CV

Education

Honors Bachelor of Arts with High Distinction
University of Toronto at Mississauga

Mississauga, Canada

The Ontario College Advanced Diploma in Art and Art History with High Honors
Sheridan College

Oakville, Canada

Performances

2024

Electric Neon Clock (Excerpt)

The Lincoln Center

New York City, USA

2017-2020

Say Something Bunny!

Undo Project Space

New York City, USA

2018

Music is Magic

Iowa City Documentary Festival

Iowa City, USA

2018

Music is Magic

Women Between the Arts

NYC, USA

2018

Music is Magic

Flaherty NYC

NYC, USA

2016

Music is Magic

Rites of Passage
Commissioned by the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival

Toronto, Canada

2016

Say Something Bunny!

Gallery TPW

Toronto, Canada

2014

Thinking as She Thinks

Dunlop Gallery

Regina, Canada

2012

Defense Mechanism

Ca Tremble Festival

Commissioned by Les Subsistances

Lyon, France

2010

One Minute Performance Trailer

Images Festival

Toronto, Canada

2009

Cry School Yearbook

Dropout, Nuit Blanche
Justina M. Barnicke Gallery

Toronto, Canada

Solo Exhibitions

2016

Say Something Bunny!

Gallery TPW

Toronto, Canada

2015

Personality Unlimited

Artscape Youngplace

Toronto, Canada

2011

A.S.M.K. + F.A.G.

Feminist Art Gallery

Toronto, Canada

2009

Alison S. M. Kobayashi: Videos

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

Buffalo, USA

2009

Motel

Xpace

Toronto, Canada

2009

Couch Surfing in Mississauga/ Couch Surfing in Syracuse
Art Gallery of Mississauga

Mississauga, Canada

2006

Sisters of Cha Cha
Lennox Contemporary

Toronto, Canada

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024

Rise Over Run
Nuit Blanche

Toronto, Canada

2024

Long Distance: Kamias Triennal
Gallery TPW

Toronto, Canada

2016

Open Ears
CAFKA

Kitchener, Canada

2015

things that feel
Galerie pompom

Sydney, Australia

2015

Always Already
Blackwood Gallery

Mississauga, Canada

2014

Open Studio Exhibition
Elsewhere, a living museum

Greensboro, USA

2014

Former Islands
Heliopolis

Brooklyn, USA

2014

Under New Management: Straight to Video
Third Space Gallery
Saint John, Canada

2012

Homecoming
Living Arts Centre
Mississauga, Canada

2012

A Series of Navigations
The Model
Sligo, Ireland

2012

Talk to Me
Project Channel
University of Lethbridge Art Gallery
Lethbridge, Canada

2011

Viva Voce: Art + Art History 40th Anniversary Exhibition,
Blackwood Gallery
Mississauga, Canada

2011

Lies that Tell the Truth
Khyber Institute of Contemporary Arts
Halifax, Canada

2011

That’s So Gay
The Gladstone Hotel
Toronto, Canada

2011

Miss issauga: Alison S. M. Kobayashi + Jessica Vallentin
 
Galerie Sans Nom
Moncton, Canada

2011

Celebrity Still Life
Living Arts Centre
Mississauga, Canada

2010

Me, My Camera and I
Pace Digital Gallery
NYC, USA

2010

Motelisation
Foreman Art Gallery at Bishop's University
Sherbrooke, Canada

2010

Don’t Talk to Strangers
Trinity Square Video
Toronto, Canada

2009

Fall In
Blackwood Gallery
Mississauga, Canada

2009

Empty Orchestra Remix
Gendai Gallery, Japanese Cultural Centre
Toronto, Canada

2008

Born Out of Pleasure
The Power Plant
Toronto, Canada

2008

New Wave
Mercer Union
Toronto, Canada

2008

Wayfinding
Power Plant
Toronto, Canada

2008

Object d’Art
Lennox Contemporary
Toronto, Canada

2007

Rightfully Yours
Justina M. Barnicke
Toronto, Canada

2007

Mr. M and his Sisters of Cha Cha
Jacana Gallery
Vancouver, Canada

Selected Screenings

2024

A Stream of Echoes
BFI London Film Festival
London, United Kingdom

2024

Sasalubong/Will Meet
GTA24
Toronto, Canada

2018

Happy Family Night Market Program I
Happy Family Night Market
New York City, USA

2018

Juror Program: Alison S.M. Kobayashi
Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival
Iowa City, USA

2018

Short Films presented by Brent Green
The Mini Microcinema
Cincinnati, USA

2018

Four or More or None
Columbia University
NYC, USA

2017

A Sleeping World
Light Industry
NYC, USA

2016

To Clarify or Force a Pause
ACinema
Milwaukee, USA

2016

It’s Queer Up North
Club Cultural Matienzo
Buenos Aires, Argentina

2016

Being Fucked Up: Performance Play and Humor
Squeaky Wheel
Buffalo, USA

2015

Bad Asians 3.0
Dirty Looks
NYC, USA

2014

Hanging Out in Deephaven
Vtape
Toronto, Canada

2014

Who Told You This Hurt: film and video work digging into first times/virginities/and creating tradition
Comfort Station, Barely There Cinema
Chicago, USA

2014

This is Not a Work Party
Design Exchange
Toronto, Canada

2014

ASMK Artist Talk and Screening

Alternative Cinema, Colgate University

Hamilton, USA

2013

Thrift Gaze
The Nightingale

Chicago, USA

2013

Western Front 40th Anniversary
Western Front

Vancouver, Canada

2013

Alison S. M. Kobayashi Videos
MassART Film Society

Boston, USA

2013

Doin’ Good
Winnipeg Cinematheque

Winnipeg, Canada

2012

Assembled: a video mixtape

Vtape
Toronto, Canada

2012

Shorts Program

Brick + Mortar International Video Festival

Greenfield, USA

2012

Curious Cabinets
Exit Art
NYC, USA

2012

3Fest

Riverbend Film Festival

Indiana, USA

2012

Everynobody’s Business

New York University

NYC, USA

2014

Shorts Program

ReelOut Film Festival

Kingston, ON

2011

Spotlight Presentation

Video Out, Jakarta International Film Festival

Jakarta, Indonesia

2011

New and Lesser Known Work

Feminist Art Gallery

Toronto, Canada

2011

Snowballs

Articule Gallery

Montréal, Canada

2011

Migration: Artistic Formations

International House

Philadelphia, USA

2011

“Feminismos”

La Casa Encendida

Madrid, Spain

2011

A Collection Of Nine Love Inspired Shorts

Anthology Film Archives

NYC, USA

2010

Kino Satellite

Das Direktorenhaus

Berlin, Germany

2010

Shorts Program

Toronto After Dark Film Festival

Toronto, Canada

2010

Shorts Program

Ok.Quoi?! Festival

Sacksville, Canada

2010

Flipworks
Pleasure Dome
Toronto, Canada

2010

Hidden in Plain Cite

Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival

Toronto, Canada

2010

Made in Toronto, Canada

Damascus Video Art Festival

Damascus, Syria

2010

Made in Toronto, Canada

Damascus Video Art Festival

Damascus, Syria

2010

Other People: Cut and Run

Artists' Access Television

San Francisco USA

2010

One Take Super 8

Images Festival

Toronto, Canada

2010

Benning, Kobayashi y Linzy, Xcèntric

El Cinema Del Centre de Cultura ContemporĂ nia de Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain

2009

Laugh my Darling Cycle

Bilbao International Film Festival

Bilbao, Spain

2009

Blinded By Goodness

Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival

Toronto, Canada

2009

Shorts Program

Takoma Park Film Festival

Takoma Park, USA

2009

Screening Series
Art Tribes

Miami, USA

2009

Flaherty NYC