Born 1968 in Ann Arbor, Michigan • Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA + New York, NY
EDUCATION
1990
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
AWARDS
2010
New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, Fellowship, Painting
2011
NYFA Mentoring Program for Immigrant Artists, New York
TEACHING
2006 — 2014
School of Visual Arts Undergraduate Program, New York
2008, 2012
School of Visual Arts MFA Thesis Advisor, New York
SELECTED SOLO
2024
“LOCAL PROGRAMMING” Grimm Gallery, New York
2020
“BAD RECEPTION” Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam
2019
“Inoperative Halo” Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen
2018
“TRIAGE” Grimm Gallery, New York
“RELICS” Grimm Gallery, New York
2016
"MONAURAL" Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam
"1/3-Scale Retrospective" Colette, Paris
2015
"1/3-Scale Retrospective" Arts + Leisure, New York
"New Works" Serge Sorokko Gallery, San Francisco
2014
"Down in Front" Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan
2013
“All Of This Has Not Occurred” Martha Otero Gallery, Los Angeles
“Magic Kingdom” Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen
2012
“Transmission” Jonathan Levine Gallery, New York
2011
“Automatic” Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan
2009
“LP” Sloan Fine Art, New York
2008
“New Paintings” Quality Pictures, Portland
2004
“Who Are Parents?” Earl McGrath Gallery, New York
2001
“Pink Bits & The Glory of Autumn” La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles
1999
“Motion Pictures” Track 16 Gallery, Los Angeles
SELECTED GROUP
2024
“Needles and Pins” The Mass, Tokyo
2023
"The Armory Show New York" Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam/New York/London
2022
"The Armory Show New York" Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam/New York/London
“As Is\: Beauty and the Body in Contemporary Art” Haas Center for the Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
2021
"Frieze London" Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam/New York
2020
"Frieze New York" Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam/New York
2019
"Frieze New York" Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam/New York
Benefit Auction The Glass House, New Canaan, CT
Benefit Auction BAM Art Auction, Brooklyn
2018
"Frieze New York" Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam/New York
"Art Brussels" Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam/New York
Benefit Auction ARTWALK NY, New York
"Melted City 5" Blanc Galery, Quezon City, Philippines
“Auto-Didactic” Petersen Museum, Los Angeles
“Once Upon a Time in America” Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen
"A Tree Falls in the Woods" Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco
2017
"EXPO Chicago" Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam
"Frieze New York" Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam
"Dallas Art Fair" Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam
"Melted City 4" Blanc Galery, Quezon City, Philippines
2016
"The Oasis" Gitler & _____, New York
"EXPO Chicago" Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam
"Beautiful Dreamers" Spazio Parini, Como, Italy
"The Armory Show" Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam
"The Persistent Nature of Urgency" Mason Gallery, New York
"Art Brussels" Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam
2015
"Major Work" Curated by Andrew Schoultz, Chandran Gallery, San Francisco
"Frieze New York" Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam
"The Nothing That Is" Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh
"She Sells Seashells by the Seashore" Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton
"Sounds Like Music" D+T Projects, Brussels
"The Armory Show" Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam
"The Copenhagen Interpretation" The Lodge Gallery, New York
"Art Rotterdam" Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam
2014
I Musei Del Polo Reale, Torino, Italy
“Masterworks: Defining a New Narrative” Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
“New Garde Now” (Curated By) Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen
“Pulse Miami” Martha Otero Gallery, Los Angeles
2013
“Totally Gay For Sports” The Lodge Gallery, New York
“Vitruvius” Martha Otero Gallery, Los Angeles
“Risqué” Long Beach Museum of Art
“Artist of the Month” Cinders Gallery, New York
“Arte Fiera Bologna” Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan
“100 Little Deaths” Bravin Lee Projects, New York
2012
“ArtWalk NY Coalition for the Homeless Benefit” 82 Mercer, New York
“Parts & Service” Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton
“Icons” Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
“Double Dirty Dozen” Freight + Volume Gallery, New York
“Drawn To You” Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen
“Apocalypse” Feinkunst Krüger, Hamburg
“Permanent Collection” Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York
“The Boneyard Project: Return Trip” Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson
“MIE: A Portrait By 33 Artists” Freight + Volume Gallery, New York
“Arte Fiera Bologna” Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan
“Art Herning“ Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen
2011
“Die Like You Really Mean It” Allegra LaViola Gallery, New York
“Arte Fiera Bologna” Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Bologna
“Bitches Brew: New Art from New York ” Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen
“Japan We Love You” Open House Gallery, New York
“Haymaker” Freight + Volume, New York
“Don’t Wake Daddy V” Feinkunst Krüger, Hamburg
“Battle Of The Brush” Curated by Alex Glauber & Tom Sanford, Bryant Park, New York
“Single Fare” Sloan Fine Art, New York
“Suggestivism” Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana
“End of the Line” Hope College, Holland, MI
2010
“Postermat” The Hole, New York
“Three Amigos” Galleri S.E., Bergen, Norway
“American Foundation For Equal Rights Auction” Gladstone Gallery, New York
“Art Copenhagen” Galleri S.E., Copenhagen
“Draw” Museo De La Cuidad De Mexico, Mexico City
“NeoIntegrity II” curated by Keith Mayerson, MoCCA, New York
“Fantasilandia” Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan
“50 Ways To Keep Your Lover” Galleri S.E., Bergen, Norway
“Awesome Paintings by Tim & Eric” All Tomorrow’s Parties, Monticello, NY
“Kings County Biennial” Kidd Yellin, New York
“The Alchemy of Defusion” Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels
“Three-Handed” Jonathan Levine Gallery, New York
“Behind The Green Door” DNA Gallery, Provincetown
“Story Book/Story Board” curated by Kevin Power, Palacete del Embarcadero, Satander, Spain
“Pulse Art Fair” Freight + Volume Gallery, New York
2009
“Stages” Deitch Projects, New York
“It Ain’t Fair” O.H.W.O.W., Miami
“Apocalypse Wow” MACRO Museum, Rome
“Stages” Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris
“Heartbreak Hotel” Freight + Volume Gallery, New York
“Children’s Cancer and Blood Foundation Benefit Auction” Sotheby’s, New York
“Art Brussels” Brussels Expo/Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels
2008
“The Psychology of Interiors” with Roger Ballen, Aqua Wynwood, Quality Pictures, Miami
“DPA Silent Auction” Cheim & Read, New York
“Aspect Ratio” Irvine Contemporary, Washington, DC
“La Main Qui Dessinait Toute Seule” Galerie Magda Danysz, Paris
“In The Land Of Retinal Delights” Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach
“Sideshow” Robert Berman Gallery, Los Angeles
2007
“Aqua Art Fair” Quality Pictures (Portland), Miami
“Toronto International Art Fair” Community Outreach Gallery, Toronto
“NeoIntegrity” Derek Eller Gallery, New York
“10 Curators” Collette, Paris
“The Sheltering Sky” Black & White Gallery, New York
2006
“Reality Unchecked” PPOW, New York
“The Armory Show” Feigen Contemporary, New York
“The Love Show” curated by Pawel Wojtasik, Westport Arts Center, Westport, CT
“Blessed Are The Merciful” curated by Jerome Jacobs, Feigen Contemporary, New York
“The Seventh Side of the Die” curated by Anat Ebgi & Tom Brauer, Alona Kagan, New York
2005
“Carry On” curated by Rich Jacobs and Abigail Scholar, Feigen Contemporary, New York
“Move 13” curated by Rich Jacobs, Clementine Gallery, New York
“Boost In The Shell” curated by Jerome Jacobs, De Bond Museum, Bruges, Belgium
“After Nature” curated by Jerome Jacobs, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels
“Multiple Partners” curated by Carla Gannis, co-curated by Elizabeth Huey, Pablo’s Birthday, New York
2004
“RISD Fine Arts Biennial NYC 2004” curated by Shamim Momin, Claire Oliver Fine Art, New York
“Pretty World” curated by Jerome Jacobs, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels
2003
“Dealer’s Choice” 31 Grand, Brooklyn
“A Thousand Clowns” Robert Berman Gallery, Los Angeles
“Move 9: Lead Poisoning” curated by Rich Jacobs, New Image Art, Los Angeles
2002
“High on Life: Transcending Addiction” American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore
“Look At Me, What Do You See, What Do You See” Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York
2001
“Yuzen Surf” Moda Politica, Tokyo
“Stranger Than You” New Langton Arts, San Francisco
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