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Jack Beal Biography
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Born in Richmond, VA
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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College of William and Mary, Norfolk Division
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University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009
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Summer Group Show, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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2008
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Scrutiny: Artists' Self Portraits, Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA
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2007
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Inside/Outside, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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2006
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Group Show, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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2006
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Sondra Freckelton and Jack Beal: Fifty Years Working Together, Fine Art Gallery, SUNY College at Oneonta, NY (solo)
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2003
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Multiple Artists, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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2003
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The Contemporary Tableau: Beal, Goodman, Leslie, and Witkin, Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL
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2002
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The Perception of Appearances: A Decade of Contemporary Figurative Drawing, Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA
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2002
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Doors: Image and Metaphor in Contemporary Art, New Jersey Center for Visual Arts, Summit, NJ
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2002
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Me. Myself & I, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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2001 - 2002
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Real (ist) Men, Selby Gallery, Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL
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2001 - 2002
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Abstract Expressionism and the New American Realism: Paintings by Jack Beal and Philip Pearlstein, The Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA; travels to the Yager Museum, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY (solo)
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2001
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Jack Beal: The Times Square Subway Mural and Other Works, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2001
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Spectrum 2001, Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN
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2001
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20th Century American Landscapes from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York State Museum, Albany, NY
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2001
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A Century of American Woodcuts, Jane Haslem Fine Arts, Washington DC
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2000 - 2001
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The Virginia Landscapes, Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, VA
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2000 - 2001
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The Figure: Another Side of Modernism, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY
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2000
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2000 Collector's Show, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
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2000
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The Art of Collecting, Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI
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2000
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Realism Today, John Pence Gallery (through American Artist magazine), San Francisco, CA
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1999 - 2000
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Mosaico a New York City - The Return of Spring, Galleria d’Arte Moderne di Udine, Udine, Italy (solo)
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1999 - 2000
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Green Woods & Crystal Waters: The American Landscape Tradition, Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK; John and Mabel Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL; Davenport Museum of Art, Davenport, IA
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1998 - 2000
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Twentieth Century American Drawings from the Arkansas Arts Center Foundation Collection, The Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR; Sunrise Museum, Charleston, WV; Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples, FL; Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN; Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN; Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID; Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL; Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX; Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE; Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
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1999
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Art About Art, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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1999
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25 Works for 25 Years: A Quarter Century of Art at 3M, Concourse Gallery, 3M, St. Paul, MN
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1999
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Contemporary American Realist Drawings from the Jalane and Richard Davidson Collection, The Art Institute of Chicago, IL
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1999
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American Abstraction/American Realism: The Great Debate, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA
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1998
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Jack Beal: A Survey from 1963-1994, Oglethorpe University Museum, Atlanta, GA (solo)
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1998
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Illumination, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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1998
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Extensions: Aspects of the Figure, Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School, Hartford, CT
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1998
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Shattering the Southern Stereotype, Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, Farmville, VA
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1998
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Annual Collector’s Show, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
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1997 - 1998
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Collector’s Show, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
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1997
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Mixing Business with Pleasure, Sawhill Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
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1997
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A Show of Hands, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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1997
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Dramatic Realism: The New Baroque, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, PA
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1996
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Going Places, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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1996
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It Figures, SFA Gallery, Nacogdoches, TX
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1996
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Collector’s Show, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
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1996
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Jack Beal: A Survey of Prints and Drawings, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1996
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Jack Beal: Paintings and Works on Paper, Art Museum of Western Virginia, Roanoke, VA (solo)
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1996
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American Academy Invitational Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY
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1995
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American Academy Invitational Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY
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1995
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Contemporary Virginia Realism, Second Street Gallery, VA
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1994 - 1995
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Visiting Artist’s Program, Art Institute of Southern California, Laguna Beach, CA (solo)
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1994
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American Realism & Figurative Painting, Cline Fine Art Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
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1994
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Around the House, Frumkin/Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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1993
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Self-Portrait: The Changing Self, New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts, Summit, NJ
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1993
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Jack Beal: Paintings and Drawings, 1963-1993, Frumkin/Adams Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1992
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Large Scale Drawings, Frumkin/Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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1992
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New American Figure Painting, Contemporary Realist Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1992
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40th Anniversary Exhibition, Frumkin/Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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1992
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Contemporary American Realism, Broden Gallery, Madison, WI
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1991 - 1992
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American Realism and Figurative Art: 1955-1990, Myagi Museum; Sogo Museum of Art, Yokohama; Tokushima Modern Art Museum; Museum of Modern Art, Shiba, Otsu; Kochi Prefectural Museum of Folk Art, Japan
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1991
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Common Objects, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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1991
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Images in American Art, 1960-1990, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, PA
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1991
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Intimate Interiors, First Street Gallery, New York, NY
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1990
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Landscape on Paper, Graham Modern, New York, NY
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1990
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Objects Observed: Contemporary Still-Life, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
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1990
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Jack Beal: Focus on Painting, The Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA (solo)
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1989
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American Figuration: The 1950's and 1960's, Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1989
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Food for Thought, Lintas: Worldwide at One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY
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1989
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Made In America, Virginia Beach Arts Center, VA
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1989
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Realist Drawings, Frumkin/Adams Gallery (Drawing Gallery), New York, NY
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1989
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Small Works by Gallery Artists, Frumkin/Adams Gallery (Drawing Gallery), New York, NY
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1988
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Realism Now, Judy Youens Gallery, Houston, TX
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1988
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Contemporary Interpretive Landscape, Sewall Art Gallery, Rice University, Houston, TX
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1988
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Frumkin/Adams Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1987 - 1988
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Jack Beal: Images On Paper, Roberson Center for the Arts and Sciences, Binghamton, NY (solo)
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1987 - 1988
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Realism Today: American Drawings from the Rita Rich Collection, National Academy of Design, New York, NY
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1987 - 1988
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Contemporary Still Life, Vault Gallery, The Boston Company, Boston, MA
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1987
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Frivolity and Mortality: The Tradition of Vanitas In Contemporary Painting, Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY
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1986
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Landscape, Seascape, Cityscape, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
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1986
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A Feast For the Eyes, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA
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1986
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Interiors in Paint: Works by Thirty-three Artists, One Penn Plaza, New York, NY
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1985
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Drawings, Reynolds/Minor Gallery, Richmond, VA
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1985
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Contemporary American Still-Life: Works by Forty-six Artists, One Penn Plaza, New York, NY
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1985
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Pastels, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, NY
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1985
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Recent American Portraiture, Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, New York, NY
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1984
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New Realism: Behind the Scenes, Small Paintings and Preliminary Sketches, College of the Mainland, Texas City, TX
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1984
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The Artist's Studio in American Painting, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA
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1984
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Images and Imagery: Works on Paper, Art Gallery, Pace University, New York, NY
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1984
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Jack Beal/Joan Brown: The Early Sixties, Allan Frumkin Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1983
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New Portraits: Behind Faces, The Dayton Art Institute, OH
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1983
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Perspectives on Contemporary American Realism: Works of Art on Paper from the Collection of Jalane and Richard Davidson, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL
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1983
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New York, New Art: Contemporary Paintings from New York Galleries, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
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1982
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An Appreciation of Realism, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, NY
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1982
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The Human Figure, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
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1982
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Focus on the Figure: Twenty Years, The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
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1981
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Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris, France (solo)
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1980
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Reynolds/Minor Gallery, Richmond, VA (solo)
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1980
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The American Landscape: New Developments, The Whitney Museum of American Art, Stamford, CT
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1980
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A Feast for the Eyes, Heckscher Museum, New York, NY
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1980
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American Drawings in Black and White, Brooklyn Museum, New York, NY
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1980
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American Figure Painting, 1950-1980, The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA
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1979
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Artists’ Choice Museum Prospectus and Benefit Exhibition, Artists' Choice Museum, New York, NY
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1979
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Pictura Noua in American Deceniului al Optulea, The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY
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1979
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Works on Paper, Allan Frumkin Gallery, New York, NY
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1979
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The Big Still-Life, Allan Frumkin Gallery, New York, NY; University of Virginia, Richmond, VA; Art Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA
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1978
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An Invitational Drawing Show, The DePauw University Art Center, Greencastle, IN
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1977
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American Drawing: 1927-1977, Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, MN
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1977
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Jack Beal: Prints and Related Drawings, Madison Art Center, Madison, WI; Boston University, Boston, MA; Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (solo)
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1976 - 1977
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30 Years of American Printmaking, Brooklyn Museum, New York, NY
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1976 - 1977
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Artists Choice, Figurative Art in New York, Green Mountain Gallery, Bowery Gallery, New York, NY; Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY; First Street Gallery, New York, NY; SoHo Center for Visual Artists, New York, NY
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1976
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The Figure in Drawing Now, Bennington College, VT
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1975
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American Realists: Watercolors and Drawings, Meisel Gallery, New York, NY
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1975
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Portrait Painting, 1970 - 1975, Allan Frumkin Gallery, New York, NY
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1974
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Aspects of the Figure, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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1974
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New Images: Figuration in American Painting, Queens County Museum, New York, NY
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1973 - 1974
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Jack Beal: Retrospective, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA; Boston University, Boston, MA; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL (solo)
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1973
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Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris, France (solo)
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1973
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American Drawings 1963 - 1973, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
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1973
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The Richard Brown Baker Collection, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
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1973
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Drawings by Seven American Realists, Harcus-Krakow Gallery, Boston, MA
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1972
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Drawings by Living American Artists, International Exhibitions Foundation, Washington, D.C
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1972
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70th American Exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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1972
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Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, FL (solo)
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1971
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American Exhibition of Contemporary Painting and Sculpture, National Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York, NY
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1971
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New Realism, State University of New York, Potsdam; Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
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1970
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National Drawing Exhibition, San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA
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1970
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22 Realists, The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
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1970
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Works On Paper, Virginia Museum, Richmond, VA
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| Selected Public Collections |
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
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Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA
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Toledo Art Museum, Toledo, OH
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University of Virginia Art Museum, Charlottesville, VA
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Virginia Museum of the Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
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Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
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Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
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Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
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Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, MI
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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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Metropolitan Transit Authority Arts for Transit, IRT Mezzanine, New York, NY
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Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
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Mt. Holyoke Museum of Art, South Hadley, MA
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Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
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Neuberger Museum, Purchase, NY
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Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
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Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
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Bayly Art Museum of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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Christian A. Johnson Memorial Gallery, Middlebury College, VT
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Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, GA
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Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
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Fine Arts Center/Cheekwood, Nashville, TN
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Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC
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Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN
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