PRESS LINKS

Zack Bent: On Mythology, Joseph Beuys, & Bottling Tears - Eyeteeth, Paul Schmelzer
Collecting Tears as an Act of Love - The Utne Reader, Jeff Severns Guntzel
In Zack Bent’s Photographs the Littlest Voices have a Say - Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Regina Hackett
Honey I Shot the Kids: Two Artists Who Join Their Kids in Front of the Camera - The Stranger, Lauren Klenow
Working Out of the Box: Zack Bent, Architect-turned Artist - Archinect, Alexander Walter
Zack Bent: Photographer - Lost and Found Photos, Todd Wemmer
'Leave Your Door Open' is a local look to the future - The Oregonian, John Motely


EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts. Interdisciplinary Visual Arts: Photography, University of Washington, 2008
Master of Arts. Photography. Ball State University, 2004
Bachelor of Architecture. Architecture, Ball State University, 1999
Bachelor of Science. Environmental Design, Ball State University, 1999


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010
Tools for the Unprepared. Window Project @ PDX Contemporary. Portland, OR
Habitation. Kasian Gallery - University of Calgary School of Architecture, Calgary AB, Canada
Fort Branch. Vermillion, Seattle WA
2009
Buffalo Trace. Gallery 4Culture, Seattle, WA
2008
Home on the Range. Crawl Space Gallery, Seattle, WA
2005
Under the Weather. Indiana Artist Grant Exhibition - Maring-Hunt Library, Muncie IN
2004
Backyards & Playgrounds. Modelle Metcalf Gallery, Taylor University, Upland IN
Underpinning. Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis IN
2003
Dropping the Ball & Other Common Dilemmas. Mitchell Place Gallery, Muncie IN

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND SCREENINGS

2011
Leave Your Door Open. Half/Dozen. Portland OR
Violet Strays. Seattle WA
2010
My Summer Vacation. Winston Wächter Fine Art. Seattle WA
VideoChannel Cologne. Family Affair - Father. Cologne, Germany
Ripe. Seattle Pacific University –SPAC Gallery. Seattle WA
Referencing the Past. Seattle Art Museum Gallery. Seattle WA
Solus. Filmbase, Dublin, Ireland
Beautiful Lives. The Banff Center Banff. Canada
MVMA Fest 2010. Marfa TX
2009
DEAF (Dublin Electronic Arts Festival), Dublin Ireland
Videoformes: “Vidéothèque Éphémère”. Clermont-Ferrand,France
Fugitive Video Project 2009. Nashville TN.
Shelter. Seattle Art Museum Gallery. Seattle WA
False Proof. Kirkland Arts Center. Kirkland WA
Northwest Emerging Artists Portable Works. Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery. Seattle WA
2008
Unusual Animals. The Helm, Tacoma WA
MFA Thesis Exhibition. Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle WA
Coming of Age: Centennial Video Exhibition. Crawlspace Gallery, Seattle WA
SPE West Regional Conference. Academy of Art University, San Francisco CA
Debra Baxter. Massimo Audiello Gallery, New York NY (video collaboration)
Mostly Loves Clouds. Unusual Animals Gallery Indianapolis, IN
2007
Pingyao International Photography Festival. Pingyao China
Transforming Spaces. Aughinbaugh Gallery, Messiah College, Grantham PA
Bifocal: Coupling V. Ouch My Eye Gallery, Seattle WA
Digital & Time Based Works. Jacob Lawrence Gallery, University of Washington. Seattle WA
2006
Spark Festival of Electronic Music & Art. Weisman Museum of Art, Minneapolis MN
Microcinema International: Independent Exposure Summer Edition 2005.
111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco CA, Itau Cultural Center, Sau Paolo Brazil,
Subterranean Cinema Nacogdoches TX, Diverse Works, Houston TX,
Golden West Saloon, Albuquerque NM, Central Cinema, Seattle, WA
Photo-Digital. The Carnegie Visual & Performing Art Center, Covington KY
2005
You Are Beautiful. Treehouse Gallery, Los Angeles CA
Embracing the Gift. Azusa Pacific University Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2004
Landscape & Space. Ball State University and Taylor University, IN
Autumedia: Video Festival. Cincinnati OH
Eye Candy and Contemplation. Art Institute of California, Orange County CA
2003
D.I.S.C.U.S. Circle Center Artsgarden, Indianapolis IN
Taylor University Faculty Exhibition. Modelle Metcalf Gallery, Upland IN
The Graduate Exhibition. Atrium Art Gallery, Ball State, Muncie IN
1998
Albright-Knox Museum’s 47th Annual Western New York Exhibition.
Anderson Gallery, Buffalo NY
Object D’Art: National Traveling Exhibition. Project of Sandbox/Simparch
AWARDS & GRANTS
2010
CityArtist Project Grant. Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, Seattle WA
4Culture Artist Project Grant, Seattle WA
2008
Excellence & Innovation Grant. The Graduate School-University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Research & Recognition Award. School of Art-University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2006
Gonzalez Scholarship. University of Washington, Seattle WA
2005
25 Emerging Artists. CIVA SEEN, Gordon College, Wenham, MA
2004
Individual Artist Grant. Indiana Arts Commission, Indianapolis IN
2002
Graduate Fellowship and Assistantship. Ball State University, Muncie IN

VISITING ARTIST LECTURES & CONFERENCES

2011
University of Washington
2008
Graduate Presentation, Society for Photographic Education,
National Conference: Agents of Change, Denver, CO
2004
Backyards & Playgrounds, Taylor University, Upland IN
Underpinning, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN

ARTIST RESIDENCIES

2008
Crawl Space Gallery, Seattle, WA