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Jim Isermann Page 1 \| 2 \| Biography
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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