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David Ireland Biography
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1930 |
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Born in Bellingham, WA
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1948 - 1950 |
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Western Washington State University, Bellingham, Washington
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1950 - 1953 |
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B.A.A., California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California (industrial design)
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1972 - 1974 |
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M.F.A. San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
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1972 - 1974 |
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Laney College, Oakland, California (plastics technology and printmaking)
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1978 |
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N.E.A. Artist Fellowship grant
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1982 |
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Artist of the Year Award, Oakland Museum of California, Contemporary Art Council, Oakland, CA
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1983 |
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N.E.A. Artist Fellowship grant
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1987 |
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The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant
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1987 |
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Adaline Kent Award, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
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1988 |
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The Engelhard Award, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
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1997 |
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Award from American Academy of Art, Rome, Italy
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2011
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“Under the Big Black Sun: California Art 1974 – 1981,” The Museum of Contemporary Art - Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
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2010
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“Altered States: The Collection in Context,” DiRosa, Napa, CA
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2009
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“The Third Mind: American Artists Contemplate Asia, 1860 to 1989,” Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
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2009
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“California Calling: Works from Santa Barbara Collections, 1948-2008”, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA
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2009
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“Altered States: The Collection in Context”, di Rosa Preserve, Napa, CA
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2009
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Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA (solo)
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2008
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“Conceptual Art from California,” n.b.k., Berlin, Germany
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2008
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“Safe as Houses,” Gallery Karsten Schubert, London, England
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2008
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“MATRIX/REDUX,” Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive BAM/PFA, Berkeley, CA
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2008
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“Exact Imagination,” Canzani Center Gallery/Bureau for Open Culture at Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH
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2008
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Karsten Schubert Gallery, London, England (solo)
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2007
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Spring Show, Dwight Hackett Projects, Santa Fe, NM
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2007
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“California College of Arts Centennial Exhibition Honoring Alumni,” Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
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2006
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Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA. (solo)
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2006
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Moody Gallery, Houston, TX
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2006
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Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA (solo)
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2005
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“Practice Makes Perfect: Bay Area Conceptual Craft,” Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
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2005
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“David Ireland, Jess and Al Souza,” Moody Gallery, Houston, TX
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2005
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“Solid Concept V,” Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
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2004
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“The True Artist is an Amazing Luminous Fountain,” Kreeger Museum, Washington, DC
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2004
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“Selections from the Permanent Collection,” The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA
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2004
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“Practice,” Carl Berg Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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2003 - 2004
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“David Ireland: A Retrospective,” Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA; Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA. (solo)
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2003
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“Capp Street Project Alumnae,” Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
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2003
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“Solid Concept IV,” Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
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2003
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“Magic Markers: Objects of Transformation,” Des Moines Art Center, De Moines, IA
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2002
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“Sweet Tooth,” Copia, Napa, CA
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2002
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Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
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2001
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“Making the Making," Apex Art Curatorial Program, New York, NY
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2001
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“Overhead: Installation and Baker’s Dozen,” Julie Baker Fine Art, Grass Valley, CA
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2001
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Pasadena Museum of Art, Pasadena, CA
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2001
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“David Ireland and Gallery Paule Anglim Contemplate the de Young Museum,” Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA (solo)
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2001
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Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (solo)
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2000
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"Seascape," Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
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2000
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"Rapture," Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
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2000
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"Eccentric Forms and Structures," Microsoft Art Collection, Redmond, WA
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2000
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Everyday Art, Freedman Gallery Reading, PA (solo)
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2000
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Reflections, Jack Shainman Gallery New York, NY (solo)
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1999
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Museum Pieces: Bay Area Artists Consider the de Young, San Francisco, CA
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1999
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Ideas in Things, Irvine Fine Arts Center Irvine, CA
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1999
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On the Ball: The Sphere in Contemporary Sculpture, DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park Lincoln, MA
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1998
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Double Trouble: The Patchett Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, CA
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1998
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Affinities and Collections, California Center for the Arts Escondido, CA
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1998
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pFORMative Acts, San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco, CA
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1998
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Gallery Paule Anglim San Francisco, CA (solo)
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1997
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The Gallery of the American Academy Rome, Italy (solo)
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1997
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Institute of Contemporary Art Portland, ME
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1997
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"The Art Orchestra: A Sculptors' Ensemble," The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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1996
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"Thinking Print," The Museum of Modern Art, New York
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1996
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"SFAI 125th Anniversary Tribute Show," Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, California
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1996
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Arts Club of Chicago Chicago, IL (solo)
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1996
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Center for the Arts at Yerba Buena Garden San Francisco, CA (solo)
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1996
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Functioning artwork, collab. w/ architect Henry Moss and master craftsman John Sirois, Addison Gallery, visiting artist's apartment Andover, MA (Commission)
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1995
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Jay Gorney Modern Art New York, NY
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1994
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Skellig, Ansel Adams Center for Photography San Francisco, CA (solo)
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1994
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Solid Concept Three, Gallery Paule Anglim San Francisco, CA
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1994
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David Ireland/Tom Marioni, Artists Space New York, NY
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1994
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Duchamp's Leg, Walker Art Center Minneapolis, MN (travels)
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1994
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Mapping, Museum of Modern Art New York, NY
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1993
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Installation, Mattress Factory Pittsburgh, PA (solo)
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1993
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Laura Carpenter Fine Art Santa Fe, NM (solo)
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1992
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Ruth Bloom Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (solo)
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1992
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David Ireland, Ann Hamilton, Walker Art Center Minneapolis, MN (solo)
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1991
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You Can't Make Art By Making Art, Helmhaus Zurich, Switzerland (solo)
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1991
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The Savage Garden, Caja de Pensiones Madrid, Spain
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1991
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Selections from the Permanent Collection: 1975-1991, Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, CA
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1990
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In-Site, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
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1990
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"Signs of Life, Process and Materials, 1960-1990," Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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1990
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"Paradox of Process: Collages and Assemblage in the Permanent Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
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1990
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Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA (solo)
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1990
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Washington, D.C. (solo)
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1990
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A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books, Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia, PA (solo)
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1989
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"Solid Concept," Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
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1989
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"40 Years of Assemblage," travelling exhibition organized by White Gallery, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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1989
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Germans Van Eck, New York, NY (solo)
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1989
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The Fabric Workshop, Philadelphia, PA (solo)
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1988
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Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY (solo)
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1988
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Damon Brandt Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1988
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"A Decade Documented," University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley; California at Santa Cruz; University of California (solo)
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1988
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The Home Show, Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
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1988
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Awards in the Visual Arts, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
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1988
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Carnegie-Mellon Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, CA; the Virginia Museum, Richmond, VA
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1987
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"The Right Foot Show," San Francisco Airport Commission, San Francisco, CA
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1987
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"Gallery as Place," Adeline Kent Award exhibition. Emmanuel Walter and Atholl McBean Galleries,San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA (solo)
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1985
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"New Furnishings," Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
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1985
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"Inspired by Leonardo," San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
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1984
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New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY (solo)
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1983
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American River College Gallery, Sacramento, CA (solo)
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1983
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"Elegant Miniatures from San Francisco and Kyoto, Japan," Kyoto, Japan, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
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1982
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Installation, Emily Carr College of Art, Vancouver, Canada (solo)
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1981
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Leah Levy Gallery, San Francisco (solo)
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1980
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80 Langton Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA (off-site location)
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1980
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White Columns Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1980
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Libra Gallery, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA (solo)
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1979
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“Mr. Gordon’s Birthday Party,” Action at 500 Capp Street, San Francisco, CA (solo)
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1979
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“65 Capp Street, South China Paintings,” San Francisco, CA (solo)
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1978
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Exhibition of the Maintenance Action at 500 Capp Street, San Francisco, CA Videotape: "Mr. Gordon at Lunch," Tony Labat (solo)
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1976
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Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, WA (solo)
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1976
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"Eighteen Bay Area Artists," Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
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1975
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Museum of Modern Art Rental Gallery, New York, New York, Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
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| Selected Public Collections |
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1986
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Artist in Residence, Headlands Center for the Arts, Ft. Barry, CA
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1985 - 1987
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“Newgate,” entryway sculpture for the landfill Preservation area, Candlestick Point State Park, San Francisco, CA
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1987
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Outdoor sculpture for the Three Rivers Art Festival, Pittsburgh, PA
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1987
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“Light Up- Philadelphia,” light schemes for the city of Philadelphia, Fairmont Park Art Association
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1989
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Collaboration with architect Mark Mack for design and execution of furniture, The Headlands Center for the Arts, Fort Barry, CA
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1990
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Pacific Enterprises Corporate Office Installation, First Interstate World Center, Los Angeles, CA
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1990
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Security Pacific Bank Gallery (collaboration with Frederick Fisher, architect), San Francisco, CA
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1992
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
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1996
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Addison Gallery, visiting artist’s apartment (Function artwork in collaboration with architect Henry Moss and master craftsman John Sirois), Andover, MA
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1999
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“Big Chair,” Lincoln, Nebraska
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Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California
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Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York
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Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California
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Achenbach Foundation for the Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California
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Oakland Museum, Oakland, California
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Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, California
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Whatcom Museum of Art and History, Bellingham, Washington
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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University of Californian, Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
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Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, Utah
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Di Rosa Preserve, Napa, CA
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