Josh Blackwell

Page 1 | Biography

Born: 1972
Lives: and works in New York

Education
1999 MFA, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California
1991-5 BA, Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont



Solo Exhibitions
2010
Juniors, Kate MacGarry
Paper and Plastic, John Tavis Gallery, Paris

2009
Casual Dress Pants, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York

2008
Josh Blackwell, Art Since the Summer of '69 at Ooga Booga, Los Angeles

2007
�the march of casualization is not so easily stopped, Kate MacGarry

2005
Josh Blackwell, Galleria Alessandro de March, Milan

2004
Josh Blackwell, Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont
Josh Blackwell, Kate MacGarry

2003
Josh Blackwell, Mary Goldman Gallery, Los Angeles

2001
Josh Blackwell, Sarah Meltzer Gallery, New York

1999
The Shape of Pairs to Come, D301 Gallery, California Institute of Arts, Valencia, California

1998
Interference, Mint Gallery, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California

1996
Prairie Flats and Summer Works, Left Bank Gallery, New Iberia, Louisiana

Group Exhibitions
2011
Josh Blackwell/Roger White, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, California
A New Hook: Rethinking Needlework, Museum Bellerive, Zurich
Josh Blackwell, Sean Bluechel, Amy Granat, Dennis Hollingsworth, Nicole Klagsbrun Project, New York
Information Economy, Dumbo Arts Center, New York

2010
Projectory, Phillips de Pury & Company at Saatchi Gallery, London
Material Issue and Other Matter, curated by Michael Mahalchick and Wallace Whitney, CANADA, New York
Objects, Furniture and Patterns, Art Since the Summer of '69, New York

2009
Rock Garden, Salon 94 Freemans, New York
The Bichon Fris� in Art, Art Since the Summer of �69, New York
No Solid Crystal, Nice and Fit Contemporary @ ReMap2, Athens
Disorganized, Museum52, New York

2008
Here�s Why Patterns, Misako & Rosen, Tokyo
Gallery Show n.1, Art Since the Summer of '69, New York
Unfurnished Room, Unit B Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
Dadadandy Boutique, Artprojx Space, London
Something From Nothing, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans

2007
East International (selected by Matthew Higgs and Marc Camille Chaimowicz), Norwich Gallery, Norwich School of Art & Design, Norwich
Hoot, Studio 1.1, London

2006
Men and Materials, Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York

2005
Diamonds for Workers, Kate MacGarry

2004
Art on Paper, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensborough
Yarns, Solomon Fine Art, Seattle, Washington
Nature, Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica, California

2003
Light and Spaced Out: 11 Artists from Los Angeles, Galerie Loevenbruck, Paris
The Cat Show, ACME, Los Angeles

2002
Group show, Goldman Tevis, Los Angeles
Josh Blackwell and Lizzie Scott, PS 122, New York

2001
Josh Blackwell and Scott Lyall, Goldman Tevis, Los Angeles

2000
Josh Blackwell and Lang/Bauman, Hot Coco Lab, Venice, California
Season Preview, PS 122, New York
The Closet Show, 3424 Council St, Los Angeles

1999
One Night Stand, Park Plaza Lodge Hotel, Los Angeles
Remaining Speculations, 962 Chung King Road, Los Angeles
No Title, Bradbury Building, Los Angeles

Bibliography
Plastic Bag as Humble Present, self-published artist book, New York 2010
Brooklyn Dispatches: Funkster Formalism, Crap Constructivism, James Kalm, The Brooklyn Rail, October 2010
Consumed, Oliver Basciano, Art Review, September 2010
We Three Things/In Stiches, Leanne Shapton, New York Times T Magazine, March 5, 2010
Arf Criticism, Jerry Saltz, New York Magazine, 3 October 2009
The Mood of the Market, as Measured in the Galleries, Roberta Smith, New York Times, 4 September 2009
Song and Dance, Claudia LaRocco, Artforum.com, May 2009
Great Walks: Art Walk, Sophie Fels, Time Out New York, Issue 709, April 30 - May 6, 2009
East International exhibition catalogue, essay by Emily King, Norwich School of Art & Design, July 2007
March of casualisation, Creative Week, July 2007
Frieze Yearbook 2006-7, Kristin M. Johnes, frieze publications, 2006
Blackwell, Maschere e Foulard, Paola No�, Mood magazine (Italy), Issue 82, March 2005
Yarns, Matthew Kangas, Visual Arts, Seattle Times, June 4, 2004
Picks, Emily Renard, Artforum.Com, July, 2003
Reviews, Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 10 January 2003
Art Guide, Holland Carter, New York Times, 11 May 2001
Art Reviews, David Pagel, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 1999

Grants/Awards
2006 Fellowship, Corporation of Yaddo, Saratoga Springs New York
2004-2005 International Fellowship, Delfina Studios, London
2004 Fellowship, Corporation of Yaddo, Saratoga Springs New York
1999 Residency, Gemini GEL, Los Angeles