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Robyn O'Neil (American, 1977)
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Robyn O'Neil
A Birth in Grief and Ashes 2007
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Robyn O'Neil
Forgetting, again. 2008
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Robyn O'Neil
I will hold on 2008
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Robyn O'Neil
These final hours embrace at last;this is our ending, this is our past. 2007
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Biography |
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1977 |
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Born in Omaha, NE |
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1997 |
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Kings College, London, England |
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2000 |
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Texas A&M University, Commerce Bachelor of Fine Art in Experimental Studies |
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2000 - 2001 |
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University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois |
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2002 |
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International Artist in Residence, ArtPace Foundation for Contemporary Art, San Antonio TX |
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2003 |
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Artadia Grant, Houston, TX |
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2003 |
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Artadia Grant, Artadia-The Fund for Art and Dialogue, New York City, New York |
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2003 |
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ArtPace Foundation for Contemporary Art, San Antonio, Texas, International Artist in Residence |
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2005 |
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Arthouse Texas Prize Finalist, Austin, Texas |
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Lives and works in Houston, TX |
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Collections Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, New York
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas
Microsoft Corporation Art Collection, Redmond, Washington
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas |
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Exhibitions |
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2007 |
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This is a descending world, Clementine Gallery, New York, New York (solo) |
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2007 |
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2007 Size Matters: Large Drawings from the MFAH Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas |
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2007 |
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New Directions in American Drawing, Columbus Museum, traveling to Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah, Georgia, Knoxville Museum of Art in Knoxville, Tennessee |
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2007 |
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Paper Trails: New adventures in drawings, V1Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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2006 |
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Perspectives 150: Robyn O’Neil, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX (travels to the Frye Art Museum, Seattle, and the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY) (solo) |
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2006 |
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Robyn O’Neil, Galerie Praz-Delavallade, Paris, France (solo) |
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2005 |
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Take me gently through your troubled sky., Inman Gallery, Houston, TX (solo) |
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2005 |
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My brother holds tight my feeble hand, Clementine Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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2005 |
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And Then They Were Upon Him, Bodybuilder and Sportsman, Chicago, IL (solo) |
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2005 |
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Trials and Terrors, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL |
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2005 |
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Every Picture Tells A Story: The Narrative Impulse in Modern and Contemporary Art, Galerie St. Etienne, New York, NY |
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2005 |
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Drawing Narrative, The College of Wooster Art Museum, Wooster, OH |
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2004 |
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The 2004 Biennial Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY |
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2004 |
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Drawing a Pulse, A&D Gallery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |
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2004 |
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drawn for, Barry Whistler Gallery, Dallas, TX |
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2004 |
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The Bambi Effect, Savage Art Resources, Portland, OR |
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2004 |
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The Drawn Page, Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT |
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2004 |
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It’s a Wonderful Life: Psychodrama in Contemporary Painting, Spaces, Cleveland, OH |
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2004 |
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Young Americans, Hof & Huyser, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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2004 |
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drawings…, Galerie Praz-Delavallade, Paris, France |
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2004 |
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Landscape, Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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2004 |
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I Feel Mysterious Today, Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, Lake Worth, FL, curated by Dominic Molon |
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2004 |
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Figure Out, Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA |
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2004 |
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Untold Tales, Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, NY |
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2004 |
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Books and Shelves, Gahlberg Gallery, McAninch Arts Center, Glen Ellyn, IL |
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2003 |
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Whim?, Angstrom Gallery, Dallas, TX |
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2003 |
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International Artist in Residence exhibition, ArtPace, San Antonio, TX (solo) |
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2003 |
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They Walk, Fall, Continue, and Die, Inman Gallery, Houston, TX (solo) |
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2003 |
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Even if it Shall Break Them: The Prelude to A Solid Hope For Something Better, Clementine Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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2003 |
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Clementine Gallery, New York, NY |
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2003 |
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“Come Forward,” Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX |
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2003 |
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“American Dream,” Ronald Feldman Gallery, New York, NY |
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2002 |
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“Bad Touch,” Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL |
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2002 |
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“Drawn II,” Barry Whistler Gallery, Dallas, Texas |
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2002 |
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“Postcards from the Edge,” AIDS Benefit, Sperone Westwater Gallery, New York, NY |
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2002 |
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“Summer Drawings,” Mixture Gallery, Houston, TX |
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2002 |
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These are Pictures of Boats and Dinosaurs, Angstrom Gallery, Dallas, TX (solo) |
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2001 |
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“These Are Pictures of Boats and Dinosaurs,” Angstrom Gallery, Dallas, TX |
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2001 |
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“Group Show of Gallery Artists,” Bodybuilder & Sportsman Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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2001 |
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Supernature, Inman Gallery, Houston, TX |
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2001 |
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“pin up,” Bodybuilder & Sportsman Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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2001 |
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College Art Association Graduate Student Exhibition, University of Illinois at Chicago |
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2000 |
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“small abstract paintings and sculpture,” Eugene Binder, New York, New York |
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2000 |
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“Hi Jinx,” Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington Texas and University of Texas- Dallas, Richardson, Texas |
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2000 |
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“4th Anniversary Show,” Angstrom Gallery, Dallas, Texas |
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2000 |
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“drawn,” Barry Whistler Gallery, Dallas, Texas |
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2000 |
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“Positexan…the show with the right attitude,” Project, Wichita, Kansas; curator: Michael Odom, ARTFORUM critic |
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1999 |
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Creatures, Lago Vista Gallery, Richland College, Richland, TX |
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1999 |
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Don’t Trust its Softness, University of Texas – Dallas, Richardson, TX |
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1999 |
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Some Kind of Wonderful: Part II, Barry Whistler Gallery, Dallas, TX |
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1999 |
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Federation of North Texas Area Universities Exhibition, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, curated by Alison de Lima Greene and Anne Wilkes Tucker |
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1999 |
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Sofa Not Included, Gallery: Untitled, Dallas, TX |
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1999 |
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Material Matters, University of Texas – Dallas, Richardson, TX |
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1997 |
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Expo ’97, 500X, Dallas, TX, curated by Suzanne Weaver, Dallas Museum of Art |
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Literature |
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2006 |
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French, Christopher. “Robyn O’Neil.” Flash Art. Nov/Dec. (ill.) |
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2006 |
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Johnson, Patricia C. “For young artist, the end is here” Houston Chronicle 7 Feb. (ill.) |
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2006 |
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Herbert, Lynn M. Robyn O’Neil. (exhibition catalogue) Houston: Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (ill.) |
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2005 |
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Basha, Regine. Arthouse Texas Prize 2005. Austin: Arthouse. (ill.) |
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2005 |
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Dailey, Meghan. “Portfolio: Contemporary Drawing.” Art + Auction. Nov. (ill.) |
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2005 |
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Dexter, Emma. Vitamin D: New Perspectives in Drawing. London: Phaidon Press. (ill.) |
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2005 |
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Egan, Maura. “High Art – Three Emerging Stars Draw From Fashion.” The New York Times Style Magazine. Fall. (ill.) |
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2005 |
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Ewing, John. “Robyn O’Neil: My brother holds tight…” ARTL!ES. Summer. (ill.) |
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2005 |
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Faires, Robert. “The Final Four” Austin Chronicle 21 Oct. (ill.) |
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2005 |
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Hall, Emily. “Robyn O’Neil.” Artforum September. (ill.) |
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2005 |
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Harper’s (Curated art inclusion) October. (ill.) |
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2005 |
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Karotkin, Joyce B. “Robyn O’Neil.” Tema Celeste. 111 Sept/Oct. (ill.) |
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2005 |
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Tucker, Annie. “Life on Earth - The landscapes of Robyn O’Neil.” Juxtapoz. Spring Special. (ill.) |
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2004 |
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Cohen, Joanne, and Langsam, Julie. It’s a Wonderful Life. Cleveland, OH: SPACES Press (ill.) |
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2002 |
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Zdanovics, Olga. New Art Examiner Review. May/June, 2002: P. 92-93. |
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2001 |
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The New Yorker, January 29 |
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2000 |
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Slattery, Sean. “Spring Opens eith Hi Jinx”. Arlington Star-Telegram Artifax. Winter 2000: Artifax 4 (ill.). |
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1999 |
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Daniel, Mike. “A (just) fitting place for art”. The Dallas Morning News December 10, 1999: Guide 10 (ill.). |
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1999 |
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Daniel, Mike. “On the Verge – Promising young artists get precious exposure”. The Dallas Morning News July 30, 1999: Guide 50. |
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1999 |
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Massey Helber, Annabelle. “Some Kind of Wonderful: Part II”. The Met 14-21 July 1999: Contents 33. |
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1999 |
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Sime, Tom. “Trinidad-Tobago artworks sing in Plano”. The Dallas Morning News December 3, 1999: Today Section C. |
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