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Spencer Sweeney Biography
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1993 - 1997 |
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia
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Lives and works in New York
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Lewis S. Ware Memorial Prize for experimental work
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Jimmy C. Leuders Painting Prize
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Angela Pinto Memorial Prize for experimental work
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Cuff/ Sammack Prize for abstract painting
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Lucile Sorgenti Scholarship for artistic excellence
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2006
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Day for Night: Whitney Biennial 2006, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
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2006
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AMT Gallery, Como, Italy (solo)
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2005
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The Modern Institute, Glasgow (solo)
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2005
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Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York (solo)
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2005
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The Early Show, White Columns, New York
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2005
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Red White Blue, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York
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2005
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Looking at Words: The Formal Presence of Text in Modern and Contemporary Works on Paper, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York
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2005
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Drunk vs. Stoned 2, Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York
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2004
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Subway Series, Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York
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2003
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Today’s Man, John Connelly, New York
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2003
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Karaoke Death Machine, Daniel Reich, New York
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2003
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my people were fair and had cum in their hair (but now they’re content to spray stars from your boughs), Team Gallery, New York
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2003
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Works on paper, Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York (solo)
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2002
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Paintings: Steve DiBenedetto, Spencer Sweeney, and Joe Zucker, Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York
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2002
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20th Anniversary Exhibition, Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York
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2001
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American Fine Arts Gallery, New York
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2001
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Hysteric Glamour, Tokyo
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2000
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21st century group show, Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York
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2000
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Legal Paper Work, Beyond Baroque, Venice, California
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1999
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XXX-Mas show, (curated by Colin Deland), American Fine Arts Gallery, New York
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1999
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Preview Party for Gary Gross, (performance), (curated by Colin Deland), American Fine Arts Gallery, New York
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1999
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Preview Party for John Waters opening, (performance), (curated by Colin Deland), American Fine Arts Gallery, New York
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1999
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CrissCross: Some Young New Yorkers 3, (installation and performance), PS 1 Contemporary Arts Center, New York
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1999
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Paradise 8, (installation and performance), (curated by Kenny Schacter), Exit Art, New York
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1999
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Lawing gallery, Houston (solo)
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1999
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Free Coke, (performance and video installation), (curated by Carol Greene), Greene Naftali gallery, New York
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1998
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Beyond the Matter of Space, Beyond Baroque, Venice, California
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1998
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Hey, You Never Know, (performance), (curated by Carol Greene), New York
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1997
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Gift land, Printed Matter, New York
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