Zoë Blair-Schlagenhauf is a creative problem solver specializing in writing, design, and arts administration. She is the co-founder of IKEA residency, an unsanctioned artist residency staged within IKEA stores that invites participants to create art in dialogue with consumer culture. Zoë’s work spans print and digital design, press and publication writing, creative direction, and project management for artists, galleries, and cultural organizations. Zoë is also a writer and stand-up comedian, her greatest aspiration is to make you laugh, ideally on purpose.
Keep in touch: zoe.blair302@gmail.com
Loyola University New Orleans
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art History Minor | Class of 2018
EXPERIENCE:
Gallery Manager | Tierra del Sol Gallery, Sept. 2022 – Present
Co-Founder | IKEA Residency, May 2023 – Present
Writer & Researcher (Freelance), Jan. 2021 – Present
Gallery Manager | la BEAST gallery, Aug. 2021 – Aug. 2022
Graphic Design & Studio Assistant | Alex Israel Studio, Sept. 2021 – April 2022
Gallery Manager | ADVOCARTSY, Aug. 2018 – Aug. 2022
Web & Graphic Designer | the Landing gallery, June 2019 – Feb. 2024
Web & Graphic Designer | Manuka Textiles, July 2018 – Aug. 2022
Art Director & Graphic Designer | Tenderness Lit, Feb. 2017 – Jan. 2020
PRESS:
April 26, 2024 | Emily Ann Zisko for the Los Angeles Review of Books: IKEA Panacea
Oct. 26, 2023 | Mariella Rudi for the LA Times: Why so many L.A. creatives meet up at a secret, underground spot: IKEA
Oct. 5, 2023 | Steven Chiotakis for KCRW: Guerilla-style art residency takes place inside Burbank IKEA
July 23, 2023 | Matt Stromberg for HYPERALLERGIC: Artists Infiltrate LA IKEA in Guerrilla “Residency”