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1968
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Born in San Francisco, California
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Lives and works in Portland, Oregon
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2013 |
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More Love: Art, Politics, and Sharing Since the 1990s, curated by Claire Schneider, Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill, NC (cat.) |
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2012 |
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Arte Portugal 10: California Dreaming, curated by Fred Hofmann and Paul Young, Lisbon, Portugal |
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2012 |
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Streetopia, curated by Erick Lyle, Chris Johanson and Kal Spelletich, Luggage Store, San Francisco, CA |
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2012 |
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Dialogue of Hands, curated by Sarah Lowndes, Glasgow International Arts Festival, Glasgow, Scotland |
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2011 |
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Le Printemps de Septembre: Another World, curated by Anne Pontégnie, Toulouse, France |
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2011 |
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Mitchell, Innes and Nash, New York, NY |
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2011 |
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Fifty Years of Bay Area Art: The SECA Awards, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA |
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2011 |
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In The Gardens, Utopian Slumps, Melbourne, Australia |
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2011 |
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American Gothic: Regionalist Portraiture from the Collection, Nelson Gallery at UC Davis, Davis, CA |
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2011 |
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Chris Johanson, Charley Harper & Matt Keegan, Altman Siegel, San Francisco |
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2011 |
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Here/Now, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR |
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2011 |
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Art Parcours, Art Basel 42, Basel, Switzerland (solo) |
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2011 |
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Malmo Konsthall, Malmo, Sweden (solo) |
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2011 |
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Art Parcours, Art Basel 42, Basel, Switzerland (solo) |
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2011 |
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Malmo Konsthall, Malmo, Sweden (solo) |
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2011 |
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This, This, This, That, Altman Siegel, San Francisco (solo) |
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2010 |
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Backwards Towards Forwards, Kavi Gupta, Chicago, IL (solo) |
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2010 |
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Not a waste of…, George Kargl, Vienna (solo) |
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2010 |
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1991 to 2010 - I Was There, Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen (solo) |
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2010 |
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Backwards Towards Forwards, Kavi Gupta, Chicago, IL (solo) |
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2010 |
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Not a waste of…, George Kargl, Vienna (solo) |
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2010 |
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1991 to 2010 - I Was There, Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen (solo) |
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2010 |
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California Dreaming, Portugal Arte, Lisbon, Portugal |
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2010 |
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Disorder Disorder, Penrith Regional Gallery, New South Wales, Australia |
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2010 |
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Final San Francisco Show, Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco |
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2010 |
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Draw, Museo De La Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico |
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2010 |
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Aktualität eines Mediums – Nader Ahriman bis Chen Zhen, Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna |
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2010 |
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75 Years of Looking Forward, 75th Anniversary Show, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco |
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2009 |
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The North County Invitational, Cals Pharmacy, Portland, OR |
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2009 |
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Songs from the Treetops, group show curated by Harrell Fletcher, PDX Contemporary, Portland, OR |
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2009 |
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Impossible Instruments/Future Flags, Fourteen 30 Contemporary, Portland, OR |
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2009 |
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15 Years of New Image Art, New Image Art, Los Angeles, CA |
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2009 |
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A Mind Meld is a Terrible Thing to Waste, Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco |
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2009 |
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Failed Art / The Art of Failure, ACC Galerie, Weimar |
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2009 |
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LEARN TO READ ART: A History of Printed Matter (1976-2009), P.S.1 MoMA, Queens |
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2009 |
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Nothing is permanent, de Elektriciteitscentrale, Brussels |
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2009 |
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A New York Minute, DepartFoundation, Rome |
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2009 |
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Kunstfehler – Fehlerkunst, Halle 14 Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei, Leipzig |
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2009 |
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1999-10 Year Anniversary Show, China Art Objects, Los Angeles |
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2009 |
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Constellations: Paintings from the MCA Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL |
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2009 |
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Continuality, Van Every/Smith Galleries, Davidson College, Davidson, NC (solo) |
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2009 |
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Chris Johanson - Jean Dubuffet, Baronian Francey, Brussels, Belgium (solo) |
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2009 |
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Continuality, Van Every/Smith Galleries, Davidson College, Davidson, NC (solo) |
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2009 |
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Chris Johanson - Jean Dubuffet, Baronian Francey, Brussels, Belgium (solo) |
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2008 |
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Conclusions on Boundaries (collaboration with Johanna Jackson), Art of this Gallery, Minneapolis (solo) |
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2008 |
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Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco (solo) |
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2008 |
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Totalities, Deitch Projects, New York (cat.) (solo) |
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2008 |
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Conclusions on Boundaries (collaboration with Johanna Jackson), Art of this Gallery, Minneapolis (solo) |
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2008 |
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Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco (solo) |
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2008 |
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Totalities, Deitch Projects, New York (cat.) (solo) |
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2008 |
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Second Nature, Coordinated by Galerie Nosbaum and Reding, Parc Heintz, Dexia Banque Internationale a Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Centre d’art contemporain, Comaine departemental de Chamarande, France |
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2008 |
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Dropped Frames, Elk Gallery, New York |
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2008 |
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Menagerie: Animals and Nature, Jack Hanley Gallery, New York |
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2008 |
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Poster Renaissance 2, New Image Art, West Hollywood, California |
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2008 |
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Impossible Instruments Future Flags, Fourteen 30 Contemporary, Portland |
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2008 |
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Dark Milk, MILK Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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2008 |
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Whatever’s whatever, The Hydra School Project, Hydra, Greece |
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2008 |
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Lots Of Things Like That, apexart, New York (cat.) |
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2007 |
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Fractured Figure, Deste Foundation, Athens (cat.) |
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2007 |
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In the Fullness of Time: Celebrating Twenty Years, The Luggage Store, San Francisco, CA |
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2007 |
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Kinky Sex (Makes The World Go ‘Round), Lizabeth Oliveria Gallery, Los Angeles |
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2007 |
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A Collaboration, Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco |
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2007 |
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Group Show, Jack Hanley Gallery, New York |
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2007 |
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The Incomplete, Chelsea Art Museum, New York |
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2007 |
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Euphorion – Art from San Francisco, Pierogi Leipzig |
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2007 |
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Very Abstract and Hyper Figurative, Thomas Dane Gallery, London, UK(cat.) |
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2007 |
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Silly Adults, Galerie Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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2007 |
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Pierogi Flatfilling – an interactive curatorial project, ArtNews Projects, Berlin, Germany |
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2007 |
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Sound Zero-Kunst and Muzik vom Pop bis zur Street Art, Kunstforum Halle, Vienna |
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2007 |
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Five Humans Share Thoughts, People Respond, ANTISOCIAL, Vancouver Canada |
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2007 |
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Oliver Twist, Rental Gallery, New York |
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2007 |
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Paradise Library (collaboration with Johanna Jackson), Le Meridien Hotel, San Francisco (solo) |
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2007 |
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Peaceable Kingdom, (with Johanna Jackson), Marella Gallery, Milan (cat.) (solo) |
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2007 |
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APEX: Chris Johanson, Portland Art Museum, Portland (solo) |
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2007 |
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Chris Johanson, Galerie Georg Kargl, Vienna, Austria (solo) |
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2007 |
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Art Unlimited, Art Basel 38 (with The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd., Galerie Georg Kargl and Gallerie Nicolai Wallner), Basel Switzerland (solo) |
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2006 |
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I am in this weird area now, Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen, Denmark (solo) |
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2006 |
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Contemporary Landscapes, Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago (solo) |
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2006 |
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I Can Feel It (Co-Exist In Modern Death): Alright Yeah!, Jack Hanley Gallery, Los Angeles (solo) |
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2006 |
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Golden State,Paulson Press, Berkeley California |
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2006 |
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State Of The Nation, Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco |
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2006 |
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DO NOT STACK, Roberts &Tilton, Los Angeles |
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2006 |
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Monuments for the USA, CCA Wattis Institute, San Francisco White Columns, New York(cat.) |
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2006 |
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Happiness/Berlin Biennale, 4th Berlin Biennial, Gagosian Gallery Berlin, Berlin, Germany (Curated by Martin Germann) |
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2006 |
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Panic Room – Works for the Dakis Joannou Collection, DESTE Foundation, Athens, Greece (Curated by Jeffrey Deitch, Kathy Grayson)(cat.) |
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2006 |
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Since 2000 – Printmaking Now, Museum of Modern Art, New York |
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2006 |
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Have New Yes, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen |
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2006 |
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New Works, Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago |
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2006 |
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This talk we have, this talk we have had, this talk we have/have had, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles |
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2006 |
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Fundstuke und Transit, Johnen Galerie, Berlin, Germany, Johnen and Schottle, Cologne, Germany |
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2006 |
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Untitled (for H.C. Westermann), The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu (cat.) |
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2005 |
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SOLO SHOW SOLO SOUL 2, Baronian-Francey, Brussels, Frac Haute-Normandy, Normandy, France |
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2005 |
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Different Wave Lengths, Tina Kim Fine Art, New York |
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2005 |
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Curb Appeal, Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
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2005 |
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Casual-Imagastic Jo Jackson Chris Johanson, Reading Frenzy, Portland |
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2005 |
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Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco |
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2005 |
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Stoners vs. Drunks, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York |
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2005 |
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Seventh Annual Altoids Curiously Strong Collection, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, Luckman Fine Arts Complex, California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis MN |
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2005 |
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Looking at Words, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York |
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2005 |
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Good Timing, Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna, Austria |
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2005 |
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Waters and Watercolours, Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna, Austria |
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2005 |
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Istanbul Biennale, Istanbul, Turkey (cat.) |
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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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Nach Rokytnik, MUMOK Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wein, Vienna, Austria |
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2005 |
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SOLO SHOW SOLO SOUL, Baronian-Francey Gallery, Brussels, Belgium (solo) |
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2004 |
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Solo Show, Solo Soul, Vedanta Gallery, Chicago (solo) |
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2004 |
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I Love Music, Creative Growth Art Center, Oakland, California |
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2004 |
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The Optimistic Mood, Vardy Gallery, University of Sunderland, Sunderland UK |
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2004 |
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Freedom Frenzy, Reading Frenzy, Portland |
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2004 |
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Color Wheel Oblivion, Marella Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy (cat.) |
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2004 |
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With us against reality, or against us!, Gallerie S.E., Bergen, Norway |
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2004 |
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Baja to Vancouver: The West Coast and Contemporary Art, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle; Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego; Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, CCA Wattis; Institute for Contemporary Art, San Francisco (Cat.) |
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2004 |
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Majority Whip, White Box, New York |
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2004 |
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Lo-Gressive Living, The Approach, London, UK |
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2004 |
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Beautiful Losers: Contemporary At and Street Culture, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach (cat.) |
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2004 |
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Anne de Villepoix, Paris, France |
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2004 |
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Dog Show, Curated By Angelique Groh, North Spring Street Gallery, Los Angeles |
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2004 |
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SOLO SHOW SOLO SOUL, Vedanta Gallery, Chicago Il |
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2004 |
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Initial Encounters, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, New York |
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2004 |
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Christophe Daviet-Thery, Paris, France |
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2004 |
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Between Art and Life; The Contemporary Art and Sculpture Collection, San Francisco Museum of Art, |
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2004 |
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Christophe Daviet-Thery, Paris, France (solo) |
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2004 |
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Problem Does Not Compute, The Modern Institute, Glasgow, UK (solo) |
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2003 |
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SECA Art Award Exhibition, San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco (solo) |
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2003 |
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This is where you are, Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna, Austria (solo) |
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2003 |
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The More You Think About It, The More You Think About It and Keep Thinking About It More, Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco (solo) |
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2003 |
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Pretty Gritty, The Institute of Unpopular Culture, Rayko Photo, Film Arts Foundation and Luggage Store Present at Rayko Photo, San Francisco |
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2003 |
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American Art Today: Faces and Figures, The Art Museum of Florida International University, Miami, Florida curated by Roni Feinstein and Dhalia Morgan |
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2003 |
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Forward/4words, Rovigo Cen Ser., Rovigo Italy, curated by Guido Bartorelli & Alfredo Siglo |
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2003 |
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Group show, Anne de Villepoix, Paris |
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2003 |
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Beam Me Up, New Image Arts, West Hollywood, California |
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2003 |
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Strange Glue, Ratio 3, Williamsburg, Brooklyn |
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2003 |
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Dirt Wizards, Brooklyn Fire Proof Inc., New York |
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2003 |
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Flipping the Bird, Box Populi, Philadelphia |
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2003 |
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Taqueria Cancun, Allston Skirt Gallery, Boston |
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2003 |
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Somer Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel |
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2003 |
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Comic Release, The Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania traveling to The Center for Contemporary Art, New Orleans, Louisiana; The University of North Texas Gallery, Denton, Texas, and Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington(cat.) |
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2003 |
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17 Reasons, Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco |
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2002 |
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Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (cat.) |
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2002 |
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Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco |
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2002 |
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Worm Hole 2, Museum Boymans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands (cat.) |
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2002 |
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Many Ways, Roberts & Tilton, Los Angeles (solo) |
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2002 |
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Now is Now, Deitch Projects, New York (cat.) (solo) |
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2001 |
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Vedanta Gallery, Chicago (solo) |
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2001 |
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Hammer Projects, UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (solo) |
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2001 |
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Relationistism About Brownness, Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco (solo) |
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2001 |
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Summertime Reunion, Cat Haus, San Francisco |
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2001 |
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Widely Unknown, Deitch Projects, New York |
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2001 |
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Western, Studio Z, San Francisco |
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2001 |
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Paperview, Galerie Espacio Minimo, Madrid |
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2001 |
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The Portrait Show, New Image Arts, West Hollywood, California |
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2001 |
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Jess Hillard: an undying fascination for all animals, especially the cute ones, San Francisco Art Commission Gallery, San Francisco |
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2001 |
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Untitled 2001, Spiral, Tokyo, Japan |
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2001 |
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The Sensational Line, Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Denver |
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2001 |
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Hammond Museum, North Salem |
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2001 |
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East Meets West, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia |
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2001 |
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Tracey Lawrence Gallery, Vancouver, Canada |
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2001 |
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Wendy Cooper Gallery, Madison |
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2001 |
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TEXT/TYPE, curated by Cynthia Connelly, Martin Sprouse’s flat, San Francisco |
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2001 |
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Synesthesia, Southern Exposure, San Francisco |
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2001 |
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The Red Man Show, Adobe Books, San Francisco |
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2001 |
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Bodybuilder and Sportsman Gallery, Chicago (solo) |
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2000 |
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Le Nuage Brun (The Brown Cloud), Purple Institute/Alleged, Paris, France (solo) |
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2000 |
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The Ourselves Festival, Alleged Fine Arts, New York (solo) |
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2000 |
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New Langton Arts’ 16th Annual Auction, New Langton Arts, San Francisco |
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2000 |
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Blurring The Line, RARE, New York |
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2000 |
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Move Five Text, New Image Arts (at Bergamot Station), Santa Monica |
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2000 |
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Lizabeth Oliveria Gallery, Oakland, California |
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2000 |
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Welcome to Our Community Everyone Here Loves God, Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco |
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2000 |
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Extra (Super) Meta, Center for the Arts Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco |
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2000 |
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Deterritorialization of Process,Artist Space, San Francisco |
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2000 |
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Utopia, Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco |
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2000 |
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Collector’s Choice, Exit Art, New York |
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2000 |
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Pot O’ Gold, Patrizia Outore Gallery, Melbourne, Australia |
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1999 |
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Rick Farr, Rich Jacobs, Chris Johanson, Alicia McCarthy, New Image Arts, Los Angeles |
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1999 |
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Off The Hook, Luggage Store, San Francisco |
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1999 |
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Paper, Holly Solomon Gallery, New York |
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1999 |
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On Paper, Stalke Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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1999 |
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Museum Pieces, De Young Museum, San Francisco |
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1999 |
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The Levels, La Pandaderia, Mexico City, Mexico |
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1999 |
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Survivalists, Southern Exposure, San Francisco |
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1999 |
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Coup d’Etat, Alleged Fine Arts, New York |
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1999 |
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Scopic, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose |
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1998 |
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Whipper Snapper Nerd Silent Art Auction, Southern Exposure, San Francisco |
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1998 |
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SAP, Lanai Motel, San Francisco |
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1998 |
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Stuck, ESP, San Francisco |
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1998 |
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Selections Summer ’98, The Drawing Center, New York |
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1998 |
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The Mind Harvest Series, La Panaderia, Mexico City, Mexico |
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1998 |
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He Swam Down, Away, Audiello Fine Arts, New York |
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1998 |
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Move 2, New Image Arts, Los Angeles |
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1998 |
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Clarion Alley Mural Project, San Francisco |
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1998 |
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Alter-Nativity, The Jewish Museum, San Francisco |
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1998 |
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SWP, Alleged Fine Arts, New York (solo) |
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1998 |
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All On Different Trips, Four Walls, San Francisco (solo) |
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1997 |
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Everylandia, Scene/Escena, San Francisco (solo) |
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1997 |
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Book Shop, Scene/Escena, San Francisco |
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1997 |
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Tobin Yelland and Chris Johanson, Cafe Nidal, San Francisco |
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1997 |
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Waverforms, Skate(board)ing in the Urban Forest, Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz |
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1997 |
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Bay Area Now, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco |
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1997 |
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Switch Stance, San Francisco Art Commission Gallery, San Francisco |
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1997 |
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Mission Community Art Show, Starcleaners, San Francisco |
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1997 |
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Oddity, Minna Gallery, San Francisco |
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1997 |
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The Independents, Alleged Fine Arts, New York |
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1997 |
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Me, Myself and I, Timithy Higbee Gallery |
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1996 |
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Chris Johanson, Mary Nicholson, Tobin Yelland, Alleged Productions, New York |
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1996 |
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Erin Courtney and Chris Johanson, Carmichael Gallery, San Francisco |
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1996 |
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Tropical Sunrise, Poker Face, Portland |
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1996 |
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Shred Sled Symposium, The Thread Waxing Space, New York |
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1996 |
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Necessary Evil Kneivel, Alleged Fine Arts, New York |
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1996 |
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Guy, Four Walls, San Francisco |
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1995 |
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Wild Side, L.A.C.E., San Francisco |
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1995 |
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The New Millennium Degenerate Art Show, The Lab, San Francisco |
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1995 |
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The Finale, Figure 5, San Francisco |
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1995 |
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Big ‘N’ Easy, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco |
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1995 |
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Special Friends, Adobe Book Shop, San Francisco |
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1995 |
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Dysfunctional, an exhibition of Skateboard Art and Design, Blue Note Gallery, London, UK |
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1995 |
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Sorry, Figure 5, San Francisco (solo) |
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1995 |
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The Universe, Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco (solo) |
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1994 |
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Fantasy Island (Life Span), Kiki, San Francisco (solo) |
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1994 |
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The Works T-Shirt Auction, Works, San Jose, California |
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1994 |
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The Shooting Gallery, Club 1015, San Francisco |
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1994 |
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Combine Effort, Figure 5, San Francisco |
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1992 |
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Curated By Rob Trains, Cafe Picarro, San Francisco |
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1991 |
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Curated by Rob Trains, All You Knead Cafe, San Francisco |
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1991 |
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Chain Reaction, San Francisco Art Commission Gallery, San Francisco |
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1990 |
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The Flower Show, Emmanuel Radnitzky Found Objects, San Francisco |
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1990 |
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Pictures and Words, Emmanuel Radnitzky Found Objects, San Francisco (solo) |
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