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John Zinsser Biography
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1983 |
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Bachelor of Fine Arts, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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Co-founded the Journal of Contemporary Art
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Lives and works in New York City
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2011
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Abstract Memory, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA, USA (solo)
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2011
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Still Light, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA, USA (solo)
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2011
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Papier/paper, kunstgaleriebonn, Bonn, Germany
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2011
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’70 Years of Abstract Painting – Excerpts’, Jason McCoy Gallery, New York, USA
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2010
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Same:Difference, curated by Julien Robson and Robert Cozzolino, Pennsylvania, Academy of the Fine Arts, PA, USA
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2010
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Consider the Oyster, conceived and curated by Ingrid Dinter, James Graham & Sons, NY, USA
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2010
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This Cool, Larry Becker Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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2010
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Recent Paintings, James Graham & Sons Gallery, New York, NY, USA (solo)
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2009
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Art Dealer Archipelagos, James Graham & Sons Gallery, New York, NY, USA (solo)
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2009
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Assemblage Abstract, Dinter Fine Art, NY, USA
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2009
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Blue, James Graham & Sons, NY, USA (curator)
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2008
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Color Climax, James Graham & Sons, NY, USA
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2008
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Peace, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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2008
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Recent Works, James Graham & Sons Gallery, New York, NY, USA (solo)
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2007
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Inaugural Show, James Graham & Sons, NY, USA
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2007
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Surfacing Now: Joe Fyfe and John Zinsser, JG Contemporary, (at flow, Miami Beach), USA
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2007
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Monochrome Painting: Some Versions from Ad Reinhardt to Present, CardwellJimmerson Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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2007
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Horizon, curated by David Humphrey, EFA Gallery, NY, USA
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2007
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New Beginnings, Galerie S65, Aalst, Belgium
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2007
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The War is Over, Sideshow Galley, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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2006
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The Independents, curated by Judith Slekowitz, 499 parkavenue, NY, USA
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2006
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Roger Ramsay Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA (solo)
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2005
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Galerie S65, Cologne, Germany (solo)
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2005
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Armored, curated by Rene Allain, Planet Thailand, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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2004
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The Flag Project, Rubin Museum of Art, NY, USA
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2004
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Dialogue: Abstract, Exhibition Space 13, NY, curated by Gayle Ruskin White, USA
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2004
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Arbeiten auf Papier, Galerie S65, Cologne, Germany
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2004
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Under the Influence, Barbara Mathes Gallery, NY, USA
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2003
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Theories: Abstract New York, LICK Ltd, Queens, NY (also: Ramsay Gallery, Chicago), USA
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2003
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Brooklyn on 57th St, Nohra Haime Gallery, NY, NY, USA
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2003
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1.ZenRoxy, curated by Ivan Vera, Von Lintel Gallery, NY, USA
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2003
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Color, curated by Paul Rusconi, Sandroni/Rey Gallery, Venice, CA, USA
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2003
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Paintings and Sculpture, Maximilian Krips Galerie, Cologne, Germany
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2003
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Bible Studies, Von Lintel Gallery, New York, USA (solo)
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2003
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Galerie S65, Cologne, Germany (solo)
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2002
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Color, curated by Paul Rusconi, Snadroni/Rey, Venice, CA
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2002
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Von Lintel Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2001
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Fifteen Years of Painting, Stark Gallery, New York, NY
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2001
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Galerie S65, Aalst, Belgium (solo)
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2001
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Cinema Studies, curated by Aruna D’Souza, Lucas Schoormans, NY, USA
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2001
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1.Significant Pursuits: Paint and Geometry, curated by Robert Kingston and Phong Bui, Smack Mellon Studios, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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2001
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The Tao of Painting: Principles in Monochrome, curated by Marina Zakarian, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, TX (Katalog), USA
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2001
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Deep Field Painting, Hunter College Art Gallery, curated by Michael Brennan (Katalog), USA
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2000
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Von Lintel & Nusser New York, NY (solo)
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2000
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The Significan Pursiuit: Form and Geometry, Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, NY
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2000
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Deep Field Painting, curated by Michael Brennan, Hunter College New York, NY
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2000
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The Tao of Painting: Principles in Monochrome, curated by Marina Zakarian, The McKinney Avenue Contemporary Dallas, TX
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1999
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Tang, Turner & Runyon Dallas, TX
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1999
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Gridlocked, Rocket Gallery London
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1999
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Paint Structures, Galerie von Lintel Munich, Germany
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1999
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Dialogue (with Mark Sheinkman), ART Resources, New York
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1999
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Abstraction, Roger Ramsay Gallery, Chicago, IL
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1999
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New American Abstraction, Galerie Windows, Brussels, Belgium
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1999
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One by One: Painting Vs. Drawing, Galerie von Lintel & Nusser, Munich
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1998
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Galerie Thomas von Lintel, Munich (solo)
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1998
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Roger Ramsay Gallery, Chicago (solo)
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1998
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White Grid Variations, Gallery S65 Aalst, Belgium (solo)
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1998
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Monomania, Rocket Gallery London
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1997
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The Architecture of Color, Pamela Auchincloss Project Space, New York (solo)
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1997
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A Reversal of Scale, Turner & Runyon, Dallas, TX
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1997
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Group Show, Green on Red, Dublin
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1997
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Summer Show, Galerie Thomas Von Lintel, Munich
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1997
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Works on Paper, Gallery S65, Aalst, Belgium
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1997
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The Pavilion, Lawing Gallery Houston, TX (solo)
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1996
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The Jullian Pretto Collection, The Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT
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1996
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Stark Gallery New York, NY (solo)
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1996
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Inaugural, Turner & Runyon Gallery, Dallas, TX
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1996
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Group Show, Todd Gallery, London, England
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1996
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Republic Tower Comission, Turner, Byrne & Runyon Gallery, Dallas (solo)
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1996
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John Zinsser, Lawing Gallery Houston, TX (solo)
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1996
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John Zinsser, Galerie Thomas von Lintel Munich, Germany (solo)
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1995
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Stark Gallery, New York (solo)
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1995
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Galerie S65 Alst, Belgium (solo)
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1995
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Minimalist Strategies, Pamela Auchincloss Gallery, New York, NY
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1995
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NY Abstract, Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, LA
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1995
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New York Paper Now, Galerie Thomas von Lintel, Munich
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1994
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New York Abstraction, Tavelli Gallery, Aspen, CO
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1994
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Color, Pamela Auchincloss Gallery
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1994
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Four Painters, Galerie S65, Aalst, Belgium
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1994
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Fractured Seduction, curated by Maya Damianovic, Artifact, Tel Aviv, Israel
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1994
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Galerie Thomas Von Lintel, Munich (solo)
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1993
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Thomas Solomon's Garage, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
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1993
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Elizabeth Koury Gallery, New York (solo)
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1993
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Galerie S65 Aalst, Belgium (solo)
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1993
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Works on Paper, Galerie Nãchst St. Stephan, Vienna, Austria
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1992
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Group Exhibition, John Good Gallery, New York, NY, USA
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1992
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Contemporary Surfaces, curated by Rick Ward, Pamela Auchincloss Gallery, USA
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1992
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Slow Art: Painting in New York Now, curated by Alana Heiss, PS1 Museum, NY, USA
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1992
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Abstract Painting Between Analysis and Synthesis, Galerie Nachst St. Stephan, Vienna, Austria (Katalog)
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1992
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Kinder! macht Neues!, Galerie Rolf Ricke, Cologne
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1992
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Group Exibition, Mars Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
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1991
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Automatic Writing, Julian Pretto Gallery New York, NY, USA (solo)
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1991
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Conceptual Abstraction, Sidney Janis Gallery, NY (Katalog), USA
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1991
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The Vertical Flatbed Picture-Plane, Turner & Byrne Gallery, Dallas, TX, USA
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1991
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Hybrid Abstraction, curated by Joshua Decter, Bennington College, Bennington, VT, USA
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1991
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Five Days, Thomas Solomon’s Garage, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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1991
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Synthesis, John Good Gallery, NY, USA
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1990
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Commodities Corporation Collection, curated by Sam Hunter, New Jersey State Museum, NJ, USA
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1990
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A Question of Paint, curated by Charles Wright, Jr., Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY
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1990
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Visiting Artists, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA
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1990
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Material Painting, curated by Julian Pretto, Roger Ramsay Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
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1990
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Invitational, Curt Marcus Gallery, NY, USA
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1990
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Thomas Solomon’s Garage, Los Angeles, CA, USA (solo)
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1990
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Julian Pretto Gallery, NY, USA (solo)
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1990
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Work on Paper, curated by Randy Alexander, Paula Allen Gallery, NY, USA
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1990
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Process and Material, Julian Pretto Gallery, NY, USA
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1990
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20th Anniversary Benefit, White Columns, NY, USA
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1990
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20th Anniversary Benefit, White Columns, NY, USA
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1989
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Aspects of Painting, Julian Pretto Gallery, NY, USA
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1989
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Nine Abstract Painters, White Columns, NY, USA
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1989
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Julian Pretto Gallery New York, NY, USA (solo)
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| Literature |
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2010
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Last Chance, Roberta Smith, The New York Times, October 29
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2010
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Haiku Review: Consider the Oyster, Peter Frank, The Huffington Post, October 28
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2009
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Uptown Art Mingles with Architectural Gems, Roberta Smith, The New York Times, Dec. 4, 2009, p36
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2009
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Now Showing: Art Dealer Archipelagoes, Sandra Ballantine, November 24
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2009
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Down the Rabbit Hole with Artist John Zinsser, Kelsey Keith, November 30
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2008
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John Zinsser, Edward Leffingwell, Art in America, October
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2008
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John Zinsser: Recent Work, Stephanie Buhmann, The Brooklyn Rail, March
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2007
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The Possibilities of Paint: An Interview with John Zinsser, Cindi Di Marzo, Studio International, UK, February
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2004
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Gallery Chronicle, James Panero, The New Criterion, October
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2003
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Farben, stets voll Schwung und Gewicht: John Zinsser stellt in der Galerie S 65 aus, von Jürgen Kisters, Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, 13/16 February
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2003
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John Zinsser: Neue Bilder, Galerie S 65, Köln, Reinhard Ermen, Kunstforum International, März-Mai
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2003
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Review, “Bible Studies”, Grace Glueck, The New York Times, June 27
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2003
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Review, “Bible Studies”, Aruna D’Souza, Time Out New York, July 24-31
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2003
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Driven to Abstraction, Amei Wallach, ARTnews, November
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2002
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Review, Walter Robinson, Artnet Magazine, April
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2002
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Zinsser, John. 'Free Parking and Other Directed Fantasies'
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2000
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T McDonough. 'John Zinsser at Von Lintel & Nusser', Art in America, December
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2000
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For Hikers Seeking Art, Brooklyn is a Left Bank, Holland Cotter, The New York Times, Dec. 15
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2000
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A Captivating Coat of Not Many Colors, Charles Dee Mitchell, The Dallas Morning News, Feb. 5, 2000
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1999
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Erfle, A. 'Krafte gegen neue Medien, Zehn zeitgenossische Kunstler in der Galerie von Lintel & Nusser', Suddeutsche Zeitung, SZ extra, February 11
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1999
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Horny, Tinga. 'Hier regiert die Vielfalt', Handelsblatt, February 11
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1999
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'Artist Profile', Noema, January-March, p. 114
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1999
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'John Zinsser', Prinz, January
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1998
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Zinsser, John. 'Andy Warhol: Pure Painter', artnet.com, February 25
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1997
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Review, Holland Cotter, The New York Times, June 6
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1997
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John Zinsser at Pamela Auchincloss, Bill Arning, Art in America, November
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1997
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Review, Patricia C. Johnsons, Houston Chronicle, Sept 23
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1997
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John Zinsser at Pamela Auchincloss, Michael Brennan, Artnet, September
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1995
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Review, The New Yorker, March 20
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1995
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Also of Note, Holland Cotter, The New York Times, March 24
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1994
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Hollywood Collects, ARTnews, March
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1993
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John Zinsser Repays Debt to Andy Warhol, David Pagel, Los Angeles Times, May 29
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1992
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Slow Art at PS1, Brooks Adams, Art in America, October
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1992
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Slow Art at PS1, Roberta Smith, The New York Times
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1992
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New York Fax, David Pagel, Art Issues, Sept./Oct.
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1992
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Contemporary Surfaces, Holland Carter, The New York Times, Aug. 7
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1992
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Life in the Abstract, Justin Sunward, Gay Chicago, May 21
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1992
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Zinsser Shows Respect for Materials, David McCracken, The Chicago Tribune, May 1
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1992
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John Zinsser: An Interview with Alisa Tager, Tema Celeste, Spring
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1991
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New York in Review, Terry R. Myers, ARTS, September
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1991
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John Zinsser (Interview), Cora Cohen, BOMB, Fall
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1991
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Review, Roberta Smith, The New York Times, July
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1990
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Material Painting/Roger Ramsay Gallery, Michael Bulka, Dialogue, November
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1990
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Four Artists Work in a Discreet Human Scale, David McCracken, Chicago Tribune, July
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1990
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John Zinsser at Julian Pretto, Ken Johnson, Art in America, July
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1990
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New York in Review, Robert Mahony, ARTS
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1989
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The Next Generation, Alexandra Anderson, Smart, October
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1988
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Talk, the Lost Art, Douglas McGill, The New York Times, Jan. 22
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