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Kerry James Marshall Biography
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1955 |
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BORN: Birmingham, AL
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1978 |
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Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, BFAA
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1991 |
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N.E.A. Visual Art Fellowship (Painting)
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1997 |
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MacArthur Fellowship, T. Mac Arthur Foundation of Chicago Herb Alpert Award in the Arts, Cal Arts, Valencia, CA (Visual Arts)
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1999 |
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Honorary Doctorate, Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA
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2004 |
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Distinguished Artist Fellowship and Stillwater Foundation Grant, College of Fine Arts, University of Austin
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009
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Compass in Hand: Selections from The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary ‘Drawings Collection”, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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2009
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"Heartland” Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago, IL
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2009
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“Between Art and Life: The Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Collection”, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
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2009
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“Lincoln: Man, Myth, and Memory”, Wadsworth Antheneum, Hartford CT
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2009
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“30 Americans”, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL
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2009
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“Across the Divide: Reconsidering the Other”, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL
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2008
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“Collection In Context: Four Decades,” Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY
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2008
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“Gwangju Biennale”, Gwangju, Korea
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2008
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“Taking Possession” UALR University of Arkanasas, Little Rock, AK
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2008
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“Portraiture Now: Framing Memory,” Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC
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2008
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“Portraits, Pin-Ups and Wistful Romantic Idylls”, Koplin Del Rio, Culver City, CA (solo)
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2008
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“Black Romantic”, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2008
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“Cult Fiction Art and Comics organized by the Hayward Gallery, UK and traveling to the following venues: New Art Gallery, Walsall; Nottingham Castle; Leeds City Art Gallery; Aberystwyth Art Gallery;Tullie House, Carlisle
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2007
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“Portraiture Now: Framing Memory”, Smithsonian Center for American Art and Portraiture, Washington D.C.
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2007
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“Documenta 12”, Kassel, Germany
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2007
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“Cult Fiction Art and Comics”, organized by Hayward Gallery, UK and traveling to the following venues: New Art Gallery, Walsall Nottingham Castle Leeds City Art Gallery Aberystwyth Art Gallery Tullie House, Carlisle
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2006
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“Drawing as Process in Contemporary Art”, smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago, IL
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2006
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“Twice Drawn”, Tang Teaching Museum, Saratoga Springs, NY
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2006
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“A Historic Occasion”, MASS MOCA, North Adams, MA
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2006
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“Otis: Nine Decades of Los Angeles Art Historical Survey of Fine Art by Alumni”,Los Angeles, CA
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2006
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“Black Panther Rank And File”, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
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2006
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“COMPLICIT! Contemporary American Art and Mass Culture”, University of Virginia Art Museum, Charlottesville, VA
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2006
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“Rhythm Master”, Mass Moca, Boston, MA (solo)
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2006
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“Along the Way”, Modern Art Oxford, England (solo)
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2006
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“Along the Way”, The New Art Gallery, Walsall, England (solo)
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2006
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“Along the Way”, Baltic, Newcastle, England (solo)
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2005
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“Along the Way”, Camden Arts Centre, London, Englan (solo)
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2005
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“One True Thing: Meditations on Black Aesthetics”, Birmingham Museum of Art, AL (solo)
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2005
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“Art From the Collections of Loyola Marymount University and Law School”, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
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2005
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“Very Early Pictures”, Luckman Gallery, Cal State, Los Angeles, CA
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2005
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“The Whole World Is Rotten”, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, NY
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2005
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“The Other Mainstream”, Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ
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2004
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“The Undiscovered Country”, UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
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2004
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“Drawings VII”, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
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2004
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“Hair Stories”, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona, traveling to: Clark Atlanta University Art Galleries Chicago Cultural Center, Sidney R. Yates Gallery, Chicago, IL
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2004
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“Splat Boom Pow!”, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, traveling to: Institute of Contemporary Arts, Boston
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2004
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“African American Artists in Los Angeles, a Survey Exhibition: Fade (1990-2003)”, Craft and Folk Art Museum, Luckman and University Galleries at California State University, CA
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2004
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Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH
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2004
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“Color Blind”, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
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2003 - 2004
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"One True Thing: Meditations on Black Aesthetics," Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL, Traveling to: Miami Art Museum, FL, Baltimore Museum of Art, MD, The Studio Museum in Harlem, NY, Birmingham Museum of Art, AL (solo)
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2003
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“African American Artists in Los Angeles, A Survey Exhibition: Fade 1990-2003”, Luckman Gallery at California State University, Los Angeles, CA
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2003
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“Celebrating & Investigations: African American Artists in Kansas City Collections”, The Kansas City Jewish Museum/The Epsten Gallery at Village Shalom, Overland Park, KS
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2003
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"American Art Today: Faces and Figures", The Art Museum at Florida International University
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2003
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“Delays and Revolutions” at “Venice Biennale”, Italian Pavilion, Venice, Italy
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2003
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"Comic Release: Negotiating Identity for a New Generation”, traveling to:
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2003
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Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
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2003
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New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA
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2003
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University of North Texas, Denton, TX
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2003
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Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL
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2003
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"American Art Today: Faces and Figures," Art Museum at Florida Int. University, Miami, FL
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2003
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"Splat Boom Pow: The Influence of Comics in Contemporary Art," The Contemporary Art Museum Houston, Houston, TX
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2003
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"Retrospectacle: 25 Years of Collecting Modern and Cont. Art," Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
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2002
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"Drawings VI," Koplin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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2002
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"New Visions of the American Heartland: Alcolm Cochran, Kerry James Marshall, Maya Lin, and Mary Lucier", Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN
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2002
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"Perceptual Experience: Contemporary American Figure Drawings," Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA
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2002
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"Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, IL
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2002
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"Plotting: An Exhibition of Artist Studies: Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL
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2002
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"Some Momentos," Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, WA (solo)
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2001
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"I Love NY" Benefit Exhibition, Jack Shainmen Gallery, New York, NY
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2001
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"Imprint," Philadelphia Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
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2001
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"Im Not Here: Constructing Identity at the Turn of the Century," Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA
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2001
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"Points of Departure II," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
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2001
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"The Big Show-'Healing,'" NICC, Antwerpen, Belgium
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2001
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"Illusions of Eden: Visions of the American Heartland," Madison Art Center, Madison, WI
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2001
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"Present Compose," The Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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2000
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“Drawings V,” Koplin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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2000
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“Illusions of Eden: Visions of the American Heartland,” Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH traveling to: Museum of Modern Art, Ludwig Foundation, Vienna, Austria Ludwig Museum/Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest, Hungary Madison Art Center, Madison, WI
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2000
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Washington Pavilion of Arts & Science, Sioux Falls, SD "ID/Y2K: Identity at the Millennium," Castle Gallery, College of Rochelle, New York, NY
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2000
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"Virtual Encounters," on-line exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
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2000
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"The Figure: Another Side of Modernism," Newhouse Center at Snug Harbor Cultural Center Staten Island, NY
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2000
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"Passages: Contemporary Art in Transition," Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL and Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL
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2000
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Cheekwood Museum of Art, Nashville, TN (solo)
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1999
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Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1998
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"Kerry James Marshall: Mementos", The Renaissance Society, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, traveling to: Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID (solo)
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1998
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"A Narrative of Everyday", Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL (solo)
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1997
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"1980's Unique Woodcut Prints", Koplin Gallery, West Hollywood, CA (solo)
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1997
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"Kerry James Marshall: Looking Back", San Diego State University Art Gallery, San Diego, CA (solo)
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1997
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“Recent Paintings and Drawings,” Addison Gallery, Andover Academy, Andover, MA (solo)
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1995
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"The Garden Project", Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1995
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Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, WA (solo)
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1994
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"Telling Stories: Selected Paintings", Traveling Exhibition, Nov. 1994 to July 1995, The Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH; Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS; University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO; Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA (catalog) (solo)
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1994
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“Different Visions: Joe Edward Grant & Kerry James Marshall”, Saddleback College Art Gallery, Mission Viejo, CA (solo)
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1993
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“The Lost Boys”, Koplin Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (solo)
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1993
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Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1992
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"Terra Incognita: Works by Kerry James Marshall and Santiago Vaca", Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL (solo)
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1991
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Koplin Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (solo)
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1986
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Studio Museum in Harlem, Artist in Resident Exhibition, Harlem, New York, NY (solo)
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1985
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Koplin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
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1984
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Pepperdine University Art Gallery, Malibu, CA (solo)
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