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Jim Isermann

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Born: Kenosha, Wisconsin, 1955
Lives: Palm Springs, California

Education
1977 University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, B.F.A.
1980 California Institute of the Arts, Valencia California, M.F.A.����7

Solo Exhibitions
1981 �Modern Tempo,� Riko Mizuno Gallery, Los Angeles
1982 �Motel Modern,� The Inn of Tomorrow, Anaheim CA and Richard Kuhlenschmidt Gallery, Los Angeles
�Patio Tempo,� Artist�s Space, New York
1984 �Suburban,� Richard Kuhlenschmidt Gallery, Los Angeles
1985 Installation at West Beach Cafe, Venice CA
�Starburst,� Onyx Cafe, Los Angeles
1986 �Nu-Flowers,� Patty Aande Gallery, San Diego CA
�Flowers,� Kuhlenschmidt/Simon, Los Angeles
1988 Kuhlenschmidt/Simon, Los Angeles
Josh Baer Gallery, New York
�Matching Chairs and Paintings,� Feature, Chicago
1989 �Shag Ptgs,� Richard Kuhlenschmidt Gallery, Los Angeles
�Shag Ptgs,� Feature, New York
1991 �Shag Paintings and Sculpture,� Feature, New York
1992 Roy Boyd Gallery, Santa Monica CA
Feature, New York
1994 �Highlights,� Sue Spaid Fine Art, Los Angeles
�Handiwork,� Richard Telles Fine Art, Los Angeles
�Handiwork,� Feature, New York
1995 Ynglingagatan 1, Stockholm, Sweden
�Weaves,� Richard Telles Fine Art, Los Angeles
1996 �CubeWeave,� Feature, New York
�Isermann/Pardo,� Richard Telles Fine Art, Los Angeles
1997 Project Space, Chicago Fine Arts Club, Chicago
Studio Guenzani, Milan , Italy
Ynglingagatan 1, Stockholm, Sweden
Robert Prime, London
1998 �Herringbone & Houndstooth,� Richard Telles Fine Art, Los Angeles
1998-99 �Fifteen: Jim Isermann Survey,� Institute of Visual Arts, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, curated by David Pagel, (cat.); traveled to Diverse-Works Artspace, Houston; The University of North Texas Art Gallery, Denton, Texas; Santa Monica
Museum of Art, California; Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensboro; Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (catalogue)
1999 �Vega,� Le Magasin - Centre d�art Contemporain, Grenoble, France
Camden Arts Center, London, UK
2000 Richard Telles Fine Art, Los Angeles
Galerie Praz-Delavallade, Paris, France
Portikus, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Logic Rules,� The RISD Museum, Providence, Rhode Island
2001 Richard Telles Fine Art, Los Angeles
Feature Inc, New York
2002 Corvi-Mora, London
�Hammer Projects,�(wall installation) UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
(brochure with essay by Dave Hickey)
Galerie Praz-Delavallade, Paris, France
2005 Corvi-Mora, London
Deitch Projects, New York, NY
2006 Richard Telles Fine Art, Los Angeles
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
2007 Vinyl Smash Up, 1999 � 2007. Deitch Projects, New York, NY
Jim Isermann (Chairs & Paintings, 1987). Praz-Delavallade, Paris, France


Group Exhibitions
Selected Group Exhibitions:

2000 �Ultralounge: The Return of Social Space (with cocktails),� University of
South Florida Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, FL., curated by Dave Hickey.
�Haute de Forme et Bas Fonds,� frac Poitou-Charentes, Angouleme, France
�From Rags to Riches,� Fondation de la Tapisserie, Brussels, Belgium
�Work on Paper from California,� Judy Ann Goldman Fine Art, Boston
�What If?� Modern Museum Stockholm, Sweden
�Made in California: Now,� Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
�Artworkers,� Oriel Mostyn Gallery, Wales

�Pure De(sign),� Otis Gallery, Otis College of Fine Art & Design, Los Angeles
2001 �Drawings,� Frith Street Gallery, London
�Beau Monde: Toward a Redeemed Cosmopolitanism,� The Fourth International Biennial, Site, Santa Fe, New Mexico
�The Magic Hour,� Neue Galerie, Graz, curated by Alex Farquharson
�Tele(visions),� Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, curated by Joshua Decter (catalogue)
�Patterns: Between Object and Arabesque,� Kunsthallen Brandts Klaedefabrik, Odense, Denmark (catalogue)
2002 �Crisp,� Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York
�The Gallery Show,� Royal Academy of Fine Art, London, curated by Norman Rosenthal and Max Wigram
�Trespassing: Houses by Artist,� The Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue,
Washington and MAK Center for Art and Architecture, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Cara Mullio (catalogue) (traveling exhibition)
�Now is the Time,� Dorsky Gallery, Long Island City, NY
�Five Years,� Galerie Praz-Delavallade, Paris
�Deluxe,� Plaza de Espana Contemporary Art Centre, Madrid (catalogue)
�On the Wall: Wallpaper by Contemporary Artists,� The RISDI Museum,
Providence, RI (brochure) (traveling exhibition)
�Flatlines,� Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles
2003 �Jim Isermann / Monique Prieto,� Corvi-Mora, London
�Variance,� Angles Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
�The LAPD Project: The Legacy of Pattern and Decoration,� Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
�Trespassing: Houses by Artist,� University of South Florida, Contemporary Art Museum; Blaffer Art Gallery, Houston; curated by Cara Mullio (cataogue)
(traveling exhibition)
�Contemporaries: Five Years of Grant Making in the
Visual Arts/California Community Foundation,� RedCat Gallery, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles (catalogue)
�Of the Moment: Recent Acquisitions from the Permanent Collection,� MCASD, San Diego, CA
�On the Wall: Wallpaper by Contemporary Artists,� The Fabric Workshop,
Philadelphia (traveling exhibition)
2004 �Formes + Signes: Jim Isermann, Daniel Pflumm, Philippe Decrauzat, John
Armleder,� Galerie Praz Delavallade, Paris
�Trespassing: Houses by Artist,� Blaffer Art Gallery, Houston; Palm Springs
Desert Museum, CA; curated by Cara Mullio (catalogue) (traveling exhibition)
�Suburban House Kit: Adam Kalkin with Jim Isermann. Martin Kersels, Aernout Mik, Tobias
Rehberger, Haim Steinbach,� Deitch Projects, New York
2005 �Trespassing: Houses by Artist,� Palm Springs Desert Museum, CA; curated by Cara Mullio (catalogue) (traveling exhibition)
�In the Abstract,� Angles Gallery, Santa Monica
�Extreme Abstraction,� Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo
�Bidibidobidiboo: La Collezione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Fondazione
Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Milan
�L.A.,� Lucas Schoormans Gallery, New York
�Icestorm,� Kunstverein, Munich
�op�ish,� Samson Projects, Boston
2006 �Unit Structures,� organized by Pablo Lafuente for Lisboa 20, Lisbon, Portugal
2007 Painting Design. Organized by David Pagel. Peggy Phelps and East Galleries, Claremont Graduate University.
PLASTIC / A proposal of John Trembley. Works in vacuum-formed plastic from the 1960s to today. Cabinet des estampes, du Muse� d�art et d�historie,
Geneva, Switzerland.
If Everybody had an Ocean: Brian Wilson: An Art Exhibition. Curated by Alex
Farquharson. Tate St. Ives, Cornwall, UK and CAPC Mus�e d�Art Contemporain, Bordeaux, France
Sculptors� Drawings: Ideas, Studies, Sketches, Proposals, and More. Angles Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
POST DEC: Beyond Pattern and Decoration. Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT

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