Colin Snapp

American artist Colin Snapp (b. 1982 Lopez Island, Washington) consistently challenges the mediated viewing experience. Obsessively cataloguing the American landscape and the way that we access it, his photos, videos and sculpture investigate the manner we are delivered and choose to accept, an image of reality. Continually accessing the landscape (and consequently all life) through screens, we encompass ourselves in glass. Whether that be arriving within the glass windows of a charter bus, looking through a telescopic photo, or iPhone, lens or consequently en route by way of a highway and through the windscreen, Snapp reminds us that what we accept is only a mere apparition of what is actually in front of us.

COLIN SNAPP

Born in 1982 in Lopez Island WA, USA
Lives and works in New York NY and Los Angeles CA.


EDUCATION

BFA The San Francisco Art Institute, CA, USA


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Good Game. cur. Elizabeth Lovero. Recess Activities, New York, USA.
Underneath The Sea. (dual presentation with Mark Borthwick) cur. Susan Ciancolo. White Box Gallery, New York, New York, USA.
Untitled Television Show. South of Town, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Alpine Meadow. ORG Contemporary, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Ski Lift. Jericho Ditch, Isle of Wight, UK.

2011
Discovering Slowness. Tabacka Cultural Center, Kosice, SK
The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA
Flash Light/Festival of Ideas. cur. Nuit Blanche. The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, USA
Times Square AEO LED Billboard Project. New York, USA
Festival of Lights: America. KMG, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Cover Version. Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Yautepec Gallery, Mexico City, MX
Wolfe Island, Saint Lawrence Ice, Ontario, CA

2010
Us and Them. org. Parinaz Mogadassi. Interiors, New York, New York, USA
Something. cur. Marco Antonini. Pratt Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
Foto>30. cur. Stefan Benchoam and Gerardo Conteras. Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City, GT
Macys, with Infinity Window. Triple Canopy, Brooklyn, New York, USA
High Fructose Painting. org. Katie Bode. Sculpture Center/Astoria Walk, New York, New York, USA
Summer Screenings. cur. Daniel Turner, Jericho Ditch, Isle of Wight, UK
Selections from Untitled Television Show. John Connelly Presents, New York, New York, USA
86 Forsyth. cur. Scott Keightley. QVNOXW//, New York, New York, USA
Vessel. cur. Kenya Robinson. Brennan Courthouse, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Swipe Country. cur. Michelle Hyun, Add-Art, New York, New York, USA

2015
ID, Études Books, Paris

2013
Vista. Études Books, Paris

2011
Sydney Jonas Walk, Hassla Books, New York

AWARDS/RESIDENCIES

2012
Viennafair artist comissions, Panorama project

2007
Blue Ridge Trail visual arts residency, Windsor VA

2002/04
San Francisco Art Institute, merit scholarship

LECTURES

2012
Viennafair, Vienna Sonic Pannel Discussion, September 20
Maryland Institute College of Art, September 20

2011
Maryland Institute College of Art, Film Symposium 1, October 22

2010
Jericho Ditch, Community Sculpture Seminar, September 15

2006
San Francisco Art Institute, Conversation with George Kuchar, May 8

2008
Harold Oliver Primary, Color and Field, March 3

2009/2010/2011
Lopez Historical Society, Panel Discussion, June 10


SELECTED PRESS

2019
“Interview with artist Colin Snapp.” Where about now, November

2018
Grunthaner, Jeffrey. “Colin Snapp: Observatory at Galerie Alexander Levy.”White Hot Magazine, November

2017
Everett, Spencer. “New Latitudes: Spencer Everett Interviews Artist Colin Snapp.” White Hot Magazine, April

2016
Kaack, Nicole. “Colin Snapp: In Conversation with Nicole Kaack.” SFAQ International Art and Culture, 5 November

2014
OSMOS Magazine, Issue 5, p.46-49, NV Regional, Winter
“Interview by ST. Dimitrakopoulos.” Kennedy Magazine, Issue 2, p. 10-25, Summer

2013
Grunthaner, Jeffrey. “Blue Book no.5.” Etudes Books, 48 pages, April
Eine Magazine, Issue 5, Spring/Summer
Schaeffer, James.“The Concrete Issue.” Nasty Magazine, p. 49, Autumn
Grunthaner, Jeffrey. “Interview on Jules Marquis.” Bomb Magazine Online, Febuary 19

2011
“Jules Marquis.” The Journal, Issue 31, p. 125, December
Meade, Fionn. “Sydney Jonas Walk.” Hassla Publishing, edition of 500, October 8
Russeth, Andrew.“Colin Snapp and Daniel Turner at Martos.” 16 Miles of String, July 29
Brown, Jacob.“Now Showing Colin Snapp Daniel Turner.” New York Times T Magazine, June 30
Krause, Katherine.“Tin Roof Rusted.” Dossier Journal, June 30
Gumpert, Sam Cate.“Here and Now.” Mono-Kulture, June 30
Donnelly, Kate. “Jules Marquis.” From the Desk Of, June 29
Jones, Logan. “Colin Snapp / Daniel Turner.” Bullet Magazine, June 28
Brown, Jacob.“Timely.” The York Times Style Magazine, Summer
Bagby, Cali.“Art From Urban to Rural Life.” Islands Weekly, p. 4-6, June 8
“Decade Issue/Classified Ads.” An Art Newspaper, May
Schwarz, N.“Ao on site.” Art Observed, April 22
“AbraK48Dabra.” K48, Edition no. 8, December
Brown, Jacob.“Video Exclusive.” The New York Times T magazine, January 17
Flaunt magazine, Cover Version, Flaunt Staff, January

2010
Krause, Katherine. “Skylight projects” Dossier Journal, September
Lake Smith, Aaron.“Chinatowns long tendrils.” The New York Observer, June
Ancri, Géraldine & Lauriola, Emilie. “Reel Ten.” WOW Magazine, May
Wolf, Alexander.“A tour of LMCC.” Art Info, May
“A Sunday with Susan Cianciolo.” Dis Magazine, March
Robison, Kenya. “The Dialogue.” Eyebeam, January

2007
Snapp, Jeremy. Northwest Legacy, Volume one, October.