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Sharon Ellis Biography
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1955 |
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Born in Great Lakes, Illinois
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1978 |
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Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Irvine, CA
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1984 |
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Master of Fine Arts, Mills College, Oakland, CA
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Lives and works in Los Angeles
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2011
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Sharon Ellis: Paintings, Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2009
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Psychedelic: Optical and Visionary Art since the 1960s, San Antonio Museum of Art
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2008
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Daros Latin America, Zurich, Switzerland (solo)
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2008
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Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2008
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Sharon Ellis: Drawn to Paint, Rio Hondo College Art Gallery, Whittier, CA (solo)
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2008
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Rio Hondo College, Artist in Residency, RHC Gallery, Whittier, CA
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2007
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Eden's Edge: Art in L.A., The Hammer Museum, May 13-September 2 (solo)
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2006
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California, Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (Solo)
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2005
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POPulence, Blaffer Gallery, Houston, TX; travel to Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH, and Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston Salem, NC, curated by David Pagel California LandscapeLong Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
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2004
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25th Anniversary, The LA Years, Part II, Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
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2004
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Flower Power, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille, France
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2004
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Blue Sky, Pomona College of Art, Claremont, CA
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2003
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LA Post Cool, Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, California
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2003
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The Four Elements Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2002
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Evocations Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA; travel to Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio and San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA (Solo)
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2002
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Post Cool, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
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2002
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Glow, University of Texas San Antonio, San Antonio, TX; travel to The Jones Center for Contemporary Art, Austin, TX, University of North Texas Art Gallery, Denton, TX
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2001
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Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (solo)
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2001
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All -Terrain: An Exploration of Landscape and Place, Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA, curated by Carla Hanzal, (catalog)
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2001
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The Importance of Being Earnest, Weingart Galleries, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Michael Duncan
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2000
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Twisted: Urban and Visionary Landscapes in Contemporary Painting, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, curated by Jaap Guldemond and Marente Bloemheuvel (catalog)
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2000
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Glee: Painting Now, The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT; Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, Palm Beach, FL, curated by Amy Cappellazzo and Jessica Hough (catalog)
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2000
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The Visionary Landscape, Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
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2000
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There is no spirit in painting, Le Consortium Centre d’Art Contemporain, Dijon, France
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2000
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Departures: Eleven Artists at the Getty, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Lisa Lyons (catalog)
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2000
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The New Wave: Recent Painting in Southern California, CA Center for the Arts, Escondido, CA, curated by Noriko Gamblin
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1999
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Another Country: The Constructed Landscape, Lawrence Rubin Greenberg Van Doren Fine Art and Brent Sikkema, New York, NY
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1999
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Happy Trails, College of Creative Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, curated by Christopher Miles
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1999
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Times of the Day Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (solo)
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1998
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Phoenix Triennial, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ, curated by David S. Rubin (catalog)
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1998
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Painting From Another Planet, Deitch Projects, New York, NY, curated by David Pagel
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1998
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California Current, Rare, New York, NY
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1998
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Landscape, Meyerson & Nowinski, Seattle, WA
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1997
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Spot Making Sense, Grand Arts, Kansas City, MO, curated by David Pagel
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1996
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Exchange, Galeria Galerie Camargo Vilaca, São Paulo, Brazil
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1996
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Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (solo)
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1996
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The Four Seasons Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA (solo)
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1995
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The Four Seasons Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (solo)
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1995
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Postmarked L.A., P.P.O.W., New York, NY, curated by Sue Spaid
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1995
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A Vital Matrix, Domestic Setting Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Jane Hart (catalog)
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1994
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Promising Suspects, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT, curated by Barry Rosenberg (catalog)
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1994
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Current Abstractions, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Noel Korten
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1994
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New Voices, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, curated by Lucinda Barnes
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1993
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Serious Beauty, Metropolitan Momentary Contemporary Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Irit Krygier
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1993
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Appraising the Preternatural, Patricia Shea Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, curated by Sue Spaid and Michael Anderson
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1993
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Peculiar Paintings, Woodbury University, Burbank, CA, curated by Randy Sommer
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1993
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The Imp of the Perverse, Sally Hawkins Gallery, New York, NY, curated by Alisa Tager
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1993
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Sugar 'n' Spice, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA curated by Noriko Gamblin and Carol Ann Klonarides (catalog)
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1993
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Germinal Notations: A Drawing Show, Food House, Santa Monica, CA
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1993
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Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (solo)
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1992
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From the Studio: Recent Painting and Sculpture by 20 California Artists, The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA, curated by Philip E. Linhares (catalog)
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1992
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California North and South, Aspen Art Museum, CO
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1991
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Dorothy Goldeen Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (solo)
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1990
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Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
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1990
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Six Painters, Matthew Scott Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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1990
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Sublime Geometries, Sue Spaid Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
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1985
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Beulah Land, New York, NY (solo)
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