: Everything A-Z. The Father’s Heart Ministries Center. Juried by Juliet Vedral, Director. October 2006. East Village, NY.
  • Here Was New York: Twin Towers in Memorial Images. Brooklyn Arts Council and the Brooklyn Historical Society. Curated by Kay Turner, Folklorist. September 2006. DUMBO, NY.
  • Diversity and Solidarity. I-Gallery. Juried by Eric Allen Carter, Curator. September 2006. West Village, NY.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • Richner, Aaron. “The art of conservation.” INTHEFRAY Magazine. Jul 6, 2008.
  • Stanfield, Alyson B. “She got an ice cream flavor named after her art!” Art Biz Blog. Jul 2, 2008.
  • Todd, Sarah. “Haiku Moments: An Interview with An Xiao.” Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. Jun 17, 2008.
  • “Urban Photography by An Xiao: Haiku Imagery and City Scenes.” Empty Easel. Mar 10, 2008.
  • Li, Giles. “Shuffled! An Xiao.” Boston Progress Radio. Dec 27, 2007.
  • Wolf, Nicole Pressly. “GLAAD Auction Raises Money from Art.” The Fire Island News. Oct 25, 2007.
  • Borne, Miriam. Review of Tanka and Photography discussion. HSA Regional Announcements and News. 2007.
  • “A Short Interview with An Xiao.” Daily Dose of Queer. Nov 29, 2006.
  • “Still Life With Craigslist.” SMITH Magazine. Nov 20, 2006.
  • “Photograpirates Crewmember Spotlight.” Photograpirates Spotlights. Mar 4, 2006.

Publications

  • “Streethaiku.” July photo essay feature. INTHEFRAY Magazine. July 2008.
  • “Juakali: Trinidadian Toaster.” XLR8R Magazine. Issue 118. June/July 2008.
  • Cover photo. Boxcar Poetry Review. Issue 13. March 2008.
  • “Everything Ends.” Photo essay accompanied by a haiku response from Andrew Schelling. Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. Spring 2008.
  • Feature for November 2008. 2008 New Year Calendar. Published by Hun Gallery. January 2008.
  • “Visions of Coney Island.” Photo essay. Brooklyn Rail. June 2007.
  • “MangaNext: New Con in the Neighborhood.” Portrait of Hiroki Otsuka. Publisher’s Weekly Comics Week. 10 October 2006.
  • “Rising Sun.” EGO Magazine. October 2006.
  • Editorial profile page. Portrait of Al Pizzarelli. Simply Haiku. 2006 - Present.

PRESENTATIONS

  • “NY-Ku: Tanka and Photography.” Featured Speaker. Haiku Society of America. March 2007. West Village, NY.
  • Transfigurations Discussion. Panel Moderator. I-Gallery. February 2007. West Village, NY.

DONATIONS

  • outAuction. Selected for inclusion in GLAAD’s Top 100 Artists in 2007. Metropolitan Pavilion. Juried by the GLAAD Arts Advisory Committee. October 2006 and 2007. Chelsea, NY.
  • Holiday Benefit. Cheryl Pelavin Gallery. Juried by Valentina Dubasky, Director of Art in a Box. December 2006 and 2007. TriBeCa, NY.
  • Get Out of Jail Free. San Francisco LGBT Center Gallery. Curated by Maysoun Wazwaz and Visual Aid. April 2007. San Francisco, CA.
  • Postcards from the Edge. Sikkema Jenkins & Co. December 2006. New York, NY.

Selected Collections

  • waGGner Studio. Los Angeles, CA.
  • Dr. Mari Morimoto, DVM. Osaka/New York.
  • Sonny Joaquin. Manila, Philippines.
  • The Goquingco Family. Vancouver, Canada.
  • Mark Louis. Wyckoff, NJ.

professional affiliations

  • Consulting Arts Editor. Boxcar Poetry Review. Sept 2008 - Present (forthcoming).
  • Hun Gallery. Represented and promoted by the Hun Gallery Artists’ File. 2006 - 2009. Chelsea, NY.
  • Tenri Cultural Institute. Assistant. 2007-2008. Greenwich Village, NY.
  • Currently seeking representation.

education

  • Georgetown University. BA, Philosophy. Graduated Magna cum laude.Washington, DC.
  • Coursework with John Watkiss and Barnsdall Art Park. Los Angeles, CA.