Curriculum Vitae
Cooper Lee Bombardier
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing/Nonfiction, Portland State University 2014
Master of Science in Writing/Concentration in Book Publishing, Portland State University 2012
Graduate Assistant Spring 2011 –Spring 2012
WIC (Writing Intensive Course) Assistant Summer 2011
Ooligan Press Marketing Workgroup Manager Winter 2011 Term
Student Advisory Board
San Francisco State University 1995, Art Education Summer Class
Bachelor of Fine Arts/ Illustration, Massachusetts College of Art 1995
HONORS/FELLOWSHIPS/AWARDS
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
RADAR Lab Writers' Retreat 2012
The Equity Foundation Larry McDonald Endowed Scholarship 2012
Lambda Literary Foundation Emerging Writers Fiction Fellowship 2011
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Sister Spit Anthology -(forthcoming) City Lights Books,Spring 2012 -personal essay, artwork
Trans/Love, anthology ED. Morty Diamond, Manic D Press San Francisco, 2011, short story
From The Inside Out- Radical Gender Transformation FTM And Beyond, ED. Morty Diamond, Manic-D Press San Francisco 2004 poem
The Lowdown Highway, Transportation Anthology, Eds. Len Plass and Shay Alderman, Junkyard Books, San Francisco, 2003 short story
Periodicals
Faggot Dinosaur Journal, Illustration, (forthcoming) Summer 2012
Cavalcade Literary Journal May 2012
The Rearguard, Interview with Annie Sprinkle, April 2012
The Rearguard, Interview with Michelle Tea, April 2012
Bad Roommates Zine ed. Nicole Georges March 2012
The Rearguard, Interview with Sabrina Chap, February 2012
The Rearguard, Article on the IPRC, February 2012
The Rearguard, Article on the PSU MFA program and Amy Steward, Writer in Residence, 2012
Unshod Quills- A Pandemic Journal of Arts and Letters, Issue Two Sept 2011 -short story
Queerocracy Zine, The New School, Spring 2011, Poem
Original Plumbing, Spring 2011, Essay Online Feature
Pathos Literary Magazine, Winter 2011, Poem, Visual Art
Ooligan Press Blog, “James Frey's Promise: A Marketing “Tool”, December 2, 2010
Ooligan Press Newsletter, article “Cataclysms Goes To Print Again”, December 2010
Original Plumbing Magazine, Issue #3,Spring 2010 ,essay
OUT Magazine, March 2008, Transgender Issue,“Notable Trans Personalities” Article
Suspect Thoughts Online Literary Journal, 2006, poem
Santa Fe New Mexican, April 9, 2005, poem
Fringe Magazine, Santa Fe, Nm, January 2004, short story
Plasm Magazine, Issue #16, 1997, poem
Zines and Chapbooks
Avocado Lady 2004
The First Time 2004
Thriftstore Troubadour 2003
Ramblin' Man 1998/2000
Stuck 1997
Interviews With Cooper:
Bodies of Work Magazine, March 2012, Interview.
SFReeper.com BLOG, June 24, 2009 Interview,
San Francisco Bay Times/ TransNation Column, February 14, 2008, Interview
Curve Magazine, January/February 2008, Interview
Santa Fe Reporter, March 1, 2006, Article about Lisp
Santa Fe Reporter, February 8, 2006, Article, “Let's Get it On,”
New Mexico Voice, May 13, 2005, Interview
Santa Fe Reporter, May 25, 2005, Article about LISP, shows produced
Santa Fe New Mexican, April 9, 2005, article about LISP
Santa Fe Reporter, June 23, 2004 Interview
PERFORMANCES
Sister Spit, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR April 2012
Live Through This reading, with Sabrina Chap, Portland State University, February 2012
Trans/Love anthology reading, Portland State University, November 2011
Brunch House Show, with A.M O'Malley and Iris Porter, Portland OR September 2011
Apple House Salon reading, Olympia, WA, September 2011
Bad Roommate Story Night, Mississippi Pizza, Hosted by Nicole Georges, Portland, OR July 2011
Not Enough Queer Arts Festival, September 2010, Portland, OR (2 person performance in collaboration with Dexter Flowers)
Feast of Fools –Wise Fool New Mexico, Railyard Restaurant, Santa Fe, April 2009 (Master of Ceremonies, Performer)
The Testosterone Testimonials –The Measure of a Man, James A. Little Theatre, Santa Fe, March 2008 (original monologue)
Wise Fool New Mexico Raise The Rent Gay Pride Cabaret 2007, Santa Fe, NM (Sound technician)
With Bitch and The Exciting Conclusion, Backroad Pizza, Santa Fe, NM April 2007 (spoken word performance with live band)
Sister Spit: the Next Generation, Santa Fe, NM April 2007, (Spoken word performance)
College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM 2006, With the Southern Gents Tour (spoken word performance)
Lynne Breedlove’s One Freak Show 2006, Wise Fool Space (Sound technician)
Cowgirl Hall of Fame, Santa Fe, NM 2005,(Spoken word performance)
500 2nd Street, Albuquerque, NM 2005,(Spoken word performance)
Homo-A-Go Go, Olympia, Washington, 2004,(Spoken word performance)
The Lowdown Highway Tour, 2004, Month long national two person tour to support Release of Lowdown Highway Anthology
(Multi-media spoken word performance)
Radar Reading Series, April 2004, San Francisco Public Library (Spoken word performance)
The Finger, Chicago, IL 2003, (Featured performer at monthly event)
Leslie Feinberg Reading, Mills College, Oakland, CA 2002, (Opening act, spoken word performance)
Hear The Fierce- San Francisco, CA 2001, Jon Sims Center for the Arts,(Spoken word performance)
Intercourse- A Spoken-Word Sex and Gender Recipe for Revolution, San Francisco, CA 2001, SomArts Gallery
Sister Spit Record Release Show, San Francisco, CA 2001,Women’s Building
Sister Spit’s Rambling Road Show, Santa Cruz, CA 2001,Veteran’s Memorial Building
Show Me Your Arms (play) by Shoshonna Von Blankensee, Bindlestiff Theatre, San Francisco, CA 2000, (Projectionist and stagehand for one person play)
Fumbling Toward Rock (play) by Tara Jepsen and Beth Lisick, Venue 9, San Francisco, CA 2000, (Set designer/builder and stagehand for two-person play)
Pancake Palooza- San Francisco, CA 2000, Benefit for The Republican National Convention protesters, Cell Space
Cool For You- Eileen Myles Book Release Reading 2000, CoCo Club, San Francisco, CA
Sister Spit’s Ramblin’ Road Show, West Coast Tour 1999, shows in Chico, CA, Olympia, Portland, University of Washington, Seattle
Monterey Rock and Art Festival, Monterey Fairgrounds 1997, Monterey, CA
Eat Ourselves Rich, Artists’ Television Access, San Francisco, CA 1997
Sister Spit’s Ramblin’ Road Show, First National Tour 1997
Performances in 25 cities across the country including sold-out shows at PS 122 in New York City and Hallwalls in Buffalo, NY
“Trans-Central”, The Lab, San Francisco, CA 1996, (Spoken word performance)
EVENTS
Raise the Rent Cabaret, Wise Fool NM, Santa Fe, Master of Ceremonies, March 2007
Holiday Art Sale, Wise Fool Space, Santa Fe, NM, December 2006, producer and organizer
Dirty Dance Party, Wise Fool Space, Santa Fe, NM, January 2006, producer and organizer of fundraising event
All-Colors Youth Summit Open Mic Night, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, NM – annual event,Master of Ceremonies, 2007-2005
Femme-O-Lition Derby, Santa Fe and Albuquerque, NM, 2008 to 2005, technical director, co-producer and press writer for semi-annual event featuring queer femmes
LISP Monthly Queer/Trans Cabaret, Santa Fe, NM, creator, producer, curator, publicist and Master of Ceremonies
June 2006- June 2003
EXHIBITIONS
QIY/Queer It Yourself –Tools for Survival, National Queer Arts Festival, San Francisco, CA June 2011 Group Exhibition –collaborative video installation with Wayne Bund and Julie Perini
INKED Art Inspired by Tattoo, Helltown Workshop ,Provincetown, MA, May 2010 Group Exhibition
Meow Wolf, Santa Fe, NM February 2010 Group Exhibition
Homegrown, Homo-a-Go-Go Festival, SomArts Cultural Center Gallery, San Francisco, June 2009 Group Exhibition
Aztec Café, Santa Fe, NM 2005, Solo exhibition of paintings
Backroad Pizza, Santa Fe, NM 2005, Solo exhibition of paintings
Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2004, Colors Without Lines Group Exhibition
Under/Over/True- Haggis Gallery, San Francisco 2002, Two person exhibition
National Queer Arts Festival, SomArts Cultural Center Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2001 Emerging Visual Artist – three person show
Trans-Art 2001(Looking Trans) San Francisco Public Library and San Francisco GLBT Historical Society (concurrently), 2001, Group Exhibition
Six-Shooter, Glama-Rama Salon and Gallery, San Francisco CA, 2000 Solo exhibition of paintings
Smaller- Lexington Club, San Francisco, CA, 1999, Solo Exhibition of paintings
Museo Contempo, San Francisco, CA 1998, Michelle Tea Book Release show and group exhibition
Live Girls All Night- 47 9th Ave. Loft, New York City, 1997, 24- Hour Salon, Performance and art show Group exhibition of visual art
Objects and Apparitions- 848 Community Space, San Francisco 1996, Two person exhibition
TEACHING/LECTURING/VISITING ARTIST PRESENTATIONS
Colleges/Universities (Visiting Artist Presentations)
UC Santa Cruz
Mills College
Hampshire College
Santa Fe Community College
College of Santa Fe
University of New Mexico
Scripps College
Portland State University
Lewis and Clark College
University of Washington
LECTURES AND PANELS
Santa Fe Community College, February 2009 and October 2009, Presented lecture and training on transgender awareness to
Nursing Department
Youth Shelters, Santa Fe, October 2009, Presented lecture and training on transgender awareness and homelessness of
LGBTQ Youth to Youth Shelters staff
Socorro Public Schools, Socorro, NM January 2009, Presented on panel of Trans and LGBT people and allies to educate staff and faculty
Acoma Pueblo New Day Recovery Center, Acoma, NM February 2008,Presented lecture on Trans awareness for staff of tribal recovery center
Santa Fe Recovery Center, Santa Fe, NM September, 2008,Presented lecture on Trans awareness for staff of recovery center
Rainbow Vision, Santa Fe, March 2008, Presented on panel of Trans people to educate LGBT Retirement community
PFLAG Albuquerque, February 2008, Presented on GSA Network to membership
PFLAG Santa Fe, March 2007,Spoke on panel of transgender community members
Queering The Spotlight Conference, February 2005,Scripps College, Claremont, CA,Performed, spoke on panel of queer authors and co-taught Writing workshop
Bent Queer Writing Institute, Seattle WA 2004, Co-taught writing workshop with Len Plass
Harvey Milk Institute Arts and Lecture Series, San Francisco, CA 2002, At the GLBT Community Center, Lecture/spoken word performance
Art and Social Change Conference- Hampshire College, Amherst, MA, 2000, Panelist, Spoken Word performance
Women’s Center Weekly Speaker Series, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA, 2000, Slide Presentation of visual art, Lecture and discussion on art, gender, activism and performance
International Foundation for Gender Education Conference 1997, Long Beach, CA “When the Bow Breaks- Masculinity and Gender Queerness in the Arts” Panelist, visual and performance art presentation
FILM AND/TELEVISION
Sister Spit Documentary (forthcoming film) by Samuel Topiary, Interviewee on the Sister Spit tours
Reclaiming the Pieces by Ethan Bach, Subject in documentary about Trans people within their communities
Evolution .05 (film) by Ethan Bach 2004-2005, Lead actor
Sex and The City –2000, Drag King Book photograph featured in Boy/Girl/Boy episode
The Girl With The Pearl Suspended (film) by Natalija Veckic 2001, Created painted drops and scenic elements for film
Blue Yodel (film) by Abigail Severence, 2000, Lead actor
The Ride (film) by Bill Basquin, 2000 (Golden Gate Award Winner/San Francisco International Film Festival, 2001) lead actor
The Maury Povich Show- New York City, 1999, appeared live on program about drag kings
Strange Universe- 1997, Drag King Photograph featured in episode
RADIO
KBOO, Portland,OR September 2010, Interview on Outloud Radio
KBAC, Radio Free Santa Fe, May 2010, Interview
PirateKat Radio 87.9, San Francisco September 2005 On-air interview and poetry reading
RECORDINGS
Greatest Spits- 2001, Sister Spit Spoken Word Compilation, Mr. Lady Records
I Spit on Your Country-1997, Sister Spit Spoken Word Compilation, Mouth Almighty/Mercury Records
PORTRAITS BY PHOTOGRAPHERS
Phyllis Christopher, published on cover of Diesel Fuel by Pat Califia
Farika Joyce
Chloe Atkins
Del LaGrace Volcano, published in the books The Drag King Book, Sublime Mutations,
and In A Queer Time and Place
Kim Saito, Shed Photos
Athi-Mara Magadi, Trans book project, unpublished
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
IATSE Local 16, Journeyman
Board member, FTM International Board of Directors
Board member, PFLAG Santa Fe Board of Directors
RELATED EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
(further employment history available upon request)
Portland State University Writing Center volunteer writing tutor
Portland State University Writing Intensive Course (WIC) Teaching Assistant Summer 2011
The Rearguard, Portland State University Alternative campus newspaper, Arts and Culture Writer, January 2012 –
(Re)Writing the Trans Narrative Writing Workshop, Portland State University, November 2011
Independent Publishing Resource Center – Student Adviser for Fiction tract, 2011-2012 Certificate Program
Chemeketa Community College Writing Center- On-Line writing center tutor – Jan 2011 -Present
Santa Fe Mountain Center, Santa Fe, NM Present- 2007, New Mexico Gay Straight Alliance Network Program,Coordinator, youth Organizer, experiential educator/ outdoor facillitator
Parents Friends and Families of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), Santa Fe Chapter, Board of Directors
Female to Male International (FTMI), International FTM Transgender Advocacy organization Board of Directors
Queering The Spotlight Conference, February 2005,Scripps College, Claremont, CA,Co-taught writing workshop
Bent Queer Writing Institute, Seattle WA 2004, Co-taught writing workshop with Len Plass
Maitri AIDS Hospice, San Francisco, CA 1998-1996, Cook for residents
Synergy School, San Francisco, CA 1998-1997, Arts Specialist, Afterschool Program
WritersCorps, San Francisco, CA 1996-1995, Americorps National Service, Teaching creative writing to At-Risk Youth
At Tenderloin Afterschool Program and Chinatown Youth Center