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EXHIBITIONS & INSTALLATIONS
2010
“Cover,” Doppler PDX, Portland, OR
2009
“Tale,” 23 Sandy Gallery, Portland, OR
“Windows on Nature and Knowledge,” Brooklyn Public
Library,
Brooklyn, NY
“Dispersed,” University Gallery, Pacific Lutheran
University, Tacoma, WA – collaboration with Kyle Dillehay
2008
“(un)written,” Collins Memorial Library, University
of
Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
2007
“Textural,” Belltown Gallery, Center on
Contemporary Art,
Seattle, WA
2006
“Enchanted Forest of the Mind,” The Gallery, Tacoma
Community College, Tacoma, WA
“Volumes Reconfigured,” Art on Center Gallery,
Tacoma, WA
2005
“Lost Libraries, Lost Memory,” Mortvedt Library,
Pacific
Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA
“Forbidden,” Tacoma Contemporary, F.W. Woolworth
Building,
Tacoma, WA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008
“Hybrid,” 19th Annual Juried Exhibition, Center on
Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA – Riko Nakasone, juror
2007
“Square Foot 2007,” AWOL Gallery, Toronto, Canada
“Envirohouse Inaugural Exhibit,” City of Tacoma
EnviroHouse, Tacoma, WA
“Hot of the Press! Prints and Other Text,” Sea-Tac
International Airport, WA
2005
“The Bookmark Project 2005: Outpost,” Koffler
Gallery,
Toronto, Canada
“Art & Literature,” The Gallery, Tacoma
Community
College, WA
2004
“Carry-On,” Tacoma Contemporary, Sea-Tac
International
Airport, WA
2002
“South Sounds 2002,” Commencement Art Gallery,
Tacoma, WA
GRANTS
2008
Grants for Artist Projects (GAP), Artist Trust, Seattle, WA
2007
Tacoma Artists Initiative Program (TAIP), Tacoma Arts Commission,
Tacoma, WA
REVIEWS & RECOGNITION
2009
Weekly
Volcano. Clayton, Alec. “Hot Damn! It’s Art at Work
Month in Tacoma.” October 29, 2009, p. 16
City Arts Magazine. Bunker, Virginia. “Channel Surfing:
Television Can Be Creative Too.” October 2009, p. 11
Weekly
Volcano. Clayton, Alec. “Best of Tacoma 2009.” July 30,
2009, p. 8-9
Weekly
Volcano. Clayton, Alec. “Foundation of Art Award.” July
9, 2009
2008
American Libraries. “From Book to Art.” Vol. 31, no.
11, December 2008, p. 24
City
Arts Magazine. Strom-Avila, Naomi. “ Curator’s Eye:
Holly Senn.” November 2008, p. 38
As if Art Matters. Clayton, Alec. “Holly Senn: Narrative
Redux.” 2008, p. 104-106
2007
Tacoma News Tribune. Ponnekanti, Rosemary. “Art from Artful
Recycling.” June 17, 2007, p. E 1
2006
Weekly
Volcano. Clayton, Alec. “Meaning of Life.” December 21,
2006, p. 2
Tacoma News Tribune. Ponnekanti, Rosemary. “Artist’s
‘Life Cycle’ Not Fully Fleshed Out.” December 18,
2006, p. D 1
Tacoma Weekly. Schrecengost, Shannon. “'Enchanted Forest’
Gives Ideas Life.” December 7, 2006, p. 3
Weekly Volcano. Clayton, Alec. “Senn of Art.” May 25, 2006,
p. 2
Tacoma Weekly. Larson, John. “Sculptor Explores Life Cycle of
Books and Ideas.” May 11, 2006, p. C1
2005
The
Bookmark Project 2005: Outpost. Kyrski, Diana. “Curatorial
Statement.” November 6, 2005, p. 2
Weekly Volcano. Clayton, Alec. “Clone Her!” May 19, 2005,
p. 2
2004
Weekly Volcano. Clayton, Alec. “All Around Art: Take a Tour Where
Art Lives.” November 11, 2004, p. 1
LECTURES & PANELS
2010
Artist
Trust. “Presentation to ‘I am an Artist’
Program.”
May 9, 2010
University of Puget Sound. “Artist Talk.” April 5, 2010
Pacific Lutheran University. “Artist Talk.” March
4, 2010
University of Washington iSchool. “Artist Talk.”
January
29, 2010
2009
23
Sandy Gallery. “Artist Talk.” September 26, 2009
Annie Wright School. “Artist Talk.” January 22, 2009
2008
University of Puget Sound. “Artist Talk.” October
9, 2008
2007
Cityline, TV Tacoma (Channel 12). Host: Carol Mitchell. “Art
at
Work Month.” October 25, 2007
2006
Tacoma Community College. “How Precious are Books in the 21st
Century?” December 7, 2006
4th International Conference on the Book, Boston, MA.
“Volumes
Reconfigured: Sculptural Investigation into the Life Cycle of
Ideas/Books.” October 22, 2006
Pacific Lutheran University. “Lifecycle of Ideas/Books:
Repository to Recomposition.” May 15, 2006
PUBLICATIONS & VIDEOS
2009
“Tale.”
www.youtube.com/hollysenn
“Windows on Nature and
Knowledge.”
www.youtube.com/hollysenn
“Dispersed.” www.youtube.com/hollysenn
2008
“(un)written.” www.youtube.com/hollysenn
“W. W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory Centennial
Drawings.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_oXNCiDacg
2007
“Textural.” www.youtube.com/hollysenn
2005
“Artist/Librarian Exposes ‘Lost Libraries, Lost
Memory.’” (2005, Fall). Association of College
&
Research Libraries Washington Newsletter, p. 57
“W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory Sculpture
Tour.”
www.metroparkstacoma.org/page.php?id=562
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
2010
Juror, Urban Grace/City of Tacoma Poet Laureate Competition, Tacoma,
WA
2009
Juror, Tacoma
Artists Initiative Program (TAIP), Tacoma Arts
Commission, Tacoma, WA
2008
Juror, Downing Elementary School PTA Reflections Program Cultural Arts
Competition, Tacoma, WA
Juror, Proctor District Summer Arts Festival Juried Art Show, Tacoma, WA
2007
EDGE Professional Program for Visual Artists, Artist Trust, Seattle, WA
2005
Co-Curator, Reading Room: Jackets Required, Pacific Lutheran
University, Tacoma, WA
Juror, Proctor District Summer Arts Festival Juried Art Show, Tacoma, WA
2004-2009
Studio Artist, Art at Work Studio Tours, Tacoma Arts Commission,
Tacoma, WA
EDUCATION
1992
M.L.I.S. University of California, Berkeley, CA
1985
B.A. Mills College, Oakland, CA
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
2002-present
Visiting Assistant Professor/Virtual Reference Services Librarian,
Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA
1992-2002
Librarian, MRW & Associates, Oakland, CA
Librarian, The GAP, Inc., San Bruno, CA