Zara Kand
Curriculum Vitae
Exhibitions
Gallery 30 South “Coaster Show”, Pasadena – Oct 2020
Destroy Art Inc. (Virtual) -Oct 2020
Vacant Museum (Virtual) -Aug 2020
Hive Gallery & Studios, Los Angeles -Feb 2020
Yucca Valley Visual & Performing Arts Center -Feb 2020
Furstwurld, Joshua Tree -Live painting Sep 2019
Art Queen Gallery, Joshua Tree -May 2018
La Matadora Gallery, Joshua Tree – Nov 2018
Art Queen Gallery, Joshua Tree – Sept 2018
Gallery 62, Joshua Tree –June 2017
Pie 4 the People, Joshua Tree –June 2017
29 Palms Art Gallery, 29 Palms -Oct 2016
Open Studio Art Tours, Joshua Tree –Oct 2017
Beatnik Lounge, Joshua Tree- Sept 2016
Joshua Tree Art Gallery -June 2016
Gallery 62, Joshua Tree -May 2016
Hive Gallery, Los Angeles -April 2016
Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs -April 2016
Hi- Desert Medical Center, Joshua Tree -Jan 2016
Gallery 62, Joshua Tree -Dec 2015
Copper Mountain College -Dec 2015
Gallery 62, Joshua Tree -Oct 2015
Chateau L’ Amour Gallery, Ontario -June 2015
Pi Gallery, Los Angeles -May 2015
Barnsdall Art Park, Los Angeles -May 2015
The HUD Gallery, Ventura -April 2015
Roll Up Gallery, San Francisco -March 2015
The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles -Jan 2015
Sev Ven Gallery, Huntington Beach -Oct 2014
The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles -Aug 2014
The Rat Factory, Los Angeles -Aug 2014
Hive Gallery, Los Angeles -April 2014
Pi Gallery, Los Angeles -Feb 2014
Cannibal Flower, Los Angeles -Jan 2014
Long Beach Public Library, Long Beach -Sept 2013
Cannibal Flower & Venice Grind presents: Sound & Vision, Venice Beach -July’13
Cannibal Flower, Los Angeles -June 2013
La Luz De Jesus, Los Angeles – Live Painting Apr 2013
Boardners, Los Angeles -April 2013
Hive Gallery, Los Angeles -Mar 2013
Salon No Dice, Denver CO -Feb 2013
Cannibal Flower, Los Angeles -Jan 2013
Cannibal Flower, Los Angeles -Nov 2012
Eclectic Egress Fest 2, Los Angeles – 2012
Seeley Art walk, Glendale CA – Nov 2012
Cannibal Flower, Los Angeles -Sept 2012
Hive Gallery, Los Angeles -Aug 2012
Expo Arts Center, Long Beach -Aug 2012
Hive Gallery, los Angeles -Jul 2012
Cannibal Flower, Los Angeles -Feb 2012
Eclectic Egress Fest, Los Angeles -2012
Down Beat Cafe, Los Angeles -2012
Hive Gallery, Los Angeles -Nov 2011
Scuda, Long Beach -2010
Viento Y Agua, Long Beach -2010
Ginia Gallery, Long Beach -2009
California Open Exhibit, Long Beach -2009
Kaleidoscope Festival, Long Beach -2008
Santa Monica Arts Festival -2008
Ferns, Long Beach -2008
Clair Obscur, Los Angeles -2007
Acres Of Books, Long Beach -2007
Gaian Mind Institute, Long Beach -2007
2nd Sat. Art Walks, Long Beach -2007-’09
The Loft, Long Beach -2007
Earth Gallery, Long Beach -2006
Nino’s Restaurant, Long Beach -2006
Garden Of Pan, Long Beach -2006
Coffee Haven, Long Beach -2006
Press
NPR Radio -Dec 2020
Pikchur Magazine -Aug 2020
Art Hole Mag:3 -Aug 2020
Cholla Needles Mag -Aug 2020
Hi Desert Star- May 2019
Hi Desert Star – Sept 2018
Coachella Valley Weekly -Sept 2018
Apercus -March 2018
Furious Gazelle -February 2018
Coachella Valley Weekly -October 2017
Hi-Desert Star -May & June 2016
Night Fever King -May 2015
Weekly Artist -Mar 2015
Rusty’s Electric Dreaming -Mar 2015
Savant LA – Jan 2015
Cartwheel Art -Oct 2014
Vignette Obscura Magazine -Sept 2014
Catapult Art Mag -May 2014
Winter Tangerine Review -Nov 2013
Bicycle Review -May 2013
Artful Vagabond -Oct 2012
ORANSJE blog – Aug 2012
Vision Magazine, Featured Artist -Aug 2012
Manufactured Dissent -2012
Damned by Light Zine -2012
Examiner.com -2011
Killradio.org -2011
Tom Tom magazine -2011
LA Weekly Music Picks -2010-’12
Virgo Gray Press -2011
Hipster Death Press -2011
Amoeblog -2010
Baby Jeepers -2010
Art Slant -2009
Coward Sneeze Blogspot -2009
The District Weekly -2008
Commissions, Publications etc.
“From the Moon, As I Fell” Art Book -2020
Back cover album art for Less Bells -2020
Garbage In, Gospel Out cover art -2019
Future Anthropology cover art -2019
Illustrations for Simultaneous Times #1 -2018
Illustrations for “Meanwhile There Were Dragons”, Jon Christopher -2018
Interiors, Zara Kand –published by Cholla Needles Press 2017
Exteriors, Zara Kand –published by Cholla Needles Press 2017
Original poster design for 10th annual Experimental Festival -2017
Cholla Needles Poetry Magazine -2017
Howl Art & Literature Magazine -2017
Mural for Dapper Dates -2017
“Wheel of Fortune” card for Mohave Muse Tarot Deck- 2016
Mural for LGBT Rights festival at Art Queen-2016
Logo designs for Space Cowboy Books 2016, 2017
“The Lovers” Tarot card for Hive Tarot Deck -2016
Exterior sign for Rossmoor Playschool -2015
Album cover art for Christian Death -2015
Cover design for Dropping Like Flies film -2015
Mural for Bedrock Rehearsal Studios -2014
Album cover art for Psi Club- 2014
Album cover art for Borts Minorts- 2013
Logo design for The Musik Box -2013
Album cover art for Ross Chait & Myles Emmons -2012
Album cover art for Loopool -2012
Album cover art for Le Scrambled Debutante -2012
Sacredly Silver and Equally Gold; Coil Tribute, album art -2012 Album cover art for Loopool -2012
Paintings for new film by Nico. B -2012
Under the Influence episode, Magic Monster Radio -2012
Baby Jeepers Zine logo design -2010
Mural for Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach -2008
Illustrations for Tecohe poetry publication -2008
Album cover art for Crystelles -2008
Set design for Nico B. -2007
Mural for Earth Gallery -2006
Mural for Gaian Mind Institute -2006
Menu design for Garden of Pan -2006
Album cover art for Ciril -2005
*Numerous painting, drawing, flyer commissions
Teaching
Painting demos & instructed classes, Joshua Tree 2018-ongoing
Various children’s arts & crafts workshops, Joshua Tree 2016-ongoing
Arts program director, Boys & Girls Club of Long Beach -2007-’09 Arts & Crafts workshop instructor, Earth Gallery Long Beach -2008
Arts & Crafts workshop instructor, 2nd Sat Art Walks Long Beach -2007-’08
Curated Events
Sculpture Garden Show, Joshua Tree -2020
Diorama Show, Joshua Tree- 2019
Fever Dream Exhibition, Joshua Tree -2018
Gallery 62 monthly art shows, Joshua Tree - 2017
Space Cowboy Books monthly art shows, Joshua Tree 2016-ongoing
Unity Church music, art, & performance events, Long Beach -2009-’10
2nd Sat Art Walk music director -2008
2nd Sat Art Walk children’s exhibitions, Long Beach -2007-’09
Earth Gallery Exhibitions, Long Beach -2006
Education
Art Courses Copper Mountain College 2017
Barnsdall Art Park Live Figure Painting 2015
Study under Jorg Dubin, master oil painter 2014
Art Courses Long Beach Community College 2007
Graduated Educational Partnership High School 2004