JOSH SHORT

Dreams from the nightmare, we keep waking up into. Take a ride with me. ~J.
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“Rock n’ Roll is the straight truth about how to have soul.”
~Wolfman Jack

"rock & roll isn't even music really. It's a mistreating of instruments to get feelings over."
~Mark E. Smith

"Everything I know I taught myself."
~Bo Diddley
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FEATURED ARTWORKS 

2024
Gators
Tabletop Disco Balls
Doris
2023
Taosburg
Cardboard City
Supplie Chain Issues
2022
Outside the Box
Material Handling
2019
Speed Trials Arcade JH
Under the Stars
2018
Bomb Shelter Radio SF
BSR Motel Tour
Speed Trials Arcade Memphis
2017
Wildcard aka. The River
WILDONE 66 USA 
2016
Lucille Valentine
BSR Omaha
2015
BSR MonsterTruck
These Are My Friends
BSR Memphis
2014
Going to Church
N.W.P.S.O.C.LLC

First Spring
2013
Aura of a V8
Trudge CIT
2012
Cardburg 2012
BSR/Tenderloin self defense Club
2011
Stronghold 2
Control Room Systems
Sub-terrian
Tailgate Party
Black Gold
2010
Break In Case of Emergency
Cardburg 500 CIT Touchdown Jesus
Bomb Shelter Radio Mach 2
2009
Josh’s Garage

Gators 2025


BSR Newsroom
N.W.P..S.O.C.
Break in Case of Emergency 2010
Josh’s Garage 2009


BSR Omaha 2013
CIT 2009-2017
BSR Toffia 2013
Doris 2024
Inventory
Going To Hell 2012
Pickle Rick AM 2022
Speed Trials JH 2019
Supply Chain Issues 2023
Taosburg 2023
Cardboard City 2023
Table Top Disco Balls 2024
Bomb Shelter Radio Memphis 2013
Holding It Down 2013
BSR Mach 2 2011
These Are My Friends 2014
BSR Tenderlion 2012
BSR Monster Truck 2017
Touchdown Jesus 2012
Lucille Valentine Tour 2016, 2017
Wildone 66 USA 2018

Josh Short
2009 Master of Fine Arts, University of California Davis, CA, Studio Art
2005 Bachelor of Arts, San Francisco State University, CA, Conceptual Information Arts

Solo Exhibitions / Engagements:

2023
TaosBurg | Imagine Museum, Taos NM
Supply Chain Issues | Fort Mason Center, San Francisco CA
The Cardboard City | Bay Area Discovery Museum CA

2022
Outside the Box | Atlassian, San Francisco CA

2019
The Speed Trials Arcade: Jackson Hole | West Weird Gallery, Jackson Hole WY

2018
Bomb Shelter Radio SF | The Growlery, San Francisco CA
BSR Motel tour pt.1 & 2 | Reno NV, Rock Springs WY, Rapid City SD, Estes Park CO, Grand Island CO, Los Vegas NV, Amarillo TX, Colorado Springs CO, St. George UT 
The Speed Trials Arcade: Memphis | Crosstown Arts, Memphis TN

2017
Wildcard aka. "The River" | Exploratorium, San Francisco CA
WILD ONE 66 USA | Cork Arts District, Jacksonville FL

2016
"Lucille Valentine Tour" Bomb Shelter Radio | Jackson Hole WY, Memphis TN, Lincoln NE, Omaha NE, New Orleans LA, Jacksonville FL, Los Angeles CA
Bomb Shelter Radio: Omaha | Milkrun, Omaha NE

2015
Bomb Shelter Radio Monster Truck | Pier 70 San Francisco CA
These Are My Friends | SFAQ Project Space, San Francisco CA
Bomb Shelter Radio: Memphis | Amurica, Memphis TN

2014
Going to Church | Smokey Hills River Festival, Salina KS
NorthWesternPacificStandardOilCrisisLLC | Salina Art Center, Salina KS

2013
Aura of a V8 | Evergold Gallery, San Francisco CA

Trudge | San Francisco Art Commission Gallery, San Francisco CA

2012
Cardburg 2012: The Super Track | Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek CA

Bomb Shelter Radio/Tenderloin Self Defense Club | Evergold Gallery, San Francisco CA

2011
Stronghold vr.2 | DiRosa Preserve, Napa CA
Control Room | Johansson Projects, Oakland CA
Sub-terrain | Exploratorium, San Francisco CA

Tailgate Party | Soap Gallery, San Francisco CA
BLACKGOLD | Evergold Gallery, San Francisco CA

2010

Hold’n it Down | Playspace Gallery @ CCA, San Francisco CA
Touch Down Jesus | Evergold, San Francisco CA
Break In Case of Emergency | Recology, San Francisco CA

Hard Economic Times: Solo Show | New House Gallery, Ross CA

2009
“The CardBurg 500” CIT | LOBOT Bottom Gallery, Oakland CA

2008
“Welcome to CardBurg” CIT | Cellspace, SF

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2022
Material Handling | Axis Gallery, Sacramento CA

2019
Holiday Bizaar 2019 | Visions West Contemporary, Denver CO
Under the Stars | Headlands Center for the Arts, Marin CA

2014
First Spring./ Prim(av)eira. | Saguao- Galeria Experimental, Viseu, Portugal

2013
Recology | San Francisco International Airport, CA

2012
Streetopia | Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco CA
Caravaniversary | Headlands Center for the Arts, Marin CA
Invisible Relics | Parkside Gallery, San Francisco CA

2010
Everything Never Goes Away | Lost Coast Cultural Machine, Fort Bragg CA
Mad World: Messages to the Future | Galleria De La Raza, San Francisco CA
Cream: From the Top | Marin MOCA, Marin CA

“All Bottled Up” CIT | Million fishes Gallery, San Francisco CA
MFA Selections | DiRosa Preserve, Nape CA
JMF Graduate Exhibit | CUE Art Foundation NYC

2009
MFA Thesis Exhibition| Nelson Gallery, Davis CA


2008
MFA First Year Show | Pence Gallery, Davis CA 

Railway Stories| Log Cabin Gallery, Davis CA

Artist Residencies:

Bay Area Discovery Museum | Resident Artist 2023
Teton Artlab/ West Weird Gallery | Artist in Residence 2019
The Growery | Artist in Residence 2018
Crosstown Arts | Artist in Residence 2018
Yaddo | Artist in Residence 2017
Long Road Projects | Artist in Residence 2016
The Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans | Artist in Residence 2016
Bemis Center for the Arts | Artist in Residence 2016
Tetons Artlab | Artist in Residence 2015
Art Farm | Artist in Residence 2014
Monhois Do Dao | Artist in Residence Portugal 2014
Salina Art Center Kansas | Artist in Residence 2014

Virginia Center for Creative Arts | Artist in Residence 2014
Camp CARPA | Artist in Residence 2013

33 Officina | Artist in Residence Toffia, Italy 2013

Vermont Studio Center | Artist in Residence Fellowship Award 2013

Evergold Gallery Bi-Yearly Artist in Residence 2012

DiRosa Preserve Artist in Residence 2011

Exploratorium Artist in Residence 2011

Graduate Fellowship Award Headlands Center for the Arts 2009

Recology | SF Waste Management Artist in Residence 2010

Guest Speaker, Panel and Visiting Artist:

Sierra College 2024
Crosstown Arts 2018
University of New Orleans 2016
University of Memphis 2015
Tetons Art Lab 2015
Salina Art Center 2014
San Jose Discovery Museum Presenter 2013
Exploratorium/MAKE Magazine Presenter 2011

“Cream: From the Top ” Panel 2010

Oxbow School/ Intervention and Cardboard Workshop 2009
De Young Museum / Mapping the City Symposium: Panel: “Urban Tactics: Artists Interventions in Public Space” 2007
UC Davis / Art and Techno-culture Department, Visiting Artist 2006

San Francisco Art Institute / Issues Around Public Art Production, Visiting Artist 2006

Awards and Honors:

Artist in Residence Full Fellowship Award / Vermont Studio Center 2013
SECA Award Nomination 2010, 2012, 2014
ProArts 4×4 Award Nomination 2010
Joan Mitchell Foundation Award 2009
Faye Nelson Award 2009
Freemond Gadberry Student Award 2009

Dedalus Foundation Nomination 2008

Marylou Osborn Award 2008

Illick Award | Best In Show Stillwell Gallery Annual Student Exhibition 2003

ADPSR (Architects Designers Planners for Social Responsibility) Postcard Competition winner

Teaching Residencies / Arts Education:

CAL Maritime Academy / Maker Space Director 2023-current
Oxbow School / Head Faculty 2016-2017
Oxbow School / Sculpture Faculty Summer 2011-2017
Out of Site Art Center / Visiting Artist 2010

Branson School of the Arts / Visiting Artist 2010
University of California Davis / Associate Instructor Sculpture Winter 2009 

University of California Davis / Associate Instructor Drawing Fall 2008

Montalvo Art Center | Headrush Collective / Lead Artist 2008
Oxbow School / Painting Faculty Summer 2007, 2008
Columbia Park Boys and Girls Club / SOEX, Carnaval / Location Project: Lead Artist 2007
Cell Space Art Center | Resident Artist Spring 2007, Fall 2006
World Savvy | Artist-Mentor Fall 2006