John J. O'Connor

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 "Flannel Tongue", Pierogi Brooklyn
"All of a Sudden", Martin Asbaek Projects, Copenhagen, Denmark
2005 "One Hundred Days in a Year", Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY (catalogue produced)
2002 "Schemes Out", Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
1999 Thesis Exhibition, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
1997 Jasper Rand Museum, Westfield, MA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 The Lab, Dublin, Ireland; 3-person exhibition (upcoming)
2009 "Reaganography", No Globe Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
"Cream No Sugar", Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
"Selections from 185 Nassau", Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, Princeton, NJ
2008 "Art on Paper", Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
"Rich Text", Fleisher Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
"Elusive Truths", Firehouse Art Gallery: Burlington City Arts, Burlington, VT (4-person show)
"Pierogi et al", Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles
"Art on Paper", Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
"The Object Direct", Missisippi State University
Apocalyptic Summer", Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
Psychadelic: Optical and Visionary Art since the 1960s, San Antonio Museum of Art,
San Antonio, TX and Stadtische Galerie Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg, Germany
2007 Analogous Logic, Brooklyn Fire Proof, Brooklyn, NY
Flatfiling, Artnews Projects, Berlin, Germany
2006 (Un)Natural Selection, Pierogi Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Mixed Signals, Ronald Feldman Gallery, New York, NY
Factitious, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY and Leipzig, Germany
Miami Basel – part of Pierogi/Feldman exhibition space
Collection 2006, curated by Bob Nickas, Rodolphe Janssen Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2005 Greater New York, PS1 and Museum of Modern Art, Queens, NY
Looking at Words, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, NY
Superfat, Brooklyn Fire Proof, Brooklyn, NY
Armory Show, New York, NY
Seriality, Axel Raben Gallery, New York, NY
Safn Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
Queens International, Queens Museum, Flushing, NY
Reconfigure, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
2004 Art Basel Miami, Miami FL
Armory Show (Pierogi), New York, NY
Vacation Nation, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburg, PA
Parallel Inclines, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (2-person show)
Thought Patterns, Kent Place Gallery, Summit, NJ
Fear of an Abstract Planet, King Fisher Projects, Queens, NY
2003 Art Basel Miami (Pierogi), Miami, FL
On the Wall, OH+T Gallery, Boston, MA
Brooklyn Showcase, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
High and Inside, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY
In Heat, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
Random Order, White Columns, New York, NY
The Altoids Curiously Strong Collection, Traveling Exhibition:
New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY; Consolidated Works, Seattle, WA; Soo Visual Arts, Minneapolis, MN;
Art Center of South Florida, Miami Beach, FL; Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, GA
Armory Show (Pierogi), New York, NY
Detonation, Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY
2002 D'Artiste's American's, La Miroterie, Paris
Artforum Berlin (Pierogi), Berlin, Germany
Slide Slam, Art in General, New York, NY
Boiled or Fried, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
Armory Show (Pierogi), New York, NY
New Drawing 2002, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ
Process on Paper, OH+T Gallery, Boston, MA
2001 Artforum Berlin (Pierogi), Berlin, Germany
Artist of the Week, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
Mapping Cultures, Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA
Systematic, Nicholas Davies Gallery, New York, NY
Brooklyn-New Work, Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, New York, NY
Systems: Past, Present and Future, Teacheras Insurance Corporation, New York, NY
2000 Snapshot, Museum of Contemporary Art, Baltimore, MD
Viridian Gallery, Curated by Charlotta Kotic, Brooklyn Museum, New York, NY
Showcase 2000, Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY
DFN Gallery, New York, NY
Art and Math, Mariboe Gallery, Hightsown, NJ
1999 Pleiades Gallery of Contemporary Art, Curated by Donald Kuspit, New York, NY
Citicorp Exhibition, Citicorp Plaza, New York, NY
Annual Juried Exhibition, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York, NY
Two works selected by Stefan Stux, Stefan Stux Gallery, New York, NY
1998 Contemporary Abstraction, East Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
61st Annual National Juried Exhibition, Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY
SELECTED AWARDS / RESIDENCIES
2008 New York Foundation for the Arts Grant in Painting
2007 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Artist Grant
Resident Artist, Farpath Foundation, Dijon, France
2004 Artist in Residence, Flying Horse Press, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
2002 Artist in Residence, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
2000 Full Fellowship, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
Kress Foundation Fellowship, Brooklyn Museum of Art
Drawing, Prints and Photographs Department, Brooklyn, NY
Excellence in Art History, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
1997 Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
1996 Award of Excellence, Cover Art Competition, Manhattan Arts International, New York, NY
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Whitney Museum of American Art (NYC), Museum of Modern Art (NYC), New Museum of Contemporary Art (NYC), Southern Methodist University (TX), Asheville Museum of Art (NC), Montgomery Museum of Art (AL), Zimmerli Museum of Art at Rutgers (NJ), City Museum of Orlando (FL), Weatherspoon Art Museum (NC)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2009 Skowhegan Talks, New Museum, NYC; discussion with Fred Tomaselli
Work reproduced in The Judith Rothschild Collection Catalogue Raisonne, MOMA
Ellen Gilbert, Review of "Selections", in Town Topics, Princeton, NJ
2008 Southern Review - works reproduced with writings
Max Halperin, Review of "Art on Paper", Art Papers
Robert C. Lopez, Review of "Art on Paper", Greensboro News & Record
Tom Patterson, Review of "Art on Paper", Winston-Salem Journal
Village Voice, Review (Best in Show) of "Flannel Tongue"
Brooklyn Rail, Interview with Eve Ascheimm
Review of "Elusive Truths", Seven Days Newspaper, Burlington, VT
Review of "Elusive Truths", The Burlington Free Press, VT
Review of "Elusive Truths", Artscope Magazine
2005/
2006
Village Voice, Review of One Hundred Days in a Year, November / December
New Yorker, Review of and Reproduction from One Hundred Days in a Year, Dec. 26 / Jan. 02
Gregory Montreuil, Gay City News, Review of One Hundred Days in a Year, Dec. 21
Nicole Oncina, Brooklyn Eagle, Review of Superfat, October 6
2004 Holland Cotter, The New York Times, Review of Queens International, November 12
2003 Ken Johnson, New York Times, Review of Random Order, June 6
David Cohen, The New York Sun, Review of High and Inside, June 5
Gregory Montreuil, Art Papers, Review of Schemes Out (Solo), March/April
John Hawke, Brooklyn Rail, Review of Schemes Out (Solo), Winter 2003
2002 The New Yorker, Review of Schemes Out (Solo) , December 9
Village Voice, online recommended exhibition, Solo Exhibition, December
Frances Richard, Artforum, Criticas Picks, Review of Boiled or Fried, July, NY
Sarah Schmerler, Time Out New York, Review of Boiled or Fried, July, NY
Sarah Boxer, New York Times, Review of Snapshot, March
Christopher Millis, Boston Pheonix, Review of Process on Paper, January, Boston, MA
Paul Parcellin, retrorocket.com, Review of Process on Paper, January, Boston, MA
2001 Ken Johnson, New York Times, Review of Systematic, January 12, E51
New American Painting, Northeast Edition; Boston, MA
2000 Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, November 17, Washington, D.C.
Nicole Plett, U.S.1, Review of Art and Math, New Jersey, February 2, 39-40
Renee Philips, Manhattan Arts International, July
1999 TCHADA, Pratt Institute, July
EDUCATION
2000 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Skowhegan, ME
Master of Fine Arts Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Master of Theory, Criticism, and History of Art Pratt Institute
1995 BA, Concentration in Graphic Design Westfield State College, Westfield, MA
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
  Visiting Lecturer in Drawing and Painting, Princeton University