1958
Born in Bronx, New York
1979
Fellowship at Yale University Summer Program for Music and Art
1980
BFA, Parsons School of Design
1993 - 99
School of Visual Arts Fine Art Faculty
2001 - 02
Columbia University Art School Faculty
2002 - 04
Cooper Union School of Art Faculty
2002 - 05
Rutgers University Visiting Artist Faculty
AWARDS
1999
Residency at Fondation Claude Monet, Giverny
2002
Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award
2003
Rosenthal Award, American Academy of Arts and Letters
Guggenheim Fellowship Award
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009
Central Connecticut State University Art Gallery, New Britain, CT
2008
Chaoticus, David Nolan Gallery, New York
2007
Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles
2005
David Nolan Gallery, New York (catalogue)
Codex Maximus, Mario Diacono, Boston
2003
Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles
2002
Derek Eller Gallery, New York
2001
Baumgartner Gallery, New York
2000
Galerie Rolf Ricke, Köln
Baumgartner Gallery, New York
1998
Marella Arte Contemporanea, Sarnico
1997
Reali Arte Contemporanea, Brescia
1995
Marella Arte Contemporanea, Sarnico (catalogue)
Lauren Wittels Gallery, New York
1993
Art & Public, Geneva
Galerie Jürgen Becker, Hamburg
Galerie Rolf Ricke, Köln
Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York
Martina Detterer Gallery, Frankfurt
1991
Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York
Galerie Claire Burrus, Paris
Le Consortium, Dijon (with Michael Scott and Imi Knoebel)
1990
Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York
1989
Daniel Newburg Gallery, New York (with Matthew McCaslin)
1988
Cable Gallery, New York
T'Venster, Amsterdam
1987
Cable Gallery, New York
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
Wall-to-Wall, Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles
Townie, curated by Carl D'Alvia and Michael Foley, Foley Gallery, New York
2009
Morphological Mutiny, David Nolan Gallery, New York
Jr. and Sons, curated by Joe Bradley, Zach Feuer, New York
Just what is it that makes today's painting so different, so appealing?, Gering & Lopez, New York
Portrait de l'artiste en motocycliste , MAGASIN-Centre National d'art Contemporain de Grenoble, Grenoble
Champagne & Baloney, Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York, NY
Palms, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
Morphological Mutiny, Nolan Judin Berlin
Form and Story: Narration in Recent Painting, University of Richmond Museums, Richmond, VA
2008
Jekyll Island, curated by Max Henry and Erik Parker, Honor Fraser, Los Angeles
Friends and Family, Anton Kern Gallery, New York
Steve DiBenedetto: Edge Dwelling and Keith Edmier: & Episode 1, University Art Museum, SUNY Albany, New York
Disarming Matter, Larissa Goldston Gallery, New York
2007
Mr. President, University Art Museum, SUNY Albany, New York
Block Party Part II, Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles
Derek Eller Gallery, New York
2006
Block Party: An Exhibition of Drawings, Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles
Hybridity/Ambivalence, Amos Eno Gallery, New York
Nightmares of Summer, Marvelli Gallery, New York
Parallel Visions II: Outsider and Insider Art Today, Galerie St. Etienne, New York
Hot Pics/06, The Katonah Museum of Art, New York
Twice Drawn, Skidmore College, New York, Curated by Ian Berry and Jack Shear
2005
Remote Viewing, The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
Curvaceous, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York
The Hills Have Eyes, curated by Gene Moreno, Ingalls and Associates, Miami
Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles
2004
Beat the Reaper!, curated by Joe Bradley, Allston Skirt Gallery, Boston
Curious Crystals of Unusual Purity, curated by Bob Nickas and Steve Lafreniere, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City
Earthly Delights, MassArt, Boston
Colored Pencil, K.S. Art, New York
Drawing Out of the Void, Vestry Arts, New York (catalogue)
Endless Love, D.C. Moore Gallery, New York
2003
Invitational, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York
Giverny, Salon 94, New York
Ballpoint Inklings, K.S. Art, New York
The New Topography, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington
Drawings, Derek Eller Gallery, New York
Unforeseen, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland
Invitational Exhibition, The American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York
20th Year Anniversary Show, Gavin Brown's Enterprise, New York
2002
Steve DiBenedetto, Spencer Sweeney, Joe Zucker, Gavin Brown's Enterprise, New York
Ballpoint Inklings, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington
On Paper, Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles
Einfach Kunst, Sammlung Rolf Ricke, Neuen Museum, Nurnberg Germany
Transcendent & Unrepentant, Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia
2001
Best of Season, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT
2000
Painting Zero Degree, Cranbrook Museum of Art, Bloomfield Hills
1999
Post-Hypnotic, University Galleries, Normal, IL
Kill All Lies, Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York
Etre Different, Gallery Demarez, Giverny, France
LOAF, Baumgartner Gallery, New York, curated by Steve DiBenedetto
1998
Le Consortium Collection, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
Paper View, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington
1997
In-form, Bravin Post Lee Gallery, New York
Gnarleyland, Feature, New York
1996
Works on Paper, Angela Lange, New York
1995
Sieben New Yorker Maler, Kunstverein Museum Schloss, Morsbroich
Altered States, Forum for Contemporary Art, St. Louis
Now Is the Time, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York
Pittura/Immedia, Graz
1994
Inaugural Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art, Geneva
Art & Public Gallery, Geneva
Disfunction USA, Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans
1993
Sailing to Byzantium, with Disenchantment, Sergio Tossi Arte Contemporanea, Prato
Gambit, Leo Camin Gallery, Toronto
Moving, Foundation de Appel, Amsterdam
Acquisitions Recente, FRAC Nord-Pas-De-Calais, Lille
What's Wrong With This Picture, Postmasters Gallery, New York
Cartographies Imaginaires, Musee d'Art Moderne, Villeneuve d'Ascq
Nachtschattengewaschse-The Nightshade Family, Museum Friedericianum, Kassel
Líastrazione Ridefinita, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, San Marino
Live in Your Head, Heilegenkreuzerhof, Hochschule für Angewandte Kunst in Wein, Vienna
1992
The Other Side, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York
Slow Art, P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York
Kinder! Macht Neues!, Galerie Rolf Ricke, Köln
1968, Le Consortium, Dijon
1991
Postmasters Gallery, New York
Le Consortium Collection, Château Doiron, Dijon
The Painted Desert, Galerie Renos Xippas, Paris
1990
Red, Galerie Isy Brachot, Brussels
Gambler, curated by Damien Hirst, Carl Freedman and Billie Sellman, Building One, London
Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York
1989
A Climate of Site, Galerie Barbara Farber, Amsterdam
Drawings, Daniel Newburg Gallery, New York
Lorence-Monk Gallery, New York
Une Autre Affaire, Le Consortium, Dijon
Chaos, The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York
DiBenedetto, McCaslin, Mosset, Noland, Parrino, Staehle, Daniel Newburg Gallery, New York
1988
Primary Structures, Gilbert Brownstone & Co., Paris
Mutations, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York
Galerie Pierre Huber, Geneva
A Drawing Show, Cable Gallery, New York
Dernière Station Avant l'Autoroute, Le Consortium, Dijon
Works Concepts Processes Situations Information, Galerie Hans Mayer, Düsseldorf
Art Against AIDS, Cable Gallery, New York
1987
John Good Gallery, New York
The Art of the Real, Galerie Pierre Huber, Geneva
Infotainment, Selby Gallery, Amsterdam
Galerie Montenay, Paris
1986
Modern Longings, The Kitchen, New York
Nature Morte Gallery, New York
1984
Semi(op)topics, International With Monument, New York
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