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Biography |
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1966 |
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Born in San Francisco |
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1991 |
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B.F.A. Painting & Printmaking, San Francisco Art Institute |
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Lives and works in San Francisco |
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Awards |
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1989 Sobel Scholarship, San Francisco Art Institute |
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1990 Merit Scholarship, San Francisco Art Institute |
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1990 Carson Paper Award |
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1991 Reed, John. Review, Time out New York, September 29 |
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1991 Merit Scholarship, San Francisco Art Institute |
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1993 Eureka Fellowship, Fleishaker Foundation |
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1993 Lila Wallace, Readers Digest International Artist Program |
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1994 The Creative Work Fund, Walter and Elise Haas Fund |
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1996 SECA Art Award San Francisco Museum of Modern Art |
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Teaching |
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1991 McClymonds High School, Visiting Artist Program, Oakland, CA |
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1992 McClymonds High School, Artist Resident Program, Oakland, CA |
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1992 Life on the Water/School of the Arts, Installation, San Francisco |
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1992 California Conservation Corps, Franklin Park Mural |
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1996 Young Mission Power, Mission Cultural Center, San Francisco |
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Commissions |
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1995 Muni Key Stop Program, San Francisco Art Commission |
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1995 Wall Installation, 1035 Howars St., Creative Work Fund, San Francisco |
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1994 509 Cultural Center/San Francisco Redevelopemnt Agency |
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1992 Mural, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco |
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1992 S.F. Art Commission, Art In Transit Program, San Francisco |
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Exhibitions |
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2008 |
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Len Lye : A Colour Box, Arcade Fine Arts, London |
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2008 |
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A Moment for Reflection – New Work by Lydia Fong, Ratio 3, San Francisco (solo) |
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2008 |
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They Don’t Make this Anymore, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead (solo) |
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2008 |
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Barry McGee & Clare Rojas, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside (solo) |
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2008 |
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Dripsy, Galerie Olivier Robert, Paris |
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2008 |
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Life on Mars, the 55th Carnegie International, Pittsburgh |
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2007 |
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Alpha, Ratio 3, San Francisco |
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2007 |
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EUPHORION, Pierogi Gallery, Leipzig |
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2007 |
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Kinky Sex (Makes the World Go ‘Round, Lizabeth Oliveria Gallery, Los Angeles |
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2007 |
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The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo (solo) |
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2007 |
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Butler Gallery, Kilkenney Castle, Ireland (solo) |
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2007 |
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Redcat Gallery, Los Angeles (solo) |
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2006 |
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We Have a Friend in Common, Nicolai Wallner Gallery, Copenhagen (solo) |
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2006 |
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The Art of Robert Pimple, Paule Anglim Gallery, San Francisco (solo) |
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2006 |
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Meditations In An Emergency, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Michigan |
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2006 |
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Spank the Monkey, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead |
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2006 |
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Summer Show, Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London |
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2005 |
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On Line, The Louisiana Museum, Copenhagen |
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2005 |
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Easy Tonto, Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London (solo) |
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2005 |
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One More Thing, Deitch Projects, New York (solo) |
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2005 |
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John Kaldor Art Projects, Metropolitan Meat Market, Melbourne (solo) |
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2005 |
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Things Are Really Getting Better, Museum Het Domein, Sittard (solo) |
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2004 |
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Meat Market Gallery, Melbourne (solo) |
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2004 |
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Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Boston (solo) |
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2004 |
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John Kaldor Projects, Sydney (solo) |
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2004 |
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Monument to Now, The Dakis Joannou Collection, Athens |
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2004 |
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Beautiful Losers, The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinatti |
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2002 |
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Liverpool Biennale, Liverpool |
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2002 |
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Drawing Now, Museum of Modern Art, New York |
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2002 |
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Prada Foundation, Milan (solo) |
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2002 |
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Modern Art, London (solo) |
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2002 |
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Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco (solo) |
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2001 |
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Holdfast, Barry McGee & Margaret Kilgallen, Deste Foundation Centre for Contemporary Art, Athens |
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2001 |
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Un Art Populaire, Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris |
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2001 |
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Widely Unknown, Deitch Projects, New York |
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2001 |
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Venice Biennial, Venice |
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2000 |
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Street Market, Parco Gallery, Tokyo |
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2000 |
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Street Market, Deitch Projects, New York |
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2000 |
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Indelible Market, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia |
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2000 |
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UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (solo) |
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1999 |
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Hoss, Rice Universtiy Art Gallery, Houston (solo) |
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1999 |
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The Buddy System, Deitch Projects, New York (solo) |
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1998 |
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Regards, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (solo) |
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1998 |
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Art From Around the Bay, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco |
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1997 |
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Drawing Installation-Galerie Tanya Rumpff, Harlem |
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1997 |
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Drawing Today, San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco |
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1997 |
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John Bergruen Gallery, San Francisco |
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1996 |
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SECA Art Award, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco |
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1996 |
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WAVEFORMS, Santa Cruz |
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1996 |
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Figureheads & Red Herrings, Koplin Gallery, Los Angeles |
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1996 |
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Acme Custom, Acme Gallery, San Francisco |
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1996 |
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Wall Drawings, The Drawing Center, New York |
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1996 |
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City Folk, Holly Solomon Gallery, New York |
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1995 |
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Installation, Art & Design Studio/ K&T Lionheart LTD, Boston (solo) |
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1995 |
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Degenerate Art, The Lab, San Francisco |
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1995 |
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Post No Bills, Acme Gallery, San Francisco |
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1995 |
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Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland |
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1995 |
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Missed Connections, Market Street Installation, Luggage Store/509 Cultural Center Annex, San Francisco |
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1995 |
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Installation, Street Art Exhibition, Los Angeles |
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1995 |
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The Library, New Langton Arts, San Francisco |
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1995 |
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Big Jesus Trash Can, Victoria Room, San Francisco |
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1994 |
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Installation, Center for the Arts Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco (solo) |
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1993 |
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Installation, Museum Laser Segall, Sao Paulo (solo) |
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1993 |
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Twelve Bay Area Painters: The Eureka Fellowship Winners, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose |
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1993 |
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Texture of Nature, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley |
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1993 |
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Folklore, Luggage Store, 509 Cultural Center, San Francisco |
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1993 |
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Installation, La Raza Graphics Center, San Francisco |
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1992 |
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U.C. Santa Cruz, Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery, Santa Cruz |
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1991 |
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Wet Paint, Southern Exposure, San Francisco |
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1991 |
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3/Play, Southern Exposure, San Francisco |
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1991 |
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Installation, Diego Rivera Galley, San Francisco |
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1991 |
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Wall of Resistance, Wall of Shame, UC Berkeley, Berkeley |
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1991 |
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Art Against the War. A.T.A. Gallery, San Francisco |
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1991 |
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Multicultural Show, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco |
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Literature |
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2008 |
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Gateshead: Barry McGee, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, The Art Newspaper, March, p. 53 |
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2008 |
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Barry McGee, MUSAC, Volume II, p. 318-321 |
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2007 |
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Sarica, Frederico. Don’t Stop: Dumbo and Barry McGee in Conversation, Mousse, September-November, p. 83-85 |
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2006 |
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La ley de la calle se impone en ARCO, que tira de artistas urbanos, de spray y de graffity, El Pais, February 11, p. 60 |
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2006 |
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Azkarraga, Joseba. Punto de Mira, La Razon, February 10, p. 3 |
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2006 |
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Torres, G. David. The Power of Urban Art, ABCDARCO, February 12, p. 13 |
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2006 |
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Virus, El Zirus. _One More Thing, Series B, p. 78-81 |
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2006 |
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Fallah, Amir H. Barry McGee, Beautiful Decay, December 2006, p. 90-98 |
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2005 |
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Things are Really Getting Better, Museum Het Domein Sittard |
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2005 |
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Kold, Anders. Noget tegner sig, Louisana Magasin, November, p. 34 |
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2005 |
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Mendelsohn, Adam E. Review, Time Out New York, July 14 |
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2005 |
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Steyck, C.R. One More Thing, Juxtapoz, Fall special |
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2005 |
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Deitch Projects, Artnews, October, p. 164 |
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2005 |
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Beck, Olly. Nightmare on Vyner Street, The Critical Friend, p. 6-9 |
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2005 |
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Deitch Projects, The New Yorker, July |
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2005 |
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Smith, Roberta. Urban Outsider Artists Evoke Society’s Margins, The New York Times, August 3 |
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2005 |
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Lack, Jessica. Riot On An Empty Street, i-D, September |
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2005 |
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Johnson, Dominic. Review, frieze, September |
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2005 |
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J.L. The Guide, Guardian, September 17, p. 37 |
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2005 |
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Heuer, Megan. Barry McGee: One More Thing, The Brooklyn Rail, July/August |
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2004 |
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Barry McGee, Rose Art Museum of Brandeis University |
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2004 |
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Safe, Georgina. From a Different Cloth, The Weekend Australian, October 30-31 |
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2004 |
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Perez, Christopher. Review, Contemporary |
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2004 |
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Barclay, Alison. Just Spraying Alive, Herald Sun, October 26 |
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2004 |
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Roberts, Jo. How’s this for a Twist?, the Age, October 27, pg. 73 |
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2004 |
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Pheasant, Bill. Melbourne’s Meat Market a Work for Modern Art, The Australian Financial Review, October 28, pg. 48 |
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2004 |
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Prada, Progetto. Fondazione Prada, Milan |
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2004 |
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Bennett, Oliver. The Quality of Mersey, The Observer Review, September 15 |
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2002 |
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Mandrini, Riccarda. Street Art, L’Uomo Vogue, August |
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2002 |
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Baker, Alex. Stickers, Street Markets, Fantasy Folks Ruminations from Philadelphia, Tokyo, May/June |
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2002 |
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Joo, Eungie, The New Folk, Flash Art, May/June |
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2002 |
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Helfand, Glen. Barry McGee, Artforum.com, May 16 |
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2002 |
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Giovannini, Stefano. Talent Show, Nylon, February |
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2002 |
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Heartney, Eleanor. Speaking for Themselves, Art in America, February, p. 53-55 |
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2002 |
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Joo, Eungie. The New Folk, Flash Art, May/June |
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2002 |
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Powers, Bill. Quiet! Dad is Dusting His G.I Joes, The New York Times, December 30 |
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2002 |
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Smith, Roberta. Widely Unknown, The New York Times, December 14 |
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2001 |
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Aletti, Vince. Top 10 of 2001, ArtForum, December |
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2001 |
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Juxtapoz, September/October, p. 6 |
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2001 |
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Schmidt, Jason. The Venice Biennale, V Magazine, September/October |
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2001 |
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Birnbaum, Daniel. More is Less, ArtForum, September, p. 55-57 |
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2001 |
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Cohen, Michael. Street Market, Flash Art, January/February |
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2001 |
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Strength, March |
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2001 |
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Amos, Sandy. Street Market, zingmagazine |
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2001 |
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Valdez, Sarah. Street Market at Deitch Projects, Art in America, December |
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2001 |
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Avgikos, Jan. Street Market, ArtForum, December |
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2001 |
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Oliver, Suzanne. Bombs Away, The Face, November, p. 50 |
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2001 |
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Yablonsky, Linda. Street Market, Time Out New York, November 2-9 |
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2000 |
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Street Market exhibition catalogue, Japan: Little More Publishers |
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2000 |
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Baker, Alex. Indelible Market exhibition catalogue, Philadelphia: Institute of Contemporary Art |
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2000 |
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Flannigan, Eileen. SoHO Exhibit Sparks Mental Flames, New York Amsterdam News, October 26-November 1 |
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2000 |
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Juicy Fruits, Tokion, November-December 2000 |
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2000 |
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Tokyo Jammin’, October 2000 |
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2000 |
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Siegal, Nina. Exhibit Becomes Opportunity for Arrest, The New York Times, October 10, p. B4 |
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2000 |
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Stecyk, C.R. Some Other Small Planet, Super X Media, April |
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2000 |
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Venus, Rosa. The Artists in Their Studios, Flaunt Magazine, March |
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1999 |
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Buddy System exhibition catalogue, New York: Deitch Projects |
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1999 |
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Mccormick, Carlo. Barry McGee’s Twist of Faith, Paper, p. 33 |
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1999 |
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Leffingwell, Edward. Barry McGee at Deitch Projects, Art in America |
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1999 |
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Scherr, Apollinaire. Stealing Beauty, San Francisco Magazine, November |
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1999 |
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Smith, Roberta. The New York Times, April |
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1999 |
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Blake, Nayland. Barry McGee, Interview Magazine, February, p. 44-46 |
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1999 |
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Kalm, James. Old School, New School, NY Arts |
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1998 |
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Caniglia, Julia. ArtForum, 1998 |
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1996 |
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Bonetti, David. San Francisco Examiner, September 1996 |
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1994 |
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Baker, Kenneth. San Francisco Chronicle, June 1994 |
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