J A M E S   N A R E S

Born in London, England 1953
Living in New York since 1974


E D U C A T I O N

1972-1973       Chelsea Art School, London,
1974-1976       School of Visual Arts, New York,


S E L E C T E D   S O L O  E X H I B I T I O N S

2003        MICHAEL KOHN GALLERY, Los Angeles

2002        G FINE ART, Washington, D.C.
                HAMILTONS GALLERY. London.
        
2001         PAUL KASMIN GALLERY, New York

1999        PAUL KASMIN GALLERY, New York.
                GALERIE THOMAS VON LINTEL & NUSSER, Munich.
                "James Nares: Tetragram," MARSH ART GALLERY, UNIVERSITY OF                         RICHMOND MUSEUMS, Richmond, Virgina.
                GALERIA LEYENDECKER, Tenerife, Canary Islands.

1998        GALERIA LEYENDECKER, Tenerife, Canary Islands.

1997        PAUL KASMIN GALLERY, New York.
                GALERIE THOMAS VON LINTEL, Munich.
                LEMBERG GALLERY, Michigan.

1996        PAUL KASMIN GALLERY, New York.

1995        PAUL KASMIN GALLERY, New York.

1993        PAUL KASMIN GALLERY, New York.

1992        MICHAEL KOHN GALLERY, Los Angeles.
                PAUL KASMIN GALLERY, New York.

1991        PAUL KASMIN GALLERY, New York.

1988        MICHAEL KLEIN, INC., New York.

1987        "1983-1987," FAWBUSH GALLERY, New York.

1986        TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York (October).
                TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York (February).



1985        PATRICK FOX GALLERY, New York.

1984        CABLE GALLERY, New York.


S E L E C T E D   G R O U P   E X H I B I T I O N S

2002        "Zenroxy", Von Lintel Gallery, New York.
                "Summer 2002," G Fine Art, Washington, D.C.
                "Art Downtown: New York Painting and Sculpture," WALL STREET RISING                 (various locations), New York, NY.

1999        "Gesture and Contemporary Painting," THE UNIVERSITY OF                                         MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF ART, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
                "The Great Drawing Show 1550 to 1999," KOHN TURNER                                             GALLERY, Los Angeles.
                "Summer: 1999," PAUL KASMIN GALLERY, New York.
                "20 Years of Grenfeld Press," PAUL MORRIS GALLERY.
                "20 Años Despues..," GALERIA LEYENDECKER, Canary Islands, Spain.
                "Abstract Painting, 1999," PAUL KASMIN GALLERY, New York.
                "One by One," VON LINTEL & NUSSER, Munich.

1998        "Small is Beautiful Part XVI," FLOWER EAST, London.

1997        "Essential Gestures," GALLERY OF ART, JOHNSON COUNT                                         COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Kansas.
                "Summer," PAUL KASMIN GALLERY, New York.

1996        "Young Collectors Exhibition," LEMBERG GALLERY, Bloomfield Hills,                         Michigan.
                "The New York Scene 1996" GOTLANDS KONST MUSEUM, Gotland,                         Sweden.

1995        "A Day Without Art," curated by Wendy Weitman, MUSEUM OF MODERN                 ART, New York.
                "James Nares & Christopher Wool,"  KOHN TURNER GALLERY, Los                             Angeles, California.
                "Six from New York," curated by Duncan Hannah.  JON OULMAN                                   GALLERY, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
    
1994        "Seasights: Photographs," curated by Nessia Pope, OFFSHORE GALLERY,                     East Hampton, New York.
                "The Brushstroke & Its Guise," curated by Rosemary Cohane Erpf.  NEW                         YORK
                STUDIO SCHOOL, New York.
                "DiFabio, Nares, Twombly, Zwack," PAUL KASMIN GALLERY, New York.

1993        "Exquisite Corpse," THE DRAWING CENTER, New York.
                "Drawing: 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Foundation for Performance Art," LEO
                CASTELLI GALLERY, New York & ALLAN STONE GALLERY, New York.
                 "Four Centuries of Drawing, 1593-1993," KOHN ABRAMS GALLERY, Los                 Angeles.
                "Das Abstrakte," GALERIE THOMAS REHBEIN, Cologne, Germany.

1992         SCHMIDT CONTEMPORARY ART, St. Louis, Missouri.
                 "La Regenta," curated by Reiner Opoku.  CASA DE LA CULTURA, Canary                  Islands, Spain.
                MARS GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan.
                "Drawings," STUART REGEN GALLERY, Los Angeles.
                "Off the Wall," CLEVELAND CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART,                         Cleveland, Ohio.
                 "Painting in New York Now," P.S. 1 MUSEUM, Long Island City, New York.
                 LUHRING AUGUSTINE GALLERY, New York.
                TENERIFE MUSEUM OF ART, Canary Islands, Spain.
                "James Nares, Peter Schuyff,"  LEYENDECKER GALLERY, Canary Islands,                     Spain.            
                CURT MARCUS GALLERY, New York.

1991        "James Nares, Ian Davenport, Stephen Ellis." PAUL KASMIN GALLERY,                         New York.
                COMPASS ROSE GALLERY, Chicago, Illinois.
                "A Bestiary," PAULA COOPER GALLERY, New York.
                "Poets-Painters Collaboration," BROOKE ALEXANDER, New York.
                "Anderson, Dupuis, Nares, Pierson," GALERIE AUREL SCHEIBLER,                             Cologne, Germany.
                "James Nares, Peter Schuyff, Gary Stephan," MARC RICHARDS, Los Angeles.
        
1990        "Drawings and Watercolors," PAUL KASMIN GALLERY, New York.
                "Auction/Exhibition," ACT-UP, New York.
                "Witnesses," ARTISTS SPACE, New York.
                "The Circle," QUEENS MUSEUM, New York.
                VREJ BAGHOOMIAN GALLERY, New York.
                LUHRING AUGUSTINE GALLERY, New York.

1989         MICHAEL KLEIN GALLERY, New York.
                "Don't Bungle the Jungle," TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York.
                "Benefit for the Wooster Group," BROOKE ALEXANDER EDITIONS, New                 York.
                "Drawing," FAWBUSH GALLERY, New York.
                "Projects & Portfolios, The 25th National Print Exhibition," THE BROOKLYN                 MUSEUM, Brooklyn, New York.
                "Metamodern," THE HARCUS GALLERY, Boston, Massachusetts.
    
1988        "Rainforest," 48 LAIGHT, New York.
                LUHRING, AUGUSTINE & HODES GALLERY, New York.
                "Rebop," with Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jane Dickson, Duncan Hannah, Michael                     McClard, Richard Merkin, Gary Panter and Walter Steding.  Curated by Glenn                     O'Brien,  PAULA ALLEN GALLERY, New York.
                "Paintings," Gerry Morehead, Peter Nadin, James Nares, Robin Winters,                             MICHAEL KLEIN INC., New York.

1987         "Art Against AIDS Exhibition," New York.
                "Joan Nelson, James Nares, Cara Perlman, Kiki Smith, Brett DePalma, Michael                 Mazur, Martin Potts," FAWBUSH GALLERY, New York.
                "Consonance," ISD, INC., New York.
                SCOTT COOK FINE ARTS, New York.
                1986 "Emerging Artists ‘86," CLEVELAND CENTER FOR                                             CONTEMPORARY  ART, Cleveland, Ohio.
                ANNIE PLUMB GALLERY, New York.

1985        TONY SHAFRAZI GALLERY, New York.
        "Factura," curated by Steven Harvey.  GALLERY SCLESINGER BOISANTE, INC.,
         New York.
        "Mystery Show, " curated by Andrea Belag, JERSEY CITY MUSEUM, New York.
        "Drawings," BARBARA TOLL GALLERY, New York.
        "East Village Show," HOLLY SOLOMON GALLERY, New York.
        GABRIELLE BRYERS GALLERY, New York.
        CABLE GALLERY, New York.
        "Ripe Fruit," curated by Lisa Liebmann.  P.S. 1 MUSEUM, Long Island City, New             York.

1984        "Bomb Show," BLUM HELMAN GALLERY, New York.
        "Saloon," BILL RICE GALLERY, New York.
        "Sex Show," CABLE GALLERY, New York.
        "Ecstasy," curated by Carlo McCormic.  MONIQUE KNOWLTON GALLERY,
        New York.
        "Dall ‘Olio All ‘Aereoplano," STUDIO CARRADO LEVI, Milan, Italy.
        "The First Show," CABLE GALLERY, New York.

1983        "Books & Co." (Installation window for Norman Mailer's book Ancient Lives),             New York.
        "Hundreds of Drawings," ARTISTS SPACE, New York.
        "Manhattan Mercury," curated by Edit deAk.  GALERIE VENSTER, Rotterdam,                Holland.
        KAMIKAZE CLUB, curated by Cookie Mueller, New York.

1982        MARK TWAIN BANK SHARES, Kansas City, Missouri.
        HOLLY SOLOMON GALLERY, New York.
        "Critical Perspectives," (with Futura 2000, Pat Place, Yoko Ono, Allen Vega) curated         by Edit deAk.  P.S. 1 MUSEUM, Long Island City, New    York.

1978        "Income and Wealth Show," COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS, INC., New                 York.
        "Dog Show," COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS, INC., New York.
        "Manifesto Show," COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS, INC., New York.

1977        "The Sun Projected," installation at JAY STREET LOFT (real time magnified               camera obscura projection of the sun), New York.
        "The Doctors and Dentists, " curated by Colleen Fitsgibbon. COLLABORATIVE             PROJECTS, INC., New York.
        "Batman Show," curated by Diego Cortez.  COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS, INC.,
         New York.
        "Exhibit A, " curated by McClard.  83 GRAND STREET GALLERY, New York.

1974        ART MEETING PLACE GALLERY, London, England.

1972        ART MEETING PLACE GALLERY, London, England.
                CURVING SPACE GALLERY, London, England.



S E L E C T E D  B I B L I O G R A P H Y

2002        O'Sullivan, Michael. THE WASHINGTON POST, August 16.
                Dawson, Jessica. "A Single Stroke of Inspiration," THE WASHINGTON POST,                 November 7.

2001        Glueck, Grace.  THE NEW YORK TIMES, March  9.

1999        Reilly, Maura.  ART IN AMERICA, October.
        Review, THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 16.
        "James Nares," Exhibition catalogue, PAUL KASMIN GALLERY.
        Review, THE NEW YORKER, April 19.
        Horny, Tinga. "Kräfte gegen nene Medien," SZ EXTRA AUSSTELLUNGEN,
        February 11.
        Bell, J.Bowyer. "Stocking Stuffer," REVIEW, January 15.

1997        Fisher, Jim. "New art on display at college," THE CAMPUS LEDGER,                         December 4.
            Thorson, Alice. "New realities of ABSTRACTION," THE KANSAS CITY  STAR,
            November 30.
        Ebony, David. Review, ARTNET, September 23.
        Pederson, Victoria. Review, ART & AUCTION, September.
        Von Viola Effmert. "Art Basel: Forum fur die internationale Kunstwelt,"
            WELT AM SONNTAG, June 8.

1996         Hayden-Guest, Anthony. TRUE COLORS, Atlantic Monthly Press.
        Adams, Brooks, Howard Hodgkin.  ART IN AMERICA, May.
        Morera, Daniela. "Art is Love," MOSCHINO, exhibition catalogue, New York.
        "The New York Scene 1996," GOTLANDS KONST MUSEUM, exhibition                     catalogue Gotland,  Sweden..  
        O'Brien, Glenn. BOMB, Summer 1996.
        VISIONAIRE, Number 17, January, 1996.
        Wakefield, Neville. "Elliott Puckette," ELLE DECOR,  August/September.
        Schwendener, Martha, James Nares Paul Kasmin. FLASH ART,                                         July/August.                              
        PORTS OF ENTRY: WILLIAM S. BURROUGH AND THE ARTS, exhibition                 catalogue, Los             Angeles County Museum of Art.
        Yablonsky, Linda. "James Nares," TIME OUT NEW YORK, January 24-31, Issue No.         18, p. 26.
        NEW OBSERVATIONS, issue # 110, p. 11.

1995        Rimanelli, David.  "James Nares," ELLE DECOR, December/January.
        Atkins, Robert.  "The Art World & I Go On Line," ART IN AMERICA, P. 61,                 December.
        Katz, Vincent.  "James Nares," ART PRESS, June, p. 203.
        Pedersen, Victoria.  "Gallery Go ‘Round, " February exhibition choice. PAPER                 MAGAZINE,  page 11.  February.
        Smith, Roberta. "Art In Review," THE NEW YORK TIMES, 24 February.
        BAMBILL, cover illustration of Brooklyn Academy of Music Program for 1995.

1994        "The Challenges of Photographing the Sea," THE NEW YORK TIMES, 18                     December.

1993        Stals, Jose' Lebrero.  Exhibition review in FLASH ART, November/December.
        Kalina, Richard.  Exhibition review in ART IN AMERICA, June.
        Saltz, Jerry. "Let Us Praise Artist's Artists," ART & AUCTION, April.
        Pederson, Victoria. "Gallery Go‘Round," March exhibition choice, PAPER                         MAGAZINE, March.

    1992        Decter, Joshua. "La Regenta," ADAM, CURTIS, ANDRES, PETER, PHILIP,         AND JAMES, exhibition catalogue with reproductions, Casa de                                       Cultura,Centro de Arte,pp. 54-61.
      Gurgan, Allen. "Where Babies Come From," reproduction of "Que Se Rompe La               Cuerda,"INTERVIEW, June.
       Mantegna, Gianfranco. "The Sign of the Intellect," ARTS, April.
       Weinstein, Matthew. Review in ARTFORUM, March.

    1991    PAINTING ON PAPER, exhibition catalogue, Mark Richards Gallery.
        Hagan, Charles. Review in THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 22.
        Pederson, Victoria.   Review in FLASH ART, October.
        Artner, Alan.  Review in CHICAGO TRIBUNE, August 16.
        Hagan, Charles. "Seeking the Reality That Lurks in the Shadows," THE NEW YORK         TIMES,  June 2.
        Review in PAPER magazine, April.
        Faust, Gretchen.  Review in ARTS, Summer issue.
        CONJUNCTIONS: 16, The Music Issue, cover illustration, Bard College.
        A BESTIARY, A Livre d'Artiste, Grenfell Press.

    1990    Art Random, WRITTEN DRAWINGS, Tokyo, Japan.

    1989    "The Harcus Gallery Newsletter," Fall/Winter issue.
        Mueller, Cookie. "Art and About," DETAILS MAGAZINE, March, p.183.
        Mahoney, Robert.  Review of Exhibition, ARTS MAGAZINE, Feb. 1989.

    1988    Calnek, Anthony. "New York/Review," CONTEMPORANEA,                                     January/February.
        "New York in Review," ARTS, February.
        Robinson, Walter. "James Nares: The Science of Art," ELLE, December.
        "KunstRAI," HP, May 21, pp. 83-146.

    1985    Moore, Alan. ABC NO RIO DINERO, pp.10, 186.
        Becker, Robert. INTERVIEW, September.
        Liebman, Lisa.  PARKETT, Summer issue.
        Watkins, Eileen. "Modern Mystery," SUNDAY STAR-LEDGER, May 26.
        Watkins, Eileen. "Mystery Show," THE JERSEY JOURNAL, May 24.
        Liebman, Lisa.  RIPE FRUIT, exhibition catalogue, P.S. 1 Museum.
        Duiz, Roberto.  "New Wave Cinema," PER LUI, January.

    1986    McCormick, Carlo.  Review of Exhibition, ARTFORUM.
    
    1985    Indiana, Gary. "Dear Decade," THE VILLAGE VOICE, July 23.
        Sischy, Ingrid. "Art on Location," INTERNATIONAL ART FORUM, October.

    1984    Smith, John. "A Gallery OF Film Makers," THE UNDERGROUND FILM                 BULLETIN.
        Indiana, Gary.   Review in ART IN AMERICA, November.
        Moufarrege, Nicolas A.  Review in FLASH ART, November.
        BOMB, Fall issue, p. 48.
        Rinaldi, Rosa Maria. DOMUS, July.
        Mueller, Cookie. "Art & About," DETAILS, June.
        Levi, Carrado.  DALL ‘OLIO ALL ‘AEROPLANIO, exhibition catalogue, May.
        Muritti, Elisabetta. "Dall ‘Olio All ‘Aeroplanio," MILANO DAILY, Spring issue.
        deAk, Edit. "The Critic Sees Through the Cabbage Patch," ARTFORUM, April, pp.             5-61.
        van Sinderen, Wim. Interview on Manhattan Mercury Vinyl, Amsterdam, Holland,             Spring issue.
        "Twilight Zone or Total Beauty," METROPOLIS M, January.

    1983    Levi, Carrado. COMPOSICIONE ARCHITECTONICA, exhibition catalogue,                 University of Milan, Italy, June.

    1982    Robinson, Walter. COLLAB DAILY PURGE, May.
        Kuspit, Donald. "Critical Perspective," ARTFORUM, April.
        Schieldahl, Peter. "Mind Over Matter," THE VILLAGE VOICE, March 9.
        Fogel, Marsha.  CONTEMPORARY ART OBSERVER, February.
        Zimmer, William.  "Condition Critical," SOHO NEWS, February 9.
        deAk, Edit. CRITICAL PERSPECTIVE, exhibition catalogue, P.S. 1 Museum,                     January.

    1981    Sunie. "The Del-Byzanteens," RECORD MIRROR, Summer, p. 12.
        Sinclair, Mick. "The Del-Byzanteens," exhibition review in SOUNDS, July 25, p. 29.
        Barber, Lynden. "The Del-Byzanteens," MELODY MAKER, July 18.
        Taubin, Amy.  "Emergency Show," SOHO NEWS, June.
        "Cinema off e Inespressiomismo a New York," Ester de Miro and Germano Celant,             Genova, pp. 165-166, Daniela Bezzi, Diego Cortez, and Edit deAk, pp. 141-156.
        1980    Souaille, Phillippe. "La Cinema New Yorkais en Super 8," TRIBUTE                     (Geneve).
        Indiana, Gary.  Interview with James Nares, EAST VILLAGE EYE, Summer.
        Conrad, Tony. "At Last Real Movies: Super 8 Cinema From New York," LAICA                 JOURNAL, Spring, p. 50.
        "(New) New Wave New York: Cinema," COVER, Spring issue, p.52.
        Curiger, Brice. TANGES-ANZEIGER, June 20.
        SEHR GUT (very good), exhibition catalogue, Berlin, Germany.
        Gaviola, Karen. "Punk on Film: Taking Warhol's Name in Vain," L.A. READER,             February 8.
        Kaplan, Steve. "Down & Dirty," THOUSAND EYES.
        "New Cinema Super 8," L.A. WEEKLY, January 25.

        1979    Scygulla, Hannah. UNDERCITY, December.
        Taylor Paul. TIME OUT (London), July 19, p.51.
        Sutherland, Alan. "Super-Eight Independents," FILM COMMENT(London),                     Summer.
        Have, Bethany. "Cine Stars Spill," EAST VILLAGE EYE, May.
        Hoberman, J. "No Wave Length:The Para-Punk Underground," THE VILLAGE                 VOICE, May 2.
        "Rome ‘78," THE VILLAGE VOICE, April 2.
        Trebay, Gary. "Caesarian Section," THE VILLAGE VOICE, February 28.
        Sussler, Brett.  SOHO WEEKLY NEWS, February 15, p. 24.
        Taubin, Amy.  "The Other Cinema," SOHO WEEKLY NEWS, February 1, p. 64.
        THE NEW YORK ROCKER, February.
        Resnick, Marsha. BAD BOYS.
        "T.V. Guide," THE NEW YORK ROCKER, January 14, p. 37.

    1978    Rockwell, John.  "Contortions," THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 18.
                "Derisium Probe," cover of LOFTY TIMES, February.
                Makos, Christopher.  WHITE TRASH.

    1977    Nares, James.  "(Fact-Fict) Tion," First Issue.


        T E A C H I N G   P O S I T I O N S

    1994    Advanced Painting, New York University, New York.


    

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