DECEMBER 2024
• Get gift-grabbin’ at these December holiday markets!
• I’ll be vending at Small Mart on December 7 and 21 in Davis Square, Milk Row on December 8 in Union Square, and Gather Here on December 22 in Inman Square.
• Come to the grand opening from 10 am–7 pm on December 1 (#ArtistsSunday!) of the Chartreuse Microbus Collective, a new retail experiment in Porter Square Books’ former spot (where Cafe Zing still resides), where I have prints, canvases, greeting cards, stickers, postcards, and more, along with a ton of wonderful local vendors!
• I’m also a featured artist at Abaton Project Room’s Holiday Bazaar, December 6–29, Fri, Sat, and Sun 12–6 pm in NYC, where you can pick up keychains, magnets, greeting cards, stickers, buttons, and more.
• Plus, in honor of my first 1,000 sales on Etsy, snag 20% off any order throughout December with code CELEBRATE! (No exclamation point in the code, I’m just excited.)
• Save the date for FREQUENCIES: Hyde Park, the newest edition of my public art installation with Maria Finkelmeier. We’ll have live music, dance, snacks, drinks, and plenty of snazzy swag!
• The audio-visual mural will be on loop 5–10 pm, December 13 and 14 at Roundhead Brewing Co.
• In the meantime, see our most recent collab, Future Fest at Boston City Hall in August!
• Plus, peep projections I did inside Boston City Hall, as part of Night Cap Cafe.
• I’ve made the migration to Bluesky!
• I’m still catching up and learning the ropes, but join me and (for now) peep reposts of my classic Twitter bangers.
• Thanks to /’fu:bar/ in Zagreb, Croatia for including my music video with André Obin in this year’s programming!
• Catch the full livestream of the latest New England Synth Fest, featuring my video art paired with music by Sherisa Sterling.
NOVEMBER 2024
• I have two of my favorite bent/haus pieces in Synth-tember, an interactive art show at New Alliance Gallery.
• Save the date for the Synth-tember Closing Party on Friday, November 15 at 7 pm!
• I’ll also be participating in an artist meet ‘n’ greet at Boston Tech Poetics’ meetup, Tuesday, November 12 at 6 pm.
• Thanks to resident New Alliance artisan Lexi’s Tree Fort for highlighting my collab works with Ben K. Foley alongside her colorful custom bags.
• Come to the very first Sell & Tell, hosted by yours truly!
• This meetup for art market vendors kicks off on Tuesday, November 19, 6:30–8:30 pm at New Alliance Gallery, Union Square, Somerville.
• Join fellow art market vendors for a supportive, social skill share. Learn tips 'n' tricks, test-drive display setups, swap or snag tools you no longer use, and get to know a vibrant community you usually only see from a distant tent or table. 💖
• The ICA Store is stocking up on some of my favorite cat-art products!
• Visit in person, on their website (link pending!), or check out my Etsy shop.
• I’ll be vending and projecting video art at the November 13 stand-up comedy edition of Night Cap Cafe, a free 8-night lounge in Boston's City Hall this November, fostering community through art, music, and coffee.
• I’m providing visuals for Sherisa Sterling at this year’s New England Synth Fest!
• Come see the jam-packed show at Northeastern, Saturday, November 9, 12–6 pm.
• If you like the Synth Fest logo, check out other promo graphics I designed. :)
• Cast (cats?!) your vote for Kamala! 😻
• As I’m sure you know, there is SO much at stake in this U.S. election. Phone banking for Harris hasn’t been FUN per se, but I’m really glad I’m doing it. (If you want to do it, too, lmk and I can give you tips! It’s not nearly as nerve-wracking as anticipated.) 📞
• Most importantly, if you can vote early, please do. And if you need to vote on election day, check iwillvote.com to make sure you know your polling place and hours. 🇺🇸
• Every vote counts, democracy is worth preserving, and I wholeheartedly believe the Harris-Walz ticket is our best option. 😺 When we (cat)fight, we win!!! 🎉
• Maria Finkelmeier and I are BACK with another Frequencies. This one’s in Hyde Park (Boston) in December.
• If you live, work, or swing by the area, please submit media for us to remix!
OCTOBER 2024
• I have a plethora of new retro cat portrait stickers!
• Order on Etsy, or—even better—come to A Strange & Unusual Small Mart (Saturday, October 19 at the Crystall Ballroom, Davis Square), the Monster Mash (Sunday, October 20 on Somerville Ave, outside Union Square) or East Somerville Main Street’s Halloween Block Party and Pet Spooktacular (Saturday, October 26, 3–6 pm, Chuckie Harris Park), featuring a pet costume contest, raffles, live music, art vendors, and more!
• My music video for André OBin’s Refuse to Surrender is being screened at this year’s WaveForms!
• For one night, Midway Artist Studios will be alight with an array of artwork activations, featuring regional artists from Boston and beyond. Museum of Science Boston is partnering with a unique cohort of organizations, including video & animation screenings curated by Boston CyberArts (that’s where you’ll find us).
• Our piece is also included in this year’s Re:Karya International Video Fest in Central Java, Indonesia.
• I have two of my favorite bent/haus pieces in Synth-tember, an interactive art show at New Alliance Gallery.
• Save the date for the Synth-tember closing party on Friday, November 15 at 7 pm.
• The show runs 9/20–11/15. Get in touch if you want to visit outside of the closing event.
• I made the art for Violet Nox’s newest album, Hesperia, out on Somewherecold Records October 1.
• Order now on Bandcamp!
SEPTEMBER 2024
• I’m speaking at the ArtTechPsyche symposium at my alma mater. (That’s right, I went to Harvard!!!!!) Part of the expansive Cambridge Science Festival.
• Thursday, September 26, at 3 pm.
• Free and open to the public, though registration is required.
• Swing by the Synth-tember opening reception, September 20 at 7 pm. I made the promo (and synth-cat swag) and have two bent/haus pieces in the mix.
• This interactive art show at New Alliance Gallery features multiple members of Boston Tech Poetics, a group you’re welcome to join!
• The show runs 9/20–11/15. Get in touch if you want to visit outside of the opening event. :)
• BONUS: I’ll also be vending at New England Synth Community Day, Saturday, September 28, 1–5 pm at New Alliance Gallery.
• PLUS, check out this sweet preview article in Cambridge Day and the Boston Art Review newsletter shout-out about the exhibition!
• And save the date for the Synth-tember closing party on Friday, November 15 at 7 pm.
• I’ll be vending at SomerStreets: Gilman Arts and Music Festival (September 14) and Witch City Kitty (September 15).
JULY + AUGUST 2024
• Beyond honored to be named Somerville’s Artist of the Month!
• Huge thanks to the Somerville Arts Council for the recognition, as well as the wonderful people and orgs who make this city such an enriching and welcoming place. :)
• I’m doing the branding (and some video art!) for Future Fest with lots of awesome artists and innovators. And it’s FREE!!!}
• Thanks to Boston Art Review for the shout-out. :)
• Hope to see you there on Saturday, August 3 at City Hall Plaza, 8–11 pm!
• My rainbow-riffic music video Spectralia is coming to legendary venue Superblue, via the Chroma Art Film Festival 2.0!
• Experience it in person (if you’re in Miami, August 17–18) and let me know how it glows.
• I created the visualizer for Refuse to Surrender, the kickoff electro track on André Obin's latest album. • Have a listen *and* a look!
• I’ll be vending at a bunch of cool markets, including ArtBeat (MOVED TO SUNDAY, JULY 14!), Wicked Good Aht Mahket (July 21), NICE, a fest (July 26–28), Yart Sale (August 10), and Small*Mart at Gilman Square (August 24).
JUNE 2024
• I made the cover art for the second edition of Eyesuck—The Mall Issue!
• Pop by the release party at June 8 at Leroy’s Place in NYC.
• Preorders ship the week of June 9. :)
• Maria Finkelmeier and I are teaming up again to create Frequencies: Wichita at the Elsewhere Fest & Conference!
• I’ll also have vibrant video art on several big screens and projection installations throughout the event.
• I’m donating a ton of groovy goodies for the Broken Tail Rescue Summer Fundraiser’s raffle!
• Win a chance at nabbing ‘em on Saturday, June 22, 4–7 pm, at the Fresh Pond Beer Garden in at 168 Alewife Parkway in Cambridge.
• All donations go towards getting these local cats, dogs, and cuddly critters essential medical care. :)
MAY 2024
• Save the date(s) for Test Print Tuesday, super-cool interactive silk screen workshops, thanks to my friends at Isenberg Projects, AntiDesigns, Helen Popinchalk, Zone 3, and Speedball!
• My session is Tuesday, May 21, 6–8:30 pm at 267 Western Ave, Allston. Free, but RSVP.
• Yes, there will be cat art at mine, and ALSO YES, it will be black-light reactive!
• Thanks to Boston Art Review for featuring my video art at their latest issue release party!
• My first lil collab via New Alliance East, New Alliance Gallery, and This Bliss’s Beat Club!
• Nick Zampiello made the beats, then I animated a Midjourney image with Kaiber and Runway.
• More to come!
• I donated a bunch of cat-themed goodies for the upcoming raffle at the Cat Museum of New York City.
• Attend the event on May 19 for a chance to snag prizes, see cat-themed films, and support this up-and-coming nonprofit!
• Somerville Open Studios is back for the 25th year!
• Come visit me at Map #25 (337 Summer St., right outside Davis Square). Saturday–Sunday, May 4–5, 12–6 pm.
• Keep the celebration going on Saturday night at SomerNightStudio, a free evening event, 6–11 pm. I’ll be vending, as well as projecting video art.
• Thanks to fellow SOS artist Hiroshi Minato for the Somerville Museum photo. (Check out the First Look exhibition to pick out all the studios you wanna visit!)
APRIL 2024
• I created a new knowledge doc that covers everything I’ve learned about preparing modern video files for playback on all kinds of CRTs. 🤓
• Check it out, share it, and lmk if you have any questions!
• Spring has sprung! Come visit me (and more groovy local artists) at the Spring Vendor Market:
Sunday, April 14, 11 am–5 pm, at New Alliance Gallery (438R Somerville Ave, in Union Square, Somerville)
• I’ll also be at the Artisans Asylum Spring Open Studio + Maker’s Market:
Saturday, April 27, 11 am–4 pm (Allston-Brighton).
MARCH 2024
• I’ll be vending (alongside 135+ exhibitors) at the second annual Multiple Formats Art Book Fair. The book fair offers free admission, and all ages are welcome to attend.
FEBRUARY 2024
• I’ve been crankin’ out so many new cat stickers and collectibles, including folded greeting cards, on holographic or black paper. Perfect for sharing the Valentine’s Day love. 💖
• Pick up art wares you’ll love at Small Mart’s Valentine’s Day Market, Saturday, February 10, 11 am–4 pm at the Crystall Ballroom, Somerville, MA.
• I’m also now selling at WardMaps in Cambridge, MA. Stop by for select stickers, magnets, and keychains!
• As always, you can peruse my classic designs—and more than 90 *new* stickers—in my Etsy shop.
• And if you’re interested in stocking my goodies wholesale, please get in touch!
• My prints are now certified Fy! Picks.
• Adorn your walls with some of my earliest abstract images.
JANUARY 2024
• Just in time to shake up the New Year, you’re invited to a FREE party with groovy live-code performance. Except it's a hack night 😉. Jk, it's BOTH. An entire black box theater for partying AND hacking!
• Saturday, Jan 27, 7 pm @ MIT Theater Arts Building, 345 Vassar St, Cambridge, MA 02139.
• Live-Code Musicians + Live Visuals: CoZy / Ketra + Hint of Reason, Messica Arson + Dirtlux, Sara Adkins + Swan, Switch Angel + Jame, VIB≡CHK + Char
• Installations: Allison Tanenhaus, Jenn Deafenbaugh + Pete Thornbury, fractalbunny (NikuAI), Matt, Manaswi (Future of Orchestra)
• Hacking stations: YOU! Bring your projects 💿👾
• Hosted by Boston Tech Poetics and MIT Theater Arts.
• Want to share your project? Fill out this form.
• This is sorta also an afterparty for this MIT XR event.
• DID U KNOW: I can be funny?!?!?!
• I was also recently laid off from my copywriting gig at the start of December. :( If you know of any marketing/advertising gigs (preferably remote), lmk!
DECEMBER 2023
• So many new kitty designs, so many holiday markets!
• Come visit me (and lotsa other cool local artists) at…
— Small Mart: Saturday, December 2, 11 am–4 pm, at Crystal Ballroom in Davis Square, Somerville
— Milk Row Holiday Fair: Sunday, December 10, 12–6 pm, at 438 Somerville Ave in Union Square, Somerville
— Inman Holiday Market: Sunday, December 17, 11 am–5 pm, Datawheel, Somerville
— 4th Wall Night Market: Saturday, December 23, 9 pm–12 am at the Capitol Theatre in Arlington ($10 gets you into the show and the market)
• Grab sparkly new stickers—and so meow-ch more—for all the cool cats on your list.
• Shop AND party at holidayNOVA, a festive (and free!) party at Somerville’s innovative Somernova space in Union Square.
• I’ll be vending, as well as showcasing trippy light art.
• The event runs Wednesday, December 6, 6–8:30 pm. Free, but RSVP is required.
• My epic collaboration with Mr. Improbable is now available to view online!
• We created a custom 20-minute set for Violet Nox, opening for Madame Gandhi at the Museum of Science Planetarium in Boston.
• Grateful for the opportunity to screen immersive art again under the dome. 🌟
NOVEMBER 2023
• Tickets are on sale for Madame Gandhi at the Museum of Science Planetarium, Tuesday, November 14, 7:30, $25.
• Violet Nox will be opening, with visuals by me and Mr. Improbable!
• I’ll be returning as an exhibiting artist at the Boston Art Book Fair!
• I'll be slingin' my classic cat, glitch, and typography stickers, postcards, and prints, PLUS brand-new tote bags, keychains, and magnets.
• The event is free (with a paid Friday night preview party) and runs all weekend, November 10–12, at the Boston Center for the Arts Cyclorama.
• Thanks to the Re:Karya International Video Festival for including my work!
• The Indonesian expo featured video art by 63 participants from 13 countries.
OCTOBER 2023
• You’re invited to the GlitchKraft Closing Reception!
Thursday, October 19, 5–8 pm
DJs + Live Music
5–6:30: J. Bagist
6:30–7: Violet Nox with Noell Dorsey
7–8: Sam Correa
We'll have snacks, swag, and a glitch photo booth by Cool Pics Dot Biz.
Trustman Art Gallery at Simmons University
300 The Fenway
4th Floor, Main College Building
Boston, MA 02115
• Aside from the closing, the gallery is open M–W 10–4:30, Th 10–7, F 10–4:30, and the show runs through October 20.
• Thanks to the Trustman Art Gallery & Curatorial Fellows Calla Savelson, Catherine Teo, and Kaitlin Benton for their thought-provoking interview for the Gallery’s blog!
• Swing by the next New England Synth Fest on Saturday, October 28, 5 Wayside Road, Burlington, MA.
• I’ll be doing visuals for Bob Familiar at 5:30 pm, the final performance of the event!
• Update: Check out the video of our collab!
• Congrats to GlitchKraft artist Jael Whitney (@w3rmwood) for her interview in the The Somerville Times!
• Many thanks for giving me a shout-out at the end. :)
• I’ll be projecting video art in the first edition of the Emerging Technology in Art Festival!
• Saturday, October 14, 3–11 pm, in Jackson, Michigan.
• So pumped to once again be part of one of THE coolest worldwide glitch art events ever, /’fu:bar/ in Zagreb, October 7–13!
• My deluxe audiovisual album project with Alicia Walter is one of the selected videos for the screening portion. ⭐️
• Tickets are on sale for Madame Gandhi at the Museum of Science Planetarium, Tuesday, November 14, 7:30, $25.
• Violet Nox will be opening, with visuals by me and Mr. Improbable!
• You may even pick up some cat stickers I designed for the band. 😻
• Not only did I create the logo for musician Doug Bielmeier’s podcast, but I got to be a guest on the 9/30/23 episode!
• Doug and I have teamed up on a ton of projects—from music videos to album art to public art to gallery receptions—so this was a cool new collaborative milestone.
• Several of my stickers adorn the surface of this city bus in Tartu, Estonia!
• Stencibility (the org behind the project, as well as an international street art festival) is still accepting stickers and monetary donations, so they can cover the other side!
SEPTEMBER 2023
• Kick off the latest edition of "GlitchKraft" at the Opening Reception!
• Thursday, September 14, 5–8 pm
DJs: VIB≡CHK
Trustman Art Gallery at Simmons University
300 The Fenway
4th Floor, Main College Building
Boston, MA 02115
• We'll have snacks, swag, and DJing by VIB≡CHK. Free, open to the public, and wheelchair accessible.
• Aside from the opening, the gallery is open M–W 10–4:30, Th 10–7, F 10–4:30, and the show runs through October 20.
• Thanks to Boston Art Review for including us in their Weekly Art Happenings newsletter!
“GlitchKraft: Allison Tanenhaus + Friends” is a glittering ode to glitch art, the practice of disrupting digital files for aesthetic purposes. Using (and misusing) consumer software, nostalgic electronics, smartphone apps, and AI, the exhibition’s pixel pushers—all in or with ties to the Boston area—embrace error with perception-bending intention. Their trippy collected signals are abuzz with vivid hues, optical illusions, mutated media… and cats.
“GlitchKraft” showcases new-media installations by Allison Tanenhaus, Ben K. Foley, DebStep, J. Bagist, Alex Kittle, Vidumami, Christine Dream, Rudolf Lingens, Sabato Visconti, tvHat, Coolpics.biz, Jame Coyne, Maria Servellón, and Blktrmlne, with a collaborative TV sculpture also featuring w3rmwood, Pea.cok, Roger Maranan, Mr. Improbable, and Nicole Amidon.
Thanks to Helen Popinchalk, Kyle Mendelsohn, Calla Savelson, Kiki Regan, Scott Tougas, and Tom Mallard.
• I’m thrilled to be the Featured Artist in Artscope Magazine!
• Big gratitude to author Rachel Flood Page, who conducted an insightful interview and crafted a sensational article that covers my artistic approach, collaborative highlights, and coming attractions.
AUGUST 2023
• My art pal Alex Kittle (Pan + Scan Illustration) and I will be vending together for this year’s Yart Sale!
• Combination yard + art sale, we’ll have prints, canvases, totes, magnets, keychains, and of course tons of kitty stickers.
• Saturday, August 12, 12–6 pm, on Summer Street right outside Davis Square, Somerville, MA.
• Thanks to Not Real Art for including my mini music video “Screaky” (made entirely with iPhone apps, for both audio and video) in their online exhibition, “Art + Tech.”
JULY 2023
• I’ll be providing glitchy visuals for my band The Square Root of Negative Two, and viz wiz Vidumami will VJ the other top-notch acts.
• An Evening of Experimental & Electronic Sound, Saturday, July 29, 6–10:30 pm. First Church, 6 Eliot S, Jamaica Plain, MA, $10.
• Come for the music, stay for the glow-in-the-dark stickers!
• Can’t make it in person? My Etsy shop is updated with tons of new sticker designs and finishes!
• I’m teaming up with prodigious art pal Alex Kittle (Pan + Scan Illustration) for this year’s Pulse-themed ArtBeat.
• Saturday, July 15, 11 am–6 pm, in Davis Square, Somerville, MA.
• We’ll have irresistible art for sale, including early prints, canvases, totes, magnets, keychains, and the debut of my boombox kitty stickers.
• Now in its 37th year, ArtBeat hosts an eclectic mix of music, dance, theater, food, performance, and interactive activities. Good art, good eats, good times!
• My four music videos for Mesmers (based on the art I created for our performance at the Museum of Science Planetarium for New England Synth Fest in February 2023) are now available for all to see!
• New experiments in AI photography (fauxtography?) added!
JUNE 2023
• Catch my art in a new show featuring Digital Soup Collective (DSC) at Cambridge Art Association (CAA)’s newest satellite gallery.
• Artists include Lani Asuncion, Sam Correa, A_Marcel, Maria Servellón, Roger Maranan, Dani Pryor, and me.
• Come to the Opening Reception on Sunday, June 11, 6–9 pm!
• Haus Party is wrapping up! Catch it before it's goooone.
• Come to the Closing Reception on Friday, June 16, 6:30–10 pm (with live music starting at 8) at Machines with Magnets, 400 Main St, Pawtucket, RI.
• Visual artists include me, Vidumami, Deb Step, J. Bagist , Ben K. Foley, Christine Greer, tvHat, Rudolf Lingens, and Sabato Visconti.
• Musical artists include Moondrawn, J. Bagist, Anda Volley, and Violet Nox.
• Allison Tanenhaus: Videosonics—a compilation reel of my music videos—is now on view in South Bend Museum of Art’s Project Room, May 28–July 23. (My first solo museum show!)
• Musicians include me, Alicia Walter, Blaik Ripton, Cold Expectations, David Smalt, Doug Bielmeier, Elizabeth Virosa & Giuliana Funkhouser, Hannah Boissonneault, Jordan Nelson, Joses, Ken Field, Kevin Fuccillo, Maria Finkelmeier, Moli, Nonsegmental, The Square Root of Negative Two, and Violet Nox.
MAY 2023
• Take a walking ‘n’ rocking tour at Somerville PorchFest, a yearly citywide festival where local musicians transform their porches into free, open-air venues!
• I’ll be projecting video art for The Square Root of Negative Two with help from Vidumami.
• Saturday, May 13, 12–2 pm, 337 Summer St, Somerville, MA. (Right outside Davis Square.)
• We’ll have seating, plus a tent for shade.
• Thanks to Monochronicle for including several of my Tezos NFTs in their new Metaverse Expo exhibit, in the Mirror Vision Gallery in Decentraland from May 9 until the end of the month.
• The virtual event will be presented during FAPAP Public Art Conference in Orlando.
• Come hang with me and zesty art pal Alex Kittle (Pan + Scan Illustration) as we chat about our practices and sell groovy wares at Somerville Open Studios, an annual citywide extravaganza, with more than 350 (!) participating artists in 90 locations.
• Saturday and Sunday, May 6–7, 12–6 pm. Map #18: 337 Summer St, Somerville, MA. (Right outside Davis Square; near several bus and subway stops, though parking restrictions will be lifted and free olde timey trolleys will run throughout the day.)
• Culture doesn’t stop when the clock strikes 6. Revel in psychedelic projections, stunning pyrotechnics, and dance party majesty at sundown. I’ll be showing trippy video art with pals Vidumami, Pea.cok, and more!
• Somernova x Firefly, Saturday, May 6, 8–10 pm. Map #71: 28 Dane St, Somerville, MA. (Alleyway next to Market Basket in Union Square.)
APRIL 2023
• I’ll be doing visuals for Sherisa Sterling, kicking off this spring’s New England Synth Fest in Burlington, MA!
• The event is free, open to the public, and doesn’t require tickets. Come on by: Saturday, April 22, 12–6 pm, 5 Wayside Road.
• I’ll be VJing a CRT sculpture with video art friends Pea.cok and Jame Coyne at Infra on Saturday, April 15!
• A few tix remain, so get ‘em while you can.
• Haus Party is BACK!
• The “multidisciplinary electronic buffet” (Artscope) continues its tour of New England with a spring stint (April 7–June 25) at Machines with Magnets in Pawtucket, RI.
• You’re invited to the Opening Reception: Friday, April 7, 6:30–10 pm.
• Artists include Allison Tanenhaus, Vidumami, Deb Step, J. Bagist, Ben K. Foley, Christine Greer, tvHat,
Rudolf Lingens, and Sabato Visconti.
• And we’ll have live music by Lifting Bodies, Solid State Entity, NXOR, and The Square Root of Negative Two!
MARCH 2023
• Catch the tail end of this electro-fantastic show at the Synth-mas Closing Party!
• Thursday, March 30, 7–11 pm at New Alliance Gallery, 438R Somerville Ave.
• Artists include Anna Vincent, Antony Flackett, Allison Tanenhaus, Deb Step, Digital Awareness, Jael Whitney, Maria Servellón, Sarah Friedman, and This Bliss.
• I’ll be VJing with art pal Vidumami at the record release party for Yoni Gordon.
• Get yr tix for the show on Saturday, March 25, 7:30–11 pm, at new venue Boston Funk (near South Station).
• My video for Cold Expectations’ Gen X power-pop anthem “Trench Coats” is now live!
• This is my third video collab for the band, and I’m so psyched with its glitchy, retro madness.
• Check it out on their new album, Static Reactions, on Red on Red Records.
• Several of my video art pieces—including “Breathing” from my Project Daydream collab with Maria Finkelmeier and Tim Hall—are on exhibit at the Performing Arts Media Festival in Indiana.
• Thanks to the South Bend Tribune for featuring our project in the writeup!
FEBRUARY 2023
• My synth girl + cat sticker debuted at Synth Fest—and now it’s available to everyone!
• Pick one (or several) up in my Etsy shop. 😻
Photo by Bill T Miller
Photo by Bill T Miller
• Extremely psyched to present my video art in THE DOME at the Museum of Science, Boston Planetarium! Thursday, February 23, at 7:30 pm (Sold out. Second show added at 9:30!)
• I'll be projecting with my band The Square Root of Negative Two (Robin Amos and Blaik Ripton), as well as with trippy Providence synth band Mesmers.
• The Square Root of Negative Two is finally on Bandcamp!
• Check out a neat lil selection of musical tracks and accompanying music videos (by moi).
• Follows and purchases are always appreciated. :)
• Stock up on Valentine’s Day gifts from local artists at Small*Mart!
• I’ll be vending on Sunday, February 12, 11 am – 4 pm, at Crystal Ballroom at the Somerville Theatre.
• Wanna shop my wares sooner? I’m on Etsy, babyyyyyy
JANUARY 2023
• Catch the epic video art collab I performed with Elizabeth Virosa and Giuliana Funkhouser at New England Synth Fest 2022!
• More synthy collabs to come. :)
DECEMBER 2022
• Thanks to visual anthropologist Darcie DeAngelo for including my work with Ben K. Foley and my solo work at GlitchKraft in her new essay, “A New Reflexive Turn: Glitches, Carbon Footprints, and Streaming Videos in Visual Anthropology.”
• It’s featured in the open access book, Digitisation and Low-Carbon Energy Transitions (Editors: Siddharth Sareen, Katja Müller), published by Palgrave Macmillan.
• Catch a free matinee performance of electronic music and visual projections at the Somerville Public Library (Central Library), Saturday, December 10, 3–4 pm.
• Robin Amos will be performing live, while Vidumami and I provide trippy visuals.
• Part of a community benefit for a Somerville Arts Council fellowship award, this event is free, family-friendly, and open to all.
• Stock up on gifts from local artists at Small*Mart!
• I’ll be vending on Saturday, December 3, 11 am – 4 pm, at Crystal Ballroom at the Somerville Theatre.
• Celebrate the season with a 2.5-month electronic art show at New Alliance Gallery, 438R Somerville Ave.
• Artists include Anna Vincent, Antony Flackett, Allison Tanenhaus, Deb Step, Digital Awareness, Jael Whitney, Maria Servellón, Sarah Friedman, and This Bliss.
• The Synth-Mas exhibition kicks off with live performances on Thursday, December 15, at 7 pm!
• Treat yourself to WONDeROUS and immerse yourself in luminous video art light show (by me and Vidumami), paired with an eclectic mix of live chamber music (by Marji Gere, Dan Sedgwick, Harshitha Krishnan, the Mystic All-Ages Community Choir, and Around Hear’s piano and string classes).
• Saturday, December 17, 2:30–4 pm (matinee), at Mystic Activity Center, 530 Mystic Ave., Somerville, MA. (Take the 95 bus from Sullivan Square, or peek here for parking info.)
• Supported by a grant from the Somerville Arts Council, this event is free, all ages, and open to the public.
• I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole of AI art.
• Many playful experiments—and album covers—to come. (Venmo @atanenhaus to support the habit!)
NOVEMBER 2022
• I created a whole series of glitched-out visualizers and cover art for an innovative, multi-genre collab: "isomonstrosity," a pandemic symphony in rap and avant-pop.
• The principals are wildly impressive—Ellen Reid won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Music; Johan Lenox studied composition at the Yale School of Music, then built a career as a go-to producer for iconic pop artists (070 Shake, Travis Scott, Lil Nas X); and Yuga Cohler is a Juilliard-trained conductor and established software engineer.
• Album is out November 18!
• Thank you to CODAmagazine for selecting my building wrap installation with Isenberg Projects, Crossing Crystals, for their “Placemaking With Intention” issue!
• Thank you to Artscope Magazine for the wonderful recap of Haus Party in their November/December issue!
• Catch an evening of experimental sound, modular synthesis, ambient, electronic music and visual projections at the First Church in JP on Saturday, November 5!
• I’ll be debuting an expanded version of a new short film with new tunes by my band The Square Root of Negative Two. It's 2/3 of a sci-fi suite we're working on inspired by the writing of Philip K. Dick. It's spacey, trippy, perception-bending, retrofuturistic, and sci fi af.
• Full lineup includes Content Brakes, J.Bagist, Andrea Pensado, The Square Root of Negative Two, Christina Shivers, Anda Volley, and Violet Nox featuring Noell Dorsey. Visuals by Vidumami, Allison Tanenhaus, and Sam Correa.
• Tix are $10; doors open at 6, music starts at 6:30 pm and ends at 10:30 pm.
• I’ll be an exhibitor at the Boston Art Book Fair.
• Stop by the Boston Center for the Arts’ iconic Cyclorama, November 4–6, and check out all sorts of creative goodies, from art to zines.
• Check out trippy, ambient video art in Calm, Centered, Awake: An Exhibition for the Inner Landscape, curated by Peter Christenson.
• Free and open to the public, Friday, November 11, 6–9 pm, at Sanctuary, Seattle.
• Celebrate local psychedelic icon Kris Thompson at his 60th birthday concert. I’ll be projecting video art with art pal Vidumami!
• Saturday, November 12, 7:30 pm–1 am, at Lilypad in Cambridge. 21+, $10.
• Poster illustration by Dan Mayzee.
• I created a mini music video for Violet Nox’s “Spaceport 5,” remixed by The Deckadent Movement.
OCTOBER 2022
• Massachusetts art friends: There's a very cool artist grant open till November 1 that I highly encourage you to apply to—Mass Cultural Council’s Cultural Sector Recovery Grants for Individuals (aka pandemic recovery).
• It's easy, it's generous ($5k in unrestricted funds), and if you're a creative freelancer in Massachusetts, it's for you!
• I’ll be projecting video art for Virosa and Funkhouser at this year’s New England Synth Fest! 12–6 pm, Saturday, October 29, Burlington, MA.
• Admission is free; pop by and catch a ton of awesome collabs, demos, and performances.
• Proud to once again be part of one of THE coolest worldwide glitch art events ever, /’fu:bar/ in Zagreb!
• Not only was my piece "ColoBara" selected, but my collab with Rudolf Lingens and Sabato Visconti, "The Animal That Therefore I Am," is also in the mix.
• Black cats rule! Celebrate them, eat delicious pizza, help foster superstars Black Cat Rescue provide wonderful care to black kitties in need of forever homes... AND get FREE black kitty stickers by yours truly! 😻
• On Tuesday, October 25, from 5 pm to closing, $4 from each large pizza purchased—and $2 from each small pizza—at American Flatbread Somerville will be donated to one of my fave local orgs, Black Cat Rescue!
• Even if you can’t make it, donate anytime! Same goes for buying my stickers. :)
• Syntropy's all about pairing meditative music and visuals for an art therapy experience you can enjoy anywhere. One of my video art pieces is on there. :)
• Help make more chill art + music collabs possible by pitching in and/or spreading the word about their Kickstarter!
• Catch an eclectic night of electronic music at O’Brien’s Pub (Allston, MA) on Saturday, October 8!
• I’ll be debuting a new short film (!) with new tunes by my band The Square Root of Negative Two (Robin Amos + Blaik Ripton). It's 2/3 of a suite we're working on inspired by the writing of Philip K. Dick. It's spacey, trippy, perception-bending, retrofuturistic, and sci fi af.
• Tix are $10; music starts at 9 pm.
SEPTEMBER 2022
• Celebrate at the Closing Reception for Haus Party (Saturday, September 24, 4–8 pm), my new collaborative group show at Installation Space in North Adams!
• Thanks to Plink! for supporting the opening and closing receptions for the show. Honored to be your very first Plinkerview. :)
• You can catch the show through Sunday, September 25.
• IAmAliciaTV is here—a deluxe audiovisual album for Alicia Walter’s debut LP, “I Am Alicia.”
• This collab spanned 15 months and is finally ready for its debut! Extremely pumped about our visionary experiment. :)
• Swing by The Jungle in Somerville, MA, on 9/20 for the latest installment of Big Robot!
• It’s an eclectic night of electronic music, with live video art by yours truly. 🤖
• 21+ and free (though a $5 donation is appreciated).
• Lyric video for David Smalt’s new single, “Some Is You.”
• Thanks to the FILE LED Show for screening three of my video art works on the 325-ft tall FIESP Building in São Paulo, Brazil!
• NYC: Catch my AI-enhanced color bar experiment at the 12th Under the Subway Video Art Night, on Saturday, September 10, 8 pm, at St. Nicholas Park, 135th St. (Bring a blanket, friends, and food!)
• Made possible by the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation.
AUGUST 2022
• Catch my video art in a live performance by The Square Root of Negative Two—plus live sets by Violet Nox and numerous international electro acts—at Electropixel #12.
• At Trans-Pecos in Queens, NYC, Saturday, August 20.
• Can’t make it in person? Catch the YouTube Livestream!
• Shop at Somerville’s Yart (Yard + Art) Sale, Saturday, August 13, 12–6 pm.
• I’ll be selling art goods with Alex Kittle (Pan + Scan Illustration) on Summer St, right outside Davis Square!
• Celebrate at the Opening Reception for Haus Party (Friday, August 5, 4–8 pm), my new collaborative group show at Installation Space in North Adams!
• You can catch the show until September 25—plus learn more about it from my interview with Carey Gatto.
• Thanks to CODAworx for featuring Mistery Machine in their “Sound, Light, and Motion” issue of CODAmagazine!
JULY 2022
• New music video for Nestor Cora’s “Love Fades”!
• Three of my music videos—Spectralia, Vapor 1, and Breathing—are in the ON SCREEN Streaming Festival, Vienna, Austria.
JUNE 2022
• The Square Root of Negative Two is playing at Big Robot: Solstice at The Jungle in Union Square, Tuesday, June 21 at 6 pm.
• I’ll be projecting for our set, plus several others!
• Admission is free, but a $5 donation is appreciated.
• Back in 2020, I did the rebrand for New England Synth Fest. Two years later, the event we planned is finally happening!
• Coming up on Thursday, June 9, a special synth planetarium series begins, with some of Boston's finest synth musicians paired with kick-ass visual artists.
• In the lobby before and after the show, a slew of synth peeps will be playing live tunes, demo'ing techniques, and sharing gear for a veritable synth petting zoo. Including me! :)
• Tickets *will* sell out, so jump on that order!
• My music video for Violet Nox’s “Ghost Star” premieres June 7
MAY 2022
• Dance the day away to live techno music and VJing with Infra Boston’s Infrastructure party.
• I’ll be one of several artists projecting video art, Underground at Ink Block, Friday, May 27, 2–10 pm
• Tickets still available. (It will sell out!)
• New video for “In Full Bloom,” composed by Hannah Boissonneault and performed by Ford Fourqurean of Unheard-of//Ensemble
• The Square Root of Negative Two is playing Porchfest again. I’ll be on visuals.
• Swing by 337 Summer St from 12–2 pm on Saturday, May 13.
• My collab "Strings Meditation" with the wonderful Amanda Tovalin is now live on the Syntropy States app, in both light *and* dark mode.
• Syntropy's all about pairing meditative music and visuals for an art therapy experience you can enjoy anywhere. Download the app (there’s a 7-day free trial) to watch our piece in full!
• Thanks to CODAworx for featuring FREQUENCIES in their “Rich Collaborations” issue of CODAmagazine!
APRIL 2022
• Alex Kittle (Pan + Scan Illustration) and I will be teaming up for Somerville Open Studios!
• Stop by, chat, and maybe pick up some cool local art :)
• Thanks to Boston Art Review for including GlitchKraft in their weekly newsletter!
• And thanks to Violet Nox and The Square Root of Negative Two for their performances at SNHU’s Humanities Fest :)
• New video for Joses! Check out “Do The Routines”
MARCH 2022
• The Square Root of Negative Two (the elecronic group I’m in, on visuals) will be playing at Bleep/Blorp:
A Festival of Synthesizer Music.
Saturday, March 26
4–9 pm
$5
Martin Institute Auditorium
Stonehill College
Easton, MA
• New video “Spaceport 5” by Violet Nox is out now!
• Spectralia returns—now with music!
• Catch an indoor screening of videos from artists who’ve shown at Fountain Street’s Sidewalk Gallery. I’m speaking on a panel that follows.
• The Sidewalk Inside: Video Screening + Artist Talk, Plaza Theatres (Boston Center for the Arts)
• Saturday, March 19, 4:30–6:30 pm
• Sliding scale tickets (including free); virtual and in-person
• GlitchKraft returns!
• The group show—which debuted at Emerson Contemporary in 2019—is back with same crew (artists Allison Tanenhaus, Alex Kittle, Ben K. Foley, Lauren Klotzman, DebStep, and J. Bagist, and curator Dr. Leonie Bradbury), some of the same work…and some new stuff, too. :)
• Swing by the McIninch Art Gallery at Southern New Hampshire University (in Manchester, NH), March 14–April 30, 2022.
• The gallery is open Monday–Saturday, 10 am–3 pm, and is free and open to the public.
FEBRUARY 2022
• I contributed collage art to the article “Tech + Poetry” for The Rosie Report
• Extra thanks to Dig Boston for splashing FREQUENCIES in the February 24 issue’s centerfold!
• Thanks to Dig Boston for the thoughtful interview about my two big current projects!
JANUARY 2022
