Ryan McGinness

Biography

1974
Born, Virginia Beach, Virgina, U.S.A
BFA from Carnegie Mellon University,Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
Curatorial Assistant, Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
Lives and works in New York, New York, U.S.A

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2008
  • Aesthetic Comfort, Artcore / Fabrice Marcolini, Toronto, Canada
2007
  • A Rich Fantasy Life, Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla, California, U.S.A
2006
  • Galeria Moriarty, Madrid, Spain
  • Vous Etes Ici, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Never Odd Or Even, Paolo Curti/Annamaria Gambuzzi and Co., Milan, Italy
  • Gas, Grass, or Ass (Nobody Rides for Free), Glenn Horowitz Bookseller,
  • East Hampton, New York, U.S.A
  • Mildly Subversive, Montserrat College of Art Gallery, Beverly, Massachusett,
  • U.S.A
2005
  • New Paintings, Danziger Projects, New York, New York, U.S.A
  • Installationview, Deitch Projects, New York, New York, U.S.A
  • Wall Paintings, Publico, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A
  • The Burden of Keeping it Real, André Simoens Gallery, Knokke-Zoute, Belgium
  • Pain-Free Kittens, Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla, California, U.S.A
2004
  • Multiverse, Galerie du Jour, Paris, France
  • Bucky Balls, Printed Matter, New York, New York, U.S.A
  • Living Signs, Galeria Moriarty, Madrid, Spain
2003
  • Project Rainbow, 222 Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
  • Worlds within Worlds, Deitch Projects, New York, New York, U.S.A
  • Sponsorship, Black Market Gallery, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A
2002
  • This Dream Is So Life-Like, Gas Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
  • Products Are the New Art, Printed Matter, New York, New York, U.S.A
  • Dream Garden, Deitch Projects, New York, New York, U.S.A
  • Sign Language, Stux Gallery Project Room, New York, New York, U.S.A
2001
  • Evolution Is the Theory of Everything, Parco Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
  • Sign Age, Galerie de Miguel, Munich, Germany
  • Pieceofmind, Colette, Paris, France
  • Vocabularytest, Joseph Silvestro Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A
2000
  • Shtick, Houston Gallery, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A
  • Luxurygood, Alife, New York, New York, U.S.A
1999
  • Flatnessisgod, Zakka, New York, New York, U.S.A
1998
  • Networking Is a Skill, Chaos, New York, New York, U.S.A
1997
  • No Sweat, Manhattan Athletic Club, New York, New York, U.S.A
1996
  • Slow Children Playing, Mad River Post, New York, New York, U.S.A

Selected Group Exhibitions

2006
  • Graphic Content, Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A
  • Art on Paper 2006, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, North Carolina,
  • U.S.A
  • The World Is Round, Public Art Fund, MetroTech, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A
  • USA Today, The Saatchi Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts, London, England
  • Spank the Monkey, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, England
  • H.O.L.L.A.N.D., Vous Etes Ici, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Since 2000: Printmaking Now, Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York,
  • U.S.A
  • The Garden Party, Deitch Projects, New York, New York, U.S.A
2005
  • Threshold, Max Wigram Gallery, London, United Kingdom
  • Greater New York 2005, P.S.1 / Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York,
  • U.S.A
2004 - 2008
  • Will Boys Be Boys? Questioning Adolescent Masculinity in Contemporary
  • Art, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A; Gulf Coast
  • Museum of Art, Largo, Florida, U.S.A; Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
  • Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A; Museum of Contemporary Art,
  • Denver, Colorado, U.S.A; Salina Art Center, Salina, Kansas, U.S.A
  • The Dreamland Artists Club, Creative Time, New York, New York, U.S.A
  • Beautiful Losers, Le Tri Postal, Lille, France; Palazzo dell’Arte, Milan, Italy;
  • USF Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, Florida, U.S.A; Contemporary Museum,
  • Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A; Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach,
  • California, U.S.A; Yerba Buena Arts Center, San Francisco, California, U.S.A;
  • Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A
  • La Collection d’Art Contemporain d’Agnès B., Les Abattoirs Museum,
  • Toulouse, France
  • Earthly Delights, MassArt, Sandra and David Bakalar Gallery, Boston,
  • Massachusett, U.S.A
2003
  • Airtight Plan for Killing, Buia Gallery, New York, New York, U.S.A
  • A New New York Scene, Galerie du Jour, Paris, France
  • Lead Poisoning, New Image Art, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A
  • North Star Video Screening, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2002
  • SK8 on The Wall, Gallery Rocket, Tokyo, Japan
  • Session The Bowl, Deitch Projects, New York, New York, U.S.A
  • Street Wise, A-Part Gallery, London, England
  • Group Show, Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla, California, U.S.A
2001
  • Grandes Arquitecturas Pequenas, Galeria Dasto and Centro de Arte Dasto,
  • Oviedo, Spain
  • Spunky, Exit Art, New York, New York, U.S.A
  • Group Show, Ground Zero, New York, New York, U.S.A
2000
  • Critic as Grist, White Box, New York, New York, U.S.A
  • Tomorrow, Rare, New York, New York, U.S.A
  • Le Salon for Art Collectors, Babylon, London, England
  • Group show, Steffany Martz, New York, New York, U.S.A
  • Interior Spaces in Contemporary Art, Whitney Museum of American Art at
  • Champion, Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A
1999
  • Size Matters, Gale Gates, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A
  • Photo Synthesis, Rare, New York, New York, U.S.A
  • Road Show, DFN Gallery, New York, New York, U.S.A
  • Room with a View, Sixth@Prince Fine Art, New York, New York, U.S.A
  • LA National Juried Art Exhibition, Patricia Correia Gallery, Los Angeles,
  • California, U.S.A
1998
  • Fresh Blood: 13 Young Artists, Archibold Arts, New York, New York, U.S.A
  • Le Salon for Art Collectors, Vanessa Suchar, London, England
1997
  • Summer Invitational, Steffany Martz, New York, New York, U.S.A
  • Wet Paint, Mary Anthony, New York, New York, U.S.A
  • Group Show, a+a Company, New York, New York, U.S.A
1996
  • Giftland v: Democra$y, Printed Matter, New York, New York, U.S.A
  • Night of 1,000 Drawings, Artists Space, New York, New York, U.S.A