Stephen Truax

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

2003 - 2007 Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), B.F.A. Painting (Honors) - Providence, RI
2005 - 2006 RISD, European Honors Program - Rome, Italy

2012

Storefront Bushwick (Project Space) - Brooklyn, NY (forthcoming)

2011

NURTUREart, Benefit 2011, Chelsea Museum - New York, NY
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
Arts in Bushwick, Bushwick Open Studios 2011, with Sarah Bednarek and Brent Owens - Brooklyn, NY
Momenta Art, Benefit 2011, Loretta Howard Gallery - New York, NY
RISD, Gelman Gallery, Digital Plastic, organized by Armando Veve - Providence, RI
Esopus Space, Mobile Uploads Project, organized by Amanda Schmitt, Krysta Eder - New York, NY
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
NURTUREart, Benefit 2010, ZeiherSmith Gallery - New York, 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
Lumenhouse, Benefit 2009 - 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

2011

4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Portal: An Xiao, Caochangdi 404, with Janis Ferberg - Sydney, Australia
Peloton, Portal: Man Bartlett, #FEEDFEED, with Janis Ferberg - Sydney, Australia, New York, NY
Institute of Contemporary Art Newtown (ICAN), Portal: Process of Performance, with Janis Ferberg - Sydney, Australia
Regina Rex, Portal: Perspectives on Video Performance, with Janis Ferberg - Queens, NY

2011

"Review: ART BLOG ART BLOG." ArtPulse magazine, Winter 2011. (forthcoming)
"Review: Jeremy Shaw at MoMA PS1." ArtPulse magazine, Winter 2011. (forthcoming)
"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.

2011

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

2007

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

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