Lesley Vance
LESLEY VANCE
born 1977, Milwaukee, WI.
lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
EDUCATION
2003
MFA, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA.
2000
BFA, The University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS / 2 PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2008
born 1977, Milwaukee, WI.
lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
EDUCATION
2003
MFA, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA.
2000
BFA, The University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS / 2 PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2008
Lesley Vance and Ricky Swallow, The Suburban, Oak Park, IL.
2007
2008
Imaginary Thing, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO.
2006
Among the Ash Heaps and Millionaires, Ancient and Modern, London, England
2005
Drawn Out, Gallery 400, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
2004
Kids of the Blackhole, Stalke Galleri, Copenhagen, Denmark
Kiss On the Brow, Hayworth Gallery. Los Angeles, CA.
Summer Drawings (and some are not...), Mixture Contemporary Art, Houston, TX.
Mind Over Manner, Grimm Rosenfeld Gallery, Munich, Germany
Tapestry From An Asteroid, Golinko Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
The New Romantics, Greene Naftali Gallery, New York, NY.
2003
Inaugural Exhibition, Golinko Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
Frieze Art Fair, Greene Naftali Gallery Booth, London, England
Making: WEEDS, LACMA Lab, Boone Gallery, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA.
Yesterday there was a disaster, today is ok, Stevenson Blanche Devereaux Gallery, Valencia, CA.
2002
Wall Work, Stevenson Blanche Devereaux Gallery, Valencia, CA.
2000
Wendy's Wonderland, Wendy Cooper Gallery, Madison, WI.
Painterrific!, 7th Floor Gallery, Madison, WI.
Sparkleplenty, Commonwealth Gallery, Madison, WI.
Little Pictures, Commonwealth Gallery, Madison, WI.
1999
71st Annual Juried Student Art Show, Porter Butts Gallery, Madison, WI.Jurors: Sara Krajewski, Senior Curator, Madison Art Center, and Brad Killiam, artist and co-curator of The Suburban Gallery, Oak Park, IL.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Finer Days, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2006
Lesley Vance and Violet Hopkins: Against The Sky, Stuart Shave / Modern Art, London, England
2005
The Palm Over My Blonde, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2004
bowievanvalen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Lesley Vance and Violet Hopkins: Against The Sky, Stuart Shave / Modern Art, London, England
2005
The Palm Over My Blonde, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2004
bowievanvalen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008
Imaginary Thing, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO.
2007
Painted Objects, Harris Lieberman, New York, NY.
ab.strac.tion, curated by Nancy Meyer, Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2006
Among the Ash Heaps and Millionaires, Ancient and Modern, London, England
2005
Drawn Out, Gallery 400, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
2004
Kids of the Blackhole, Stalke Galleri, Copenhagen, Denmark
Kiss On the Brow, Hayworth Gallery. Los Angeles, CA.
Summer Drawings (and some are not...), Mixture Contemporary Art, Houston, TX.
Mind Over Manner, Grimm Rosenfeld Gallery, Munich, Germany
Tapestry From An Asteroid, Golinko Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
The New Romantics, Greene Naftali Gallery, New York, NY.
2003
Inaugural Exhibition, Golinko Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
Frieze Art Fair, Greene Naftali Gallery Booth, London, England
Making: WEEDS, LACMA Lab, Boone Gallery, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA.
Yesterday there was a disaster, today is ok, Stevenson Blanche Devereaux Gallery, Valencia, CA.
2002
Wall Work, Stevenson Blanche Devereaux Gallery, Valencia, CA.
2000
Wendy's Wonderland, Wendy Cooper Gallery, Madison, WI.
Painterrific!, 7th Floor Gallery, Madison, WI.
Sparkleplenty, Commonwealth Gallery, Madison, WI.
Little Pictures, Commonwealth Gallery, Madison, WI.
1999
71st Annual Juried Student Art Show, Porter Butts Gallery, Madison, WI.Jurors: Sara Krajewski, Senior Curator, Madison Art Center, and Brad Killiam, artist and co-curator of The Suburban Gallery, Oak Park, IL.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2007
Holte, Michael Ned, “Los Angeles,” Artforum, December 2007, pp. 288 – 291
Brooks, Amra “Must See Art,” LA Weekly, September 26, 2007, p. 59
Brooks, Amra "Must See Art," LA Weekly, June 1, 2007, p.62
2005
Reardon, Ben "California art: Los Angeles makes itself" I-D, June 2005, p.27
Knight, Christopher "A Painter's risk proves worthwhile",Los Angeles Times, May 6, 2005
Casadio, Mariuccia "The Next Frontier", Vogue Italia, January 2005, pp.49, 52
2004
Van Hasselt, Kai " Paysage Fantastique", Tubelight34, September 2004
Lamoree, Jhim " Eeuwigebeeldgehouwenuit eeuwigesneeuw", Het Parool, September 3, 2004
Roelofs, Judith "Uit de Kunst, Galerie Bowie Van Valen", Justus, no. 5, 2004
Ankerman, Karel "Veel aandacht voor Amerikaanse en Duitse kunst", Het Financiëele Dagblad, September 3, 2004
Roos, Robbert "Gespot", Kunstbeeld , no. 11, 2004
Keegan, Matt, ed., "Artist Multiple", North Drive Press issue #,1 Summerkit Group 1, Summer, 2004
Glueck, Grace "The New Romantics", The New York Times, January 23, 2004
Sholis, Brian "The New Romantics", artforum.com, January 23, 2004
RESIDENCIES
2005
Art Production Fund Giverny Residency Program, Giverny, France
Knight, Christopher "A Painter's risk proves worthwhile",Los Angeles Times, May 6, 2005
Casadio, Mariuccia "The Next Frontier", Vogue Italia, January 2005, pp.49, 52
2004
Van Hasselt, Kai " Paysage Fantastique", Tubelight34, September 2004
Lamoree, Jhim " Eeuwigebeeldgehouwenuit eeuwigesneeuw", Het Parool, September 3, 2004
Roelofs, Judith "Uit de Kunst, Galerie Bowie Van Valen", Justus, no. 5, 2004
Ankerman, Karel "Veel aandacht voor Amerikaanse en Duitse kunst", Het Financiëele Dagblad, September 3, 2004
Roos, Robbert "Gespot", Kunstbeeld , no. 11, 2004
Keegan, Matt, ed., "Artist Multiple", North Drive Press issue #,1 Summerkit Group 1, Summer, 2004
Glueck, Grace "The New Romantics", The New York Times, January 23, 2004
Sholis, Brian "The New Romantics", artforum.com, January 23, 2004
RESIDENCIES
2005
Art Production Fund Giverny Residency Program, Giverny, France