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John Grade
Born: Minneapolis, 1970.  Resides: Seattle.
Education: Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY. (B.F.A., 1992)


SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS


2010   Cynthia-Reeves Gallery, New York, NY.
2009   Fabrica, Brighton, UK.
           Public Installation, Bitterlake Reservoir, Seattle, WA.
           University Wyoming Gallery, Laramie, WY.
           Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA.
           Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA.
2008   Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA. Catalog.             
           Suyama Space, Seattle, WA. Catalog.       
2007   Seattle Art Museum Gallery, Seattle, WA.
           Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA.
2006   Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA.                 
2005   King County Performance Network, King County, WA.
           Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA.
2004   Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID. Catalog.
           Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA.
2003   Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA.
2002   Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA.
2000   Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR.
           King County Art Gallery, Seattle, WA.
           Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA.


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS


2010   American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY.
           Western Washington University Museum, Bellingham, WA. Catalog.
2009   Ballenglen Art Center, Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland.
           Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA.
           Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID.
           Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA. Catalog.
2007   Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA. Catalog.
           Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA.
2006   SPUR Projects, Portola Valley, CA.
           Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA.
           Concord Art Association, Concord, MA. Catalog.
           John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI.
           Aqua Art, Miami, FL.
2005   Bumbershoot Visual Arts Exhibition, Seattle Center, WA. Catalog.
           San Francisco International Art Exhibition, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA.
           Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA.
           Aqua Art, Miami, FL.
2004   Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA.
           John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI.
           San Francisco International Art Exhibition, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA.
2003   John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI.
           San Francisco International Art Exhibition, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA.
2002   Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York, NY. Catalog.
           Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA.
           Bumbershoot Visual Arts Exhibition, Seattle Center, WA. Catalog.
           San Francisco International Art Exhibition, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA.
2001   Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA.
2000   Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA. Catalog.
           Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR.
           Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID.
           Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA.
           Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition, Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, WA. Catalog.
1999   Bumbershoot Visual Arts Exhibition, Seattle Center, WA. (Best of show award).
           Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA.
           Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA.


AWARDS


2010   Metcalf Award, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY.
           Grant, Pollock-Krasner Foundation New York, NY.
           Grant, City of Seattle, City Artists Program, Seattle, WA.
           Grant, 4Culture, King County Project Grant, WA.
2009   Commission, City of Seattle/SPU, Installation: Bitterlake Reservoir, Seattle, WA.
2008   Grant, 4Culture, King County Project Grant, WA.
           Grant, City of Seattle, City Artists Program, Seattle, WA.
2007   Grant, Artist Trust Foundation, GAP program, Seattle, WA.
           Grant, 4Culture, King County Project Grant, WA.   
2005   Grant, Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York, NY.
           Grant, Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, New York, NY. Catalogue.
           Grant, City of Seattle, City Artists Program, Seattle, WA.
2004   Grant, Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York, NY.
           Grant, 4Culture, King County Project Grant, WA.
           Grant, City of Seattle, City Artists Program, Seattle, WA.
           Grant, Artist Trust Foundation, GAP program, Seattle, WA.
2002   Grant, Washington State Arts Commission and Artist Trust Foundation, WA.
1999   Grant, Artist Trust Foundation, GAP program, Seattle, WA.
1994   Grant, Middleditch Graduation Travel Award, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY.
1992   Departmental Distinction for Achievement in Drawing, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY.
1988   National Talent Search Foundation Full-Tuition Scholarship, Pratt Institute,
           Brooklyn, NY


RESIDENCIES


2010   L’H Du Siege, Valenciennes, France.
           Pottery Northwest, Seattle, WA.
2009   MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH.
2007   National Park Service, Grand Canyon, North Rim, AZ.
           MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH. (Gottlieb Foundation Endowed Fellowship).
2006   Espy Foundation, Oysterville, WA.
2005   Ballenglen Arts Foundation, Ballycastle, County Mayo, Ireland.
           Djerassi Foundation, Woodside, CA. (Pritzker Foundation Endowed Fellowship).
2003   J M Kohler Arts Center and Foundry, Arts/Industry Program, Sheboygan, WI.


SELECTED REVIEWS, INTERVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS


2010   Clark-Langager, Sarah. “Messengers in the Northwest”. Critical Messages
           exhibition catalog, University of Washington press, Seattle, WA.
           Graves, Jen. “The Things He Carries”, Stranger, (April 8).
           Harper, Glenn. “Scultura spogliata: scorticata, defomata, estaniata”,
           Quando è Scultura, Venice & École des Hautes Études, Paris.
           Et.al publishers, Milan.
           Kepferle, Amy. “Bye Bye Bloom: A Case For Impermanence”, Cascadia Weekly,
           (April 7).
           Schnoor, Christopher. “Profile: John Grade”, Art Lmt, (March).
2009   Buckley, Annie. “The Collector: New Naturalism”, Wild Blue Yonder (July).
           Cave, Emma. “John Grade: The Elephant Bed”, Brighton Fusion, Brighton, UK.
           (July).
           Davis, Brangien. “Datebook: Lip Service”, Seattle (July).
           Liu, Marian. “Identity, Refuge and Word of Mouth”, Seattle Times (May 7).
           Matilsky, Barbara. “Making Art New: Form and Process” Out of Bounds exhibition
           catalog, Whatcom Museum and Marquand Books Inc., Seattle, WA.
           Sheerin, Martin. “Ice Age Bacteria Invades Fabrica Gallery”, Culture 24,
           Brighton, UK. (July 16).
           Vinh, Tan. “Shedding Light on Art”, Seattle Times (Dec. 10).
           Worssam, Nancy. “Exhibit, Like New Museum, Breaks Boundaries”,
           Seattle Times (December 10).
2008   Beal, Suzanne. “John Grade: Lived History in Sculpture”, Sculpture (December).
           Catalani, Stefano. “The Natural Course of Things”, Dis/integration exhibition
           catalog,
           Bellevue, WA: Bellevue Arts Museum, 80 pgs.
           Devuono, Frances. “Seeps of Winter” exhibition catalog, Seattle, WA: Suyama
           Space.
           Farr, Sheila. “Hot ticket: John Grade at Suyama Space”, Seattle Times (March 21).
           Freewater, Milton. “Travel Documents”, Art Access (September).
           Graves, Jen. “The Roaming Sculptures of John Grade”, The Stranger
           (January 23).
           Graves, Jen. “Art Review: Active Persistence”, The Stranger (November 27).
           Grant, Adriana. “Seeps of Winter Could Make You Sick”, Seattle Weekly (Feb. 13).
           Grant, Adriana.  “Furry Squeeze”, Seattle Weekly (October 2).
           Hackett, Regina. “Best Bet: John Grade”, Seattle PI (March 21).
           Hackett, Regina. “John Grade and Wade Kavanaugh Conjure with Materials”.
           Seattle PI(October 2)
           Moyer, Twylene. “Itinerary: John Grade, Suyama Space”, Sculpture (March).
           Moyer, Twylene. “Itinerary: John Grade, Bellevue Arts Museum”, Sculpture (Nov).
           Pence, Elizabeth. “John Grade: Bellevue Art Museum”, Artweek (December).
           Rutz, Dean. “When Art Imitates Life”, Seattle Times, (October 10).
           Schnoor, Christopher. “Multiple Lives: The Itinerant Sculpture of John Grade”,
           Dis/integration exhibition catalog, Bellevue, WA: Bellevue Arts Museum, 80 pgs.
           Schnoor, Christopher. “Art After the Isms”, Boise Weekly, (December 17).
           Simonini, Ross. “’Seeps” is on a Fascinating Path to Destruction”, Seattle PI
           (Mar 5).
2007   Gardener, Jan. “One Hundred Years and Change” Boston Globe (February 10).
           Silverman, Art. “Artists Retreat into Solitude” All Things Considered, National
           Public Radio (March 5).
2006   Curtis, Molly Norris. “Make the Grade” Art Access (June).
           Kangas, Matthew. “Installations that put you in their space”, Seattle Times
           (May 26).
            Hackett, Regina. “Best Bet”, Seattle Post Intelligencer (May 19).
           Louis Comfort Tiffany Awards 2005 catalogue, Tiffany Foundation, New York, NY.
           Pence, Elizabeth, “John Grade”, ArtUS (October).
           Schnoor, Christopher. “Cleavage”, Boise Weekly (July 5).
           Stracener, Brad. “Artist Finds Inspiration inside Crevasse”, Mountaineer (April).
2005   Farr, Sheila. “A Unified Group of Exhibitions”, Seattle Times (September 2).
           Koplos, Janet. “Report from Seattle, Plugged In and Caffeinated,” Art in America
           (September).
           Schnoor, Christopher. “Review: John Grade at Boise Art Museum,” Art in America
           (September).
           Sexton, Brenda. “Art on Display”, Enumclaw Courier-Herald, (front page, Sept. 28).
           Van Nostrand, Jess. Raw and Refined Exhibitioncatalogue, Seattle, WA.
2004   Kangas, Matthew. “Review: John Grade at Davidson Galleries,” Sculpture (Sept).
           Kangas, Matthew.  “Excursions and Interventions”, John Grade: Sculpture and
           Drawings exhibition catalog, Boise, Idaho: Boise Art Museum, 64pgs. Republished
           in: “Relocations: Selected Art Essays and Interviews”, Midmarch Press, 2008.
           Oland, Dana. “Art Lesson,” Idaho Statesman (August 19).
           Oland, Dana. “John Grade: An Artist on the Verge,” Idaho Statesman (August 19).
           Schnoor, Christopher. “Art in Flux: John Grade’s World at Boise Art Museum” Boise
           Weekly (Nov 10).
2003   Bullis, Douglas. ed. 100 Artists of the West Coast. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer
           Books.
           Frank, Hillary. “John Grade Interview: Artists Working in Industry,” Studio 360
           program, National Public Radio (broadcast, June 14).
2002   Daftari, Fereshteh. Pratt Alumni exhibitioncatalog, Brooklyn, NY: Pratt Institute.
2000   Boas, Pat. “John Grade at Laura Russo Gallery,” Artweek (July).
           Byrne, Mary. Bellevue Sculpture exhibition catalog. Bellevue, WA: Bellevue Arts
           Commission.
           Ellison, Victoria. “Up-and-Coming Sculptor,” Seattle Weekly (April 20).
           Fahey, Anne. “Show and Tell,” Seattle Weekly (August 17).
           Hackett, Regina. “Art in Progress,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer (July 11).
           Hall, Emily. “Bio: Art: John Grade,” The Stranger (November 23).
           Hall, Emily. “The Better Annual,” The Stranger (July 20).
           Josslin, Victoria. “Loss, Disintegration and Nostalgia at the Davidson Galleries,”
           Seattle Post-Intelligencer (November 11).