brian ritchard - portfolio
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| BRIAN RITCHARD b. 1965 1990 MFA The University of Chicago 1988 BFA Northern Illinois University Selected Exhibition History 2007 Solo Show, Beverly Art Center, Chicago 2007 Two-Person Exhibition, Navta Schulz Gallery, Chicago 2006 The Shape of Things, Group Show, Navta Schulz Gallery, Chicago 2006 Biennial Show, Brad Cooper Gallery, Tampa 2006 Travel Documents, Group Show, A+D Gallery, Columbia College 2005 Solo Show, Morgan Stanley, Winnetka 2004 Solo Show, Gallery Sklo, Atlanta 2003 Natural Selection, three person show, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago 2003 San Francisco International Art Exposition, Tom Blackman Associates 2003 ArtChicago, Navy Pier 2002 Plotting: An Exhibition of Artists Studies, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago 2002 ArtChicago, Navy Pier 2001 April Gornik, Brad Durham, Brian Ritchard Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago 2001 Solo Show: New Work Riverside Art Center, Riverside, Illinois 2001 ArtChicago, Navy Pier 2001 Three-Person Show, Evanston Art Center Curated by John Brunetti 2001 Doppelganger, NIU Art Gallery in Chicago Curated by Julie Charmelo 2000 Out of Line: Drawings by Illinois Artists, Chicago Cultural Center 2000 ArtChicago, Navy Pier 1999 Red All Over, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago 2000 Sextablos, Hyde Park Art Center Curator Michael Hernandez de Luna. Nat'l tour. 1999 ArtChicago, Navy Pier 1999 The Butter Show, Margin Gallery Curated by Nathan Mason 1998 Painting in Chicago Now, Columbia College Art Gallery 1998 San Francisco International Art Expo, San Francisco 1998 The Interior Journey, NIU Art Museum, DeKalb, Il. Curated by Jo Burke 1998 ArtChicago, Navy Pier 1997 The Great Outdoors, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, Oregon 1997 Seattle International Art Fair, Seattle 1996 The Deep Hearts Core, Montserrat College of Art Gallery, Boston 1996 Solo Show, Gallery A, Chicago 1995 Pulp Fictions, Gallery A, Chicago 1994 Solo Show, Gallery A, Chicago 1994 Annual Valentine Exhibition, N.A.M.E Gallery, Chicago 1993 Solo Show, Lorenzo Rodriguez Gallery, Chicago 1992 Quartet, MWMWM Gallery, Chicago Catalog Essay by Deborah Wilk 1991 Solo Show, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago 1990 Peculiar Faces, Struve Gallery, Chicago, Curated by John Santoro 1990 Group Show, The David and Alfred Museum of Art, The University of Chicago 1990 Solo Show, Thesis Exhibition at Midway Studios, The University of Chicago Selected Publications, Reviews and Awards 2006 Voeller, Megan, "Review", Weekly Planet Tampa, Florida 2005 Chicago Historic Bungalow Association Grant 2002 Plotting:Artist Studies, Exhibition Catalog, Carrie Secrist Gallery 2002 New American Paintings, Open Studios Press, Boston, MA. 2002 Charmelo, Julie, citation, Doppelganger, Visual Cultures, Routledge Press 2001 Artner, Alan,"Review", Chicago Tribune 2001 Brunetti, John, Catalog Essay, Evanston Art Center 2001 Anderson, Jon, "City Watch", The Memory of Place, Chicago Tribune 2000 Postiglione, Corey, citation, Dialog Magazine, Columbus, Ohio (vol, pg) 2000 New American Paintings Catalog, Open Studios Press, Wellesley, MA. 2000 Out of Line: Exhibition Catalog, Chicago Cultural Center publication 1999 Hernadez de Luna, Michael, "Catalog Essay", Sextablos, Hyde Park Art Center 1998 Burke, Jo, "Catalog Essay", The Interior Journey, NIU Museum, DeKalb, IL. 1998 Wiens, Ann, "Review of LINK:22 Painters", NewCity, Chicago 1998 Bucholz, Barbara, "Review", Chicago Tribune 1997 New American Paintings Catalog, Open Studios Press, Wellesley, MA. 1996 O'Brien, Barbara, The Deep Hearts Core, Catalog Essay, Boston 1994 Zdanovics, Olga, "Review", The New Art Examiner, Chicago 1994 Crandall, Jordan, "Re-Thinking Civilization", Blast/X-art Foundation, NYC 1993 CAAP Grant awarded by the City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs 1992 Wilk, Deborah, "On Quartet", Catalog Essay, MWMWM Gallery, Chicago 1991 Rumsby, Martin, "Why Chicago", Site/Sound Magazine, Toronto 1990 Noe, J., "Converstion with Brian Ritchard", Grey City Journal, Chicago 1988 Full MFA tuition awarded, The University of Chicago Teaching and Related Experience 2006 Commission, Shaumburg Convention Center, Renaissance Hotel Group Eight large-scale paintings completed and permanently installed in public areas. 2005-06 Foundations Review Committee, Columbia College Chicago, Marlene Lipinski, Chair Surveyed and presented an overview of the current 2D teaching practices at Columbia for the benefit of the Review Committee. Participated in the reshaping of the Foundation sequence at Columbia. 2003 Finalist, Tenure-track teaching position, Boise State University Visiting artist lecture, advanced critiques with senior students. 2002-present Instructor, The University of Chicago Graham School of Education Currently teaching a survey of contemporary art in Chicago. 1997-present Columbia College Chicago, Adjunct Faculty Currently teaching three studio courses per semester. Self-generated syllabi with departmental approval. Outstanding references are available on request. 1996-2003 Gallery Staff, Jan Cicero Gallery Responsibilities were endless: Curatorial, Registrarial, Preparatorial. Assisted in the design and building of two gallery spaces. Reference: Jan Cicero 2001 Artist-in-Residence, The Ragdale Foundation Completed a two week residency. Paid for in part by a Columbia College professional development grant. 2001 Panel Discussion Participant, "The Memory of Place", Evanston Art Center Dan Gamble, Janet Pihlblad, Brian Ritchard, Ben Whitehouse Panel focused on critical issues surrounding contemporary landscape. Moderated by Critic and Curator John Brunetti, Regional Editor, Dialog Magazine. 2000 Co-Curator, "BLINK: Salon Interventions", Northern Illinois University Art Gallery With Julie Charmelo, organized a large scale show of site-specific installations in an established urban university gallery. Artists included ranged from national to emerging artists. Reviewed by Artnet.com, Dialog magazine, and elsewhere. 1999 Visiting Artist and Lecturer, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio. Delivered slide lecture to student body and did critiques plus studio visits. 1998 Panel Discussion Participant The Interior Journey, Northern Illinois University Art Museum Jin Lee, Eduardo de Soignie, Joel Sheesly, Pala Townsend, Brian Ritchard Reinterpreting the Landscape as a post-modern concern. Moderated by Jo Burke. 1998 Curator, LINK:22 Painters, Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago Conceived, proposed, organized and installed a large and diverse survey of national and emerging painters at an established Chicago gallery. Reviewed by Ann Weins for NewCity, and elsewhere. 1998 Co-Curator, Sculpture Group Show held in conjunction with International Sculpture Conference. Co-organized with Jan Cicero. Dale Newkirk, Moira Geoffrion, Gina Hartig-Williams, Truman Lowe 1996 Visiting Artist and Lecturer, Montserrat College of Art, Boston Delivered slide lecture to student body. Gave gallery talk in conjunction with group Show during CAA conference. Conducted critiques with advanced painting students And assisted in the instruction of general undergraduate classes. 1996 Curator, The AidsCare collection Organized, assembled and installed a large scale not-for-profit art collection for the AidsCare foundation. National, Mid-career and emerging artists. 1992-95 The Field Museum of Natural History/School of the Art Institute of Chicago Supervision and Instruction of undergraduate coop students. Taught both 2D and 3D techniques and applications in a museum setting. 1988-1992 Freelance Preparator for Museums and Galleries in Chicago, New York and Europe. A complete listing of these activities and references are available on request. Collections Over 50 private, corporate and public collections. A full list is available upon request. Representation Currently represented by Navta Schulz Gallery, Chicago, and Soho-Myriad, Atlanta. |
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