JAY ATHERTON
b. 1976, South Korea
M Arch, University of California, Berkeley, CA
BS Arch Design with Minor in Civil Eng., Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION
Registered Architect, State of Arizona
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Studio Atherton, Phoenix, AZ, Present
Marlene Imirzian Associates Architects, Phoenix, AZ, January 2009-2017
Atherton|Keener, Phoenix, AZ, August 2005-2011
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Berkeley, CA, July 2004-August 2005
Jones Studio Inc., Phoenix, AZ, January 2001-August 2002
Studio Daniel Libeskind, Berlin, Germany, May 2000-January 2001
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2017-18 Adjunct Faculty, Architecture, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University, Tempe
2013-16 Lecturer, Architecture, College of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley
2012 Adjunct Faculty, Architecture, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University, Tempe
2006 Lecturer, Architecture, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University, Tempe
2005 Lecturer, Architecture, College of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley
EXHIBITIONS / PUBLIC WORKS
2017 Four Point Line (permanent installation)
El Dorado Lane and 1st Street, Scottsdale, AZ
2016 Land Use Apparatus
Hayes Valley Artworks, San Francisco, CA
2014 Linear Thinking: Selections from the Permanent Collection
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ
2014 Activating Site
Heron Arts, San Francisco, CA
2013 Towards Time (130811 11:52), Cultural Connections
National Endowment for the Arts Grant
City of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
2012 Contemporary Forum Artist Grants Exhibition
Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
2012 economy of means: toward humility in contemporary sculpture
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ
2011 Buoyancy: Jay Atherton and Cy Keener
Suyama Space, Seattle, WA
2011 Light Lines: Jay Atherton and Cy Keener
Stanlee & Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts,
University of Texas at El Paso, TX
2010 Architecture + Art: 90 Days Over 100°
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ
2007 Bazar
Tucson Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson, AZ
LECTURES
Beyond Boundaries: Three Transcendent Design Practices, Panel Discussion, Seattle Design Festival, Seattle, WA, 2011
Buoyancy Artist Lecture, Suyama Space, Seattle, WA, 2011
Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, Taliesin West, Gnosis Presentation, Phoenix, AZ, 2011
Light Lines Artist Lecture, Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, University of Texas at El Paso, TX, 2011
90 Days Over 100° Artist Lecture, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ, 2010
Getting Warmer: Reflections on Stopping Time, CALA Spring 2010 Lecture Series, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 2010
Contemporary Forum Artist Lecture, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ, 2009
Spirit of the Senses Salon, Phoenix, AZ, 2008
American Institute of Architects, Phoenix Chapter, Phoenix, AZ, 2008
AWARDS / GRANTS
National Endowment for the Arts, Our Town Grant, City of Phoenix, 2013
Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, Grantee Project, Buoyancy: Jay Atherton and Cy Keener, Suyama Space, 2011
Contemporary Forum Artist Grant, Phoenix Art Museum, 2011
Phoenix Big Brain Award Nominee, Phoenix New Times, 2010
Eisner Prize in the Creative Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 2004
COMPETITIONS
The Sustainable Home Competition, AIA Arizona, Winner, 2017
The National AIDS Memorial Competition, Finalist, 2005
Octavia Boulevard Competition, Award for Meritorious Community Ideas, 2004
International Laboratory for Architecture and Urban Design (ILAUD), Venice, Italy, 2004
Hawaii International Design Charrette, Waikiki, HI, 2003
GUEST CRITIC
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
University of California, Berkeley, CA
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Max Underwood and Beth Sellars. Buoyancy. Seattle, WA: Suyama Space, 2011.
Kate Bonasinga. Light Lines. El Paso, TX: Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2011.
Cassandra Coblentz. 90 Days Over 100°. Scottsdale, Ariz.: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, 2010.
Neal J.Z. Schwartz, ed. “Beyond Quantity” in Emergent Memory: The National AIDS Memorial Competition. San Francisco: California College of the Arts and The National AIDS Memorial.
b. 1976, South Korea
M Arch, University of California, Berkeley, CA
BS Arch Design with Minor in Civil Eng., Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION
Registered Architect, State of Arizona
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Studio Atherton, Phoenix, AZ, Present
Marlene Imirzian Associates Architects, Phoenix, AZ, January 2009-2017
Atherton|Keener, Phoenix, AZ, August 2005-2011
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Berkeley, CA, July 2004-August 2005
Jones Studio Inc., Phoenix, AZ, January 2001-August 2002
Studio Daniel Libeskind, Berlin, Germany, May 2000-January 2001
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2017-18 Adjunct Faculty, Architecture, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University, Tempe
2013-16 Lecturer, Architecture, College of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley
2012 Adjunct Faculty, Architecture, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University, Tempe
2006 Lecturer, Architecture, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University, Tempe
2005 Lecturer, Architecture, College of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley
EXHIBITIONS / PUBLIC WORKS
2017 Four Point Line (permanent installation)
El Dorado Lane and 1st Street, Scottsdale, AZ
2016 Land Use Apparatus
Hayes Valley Artworks, San Francisco, CA
2014 Linear Thinking: Selections from the Permanent Collection
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ
2014 Activating Site
Heron Arts, San Francisco, CA
2013 Towards Time (130811 11:52), Cultural Connections
National Endowment for the Arts Grant
City of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
2012 Contemporary Forum Artist Grants Exhibition
Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
2012 economy of means: toward humility in contemporary sculpture
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ
2011 Buoyancy: Jay Atherton and Cy Keener
Suyama Space, Seattle, WA
2011 Light Lines: Jay Atherton and Cy Keener
Stanlee & Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts,
University of Texas at El Paso, TX
2010 Architecture + Art: 90 Days Over 100°
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ
2007 Bazar
Tucson Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson, AZ
LECTURES
Beyond Boundaries: Three Transcendent Design Practices, Panel Discussion, Seattle Design Festival, Seattle, WA, 2011
Buoyancy Artist Lecture, Suyama Space, Seattle, WA, 2011
Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, Taliesin West, Gnosis Presentation, Phoenix, AZ, 2011
Light Lines Artist Lecture, Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, University of Texas at El Paso, TX, 2011
90 Days Over 100° Artist Lecture, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ, 2010
Getting Warmer: Reflections on Stopping Time, CALA Spring 2010 Lecture Series, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 2010
Contemporary Forum Artist Lecture, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ, 2009
Spirit of the Senses Salon, Phoenix, AZ, 2008
American Institute of Architects, Phoenix Chapter, Phoenix, AZ, 2008
AWARDS / GRANTS
National Endowment for the Arts, Our Town Grant, City of Phoenix, 2013
Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, Grantee Project, Buoyancy: Jay Atherton and Cy Keener, Suyama Space, 2011
Contemporary Forum Artist Grant, Phoenix Art Museum, 2011
Phoenix Big Brain Award Nominee, Phoenix New Times, 2010
Eisner Prize in the Creative Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 2004
COMPETITIONS
The Sustainable Home Competition, AIA Arizona, Winner, 2017
The National AIDS Memorial Competition, Finalist, 2005
Octavia Boulevard Competition, Award for Meritorious Community Ideas, 2004
International Laboratory for Architecture and Urban Design (ILAUD), Venice, Italy, 2004
Hawaii International Design Charrette, Waikiki, HI, 2003
GUEST CRITIC
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
University of California, Berkeley, CA
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Max Underwood and Beth Sellars. Buoyancy. Seattle, WA: Suyama Space, 2011.
Kate Bonasinga. Light Lines. El Paso, TX: Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2011.
Cassandra Coblentz. 90 Days Over 100°. Scottsdale, Ariz.: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, 2010.
Neal J.Z. Schwartz, ed. “Beyond Quantity” in Emergent Memory: The National AIDS Memorial Competition. San Francisco: California College of the Arts and The National AIDS Memorial.