Born 1977 in New Orleans, lives and works in Bennington, Vermont |
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
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2020 |
R.O.I./J.O.M.O., Kate MacGarry, London, UK |
2016 |
Neveruses Report Progress, Museum of Art and Design, New York, U.S.A |
2014 |
Neveruses, Kate MacGarry, London, UK |
2011 |
La Piscine, John Tevis Gallery, Paris, France |
2010 |
Juniors, Kate MacGarry, London, UK |
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Paper and Plastic, John Tevis Gallery, Paris, France |
2009 |
Casual Dress Pants, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, U.S.A |
2008 |
Josh Blackwell, Art Since the Summer of ’69 at Ooga Booga, Los Angeles, U.S.A |
2005 |
Josh Blackwell, Galleria Alessandro de Marchi, Milan, Italy |
2004 |
Josh Blackwell, Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont, U.S.A |
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Josh Blackwell, Kate MacGarry, London, UK |
2003 |
Josh Blackwell, Mary Goldman Gallery, Los Angeles, U.S.A |
2001 |
Josh Blackwell, Sarah Meltzer Gallery, New York, U.S.A |
1999 |
The Shape of Pairs to Come, D301 Gallery, California Institute of Arts, Valencia, California, U.S.A |
1998 |
Interference, Mint Gallery, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California, U.S.A |
1996 |
Prairie Flats and Summer Works, Left Bank Gallery, New Iberia, Louisiana, U.S.A |
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
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2018 |
Textile Abstraction, Casas Riegner, curated by Jens Hoffmann, Bogota, Colombia |
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Surface/Depth: the Decorative After Miriam Schapiro, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, U.S.A |
2017 |
FIFTEEN, Kate MacGarry, London, UK |
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Garbage Necklace and Other Things,” How’s Howard, Boston, MA, U.S.A |
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CMA In Practice/Works in Progress, Children’s Museum of the Arts, New York, U.S.A |
2016 |
Fort Greene, Venus Los Angeles, curated by Adrianne Rubenstein, U.S.A |
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Josh Blackwell, Rebecca Morris, Ree Morton, 11R New York, U.S.A |
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Altered States, Marymount Manhattan College, New York, U.S.A |
2015 |
Welcome Water (collaborative work with Miranda Lichtenstein), Elizabeth Dee, New York, U.S.A |
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Drifters, Neveruses, Songs For Presidents, New York, U.S.A |
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Soft Core, Invisible Exports, New York, U.S.A |
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Arcadia, Kunstvereniging Diepenheim, Diepenheim, The Netherlands |
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Locally Sourced, Katzen Art Center, American University, Washington DC, U.S.A |
2014 |
House Party with Dzek, Kate MacGarry, London, UK |
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Secret Santa’s Car Key Party, Orgy Park, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A |
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Homespun, Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York, U.S.A |
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Ja! Idealuh-huh, Berlin, Germany |
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Sojourn, Field Projects, New York, U.S.A |
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One Thing Then Another, curated by Jacob Robichaux, Artist Curated Projects, Los Angeles, U.S.A |
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More Material, curated by Duro Olowu, Salon 94, New York, U.S.A |
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Domesticity, Jason McCoy, New York, U.S.A |
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Purple States, curated by Sam Gordon, Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York, U.S.A |
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Redacted, curated by Janet Goleas, Islip Art Museum, Islip, New York, USA |
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No Ground But Say Ground, curated by Joe Fyfe, Halsey McKay, East Hampton, New York, U.S.A |
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The Tools, Root Division, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A |
2013 |
Draw Gym, Know More Games and 247365, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A |
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Skin, Painting Center, New York, U.S.A |
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A Conspiracy of Detail, Mackintosh Museum, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK |
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On/Off the Wall, Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.A |
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Schmatte, Storefront Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A |
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Our Haus, Salon 94, New York, U.S.A |
2012 |
Glaze, Galerie Chez Valentin, Paris, France |
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Beautiful Garbage, Byrdcliffe Kleinert / James Center for the Arts, Woodstock, U.S.A |
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The Art of Cooking, RoyalT, Los Angeles, U.S.A |
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Tops, Open Space, Long Island City, U.S.A |
2011 |
Josh Blackwell, Marta Eknaes, Georgie Hopton, Galleria Suzy Shammah, Milan, Italy |
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Underemployed, Zurcher Studio, New York, U.S.A |
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Polis, Art Blog Art Blog, New York, U.S.A |
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Josh Blackwell/Roger White, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, California, U.S.A |
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Josh Blackwell, Sean Bluechel, Amy Granat, Dennis Hollingsworth, Nicole Klagsbrun Project, New York, U.S.A |
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A New Hook: Rethinking Needlework, Museum Bellerive, Zurich, Switzerland |
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Projectory, Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, U.S.A |
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Information Economy, Dumbo Art Center, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A |
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Winter in America, Tanja Pol Galerie, Munich, Germany |
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An Exchange With Sol LeWitt, Cabinet, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A |
2010 |
NY Art Book Fair Report, PS1/MoMA, New York, U.S.A |
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Material Issues and Other Matters, CANADA, New York, U.S.A |
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Projectory, Phillips de Pury & Company at Saatchi Gallery, London, UK |
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Your Life Needs It, mUnit H, 9 Sugar House Lane, London, UK |
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Bushwick Schlacht!, Fortress to Solitude, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A |
2009 |
Objects, Furniture and Patterns, Art Since the Summer of 69, New York, U.S.A |
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Rock Garden, Salon 94 Freemans, New York, U.S.A |
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The Bichon Frise in Art, Art Since the Summer of 69, New York, U.S.A |
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No Solid Crystal, Nice and Fit Temporary at ReMap 2, Athens, Greece |
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DiSorGanizeD, Museum 52, New York, U.S.A |
2008 |
Here’s Why Patterns, Misako and Rosen, Tokyo, Japan |
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Gallery Show #1, Art Since the Summer of 69, New York, U.S.A |
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Unfurnished Room, Unit B Gallery, San Antonio, U.S.A |
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DadaDandy Boutique, Artprojx Space, London, UK |
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Something From Nothing, Contemporary Arts Center, (curated by Dan Cameron), New Orleans, U.S.A |
2007 |
EAST17, Norwich Gallery, (curated by Matthew Higgs and Marc Camille Chaimowicz), Norwich, UK |
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HOOT, Studio 1.1, London, UK |
2006 |
Dumbo Art Center Art Under the Bridges Festival, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A |
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Men and Materials, Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York, U.S.A |
2005 |
Diamonds for Workers, Kate MacGarry, London, UK |
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Minimuseum, Port Eliot Festival, Port Eliot, UK |
2004 |
Delfina Studios, London, UK |
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Art on Paper Weatherspoon Museum, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, U.S.A |
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Yarns, Solomon Fine Art, Seattle, U.S.A |
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Nature, Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica, U.S.A |
2003 |
Unframed: First Look, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, U.S.A |
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Dinaburg Arts, New York, U.S.A |
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Light and Spaced Out, Galerie Loevenbruck, Paris, France |
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The Cat Show, ACME, Los Angeles, U.S.A |
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Ready for War, University Art Gallery, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A |
2002 |
Goldman Tevis, Los Angeles, U.S.A |
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Josh Blackwell and Lizzie Scott, PS 122, New York, U.S.A |
2001 |
Josh Blackwell and Scott Lyall, Goldman Tevis, Los Angeles, U.S.A |
2000 |
Josh Blackwell and Lang/Baumann, Hot Coco Lab, Los Angeles, U.S.A |
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Season Preview, PS 122. New York, U.S.A |
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The Closet Show, 3424 Council Street, Los Angeles, U.S.A |
1999 |
Remaining Speculations, 962 Chung King Road, Los Angeles, U.S.A |
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SPECIAL CURATORIAL PROJECTS |
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2011 |
Underemloyed, Zurcher Studio, New York, U.S.A |
2006 |
Ragged, Kate MacGarry, London, UK |
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EDUCATION, AWARDS, RESIDENCIES |
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2006 |
Fellowship, Corporation of Yaddo, Saratoga Springs New York, U.S.A |
2004-05 |
International Fellowship, Delfina Studios, London, UK |
2004 |
Fellowship, Corporation of Yaddo, Saratoga Springs New York, U.S.A |
1999 |
Residency, Gemini GEL, Los Angeles, U.S.A |
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MFA, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California, U.S.A |
1991-95 |
BA, Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont, U.S.A |
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PUBLICATIONS |
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2011 |
bag, artist book, DYNASTY zines, Athens, Greece |
2010 |
Plastic Bag as Humble Present, self-published artist book, New York, U.S.A |
2008 |
Unspeakable Meaning, artist book, New York, U.S.A |
2007 |
King, Emily, EAST International 2007, Catalogue, Norwich University College of the Arts |
2004-05 |
Delfina Studio Trust, Catalogue 2004-5 |
1999 |
Pagel, David, Themes Out of School, CAArt Collection catalogue |
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SELECTED PRESS |
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2013 |
Smith, Roberta “Brian Belott: Draw Gym,” New York Times, 26th Septmeber |
2011 |
Gopnik, Blake, “The Daily Pic,” The Daily Beast, 1st July |
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Lieu, Lynn, “Not So Black and White,” Inland Empire Weekly, 12th July |
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“Banned Bags at the Riverside Art Museum,” InlandEmpire.us, July |
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Doak, Brianne, “Josh Blackwell,” Bullett Magazine, 9th June |
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Blackwell, Josh, “Joe Fyfe by Josh Blackwell,” BOMB Magazine, 115, Spring |
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Leigh, Elizah, “Plastic Bags Repurposed Into Stunning Embroidered Canvases,” Reuse: New Life for Old Stuff, 15th March |
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Sutton, Benjamin, “Internet Money and Post Industrial Chic on Silicon Beach,” The L Magazine, 2nd February |
2010 |
Johnson, Paddy, “10 Best ‘Gritty’ Brooklyn Shows in Manhattan,” The L Magazine, 8th December |
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Kalm, James, “Brooklyn Dispatches: Funkster Formalism, Crap Constructivism,” The Brooklyn Rail, October |
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Goodman, David, “Found: 9/09/10 Josh Blackwell at CANADA,” Such a Good Man, 9th September |
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Basciano, Oliver, “Consumed,” Art Review, September |
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Shapton, Leanne, “We Three Things/ In Stitches,” New York Times T Magazine, 5th March |
2009 |
Saltz, Jerry, “Arf Criticism,” New York, 5th October |
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Smith, Roberta, “The Mood of the Market, as Measured in the Galleries,” New York Times, 4th Septmeber |
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LaRocco, Claudia, “Song and Dance,” Artforum.com, May |
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Fels, Sophie, “Great Walks: Art Walk,” Time Out New York, Issue 709 30th April – 6th May |
2005 |
Singer, Sally, “The Icewoman Cometh,” Vogue, May |
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Noe, Paula, “Blackwell, Maschere e Foulard,” Mood Magazine, March |
2004 |
Kengas, Matthew, “Visual Arts,” Seattle Times, 4th June |
2003 |
Benard, Emily, “Picks,” Artforum.Com, July |
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Ollman, Leah, “Reviews,” Los Angeles Times, 10th January |
2001 |
Cotter, Holland, “Lizzie Scott and Josh Blackwell,” New York Times, 11th May |
1999 |
Pagel, David, “Art Reviews,” Los Angeles Times, 30th July |