www.andrewnormanwilson.com
awilso7@saic.edu
born 11/25/83
Currently resides in Chicago, IL
Has resided in Putney VT, San Francisco CA, La Jolla CA, Berkeley CA, Boston MA, Chapel Hill NC, Syracuse NY, Sydney Australia, Medfield MA, Glen Rock NJ
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Master of Fine Arts 2011
Syracuse University, Newhouse School of Communications
BS in Television, Radio and Film, minor in Fine Arts 2006
2013 – threewalls, TBA (forthcoming) – Chicago, IL
2012 – Reed College, Workers Leaving the Googleplex/ScanOps – Portland, OR
2011 – New Capital, Gomez/Wilson: Windows & Mirrors – Chicago, IL
2011 – Nightingale Theater, Quicktime Playback Demo & Networking Session – Chicago, IL
2011 – Appendix Space – Portland, OR
2011 – LG Space, Workers Leaving the Googleplex – Chicago, IL
2011 – Extra Extra Gallery, Virtual Assistance – Philadelphia, PA
2012 – Images Festival (forthcoming) – Toronto, Canada
2012 – San Francisco International Film Festival (forthcoming) – San Francisco, CA
2012 – Museum of Contemporary Photography, Speechless (forthcoming) – Chicago, IL
2012 – STUK Arts Centre, Artefact Festival – Lueven, Belgium
2012 – Cornell Cinema at Cornell University, Lumière and After – Ithaca, NY
2012 – Walters Art Museum, Peer One – Baltimore, MD
2012 – Givon Gallery, Net Video, Black Box – Tel Aviv, Israel
2011 – San Francisco Cinematheque, Lumière and After – San Francisco, CA
2011 – Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, BYOB Chicago – Chicago, IL
2011 – Appendix Space at 937/Fourteen30 Contemporary, Target Language – Portland, Oregon
2011 – Art Metropole, Art Metropole welcomes The Coming Envelope and Le Merle – Toronto, Ontario
2011 – DUMBO Arts Center, video_dumbo – Brooklyn, NY
2011 – ATA Film & Video Festival – San Francisco, CA
2011 – ARTifact Gallery at UC San Diego, Y53K – La Jolla, CA
2011 – Eastern Bloc Centre for New Media and Interdisciplinary Art, Ethnographic Terminalia – Montreal, Quebec
2011 – Contemporary Arts Center Cincinnati, BYOB Cincinnati – Cincinnati, Ohio
2011 – Kassel Documentary Film & Video Festival – Kassel, Germany
2011 – BLACK HOLES, Preteen Gallery at Encuentro Internacional de Medellín, Medellín, Colombia
2011 – Wabash Galleries at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, MFA Thesis Exhibition – Chicago, IL
2011 – Get Friday Office, Virtual Assistance – Video Task – Bangalore, India
2011 – Sullivan Galleries at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Virtual Assistance – Chicago, IL
2011 – Directors Lounge 2011, Urban Research on Film – Berlin, Germany
2010 – University of California Los Angeles, Festival of (In)appropriation – Los Angeles, CA
2010 – Yaffo 23, Correspondences – Jerusalem, Israel
2010 – Boomerang Space, Construction Site: Identity Made Material – Chicago, IL
2010 – Cable Car Cinema, Pixilerations Festival – Providence, RI
2010 – Heaven Gallery, Waveforms – Chicago, IL
2010 – Wirksworth Festival, Artist Film and Video Salon – Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England
2010 – Arcade Gallery at Columbia College – Post-Human // Future Tense – Chicago, IL
2010 – LVL3 Gallery, Talk Video To Me – Chicago, IL
2010 – Heaven Gallery, Uncommon Territories – Chicago, IL
2010 – Big M, Abandon Normal Devices Festival – Preston, England
2010 – Northern Illinois University, Searching For Satellites – Dekalb, IL
2010 – Krowswork Gallery, Mirror Made Me – Oakland, CA
2010 – Arthouse Film and Video Festival, University of Southern Florida – Tampa, FL
2009 – Sullivan Galleries at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Learning Modern – Chicago, IL
2009 – University of Texas, San Antonio, New Media Symposium – San Antonio, TX
2009 – Iowa City International Documentary Festival, Best Science Filmmaking Award – Iowa City, IA
2009 – Casoria Contemporary Art Museum, Magmart International Video Art Festival – Naples, Italy
2009 – Echo Park Film Center, New Experimental Filmmakers – Los Angeles, CA
2009 – Courier Center at the Putney School, Faculty Exhibition – Putney, VT
2008 – UC San Diego, SOMETHING is HAPPENING symposium – La Jolla, CA
2008 – DUMBO Art Under the Bridge Festival – Brooklyn, NY
2008 – DeYoung Museum, A Night of Bent Arts and Culture – San Francisco, CA
2008 – Chicago Underground Film Festival – Chicago, IL
2008 – Show Cave, Future Heat – Los Angeles, CA
2008 – Other Cinema, Psychogeography Show – San Francisco, CA
2008 – HUM at Project Artaud gallery – San Francisco, CA
2008 – Artists’ Television Access, window installation – San Francisco, CA
2008 – OCULI: an experimental film showcase – Wilmington, NC
2008 – Bearded Child Film Festival – Minneapolis and Grand Rapids, MN
2008 – Other Cinema, New Experimental Works – San Francisco, CA
2007 – Alternatives of Alternatives, presented by Arthur Magazine and Saturnalia – San Francisco, CA
2007 – Mission Creek Music and Film Festival – San Francisco, CA
2009 – “Three Films by Mario Pfeifer” – Recent film works by Berlin-based artist Mario Pfeifer
2009 – Juror for 2009 Artists’ Television Access Film and Video Festival
2008 – “Green City” event for Craig Baldwin’s Other Cinema – Video, performance, and demonstrations by Natalie Jeremijenko, Melinda Stone and Maya Donelson
2008 – “Los Ultimos Zapatistas, Heroes Olvidados”, Global Undergrounds Series – Documentary screening collaboration with Carlos’ Club, Workers International League, and Artist’s Television Access
2008 – “What Would It Mean to Win”, Global Undergrounds Series – videos by Oliver Ressler in preparation for the No G8 demonstrations in Japan
2008 – “Videos by Guy Ben-Ner”, Global Undergrounds Series – Presentation of Ben-Ner’s video work from Postmasters Gallery, NYC
2008 – “Video Resistance – Works by Oliver Ressler”, Global Undergrounds Series – Two nights of works by Oliver Ressler, with speakers from the Berkeley Art Museum and Hands Off Venezuela
2008 – Co-initiated the “Global Undergrounds” series at Artists’ Television Access, a film and video series that fosters awareness and appreciation of the issues and aesthetics of our global diversity
2008 – Juror for 2008 Artists’ Television Access Film and Video Festival
2007 – “Alternatives of Alternatives”, co-presented by Arthur Magazine and Saturnalia NYC, with visiting filmmakers Ira Cohen and Marty Topp
2007 – Juror for 2007 Artists’ Television Access Film and Video Festival
2012 – Nicholas O’Brien’s Digital Art Course – University of Colorado Boulder
2011 – Verbindingen/Jonctions 13 – Brussells, Belgium
2011 – Virtual Assistance Meeting – Hyperallergic Headquarters – Brooklyn, NY
2011 – Open Engagement Conference – Portland State University – Portland, OR
2011 – Double Feature Lecture with Nick Bastis – Mess Hall – Chicago, IL
2011 – Daniel Quiles’ Global Conceptualisms Course – School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2011 – Virtual Assistance Meeting – Extra Extra – Philadelphia, PA
2010 – InCUBATE Public Culture Lecture Series – threewalls Gallery – Chicago, IL
2010 – Virtual Assistance Meeting – Sullivan Galleries – Chicago, IL
2010 – Interactive Screen 1.0 Beautiful Lives – Banff Center – Alberta, Canada
2010 – Dan Price’s Concepts/Materials/Processes Course – School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2010 – Noontime Lecture Series – School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2009 – Liisa Robert’s Graduate Media Seminar – Academy of Fine Arts Finland
2009 – Judith Brotman’s Residential College Class – School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Courtney R. Thompson. “The Economies of Transparency” ArtSlant, 11/22/2011 (Review) www.artslant.com/chi/articles/show/28773
Dijana Kadić. “Andrew Norman Wilson: Pushing the Buttons of Corporate America” f Newsmagazine, 11/22/2011 (Feature) http://fnewsmagazine.com/category/profiles/
Andrew Norman Wilson. “Out-Of-The-Box Task Ideas” Get Friday blog, 11/21/2011 (Feature) http://blog.getfriday.com/out-of-the-box-task-ideas
Jeremiah Barber. “Camp and Ambiance at ATA’s Film and Video Fest” KQED Arts, 10/18/2011 (Review) http://www.kqed.org/arts/movies/article.jsp?essid=71875
James H. Miller. “Notes From the Indie Underground” San Francisco Bay Guardian, 10/19/2011 (Review) – http://www.sfbg.com/pixel_vision/2011/10/19/notes-indie-underground-ata-film-festival
Andrew Norman Wilson. "“How To Create A Color-Coordinated Site of Relaxation and Bodily Engagement in a Large Scale Exhibition, Airport, Hotel, Mall, Bank, Spa, or Biennial” art:21 blog, 9/14/11 (Feature) – http://blog.art21.org/2011/09/14/how-to-create-a-color-coordinated-site-of-relaxation-and-bodily-engagement-in-a-large-scale-exhibition-airport-hotel-mall-bank-spa-or-biennial/
Andrew Norman Wilson. “Why is the No Video Signal Blue?” Pool, August 2011 (Feature) – http://pooool.info/%E2%80%8B?p=812
Veken Gueyikian. “Join Us on Wed Aug 17 to Discuss Outsourcing Art” Hyperallergic, 7/10/11 (Feature) – http://hyperallergic.com/32210/join-us-on-wed-aug-17-to-discuss-outsourcing-art/
Nicholas O’Brien. “Networking with Andrew Norman Wilson” Bad At Sports, 7/28/11 (Feature) – http://badatsports.com/2011/networking-with-andrew-norm-wilson/
Kimberly Brooks. “School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago 2011 MFA Sculpture Grads” Huffington Post, 6/17/11 (Feature) – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/17/school-of-the-art-institu_n_877864.html#s292086
Reyhan Harmaci. “Artist Reveals Google’s Caste System” The Bay Citizen, 5/10/11 (Feature) – http://www.baycitizen.org/blogs/culturefeed/artist-reveals-google-caste-system/
Xavier de la Porte. “Travailleurs quittant le complexe Google” internet ACTU, 5/9/11 (Feature) – http://www.internetactu.net/2011/05/09/travailleurs-quittant-le-complexe-google/
Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry. “At Google, Talking to Coworkers Can Get You Fired” Business Insider, 4/30/11 (Feature) – http://www.businessinsider.com/at-google-talking-to-coworkers-can-get-you-fired-2011-4
Brian Barrett. “Google’s Secret Class System” Gizmodo, 4/30/11 (Feature) – http://gizmodo.com/5797022/googles-secret-class-system
Wetter. “Tag der Arbeit: Googles View-Klassen-Gesellschaft” Netzpolitik, 5/1/2011 (Feature) – http://www.netzpolitik.org/2011/zum-tag-der-arbeit-googles-vier-klassen-gesellschaft/
Barry Schwartz “Does Google Have a Class System for Googlers?” Search Engine Land, 5/2/11 (Feature) – http://searchengineland.com/does-google-have-a-class-system-for-googlers-75457
Gregg Dourgarian “The Secret Story of Google’s Contingent Workers” Staffing Talk, 4/30/11 (Feature) – http://staffingtalk.com/the-secret-story-of-googles-contingent-workers/
Andrew Norman Wilson. “The Virtual Assistance Project” Get Friday blog, April 1, 2011 (feature) – http://blog.getfriday.com/the-virtual-assistance-project-social-experiment
Sunder P. “Pushing the Frontiers of Exploration” Get Friday blog, April 1, 2011 (feature) – http://blog.getfriday.com/pushing-the-frontiers-of-exploration
Matthew Newton. “A Tale of Two Googles: Race, Labor, and Hierarchy in the Digital Age” Thought Catalog, March 17, 2011 (Feature) http://thoughtcatalog.com/2011/a-tale-of-two-googles-race-labor-and-hierarchy-in-the-digital-age/
Andrew Norman Wilson. “Virtual Assistance” Media Fields Journal, Issue 2 (Interview) – http://www.mediafieldsjournal.org/virtual-assistance/
Roberta Fallon. “Virtual Assistance’ Humanizes Outsourcing” Philadelphia Weekly, January 19, 2011 (Review) – http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/arts-and-culture/art/Virtual-Assistance-Humanizes-Outsourcing.html
“Beyond Virtual Contact” Newsworks, January 6, 2011 (Review) – http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/art-entertainment-sports/item/10588-fun-a-day
Alison Feldish + Nicole Wilson. Funnel Pages, January 15, 2011 (Review) – http://funnelpages.com/?p=3509
Holly Otterbein. “First Friday Focus” Philadelphia City Paper, January 5, 2011 (Preview) – http://citypaper.net/articles/2011/01/06/first-friday-focus-january-7
Jordan Tate. i like this art, December 10, 2011 (Feature) – http://ilikethisart.net/?p=8285
Andrew Norman Wilson. “Virtual Assistance – My Thoughts” Post-Human // Future Tense Essays (Feature)
Andrew Norman Wilson. “Virtual Assistance” rubric journal, summer 2010 (Feature)
DeWitt Cheng. “Mirror Made Me” East Bay Express, March 3, 2010 (Review)
Andrew Norman Wilson. “Urban Farming, a Bit Closer to the Sun” New York Times, June 16, 2009 (Photo)
Andrew Norman Wilson. “Virtual Assistant Project” Otherzine, Spring 2009 (Feature)
Andrew Norman Wilson. “The Obscene Excesses of Capitalism” Otherzine, Fall 2008 (Feature)
Andy Ritchie. “HUM” Artslant, July 27, 2008 (Review)
Andrew Norman Wilson. “Emergency : The Living Theater” Arthur Magazine, August 2007 (Review)
Amy Glasenapp. “Alternatives of Alternatives” San Francisco Bay Guardian, November 7, 2007 (Review)
2012 – Headlands Center for the Arts Artist in Residence (forthcoming)
2012 – Illinois Arts Council Artist Project grant
2011 – Dedalus Foundation Master of Fine Arts Fellowship
2011 – Edward Ryerson Fellowship
2010 – Interactive Screen 1.0 Scholarship Intensive, Banff Center – Banff, Canada
2010 – TINT Arts Lab Virtual Residency – UK
2009 – Project grant for “Project” – School of the Art Institute of Chicago Department of Exhibitions
2009 – Iowa City International Documentary Festival, Best Science Filmmaking Award – Iowa City, IA
2008 – 2009 – Resident at Artists’ Television Access – San Francisco, CA
2008 – Winner of San Francisco Bay Guardian Video Art Contest – San Francisco, CA
2011 : School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Chicago, IL
-Adjunct faculty in the Early College Program
2010-2011 : School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Chicago, IL
-Teaching assistant in the Contemporary Practices Program
2010-2011 : School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Chicago, IL
-Tour guide for the office of admissions
2010 : School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Chicago, IL
-Teaching assistant in the Early College Program
2009-2010 : School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Chicago, IL
-Teaching assistant in the First Year Program
2009 : Putney School Summer Programs – Putney, VT
-Teacher, teaching assistant, and dormhead for high schoolers at summer arts program
2009 : San Francisco International Film Festival – San Francisco, CA
-House Manager for large-scale, multi-theater festival
2009 : UC San Diego/CalIT2 – La Jolla, CA
-Research assistant and designer for Lev Manovich’s Cultural Analytics project
2008 – 2009 : UC San Diego Visual Arts Department – La Jolla, CA
-Teaching assistant for undergraduate History of Photography and Greek Art courses
2008 : Sam Green, The Free History Project – San Francisco, CA
-Research, editing, project assistance for Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sam Green
2008 : Craig Baldwin, filmmaker – San Francisco, CA
-Finished editing latest film Mock Up On Mu for premier at San Francisco International Film Festival, etc.
2007 – 2008 : Google / Transvideo
-Editor and videographer of Google advertisements, instructional and training videos, and “tech talks”
2007 : Teddy Bear Films – San Francisco, CA
-Office management; Technical and production assistance for documentarian Micha X. Peled
2007 : Black Oak Books – Berkeley, CA
-Customer service, shelving, and organizing inventory
2006 – 2007 : Brattle Film Foundation – Cambridge, MA
-Theater manager for independent, non-profit art-house cinema
2003 – 2006 : Event and Technical Services at Syracuse University – Syracuse, NY
-Mixed sound, coordinated lighting and changeovers, and customer service for major university events
2008-2009 : Videographer for UC San Diego Visual Arts Department’s Visiting Artist Lecture Series
2008 : Project documentarian and active participant in building edible rooftop garden on Glide Memorial church and homeless shelter in San Francisco, CA
2008 : Research for labor union Unite Here!
2007 – 2009 : Curator, projectionist, event staff at Artist’s Television Access media arts gallery in San Francisco, CA
2003 – 2004 : Cooked and delivered for Meals on Wheels in Syracuse, NY
2002 : Youth education and activities instructor at an orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico
2001 – 2002 : Tutor for high school underclassmen in writing, spanish, and english
-teaching, promoting and organizing events, activism and community outreach, performance, entertaining
-video editing, videography, video encoding, dvd authoring, graphic design, motion graphics, film and video projection, photo processing/printing, general tech assistance
-office management, coordinating communication, clerical work, content management writing, research, analysis
Software: Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Color, DVD Studio Pro, After Effects, Motion, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Microsoft Office, proficient on Mac and PC platforms