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| Born: |
Indiana |
| Lives/
Works: |
New
York, NY |
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| Education: |
Art Students League, NYC NY. |
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School of Visual Arts, NYC NY. |
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Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, Chicago IL. |
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| Solo Exhibitions: |
2005 |
I'm a child of divorce, Gimme a break, Cynthia Broan Gallery, NYC, NY (catalogue); with Suzanne McClelland, Monica Moran, Elizabeth Olbert, Rachel Rampleman, Walter Robinson, Josh Smith, Gary Stephen, Champneys Taylor, Adrian Ting and Joshua Weintraub. |
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2000
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M du B, F, H & g, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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1999
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Now I See It Clearly, My Whole Life is Pointed in One Direction, There has Never Been Any Choice For Me, Team Gallery, NYC NY |
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1998
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This Mortal Magic, Team Gallery, NYC NY
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1995
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Let Us Go Then, You and I, Caren Golden Fine Art, NYC NY |
1993 |
Amy Lipton Gallery, NYC NY |
1992 |
Berland Hall Gallery, NYC NY |
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1990
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Berland Hall Gallery, NYC NY |
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| Selected Group
Exhibitions: |
2005 |
Outlaw, Art Gotham, NYC, NY; curated by Elizabeth Deull |
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Helter Skelter, Capsule Gallery, NYC, NY |
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2004 |
twitch, College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM; curated by Franky Kong and Gerry Snyder |
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Bush League, Roebling Hall, Brooklyn, NY |
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Multitasking, Islip At Museum, East Islip, NY; curated by Karen Shaw (catalogue) |
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NETWORKBARAKA, Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, NYC, NY; curated by Bruce Hackney |
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~scope LA, Los Angeles, CA; represented by Cynthia Broan gallery, NY (catalogue) |
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Let the Bullshit Run a Marathon, Nicole Klagsburn, NYC NY; curated by Nate Lowman |
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2002 |
Arrested Development, Castle Gallery, College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY;
curated by Sue Canning (catalogue) |
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Isabella Kirkland, Michael St. John, Feature Inc., NYC, NY |
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2001 |
First There Was A Drawing, College of Art, Santa Fe NM;
curated by Gerry Snyder and Michael St. John |
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Another, Once Again, Many Times More, Feature Inc., NYC NY |
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Amused, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL (catalogue) |
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Burnt, White & Blue, Cynthia Broan Gallery, NYC NY; curated by Adrian Ting |
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2000 |
1000+1 Nacht, Landesmuseum, Linz, Austria; curated by Peter Kraml (catalogue) |
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Faces, Artnet, www.artnet.com |
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1999 |
Shiny Shiny, Team Gallery, NYC NY |
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The Love Show, Cynthia Broan Gallery, NYC NY; curated by Douglas Kelley and Michael St. John |
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A Ball and a Bat, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland OR;
curated by Gerry Snyder and Michael St. John |
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1998 |
Surfing the Surface, DFN Gallery, NYC NY; curated by Kathleen Cullen |
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Sassy Nuggets, Andrew Kreps Gallery, NYC NY; curated by John Boles and Michael St. John |
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Food Matters, E.S. Vandam, NYC NY; curated by Saul Ostrow and Stuart Horodner |
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Visiting Artists Biennial, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN |
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1996 |
Sauce 96, Sauce, Brooklyn NY |
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In the Funhouse, Ostrow Muranushi, E.S. Vandam, NYC NY; curated by Susan Canning |
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1995 |
Wacko, Workspace, NYC NY; curated by John Berens and Amanda Church |
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Diverse Group/One Direction, Apex Art, NYC NY; curated by Leonard Lehrer (catalogue) |
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1994 |
De-pop, Connecticut College of Art, New London CT; curated by Sandra Antelo-Suarez |
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Some Paintings, Lipton Owens Company, NYC NY |
1993 |
Mating Instinct, Penine Hart Gallery, NYC NY |
1992 |
Image/Abstraction, Amy Lipton Gallery, NYC NY |
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Simplicity, Causality: an Immense Collective Act, Joker and the Batman, Rastovski Gallery, NYC NY |
1991 |
About Devices, White Columns, NYC NY |
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| Projects and Reproductions of Artwork: |
1996 |
“Too Much”, a Touchstone Picture directed by Fernando Trueba |
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1995-96
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13 Artists in the Studio. Video; 26 30-minute videotape aired on Manhattan Cable Network
(co-producer) |
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1995
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Scanning New York Art. Video (voiceover and reproduction of artwork) |
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| Selected
Bibliography: |
2005 |
"I'm a child of divorce, Gimme a break". ArtCal. (reproduction) |
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"Michael St. John and friends". jameswagner.com (reproduction) |
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Fyfe, Joe. "A painter of modern life". Gay City News. Vol. 4, No. 39, pg 18. (reproduction) |
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Johnson, Ken. Weekend Arts, New York Times. 23 September. |
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Robinson, Walter. Weekend Update, artnet.com magazine. (reproduction) |
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2004 |
Carver, John. “Santa Fe, New Mexico”. Reviews, Southwest. Art Papers. |
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Collins, Tom. “Trendy Twitch”. Journal Santa Fe. 29 October. (reproduction) |
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Indyke, Dottie. “Twitching for Art”. Gallery Guide. Journal Santa Fe. 1 October. |
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La Rocco, Ben. “Bush League”. Art Seen, The Brooklyn Rail. September. pp 20 |
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“School Honors Six Faculty with Teaching Excellence Award.” The Steinhardt School of Education, Newsletter. Fall/Vol. 16, No. 4, p.4 |
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2001 |
Cotter, Holland, “Art Guide”. The New York Times. 4 May, p. E34 |
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Lehman, Henry, “Quirky Images Speak for their creators”. The Gazette, 3 February, p.16 |
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Klein, Lee. “Burnt, White, and Blue.” NY Arts, July/August, p.95 (reproduction) |
2000 |
Arning, Bill. “Michael St. John at Team.” Art in America, April, pp 155-156 (reproduction) |
1999 |
Canning, Susan. M “Love.” Art Papers, November/December |
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Dimaggio, Anthony. “Michael St. John.” Review, 15 October |
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Gang, Jane & Hughes Millree. “michael St. john @ Team.” NY Arts, Vol. 4 No. 11 |
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Levin, Kim. “Choices: Michael St. John.” Voice Choices/ The Village Voice, 16 October |
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Levin, Kim. “Choices: Shiny Shiny.” Voice Choices/ The Village Voice, August |
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Row, D.K. “Painter’s Paradise.” The Oregonian, 3 February |
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no author listed. “Critic’s Picks (Shiny Shiny).” Time Out New York, 29 July |
1998 |
Brackman, Yvette. “Sassy Nuggets.” Time Out New York, 23 July |
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Cotter, Holland.”Art in Review.” New York Times, 10 July |
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Joyner, Heather. “Fab Four.” Metro Pulse, January |
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Levin, Kim. “Voice Choices.” The Village Voice, March |
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no author listed, “Critics Picks.” Time Out New York, 18 June |
1997 |
“Mob Rules.” NY Arts Magazine, July |
1996 |
Stephen, Gary. Art Intelligencier |
1995 |
Newhall, Edith. “Art” New York Magazine, 18 September, p 99 (reproduction) |
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Servetar, Stewart. “Galleries.” New York Press, 27 September |
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Smith, Roberta. “Art in Review.” New York Times, 15 September |
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| Professional Experience: |
2005 |
Maryland Institute of Contemporary Art |
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Webb School of Knoxville, Knoxville, TN; artist in residence |
2004 - 2005 |
Empire State College, NYC, NY; mentor |
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1999 - present
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New York University, New York, NY; adjunct professor |
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2003
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California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco, CA; lecturer |
2002 |
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC; lecturer |
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1999
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Empire State College, NY; lecture |
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School of Visual Arts, NYC NY; lecture |
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1998
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro NC; lecture |
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New York Studio Program, NYC NY; lecture |
1997 |
University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN; artist in residence |
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University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN; lecture |
1996 |
New York University, NYC NY; lecture |
1992 |
Drew University, Madison NJ; lecture |
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| Curatorship: |
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2005
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Charmed, Lower East Side Girls Club, NYC, NY; co-curated with Jason Duval |
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2004
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A Conversation, Marvelli Gallery, NYC, NY |
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2003
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Shangri-La, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY; co-curated with Jason Duval (catalogue) |
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Back to the Future, Cynthia Broan gallery, NYC NY; co-curated with Jason Duval |
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2001
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Salad Days, Bill Maynes Gallery, NYC NY |
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First There Was a Drawing, College of Art, Santa Fe NM; co-curated with Gerry Snyder |
1999 |
The Love Show, Cynthia Broan Gallery, NYC NY; co-curated with Douglas Kelley |
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A Ball and a Bat, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland OR; co-curated with Gerry Snyder |
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1998
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Sassy Nuggets, Andrew Kreps Gallery, NYC NY; co-curated with Jon Boles |
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| Awards: |
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2004
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Teaching Excellence Award, 2003 - 2004, New York University |
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| Collections: |
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MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, MA |
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Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, North Carolina |
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The Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL |
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The Webb School of Knoxville |