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Biography |
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1969 |
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Born Galesburg, Illinois
Lives and works Atlanta, GA |
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1993 |
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Instructor: Beginning and intermediate Photography, Emory University |
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1998 - 1999 |
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Full-time and Part-time Adjunct Professor, Atlanta College of Art |
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2000 |
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Keynote speaker: Convocation 2000, Georgia State University |
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2001 |
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Adjunct Professor, MFA Photography and Related Media, School of Visual Art, New York
Visiting Lecturer, International Center for Photography, New York
Instructor, International Center for Photography, New York
Guest Lecturer, Bard College, New York
Visiting Artist, The Schoolhouse School, Provincetown, Rhode Island
Guest Lecturer, Knox College, Galesburg, IL |
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2001 |
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TEACHING AND LECTURING
Guest Lecturer from 1995-present: Sarah Lawrence College, University of Central Arkansas, University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Emory University |
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SELECTED RECORDED MUSICAL WORKS
2001: Cordero: Drummer and Manager. Reviews summer 2001:The New York Times, The Village Voice, TimeOut New York, (featured music act) FOX 5 TV: Good Day New York
2000: 'Bach on a Stick' Bach on a Hook Chris Verene Co-producer, drums, vocals, styling Pearineel Records Featured in the Whitney Biennial 2000 audio tour
1998: Baby, A Little Rain Must Fall The Rock *A* Teens Cover Photograph Merge Records
1997: 'Cry' The Rock *A* Teens artwork, drums, (member and performer 1995-1998) Daemon Records
1996: The Rock *A* Teens CD artwork, drums Daemon Records
1992: 'But Me I Fell Down,' D.Q.E. (founding member with Grace Braun) drums, vocals, manager, promoter Cargo Records/ Feel Good All Over Records/ Hoppilty Hoi Records
1984-1994: 'Pictures of Cliffs' music cassette ' Ride this Ride' music cassette 'N is for Knowledge'music cassette 'Reliability' music cassette 'Masterbation Made A Mess Out Of Me' 7 inch vinyl record |
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PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The Whitney Museum of American Art
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia
Cheekwood Museum, Nashville, TN
The Hartsfield International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia
The Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama |
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Exhibitions |
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2005 |
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“Chris Verene,” Byron Cohen Gallery, Kansas City |
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2005 |
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“Prairie Jews: New Chapters from the series, “Galesburg,” Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta |
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2005 |
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“Galesburg,” Portugal, Spain (TBA) |
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2005 |
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”Camera Club,” London (TBA) |
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2005 |
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“The Self-Esteem Salon the Orphanage,” The Armory Art Fair, The Old Chelsea YMCA- with Frisbee Curatorial Group |
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2005 |
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“The Self-Esteem Salon The Baptism Series,” Peres Projects, Los Angeles from The Collaboration Lifeworks of Chris Verene and Christian Holstad (TBA) |
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2004 |
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“Chris Verene-Retrospective” The Contemporary, Atlanta, GA |
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2004 |
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“Common Ground,” The Jewish Museum |
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2003 |
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Nathan Cummings Foundation Show, New York |
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2003 |
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“American Dream,” Ronald Feldman Gallery |
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2003 |
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“The Furtive Gaze” (3 Artist show) Contemporary Museum of Photography |
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2003 |
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“Chris Verene” Photographs Do Not Bend, Dallas, TX |
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2002 |
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“Galesburg: Wendy Cooper Gallery, Madison, WI |
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2002 |
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“Galesburg” Ramapo College, NJ |
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2002 |
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“Galesburg,” Rose Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
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2002 |
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“The Self- Esteem Salon, The Baptism Series,” Deitch Projects, New York (Performance) |
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2002 |
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“The Baptism Series,” Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta (Performance) |
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2002 |
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“Visions From America: Photographs From the Whitney Museum of American |
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2002 |
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Art 194- 2001,” The Whitney Museum of Art, New York |
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2002 |
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“Family” The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Connecticut |
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2002 |
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“Sexual Healing: Various forms of sexual photography,” Reflex Modern Art Gallery, Amsterdam |
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2001 |
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Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta Georgia Galesburg, curated by Maxine Payne Caufield, University of Central Arkansas |
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2001 |
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Vereni, Escapista! Times Square, New York City |
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2001 |
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PERFORMANCE: Chris Verene and Vereni the Great presented by David Armstrong The Schoolhouse Center, Provincetown, RI |
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2001 |
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What's New, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York |
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2001 |
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Photographs, Cherry Street Temporaty Gallery, Galesburg, IL |
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2001 |
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A Way With Words, Whitney Museum of American Art at Phillip Morris, New York |
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2001 |
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Uneasy, Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston |
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2001 |
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The Penis Show, Eyedrum, Atlanta |
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2001 |
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“It’s a Wild Party and We’re Having a Great Time,” Paul Morris Gallery, New York |
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2001 |
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"What's New," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York |
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2001 |
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“Photographs,” Cherry Street Temporary Gallery, Galesburg, IL |
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2001 |
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“A Way With Words,” Whitney Museum of American Art at Phillip Morris, New York |
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2001 |
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“Uneasy,” Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston |
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2001 |
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"The Penis Show," Eyedrum, Atlanta |
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2000 |
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Do You Hear What We Hear, Paul Morris Gallery, New York |
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2000 |
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Vereni the Great, Pink Pony, New York |
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2000 |
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Because Sex Sells, Nikolai Fine Art, New York |
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2000 |
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Tell It Like It Is, Rebecca Camhi, Athens, Greece |
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2000 |
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The Whitney Biennial, The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York |
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2000 |
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PERFORMANCE: Fight Evil with Evil, The Turkey's Nest, Brooklyn, New York |
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2000 |
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Home Shopping One with Gentle Heights performance at The Fifth International Gallery, New York |
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2000 |
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“Do You Hear What We Hear?” Paul Morris Gallery, New York |
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2000 |
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“Because Sex Sells,” Nikolai Fine Art, New York |
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2000 |
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“Tell It Like It Is,” Gallery Rebecca Camhi, Athens, Greece |
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2000 |
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“The Whitney Biennial,” The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York |
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2000 |
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“Fight Evil With Evil,” The Turkey’s Nest, Brooklyn, New York |
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2000 |
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“Home Shopping One with Gentle Heights,” performance at The Fifth International Gallery, New York |
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2000 |
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2000 Biennial Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art New York |
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2000 |
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New Acquisitions, High Museum of Art Atlanta, GA |
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2000 |
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PERFORMANCE: Vereni the Great, Threadwaxing Space, New York |
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2000 |
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The Self-Esteem Salon: The Whitney Museum of Art - A Corollary to Camera Club, The Whitney Museum of Art, New York |
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2000 |
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Galesburg, curated by Maxine Payne Caufield, University of Central Arkansas (Winter 2001) |
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2000 |
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Chris Verene Paul Morris Gallery and American Fine Arts Co. Colin De Land Fine Art, New York |
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2000 |
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Camera Club, Reflex Modern Art Gallery, Amsterdam |
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2000 |
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Self-Esteem, Vaknin Schwartz Atlanta, GA |
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1999 |
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Selections from Galesburg, The Cheekwood Museum, Nashville |
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1999 |
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PERFORMANCE: Self Esteem Salon, Vaknin Schwartz & Boho Luxe, Atlanta |
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1999 |
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Vanitas Agnes Scott College, Atlanta |
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1999 |
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Full Exposure: Contemporary Photography, New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts, Summit, NJ |
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1999 |
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New Voice, New Visions, University of California San Diego, La Jolla |
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1999 |
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In Your Face curated by Dr. Robert Shimshak, New Langton Arts, San Francisco, CA |
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1999 |
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Emerging Artists San Diego Unversity Art Museum, San Diego, Ca |
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1999 |
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PERFORMANCE: Bach on a Hook and M.I.M.E. performance at Gavin Brown Enterprise, New York |
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1999 |
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“Vanitas,” Agnes Scott College, Atlanta |
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1999 |
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“Full Exposure: Contemporary Photography,” New Jersey Center for |
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1999 |
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“New Voices, New Visions,” University of California San Diego, La Jolla |
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1999 |
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“In Your Face,” curated by Dr. Robert Shimshak, New Langton Arts, San Francisco, CA |
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1999 |
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“Emerging Artists,” San Diego University Art Museum, San Diego, CA |
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1999 |
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“Bach on a Hook and M.I.M.E.” performance at Gavin Brown Enterprise, |
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1999 |
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Chris Verene, Galerie Rabouan Moussin, Paris |
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1999 |
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Full Exposure, New Jersey Center for Visual Arts New Jersey |
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1999 |
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Temporary Contemporary: Selctions from Galesburg-Photographs by Chris Verene, Cheekwood Museum of Art Nashville, TN |
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1998 |
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Camera Club, Paul Morris Gallery, New York |
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1998 |
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Galesburg, Vaknin Schwartz, Atlanta |
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1998 |
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PERFORMANCE: Self Esteem Salon, Gramercy International Art Fair, New York |
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1998 |
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Galesburg, Hartsfield International Airport, Atlanta |
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1998 |
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“Backstage,” curated by Helen Varola, Serge Sorokko Gallery, New York |
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1998 |
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“Connections and Contradictions: Modern and Contemporary Art from |
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1998 |
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“In the Heat of Summer,” Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA |
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1998 |
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“Photos Emerging,” presented by Liebman Magnan Gallery and CRIA, New York, NY |
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1998 |
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“Portraits,” Paul Morris Gallery, New York, NY |
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1998 |
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“Peepshow,” John Waters, Cheri Nevers, Ken Probst, Chris Verene, |
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1998 |
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Backstage curated by Helen Varola, Serge Sorokko Gallery, New York |
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1998 |
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Connections and Contradictions: Modern and Comtemporary Art from Atlanta Collections Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta GA |
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1998 |
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In the Heat of Summer Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta GA |
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1998 |
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Photos Emerging presented by Liebman Magnan Gallery and CRIA, New York, NY |
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1998 |
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Portraits Paul Morris Gallery, New York |
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1998 |
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Peepshow: John Waters, Cheri Nevers, Ken Probst, Chris Verene Vaknin Schwartz Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
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1997 |
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Friends Indeed Photography sale benefiting Photographers for Friends, Selected by Tom Cashin, New York |
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1997 |
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Contemporary American Landscape Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta |
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1997 |
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Tableaux: Ten Contemporary Photographers Vaknin Schwartz, Atlanta |
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1997 |
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Post Construction, Vaknin Schwartz, Atlanta |
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1997 |
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Sleep James Cox Gallery, Woodstock, NY |
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1997 |
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Look Back and Get Down: A Celebration of Athens and Atlanta Music 1977-1997 Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta GA |
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1997 |
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Unique Portraits by Contemporary Southern Artists ArtWalk at Lenox Square, Atlanta, GA |
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1997 |
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To See A World (Eight Georgia Photographers) Georgia Museum of Art |
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1997 |
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You Should Know Better (Two Artists) Threadwaxing Space, New York |
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1997 |
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1997 Atlanta Biennial Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta |
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1997 |
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Collectors Collecting Lenox Square Gallery, Atlanta |
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1997 |
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Nine Southeastern Photographers Peachtree Lofts Gallery, Atlanta |
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1997 |
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“Friends Indeed,” Photography sale benefiting Photographers for Friends, Selected by Tom Cashin, New York, and NY |
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1997 |
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"Contemporary American Landscape," Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
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1997 |
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"Tableaux: Ten Contemporary Photographers," Vaknin Schwartz, Atlanta, GA |
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1997 |
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"Post-Construction," Vaknin Schwartz, Atlanta, GA |
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1997 |
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"Sleep," James Cox Gallery, Woodstock, NY |
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1997 |
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"Look Back & Get Down: A Celebration of Athens & Atlanta Music |
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1997 |
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"Unique Portraits by Contemporary Southern Artists," ArtWalk at Lenox |
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1997 |
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"To See a World," (Eight Georgia Photographers) Georgia Museum of |
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1997 |
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"You Should Know Better," (Two Artists), Threadwaxing Space, New York |
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1997 |
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"1997 Atlanta Biennial," Nexus Contemporary Arts Center, Atlanta, GA |
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1997 |
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"Collectors Collecting," Lenox Square Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
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1997 |
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"Nine Southeastern Photographers," Peachtree Lofts Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
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1997 |
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Revealing Regionalism, Midtown Plaza Galleries One & Two, Atlanta |
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1996 |
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Galesburg Used to be an All-American City, Georgia State University, GA |
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1996 |
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"Olympic Experience, or What I Did in Summer 1996," Bathhouse Show, |
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1996 |
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"Obsessions," Nexus Contemporary Arts Center, Atlanta, GA |
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1996 |
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"American Photography Institute," Tisch Gallery, New York, NY |
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1996 |
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Olympic Experience, or What I Did in Summer 1996 Bath House Show, Piedmont Park Arts Festival, Atlanta |
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1996 |
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Obsessions Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta |
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1996 |
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American Photography Institute Tisch Gallery, New York |
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1995 |
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National Association of People with AIDS City Hall East Gallery, Atlanta |
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1995 |
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Contemporary Southeastern Photography Creadle School of Visual Arts, Winter Park, Florida |
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1995 |
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Summer Artists Work in Progress Galesburg, IL |
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1995 |
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November Show Hastings Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
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1995 |
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"National Association of People with AIDS," City Hall East Gallery, |
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1995 |
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"Contemporary Southeastern Photography," Creadle School of Visual Arts,Winter Park, FL |
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1995 |
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"Summer Artists' Work in Progress," Galesburg, IL |
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1995 |
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"November Show," Hastings Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
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1995 |
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Portraits of Holly Hollywood, Sylvia's Art of This Century, Atlanta |
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1994 |
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Proud to be from Galesburg, Atlanta Photography Gallery |
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1994 |
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Galesburg (Five or Maybe Six Years), Ruth Leitman Gallery, Atlanta |
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1994 |
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"Electric Blanket" (AIDS Projection Project), High Museum of Art, |
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1994 |
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"Sex, Love, and Death," Nexus Art Center, Atlanta, GA |
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1994 |
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Electric Blanket (AIDS Projection Project) High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA |
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1994 |
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Sex, Love, and Death Nexus Art Center, Atlanta, GA |
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1992 |
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My Eye, Your Body Exhibit A Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
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1992 |
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"My Eye Your Body," Exhibit A Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
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1991 |
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Chris Verene and Friends, Emory University, Atlanta |
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1990 |
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Member's Show Atlanta Photography Gallery |
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1990 |
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Democratic Convention Show Atlanta Photography Gallery, Atlanta GA |
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1990 |
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Seed Factory Show Atlanta, GA |
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2001 - 1990 |
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS/GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
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1990 |
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"Seed Factory Show," Atlanta, GA |
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1990 |
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Members' Show, Atlanta Photography Gallery, GA |
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1990 |
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Democratic Convention Show, Atlanta Photography Gallery, GA |
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Literature |
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2002 |
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A.M. Homes collaboration with PARKETT, New York and Germany
PBS TV 'Egg the Art Show,' National documentary television special |
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2001 |
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Doonan, Simon 'Simon Says,' The New York Observer April 30
St. Louis, Catherine. 'What They Were Thinking,' The New York Times Magazine, June 17
Kushner, Rachel. 'Openings: Chris Verene,' Artforum March
Harris, Jane. 'Art Review' ,i>Art in America April
'Artist Feature,' Harper's Magazine p. 30
Lehan, Johanna. 'The Great Verene,' Photo District News April
Baxter, Joell. 'Reviews,' New Art Examiner February |
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2000 |
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Newhall, Edith. 'The Human Factor,' The New Yorker October 23, p. 120
'Goings on About Town,' The New YorkerOctober 16 & 23 p. 62 (reproduced on page 63)
Zoo Issue 7, November, p. 248
Aletti, Vinice. 'Photo Review,' The Village Voice October 24
Johnson, Ken. 'Art Guide,' The New York Times October 29
'Art in the Back,' Flaunt October p. 192
Korotkin, Joyce. 'Chris Verene,'NY Arts Magazine International Edition October
Dimling, Cochran, Rebecca. 'Chris Verene,' Flash Art Anticipated Fall
'Freedom Fighters,' Bust September
Penderson, Victoria. 'Chris Verene,' Paper September
Chris VereneArtist Monograph, Twin Palms Publishers: New Mexico
'Till Death Do Us Part,' Photo Essay with introduction by Francine Prose, Aperture no. 159, spring
Brittain, David. 'Photography,' Vogue Hommes International Spring/Summer
'Chris Verene/Cheri Nevers,' Elle (Dutch) May
'Chris Verene/Cheri Nevers,' artist catalogue Reflex Modern Art Amsterdam
Homes, A.M.. 'American Pie,' Vanity Fair March
'The Armory Show 1999,' Simon SaysFebruary, vol. 3, issue 6
Turner, Grady T.. 'Sexually Explicit Art,' Flash Art May-June, vol. 33 no. 212 |
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1999 |
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'Art Form Still in the Process of Exposing Itself,' The Sunday Star Ledger May 16
'Prodigal Son,' Emory Magazine back cover, Atlanta, winter 1999
'Heavy Metal,' photo essay, BIG Winter
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1998 |
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Yablonsky, Linda. 'Chris Verene, Camera Club,' Time Out New York June 4
Feaster, Felicia. 'Chris Verene,' Art in America October
Cullum, Jerry. 'Chris Verene Galesburg' Atlanta Journal ConstitutionSeptember |
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1997 |
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'Chris Verene,' Cover Story Feature Creative Loafing, November
'Change is in the Air,' Atlanta Journal/Constitution September 14
'Spare Changes,' Creative Loafing February 3
'Post Time at Vaknin Schwartz,' Creative Loafing October
Smith, Roberta. 'The Celluloid Cave,' The New York TimesJune 27
'Chris Verene/ Robert Beck,' Voice Choices, Village Voice, June 4
'To See A World,' exhibition catalogue, Georgia Museum of Art, Athens
Review of 'Revealing Regionalism,' Atlanta Journal Constitution January 17
Review of 'Revealing Regionalism' Creative Loafing February 3
Atlanta Magazine June
Art Papers May/June, July/August, Sept/Oct. |
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1996 |
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Feaster, Felicia. 'The Trip to Galesburg,' Creative Loafing April
Todd-Raque, Susan. 'Galesburg and Camera Club,' Art Papers |
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