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Roy McMakin Biography
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1975 - 1977 |
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Portland Art Museum School (now Pacific Northwest College of Art), Portland, Oregon
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1979 |
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Bachelor of Arts; University of California, San Diego; La Jolla, California
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1982 |
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Master of Fine Arts; University of California, San Diego; La Jolla, California
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2005
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Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, New York (solo)
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2005
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Roy McMakin: A Slat-back Chair, University Art Gallery, San Diego State University, San Diego, California; catalogue (solo)
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2004 - 2005
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Specific Objects: The Minimalist Influence, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, California
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2004
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Roy McMakin: Chest, Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles, California (solo)
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2003 - 2004
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A Door Meant as Adornment, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California;
Traveled to Henry Art Gallery, Faye G. Allen Center for the Visual Arts, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; catalogue (solo)
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2003 - 2004
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Baja to Vancouver: The West Coast and Contemporary Art, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington; Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, California; Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia; CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, California; catalogue
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2003
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Fright Wig, Feature Inc., New York, New York
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2003
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Small Scale Sculpture & Anonymous Tantra Paintings on Paper,Feature Inc., New York, New York
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2003
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Mighty Graphitey, Feature Inc., New York, New York
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2003
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a bookcase, a sculpture, some drawings and a belt buckle, James Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington (solo)
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2003
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A Table, Two Chairs, A Small Chest, One Large Painting and Several Drawings, Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla, California (solo)
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2001
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Space, Feature Inc., New York, New York (solo)
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2001
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2 to, Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla, California (solo)
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2001
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Best of the Season: Selected Highlights from the 2000–01 Manhattan Exhibition Season, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut; catalogue
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2001
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Contemporary Collectors XVI, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, California
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2000 - 2001
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Against Design, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; traveled to Palm Beach Institute for Contemporary Art, Lake Worth, Florida; Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, California; Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri; catalogue
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2000
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Design Culture Now: National Design Triennial, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, New York, New York; catalogue
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2000
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Fast Forward: The Shape of Northwest Design, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, Washington
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2000
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When is a door a jar?, Marc Foxx, Los Angeles, California (solo)
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1999
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How Do I Know How You Know?, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington; brochure (solo)
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1999
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Feature Inc., New York, New York
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1998
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Yoyogaga, Feature Inc., New York, New York
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1998
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Home Sweet Home, Transamerica Building, San Francisco, California
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1997
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Marc Foxx, Santa Monica, California
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1997
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Marc Foxx, Santa Monica, California (solo)
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1992
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Domestic Furniture: Products & Prototypes of Roy McMakin, Felicita Center for the Arts, Escondido, California (solo)
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1987 - 1988
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Roy McMakin: Domestic Furniture Co. Prototypes (Alcove Series), La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, California (solo)
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1987
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Everything: An Exhibition of Surfaces and Containers, Quint Gallery, San Diego, California (solo)
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1986 - 1987
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San Diego Artists in the Permanent Collection (Parameters 8), La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art Downtown, San Diego, California
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1986
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The RMS Collection, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio
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1986
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Tables, Drawings and Photographs, Quint Gallery, San Diego, California (solo)
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1985
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A San Diego Exhibition: Forty-Two Emerging Artists, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, California
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1984
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Significant Others, Patty Aande Gallery, San Diego, California
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1982
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Carol Mavor and Roy McMakin, Jewish Community Center Gallery, San Diego, California
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1982
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Inside, Michael Dunsford Gallery, San Diego, California (solo)
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1981
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Supine in the Arroyo (performance), Sushi, San Diego, California (solo)
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1980
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Built-Ins and Love in a Charles Eames Chair (performance), Sushi, San Diego, California (solo)
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| Literature |
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2004
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Elfline, Ross K. “Reviews: What’s the Use?” Art Journal, Spring, Reviews Section begins p. 87
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2003
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Baja to Vancouver: The West Coast and Contemporary Art (La Jolla: Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego; San Francisco: CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, California College of the Arts; Seattle: Seattle Art Museum; and Vancouver: Vancouver Art Gallery).
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2003
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Darling, Michael. Roy McMakin: A Door Meant as Adornment (Los Angeles: The Museum of Contemporary Art).
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2003
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Freudenheim, Susan. “Design, Art and Fun.” Los Angeles Times, 16 March, p. E43.
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2003
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Hall, Emily. “Big Drawers: Sometimes a Bookcase Is Just a Bookcase. Not Here.” The Stranger.com, 6—12 November
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2003
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Pagel, David. “At Home in Two Worlds.” Los Angeles Times, 29 April, p. E3.
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2003
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Smith, Roberta. “Art in Review: Mighty Graphitey.” The New York Times, 8 August, p. E31.
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2002
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Abramovitch, Ingrid. “The Trickster.” House & Garden, February, pp. 74—81.
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2002
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Streitfeld, L.P. “Best of the Season.” NY Arts, January, p. 82
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2001
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Best of the Season: Selected Highlights from the 2000–01 Manhattan Exhibition Season (Ridgefield: The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum).
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2001
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Cotter, Holland. “Art in Review: Roy McMakin.” The New York Times, 16 February, p. E39.
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2001
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Vilades, Pilar. “This Is Not a Dresser.” The New York Times Magazine, 14 January, pp. 39—45.
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2001
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Webb, Michael. “Domestic Twist: Designer Roy McMakin Adds a Playful Spin to Eclectic Chairs and Open Spaces.” Los Angeles Times Magazine, 15 July, pp. 24—30.
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2000
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“21 Visionaries for the 21st Century.” Seattle Homes & Lifestyles, January/February, p. 65.
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2000
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Against Design (Philadelphia: Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania).
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2000
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Albert, Fred. “Great Expectations.” Seattle Homes & Lifestyles, May/June, pp. 75—77.
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2000
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Cabra, Raul and Dung Ngo, eds. American Contemporary Furniture (New York: Universe Publishing), pp. 181—183.
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2000
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Cash, Stephanie. “Sleeker, Thinner, Sexier—National Design Triennial: Design Culture Now.” Art in America, July.
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1999
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“Guidance System: Get Away from the Grunge in Seattle.” Wallpaper, March, p. 300.
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1999
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Abbott, Denise. “Roy Wonder.” House Beautiful, August, p. 28.
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1998
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Cotter, Holland. “Art in Review: Yoyogaga.” The New York Times, 20 November, p. E43.
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1997
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Darling, Michael. “Domesticating Art,” LA Weekly, 19—25 December, p. 43.
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1996
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Goldberger, Paul. “Frank Israel.” Architectural Digest, December, pp. 156—162.
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1995
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Stein, Karen. “Family Matters. ”Architectural Record, April, pp. 88—91.
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1994
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Bowles, Hamish. “Back to the Future.” Vogue, April, pp. 385—387
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1993
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Smith, Marguerite T. “Tomorrow’s Heirlooms.” Money, May, p. 175.
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