Asher Lauren Hartman is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice centers on the exploration of the self in relation to Western histories and ideologies. His work has been exhibited widely at venues including Recontres International (Paris and Berlin), the Cultural Center of the Philippines, and solo shows in Los Angeles at Track 16, LACE, Highways Performance Space, The Museum of Jurassic Technology, Sea and Space Explorations, and New Image Art. He co-founded and co-directed Crazy Space, a performance and exhibition space in Santa Monica and has curated many other projects.  Hartman is a graduate of UCLA and Cal Arts and has taught at Otis College of Art and Design and Moorpark College.