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James Welling Biography
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1951 |
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Born in Hartford, Connecticut
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1969 - 1971 |
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Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
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1971 - 1974 |
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California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA; BFA, MFA
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1995 |
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Since 1995 Professor of Fine Art at the University of California, Los Angeles
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1995 |
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Since 1995 Professor of Fine Art at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and at Bard College
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Lives and works in Los Angeles, California
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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James Welling: "Works 1980-2008," David Zwirner, Inc. New York City, NY
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2007
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James Welling, Maureen Paley, London (England)
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2006
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Dark Places, Santa Monica Museum of Modern Art, Los Angeles, CA
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2006
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The Los Angeles Art Scene, 1955-1985, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France (cat.)
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2006
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Dark Places, Santa Monica Museum of Modern Art, Los Angeles, CA
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2006
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The Los Angeles Art Scene, 1955-1985, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France (cat.)
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2006
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James Welling, Galerie Nelson, Paris, France (solo)
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2006
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James Welling, Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium (solo)
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2005
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James Welling: New Work, David Zwirner, New York, NY (solo)
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2005
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James Welling: New Photographs, Regen Projects, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
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2005
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Photographies, Galerie Nelson, Paris
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2005
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The Photograph in Question, von Lintel Gallery, New York, NY
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2005
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Theorema. Une collection privée en Italie, la collection d’Enea Righi, Collection Lambert en Avignon, Avignon, France
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2005
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Blooming: A Summer Garden for the Picking, Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
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2005
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Photographies, Galerie Nelson, Paris
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2005
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The Photograph in Question, von Lintel Gallery, New York, NY
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2005
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Theorema. Une collection privée en Italie, la collection d’Enea Righi, Collection Lambert en Avignon, Avignon, France
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2005
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Blooming: A Summer Garden for the Picking, Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
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2004
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In America; William Eggleston, Roe Ethridge, Stephen Shore, Joel Sternfeld, James Welling, Sutton Lane, London
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2004
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Eblouissement, Jeu de Paume, Paris, France
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2004
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100 Artists See God, Independent Curators International, New York, NY [itinerary: The Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA; Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA; Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA] Curated by John Baldessari and Meg Cranston
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2004
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The Big Nothing, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA
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2004
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In America; William Eggleston, Roe Ethridge, Stephen Shore, Joel Sternfeld, James Welling, Sutton Lane, London
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2004
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Eblouissement, Jeu de Paume, Paris, France
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2004
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100 Artists See God, Independent Curators International, New York, NY [itinerary: The Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA; Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA; Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA] Curated by John Baldessari and Meg Cranston
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2004
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The Big Nothing, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA
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2004
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New Photographs, Wako Works of Art, Tokyo, Japan (solo)
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2004
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Agricultural Works, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz, NY [itinerary: Albany Institute of Art and History, Albany, NY] (cat.) (solo)
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2004
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California, Galerie Nachst St. Stephan, Vienna, Austria (solo)
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2004
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Art History: Photography References Painting, Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York, NY
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2004
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Likeness: Portraits by Artists by Other Artists, CCA Wattis Institute and Independent Curators International, San Francisco, CA
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2004
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Double Exposure: A Portfolio of Photographic Diptychs, Inman Gallery, Houston, TX
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2004
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Spread in Prato, Prato, Italy
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2003
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The Last Picture Show: Artists Using Photography, 1960-82, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN [itinerary: UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA; Museo de Arte Contemporanea deVigo, Vigo, Spain; Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland]
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2003
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Prima Facie, Nina Freudenheim Gallery, Buffalo, NY
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2003
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Auction for Photographic Education in Afghanistan, Christies, New York, NY
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2003
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Double Exposure, Edition Schellmann, New York
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2003
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Inaugural Exhibition, Regen Projects, Los Angeles, CA
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2003
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Stéphane Couturier – Philippe De Gobert – Matthias Hoch – Bernard Voïta – James Welling, Galerie Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels, Belgium
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2003
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James Welling: Los Angeles, Gorney Bravin + Lee, New York, NY (solo)
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2003
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James Welling: New Photographs, Regen Projects, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
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2003
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James Welling, Galleria Raffaella Cortese, Milan, Italy (solo)
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2002
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James Welling Abstract [itinerary: Art Gallery of York University, Toronto, Canada; Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium] (cat.) (solo)
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2002
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James Welling Abstract, Donald Young Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
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2001
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Galerie Daniel Buchholz, Cologne, Germany (solo)
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2000
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New Abstractions and Photographs from the Seventies, Galerie Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, Belgium (solo)
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2000
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New Abstractions and Work from the Seventies, Donald Young Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
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2000
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James Welling: 1974-1999, Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH
[itinerary: Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA] (solo)
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2000
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New Abstractions, Regen Projects, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
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2000
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Galerie Nelson, Paris, France (solo)
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2000
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Gorney Bravin + Lee, New York, NY (solo)
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1999
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New Abstractions, Sprengel Museum, Hannover, Germany (solo)
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1998
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James Welling, Carnegie Museum of Art Pittsburgh, PA (solo)
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| Literature |
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2002
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Mahoney, Robert. “Justine Kurland, Catherine Opie, Martha Rosler and James Welling at Gorney Bravin + Lee”, Time Out New York, 27 June - 4 July 2002; p. 56
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2002
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Tumlir, Jan. "Previews: James Welling, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles", Artforum, Jan.; p. 72
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2001
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Tillman, Lynne "Portfolio: James Welling", Artforum, May; pp. 139-143
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2001
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Joselit, David. "Surface Histories: The Photography of James Welling", Art in America, May, pp. 136-143
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2001
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Jones, Kristin M. "James Welling at Gorney Bravin + Lee", Frieze, May; pp. 99-100
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2001
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Intra, Giovanni. "Reviews: James Welling at MoCA", artext, August - October 2001; p. 77
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2001
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Zellen, Jody. "Mining the Photographic Process", dArt International (Canada), Winter, p.40
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2000
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Giuliano, Mike, "James Welling Finds the Complexity", City Paper (Baltimore), 6 Sept., p. 37
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2000
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Sarah J. Rogers (ed. by), James Welling : Photographs 1974 – 1999, Wexner Center for the Arts, (essay by Michael Fried)
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1984
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Gelatin Photographs 1-12. Buffalo: C.E.P.A
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