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Brad Kahlhamer Biography
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1956 |
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Born in Tucson, Arizona.
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1967 |
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Moves with family to Mayville, Wisconsin.
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1976 - 1982 |
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Attends University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac and Oshkosh; receives B.F.A. 1982. Works as a road musician in the midwest.
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1982 |
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Moves to New York, New York.
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1983 - 1993 |
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Works as an art director for The Topps Company.
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1993 - 1994 |
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Founds and directs Hess Modern, an alternative space in Chelsea.
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1995 |
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Receives The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation studio grant
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2001 |
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Receives The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award in painting
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2002 |
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Commissioned by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian to write score for the silent fi lm Red Skins, 1929 (Paramount, 81 minutes); National Braid (Kahlhamer and violinist Laura Ortman) performs score at Native Cinema Showcase, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2002; Febio Fest, Prague, 2003; Tribeca Film Festival, New York, 2003; and 22nd Pordenone Silent Film Festival, Sacile, Italy, 2003.
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2004 |
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Participates in the invited-artist program at The LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies, Columbia University, New York.
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2006
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NEW, Stephane Simoens Contemporary Fine Art, Knokke, Belgium
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2006
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I’m Sorry, Pilar Para & Romero Galeria de Arte, Madrid, Spain
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2006
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Block Party, Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles
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2006
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Girls & Skulls, Deitch Projects, New York (solo)
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2006
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Brad Kahlhamer & Aaron Spangler, Kantor/Feuer Gallery, Los Angeles, USA (solo)
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2005
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Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm, Sweden, Sep 29 – Oct 29 (solo)
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2004
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“Let’s walk west”, Scottsdale Contemporary Museum of Art, Phoenix AZ, September 30, 2004 – January 23, 2005 (solo)
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2004
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“Skull Project,” Galleria Francesca Kaufmann, Milan, 27 May - 31 July (solo)
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2004
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Dessins et des autres, Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris, 22 January - 28 February
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2004
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Lewis and Clark Territory: Contemporary Artists Revisit Place, Race and Memory, Tacoma Art Museum, Washington, 12 February - 6 June. Catalog, texts by Thomas Haukaas and Rock Hushka
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2004
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Monument to Now, Deste Foundation: Center for Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece, 22 June - 31 December. Catalog, texts by Deste Foundation: Center for Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece, 22 June - 31 December. Catalog, texts by Now Dan Cameron, Jeffrey Deitch, Alison M. Gingeras, Massimiliano Gioni and Nancy Spector
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2003
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Supernova, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA, December 13, 2003 – May 23, 2004
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2003
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Comic Release: Negotiating Identity for a New Generation, Regina Gouger Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 18 January - 21 March. Catalog, texts by Vicky A. Clark, Barbara J. Bloemink, Ana Merino, Rick Gribenas and George D. Wallace. Traveled to Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, Louisiana; University Art Gallery, University of North Texas, Denton; University of Arizona Museum of Art, University of Arizona, Tucson; Western Gallery, Western Washington University, Bellingham; Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, California; Art House, Austin, Texas
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2003
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“Apache Junction USA,” Modern Art Inc., London, 17 January – 23 February (solo)
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2003
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Almost American, James Kelly Contemporary, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 9 August - 25 October (solo)
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2003
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“Almost American,” Galerie Drantmann, Brussels, 9 November - 21 December (solo)
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2002
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Art on Paper 2002, Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 17 November - 19 January
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2002
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Contemporary Art Project, Seattle Art Museum, 20 December – 6 April 2003 (cat.)
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2002
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Five Years of the Altoids Curiously Strong Collection 1998-2002, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, 23 October - 30 November
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2002
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New Visions of the West, Nassau County Museum of Art, New York, 17 February - 28 April. Nassau County Museum of Art, New York, 17 February - 28 April. West
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2002
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RETROSPECTACLE: 25 Years of Collecting Modern & Contemporary Art, Denver Art Museum, 16 November - 3 August 2003. Denver Art Museum, 16 November - 3 August 2003
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2001
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Best of the season: Selected Works from the 2000-2001 Manhattan Exhibition Season, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut. Catalog, text by Richard Klein
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2001
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Ghost World, Cais Gallery, Seoul, 9 October - 3 November. Catalog, text by Michael Cohen
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2001
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Issues of Identity in Recent American Art, Gibson Gallery, State University of New York at Potsdam, 12 March - 22 April. Traveled to Gibson Gallery, State University of New York at Potsdam, 12 March - 22 April. Traveled to Art University Galleries, Illinois State University, Normal. Catalog, text by Dan Mills
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2001
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Spiritual America, Audiello Fine Art, New York, 11 May - 16 June
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2001
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Waterworks: U.S. Akvarell 2001, Nordiska Akvarellmuseet, Skärhamn, Sweden, 20 May – 2 September. Catalog, texts by Kim Levin and Berndt Arell
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2001
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Galleria Francesca Kaufmann, Milan, 22 November - 20 December (solo)
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2001
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“Almost American,” Deitch Projects, New York, 5 May - 30 June (solo)
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2000
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Brad Kahlhamer: Almost American, Madison Art Center (now Madison Museum of Contemporary Art), Wisconsin (solo)
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2000
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Galleria Francesca Kaufmann, Milan, 7 June - 31 July (solo)
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1999
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Friendly Frontier, Deitch Projects, New York, 14 October - 6 November. Catalog, texts by Jeffrey Deitch and Peter Fleissig; Deitch Projects, New York, 14 October - 6 November. Catalog, texts by Jeffrey Deitch and Peter Fleissig; Frontier interview by Margaret Archuleta (solo)
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1998
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KTNN, Bronwyn Keenan Gallery, New York, 25 April - 6 June (solo)
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1996
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Bronwyn Keenan Gallery, New York, 12 October - 16 November (solo)
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1994
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Project Room, Thread Waxing Space, New York, 17 November - 22 December. Brochure, text by Melinda Gellman, Ph.D. (solo)
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| Literature |
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Olofsson, Anders. “Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm: Brad Kahlhamer” (October 2005)
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Tiselius, Henric. “Att teckna är so matt skapa musik” Stockholm City (September 30, 2005)
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Nilsson, Åse-Marie. “Konstnär söker sin stam” Svenska Dagbladet (September 27, 2005)
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Archuleta, Margaret, Henry E. Bovay, and Gregory Sholette, with artists’ statements. Red River Crossings: Contemporary Native American Artists Respond to Peter Rindisbacher (1806-1834). New York: Swiss Institute, 1996.
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Archuleta, Margaret, Jeffrey Deitch, and Peter Fleissig. Brad Kahlhamer: Friendly Frontier. New York: Deitch Projects, 1999.
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Benezra, Neal, Dan Cameron, Madeleine Grynstejn, Kent Logan, Jessica Morgan, Ralph Rugoff, Amada Cruz and Katy Siegel.
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Supernova: Art of the Nineties from the Logan Collection. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2003.
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Bloemink, Barbara, Vicky A. Clark, Rick Gribenas, Ana Merino and George D. Wallace. Comic Release: Negotiating Identity for a New Generation. Pittsburgh: Regina Gouger Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University, 2003.
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Cameron, Dan, Jeffrey Deitch, Alison M. Gingeras, Massimiliano Gioni and Nancy Spector. Monument to Now. Athens, Greece: Deste Foundation: Center for Contemporary Art, 2004.
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Cohen, Michael. Ghost World. Seoul: Cais Gallery, 2001.
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Collischan, Judy. Endpapers: drawings 1890-1900 and 1990-2000. Purchase, New York: Neuberger Museum, Purchase College, State University of New York, 2000.
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Corrin, Lisa and Tara Reddy Young. Seattle Art Museum Collection: Contemporary Art Project. Seattle Art Museum Collection: Contemporary Art Project. Young Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 2002.
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Diehl, Matt, Matt Freedman, Martha McPhee, and Darcey Steinke. KTTN (CD-ROM with brochure). New York: Full Pelt (CD-ROM with brochure). New York: Full Pelt Productions and Bronwyn Keenan Gallery, 1998.
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Garrels, Gary, et. al. The Logan Collection: Portrait of Our Times. Vail, Colorado: The Logan Collection, 2002.
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Gellman, Melinda. Brad Kahlhamer. New York: Thread Waxing Space, 1994.
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Haukaas, Thomas and Rock Hushka. Lewis and Clark Territory: Contemporary Artists Revisit Place, Race and Memory. Tacoma, Washington: Tacoma Art Museum with University of Washington Press, Seattle, 2004.
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Hoptman, Laura and Sara Krajewski. Brad Kahlhamer: Almost American. Madison, Wisconsin: Madison Art Center and Aspen Art Museum, 2000.
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Iossel, Mikhail. Square Bubbles. Schenectady, New York: Mandeville Gallery, Union College, 1996.
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Leigh, Christian. Sculpture: The Day After Today. New York: Thread Waxing Space, 1992.
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Levin, Kim and Berndt Arell. Waterworks: U.S. Akvarell 2001. Skärhamn, Sweden: Nordiska Akvarellmuseet, 2001.
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Mills, Dan. Issues of Identity in Recent American Art. Potsdam, New York: Gibson Gallery, State University of New York at Potsdam, 2001.
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Rosenberg, Barry A. “The World As We Find It,” in Simply Made in America. Ridgefi eld, Connecticut: The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 1992.
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