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Deborah Butterfield (American, 1949)
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Deborah Butterfield
Burnt Pine 2008
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Deborah Butterfield
Cyan 2008
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Deborah Butterfield
Danuta 2008
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Biography |
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1949 |
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Born May 7, in San Diego, CA |
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1966 - 1968 |
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San Diego State College |
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1970 - 1972 |
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University of California at Davis, B.F.A. |
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1972 |
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Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Maine, Scholarship |
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1972 |
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Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Maine, Purchase Award for Sculpture and Student Jury Award for Sculpture |
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1973 |
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M.F.A., University of California, Davis, CA |
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1977 |
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National Endowment for the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship |
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1980 |
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John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship |
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1980 |
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National Endowment for the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship |
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Exhibitions |
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2007 |
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“Deborah Butterfield: Horses,” Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV (solo) |
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2007 |
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Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA (solo) |
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2006 |
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Tucson Museum of Art, AZ (solo) |
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2006 |
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Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN (solo) |
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2006 |
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LA Louver, Venice, CA (solo) |
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2006 |
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Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA (solo) |
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2005 |
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Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach, Florida (solo) |
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2005 |
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University Art Museum, University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
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2005 |
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Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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2005 |
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Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle |
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2005 |
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Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN |
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2004 |
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Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA |
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2004 |
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The Contemporary Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI |
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2004 |
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Roberta Lieberman: A Sharp Eye: An Art Dealer’s 40 Year Journey, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL |
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2003 |
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Expanded Horizons, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT |
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2003 |
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Deborah Butterfield: Recent Sculpture, Edward Thorp Gallery, NY, NY |
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2003 |
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Deborah Butterfield, Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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2002 |
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Sculpture, LA Louver Gallery, Venice, CA |
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2002 |
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Fast Forward II, Berkeley Art Museum, University of California, |
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2001 |
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The Wild West, Arken Museum of Modern Art, Ishoj, Denmark |
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2001 |
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The Lenore and Burton Gold Collection of 20th Century Art, |
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2000 |
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International Festival of Contemporary Sculpture Monte-Carlo, Monaco |
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2000 |
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Edward Thorpe Gallery New York, NY |
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1999 |
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Zolla/Lieberman Gallery Chicago, IL |
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1999 |
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"Animal", Musée Bourdelle Paris, France |
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1997 |
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"Two in Montana: Deborah Butterfield and John Buck, Sculpture and Woodblock Prints", San Jose Museum of Art San Jose, CA |
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1997 |
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Greg Kucera Gallery Seattle, WA |
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1996 |
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San Diego Museum of Art San Diego, CA |
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1996 |
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Grant Park, Outdoor Exhibition Chicago, IL |
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1994 |
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Gallery Paule Anglim San Francisco, CA |
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1992 |
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Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami Coral Gables, FL |
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1989 |
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Gallery Paule Anglim San Francisco, CA |
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1989 |
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The Denver Art Museum Denver, Colorado |
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1989 |
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The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY, "The Nature of the Beast". |
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1987 |
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Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY. |
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1987 |
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Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA "The Bay Area Collects: A Focus on Sculpture" |
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1987 |
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The Contemporary Arts Center, Cinncinati, Ohio, "Standing Ground:Sculpture by American Women" |
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1987 |
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Whitney Museum at Philip Morris Sculpture Court New York, NY |
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1986 |
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"Call of the Wild", Rhode Island School of Design, Museum of Art Providence, RI |
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1986 |
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Contemporary Art Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
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1985 |
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"The Horse in 20th Century Art", Nicola Jacobs Gallery London, England |
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1985 |
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"Iowa Collects", Des Moines Art Center Des Moines, Iowa |
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1984 |
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O.K. Harris Works of Art New York, NY |
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1984 |
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Matthews Hamilton Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. "Naturlich". |
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1983 |
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Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art Winston-Salem, NC |
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1983 |
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Oakland Museum Oakland, CA |
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1982 |
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Mayor Gallery London, England |
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1982 |
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"100 Years of California Sculpture", The Oakland Museum Oakland, CA |
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1981 |
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Isreal Museum Jerusalem, Isreal |
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1981 |
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ARCO Center for the Visual Arts Los Angeles, CA |
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1980 |
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"3-D Invitational Exhibit", Carnegie-Mellon University Pittsburg, PA |
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1979 |
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Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY "The Decade in Review: Selections from the 1970's" |
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1978 |
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"The Presence of Nature", Whitney Museum of American Art New York, NY |
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1977 |
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"Seventy-sixth Exhibition of Chicago and Vicinity", Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL |
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1977 |
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Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL. |
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1976 |
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Madison Art Center, Madison, WI. |
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1974 |
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University Museum, Berkeley, CA. "Two Sculptors: Deborah Butterfield and Rudy Serra". |
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1973 |
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I.C. Nelson Gallery, University of California at Davis, "M.F.A. |
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1973 |
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Pan Gallery, Chico, CA. "The Great Variety of Northern California Art". |
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1972 |
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American Craft Council Gallery, New York, NY. "First Southwest Region Exhibition". |
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1972 |
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San Francisco State College, San Francisco, CA. "The Sacramento Valley". |
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PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The Atlanta Richfield Company, Los Angeles, CA
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
Berkeley Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley
The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
The Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
Clise Properties, 7th and Olive Building, Seattle
The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI
The Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO
The Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Washington DC
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Meijer Sculpture Gardens, Grand Rapids, MI
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
The Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA
Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, IA
San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SF, CA
Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan
The University of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington, KY
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Yale University, New Haven, CT |
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Literature |
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Tully, Judy. "Paper Chase", Portfolio, May/June 1983. p. 78-85. |
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McCloud, Mac. "Exhibitions: About Sculpture and Horses", Artweek, October 2, 1982. |
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Sozanski, Edward. "Butterfield Breaths Life into Branches and Earth", Providence Journal-Bulletin:Weekend, February 27,1981., p. 4-5. |
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Meir, Ronnen. "Butterfield's Horses" The Jerusalem Post, November 1, 1980. |
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Morrison, C.L. "Reviews: Chicago, Deborah Butterfield; Zolla/Lieberman" Artforum, October 1979. |
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Dunham, Judith. "An Unusual Look at Nature", Artweek, November 11, 1978. |
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Spector, Buzz. Review: "Deborah Butterfield, Zolla Lieberman", The New Art Examiner, (Chicago), November, 1977. |
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Hayden, Harold. "Image and Allegory", Chicago Sun Times, July 15, 1976 |
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Albright, Thomas. "Unique Balance of Realism, Art", San Francisco Chronicle, June 15, 1974. |
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Frankenstein, Alfred. "The Grotesque and Fantastic", San Francisco Chronicle, March 8, 1972. |
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Baker, Kenneth, The San Francisco Chronicle, Review. April 10, 2004, E12. |
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Glueck, Grace, The New York Times, “Art in Review”, January 16, 2004 |
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Gordon, Robert (ed.), Deborah Butterfield, New York: Ambrams, 2003 |
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Johnson, Ken, The New York Times, “Art in Review”, June 30, 2000 |
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Landi, Ann, The Art Newsletter, “Small Output in Big Demand”, January 27, 1998 |
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ARTNEWS, “Butterfield Market Strong and Growing”, p. 96, March, 1998 |
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Bonetti, David, "Gallery Watch", San Francisco Examiner, November 14, 1997. p. C-2 |
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Landi, Ann, Artnews, April 1997, p.130 |
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Wilkinson, Jeanne, Review, Dec. 1, 1996, p.25 |
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Hayt-Atkins, Elizabeth. "Deborah Butterfield, ARTnews, February1989, p. 138-139. |
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Handy, Ellen. "New York Review", Arts, January 1989, p. 99. |
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Mahoney, Robert. "Galleries", New York Press, October 28, 1988, p. 17. |
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McClintic, Miranda. "Sculpture Today", Art & Auction, May 1988, p. 160-7. |
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Westfall, Stephen. "Deborah Butterfield at Edward Thorp", Art in America, April 1987, p. 218 |
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Bass, Ruth. "Deborah Butterfield", ARTnews, March, 1987, p. 149. |
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Kuspit, Donald. "Deborah Butterfield", Artforum", March 1987, p. 122-123. |
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Honolulu Star Bulletin & Advertiser, March 30, 1986, Sec. C, |
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Veselenak, Anne. "Horses Display Artist's Love" Ohio State Lantern, February 5, 1985, p. 6. |
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Levin, Kim. "May 16-22, An Opinionated Survey", May 1984. |
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Padon, Thomas, Review, Sculpture Magazine, Jan-Feb, 1994, p.53-4 |
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Yood, James, Review, ArtForum, February, 1993, p. 104. |
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Wilson, Janet. “The Mane Event,” Connoisseur, February 1992, pp. 66-71. |
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Yellin, Deborah. "Deborah Butterfield," ARTnews, April, 1991, p. 154. |
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Hirsch, Faye. "Deborah Butterfield" Arts Magazine, March 1991, p.7 |
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Zimmer, William. "A Sculpture Exhibition That Sounds a Single Note: Horses,"The New York Times, March 11, 1990, CN p28 |
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Hixon, Kathryn. Review, Arts, January 1990, p.106 |
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Tucker, Marcia. "Equestrian Mysteries," Art in America, June 1989, p. 154ff. |
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Baker, Kenneth. " Sculptor not Just Horsing Around", San Francisco Chronicle, March 2, 1989. |
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Brookman, Donna. "Beyond the Equestrian", Artweek, February 25, 1989 |
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Harris, Jane, Review, Dec. 1, 1996, p.7 |
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