Exhibitions/Performances
2015: Solo Performance. “Interstellar Radio Shower” Carnegie Mellon University, September 30th.
2015: Group Exhibition: Sheltered Past. Curator: Jeannine Bardo. August, Brooklyn. NY
2015: Group Exhibition Saint Vitus Holiday Flea Brooklyn, NY
2014; Solo Performance: October 19, @Solas Manhattan, NYC
2014: Group Exhibition: “Experi-MENTAL” Festival Video Show Septermber 29 @ Spectrum, NYC
2014: Collaboration/performance: 26 April @Art Center/South Florida, Miami Beach, FL (with Paula Urbano)
2013: Solo performance, 15 September: @Solas Manhattan, NY
2013: Exhibition, 18 April - 1 May @Species by the Thousands, Brooklyn, NY
2013: Solo performance, 15 February @The Silent Barn, Brooklyn, NY
2012: Collaboration/record release, “Time. Life”. 5 December. w/ Øystein Aasan @Limeleaf, NYC
2012: Solo Performance, “Splice : Live Electronics”, 23 September @Solas E 9th St. NYC
2012: Exhibition, “5 Screen prints from next door”, @ Rabbits. 5 May - 31 May. NYC
2011: Listening Party: “Ancestor: Memory”, 11 October, The Room (SoHo) New York City
2011: Solo Performance, “Splice : Live Electronics”, 05 June, Solas E 9th St. New York City,
2011: Brooklyn Experimental Music Festival (collaboration with Erica Bradbury, Casey Block and Nathan
Cearley) 07 May, Brooklyn, NY
2011: Group Show, Sugar Factory, 04 April, Pittsburgh, PA
2011: Collaborative performance w/Max Clarke, “Sonic Architextures”, 01 March, White Slab Palace, Curated
by Helen Homan Wu, New York
2011: Solo Performance @ Splice : Live Electronics, 30 January, Solas E 9th St, NYC
2010: Solo Performance, 09 November, Theater Kapellen, Berlin, Germany
2010: Solo Performance, 08 November, K4, Prague, CZ
2010: Solo Performance, 07 November, Rhiz, Vienna, Austria
2010: Solo Performance, 06 November, PMK, Innsbruck, Austria
2010: Solo Performance, 05 November, Spazio 211, Torino, Italy
2010: Solo Performance, 04 November, La Miroiterie, Paris, France
2010: Solo Performance, 03 November, Magazin4, Brussels, Belgium
2010: Solo Performance, 02 November, UT Connewitz, Leipzig, Germany
2010: Solo Performance, 30 October, 1000 Fryd Aalborg, Denmark
2010: Solo Performance, 28 October, Fylkingen, Stockholm Sweden
2009: Solo Performance, 30 October, Brooklyn NY, Sound Fix.
2009: Solo Group show, Reference Gallery 137 Grand St. New York, NY
2009: Collaborative Sound Performance and installation with Mathias Josefson & Per Åhlund, 17 October - 11
November, Evergold gallery. Curated by Lance Fung. San Francisco, CA
2009: Release Party; Ancestor: Machine, 29 September, The Room (SoHo) NYC
2009: Solo Performance, 06 February, The Fireplace, Brooklyn NY.
2008: Collaboration with Joel Grimes, 23 November. @ Modern Formations Gallery, Pittsburgh.
2008: Solo Performance, 06 October @ Sound of Mu. Oslo, Norway.
2008: Solo Performance, 15 Sept: Proverommet, Landmark Bergen Norway.
2008: Consume(behave) (sound installation), 19 Sept - 26 October, Stiftelsen 3,14 Norway.
2008: aPolitic (Finalists exhibition), 10 Sept - 4 Nov, Massachusetts State House, Boston.
2008: a Politic, 3 July - 28 July, Gallery XIV, Curated by Will Kerr, Boston, MA.
2007: Solo Performance + Collaboration with Steven Hess, Joseph Clayton Mills and Adam Sonderberg 10
September: Elastic Arts Foundation, Chicago, IL
2007: Solo Performance @Sound Chemists’ Sunday, 22 July, St Mark’s in the Bowery.
2007: Collaboration with Mathias Josefson and Per Åhlund , 20 January: El-Svets. Fylkingen, Stockholm.
2006: Vision Telefonplan. 28 June @ Svensk Form Stockholm, Sweden.
2006: Kaskelotfestivalen. Konstpaviljongen. Tantogården, Stockholm, Sweden. 10 June.
2006: Collaborative performance w/ Mathias Josefson and Per Åhlund, November 14, Bara Vi, Stockholm.
2006: Performance, 4 June: VEMS Festival, Rålambshovsparken. Sthm, Sweden.
2006: June 1 Juni på KAF, Skeppsholmen (with Mathias Josefson) Stockholm. Curated by Yuvinka Medina.
2006: 26 May: Stigmata and the Hunter. Fylkingen. Stockholm, Sweden.
2006: Group Show, Hör upp Stockholmare!, 31 March -April 9, Gallerian, Stockholm.
2006: Performance,10 March, Design Studio-S, Stockholm, Sweden.
2005: Curator, Resonance, May 3 – 26, Skulpturens Hus, Handelshögskolan, Konstfack,
2005: Collaboration w/ Grant Watkins & Ragnar Persson, The Arts Birthday Party @Konstfack
2005: Co-curator, Please Disturb! 10 January - March 05, Svensk Form, Stockholm.

Published records:
2015: WHOTE - MOONS Format: Handnumbered vinyl LP (Silver and Black vinyl)
2014: WHOTE - Black Box, Format: Limited Box Edition CD
2010: WHOTE : ALIGN, Format: LP UPC 879198006008
2009: ANCESTOR II : MACHINE, Format: CD UPC: 700261282442
2009: LIVE AT LYDGALLERIET, Format: CD UPC: 700261282442
2008: ANCESTOR- PHASE I : SILENCE, Format: 2xLP/CD UPC: 700261237411(CD) 879198001751(LP)
2007: OF VICTORY AND VICTIM, Format: CD UPC: 634479548475
2007: ANCESTOR, Format: 7” UPC: 633914013615

Scholarship/Awards:
2016 and 2012: ASCAP (American Society of Composers and Producers) Innovation in New Music Award
2009: Bergen Kommune: Council Artist in Residence Grant (Bergen Norway)
2003: University of Pittsburgh: New Art Award and Campus Exhibitor stipend.
2002: University of Ptttsburgh: Study Abroad scholarship (International Summer Program)

Soundtrack & Film collaboration credits:
2012: “Life/Time” collaboration w/ Oystein Aasaan for Satumaa Kustantamo (Stockholm)
2011: Contribution to album with Chris Ianuzzu, “Will” New York, NY
2011: Splice: Eclectic Electronics CD-R compilation.
2010: Fall 10, Film, Michael Coleman Los Angeles
2009: Collective installation piece with Mathias Josefson, Per Ahlund for Wonderland, San Francisco
2008: Olle Bærtling - En modern klassiker Oct ‘07 - 6 January, Moderna Museet. Stockholm, Sweden.
2008: Fantastic Voyagers compilation by Mike Tamburo (Pittsburgh)

Education:
M.A. 2006 Interdisciplinary Studies, Konstfack University of Art and Design, Stockholm
2005 Curator Program (CuratorLab), Konstfack University of Art and Design, Stockholm
B.A. 2003 Studio Arts, University of Pittsburgh
B.A. 2003 History of Art and Architecture, University of Pittsburgh
2002 University of Oslo, Inernational Summer School
Active Affiliations:
ASCAP (American Society of Composers and Producers)

Press:
2014: No Treble, Feature: “Thomas Watkiss uses 6-string bass to create drone ambience”
2012: Cyclic Defrost: Reviews: Whote – Align By Nick Giles June 10, 2012
2011: Heathen Harvest: Reviews: Whote : Align Nov 6.
2010: VITAL WEEKLY #759/Week 50 Reviews: “WHOTE - ALIGN” Frans De Waard
2010: Big Shiny Robot: Reviews; “Thomas Watkiss – Ancestor II – Machine”
2010: Side-Line: Reviews; “Ancestor II – Machine (DCD Special Edition – The Seventh Media)”
2010: Heathen Harvest. Reviews; ANCESTOR II : MACHINE Simon Marshall Jones.
2010: Connexion Bizarre. Reviews; ANCESTOR II : MACHINE Dutton Hauhart.
2010: Dusty Wright’s Culture Catch. “Best Rock and Electronic albums of the 2000’s.” Steve Holtje.
2010: Slavestate Magazine. Reviews; ANCESTOR II : MACHINE Michael Porali. (In Swedish)
2009: Dusty Wright’s Culture Catch. “Best Rock and Electronic albums of 2009.” Steve Holtje.
2009: Black Night Meditations Radio. (Interview) WSCA 106.1 FM Portsmouth, NH. Nov.24th
2009: Vital Weekly #705/Week 46 “Thomas Watkiss - Ancestor Phase II: Machine “ Frans De Waard. Nov.
2009: The Big Takeover. “Thomas Watkiss - Ancestor Phase II : Machine” 29 October
2009: Slavestate Magazine “Ancestor Phase I : Silence” Michael Porali View (In Swedish)
2008: Darklife Fanzine “Thomas Watkiss - Of Victory And Victim” Gianfranco Sciacca
2009: The Big Takeover. “Best New Electronic Albums of 2008. Steve Holtje’s top ten.” January 25.
2008: Heathen Harvest. Reviews. 01 September. Jose Raul Chavez.
2008: Dusted Magazine “Still Single”: Vol. 4, No. 11. Doug Mosurock,
2008: Rock-A-Rolla. Issue 15. Album Reviews, p 33. Anthony Balaqua.
2008: Artscope Magazine: “Current Galleries; (a)Politic. Brian Goslow. July/August.
2008: Connexion Bizarre: Thomas Watkiss - Ancestor - Phase 1: Silence Dutton Hauhart 15 Jul.
2008: The Metal Observer: Ancestor - Phase 1-Silence. May 2008 Caspian Yursich. 25 May.
2008: The Big Takeover: Steve Holtje. 03 May. View
2008: Vital Weekly # 623/Week 16 “Thomas Watkiss - Ancestor Phase 1: Silence” Frans De Waard. April.
2008: Dark Industry. Newsletter 05.04.08 View (In Russian)
2008: The Mag. “Thomas Watkiss - Ancestor Phase 1 Silence LP” Beckie A. April.
2007: Past All Concerns “Stigmata and the Hunter” 19, Nov. 2007.
2007: Chicago Reader: Staff Paper - Artist’s Canvas. 7 September.
2007: Design Boston: May 06, 2007. Tripp. Gradon. View
2007: Boston Channel 9: “Its All About Arts”. Interview and performance. 30 April.
2006: Svenska Dagbladet: “Nya formgivare visar visioner kring telefabrik.” 28 Juni.
2006: Svenska Dagbladet: “Festival Bortom Topplistorna” Jannerling, Lisa. 10 June
2006: Stockholm City: Scentipset “Modern El-Opera” 26 May.
2005: SVT Swedish Television “Kobra” Prod: Emelie Persson (w/David Toop, Miriam Backström) Aired:
March 31.
2005: City Paper: “Everyone’s a Critic: Jenny Holzer” Dionisto, J. July.
2005: PITT: “Homecoming; Spotlight on Alumni.” Spring 2005
2005: Dagens Nyheter: “Nyläkt” Björling, Sanna. April 29 p.24. View (in Swedish)
2004: City Paper: “Drawing Closer: Nine Artists Negotiate in an Ongoing Exhibition” Schneider, Carrie. 9 Aug.
2004: NRK Norwegian Television: “Safari.” Producer: Sven Erik Helgesen. Aired: March 2.
2004: A+U: “The Nature of Collaboration: Art and Architecture through Snow and Ice The Snow Show 2004”.
2003: PULP: “Talent Round Up; The Garfield Artworks„ Winn, A. 8 Jan.
2003: Campus: Kivelä, Aino. Lunta heinäkuusa, eli harjoiielijana The Snow Show’ssa.” 25 August.

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