Keith Rocka Knittel

MFA California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California
BFA Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland

Selected Exhibitions and Performances (*indicates solo show)

2010
“CalArts 2010 MFA Video Showcase,” REDCAT, Los Angeles, CA
“Box Scheme: CalArts 2010 MFA Graduate Exhibition,” Cottage Home Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“An Experiment On Studio Based Practice II: This Time It's Personal,” AT1 Projects, Los Angeles, CA
“Big Pizza,” Broad Studios, CalArts, Valencia, CA
* “Way of Sorrows,” Thesis Exhibit, CalArts D301 Gallery, Valencia, CA

2009
* “Keith Rocka Knittel Presents: Rocco Gaccione’s Suspiria,” Handle Like Eggs Studio. Valencia, CA
* "Authenticity," CalArts Coffee House Theater. Valencia, CA
"Legacy," CalArts 2010 MFA Mid-Residency Show. Valencia, CA
"Pomposelli x Party People," CalArts Graduate Art Annex. Valencia, CA
“Party People X Hello Kitty,” Royal/T.  Culver City, CA
“Party People,” Space 1520.  Hollywood, CA
“Party People,” Royal/T.  Culver City, CA
* “Froghollow:Meth:Mtn,” CalArts MFA Exhibition, CalArts Lime Gallery.  Valencia, CA
“Party People,” Billy Shire Gallery.  Culver City, CA

2008
“Party People” and "Sea Otter Performance," Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center.  Venice, CA
“Party People,” New Image Art Gallery.  Los Angeles, CA
* “Crab Kids Keep Quiet,” The Lab 101 Gallery. Culver City, CA

2007 
“Party People,” ArtShare LA.  Los Angeles, CA
“Party People,” Young and Jelinek.  Los Angeles, CA
“Forever Home,” Little Cakes Little Gallery.  New York, NY
“Birds, Bicycles, and Chairs,” Vena-Mondt, Sebastopol, CA

2006
* “Sea Otter Performance,” BOA, Montreal, QC
“Sea Otter Performance,” Il Corral, Los Angeles, CA
* “New Drawings By Keith,” Lucas, Los Angeles, CA
“Sea Otter Performance,” DATAAGE @ Quon's Grand Star, Los Angeles, CA
“Petite 101,” Junie Moon Gallery , Tokyo, Japan
“Love Heart,” Junie Moon Gallery , Tokyo, Japan

2005
“Sea Otter Performance,” DATAAGE @ Quon's Grand Star, Los Angeles, CA
“Keep a Breast,” Stay Gold Gallery, New York, NY, and The Lab 101 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Mothership,” ArtScape, Baltimore, MD
“Picture Window Public Art Project,” Baltimore, MD

2004
“Toy Show,” MF Gallery, New York, NY
“Variety Fair: Blythe Original Dress Exhibition,” Junie Moon Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
“dynamo-ville mini pops,” Junie Moon Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
“Shazam: Contemporary Artists and the Influence of Comics,” Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD
“What’s Your 20?,” Impero Media Gallery, San Diego, CA

2003
“Haunted Dollhouse,” Copro Nason Gallery, Culver City, CA
“Weird Feelings,” Millicent Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Opening Exhibition” Millicent Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2002
“Dynamo-ville Riot,” Hanna, Tokyo Japan, and LaForet, Tokyo, Japan
“Dynamo-ville Forest,” Bijoux, Tokyo, Japan

2001
“Greetings From,” Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA
Installation at Giant Robot, Los Angeles, CA
Installation at K-Bond, Los Angeles, CA

2000
Installation at Hanna, Tokyo, Japan
“Dynamo-ville Street Performance,” Tokyo, Japan

1999
“Pod Parade,” Alife, New York, NY
"The Cuddlesquid and Cornoil Show," MNN TV, New York, NY
"The Cuddlesquid and Cornoil Show," dynamo-ville Space, New York, NY

1998
“Dynamo-ville Showroom Installation Space,” New York, NY
Installation at Alife, New York, NY

1997
“Pod Performance,” CBGB’s Gallery, New York, NY

Selected Bibliography

2007
Feature, Herbivore.com, August

2006
Interview, thefanzine.com, March

2005
Feature, Beans, October (Japan)

2004
Feature, Elle Girl, May

2003
Interview, daojonz.com, December
Interview, evilmonito.com, July
Feature article, Flux, June/July (U.K)
Feature article, Harper’s Bazaar, February (Japan)

2002
Feature article, The Baltimore City Paper, December
Feature, WWD, August 26,  (Japan)
Feature article, Beautiful Decay, Issue B, July

2001
Feature article, Giant Robot, April
Feature article, Hanatsubaki, April (Japan)
Feature, Mutts, March (Japan)
Feature article, Nylon, February

2000
Feature, So-en, December (Japan)
Feature article, La Presse, March 9th, (Canada)

1999
Feature article, Time Out New York, June 3 – 10th
Feature article, The New York Times, May 30th

Also appeared in:
Gli (Japan), ar (Japan), Luci (Japan), Jille (Japan), Teen, Tokyo Walker (Japan), Spring (Japan), The National Post (Canada), Making Plus (Japan)

Published Works

2006
Hung, Shu and Magliaro, Joseph, “By Hand: The Use of Craft In Contemporary Art,” Princeton Architectural Press

2006
Klanten, Robert, Bourquin, Nicolas, and Geiger, Thorsten, “Tres Logos,” Die Gestalten Verlag

2005
“Illustration A’La Mode,” CWC International

2005
Garan, Gina and Wong, Junko, “Blythe Style,” Chronicle Books

2004
“Illustration File,” CWC International

2001
Feature article and photo story, View on Colour, March

Appearances

2002
Artwork featured on Japanese talk show, Tokyo, Japan
“Zed,” CBC Television, Canada

2001
Guest lecturer and critic at the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD