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Sebastian Tovar

Born 1988, Los Angeles, CA

Lives and Works in Los Angeles, CA

BFA, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA, 2014

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2024                on second thought, Naked Eye Studio, Los Angeles, CA

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2019                 If I was ever there, I'm still here, Leiminspace, curated by Sebastian

                         Tovar and Jillian Frederick, Los Angeles, CA

                      

2015                COLORS: Mixer/Fundraiser for LGBTQ Professionals, LA Mother,

                         curated by Robert Castillo, Los Angeles, CA

 

                         Plot & Squat, curated by Sebastian Tovar and Jillian Frederick,          

                         2129 Walnut Ave., Venice, CA

             

                         Image and Objecthood, U-Haul Exhibition, curated by Ana Iwataki,

                         Los Angeles, CA

 

2014                 Public Offerings: 20/20, Autonomie Projects, Los Angeles, CA

 

                         Maximum Occupancy 10, Senior Thesis Exhibition, Otis College of

                         Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

 

2013                what gives you pleasure makes me anxious what gives me pleasure                                        makes you anxious, Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, 

                         Los Angeles, CA         

   

                         1st Works, Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, curated               

                         by Linda Burnham, Los Angeles, CA

 

2012                 Disastro, ForYourArt, curated by Holly Tempo, Los Angeles, CA

                        

                         Post LACMA, Otis College of Art and Design, curated by Michael                                               Schrier, Los Angeles, CA

 

2011                Bob & Martha, Pasadena City College Art Gallery, Pasadena City

                         College, Pasadena, CA

 

                         Tomorrow Today: A Juried Student Exhibition From Pasadena City

                         College, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, CA

Notable Mentions

2020                  The Loneliest City, Guernica Magazine, article by Rosa Boshier

2020                  Rooms, Zhulideh Magazine, article by Tiffany Durinski

Awards

 

2014                  Honoree Dean’s List, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

 

2013                  The GROUP Scholarship, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

 

Work Related Experience

2017                   Maccarone, Gallery Assistant, Los Angeles, CA

 

2015                   Artist Assistant to Amir Nikravan, Pasadena, CA

 

2013                   Night Gallery, Gallery Assistant intern, Los Angeles, CA

                          

                          

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