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Biography |
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1917 |
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BORN: Lawrence, Massachusetts |
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1935 - 1938 |
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Hartford School of Fine Arts, Hartford Connecticut |
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1945 - 1947 |
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California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco California |
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1945 - 1947 |
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Studied with Hans Hofmann in New York and the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts |
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1948 - 1951 |
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Studied with Hans Hofmann at the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts, Provincetown, Massachusetts |
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1960 |
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Visiting Artist. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. |
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1961 |
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Instructor in Painting and Drawing. School of Visual Arts, New York City. |
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1961 - 1963 |
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Visiting Artist. University of California at Berkeley. |
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1964 |
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Ford Foundation Grant for Work in Lithography. Spring Semester,Tamarind Workshop.Los Angeles, California.
Ford Foundation Appointment as Artistin Residence in a Museum. (Fall Semester) Butler Institute. Youngstown, Ohio. |
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1964 - 1966 |
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Instructor in Painting. New School for Social Research, New York City. |
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1965 - 1966 |
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Instructor in Painting and Design. Pratt Institute, New York City. |
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1967 |
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Visiting Artist. Iowa University at Iowa City. |
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1971 |
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Visiting Artist. Studio School of New York City. |
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1973 |
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Visiting Artist. University of California at Berkeley. |
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1981 |
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Prize for Best Sculpture. WistariahusrtMuseum. Holyoke, Massachusetts. |
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1983 |
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First Prize in Oil Painting. Longmeadow, MA |
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1967 - 1991 |
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Professor of Fine Arts. University of Massachusetts at Amherst |
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1995 |
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Instructor in Painting and Drawing. Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, Massachusetts. |
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Lives and works in Provincetown, MA |
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Exhibitions |
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2009 |
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2009 Robert Green Fine Arts, “Seven Decades” September 15-November 30, Mill Valley, CA
Retrospective, Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA
"DAYS LUMBERYARD STUDIOS 1915-1972" (group), ACME Fine Art, Boston, MA |
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2007 |
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Robert Green Fine Arts, “Painting’s 1940’s – 1950’s,” Mill Valley, CA
John Grillo Exhibition at Cove Gallery, Wellfleet, MA
Paintings by John Grillo, The Garage Gallery, Provincetown MA |
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2006 |
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John Grillo: A Glimpse Through the Decades, 1945 – 2005. Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, Massachusetts |
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2005 |
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Katherina Rich Perlow Gallery, New York City. Early and Recent Works: Paintings and Works on Paper, 1950’s to present |
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2004 |
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Katherina Rich Perlow Gallery, New York City. “The Yellow Paintings” |
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2003 |
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The Cove Gallery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Aaron Galleries Modern, Chicago, Illinois. |
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2002 |
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The Museo ItaloAmericano. Fort Mason Center. San Francisco, California. “John Grillo: A Painter’s Life of Expression.” A retrospective of works from 1938 - 2002.
“Karl Kasten companiles and U.C. Berkeley Art School friends” Galerie Sho. Tokyo, Japan
“John Grillo: A Painter’s Life of Expression. Works from 1938-2002" Museo Italo Americano, San Francisco, California |
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2001 |
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“Pioneers of 20th Century Art” Robert Green Fine Arts. Mill Valley, CA. |
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2000 |
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Aaron Galleries. Chicago, Illinois. John Grillo, the New York and San Francisco Years |
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1998 |
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Robert Green Fine Arts, “The San Francisco years, Mill Valley, CA |
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1996 |
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
“The San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionism” Laguna Art Museum. Laguna Beach, CA. |
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1994 |
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“New York – Provincetown: A 50s Connection” The Provincetown Art Association and Museum. Provincetown, MA.
“Provincetown Abstract Paintings 1915 – 1950” from the Penny and Hilton Yasuna Collection. Provincetown Art Association and Museum. Provincetown, MA. |
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1993 |
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“Paper Trails: San Francisco Abstract Expressionist Prints, Drawings, and Watercolors” The Art Museum of Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz, CA. |
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1990 |
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Carlson Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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1988 |
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Provincetown Art Association and Museum, MA
Butler Institute of American Art. Youngstown, Ohio
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA |
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1983 |
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Jean Lumbard Fine Arts. 57’th Street, New York City |
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1982 |
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Sloan Rocotta Gallery. Mexico City, Mexico.
Galeria Pluma. Bogota, Colombia. |
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1981 |
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Museo Zea. Medellin, Colombia |
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1979 |
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“Hans Hofmann and His Student’s Drawings.” Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York City |
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1978 |
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Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York City. “Paintings from the 50’s and 60’s”. |
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1977 |
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Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York City
“40 Post War Painters.” The Guggenheim Museum, New York City |
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1977 |
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY. |
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1973 |
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The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA. |
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1972 |
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY. |
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1970 |
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY.
Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York City
The Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, New York |
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1969 |
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“The Geigy Collection.” Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City |
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1968 |
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Rigelhaupt Gallery. Boston, Massachusetts |
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1967 |
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New School for Social Research, New York City
“Recent Acquisitions in Modern Art.” The University Art Museum, the University of California at Berkeley |
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1966 |
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Bundy Art Gallery Museum. Waitsfield, Vermont
“Fourteen Americans.” The Museum of Modern Art, New York City |
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1964 |
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Butler Institute. Youngstown, Ohio
“Recent Acquisitions.” The Guggenheim Museum, New York City |
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1963 |
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“Art Since 1950.” Seattle World’s Fair. Seattle, Washington
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY.
Ankrum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Howard Wise Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA. |
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1962 |
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“1962.” Dallas Museum of Contemporary Art. Dallas, Texas
Worth Ryder Art Gallery, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Ankrum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
Howard Wise Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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1961 |
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Howard Wise Gallery, New York, NY
“American Abstract Expressionists and Imagists.” The Guggenheim Museum, New York City
“Contemporary Painting.” Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, Connecticut |
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1960 |
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Tanager Gallery, New York, NY
“Sixty American Painters.” Walker Art Center. Minneapolis, Minnesota
“Repeat of the 813 Broadway Gallery Group Show.” Zabriskie Gallery, New York City |
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1959 |
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“Experiences in Art 2,” Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York City
Bertha Schaefer Gallery, New York, NY
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY.
Gallery Six, San Francisco, CA.
HCE Gallery, Provincetown, MA (solo) |
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1957 |
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Bertha Schaefer Gallery, New York, NY
"The New York Painting and Sculpture Annual," The Stable Gallery, New York, New York |
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1956 |
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"The New York Painting and Sculpture Annual," The Stable Gallery, New York, New York |
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1955 |
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"The New York Painting and Sculpture Annual," The Stable Gallery, New York, New York
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN.
Bertha Schaefer Gallery, New York, NY 1957,1959 (solo) |
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1954 |
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"The New York Painting and Sculpture Annual," The Stable Gallery, New York, New York |
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1953 |
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Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York, NY
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. |
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1952 |
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Tanager Gallery, New York, NY |
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1948 |
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Artists' Gallery, New York, NY |
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1947 |
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Daliel's Gallery, Berkeley, CA |
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