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Brian Dettmer

Education

1993-97 Columbia College, Chicago B.A., Art and Design / Art History

Solo Exhibitions

2008 Untitled, May 3 – June 15, 2008 Kinz, Tillou + Feigen, 529 West 20th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY
  The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, January 31 – March 8, 2008, MiTO Gallery, Rosselló 193, Barcelona, Spain, 08036
2007 Brian Dettmer, October 23 – November 30, 2007, Safety-Kleen Gallery One, Elgin College, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin, IL 60123
  Remixed Media, July 3 – August 11, 2007, Toomey Tourell Gallery, 49 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA 94108
  Postoperative, February 2 – April 20, 2007, International Museum of Surgical Science, 1524 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60610
  Remnants, January 15- February 8, Harper College, 1200 W. Alqonquin Rd., Palatine, IL 60067
2006/7 Second Nature, November 30, 2006 – January 6, 2007, Art & Idea, 529 W. 20th Street, Floor 7, New York, NY 10011
2005/6 Altered States — explorations in media modification, December 9, 2005 – January 14, 2006, Aron Packer Gallery, 118 N. Peoria, Chicago, IL 60607
2004 Book Work, July 15, 2004 – September 15, 2004, Digitas, 111 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60611
2003 Book Work, Dissections and Excavations, November 21- December 27, 2003, Aron Packer Gallery 118 N. Peoria, Chicago, IL 60607

Selected Group Exhibitions

2008 Bridge New York, 3/27/08 – 3/30/08, w/ Toomey Tourell, New York, NY
  Art Madrid, 2/13/08 – 2/18/08, w/ MiTO Gallery, Madrid, Spain
2008 Here There Everywhere, 1/19/08 – 4/6/08, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
  Selects, 1/24/08 – 2/16/08, Romo Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2007 Urtopia, 8/09/07 – 09/02/07 Edward Day Gallery, Toronto, Canada
  Another Story, 8/12/07 – 10/07/07 Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
  Balelatina, Featured Artist, International Art Fair, 6/13/07 – 6/17/07 Haydee Rovirosa Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
  Singularity in the Communal Tide, 5/13/07 -715/07 Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ
  Clarence Morgan, Nancy Blum, Brian Dettmer, 4/26/07 -06/02/07 Romo Gallery, Atlanta, GA
  MACO méxico arte contemporáneo, International Art Fair, 4/25 – 29/07 Haydee Rovirosa Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
  Bridge, International Art Fair, 4/26/07-4/30/07, Packer Schopf and Toomey Tourell, Chicago, IL
  Red Dot Fair, International Art Fair, 2/23/07-2/26/07, Toomey Tourell, New York, NY
  ARCO, International Art Fair, 2/15/07 – 2/19/07, Art & Idea, Madrid, Spain
2006 Scope Miami, International Art Fair, 12/7/06 – 12/10/06, Art & Idea, Miami, FL
  Bridge, International Art Fair, 12/7/06 – 12/10/06, Packer Schopf Gallery, Miami, FL
  Scope London, International Art Fair, 10/12/06 – 15/06 w/ Art & Idea, London, England
  Soft Opening II, 9/8/06 – 10/20/06 Packer Schopf Gallery, Chicago, IL
  Brian Dettmer and Mark Crisanti, 6/17/06 – 7/8/06 Aron Packer Gallery- Michigan, Three Oaks, MI
  Silk Road Oasis, 6/01/06 – 9/30/06 Chicago Tourism Center, Chicago, IL
  Interregno, 4/27/06 Art & Idea Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
  MACO méxico arte contemporáneo, International Art Fair, 4/26-30/06 Art & Idea Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
  Art Chicago, International Art Fair, 4/28/06 – 5/1/06, Aron Packer Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
  Reconstructing the Mundane, 3/17/06 – 5/05/06, Unit B Gallery, San Antonio, TX
  Heart Pounder, 2/11/06 – 3/05/06, Hotcakes Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2005 Just Good Art, Show + Auction, 10/24/05 – 11/12/05 Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
  Project Storm, Auction, 10/8/05 Mackey Gallery, Houston, TX
  Think Small!, curated-Robert Sill, 9/10/05 – 2/3/06 Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery Lockport, IL
  The 4th International Book & Paper Arts Triennial, 7/15-8/27/05 Center for Book and Paper Arts, Chicago, IL
  The Chicago Solution Show, 6/1/05 – 6/25/05 ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
  Living Artists Invitational, 6/2/05 – 6/30/05, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL
  Art Chicago, International Art Fair, 4/29/05 – 5/02/05 w/ Aron Packer Gallery, Butler Field, Chicago, IL
  Think Small!, curated-Robert Sill, 3/20/05 – 7/31/05, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL
2004 The Affordable Art Fair, International Art Fair, 10/28/04-10/31/04 Pier 92, New York, NY
  Think Small!, curated-Robert Sill: 10/17/04 – 1/14/05 Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery, Chicago, IL
  Artists of Chicago: Disparate Visuals, 2/14/094 -3/11/04 Northern Michigan Univ. Art Museum, Marquette, MI
2003 The Affordable Art Fair, International Art Fair, 10/29/03 – 11/03/03 Pier 92, New York, NY
  New Vibrations, curated- Thomas Plum, 10/3/03 – 11/8/03 A & D Gallery, Chicago, IL
  If you don’t follow the creative process you screw up, 8/1/03 – 9/1/03 Glass Curtain Gallery, Chicago, IL
  Politics as Usual, Group Show: 7/16/03 – 8/23/03 Aron Packer Gallery, Chicago, IL
  Zounds, curated- Jeremy Biles, 3/9/03 – 4/19/03, The Hyde Park Art Center Chicago, IL
2002 Somewhat Small Works, 12/13/02 – 2/8/03, Aron Packer Gallery, Chicago, IL
  Just Good Art, Show + Auction, 10/28/02 – 11/02/02, The Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
  Sofa Chicago, International Art Fair, 10/24/02 – 10/27/02. Aron Packer Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
  Sound Canopy, Curated- M.W. Burns, Organized by The Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
  Natural History, 5/02 – 6/02. Aron Packer Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001 Pilsen Winter Show, 11/02, The Soda Pop Atrium, Chicago, IL
  Cabaret Xcentric, 10/01-11/01, South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, IN
  Outfield, Group Show: 10/01 – 11/01, ATC Space, Chicago, IL
  Barking Dogma, 10/01 – 11/01, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL
  Men, 6/01 – 7/01, Judith Racht Gallery, Harbert, MI
  Chicago Art Invitational, Juried- Gregory Knight, 5/01 – 6/01 Judith Racht Gallery Chicago, IL
2000 Going Postal, 12/00 – 1/01, St. Louis Florissant Valley College, St. Louis MO
  Rhymes and Rhythms, 9/00 – 11/00, ArtWorks, New Bedford, MA
  Artists of the New Millennium, Juried- James Yood, 8/00-10/00 Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
  11th National Exhibition, 6/00 – 7/00, Viridian, New York, NY
  Small Works, 4/00 – 5/00, Harper College, Palatine, IL

Selected Press/Bibliography

2007 Artner, Alan, “Art Reviews” Chicago Tribune, April 6, 2007
  Bischoff, Dan, “Small space, big talents” New Jersey Star Ledger, May 25, 2007
  Druyan, Mary Ellen, “Interview for IMSS” ReachMD Satellite Radio Channel 233, originally aired February 2007
  Faiwell, Sara, “Art of the Ordinary” Daily Herald, February 1, 2007 (Reproductions)
  Genocchio, Benjamin, “Tougher Than the Rest” The New York Times, July, 1, 2007
  Klein, Paul. Online review Art Letter, February 2, 2007 (Reproduction)
  Loerzal, Robert, “Artistic Surgeries create unusual work” Pioneer Press, February, 2007
  Nikolopoulos, Stephanie, “You Are What You Art” www.gothamist.com, January 1, 2007
  Rosas, Blanca Gonzalez, “Maco 2007”, Proceso Magazine, May 6, 2007
  Tyson, Josh, “Spine Surgery” Time Out Chicago Magazine, March 29, 2007 (Reproduction)
  Varner, Jon, “Cut to the chase” Closerlook.com, May 1, 2007
2006 Baker, R.C. “Best in Show, Buzz-Worthy” Village Voice, December 21, 2006
  “Don’t Miss”, Time Out Chicago, Issue 46, January 12-19, pg.54 (Reproduction)
  Cain, Amina. “The Inner Light, Brian Dettmer: Visual Art DJ” CAC Newspaper, June 2006 (Reproductions)
  Gilmour, Amy Ritthaler. “Reconstructing the Mundane” Online Review, www.mightbegood.com, March 24, 2006
  Gonzalez Valdez, Michelle. “In Review” Online Review, www.glasstire.com, May 6, 2006
  Holland, Richard. “Bad at Sports Episode 19” Podcast review -www.badatsports.com, January 8, 2006
  Slingerland, Cara. “Hotcakes showcases love’s saucier side” The Marquette Tribune, February 10, 2006
  Walworth, Catherine. “Reconstructing the Mundane” Online Review, www.artoridiocy.com, March 22, 2006
  Walworth, Catherine. “The Art Capades” San Antonio Current, April 5. 2006 (Reproduction)
2005 Camper, Fred. “Now Showing- Reading is Incidental” Chicago Reader, December 23, 2005, Sec 2, p. 24 (Reproduction)
  Catania, Lance. (director, producer) Cup of My Blood, Movie, 2005 (Artwork in Scene)
  Klein, Paul. Online review Art Letter, December 9, 2005 (Reproduction)
Sill, Robert. (curator, writer) think small!, Exhibition Catalog, p. 14-15, 26, 64, 2005 (Reproduction)
  Snyder, Jason. (editor) New Standards fiction journal anthology, 2005 (Reproductions on covers, throughout book)
  Sundell, Ivy. (editor) Living Artists Crow Woods Publishing, 2005, p. 70-71 (Reproduction)
2003 Biles, Jeremy. (curator) “Vulnerescence”, Exhibition Catalog, p. 1, 2003 (Reproduction)
  Dutchover, Yvonne. “Holy Art” f NEWS, April, 2003
  Faulkner, Tamara. “Galleries and Museums” Chicago Reader, March 7, 2003, Sec. 2, p. 25 (Reproduction)
  Faulkner, Tamara. “Galleries and Museums” Chicago Reader, August 1, 2003, Sec. 2, p. 28 (Reproduction)
  Feigley, Amy. “Politics as Usual in Unusual Artistic Gallery” Islam Online.net, Aug. 30, 2003 (Reproduction)
  Gehring, Kristin. “Reading paper entrails” Chicago Journal, November 2003, p.1, Sec. 2 (Reproduction)
  Iannacci, Elio. “Of Artists and Icons” UR Chicago Culture, April 15, 2003, p.31 (Reproduction)
  Iannacci, Elio. “Short & Sweet…” UR Chicago Culture, July 17, 2003, p.19 (Reproduction)
  Mast, Audrey Michelle. “Glossing, Politics as Usual”, f NEWS, November, 2003
  Weins, Ann. “Vibrant Viewing” The Chicago Collection, Fall/Winter 2003, p. 62. (Reproduction)
2002 Lautman, Victoria. (radio DJ, critic) “848 radio show review”, WBEZ 91.5, May, 2002

Miscellaneous

2007 Workshop Instructor- Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
  Lecturer- Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
  Feature Artist- Illinois Art Education Association, Illinois
  Lecturer- University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
  Lecturer- Harper College, Chicago, IL
2004-07 Lecturer- Columbia College Center for the Book and Paper Arts, Chicago, IL
2003 Juror- Columbia College, Hokin Honor Exhibition, Chicago, IL
2001 First Place- Barking Dogma, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL

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