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Inka Essenhigh Biography
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1969 |
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Born, Belfonte, Pennsylvania
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1991 |
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BFA, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, Ohio
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1993 |
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MFA, School of Visual Arts, NYC
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Lives and works in New York
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2008
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Victoria Miro Gallery, London (solo)
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2007
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Counterparts: Contemporary Painters and Their Influences, Contemporary Center of Art, Virginia
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2007
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The Game of Multiple Meaning: Symbolism and the Art of the Present, Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal, Germany
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2007
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Comic Abstraction, Museum of Modern Art, New York
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2007
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COMIX, Kunsthallen Brandts, Odense, Denmark
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2006
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Painting Codes, Galleria Comunale d'Arte Contemporanea, Monfalcone
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2006
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The Complusive Line: Etching 1900 to Now, Museum of Modern Art, New York
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2006
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USA Today, The Royal Academy of Art, London
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2006
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Imagination Becomes Reality, Part III. Talking Pictures, Goetz Collection
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2006
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Motion on Paper, Ben Brown Fine Arts, London
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2006
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303 Gallery, New York (solo)
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2006
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Victoria Miro Gallery, London (solo)
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2005
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DA2 Domus Artium 2, Salamanca, Spain (solo)
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2005
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Life and Limb, curated by David Humphrey, Feign Contemporary, New York
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2005
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Neobaroque, Salamanca, Spain
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2004
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Disparities and Deformations: Our Grotesque SITESanta Fe 5th International Biennial (curated by Robert Storr), Santa Fe, New Mexico
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2004
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26th Bienale de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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2004
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Funny Cuts – Cartoons and Comics in Contemporary Art, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Germany
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2001 - 2004
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2001-2004 My Reality: Contemporary Art and the Culture of Japanese Animation, Des Moines Art Center, Iowa - touring to Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn (July - October); Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio (January - March 2002) and Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Illinois (April - June 2002), Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago (July –Sept 2002), Akron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio (Sept – Jan 2003), Museum of Glass: International Center for Contemporary Art, Tacoma, Washington (July –Sept 2003), Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, Alabama (Oct –Jan, 2004)
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2003
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami (solo)
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2003
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Il Capricorno, Venice (solo)
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2003
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Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh (solo)
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2003
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Painting Pictures; Painting and Media in the Digital Age, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg
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2003
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Comic Release: Negotiating Identity for a New Generation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh touring to Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans and University of North Texas, Denton (January 2003 - mid 2005)
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2002
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Victoria Miro Gallery, London (solo)
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2002
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303 Gallery, New York (solo)
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2002
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The Galleries Show, The Royal Academy of Art, London (14 September – 12 October)
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2002
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Pertaining to Painting, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston (28 June- 29 Sept, 2002) and Austin Museum of Art, Texas (November - February, 2003)
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2002
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Jay Davis, Inka Essenhigh, Christian Schuman, Angstrom Gallery, Dallas, TX
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2002
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La Part de l’Autre, Carre d’Art -Musee d’art contemporain de Nimes, France (May –Sept 2001)
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2001
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Works on paper, Victoria Miro Gallery (Project Room), London (solo)
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2001
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Works on paper, Mary Boone Gallery, New York (solo)
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2001
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Hybrids, Tate Gallery, Liverpool
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2001
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braille, Angstrom Gallery, Dallas (16 June – 11 August)
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2001
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2nd Berlin Biennale, Berlin
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2001
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Works on paper: from Acconci to Zittel, Victoria Miro Gallery, London
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2001
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Casino 2001, 1st Quadrennial of Contemporary Art, SMAK Stedelijk Museum voor Actuelle Kunst, Ghent
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2000
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Victoria Miro Gallery, London (solo)
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2000
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Mary Boone Gallery, New York (solo)
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2000
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Greater New York: New Art in New York Now, PS1 Contemporary Art Center, New York
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2000
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The Figure: Another State of Modernism, Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art at Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, New York
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2000
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Deitch/Steinberg New Editions, Deitch Projects, New York
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2000
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Emotional Rescue, Center for Contemporary Art, Seattle
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2000
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To Infinity and Beyond, Brooke Alexander, New York
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1999 - 2000
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New Paintings, Deitch Projects, New York (solo)
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1999 - 2000
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American Landscapes: Recent Paintings by Inka Essenhigh, New Room of Contemporary Art, Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York (solo)
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1999
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Pleasure Dome, Jessica Fredericks Gallery, New York
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1999
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The Armory Show, Stefan Stux Gallery, New York
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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 - 1999
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Blade Runner, Caren Golden Fine Art, New York
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1998
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Recent Paintings, Stefan Stux Gallery, New York (solo)
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1998
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The New Surrealism, Pamela Auchincloss Project Space, New York
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1998
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Wild, Exit Art/The First World, New York
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1998
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Pop Surrealism, The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut
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1998
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Summer Review, 98, Stefan Stux Gallery, New York
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1998
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Celebrating Diversity: Contemporary Women Painters, Hillwood Art Museum, Long Island University, Brookville, New York
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1998
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ANATOMY/INTELLECT, Stefanelli Exhibition Space, New York
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1997
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Wallpaper Paintings, La Mama La Galleria, New York (solo)
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1997
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Sex/Industry, Stefan Stux Gallery, New York
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1997
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The Art Exchange Fair, with Stefan Stux Gallery, New York
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1997
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Girls! Girls! Girls! Tricia Collins’ Grand Salon, New York
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1996
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Set Off: Inaugural Group Show, View Room Exhibitions, New York
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1996
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Underexposed; Nine Young American Painters, André Zarre Gallery, New York
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1996
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Set Off: Inaugural Group Show, View Room Exhibitions, New York
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1996
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Anatomy Intellect, Stefanelli Exhibition Space, New York
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1996
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Featured Web Page Artist for December, Artists’ Space, New York
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1996
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Night of 1000 Drawings, Artists’ Space, New York
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1994
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Juried Group Show, School of Visual Arts, FirstFloor Gallery, New York
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1993
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Young Ukrainian American Painters Group Show, Ukrainian Museum, New York
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1993
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Work-Play; Picture Thinking and the Analogical Imagination, Visual Arts Gallery, New York
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1993
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Group Show: Inka Essenhigh, Stephen Mumford and Leemour Pelli: Paintings, School of Visual Arts, Wooster Street Gallery, New York
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| Literature |
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2007
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Yannis Tsitsovits, Inka Essenhigh, Stimulus Response, no. 17/2007
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2006
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Jonathan T.D. Neil, Inka Essenhigh, Modern Painters, May 2006
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2005
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Eliza Williams, Inka Essenhigh, Flash Art, July – September 2005
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2005
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Inka Essenhigh, DA2 Domus Artium 2, Salamanca, Spain
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2004
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Swirls, Whrils and Mermaid Girls, Inka Essenhigh, Hilarie M. Sheets, Art News May 2004
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2004
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Sint-Lukas Galerij Brussel, Filip Luyckx, Inka Essenhigh, Jun-Jul-Aug 2004
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2003
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Jack Motram, Inka Essenhigh, Time List, May 2003
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2003
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Cary Levine, Inka Essenghigh, 303 Galllery, Art in America May 2003
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2003
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Barry Schwabsky, Tema Celeste Entering the Labyrinth March/April 2003
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2003
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David Gleeson, Inka Essenghigh, Victoria Miro Gallery, February 2003
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2003
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Bonnie Clearwater, Inka Essenhigh, Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami
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