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1. I Married a Monster ... Asian Invasion, 2005, acrylic paint and photo copies on wall
  From Love Triangles. Collaborative wall installation by Rodney Camarce, Rana Sindhikara,
   and Sean Stoops
2. Detritus, San Francisco, 2000, c-print
3. Roots, Golden Gate Park, 2000, gelatin silver print

Contact Information
Philadelphia, PA
e-mail: seanstoops@yahoo.com
Please contact artist for purchases, commissions, etc.

Education
2005-present
Transart Institute, Donau University, Krems, Austria
MFA Candidate, Low residency studies in New Media Art

1993
Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
BFA in Painting and Drawing
Magna Cum Laude

Fall 1991
Temple Abroad in Rome, Italy

Summer 1994
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Studies in Photography

Professional Experience
2002-present
Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA
Gallery Coordinator and Visual Art Curator

1999-present
Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA
Gallery Preparator

2000-2001
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA
Exhibition Preparator

1996-1999
Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
Exhibit Production Assistant, Exhibit Support Technician,
Educational Docent, Film and Performance Program Technician

1994-1995
Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
Exhibition Coordinator

1992-1993
Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Exhibition Assistant, Marketing Assistant, and Receptionist

Selected Exhibitions

Two-person

1993
a lick and a promise, Tyler Gallery, Elkins Park, PA
With Cybele Berret

Group

2005
Love Triangles: the Asian Soap Opera Exhibition, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA
Curated

2003
Iron On!, Nexus Foundation, Philadelphia, PA

2001
Video Art Screening, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA

1990-1993
Student Exhibitions, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA

Exhibitions Curated

2006
Nitin Mukul-Neither Here Nor There, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA
Co-curators: AAI Senior Staff

2005-2006
Chinatown In/Flux, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA

2005
Love Triangles: the Asian Soap Opera Exhibition, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA

INHABIT: an apartment installation, a site-specific group exhibition, Philadelphia, PA

2005-2004
Walls: a Visual Conversation, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA
Co-curator: Anita Schillhorn Van Veen

2004
Ultra-L, Vox Populi, Philadelphia
Featuring ON Megumi Akiyoshi and Shih Chieh Huang

What Do I Look Like ChopLiver?, site specific installation, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA
Featuring Rodney Camarce

2003-2004
Robots vs. Monster, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA

2003
Momentum, site specific installation, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA
Featuring Jeff Cylkowski

2002
Chinatown Scene/Unseen, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA
Co-curator: Lena Sze

too cute, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA
Co-curator: Jane Locke