CURRICULM VITAE

Education

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Master of Fine Arts, Performance.

Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Emphasis Audio/Visual, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

University of Wisconsin Whitewater, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Theater.

Performance Selections - Concieved, Created, and Performed by Joseph Ravens.

2009

KATTYWAMPUS, a performance with a giant replica of my head.

• Cockamamie Show, North Lakeside Cultural Center, Chicago, IL.
• 9th Annual Sketchbook Festival, Collaboraction Theater, Chicago, IL.
• 16th Annual Performance Congress, Sacramento, CA.

2008

SECURITY SYSTEM V5, a durational performance within an inflatable structure.

• Zendai MoMA, Shanghai, China.
• Total Contemporary Art Museum, Seoul, Korea.

2007

IS MY LIVER SHOWING?, a dysmorphic performance installation.

• Midway Studios, A Present Tense Production, Boston, MA.

LAND O' PLENTY, a durational performance in a closet (with lots of shoes).

• Random House, Chicago, IL.

SECURITY SYSTEM, a durational performance within an inflatable structure.

• V3 - Arizona State University, Tempe/Phoenix, Arizona.
• V4 - Performing the World Conference, Tarrytown, NY.

ARCHITECT OF CATASTROPHE, a trickster blooms before your eyes.

• Zhou B. Art Center, An Opera Cabal Production, Chicago, IL.

2006

SWEET RELEASE, a multimedia theatrical installation about death.

• National Art Museum , Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania, Romania.
• Storefront Theater, Gallery 37, Chicago, IL.

INFORMATION FARM, a new media take on animal farm.

• Postsovkhoz4 International Festival at MOKS, Mooste, Estonia.

RAVENOUS, Butoh dance and lyrical text define an insatiable trickster.

• IMAF8 (International Multimedia Art Festival), Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro.

LAND O' PLENTY, in repertoire.

• SoToDo Performance Congress, Gallery Horse Cow - Sacramento, California.

SECURITY SYSTEM V2, in repertoire.

• Collision Symposium, Victoria, BC Canada.

2005

SECURITY SYSTEM V1, in repertoire.

• Man.IN.Fest Experimental Theater Festival, Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania, Romania.

STRING+CAN=PHONE, interactive video performance about communication.

• Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

INTIMATE ARCHITECTURES, series of internet performance collaborations.

• Various Locations including DeBalie, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

2004

AIR POCKET(S), a site-specific inflatable performance installation.

• Postsovkhoz international festival, MOKS studio, mooste, Estonia.

THE ALCHEMY OF TULIPS, performance art inspired by Tulipmania.

• Storefront Theater, Gallery 37, Chicago, IL.

2LIPS, an ensemble created dance/performance installation.

• Ravenous Productions, Links Hall, Chicago, IL.

2002

SPITTING IMAGE, a play about becoming someone else.

• Ravenous Productions, Trapdoor Theater, Chicago, IL.

RAVENOUS, in repertoire.

• Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Philadelphia, PA.

AIR POCKET, a dance within a clear plastic, fan inflated, bubble.

• Ourhaus, CollaborAction Studio, Chicago, IL.
• Experimental Theater Company, Breadline Theater, Chicago, IL

2001

RAVENOUS, in repertoire.

• 10 Days of Veem, Het Veem Theater, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

BETWEEN DOORS, movement theater about the spaces between places.

• Ravenous Production, Athenaeum Theater, Chicago, IL.

2000

DWELLINGS, an original play with four worlds in one room.

• Ravenous Productions, Chopin Theater, Chicago, IL.

1999

JET PROPELLED, an early version of AIR POCKET.

• The Roof of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL.

RAVENING, MFA Thesis, early version of RAVENOUS.

• The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

1998

HEADGEAR, text and movement with interactive transformative hats.

• Auf Eine Art, Kule Theater, Berlin, Germany.
• 72 Hour Congress Festival, Berlin, Germany.
• Lychner Cabaret, Berlin, Germany.

URINE TROUBLE, a travelogue with electronic sound compositions.

• Kleine Atelier, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• Gallery 2, Chicago, IL.

1997

JOSEPH PROBE, an audience participatory poetry event.

• Winston Kingdom, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

1996

HAT MATTERS, an early version of HEADGEAR.

• Cleveland Performance Art Festival, Cleveland, OH.
• Theater X, Milwaukee, WI.

Awards and Honors

2008

ILLINOIS ARTS COUNCIL FELLOWSHIP - New Performance Forms.

2007

CITY OF CHICAGO CAAP Grant - TransCultural Exchange Conference.

ILLINOIS GOVERNOR'S INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE GRANT - Romania.

2005

ILLINOIS GOVERNOR'S INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE GRANT - for Intimate Architectures, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

2004

RESIDENCY: ATLANTIC CENTER FOR THE ARTS. Master: Elizabeth Streb.

CITY OF CHICAGO CAAP Grant - for Alchemy of Tulips.

ILLINOIS ARTS COUNCIL Special Assistance Grant - for ACA residency.

2000

ILLINOIS ARTS COUNCIL FELLOWSHIP - Interdisciplinary/Performance Art

Film, Radio, and Television Selections

2007

A HERETIC'S PRIMER, a 16mm Experimental film by Performance Artists Trevor Martin and Kym Olsen. Directed by Danièle Wilmouth.

• DePaul Art Museum, Chicago, IL.

2004

TRACING A VEIN, a 16mm color film collaboration with Danièle Wilmouth.

• St. Petersburg International Dance Film Festival KINODANCE, St. Petersburg, Moscow & Ekaterinburg, Russia.
• Mediawave International Film Festival, Gyor, Hungary
• Dresden Short Film Festival, Dresden, Germany
• Arsenal, Berlin Cinemateque, Berlin, Germany.
• 40th Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI

ROUND, an experimental Video by Hiroshi Mori & Danièle Wilmouth.

• Mediation: The Body/Politics in Motion, U-theque Organization Gallery, Guangzhou & Shenzhen, China.
• A Body Owner's Manual, Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL.
• Foreshore Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia.

2002

CONTAINERS, a film by Joseph Ravens, Co-Directed with Danièle Wilmouth.
Image Union, Chicago PBS.

1997

SIR PRIZE, a poem for Radio DaDa, University of Chicago.

1996

CONDOMS, a set of poems for Hotel Milwaukee, National Public Radio.

1992-99

JOYFARM, a CineVideo Ensemble, Milwaukee, WI.

Guest Artist

Kairol Rosenthal et al, Installation Design, Intimae, Links Hall, Chicago, IL.

Compagnie Felix Ruckert, Guest Dancer, Tools and Consulto, MCA, Chicago, IL.

Lucky Plush Productions, Set Designer, Surrelium, Chicago, IL.

COLLABORACTION, Guest Director, Tight Pants, by Beth Henley, Chicago, IL.

X SIGHT! Performance Group, Guest dancer. Stewart Parr Gallery, New York, NY.

SMAK ATTACK, Site specific work by Marianne Kim and Sara Kraft. Moveable Beast Dance Festival, Various Locations, Chicago, IL.

Theater X, TOUTE UNE NUIT, A play written and Directed by Mark Anderson. Theater X, Milwaukee, WI.

ANIMALS, a dance performance by Ann Carlson.

• Milwaukee Reperatory Theater, Milwaukee, WI.
• Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN.

Teaching

2007

Visiting Artist, Arizona State University - West Campus, Phoenix, AZ.

2006

Guest Artist, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

2004

Acting, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

1995-present

Conducted Workshops:

• Loplop Studio, Berlin, Germany.
• Gerrit Rietveld Acadamie, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• University of Wisconsin Whitewater.
• School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
• Transit House, Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania, Romania.

1998

Expanded Media, Teaching Assistant, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

1992-96

Artist in Resident, Lincoln Jr. High School for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI.

1992-96

Mad Hatter Workshop Series, Foothold, Studio, Milwaukee, WI.

Organizations and Administration

2000-present

RAVENOUS PRODUCTIONS, Artistic Director, Chicago, IL.

2003-2008

SPAREROOM, A time arts cooperative, Chicago, IL.

2005-2006

WHAT?WORKS, Collaborations with Marianne Kim and Katherine Behar.

1994-96

NEUROTICA PRODUCTIONS, Founding Member, Milwaukee, WI.

1994-96

FOOTHOLD DANCE/PERFORMANCE, Artistic Associate, Milwaukee, WI.

1993-96

DIFFERENT DRUMMER THEATER, Board of Directors, Milwaukee, WI.