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Thornton Willis (American, 1936)
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Thornton Willis
Black Warrior 2008
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Thornton Willis
Blue Sky with Lattice 2008
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Thornton Willis
Conversion 2008
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Thornton Willis
Gotham's Rhythm 2008
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Thornton Willis
Red Field with Lattice 2008
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Thornton Willis
Trellis in the Sun 2008
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Biography |
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1936 |
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Born in Pensacola, Florida |
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1962 |
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University of Southern Mississippi, BS |
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1966 |
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University of Alabama, MFA |
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1979 |
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John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, Painting Fellowship |
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1980 |
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National Endowment for the Arts, Painting Fellowship |
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1984 |
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National Endowment for the Arts, Printmaking Fellowship |
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1991 |
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Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Fellowship |
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2001 |
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The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Painting Fellowship |
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2004 |
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Southern Mississippi College of Arts and Letters, Wall of Fame |
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Lives New York City |
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Exhibitions |
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2006 |
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Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY |
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2006 |
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“Oracle”, Holland Tunnel Gallery, Paros, Greece and Brooklyn, NY |
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2006 |
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“Neoplastic Redux”, Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY |
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2006 |
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Ober Gallery, Kent, CT |
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2006 |
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“New Criterion Benefit Auction”, Salander-O’Reilly Gallery, New York, NY |
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2006 |
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Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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2005 |
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“Raising the Bar: James Little & Thornton Willis”, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (solo) |
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2005 |
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The Yellow Bird Gallery, Newburgh, NY |
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2005 |
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Holland Tunnel Gallery, NY |
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2003 |
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The Spike Gallery, Green Chimney’s Auction & Benefit, New York, NY |
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2002 |
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“Recent Acquisitions”, The Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, U. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL |
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2002 |
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“Paintings”, The Space, New York, NY |
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2001 |
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“New York Artists”, Emily Lowe Gallery, Hofstra Museum, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, curated by James Little |
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2001 |
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“Abstraction and Immanence”, Hunter College, New York, NY, curated by Vincent Longo |
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2001 |
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“911 Abstract Art”, L.S. Phillips Studio 18 Gallery, New York, NY |
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2000 |
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Musee Cantonal Des Beaux-Arts DeLausanne, Switzerland, curated By R. Zaugg |
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2000 |
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“American Abstract Artists, 1930-2000”, Hillwood Art Museum, curated by J. Price |
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1999 |
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“The Art of Absolute Desire”, Gershwin Hotel, New York, NY, curated by James Little |
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1999 |
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“The Power of Drawing”, Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY, curated by Beverly Brodsky |
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1998 |
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“Absolut Secret”, David McKee Gallery, New York, NY |
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1998 |
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“Abstract Index”, Condesco/Lawler Gallery, New York, NY, curated by Vincent Longo |
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1997 |
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“Abstract Tendencies”, Rider College Gallery, Lawrenceville, NJ, curated by D. Rosenthal, (catalog) |
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1996 |
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“New York-Abstract”, New York Arts Magazine space, New York, NY, curated by James Little |
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1993 |
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“Small Paintings: Big Issues”, Douglas Drake Gallery, New York, NY |
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1993 |
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“The Tradition”, Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York, NY |
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1993 |
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Andre Zarre Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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1991 |
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“Abstract Paintings: the 90s”, Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York, NY, curated by Barbara Rose |
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1990 |
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Twining Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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1988 |
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American Academy & Institute of Arts & Letters, New York, NY |
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1988 |
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“Dorothy Diener, Peter Voulkos, Thornton Willis”, Twining Gallery, New York, NY |
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1988 |
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Gallerie Nordenhake, Stockholm, Sweden (solo) |
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1988 |
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Pensacola Museum of Fine Art, Pensacola, FL (solo) |
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1986 |
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Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York, NY |
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1986 |
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Oscarsson-Seigeltuch Gallery, Inaugural show, New York, NY |
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1986 |
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Oscarsson-Siegeltuch, New York, NY (solo) |
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1986 |
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Millerville University Gallery, Millerville, PA (solo) |
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1985 |
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Gloria Luria Gallery, Miami, FL (solo) |
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1985 |
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Rose Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA |
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1985 |
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“Affair of the Heart”, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY |
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1985 |
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“Color Abstraction in the 80s”, Baruch College, New York, NY, curated by Katherine Crum |
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1985 |
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“Abstract/Issues”, Tibor de Nagy, New York, NY, curated by Steven Madoff |
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1985 |
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“Current Six: New Abstraction”, Milwaukee Museum of Art, Milwaukee, WI, curated by G. Nordland |
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1985 |
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C.W. Woods Gallery, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS (solo) |
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