EDUCATION

  • The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Master of Fine Arts, Performance
  • Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Audio/Visual Emphasis, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Theater

AWARDS AND HONORS

2012 NEW CITY BREAKOUT ARTIST – Chicago’s Next Image Makers
2011 ILLINOIS ARTS COUNCIL Artist Project Grant:  Vestigiality
2008 ILLINOIS ARTS COUNCIL FELLOWSHIP – New Performance Forms
2007 CITY OF CHICAGO CAAP Grant – TransCultural Exchange Conference
2007 ILLINOIS GOVERNOR’S INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE GRANT – Romania
2005 ILLINOIS GOVERNOR’S INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE GRANT – Netherlands
2004 RESIDENCY: ATLANTIC CENTER FOR THE ARTS.  Master: Elizabeth Streb
2004 CITY OF CHICAGO CAAP Grant – Alchemy of Tulips
2004 ILLINOIS ARTS COUNCIL – Special Assistance Grant: Postsovkhoz4
2000 ILLINOIS ARTS COUNCIL FELLOWSHIP – Interdisciplinary/Performance  Art

PERFORMANCE SELECTIONS

2012

  • KATTYWAMPUS | Venice International Performance Art Week, Venice, Italy
  • CORVUS | New Art Contact, HIAP, Helsinki, Finland
  • MASTICATION | Rough Trade II, Pozen Center, MassArt, Boston, MA
  • WHAT’S INSIDE OF ME? | Grace Exhibition Space, Brooklyn, NY

2011

  • FISH OUT OF WATER  | Trampolim Festival, Vitoria, Brazil
  • INDIVISIBLE | In:Act 2, Nhasan Studio, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • ROOM TWO | Arizona State University

2010

  • VISCERA | Mobius, Boston, MA.
  • KATTYWAMPUS | Chicago Humanities Festival, Kasia Kay Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • GILDING JUNK | Garbage Fest, Mortville, Chicago, IL

2009

  • KATTYWAMPUS | 2nd Beyond Pressure International Festival of Performance Art, Yangon, Myanmar, Sketchbook Festival, CollaborAction Theater Company, The Building Stage, Chicago, IL. 16th SoToDo Congress of Performance Art, California Stage, Sacramento, CA. Cockamamie Show, North Lakeside Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
  • RIGAMAROLE | 10th Open International Performance Art Festival, Beijing, China
  • I THINK THAT I SHALL NEVER SEE…, | On The Trail of, NewTown Arts, Hahamongna Watershed Park, Pasadena, CA

2008

  • SECURITY SYSTEM V5 | Intrude: Art and Life 366, Zendai MoMA, Shanghai, China Total Contemporary Art Museum, Seoul, Korea

2007

  • IS MY LIVER SHOWING? | Rough Trade, Midway Studios, Boston, MA
  • LAND ‘O PLENTY | Random House, Chicago, IL
  • ROOM ONE | Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
  • SECURITY SYSTEM | V3 – Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
    V4 – Performing the World Conference, Tarrytown, NY
  • ARCHITECT OF CATASTROPHE | Zhou B. Art Center, Chicago, IL

2006

  • SWEET RELEASE | National Art Museum, Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania, Romania, Storefront Theater, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago, IL
  • INFORMATION FARM | PostsovkhoZ6 Symposium: MOKS, Mooste, Estonia
  • TURKISH DELIGHT | GalataPerform, Istanbul, Turkey
  • RAVENOUS | IInternational Multimedia Art Festival 8, Belgrade, Serbia
  • SECURITY SYSTEM V2 | Collision Symposium, Victoria, BC Canada
  • LAND ‘O PLENTY | 13th SoToDo Performance Congress, Sacramento, CA

2005

  • SECURITY SYSTEM | Man.In.Fest Experimental Theater Festival, Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania, Romania
  • STRING+CAN=PHONE | Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI
  • INTIMATE ARCHITECTURES | DeBalie, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2004

  • AIR POCKETS | Postsovkhoz4 International Symposium: MOKS, Mooste, Estonia
  • THE ALCHEMY OF TULIPS | Storefront Theater, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago, IL

2003

  • 2LIPS | Links Hall, Chicago, IL

2002

  • SPITTING IMAGE | Trapdoor Theater, Chicago, IL
  • RAVENOUS | Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Philadelphia, PA
  • AIR POCKET | Ourhaus, CollaborAction Studio, Chicago, IL Experimental Theater Company, Breadline Theater, Chicago, IL

2001

  • RAVENOUS | 10 Days of Veem, Veem Theater, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • BETWEEN DOORS | Athenaeum Theater, Chicago, IL

2000

  • DWELLINGS | Chopin Theater, Chicago, IL

1999

  • JET PROPELLED | The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL

1998

  • HEADGEAR | Auf Eine Art, Kule Theater, Berlin, Germany
    72 hour SoToDo Performance Congress, Berlin, Germany
  • URINE TROUBLE | Kleine Atelier, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, Netherlands

1996

  • HAT MATTERS | Cleveland Performance Art Festival, Cleveland, OH
    Theater X, Milwaukee, WI

FILM, RADIO, and TELEVISION SELECTIONS

2007 A HERETICS PRIMER | Art Direction – A collaboration with Morganville
2004 TRACING A VEIN | 16 mm film collaboration with Daniéle Wilmouth

  • KINODANCE: St. Petersburg International Dance Film Festival, Russia
  • Arsenal, Berlin Cinemateque, Berlin, Germany

2004 ROUND | Video by Hiroshi Mori & Daniéle Wilmouth

  • Mediation:  The Body / Politics in Motion, Guangzhou & Shenzhen, China
  • Foreshore Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia

2002 CONTAINERS | 16mm color film by Joseph Ravens, Co-Directed with Daniéle Wilmouth
Image Union, Chicago PBS
1997 SIR PRIZE | Radio DaDa, University of Chicago
1996 CONDOMS | Hotel Milwaukee, National Public Radio
1992 – 99 JOYFARM | A CineVideo Ensemble, Milwaukee, WI

GUEST ARTIST

  • Kairol Rosenthal et al, | Installation Designer, Intimae, Links Hall, Chicago, IL
  • Compagnie Felix Ruckert | Guest Dancer, Tools and Consulto, MCA, Chicago, IL
  • Lucky Plush Productions | Installation Designer, Surrelium, Chicago, IL
  • Collaboraction | Guest Director, Tight Pants, by Beth Henley, Chicago, IL
  • X-SIGHT! Performance Group | Guest Dancer, New York, NY
  • Theater X | Toute Une Nuit, by Mark Anderson, Milwaukee, WI
  • ANIMALS by Ann Carlson | Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Milwaukee, WI
    Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN

TEACHING

2012 Visiting Artist

  • Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, Austria
  • Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
  • The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

2010 – 13 Visiting Artist (reoccurring) The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

2007 | 2011 Visiting Artist, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
2006 Visiting Artist, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2005 -10 Visiting Artist | Workshops | Lectures

  • Transit House, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Loplop Studio, Berlin, Germany
  • University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
  • Columbia College, Chicago, IL

2004 Course: Acting for Artists, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1998 Course: Expanded Media, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

ORGANIZATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

2012 – present: RAPID PULSE International Performance Art Festival | Director, Chicago, IL
2010 – present: DEFIBRILLATOR Performance Art Gallery | Executive Director, Chicago, IL
2000 – present: JOSEPH RAVENS INC | President, Chicago, IL
2003 – 2008: SPAREROOM | A Collective, Chicago, IL
2004 – 2006: What?Works | Collaborations with Marianne Kim and Katherine Behar
1994 – 1996: NEUROTICA PRODUCTIONS | Artistic Director, Milwaukee, WI
1994 – 1996: FOOTHOLD PERFORMANCE | Artistic Associate, Milwaukee, WI