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Stephen Truax

b. 1985 Glenview, IL
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY


EDUCATION

2007 B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) - Providence, RI
2005 - 2006 RISD, European Honors Program - Rome, Italy
2004, 2007 Brown University, liberal arts courses - Providence, RI


SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS



SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2013

Bushwick Open Studios, Harthaus, organized by Jessica E. Ralli - Brooklyn, NY [forthcoming]
Lu Magnus, Thanks, curated by Adam Parker Smith - New York, NY
Point B, IRL, curated by Mikkel Carl - Brooklyn, NY
Dorsky Foundation, Donut Muffin, curated by Jessica Duffett and Tamara Gonzales - Long Island City, NY

2012

NURTUREart, The escape from the banal of everyday life to the world of the ideal, curated by Brooke Moyse - Brooklyn, NY
Bushwick Open Studios, with Sarah Bednarek, Jenn Brehm, Jessica Grable, and Brent Owens - Brooklyn, NY

2011

NURTUREart, WE ARE: Eriola Pina & Chelsea Haines, organized by Marco Antonini - Brooklyn, NY
Workspace Harlem, In Between the Sheets, organized by Irena Jurek - New York, NY
Bushwick Open Studios, Bilateral Symmetry, with Sarah Bednarek and Brent Owens - Brooklyn, NY
Eposus Space, Mobile Uploads Project, organized Amanda Schmitt and Krysta Eder - New York, NY
RISD, Gelman Gallery, Digital Plastic, organized by Armando Veve - Providence, RI
Fortress to Solitude, A line of souls and some words from the holy, organized by Guillermo Creus - Brooklyn, NY

2010

Winkleman Gallery, SEVEN Miami, #Rank, organized by Jennifer Dalton, William Powhida - Miami, FL
Edelman, Content Creators Among Us, organized by Katarina Wong - New York, NY
The Laundromat, Cocktails and Dreams - Brooklyn, NY
Fisher Press, Like Death, New Mexico Will Catch Up With You in the End - Santa Fe, NM

2009

Silvershed, ABCyz - New York, NY
Arts in Bushwick, Bushwick Open Studios 2009, with Brooke Moyse - Brooklyn, NY

2008

Samokal Art Gallery, Annual Group Exhibition, organized by Sushabhan Adhikary - Calcutta, India

2007

RISD, Woods-Gerry Gallery, B.F.A. Thesis Exhibition: Painting - Providence, RI
Brown University, Hillel Gallery, Sight & Sound, organized by Vijila Pakalniskis, Lisa Rock - Providence, RI
RISD, 50 Conduit St., Painting & Digital Media - Woonsocket, RI
RISD, College Building Library, Underground Show - Providence, RI

2006

RISD, Palazzetto Cenci, European Honors Program Thesis Exhibition - Rome, Italy


CURATORIAL PROJECTS



SELECTED ARTICLES, ESSAYS, REVIEWS

2012

Lower East Side show catalog essay, James Cohan Gallery, Shanghai, China (forthcoming)
"LOVE: Conceptual Strategies in Contemporary Painting." ART BLOG ART BLOG, One River Gallery - Englewood, NJ.
"Review: dOCUMENTA (13) curated by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev." ArtPulse magazine, Fall 2012.
"Review: Sharon Hayes at the Whitney Museum of American Art." ArtPulse magazine, Fall 2012.
"Review: …Is This Free?, curated by Marco Antonini, at NURTUREart" ArtPulse magazine, Fall 2012.
"Fuck Grad School, Let's Have a House Party" Hyperallergic, September 11.
"Bushwick September Preview: Group Shows, Figurative Art, and Reinvigorated Programs" Hyperallergic, September 5, 2012.
"The First Rule of the Biennial is You Don’t Talk About the Biennial." ArtPulse magazine, Spring 2012.
"Review: Matthew Brannon." ArtPulse magazine, Spring 2012.
"Review: Thomas Scheibitz." ArtPulse magazine, Spring 2012.
"Flying Solo at Volta." Hyperallergic, March 9.

2011

"Review: ART BLOG ART BLOG." ArtPulse magazine, Winter 2011.
"Review: Jeremy Shaw at MoMA PS1." ArtPulse magazine, Winter 2011.
"Review: Lee Ufan at the Guggenheim." ArtPulse magazine, Fall 2011.
"Why Criticism is Not Bad." Eponymous blog, July 18.
"Artists in Bushwick." Brooklyn Rail, July.
"DIY Bushwick." Brooklyn Rail, June.
An Art Snob's Top Ten for BOS 2011. BushwickBK, June 3.
"Major Art Non-Profit Moves to Bushwick." BushwickBK, May 10.
"New Monuments on the Lower East Side." Hyperallergic, May 5.
"Interview: Kevin Zucker." BOMBLOG, April 29.
"In the Studio: Brent Owens at English Kills." BushwickBK, March 10.
"Sculpting with Ruins or Imposing a Force on Matter." Hyperallergic, March 10.
"Feeling Civilized at the 2011 Volta Art Fair." Hyperallergic, March 4.
"Interior Monologue: Steven Thompson at English Kills." BushwickBK, March 4.
"Bushwick Brough the Party to Scope NY 2011." Hyperallergic, March 4.
"Artists on the Internet." Eponymous blog, February 10.
"At Regina Rex, Latin Roots Woven Together." BushwickBK, January 19.

2010

"Why Ed Winkleman Did #Rank at Seven Miami." Hyperallergic, December 29.
"Chelsea Gallery Buys Into Bushwick." BushwickBK, December 20.
"Bushwick Goes To Miami." BushwickBK, December 17.
"Painting Real Fiction: Christopher K. Ho at Winkleman Gallery." Hyperallergic, December 16.
"Youngest Art Spaces Make A Splash." BushwickBK, November 13.
"Seeing Enough Shows on the LES." Hyperallergic, November 8.
"Baltrop's Sincerity: Love Shots of a Scarier NYC." BushwickBK, October 13.
The Late Work, submissions included, Fisher Press, Santa Fe, NM.
"Art Blogosophere Goes On Display." BushwickBK, August 13.
"Curatorial Knife: Artist Collective Regina Rex." BushwickBK, July 20.
"YourName.com." Hyperallergic, July 15.
"Bushwick 'Battle' Results in Stalemate." BushwickBK, April 7. "The Real Thing." BushwickBK, March 15.
"Parallel Scenes: Clopen Studios at 1100 Broadway." BushwickBK, February 22.

2009

"'Meaning is Inevitable:' Famous Accountants Gallery." BushwickBK, November 9.
"Adolescent Art: Brent Owens at English Kills Gallery." BushwickBK, September 22.


AWARDS, RESIDENCIES, TALKS

2012

Ann Hamilton, the event of a thread, Park Avenue Armory, performing artist, New York, 2012
School of Visual Art, Art History Dept., guest lecturer - New York, NY.
NURTUREart, Benefit Committee - Brooklyn, NY
Momenta Art, Benefit Committee - Brooklyn, NY

2011

White Columns, Curated Artists Registry
Elmgreen & Dragset, Performa 2011, performing artist, New York, 2011
Apexart, Franchise Award 2012, Judge, New York, NY
University of Nottingham, Digital Resources for the Arts and Humanities (DRAH) Conference, Panelist - Ningbo, China

2009

Brooklyn Arts Council, Curated Artists Registry - Brooklyn, NY

2007

Walter Spink, on-site study - Ajanta, Maharashtra, India
RISD, Painting Department, Florence Leif Award for Excellence in Painting - Providence, RI

2005

RISD, English Department, American Academy of Poets Prize - Providence, RI
Glenbrook North High School, Artist Talk - Northbrook, IL


PUBLIC WORKS

2003 Glenbrook South High School, Robert B. Adams Resource Center - Glenview, IL