JD Reforma is a Sydney-based artist, with peripheral practices in writing, curation and administration.
In 2009, he attained a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) from the College of Fine Arts, University of NSW, specialising in the fields of Sculpture, Performance and Installation. In 2012, he commenced a Master of Fine Arts by Research, also at COFA, specialising in the same fields. He has exhibited widely in solo and group exhibitions in Sydney, including: Firstdraft Gallery, Gaffa, The Paper Mill, Alaska Projects and 55 Sydenham Road. 2013 will see his work included in exhibitions at MOP Projects, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Kudos Art Gallery and Mosman Art Gallery. He is currently a Co-Director of Firstdraft Gallery, Sydney.
The works in this exhibition were conceived poolside.
ALASKA Projects is a Sydney-based project space with a diverse exhibition program focusing on emerging artists and multi-disciplinary events. Since opening in October 2011 in an abandoned mechanics workshop in the basement of the Kings Cross Car Park, ALASKA Projects has staged over 30 exhibitions and shown over 130 artists. In 2013 ALASKA projects launches a yearlong performance program Restaging Restaging Histories. This program will operate alongside ALASKA’s existing musical and film-based programs.
In December 2012, ALASKA Projects travelled to New Orleans Louisiana to present an exhibition of 16 emerging Australian artists called As Above | So Below at Good Children Gallery. This exhibition represented the first exhibition of Australian art in the city’s history and formed the basis of a cultural exchange with Good Children Gallery.
ALASKA’s group show takes this exhibition’s title and includes artists that participated in the original tour.
