SMALLER THAN LIFE

Matteo Bittanti is an interdisciplinary artist based in San Francisco. His interventions lie at the intersection of videogames, toys, cinema, and the web. His works have been presented in the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Australia, and Italy. Since 2012, he is part of the collaborative project Coll.eo, with Colleen Flaherty. Additionally, Bittanti teaches in the Visual Studies (VS) and in the Visual & Critical Studies (VCS) programs at California College of the Arts in San Francisco and Oakland.

Juan Carlos Quintana was born in New Orleans of Cuban parents. He attended Tulane University as well as St. Louis University in Madrid, Spain. Quintana’s paintings explore issues related to identity, both political and personal. Taking iconography from his American and Cuban background, he uses political cartoons, popular comic strips and children’s books to explore the world around him.

Colleen Flaherty is a painter and sculptor currently living and working in San Francisco. Colleen received her MFA in Painting from the San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco in 2002 and her BFA Cum Laude, with emphasis in Painting and Drawing, Minor in Music from San Jose State University, San Jose, California in 1998. Her work has been presented in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, Montevideo, and Italy.