Bio
Jonathan Wohl is a multidisciplinary artist from Madison, WI. With a varied background in woodworking, music and sound design, the natural sciences, and computer programming, his work has taken many forms, often combining familiar materials with new technologies. He has built musical instruments and gas-powered sculptures, collaborated with dancers and filmmakers, and created politically-themed video games.
Jonathan studied the ephemeral arts and physics at the University of Wisconsin, and is a founding member of The Notion Collective, a group of collaborating artists based in Brooklyn, NY.
Exhibitions & Festivals
2018
The Shitty Barn, Spring Green, WI | Rogue Sessions 1, experimental 3D music performance
2017
Lathrop Hall, Madison, WI | Sound as Interface, master class taught with Andy Dayton
Bodies in Space, Madison, WI | Minor Disruption & Moiré Variation II (Orb), group show of IATech alumni
2016
Resonate, Belgrade, Serbia | Openframe + Shaders, workshop with Ishac Bertran and Patricio Gonzalez Vivo
2015
Independent Television and Film Festival, Dover, VT | Bridget, directed by David Eisenberg
WordHack @ Babycastles, NYC | HRI & Hot Air, with Andy Dayton
Capital City Film Festival, Lansing, MI | Witnesses, directed by David Eisenberg
The Story of Light Festival, Goa, India | Talking, with Ishac Bertran
2014
New York Television Festival, NYC | Witnesses, directed by David Eisenberg
Independent TV and Film Festival, Dover, VT | Witnesses, directed by David Eisenberg
DUMBO Arts Festival, NYC | HRI (Unpaid Internship), with The Notion Collective
South Dakota Film Festival, Aberdeen, SD | Witnesses, directed by David Eisenberg
WordHack @ Babycastles, NYC | Regular Expressions, with Andy Dayton
Code Poetry Performance Festival @ Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC | Regular Expressions, with Andy Dayton
2013
SFPC: The First Class @ Eyebeam Art and Technology Center | Talking, with Ishac Bertran
The Librarians @ Queens College Art Center | Untitled 1-4, with The Notion Collective
NYC Food Film Festival | Edward Wohl: At Home in the Shop, with Illustrated Radio
Chicago Food Film Festival | Edward Wohl: At Home in the Shop, with Illustrated Radio
Tropfest NYC | Bridget, with Dave Eisenberg and Kaela Wohl
2011
Northern Spark, Minneapolis – St. Paul, Minnesota | Station Identification, with The Notion Collective
Wisconsin Film Festival | Cornerman, with Illustrated Radio
Reno Film Festival | Sign of the Times, with Illustrated Radio
Express + Local @ Queens College Art Center | Some Speak, Some Listen
Raandesk Gallery, New York City | Spoken For, with The Notion Collective and MykMak
2010
Wisconsin Film Festival | Sign of the Times, with Illustrated Radio
2009
Art of This Gallery, Minneapolis, MN | The Rotarians Society Presents Tate Fabrication, with The Notion Collective
2007
Commonwealth Gallery, Madison, WI | The Rotarians Society Presents Tate Fabrication, with The Notion Collective
Residencies & Workshops
2014
Workshop in the Woods: Audio Visual Synthesis | Dartmouth College, NH
2013
The School for Poetic Computation | Ten-week residency/school
2011
Queens College Art Center | Month-long residency as part of Express + Local
2010
Summerwork @ The Farm | Week-long workshop/retreat
2007
Summerwork @ The Farm | Week-long workshop/retreat
2006
Anderson Ranch | Week-long generative design workshop with Joshua Davis
Education
2013
The School for Poetic Computation | Brooklyn, NY
2008
University of Wisconsin – Madison | BS Inter-Arts & Technology / Physics
Press
Vice.com – Guide to Displaying Digital Art | Openframe
Hackaday.com – Raspberry Pi Art Frame Using Openframe | Openframe
Hoja de Router (El Diaro) | Talking
Creative Applications | Talking
The Creators Project | Hot Air
Huffington Post Blog | Hot Air