EDUCATION:
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS, Valencia, California, MFA
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, BFA
TEACHING:
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY, Los Angeles, California Senior Lecturer in Photography
1998 - present
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE, Santa Monica, California Lecturer in Photography, Fall 2015
Lecturer in Digital Imaging, Fall 2000
MOORPARK COLLEGE, Moorpark, California Lecturer in Photography
Spring 2015, Fall 2014
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS, Carson, California
Adjunct Instructor of Digital Photography Fall 2013
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON, Fullerton, California Adjunct Instructor of Photography Spring 2012, Fall 2010, Spring 2002
PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN, New York, New York
Photo Topics Graduate Seminar, Spring 2009, Fall 2006 (online), Spring 2006 (online), Spring 2005 (online) Lecturer in Digital Imaging, Fall 2004
LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE, Long Beach, California Lecturer in Art History
Fall - Spring 2005, Spring 2004
OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, EVENING COLLEGE, Los Angeles, California Instructor in Photography
Fall 2003
OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN Lecturer in Photography
Fall 2002, Fall 2001, Fall 2000
CHAFFEY COLLEGE, Rancho Cucamonga, California Lecturer in Photography
Fall 1999 - Fall 1997
PROFESSIONAL:
BRIAN C. MOSS PHOTOGRAPHY, Santa Monica, California
2012 - present
https://WhatsOnLosAngeles.com
Co-Inventer, Director and Producer with Jody Zellen 2013 - present
https://williamshortphotography.com/
WILLIAM SHORT PHOTOGRAPHY, Los Angeles, California
Photographer's Assistant 1997 - 2020
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE: Contingent Faculty Senator
Fall 2014 - Spring 2019 (Senate Executive Committee 2018-19), Fall 2021 - Spring 2024
CITY of SANTA MONICA PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE 2011 - 2015
SANTA MONICA MUSEUM OF ART, ANGLES GALLERY, DOROTHY GOLDEEN GALLERY, NORTON FAMILY FOUNDATION, and 18th STREET ARTS CENTER, Santa Monica;
L.A. LOUVER GALLERY, Venice; KOPLIN DEL RIO GALLERY, JAN KESNER GALLERY, FRINGE EXHIBITIONS, Los Angeles
Freelance Gallery Preparator 1996 - present
SOCIETY FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC EDUCATION, WEST REGION
Board of Directors 1999 - 2004 (Board Chair, 2001 - 2004)
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES:
2024 DELPHI AWARD for PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Loyola Marymount Univeristy, Los Angeles, California
2020 CODE ORANGE Winner: May/June Issue, Artillery Magazine, Laura London Photo Editor
2013 JOY of GIVING SOMETHING Photography Contest, 1st Quarter 2013, Forward Thinking Museum
2009-10 CITY OF LOS ANGELES (COLA) INDIVIDUAL ARTIST FELLOWSHIP, Department of Cultural Affairs , Los Angeles, California
2007-08 ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE GRANT with SYLVIA SUKOP & PATO HEBERT, 10th Council District, City of Los
Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department, Los Angeles, California
2005-06 ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE GRANT, 11th Council District, City of Los
Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department, Los Angeles, California
2004-05 ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE GRANT, 11th Council District, City of Los
Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department, Los Angeles, California
2004 CUE ART FOUNDATION, Studio Residency, New York, New York
2003-04 ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE GRANT, 11th Council District, City of Los
Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department, Los Angeles, California
2002-03
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE GRANT, 12th Council District, City of Los
Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department, Los Angeles, California
2001 VISUAL ARTS RESIDENCY, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art; Wilmington,
Delaware
ARTISTS' RESOURCE FOR COMPLETION GRANT (ARC), The Durfee Foundation
PUBLIC & COMMUNITY BASED ART:
2008
NORTH GATEWAY TRANSFER STATION & MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITY PHOTOGRAPHY PUBLIC ART PROJECT (permanent), Phoenix, Arizona
2006
LUCID, 2005-06 AIR Grant Exhibition with Participants from The Wellness Community, Venice Arts Gallery, Venice, California
2005
LUCID, 2004-05 AIR Grant Exhibition with Participants from The Wellness Community, Overtones Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2004
DIRECT EXPOSURE: Perspectives on the Southern California Landscape, Ontario International Airport, California (6 months)
LUCID, 2003-04 AIR Grant Exhibition with Participants from The Wellness Community, Downstairs Gallery at Brentwood School, Brentwood, Los Angeles, California
LUCID, 2002-03 AIR Grant Exhibition with Transitional Housing Residents of Tarzana Treatment Centers, TTC Youth Services Building, Northridge, California
2003
FRESH ART, Santa Monica Cultural Affairs Department, Clover Park, 2500 Ocean Park Boulevard (8 weeks)
2001
LUCID, Hennessy Project Space, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington,
Delaware
SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS:
2022
OXYMORA for “Window Dressing” at Cerritos College Art Gallery, Cerritos, California
2016
GRAVITY Peacock Gallery, Middle Georgia State University, Cochran, Georgia
2015
DIFFICULTIES IN TRANSLATION Kresge Memorial Library, Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, Georgia
2012
GAS GIANTS and BLACK SEAS, SHARP SHOOTERS and SOLAR WIND POST: Kamikaze Exhibition, Los Angeles, California
2008
RECIPROCITY: SANDRA de la LOZA and BRIAN MOSS, Cerritos College Art Gallery, Cerritos, California
2004
CUE Art Foundation, New York, New York
2003
What helps Dodge helps YOU, Kreps Gallery, Center for Documentary Studies Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
2002-03
INTO THE VOID, Greenleaf Gallery, Whittier College, Whittier, California
2001
LONG DISTANCE, Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, California
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2022
CODE ORANGE, Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica, California
2021
NOMAD, Torrance Art Museum (off-site location), Torrance, California
2020
HABITAT, Northlight Gallery, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona
WE ARE HERE / HERE WE ARE, Organized by Durden and Ray, Los Angeles
DRIVE-BY ART: LOS ANGELES, Organized by Warren Neidich, Renee Petropoulos, Michael Slenske and Anuradha Vikram, Los Angeles, California
2018
MIS (MISSING) INFORMATION, Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2017
COLA 20, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, California
SoCAL TEACHERS’ EXHIBITION, Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles, California
LAST DAY, FIRST DAY, T. P. Kelly Gallery, Loyola Marymount University.
2014
35 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW, Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica, California
ANALOGUE / DIGITAL, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, California
DRIVING L.A., Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, California
2013
JOY of GIVING SOMETHING Photography Contest, 1st Quarter 2013, Forward Thinking Museum
WHO’S in a NAME? Performances, Book and Appropriationist Gesture conceived of and organized by Susan Silton
MOCA, Los Angeles, California and Sydney Biennial
2010
COLA 2010, Barnsdall Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California (catalogue)
2009
PANDEMIC, Overtones Gallery, Los Angeles, California
ENCUENTRO NACIONAL DE FOTOGRAFIA ESTENOPEICA / 2nd NATIONAL PINHOLE PHOTORAPHY MEETING
Centro Cultural San Martin, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2008
LA FLASH, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California
DIVAS!, Robert V. Fullerton Museum, California State University, San Bernardino
EMPHASIS SANTA MONICA, Pete & Susan Barrett Art Gallery, Santa Monica College, California (catalogue)
SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO ALEX STEINWEISS: CREATOR OF THE ALBUM COVER, Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica, California
2007
THE MOST CURATORIAL BIENNIAL OF THE UNIVERSE, Apex Art, New York, New York
LOS ANGELES-BERLIN 40th ANNIVERSARY SISTER CITY CELEBRATION, Englebrot Theater, Berlin Germany
DEATH BIZARRE, Center for Photography, Woodstock, New York
2006
ONE SHOT: 100x100, LAX-ART, Los Angeles, California
PARDNERS, Domestic Setting, Los Angeles, California
2005
UNREAL TOURNAMENT 2005, presented by White Couch, New York City, at (SCENE) Metrospace,
East Lansing, Michigan and Downtown Gallery, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
2004
DEATH BIZARRE, Almanac Gallery, Hoboken, New Jersey
WISH YOU WERE HERE, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DIRECT EXPOSURE: Perspectives on the Southern California Landscape Ontario International Airport, California
ANALOGUE / DIGITAL, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, California
ART FACULTY ART, Long Beach City College Art Gallery, Long Beach, California
FREEWALL, W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA
GROUP PROJECT / MAIL-IN SHOW, London Street Projects, Los Angeles, California
2003
PILLARS: Recent Work by LMU's Part-time Studio Art Faculty, Laband
Gallery, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
2002
A THOUSAND CLOWNS (GIVE OR TAKE A FEW), Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica,
California
L.A. NOW : Shaping a New Vision for Downtown Los Angeles, A & D Architecture
and Design Museum, Los Angeles, California (catalogue)
bio-TECH, DaVinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI EXHIBITION, The Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, Krasdale Gallery, New York (catalogue)
BLURRED VISION, The
Print Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GENIUS LOCI, SCI-Arc Gallery, Southern California Institute of Architecture,
Los Angeles, California (catalogue)
2001
CROSS-POLINATION, Holland Tunnel Gallery, Brooklyn, New York and The Arboretum
of Los Angeles County, Arcadia, California
OUT OF CONTEXT, Robert V. Fullerton Museum, California State University,
San Bernardino (catalogue)
TRANSPOLYBLU: A DIGITAL EXPOSITION Elliot Smith Contemporary Art, St Louis,
Missouri
OF NEARBY STARS AND DISTANT SUNS: ARTISTS RESPOND TO LIGHT Terrain, San
Francisco, California
2000
REARVIEW MIRROR: AUTOMOBILE IMAGES AND AMERICAN IDENTITIES University
of California Riverside, California Museum of Phototgraphy (catalogue)
INSPIRED BY TITLE Terrain, San Francisco, CA
VISITING ARTIST/ GUEST LECTURES:
2016
Presentation of ‘LOOKING’ as part of “Jet Lag” screening, in conjunction with “On the Distant Horizon” at BLAM Projects (Brooklyn Los Angeles Meet), Los Angeles, California.
2015
KaleidoLA Speaker Series, Loyola Marymount University, Department of Art and Art History
2014
Chair of Teaching Panel Discussion: “Tired of Freeway Flying?” Society for Photographic Education, West Region Conference, New York Film Academy, Los Angeles, California.
2013
Guest Lecture at the Idyllwild IDYLLWILD ART ACADEMY
2012 Guest Lecture at the UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE
2009
"Everything Bends," STROPHE Improvisatory Evening at Bandit Gallery, Los Angeles, California
"Green Wall Street Walk and Pinhole Camera-making and Photography in the Financial District"
HABEAS LOUNGE, One New York Plaza, New York
2008
"Lucid," SOCIETY FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC EDUCATION, National Conference, Denver Colorado
2006
"Beauty vs. Ugly: A False Conflict," SOCIETY FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC EDUCATION, West Region Conference, Orange Coast College, Coasta Mesa, California
Pinhole Cameras: A Two-Part Workshop, FOREST LAWN MUSEUM, Glendale, California
2004
Artist-in-Residence Lecture at CUE ART FOUNDATION, New York
Visiting Artist Lecture on Lucid at the BRENTWOOD SCHOOL, Los Angeles
Visiting Artist Lecture in Photography at the UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS
2003
SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER, Family Programs, Los Angeles; Pinhole Perspective: Making Mini Tin Cameras
CENTER FOR DOCUMENTARY STUDIES at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Two day Pinhole Camera Workshop and Visiting Artist Lecture
2001 DELAWARE COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, Wilmington, Delaware Visiting Artist Lecture
2000 CSSSA, California State Summer School for the Arts One Week Visiting Artist Project in Pinhole Photography, CalArts
PUBLICATIONS:
2022
7x7 Collaborations by artists and writers: created by Amy Bonnaffons & Axel Wilhite
"Rolling Across the Country" by Stephanie King & Brian C. Moss, December
2020
ARTILLERY, Code Orange, Tulsa Kinney, Editor, May/June
2019
COLA 2019 CATALOG, Will Caperton y Montoya, Editor, Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
2017
LAST DAY, FIRST DAY, organized by Erik Benjamins, No Style Press, Los Angeles
COLA20, City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
2013
EXPOSURE, Stacey McCarroll Cutshaw, Editor, Fall 2013, Volume 46:2
LOOKING, self-published book of digital color photography
WHO'S IN A NAME, Susan Silton
2011
EXPLORING COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY: From Film to Pixels, Fifth Edition, Robert Hirsch, Focal Press
2010
C.O.L.A. 2010 INDIVIDUAL ARTIST FELLOWSHIPS, City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
2008
LIGHT AND LENS: Photography in the Digital Age. Robert Hirsch, Elsevier and Focal Press
2007
TINY, FUNNY, BIG AND SAD: Jennifer and Kevin McCoy. Marie-Anne McQuay and Michael Ross, Editors, British Film Institute, London
2004
BRIAN MOSS, Catalogue, CUE Art Foundation, New York, New York
EXPLORING COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY: From the Darkroom to the Digital Studio, Fourth Edition, Robert Hirsch, The State University of New York at Buffalo. McGraw Hill
2003
DOCUMENT, a quarterly publication of the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
2002
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI EXHIBITION; Woodmere Art Museum
GENIUS LOCI; The City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery
Southern California Institute of Architecture
L.A. NOW, VOLUME 1; Art Center College of Design, University of California Press
2001
REVIEW; April 2001, Volume 3, Number 6, Kansas City, Missouri
OUT OF CONTEXT, Exhibition Catalogue, Robert S. Fullerton Museum California State University San Bernardino
2000
CHICAGO ART JOURNAL: TELOS, Kerry Boeye & Josh Ellenbogen, eds. Volume 10, Spring 2000, Department of Art History of the University of Chicago
REARVIEW MIRROR: AUTOMOBILE IMAGES AND AMERICAN IDENTITIES, University of California Riverside, California Museum of Phototgraphy
SELECTED REVIEWS:
2013
Stallings, Tyler. “Brian C. Moss’s Pictorial Messaging for the Future” Exposure. Fall 2013, Volume 46:2. KCET Artbound, December 13, 2013.
2007
Smart, Paul. "Examinging the End at CPW" Woodstock TImes. March
2006
Frank, Peter. "Pardners" LA Weekly, Pick of the Week, February 2-8
2004
Listing, New Yorker, November 15.
Listing, Village Voice, November.
Roth, Charlene. "Freewall at Kellogg Gallery," Artweek, June
2003
Staff. "The Thinking Man's Walk in the Park," Santa Monica Daily Press, November 15
Hadlock-Piltz, Rachel. "A Touch of Whimsy at Fresh Art," Santa Monica College Corsair, October, 7
Greenberg, Blue. "Pinhole Camera Catches Urban Decay," Durham Herald Sun, September 10
McGovern, Thomas. Review, Artweek, March.
2002
Laird, Tessa. Review, Art on Paper, May/June.
Sozanski, Edward. Review, Philadelphia Inquirer, May 12.
Maber, Marie Maples. "Visionary," Philadelphia CityPaper, February 14 - 21, #874.
Sozanski, Edward. Review, Philadelphia Inquirer, February 15.
Fallon, Roberta. "Hazy Days," Philadelphia Weekly, February 6.
2001
Conway, Terry. "Arts Education Program Enriches Lives in Many Ways," New Castle Business Ledger,
August.
WHYY TV, Channel 13, Wilmington: "Evening News," July 9.
Gaw, Richard L. "Light and Memory," Delaware Today, August.
Riley Parr, Deborah. "Transpolyblu," New Art Examiner, July-August.
"'Lucid' Sheds Light on Cancer Patients," Art Matters, July.
"Picture This: Helping Cancer Patients Through Photography," Good Cause, The News Journal and
Delaware Associatioon of Non-Profit Agencies, May-June.
Roth, Charlene. "Jenny Okun and Brian Moss at Craig Krull Gallery," Artweek, May.
Myers, Holly. Review, Los Angeles Times, March 30.
Daniel, Jeff. Review, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 11.
1999
Ise, Claudine. Review, Los Angeles Times, March 5.
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