Dennis Hollingsworth

Biography

1956

Born in Madrid, Spain

1991

Masters of Fine Arts, Claremont Graduate School

1985

• Bachelor of Arts, California Polytechnic State University
• Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Solo Exhibitions

2006

• New Paintings, Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York, NY
• Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
• Miguel Marcos Gallery, Barcelona, Spain

2005

• Galerie André Buchmann, Cologne, Germany
• Galerie Tanya Rumpff, Haarlem, Netherlands

2004

• Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
• Galerie Mark Muller, Zurich Switzerland

2003

• Galerie André Buchmann, Cologne, Germany
• Chac Mool Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
• Galerie Mark Muller, Zurich Switzerland

2002

• Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York, NY
• Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
• Brett/Mitchell Shaheen Gallery, Cleveland, OH
• Galerie André Buchmann, Cologne, Germany

2001

• Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York
• Barbara Farber/La Serre, Trets France

2000

• The Box, Torino, Italy
• Galerie André Buchmann, Cologne, Germany
• Chac Mool, Los Angeles, CA

1999

• Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
• Steendrukkerij Amsterdam, M.V., Holland

1998

• Hearts and Minds, Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
• Barbara Farber/Rob Jurka Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland

1997

• Lawing Gallery, Houston, TX
• Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
• Schmidt Contemporary Art, St. Louis, MI

1996

• Meyerson & Nowinski Gallery, Seattle, Washington
• Blum/Poe Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
• Scarabb Gallery, Cleveland, OH
• Bennett Roberts Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA

1995

• Schmidt Contemporary Art, St. Louis, MI
• Bennett Roberts Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA

1993

• Lee Arthur Studio, New York, NY
• Studio Raid Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1991

• Graduate Exhibition, CGS East Gallery, Claremont, CA

Group Exhibitions

2005

• Galeria Miguel Marcos, Barcelona, Spain

2004

• Galerie Tanya Rumpff, Haarlem, Netherlands

2003

• Manny Silverman Gallery, West Hollywood, California
• New Abstract Painting: Painting Abstract Now, Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen, Leverkusen, Germany
• Phat and Sassy, Charlotte Jackson Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
• We Love Painting, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan
• Buchman Gallerie, Cologne Germany

2002

• Ramos and "five Times Four" at Modernism, Modernism, San Francisco, CA
• Play it as it Lays, London Institute Gallery, Millbank, London
• Spieglein, Spieglein, an der wand…, Mark Müeller Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland

2001

• Vivid, Richard Salmon Gallery, London. Touring exhibition: Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
• Northern Gallery for Contemporary, Art, Sunderland, UK.
• Abstract, Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York, NY

2000

• eg, Acunha-Hansen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
• Luminous, Ikon Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA eg:, Acunha-Hansen Gallery,Los Angeles, CA

1999

• Super-Abstr-Action, The Box Associati, Torino, Italy
• Fore and Aft, ACME, Los Angeles, CA
• Nach Bild, Kunstahalle Basel, Basel, Switzerland
• Art in LA, Brett Mitchell Gallery, Cleveland, OH
• Galore, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL

1998

• Object Obscure, Todd Gallery, London, England, Traveled to Galerie EugenLendel, Graz, Austria
• Drawings…2nd Annual Invitational, Meyerson & Nowinski, Seattle, WA

1997

• Stepping Up, Andrew Mummery Gallery, London, England
• Drawings…A Bi-Coastal Invitational, Meyerson & Nowinski, Seattle, WA
• What’s Next on Canvas, Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York, NY
• Orange County Art Museum Biennial, Newport Harbor, CA
• Martha Stewart Living, Art Center Gallery, Pasadena, CA
• Primary Colors, Barbara Farber Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland

1996

• Balancing Act, Room, New York, NY
• Left of Center: New Art from Los Angeles, Ten in One Gallery, Chicago, IL

1995

• The Blue House Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
• Six Roads to Abstraction, Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
• Fresh Air, Schmidt Contemporary Art, St. Louis, MI
• New Visions: Los Angeles Art in the 90’s, Armand Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
• Smoggy Abstraction: Recent Los Angeles Painting, Haggerty Museum,
• Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
• Painting Beyond the Idea, Manny Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
• The Insistent Image: Abstract Painting in Los Angeles, Oklahoma City Art Museum, Oklahoma City, OK
• Three Painters, Lawing Gallery, Houston, TX

1994

• Where We Live, AMO Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
• In Plain Sight: Abstract Painting in Los Angeles, Blue Star Art Space, San Antonio, TX
• Words and Symbols, ArtSpace Gallery, City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, Woodland Hills, CA
• Contrarywise Painting, Space Gallery, Chicago, IL

1993

• LA Juried Exhibition, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Hollywood, CA

1991

• Rotating Exhibition, Boritzer Gray Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
• Member’s Exhibition, Angel’s Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA

1990

• VEX, Cal State Irvine, CA
• DA Gallery, Pomona, CA
• SPARC Forum, San Diego, CA

1986

• Church of Architecture, San Diego, CA
• Score Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
• Galleria OCASO, Los Angeles, CA

Publications

2004

• Perree, Rob, "Gematerialisreed, Abstractie," Kunstbeeld, nr 11, pp.6-13
• Muller, Brian, Painting from Conceptualism to Recontextualism, Contemporary, vol. #59 pp. 32-41
• Ebony, David, "Edgy Armory Show in the Spotlight," Art in America, May

2003

• Harvey, Doug, "Stuff," LA Weekly, November 7-13
• Knight, Christopher "Around The Galleries: Gobs of paint, deftly flung", Los Angeles Times, October 21
• Amy, Michael, "Dennis Hollingsworth at Nicole Klagsbrun", Art in America, May

2002

• Johnson, Ken, The New York Times, December 13
• Ryan, David "Thinking in the Abstract," Contemporary, February

2001

• Baker, R.C., "Flesh and Paint," Village Voice, May 1
• "Dennis Hollingsworth," Abstract Art Online, April 11, abartonline.com

2000

• Frank, Peter. ArtNews, December
• Geer, Suvan, "Dennis Hollingsworth," California Art Scene Online, August 26,

1999

• Moos, David. Art Papers, "According to What: On Abstract Painting Circa 1999", May/June (illus).

1998

• Matsui, Midori. "Surviving the Postmodern: Dennis Hollingsworth’s New Painterly Abstractions," Zing Magazine, September, p.169.
• Hackett, Regina, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 22
• Fredericksen, Eric. The Stranger, July 22
• Updike, Robin. Seattle Times, July 16

1997

• Kugelman, Kerri. Zing Magazine, March/April

1996

• Knode, Marilu. Aorta Magazine, November 1, p.20.
• Iannaccone, C. ArtIssues, March
• Paparoni, Demetrio. Tema Celeste, Autumn, #58
• Crockett, Tobey. Art in America, October
• Darling, Michael. LA Reader, September
• Turner, William, Venice Magazine, p.69
• Pagel, David. Los Angeles Times, June 27
• Updike, Robin. Seattle Times, September
• Miles, Christopher,"Hollingsworth’s Focused Blur", Detour, September
• Art & Antiques, p. 30.

1995

• Kugelman, Kerry, Art Issues, November
• Frank, Peter. "Pick of the Week", LA Weekly, October 20
• Pagel, David. Los Angeles Times, October 12
• Muchnic, Suzzane. Los Angeles Times, p.59, September 10
• Cutajar, Mario. ArtScene, September
• Green, A. David. LA Reader

1995

• DiMichele, David. Artweek
• Knode, M.L. New Art Examiner, April, p. 41.
• Barrie, L. Visions Magazine
• Scarborough, J. Art Press, June, (illus).
• Meyers, Terry. Cataloge essay
• Muchnic, S. "Innovations and Optimism", ARTnews, p.104, March
• Willett, J.S.M. Artweek, v.26, no.3, p.39, March, (illus).
• Gleason, Mat & Preston, Janet. "Text as Image, Image as Text", Coagula.
• Brunetti, John. "Contrarywise Painting: Representation=Abstraction",
• Don R. Gooddard, San Antonio Express News, "L.A. abstract artists show viewfrom the void, plainly," October 9
• New Art Examiner, pp.43-4, May

1993

• Frank, Peter. "Pick of the Week", LA Weekly, v.15, no.45, p.133, October 8-14,(illus).
• Tombello, Alan. Detour, p.106, October, (illus).
• Scarborough, James. "Dennis Hollingsworth and the Other Side of Painting",Visions Art Quarterly, pp.42-4, Fall
• Michaels, Donna. "An Artforum Finding a New Life", Art-Talk, August/Sept.