Bert Bergen

b. Coopeville, WA. Lives and works in San Francisco, CA

Education
The Evergreen State College, BA

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2007
Vessels of Acquiessence, Adobe Books Back Room Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2006
The Crystals of Totality, Little Otsu, San Francisco, CA
Obtaining the Crystals of Totality (for the Being of the All Knowing), Skylab Gallery, Columbus, OH
2005
The Beasts of Transgression, The Painted Bird, San Francisco, CA
2001
Late Night Dance Party, The Discount, San Francisco, CA

Selected Group Exhibitions
2007
SWEE(t)ART, Red Ink Studious, San Francisco, CA.
Art Sale 11, The Lab, San Francisco, CA.
2006
25 Years of Photography, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA.
The Brilliance of the All Knowing, Soap Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Domestic Relocation, Soap Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Steps to Infinity, The Eagle Tavern, San Francisco, CA.
Portrait Show, Soap Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Crystallization of the Divine, Fernwood Resort, Big Sur, CA
Sojourn in the Crystals of Totality, Ediburgh Castle, San Francisco, CA
2005
Physical Alignment With the Divine, Hemlock Tavern, San Francisco, CA
Holiday Bazaar, 12 Galaxies, San Francisco, CA
Postcard Show, The Lab, San Francisco, CA
White Box, Triple Bass, San Francisco, CA
Ephemeral Transformations, Hayes Valley Market, San Francisco, CA
Ghost Town, Our Space, San Francisco, CA
Mothership, Artscape, Baltimore, MD
Gold Digger’s Excavation, New Langton Arts, San Francisco, CA
Summer Lovin’ Shopping, 12 Galaxies, San Francisco, CA
Museum at the End of the Universe, Ghost House, San Francisco, CA
Rock Goes To College, Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA
Requiem for the Salton Sea, The Knitting Factory, Los Angeles, CA
Healing Fluids of the Divine, The Ritz, Austin, TX
Healing the Fatherwound, The Modified Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
Celestial Celebrations, Jimi Hendrix Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Sundays are Nice, Tink Space, San Francisco, CA

2004
Holiday Bazaar, 12 Galaxies, San Francisco, CA
Uncanny Fantasy, The Attic, San Francisco, CA
Poster Show, Balazo Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Sample Sale, Tink Space, San Francsico, CA
A La Carte., Pond Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Benefit Show, Pond Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Mantastic Jams, Balazo Gallery, San Francisco, CA
The Mittenmakers, Build Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2003
Monster Drawing Rally, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
Le Sacre, Tomei Temple, Oakland, CA
Antarctica, 848 Community Space, San Francisco, CA

2002
Magical Worlds, Ego Park, Oakland, CA

2001
EVAC, Ajax Plastics, San Francisco, CA
Benefit, Build, San Francisco, CA

2000
Bay Area Disfigurative, Ajax Plastics, San Francisco, CA
Kun-Stoff II, Brava Theatre, San Francisco, CA

1999
Our Special Weekend Together, Build, San Francisco, CA
Kun-Stoff I, Brava Theatre, San Francisco, CA

1998
SAP, Lanai Surf Motel, San Francisco
Postcard Show, Four Walls Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1997
Benefit, The Lab, San Francisco, CA
Togetherness, Midnight Sun, Olympia, WA

1996
Cabinet of Curiosities, Artist’s Television Access, San Francisco, CA
Art Amnesia, Capitol Theatre, Olympia, WA

1995
Prosthetics, Capitol Theatre, Olympia, WA

Curratorial Projects
2007
The Memorial Leaves Devastation in Its Wake, The Gallery of Urban Art, Oakland, CA
2006
The Brilliance of the All Knowing, Soap Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005
Ephemeral Transformations, Hayes Valley Market, San Francisco, CA
Celestial Celebrations, Jimi Hendrix Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Residencies
2006
Skylab Gallery Residency, Columbus, OH

Public Speaking
2006
Photography Today, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA.

Publications
2007
San Francisco Chronicle 96 Hours march 16th, 2007, “Killer Subject” by Reyhan Harmanci.
2005
San Francisco Weekly March 16th, “Real Musicians, Real Jobs” by Justin Farrar
Panache Magazine #23 - #25

2004
Panache Magazine #20 - 22

1999
Smeared With Pleasure