Carolyn Lockhart Schoerner

Carolyn Lockhart Schoerner is a ballet dancer and teacher formally trained in the Vaganova method. She uses video to explore dance when confined in small spaces. The spaces are often paralleled with the natural or exterior visions in her world in which she would like to be dancing.

CAROLYN SCHOERNER
Born 1982, lives and works in New York

EDUCATION
2006
Indiana University, BA Honors, Art History
2000
Kirov Academy of Ballet

EXHIBITION HISTORY
2019
Don’t trust me, I’m homeless, ED. VARIE, New York
— Group Exhibition curated by Restaurant Projects

PERFORMANCE HISTORY
2018
Untitled, Essex Flowers, New York
— choreograph and performance with music by Brandon Locher

2017
Untitled, Essex Flowers, New York
— choreograph and performance with music by James Hoff

It’s All For You, Signal, Brooklyn
— choreograph and performance with music by NYVPG, video by Nikholis Planck, part of the exhibition New Stage New Badges, a collaboration between Nikholis Planck and Elizabeth Karp-Evans

2016
Post Tree, MASS MOCA, North Adams
— choreograph and performance with music by James Hoff and stage by Sarah Crowner, part of Sarah Crowner’s exhibition, Beetle in the Leaves

ST, ND, RD, TH, TH, TH..., Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens — dancer in performance by Madeline Hollander

2015
Untitled, Simone Subal Gallery, New York
— choreograph and performance with music by James Hoff, stage by Nikholis Planck, part of Nikholis Planck’s exhibition

2014
Mäusebunker, The Kitchen, New York
— dancer in performance by Lothar Hempel

Untitled, Cleopatra’s, Brooklyn
— choreograph and performance with music by Paul Cowan

2013
Slow Movers, Museum of Arts and Design, New York — dancer in performance by Jesse Hlebo

WORK HISTORY
2016–Present
Books for All Press, Founder and Director

June 2015–March 2016
Matt Connors Studio, Studio Manager

February 2011–January 2015
White Columns, Director of Finance and Operations

May 2008–February 2011
Printed Matter, Financial Officer