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SARAH BAY GACHOT | PIÑATA LAB

SBG: born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Piñata Lab: since 2006
Lives in Los Angeles, California

EDUCATION

2012 MA, Art History, University of California, Riverside
1998 BA, Film and Media Arts, Temple University
1992 Painting, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio

GROUP EXHIBITIONS/SMASHINGS

2017 Art Souterrain Festival 2017, Jeu et Diversion, Montréal, QC
2015 Riverside Art Museum, Happenings: Selections from the Riverside Art Make, Riverside, California
2015 Hammer Museum, The People's United Nations General Assembly with Pedro Reyes, Los Angeles, California
2014 Pomona College, Pomona Studio Art Hall Opening Celebration, curated by Mark Allen
2014 REDCAT Studio: Spring 2014, You Are Smashing: a Piñata, Los Angeles, California
2014 RECAPS magazine, Rethink Environment, at Human Resources LA
2014 Fallen Fruit Fruitique, The Garden of Eden, Los Angeles, California
2013 Arts ReSTORE LA, ForYourArt's Give Good Art, Los Angeles, California
2012 Hammer Museum, Game Room, Los Angeles, California

LECTURES & WORKSHOPS

2016, 2015 & 2014 California State University, Dominguez Hills, Piñata history and workshop
2015 Riverside Art Museum, Riverside Art Make, "Boombox: Tell Your Story to the Piñata, a Collage and Piñata-filling Workshop"
2013 CHAR Salon Series, "Untitled Talk about Impossible Moments (with Piñata)", Riverside, California
2010 Machine Project, "Piñatas: a Lecture," Los Angeles, California

COMMISSIONS/DONATIONS

2015 Mark Grotjahn Studio, Replica of an MG Mask, Los Angeles, California
2014, 2013 Santa Monica Museum of Art, Incognito Benefit Art Sale, Santa Monica, California
2008, 2007 Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, Awesomecon, San Diego, California
2007 Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, Premiere, Los Angeles, California

LIBRARY

Pohl, John. "Visual Arts: Exploring Art Souterrain - Montreal's underground museum." Montreal Gazette. March 16, 2017.
Jao, Carren. "The People's United Nations: A World In a City." Artbound. May 12, 2015.
Gachot, Sarah Bay. "Lab-grown Ear, 2013." Recaps Magazine. April, 2014.
Wu, Su. "What We Saw." Sight Unseen. November 11, 2013.
Recinos, Eva. "These Piñatas Will Make You Very Sad." Public Spectacle, LA Weekly Arts & Culture Blog. February 18, 2013.
Painter, Alysia Gray. "Breaking Piñatas Inside a Museum." NBC Southern California. February 5, 2013.
Xiao, An. "The Art of Gaming in the Context of Contemporary Art." Hyperallergic. Januray 29, 2013.
Torrelio, Sebastian. "'Game Room' exhibit at Hammer Museum Encourages Interaction." University of California, Los Angeles, Daily Bruin. December 3, 2012.


EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD


SBG and piñata.