Curriculum Vitae
ASPEN MONET LABOY
Education
2014
Diploma, Ralston High School, Ralston, NE
2017 - Present
Liberal Arts in Creative Writing, MCC, Omaha, NE
Grants & Scholarships
2021
Marsha P. Johnson Institute, COVID-19 Recovery Fund, Richmond, CA
2024
Penland School of Craft, Bakersville, NC
Group Exhibitions
2021
KANEKO, Tessellation, Omaha, NE
The Apollon, Meet The Artist, Omaha, NE
The Apollon, In The Shadows, Omaha, NE
Harvester Artist Lofts, Beheaded, Council Bluffs, IA
The Apollon, Wizarding World, Omaha, NE
2022
KANEKO, Supervisor Showcase, Omaha, NE
Radial Arts Center, Art Expo Benefit, Omaha, NE
MoonRise Gallery, Biophilia, Omaha, NE
BLUEBARN Theatre, Harvest Moon, Omaha, NE
3301 Harney St, Everyday Performances, Omaha, NE
2023
LUX Center for the Arts, Lavender Country, Lincoln, NE
Generator Space, <proxy-fl3$h>, Omaha, NE
2024
Union Street Gallery, Small Works / Big Impressions, Chicago Heights, IL
Star Deli, Omaha, NE
Generator Space, Sequin/ce, Omaha, NE
Solo Exhibitions
2022
Goldsmith Silversmith, Los Flores, Omaha, NE
Fleabane Gallery, El Baño, Omaha, NE
2023
Hardy Coffee, The Grind, Omaha, NE
Family of Things, Affirmation, Omaha, NE
Goldsmith Silversmith, Dreams, Omaha, NE
Performances
2023
Project Project, We’re In The Back, Omaha, NE
Generator Space, <proxy-fl3$h>, Omaha, NE
Parrish Studios, Fuck Cancer, Lincoln, NE
2024
Ming Toy Gallery, Xanadu, Omaha, NE
Generator Space, The Reading Room, Omaha, NE
Church Art House, Midwest Poetics, Omaha, NE
Publications
2017
Aspen Monet Laboy, “Spirit,” Eber & Wein Publishing, New Freedom, PA
2018
Aspen Monet Laboy, “The Quiet Lion,” Monet Publishing, Omaha, NE
2022
BFF Zine, Issue 13, Omaha, NE
Aspen Monet Laboy, “I Matter,” KDP, Seattle, WA
2023
Aspen Monet Laboy, “Friday Live,” Nebraska Public Media, NPR, Lincoln, NE
“001*Omaha,” 1102 Studio, Cincinnati, OH
2024
Next Soulmate Mag, Issue 1, Online digital zine
Laboy, Aspen Monet, “A View/A Glimpse.” We Free Us, edited by Peter Fankhauser, Amplify Arts, 2023, p. 72 - 95
The Gardyloo, Issue 1, Online digital zine
Programs
2021 - 2023
Poetry Workshop Facilitator, Corner’s Space, KANEKO, Omaha, NE
2023 - 2024
Amplify Arts, Alternate Currents Working Group, Omaha, NE
2024
Workshop Facilitator, Emerging Artists: Commemorating Communities – Representing Histories, Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center, Omaha, NE
Professional Experience
2021 - 2023
Operations Assistant, KANEKO, Omaha, NE
2023
Community Advisory Group, Amplify Arts, Omaha, NE
Artist Grant Reviewer, Amplify Arts, Omaha, NE
2024
Visitor Services Coordinator, The Union for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE