CHARLES SPURRIER spurrierstudio@gmail.com
Education
1985
M.F.A. Yale University. New Haven, Connecticut.
1983
B.F.A. Cleveland Institute Of Art. Cleveland, Ohio.
Solo Exhibitions
2019
Greenwood. 490 Gallery. Brooklyn, New York.
2015
Superserver. Firecat Gallery. Chicago, Illinois.
2013
Color and Desire. Adventureland Gallery. Chicago, Illinois. Catalog available
2012
Thatcher Projects Gallery. New York, New York.
2008
"Drawings - Ten Years". Upper Jewett Gallery. Dartmouth College. Hanover, New Hampshire.
2006
Art Strand Gallery. Provincetown, Massachusetts.
2002
Renate Schoder Gallery. Cologne, Germany. Catalog Available.
Jaffe-Friede & Strauss Gallery. Dartmouth College. Hanover, New Hampshire
Catalog Available.
2001
Christopher Grimes Gallery. Santa Monica, California.
2000
Feigen Contemporary. New York, New York.
1999
Christopher Grimes Gallery. Santa Monica, California.
1998
Feigen Contemporary. New York, New York.
1997
Christopher Grimes Gallery. Santa Monica, California.
1996
Arena Gallery. Brooklyn, New York.
1995
Caren Golden Fine Art. New York, New York.
Feigen Contemporary. Chicago, Illinois.
Christopher Grimes Gallery. Santa Monica, California.
1994
Thread Waxing Space. New York, New York.
Barbara Toll Fine Arts. New York, New York.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2016
Supersketchy. Alleyoop Projects. New York City.
2012
"The Big Bike Show". Big Town Gallery. Rochester, Vermont.
2011
"Recent Acquisitions". University of Colorado. Boulder, Colorado.
"Jersey Bounce". Visual Arts Center of New Jersey. Summit, New Jersey.
2010
"Sea to Shining Sea". Margaret Thatcher Projects. New York, New York.
"Stuck Up". Islip Art Museum, East Islip, New York.
2009
"We're All Gonna Die". Sue Scott Gallery. New York, New York, and Number 35 Gallery. New York, New York. Curated by Ron Keyson.
"Modern Treasures". Big Town Gallery. Rochester, Vermont.
"Paper Jam". Art Strand Gallery. Provincetown, Massachusetts.
2008
"Modern Treasures". Big Town Gallery. Rochester, Vermont.
2006
"Material Abuse". Colgate University Art Museum. Hamilton, New York.
"Global". Westport Arts Center. Westport, Connecticut.
"Talking Back". Mount Holyoke College Art Museum. South Hadley, Massachusetts.
2005
"Drawn To Cleveland". Muesum Of Contemporary Art. Cleveland, Ohio. Curated by Kenneth Dingwall and John L. Moore.
"Musical Modes". Projects At Clifford Chance. New York, New York.
"Brrr...". Gallery West 52. New York, New York.
2004
"The History Of Collage: Max Ernst To Present". Bloomberg SPACE. London, England.
"Spiegel - Spiegelbilder - Spiegelobjekte". Renate Schroder Gallery. Cologne, Germany.
"25th Anniversity. The L.A. Years.". Christopher Grimes Gallery. Santa Monica, California.
"200 Drawings". The University Galleries. Illinois State University.
Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. Curated by Annie Herron and Berry Blinderman.
"Drawing The Line". Gallery West 52. New York, New York.
2003
"Works On Paper". Renate Schroder Gallery. Cologne, Germany.
"On Line". Feigen Contemporary. New York, New York. Curated by Robert Storr
George Negroponte, and Charlie Finch.
2002
"New Works From the 1985 Fine Arts Work Center Fellowships". Hudson Walker Gallery. Provincetown, Massachusetts.
"The Tipping Point". Locks Gallery. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2001
"Best Of The Season: Selected Highlights from the 2000-2001 Manhattan Gallery Season. The Aldrich Museum Of Contemporary Art. Ridgefield, Connecticut.
"New Works". Feigen Contemporary. New York, New York.
"Painting Beyond Painting". Cristinrose Gallery. New York, New York.
"A Family Album: Brooklyn Collects". Brooklyn Museum Of Art. Brooklyn, New York.
"Smallworks Travel". Cape Cod Museum Of Fine Arts. Dennis, Massachusetts and Hudson Walker Gallery. Provincetown, Massachusetts.
2000
"Minimal-Maximal". Feigen Contemporary. New York, New York.
"Neibeneinander III: Painting Today - Overseas And Here". Renate Schroder Gallery.
Cologne, Germany. Catalog Available.
1999
"Painting Function: Making It Real". Spaces Gallery. Cleveland, Ohio.
Curated By Saul Ostrow. Catalog Available.
"Head To Toe: Impressing the Body". University Gallery. University of Massachusetts.
Amherst, Massachusetts. Catalog Available.
"Pierogi Gallery Flat Files". Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery. University Of The Arts.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
"Recent Acquisitions of 20th Century Art". Santa Barbara Museum Of Contemporary Art. Santa Barbara, California.
"A Fine Line Between". The Gallery On The Hudson. Irvington, New York.
1998
"Exploiting The Abstract". Feigen Contemporary. New York, New York.
"Interior Landscapes: From The Collection Of Clifford Diver". Delaware Art Museum.
Wilmington, Delaware.
1997
"Redefinition: A View From Brooklyn". California State University. Fullerton, California.
Curated By Susan Joyce. Catalog Available.
"Art On Paper". Weatherspoon Art Gallery. University Of North Carolina.
Greensboro, North Carolina.
"New York Drawers". Gasworks Gallery. London, England and Cornerhouse Gallery.
Manchester, England.
"Divergent Models". Nassauischer Kunstverein. Wiesbaden, Germany.
"New Works". Feigen Contemporary. Chicago, Illinois.
"Current Undercurrent". Brooklyn Museum Of Art. Brooklyn, New York.
"Just What Do You Think You're Doing, Dave?". Willamsburg Art And Historical Society. Brooklyn, New York. Curated By Bruce Pearson.
"Re:Fab - Painting Abstracted, Fabricated, and Revised". Robert Hull Fleming Museum. University Of Vermont. Burlington, Vermont and Wolfson Galleries.
Miami-Dade Community College. Miami, Florida. Curated By Shirley Kaneda
and Rochelle Feinstein. Catalog Available.
1996
"Brazil - U.S.A. Exchange". Galeria Camargo Vilaca. Sao Paulo, Brazil.
"Getting Physical: New American Abstraction". Johnson County Community College.
Overland Park, Kansas. Catalog Available.
"Scratch". Thread Waxing Space. New York, New York.
"Painting In An Expanding Field". Usdan Gallery. Bennington, Vermont.
Curated By Saul Ostrow.
"The Taylor's Dummy". Christopher Grimes Gallery. Santa Monica, California.
1995
"The 44th Biennial Exhibition Of Contemporary Painting: Painting Outside Painting".
The Corcoran Gallery Of Art. Washington, D.C. Curated By Terrie Sultan. Catalog Available.
"Re:Fab - Painting Abstracted, Fabricated, And Revised". University Of South Florida College Of Fine Arts Museum. Tampa, Florida. Curated By Shirley Kaneda and Rochelle Feinstein.
"Face Forward: Self Portraiture In Contemporary Art". Kohler Arts Center.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Curated By Maureen Sherlock. Catalog Available.
"New Works". Feigen Contemporary. Chicago, Illinois.
"...It's How You Play The Game". Exit Art. New York, New York. Curated By Robert Storr, Thelma Golden, Nancy Spector, Jeanette Ingberman, and Papo Colo.
"Selections". Adam Baumgold Fine Art. New York, New York.
1994
"Promising Suspects". The Aldrich Museum Of Contemporary Art. Ridgefield, Connecticut. Curated By Barry Rosenberg. Catalog Avialable.
"Modus Operandi". Leonora Vega Gallery. New York, New York. Curated By Natalie Rivera.
"Modulating The Exhibition". Berlin Shafir Gallery. New York, New York.
"Free Falling". Berlin Sharir Gallery. New York, New York.
1993
"The Medium Is The Medium". Barbara Toll Gallery. New York, New York.
"Contemporary Drawings". Arena Gallery. Brooklyn, New York.
1992
"Behind Bars". Thread Waxing Space. New York, New York. Curated By Meg O'Rourke. Catalog Available.
"As If - Such As". Tomoko Liquori Gallery. New York, New York.
"Miauhaus". Thread Waxing Space. New York, New York. Curated By Gottfried Tollman.
Arena Gallery. New York, New York.
"In And Out-Back And Forth". Julia Arts Foundation. New York, NY. Catalog Available.
1990
Vrej Baghoomian Gallery. New York, New York.
"Invitational". Stux Gallery. New York, New York.
1989
Twinning Gallery. New York, New York.
1985
Marilyn Pearl Gallery. New York, New York.
Grants And Awards
2002
Artist In Residence. Hopkins Center. Dartmouth College.
1997
Artist In Residence. Illinois State University. Bloomington-Normal, Illinois.
1989
The Pollack-Krasner Foundation Grant.
1986-1987
The Fine Arts Work Center Fellowship.
1985-1986
The Fine Arts Work Center Fellowship. Zittbaum Foundation Award.
Public Collections
Museum Of Modern Art. New York, New York.
Santa Barbara Museum Of Art. Santa Barbara, California.
FOGG Art Museum At Harvard University. Cambridge, Massachusetts.
University Art Museum. Santa Barbara, California.
Oakland Museum Of Art. Oakland, California.
Hood Museum. Dartmouth College. Hanover, New Hampshire.
University of Colorado Art Museum. Boulder, Colorado
Orange County Museum Of Art. Newport Beach, California.
The Progressive Corporation. Cleveland, Ohio.
Teaching and Visiting Artist Residences
2018
Hunter College. New York City. Visiting artist guest lecturer.
2017
University of Washington. Seattle, Washington. Visiting artist guest lecturer.
2015
Cranbrook Academy of Art. Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Michigan. Visiting artist guest lecturer.
2011
The Chautauqua Institution. Chautauqua, New York. Visiting Artist and Guest Lecturer.
2010
The Chautauqua Institution. Chautauqua, New York. Visiting Artist and Guest Lecturer.
Dartmouth College. Hanover, New Hampshire. Visiting Artist and Guest Lecturer. Painting and Drawing
Mount Holyoke College. South Hadley, Massachusetts. Visiting Assistant Professor. Painting.
2009
Dartmouth College. Hanover, New Hampshire. Visiting Teacher and Guest Lecturer. Painting I and II.
American University. Washington, D.C. Visiting Artist and Colloquium Lecture Panel.
Mount Holyoke College. South Hadley, Massachusetts. Visiting Assistant Professor. Painting I and II.
2008
Dartmouth College. Hanover, New Hampshire. Visiting Teacher and Guest Lecturer. Painting and Drawing.
Mount Holyoke College. South Hadley, Massachusetts. Visiting Assistant Professor. Painting and Drawing.
2007
Mount Holyoke College. South Hadley, Massachusetts. Visiting Artist and Teacher. Drawing I and II.
2006
Mount Holyoke College. South Hadley, Massachusetts. Visiting Artist and Teacher. Drawing and Advanced Studio, Senior Seminar.
Smith College. North Hampton, Massachusetts. Five College Incorporated Advanced Drawing Seminar. Teacher and Visiting Critic.
2005
Mount Holyoke College. South Hadley, Massachusetts. Visiting Artist and Teacher. Drawing and Advanced Studio, Senior Seminar.
University of Pennsylvania School of Art and Design. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Visiting Artist and Guest Lecturer.
School of Visual Arts. New York, New York. Visiting Artist and Guest Lecturer.
Brandeis University. Waltham, Massachusetts. Visiting Artist and Guest Lecturer.
2004
Dartmouth College. Hanover, New Hampshire. Visiting Teacher and Guest Lecturer. Senior Seminar.
New York Studio Program. New York, New York. Visiting Artist and Guest Lecturer.
Center Street Print Studio. Milton Village, Massachusetts. Visiting Artist and Guest Printer.
2003
American University. Washington, D.C. Visiting Artist and Guest Lecturer.
Brandeis University. Waltham, Massachusetts. Visiting Teacher and Guest Lecturer. Advanced Drawing.
New York Studio Program. New York, New York. Visiting Artist and Guest Lecturer.
Fine Arts Work Center. Provincetown, Massachusetts. Visiting Artist and Guest Lecturer.
2002
New York University. New York, New York. Visiting Teacher and Guest Lecturer. "Advanced Painting Projects".
Dartmouth College. Hanover, New Hampshire. Artist In Residence.
University of Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa. Visiting Artist and Guest Lecturer.
2001
Montclair State University. Upper Montclair, New Jersey. Visiting Critic and Guest Lecturer.
2000
Cleveland Institute of Art. Cleveland, Ohio. Visiting Artist and Guest Lecturer.
Virginia Commonwealth University. Richmond, Virginia. Visiting Artist and Guest Lecturer.
Oberlin College. Oberlin, Ohio. Visiting Artist and Guest Lecturer.
Kent State University. Kent, Ohio. Visiting Artist and Guest Lecturer.
Spaces Gallery. Cleveland, Ohio. Visiting Artist and Guest Panel.
1999
Trinity College. Hartford, Connecticut. Visiting Artist and Guest Lecturer.
1998
Fine Arts Work Center. Provincetown, Massachusetts. Visiting Artist, Guest Lecturer, and Guest Selection Jury Panel.
1997
Illinois State University. Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. Artist In Residence.
1995
School of Visual Arts. New York, New York. Visiting Artist and Guest Lecturer.
1985
Westbury Academy. Westbury, Connecticut. Visiting Teacher. Printmaking.
1984
Yale University. New Haven, Connecticut. Printmaking Teaching Assistant, (Gabor Peterdi).
Yale Norfolk. Norfolk, Connecticut. Printmaking Teaching Assistant, (Brian Kaye).
1983
Cleveland Institute of Art. Cleveland, Ohio. Printmaking Teaching Assistant, (H.C. Cassill and Fred Hagstrom).
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