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Alison Saar Biography
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Born Los Angeles, CA
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BA Scripps College, Claremont, CA
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1981 |
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MFA Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2003
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“Alison Saar: Tete a Tete” Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
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2001
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“(Post)Teriors”, Phyllis Kind Gallery, New York, NY
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2001
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“Alison Saar”, Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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2001
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"Exploring Identity: Work by Contemporary African American Women," . Maier Museum of Art. Randolph-Macon Woman's College. Lynchburg, Virginia February 24-April 22, 2001
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2000
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"The Swamp: On the Edge of Eden" Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida Sept. 29, 2000- Jan 7, 2001
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2000
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"Strength and Diversity: A Celebration of African-American Artists", Carpenter Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, April 6 through May 5, 2000
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2000
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"Picturing the Amazon", New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, March 30 through June 25, 2000.
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2000
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"Departures: 11 Artists at the Getty", The Getty Center, Los Angeles, CA, February 29-May 7, 2000.
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2000
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"ID: Y2: Identity at the Millenium", Castle Gallery, College of New Rochelle, February-March, 2000
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2000
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"Passages: Contemporary Art in Transition", Studio Museum in Harlem, Chicago Cultural Center, Miami Art Museum.
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2000
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"Body Politics: The Female Image in Luba Art and the Sculpture of Alison Saar," The UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles, CA.
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1999
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"Alison Saar: Terra Incognita", Phyllis Kind Gallery, New York, NY, September 18 through October 30, 1999
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1999
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"Alison Saar: Recent Work", Herron Gallery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN.
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1999
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"Alison Saar," Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA.
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1999
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"Postcards from Black America", catalogue by Rob Perr¾e, De Beyerd and Breda, The Netherlands; Franshals Museum, Haarlem, The Netherlands.
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1999
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"Political Visions," Fassbender Gallery, Chicago, IL
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1999
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"Looking Forward, Looking Black", Museum of Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, February/March 1999; Houghton House Gallery at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY, April/May 1999; Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, August/October 1999; Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ, December 1999/February 2000; The Yager Museum, Oneonta, NY, March/June 2000; Georgia State University School of Art and Design Gallery, Atlanta, GA, July/September 2000; Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University, Boston, MA, October/December 2000.
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1996 - 1999
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"Bearing Witness: Contemporary Works by African-American Women Artists", Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, Atlanta, GA, July 5 December 31, 1996; Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN, February 1 March 30, 1997; Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL, November 4, 1997 January 7, 1998; The Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA, January 28 March 16, 1998; African-American Museum, Dallas, TX, April 6 May 19, 1998; Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, MN, June 9 August 11, 1998; Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC, November 4, 1998 January 7, 1999; Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, KS, January 28 March 16, 1999; Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine, April 6 May 30, 1999; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,TX, June 19 August 15, 1999; African-American History and Culture Museum, Fresno, CA, September 4 October 18, 1999.
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1998
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"The Tip of the Iceberg: A Response to New York Museums", including Emma Amos, Clarina Bezzola, Janet Fish, Lauren Letitia, Martha Rosler, Alison Saar, and Carolee Schneemann, Dorfman Projects, New York, NY, February 27 March 21.
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1998
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"Sculpture by Alison Saar", The Trustees of The Saint-Gaudens Memorial, Cornish, New Hampshire,
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1997 - 1998
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"American Stories", Setagaya Art Museum, Setagaya, Japan, August 30 October 19, 1997; Chiba City Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan, November/December, 1997; Fukui Fine Arts Museum, Fukui, Japan, April 29 May 24, 1998; Kurashiki City Art Museum, Kurashiki, Japan, June 13 July 26, 1998; Akita Perfectural Integrated Life Cultural Hall, Akita, Japan, August7 September 6, 1998.
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1997
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"Alison Saar: Hairesies", Phyllis Kind Gallery, New York, NY, September 20 October 21, 1997.
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1997
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"Alison Saar", Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
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1997
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"Alison Saar", List Gallery, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA, March 5 April 6, 1997.
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1997
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"Alison Saar", Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO, June 14 August 31, 1997.
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1996
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"Myth and Magic", California Center for the Arts Museum, Escondido, CA, October 27, 1996 February 9, 1997.
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1996
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"Subjective Vision", Kipp Gallery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, April 14 May 5, 1996.
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1996
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"A Labor of Love", The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY, January 20 April 14, 1996.
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1995 - 1996
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"Alison Saar: The Woods Within", The Brooklyn Museum, The Grand Lobby, Brooklyn, NY.
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1995 - 1996
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"Alison Saar: Strange Fruit", Phyllis Kind Gallery, New York, NY.
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1995
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"Imaginary Beings", Exit Art, New York, NY, December 2 January 27.
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1995
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"Art with Conscience", The Newark Museum, November 22, 1995 February 18, 1996
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1995
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"Twentieth Century American Sculpture at The White House", The White House, Washington D.C.
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1993
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Freedman Gallery Albright College, Reading, PA
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1993
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Biennial Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art New York, NY
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1992
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Installation, Neuberger Museum Purchase, NY
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1992
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, Battery Park City Authority & World Finc'l Cntr. New York, NY
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1992
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Maryland Institute of Art Baltimore, MD
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1992
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Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art Cleveland, OH
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1992
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Roving Installation, Museum of Contemporary Art Baltimore, MD
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1991
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Palos Verdes Art Center Palos Verdes, CA
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1990
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Fisher Gallery University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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1989
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Jamaica Arts Center Jamaica, NY
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1988
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Socrates Park New York, NY
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1988
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The Queens Museum New York, NY
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1988
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Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY
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1986
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Monique Knowlton Gallery New York, NY
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1985
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Artpark Niagara Falls, NY
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1983
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Jan Baum Gallery Los Angeles, CA
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1982
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Jan Baum Gallery Los Angeles, CA
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