Amy Bessone
AMY BESSONE
born 1970, New York, NY.
lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
EDUCATION
1993-95
De Ateliers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1989-93
BFA, Parsons Paris School of Design, Paris, France
1992
lÉcole nationale supérieure des Beaux-arts, Paris, France
1988-89
Barnard College, New York, NY.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007
Body & Paint, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2002
Xavier Hufkens, (w/Thomas Houseago), Brussels, Belgium
2000
Les Salles Étrangères, Art&Com (Véronique de Bellefroid), Brussels, Belgium
1999
Amy Bessone-New Paintings, Buro Empty, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1997
Amy Bessone: Schilderijn en Tekeningen, DNB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009
An Expanded Field of Possibilities, curated by Miki Garcia, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA.
2006
Red Eye: Los Angeles Artists from the Rubell Family Collection, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL.
Transformers, Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV.
Hotel California, Glendale College Art Gallery, Glendale, CA.
2005
Both Ends Burning, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
b.a.-ba, un choix dans la collection du Frac Bretagne, Domaine de Kerguéhennec, Bignan, France
2001
Proposition 1 (Peinture), Art&Com (Véronique de Bellefroid), Brussels, Belgium
1999
Archétype, Kanal 11 (Véronique de Bellefroid), Brussels, Belgium
1998
Aanwinsten 1997, DNB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1997
Comité'97, Jan van Nassaukazerne, Harderwijk, The Netherlands
1996
Young Artists I, Sabine Wachters Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium
Group Show, Sabine Wachters, Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
(* indicates non-periodical book, catalog, or other publication)
2008
Parra, Jaime L., "Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn", Whitewall, Summer 2008, p. 52
“Amy Bessone,” The New Yorker, May 26, 2008
Smith, Roberta, "Amy Bessone," New York Times, May 9, 2008
Kunitz, Daniel, “Amy Bessone’s Artificial Appeal,” The New York Sun, May 9, 2008
Wolff, Rachel, "Amy Bessone," New York Magazine, May 2008
Nguyen, Trong Gia, "Interview with Amy Bessone," Artslant.com, April 2008
2007
2006
Garnet, Daisy, “The Collector: Why the Collector Mera Rubell Keeps it All in the Family.” The New York Times Magazine, December 3, 2006, pp. 74.
born 1970, New York, NY.
lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
EDUCATION
1993-95
De Ateliers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1989-93
BFA, Parsons Paris School of Design, Paris, France
1992
lÉcole nationale supérieure des Beaux-arts, Paris, France
1988-89
Barnard College, New York, NY.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008
With Friends Like These..., Salon 94, New York, NY.
2007
Body & Paint, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2002
Xavier Hufkens, (w/Thomas Houseago), Brussels, Belgium
2000
Les Salles Étrangères, Art&Com (Véronique de Bellefroid), Brussels, Belgium
1999
Amy Bessone-New Paintings, Buro Empty, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1997
Amy Bessone: Schilderijn en Tekeningen, DNB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009
An Expanded Field of Possibilities, curated by Miki Garcia, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA.
2006
Red Eye: Los Angeles Artists from the Rubell Family Collection, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL.
Transformers, Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV.
Hotel California, Glendale College Art Gallery, Glendale, CA.
2005
Both Ends Burning, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
b.a.-ba, un choix dans la collection du Frac Bretagne, Domaine de Kerguéhennec, Bignan, France
2001
Proposition 1 (Peinture), Art&Com (Véronique de Bellefroid), Brussels, Belgium
1999
Archétype, Kanal 11 (Véronique de Bellefroid), Brussels, Belgium
1998
Aanwinsten 1997, DNB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1997
Comité'97, Jan van Nassaukazerne, Harderwijk, The Netherlands
1996
Young Artists I, Sabine Wachters Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium
Group Show, Sabine Wachters, Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
(* indicates non-periodical book, catalog, or other publication)
2008
Parra, Jaime L., "Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn", Whitewall, Summer 2008, p. 52
“Amy Bessone,” The New Yorker, May 26, 2008
Smith, Roberta, "Amy Bessone," New York Times, May 9, 2008
Kunitz, Daniel, “Amy Bessone’s Artificial Appeal,” The New York Sun, May 9, 2008
Wolff, Rachel, "Amy Bessone," New York Magazine, May 2008
Nguyen, Trong Gia, "Interview with Amy Bessone," Artslant.com, April 2008
2007
*“Red Eye: Los Angeles Artists from the Rubell Family Collection,” Rubell Family Collection, 2007
Brooks, Amra, "Must See Art: Amy Bessone," LA Weekly, September 21-27, 2007, p.47
Turner, Elisa, “Rubell exhibit explores the West Coast scene,” Miami Herald, April 1, 2007
2006
Garnet, Daisy, “The Collector: Why the Collector Mera Rubell Keeps it All in the Family.” The New York Times Magazine, December 3, 2006, pp. 74.
2005
*Both Ends Burning, David Kordansky Gallery, October 2005
2002
"Hot Tickets, Exhibitions: Amy Bessone, Thomas Houseago", The Bulletin, September 19, 2002
1997
De Vries, Marina, "Spontane Figuren", in Het Parool, September 11, 1997
*Keijer, Kees, "Our little experiment", in Comité'97, catalogue, June 1997
*Both Ends Burning, David Kordansky Gallery, October 2005
2002
"Hot Tickets, Exhibitions: Amy Bessone, Thomas Houseago", The Bulletin, September 19, 2002
1997
De Vries, Marina, "Spontane Figuren", in Het Parool, September 11, 1997
*Keijer, Kees, "Our little experiment", in Comité'97, catalogue, June 1997