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Kenny Scharf Biography
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1958 |
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Born, Los Angeles, CA
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1980 |
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BFA, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
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1984 |
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Fabric Design for Todd Oldham Creations, New York, NY
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1985 |
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Outdoor Mural at 57th Street and Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
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1985 |
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Installation, The Palladium, New York, NY
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Cartoon Network airs “The Groovenians” Scharf’s first animated film.
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Collection: Guggenheim Museum, NY
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Collection: Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Collection: Whitney Museum of American Art, NY
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2007
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Four Friends, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York City, NY
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2007
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strange weight, Martos Gallery, New York City, NY
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2007
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News on Paper, Galerie Burkhard Eikelmann - Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf
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2007
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Kenny Scharf, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York City, NY
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2006
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Kunstverein Manheim, Manheim, Germany (solo)
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2006
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Kenny Scharf, KEVIN BRUK GALLERY, Miami, FL (solo)
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2005
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“Cross Section,” PAUL KASMIN GALLERY, New York, NY
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2005
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Super Pop and Closet #24, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2005
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Outer Limits, Patrick Painter Inc, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
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2004
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Kevin Bruk Gallery, Miami, FL (solo)
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2004
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California Grown, Pasadena Museum of Contemporary Art, Pasadena, CA (solo)
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2004
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SchaBlobz, Kenny Schachter ConTEMPorary, New York, NY (solo)
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2004
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100 Artists See Satan, GRAND CENTRAL ART CENTER, Santa Ana, CA
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2003
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Night Light, Patrick Painter, Inc, Santa Monica, CA (solo)
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2002
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Muted, Chac Mool Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
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2001
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Made in the USA 1970-2001, LUDWIG GALERIE, Oberhausen, Germany
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2001
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Pulcherrimae Strade Installation, Pordenone Italy
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2001
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Animation, P.S. 1, Long Island City, NY
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2001
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Portraits, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York (solo)
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2001
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Hollywood Stars, LACE, Los Angeles (solo)
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2000
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Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles (solo)
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2000
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Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York (solo)
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2000
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Lowbrow Art: Up From The Underground The Art and Culture Center of Hollywood , Hollywood, FL
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2000
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Kenny Scharf's Permanent Closet #18:Young at Art Children's Museum, Davie, Florida
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2000
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Universal Offspring: PUCCI International Ltd., New York, NY
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1999
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On the Air, San Francisco Interntional Airport North Terminal Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1999
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Kenny Scharf: New Sculpture PICA, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland, Oregon
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1999
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Mannequins & Rugs, PUCCI International, New York, NY
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1999
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Portrait Collection of Mr. Chow Galerie Enrico Navarra Paris, France
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1999
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Acquisitions: Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL
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1999
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The American Century: Art & Culture, 1950-2000, The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
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1999
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The Road Show, DFN Gallery, NYC
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1999
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Galerie Hans Mayer, Dusseldorf, Germany (solo)
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1999
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A room with a view, Sixth@Prince Fine Art, New York
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1998
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Vivid Vision, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York (solo)
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1998
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Closet #16, Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
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1998
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Fashion at the Beach, Bass Museum, Miami
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1998
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Pop Surrealism, The Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, CT
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1998
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80 Artistes Autour du Mondial, Galerie Enrico Navarra, Paris
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1998
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New Acquisitions: Dream Collection...part three, Miami Art Museum
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1998
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Galeria Ramis Barquet, Monterrey, Mexico (solo)
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1998
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McIntosh Gallery, Atlanta, GA (solo)
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1998
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Kantor Gallery, Los Angeles (solo)
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1998
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Kenny Scharf (new paintings), Cotthem Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (solo)
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1998
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Galeria Ramis Barquet, Monterrey, Mexico
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1997
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Grins: Humor and Whimsy in Contemporary Art, Millard Sheets Gallery, Pomona, CA
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1997
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Art and Provocation: Images From Rebels, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, CO
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1997
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In Your Face: Haring, Basquiat, Scharf, Leo Malca Fine Art, New York, NY
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1996
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Heads, Center for the Fine Arts, Miami, FL (solo)
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1996
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MARCO, MARCO Monterrey, Mexico
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1995
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Yoshii Gallery, Yoshii Gallery New York, NY (solo)
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1995
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Gallery Cotthem, Gallery Cotthem Belgium (solo)
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1995
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Tony Shafrazi Gallery, Tony Shafrazi Gallery New York, NY (solo)
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1995
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Scharf-O-Rama Vision: 1978-1995, Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, FL (solo)
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1994
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Tony Shafrazi Gallery, Tony Shafrazi Gallery New York, NY (solo)
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1994
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New York Unplugged, Gallery Cotthem-Hedwig Van Impe Knokke, Belgium (solo)
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1993
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About Nature, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art Cleveland, OH
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1993
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Art and Environment, Organized and cu, The National Arts Club New York, NY
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1993
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Extravagant: The Economy of Elegance, Tony Shafrazi Gallery New York, NY
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1993
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Extravagant: The Economy of Elegance, Russisches Kulturzentrum Berlin, Germany
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1993
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1982-1983: Ten Years After, Tony Shafrazi Gallery New York, NY
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1993
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Mating Instinct, Penine Hart Gallery New York, NY
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1993
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Reanimator, WLRN Miami, FL
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1993
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Small Paintings and Works on Paper, Galerie Eikelmann Essen, Germany
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1993
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Closet #10, World Gallery Miami Beach, FL (solo)
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1993
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Jaffe, Baker, Blau Gallery Boca Raton, FL (solo)
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1993
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Closet #11, Click Gallery Essen, Germany
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1992
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1492, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey Monterrey, Mexico
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1992
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Variations Gitanes, à La Grande-Villette Paris, France
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1992
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Objects Trouvées, Galerie du Jour, Agnès B Paris, France
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1992
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Balade de l'Amour, Halle de l'Union des Arts Decoratifs Palais de Louvre, Paris, France
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1992
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Edward Totah Gallery, London, England (solo)
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1992
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Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1992
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Hokin Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, FL (solo)
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1992
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Galleria Rocca 6, Torino, Italy (solo)
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1992
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Galleria Seno, Milan, Italy (solo)
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1991
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Tony Shafrazi Gallery New York, NY (solo)
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1991
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Studio Trisorio Naples, Italy (solo)
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1991
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AC&T Corporation Tokyo, Japan (solo)
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1991
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American Art of the 80's, curated by Gabri, Palazzo delle Albere Trento, Italy
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