Sue Scott Gallery

Franklin Evans

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  SOLO EXHIBITIONS
 
2009 2008/2009<2009/2010, Sue Scott Gallery, New York, NY
2008 fluidspace, Morgan Lehman Gallery, Lakeville, CT
2007 manscape, Federico Luger Gallery, Milan, Italy
  watermoreorless, Gregory Lind Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006 play/work/space, Katharine Mulherin Projects, Toronto, Canada
2005 freakout, Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York, NY

 
  GROUP EXHIBITIONS
 
2010 Blue Balls, RISD Museum, curated by Jackie Saccoccio, Providence, RI (forthcoming)
  Six Americans, Futura, curated by Omar Lopez-Chahoud, Czech Republic (forthcoming)
  Stuck Up, Islip Art Museum, curated by Karen Shaw, East Islip, NY (forthoming)
  Fab Ex, HKJB, curated by HKJB, New York, NY (forthcoming)
  Precarity and Butter Tower, Ctrl Gallery, curated Jackie Gendel & Tom McGrath, Houston, TX (forthcoming)
  A Reluctant Apparition, Sue Scott Gallery, New York, NY
  Portable Caves, HKJB, curated by HKJB, Long Island City, NY
2009 Cool, Collected & In Context, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
  Lover, On Stellar Rays, curated by Kate Gilmore and Candice Madey, New York, NY
2008 Blue Balls, Art Production Fund - LAB, curated by Jackie Saccoccio, New York, NY
  Decade, Katharine Mulherin Projects, Toronto, Canada
  Landscape, Hallway Bathroom Gallery, curated by Brion Nuda Rosch, San Francisco, CA
  Sexy Time: A Group Effort, Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York, NY
  The Last Book, The National Library of Argentina, curated by Luis Camnitzer, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  There is no there there, Rivington Arms, curated by Benjamin Provo, New York, NY
2007 El Museo's 5th Bienal: The (S) Files 007, El Museo del Barrio, curated by Elvis Fuentes and E. Carmen Ramos, New York, NY (catalogue)
  Franklin Evans and Jiha Moon, Miki Wick Contemporary Art, Zurich, Switzerland
  Greener Pastures, Moti Hasson Gallery, Permanent Midnight, curated by Ingrid Chu, New York, NY
  Prelude, Julie Chae Gallery, Boston, MA
  The Unknown Quantity, Gregory Lind Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  True Faith, Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, curated by Paul Brainard, New York, NY
  Videos and Beers, Federico Luger Gallery, Milan, Italy
2006 Art on Paper 2006, Weatherspoon Art Museum, curated by Xandra Eden, Greensboro, NC (catalogue)
  "Block Party": An Exhibition of Drawings, Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  Flight Plan, Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York, NY
  Franklin Evans, Morgan Lehman Gallery, Katia Santibanez, Emilie Clark, Lakeville, CT
  Meghiddo, NotGallery, Naples, Italy
  Metaphysics of Youth, Fuoriuso-Artenova, curated by Irina Zucca Alessandrelli and Luigi Fassi, Pescara, Italy (catalogue)
  Summer Kamp: K48, John Connelly Presents, curated by Scott Hug, New York, NY
  Transformative, Nathan Larramendy Gallery, Ojai, CA
2005 Decipher: Hand-Painted Digital, Rotunda Gallery, curated by Yasufumi Nakamori, Brooklyn, NY (catalogue)
  Hurricane, Federico Luger Gallery, Milan, Italy
  Fashion Design + Composite Art, ISE Foundation, curated by Mie Iwatsuki, New York, NY
  Fresh Direct, Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York, NY
  LineAge: Selections Fall 2005, The Drawing Center, curated by Luis Camnitzer, New York, NY (catalogue)
  PaperWorks, Pace University, curated by Linda Gottesfeld, New York, NY
  The General's Jamboree, Guild & Greyshkul, New York, NY
  The Zine Unbound, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
  Yab-Yum Estetica e Concupiscenza, La Maggiorana Contemporary Art Factory, curated by Luca Vona, Rivoli, Italy
2004 Emerging, Morgan Lehman Gallery, Lakeville, CT
  Exhibition 10, Champion Fine Art, curated by Katherine Bernhardt, Los Angeles, CA (catalogue)
  Fake Plastic Trees, Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York, NY
  Freehand, Marvelli Lab, curated by Rachel Gugelberger, Williamsburg, NY
  In Polytechnicolor, Michael Steinberg Fine Art, New York, NY
2003 Beyond the Flaneur, ISE Foundation, curated by Yasufumi Nakamori New York, NY

 
 
  BIBLIOGRAPHY
 
2010 La Rocco, Claudia, "The Week Ahead: Jan. 3 – Jan. 9," The New York Times. January 3
2009 Kilston, Lyra, "Exhibition Review: Franklin Evans," Art in America. November
  Church, Amanda, "Flash Review: Franklin Evans," Flash Art International. November/December
  Mattera, Joanne, "Tripping on the LES: Evans, Williams, Almeida, Martinez, P-Orridge," Joanne Mattera Art Blog, October 30
  Steadman, Ryan, "Fall’s A-Poppin’: Lower East Side Edition," Paper Monument. October
  Truong, Hong-An, "Rackroom: Interview with Franklin Evans," Artslant.com, October 12
  Saltz, Jerry, "A New Kind of Boom," New York Magazine, October 4
  Wolff, Rachel, "See Here Now." New York Magazine, October 4
  La Rocco, Claudia, "Where All the World’s a Fashion Show," The New York Times, October 3
  La Rocco, Claudia, "The Listings: Trajal Harrell," The New York Times, October 2
  Schmerler, Sarah, "Process Notes: Why not use a border to “comment” in “real time”?" sarahschmerler.com, October 1
  "Newsletter: October 2009," AccessibleArtNY.com, October 1
  Smith, Roberta, "Art in Review: Franklin Evans 2008/2009 < 2009/2010," The New York Times, September 24
  Ellis, Kianga, "This is my brain on an art gallery wall," getartlife.wordpress.com, September 19
  Vilas, Amber, "Editor’s Pick: A Walk on the Lower East Side," Artinfo, September 15
  Kalm, James, "2009 Lower East Side Kickoff," The James Kalm Report, September 11
  Hoggard, Barry, "Element Editions: Franklin Evans," bloggy.com, September 10
  Contarino, Vince, "Featuring: Franklin Evans." KCLOG, September 6.
  Vilas, Amber, "Kristine Moran in New York," Artinfo, July 17
  Sutton, Benjamin, "Museum Exhibitions at Gallery Prices (Meaning Free)," The L Magazine, July 8
  Burket, Brent, "Chorus." heartasarena.blogspot.com, June 24
  Wagner, James, "Franklin Evans at Marie Walsh Sharpe Open Studios," jameswagner.com, May 12
  Burket, Brent, "Luminous Groove," heartasarena.blogspot.com, May 8
  Contarino, Vince, "DUMBO: The Marie Walsh Sharpe Open Studios," kclogblog.blogspot.com, April 29
  Wagner, James, "Franklin Evans at Marie Walsh Sharpe Open Studios," jameswagner.com, May 12
2008 "Artworld: Awards & Grants," Art in America, September
  "Artnet News: Space Artists at the MWSAF," Artnet.com, July 29
  Ewing, John, "Perverted by Theater", ART LIES, Issue 60, December
  Krimgold, Natalya, "Events Art: Perverted by Theater," Flavorpill, October 21
  Kršner, Magdalena, "Manhattan Transfer," Monopol, July/August
  Johnson, Paddy, "Name That Exhibition," artfagcity.com, October 17
  Johnson, Ken, "SoHo: Provocations, Reflections and Abstractions," The New York Times, November 14
  Johnson, Ken, "The Listings: Perverted by Theater", The New York Times, November 21
  "Medium Cool: Mixed Media, There is No There There," Time Out New York, July 17
2007 "Arts Calendar: Got To Have Faith," The New York Sun, July 26  
  Beluffi, Emanuele, "Franklin Evans," Exibart.com, October 8  
  Donavan, Matt, "Gallery: Nathan Larramendy Gallery," Beautiful Decay, Issue R  
  "Goings On About Town: True Faith," The New Yorker, August 13
  Knafo, Robert, "Studio Visit: Franklin Evans,"  New Art TV, newarttv.com, October 3
  Johnson, Ken, "Globe Pick: Prelude," The Boston Globe, September 28
  Johnson, Paddy,  "Art Fag City: Curation Station," The L Magazine, August 29
  Roalf, Peggy, "Double-O Seven: El Museo's Fifth Bienal," DART: Design Arts Daily, July 26
  Wagner, James, "Greener Pastures, Permanent Midnight at Moti Hasson," jameswagner.com, August 22
  Wright, Jeffrey Cyphers, "Landscape on the Installation Plan," Chelsea Now, August 24
  Zugazagoitia, Julian, Elvis Fuentes, E. Carmen Ramos, and Rodolfo Kronfle Chambers, El Museo's 5th Bienal: The (S) Files 007,El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY
2006 Arning, Bill, New American Paintings: No. 62, Open Studio Press, Boston, MA
  Doll, Nancy and Xandra Eden, Art on Paper 2006, Weatherspoon Art Musuem, Greensboro, NC
  Fassi, Luigi and Irina Zucca Alessandrelli, Metaphysics of Youth, Artenova-Fuoriuso, Pescara, Italy
  "Fette," ArtLA. NYArtsMagazine, May/June 2006
  Janku, Laura Richard, "News and Features: Fair Report: Affair @ the Jupiter," Artinfo.com, October 1
  "News and Features: Regeneration Room at LMAKprojects," Artinfo.com, February 23
  Pepe, Anita, "Meghiddo," Exibart.com, April 5
  Tricarico, Tiziana, "La valle di Meghiddo rivisitata dall'arte," Il Mattino, March 18
  Wagner, James, "Flight Plan at Morgan Lehman," jameswagner.com, July 21
2005 "Arts Calendar: Freakonomics," The New York Sun, October 14
  "Don't Miss: LineAge," Selections Fall 2005, Time Out New York, September 15
  "Goings On About Town: Decipher: Hand-Painted Digital," The New Yorker, March 7
  Johnson, Ken, "LineAge: Selections Fall 2005," The Drawing Center, The New York Times, October 14
  Johnson, Ken, "The Listings, Franklin Evans, 'freakout'," The New York Times, October 21
  Naves, Mario, "Faux Freakout," New York Observer, October 31
  Trigona, Monica, "Yab-Yum Estetica e Concupiscenza," Exibart.com, December 9
  Wilson, Christopher, Drawing Papers 55, LineAge: Selections Fall 2005, The Drawing Center, New York, NY
2004 K48 is an Animal, K48 Enterprises, December

 
 
  EDUCATION
 
1989 BA, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
1993 MFA (Painting), University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

 
 
  PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
 
  El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY
  Progressive Corporation, Mayfield Village, OH
  Sweeney Art Gallery, University of California, Riverside, CA
  Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC

 
 
  RESIDENCIES AND AWARDS
 
2010 Trebešice Castle Artists in Residence, T?ebešice, Czech Republic (forthcoming)
2009 Yaddo, Sartoga Springs, New York (forthcoming)
2008/09 The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation: The Space Program, New York, NY
2004 LMCC Workspace: 120 Broadway, New York, NY

 
 
  CURATORIAL PROJECTS
 
2010 LES, LushLife (co-curated with Omar Lopez-Chahoud), New York, NY (forthcoming)
2009 Cuchifritos, Data Panic (co-curated with Amanda Church), New York, NY
  Weatherspoon Art Museum, Cool, Collected & In Context, curated by Xandra Eden, Greensboro, NC
2008 apexart, Perverted by Theater (co-curated with Paul David Young), New York, NY
2006 Moti Hasson Gallery, Twist It Twice, New York, NY
2006 LMAK Projects, Regeneration Room, Brooklyn, NY

 
 
  PERFORMANCES AND VIDEO SCREENINGS
 
 
2009 Trajal Harrell, New Museum, collaboration with Trajal Harrell, New York, NY (forthcoming)  
2008 Balcony Scene, LMAK Projects, Perverted by Theater collaboration, New York, NY  
2003 Dialogue, Thomas Erben Gallery, curated by Louky Keijsers, New York, NY  
2002 Sans Exhibit: Set in Motion, apexart, curated by Melissa Friedling, New York, NY