CHRISTOPHER C. KUHN

Born in Chicago, IL
Lives in Los Angeles, CA

 

Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions

2019
Formerly Known As, ONE FOUR, Seoul, South Korea

2018
Weights and Measures, Jacob's, Los Angeles, CA
Beyond Appearances, Galerie Bessieres, Chatou, France

2017
As I Live and Breathe, Ronchini Gallery, London, UK
Sleight of Hand, Geary Contemporary, New York, NY

2014
Sunny Side Up, FIELD Contemporary, Vancouver, BC     
Material Witness, Sonce Alexander Gallery, Culver City, CA

2011
Arranged: Richard Galling and Christopher Kuhn, Autonomie, Los Angeles, CA

Group Exhibitions

2020
Papier Contemporary Art Fair, with Galerie Youn, Montreal QC (Upcoming)
Spring Break Art Show, with Jacob's West, Los Angeles, CA
Surface Tension, Open Mind Art Space, Los Angeles, CA

2019
Limited Edition Canvas Panels, Pretend Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Re:Union, Durden and Ray, Los Angeles, CA

2018
Expulsion: Painting as Proxy Act and Action, Fine Art Complex 1101, Tempe, AZ
Galeristes, with Galerie Bessieres, Paris, France
Los Angeles Notebook, Jacob's West, Venice, CA
Group Show, Galerie Bessieres, Chatou, France
Maiden LA, Backyard Show, Double Happiness Studio, Burbank, CA
Reunion, Brenda Harrop Gallery, West Hollywood, CA, Curator: John Wolf

2017
EXPO Chicago, with Ronchini Gallery, Chicago, IL
TRAKR, POST, Los Angeles, CA
Trust Fall, ALSO, Los Angeles, CA
Dallas Art Fair, with Geary Contemporary, Dallas, TX
Abstraction in the Singular, Bentley Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
Abstract Miniatures, Fine Art Complex 1101, Tempe, AZ

2016
La Nuit S'Ouvre, BLAM Projects, Los Angeles, CA

2015
Hashtag Abstract, Ronchini Gallery, London, UK, Curator: Kamiar Maleki
Yes In My Back Yard, Durden & Ray, Los Angeles, CA (Curator)
Microscopes and Binoculars, Hoffman LaChance Contemporary, St. Louis, MO
Abstract Abstract, MAINSITE Contemporary Art, Norman, OK
From the Barricades, Kreuzberg Pavillon, Berlin, Germany
View From the Edge of the Soul, Durden & Ray, Los Angeles, CA
After Living in the Room of Realites Nouvelles, Sonce Alexander Gallery, Culver City, CA

2014
Dragnet, Manhattan Beach Art Center, Manhattan Beach, CA
Selected Works, FIELD Satellite, Vancouver, BC, Curator: Graham Landin  
MAS Attack 6, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA       

2013
Millennial Abstractions, Marin Community Foundation, Novato, CA, Curator: Patricia Watts
Paradox Maintenance Technicians, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA        
MAS Attack (Mutual Appreciation Society), LA Mart, Los Angeles, CA        

2012
Painting on Edge II, den contemporary, West Hollywood, CA      
The New Cool School, White Box Contemporary, San Diego, CA    
Painting on Edge, Autonomie, Los Angeles, CA        
Seven Young Los Angeles Painters I Like, George Lawson Gallery, Culver City, CA

2011     
Speculative Materialism II, Andi Campognone Projects, Pomona, CA

2007
Boston Young Contemporaries, 808 Gallery, Boston University; Jurors: Chie Fueki, Sheila Gallagher, and Bruce Brown

Selected Bibliography

"Issues One-Nine" Full Blede, Issue 10: The Undertaking, October 2019
Broersma, Virginia, "Survival of the Artist: Home grown galleries" Long Beach Post, October 7, 2019
"Art: Christopher Kuhn" DUEL Magazine, February 2019
"Christopher Kuhn" Full Blede, Issue 7: The Continuant, January 2019, p. 12
d'Avignon, Angella, "A Concise Guide to LA's Outdoor Art Spaces, from a Pool to a Garage" Hyperallergic, August 22, 2018
Birden, Sebastien, "Chatou: la Maison Levanneaur est devenue une galerie d'art" Le Parisien, July 13, 2018
Kamer, Nimrud, "All that glitters on the Golden Horn" GQ British, August 2017
Ross, Deborah, "'Abstraction in the Singular' at Bentley Gallery" art ltd., May 1, 2017
“Christopher Kuhn's 'Sleight of Hand' at Geary Contemporary” Blouin Artinfo, March 30, 2017
Young, Amy, "'Abstraction in the Singular' at Bentley Gallery" Java Magazine, March 2, 2017
"Artist Spotlight: Christopher Kuhn" BOOOOOOOM, February 8, 2017
Stokes, Felicity, "Hashtag Abstract" Harper's Bazaar Art, September-October 2015
Hegert, Natalie, “Kamiar Maleki Turns a Passion for Collecting into an Exhibition-with an #InstagramTwist” Artslant, July 22, 2015
Zand, Rozane, "What's Hot" Sotheby's Cultural Crossroads Blog, July 7, 2015
Bunyard, Jesc, "Ronchini Gallery: Hashtag Abstract" Hunger TV, July 3, 2015
"Hashtag Abstract: Group Exhibition in London Curates Abstract Painting for the Social Media Age" The Plus, July 1, 2015
Gleadell, Colin, “Market News: scandal sells” The Telegraph, June 22, 2015
Stumeier, Daniel, “Second Sight: 'Microscopes and Binoculars,' at Hoffman LaChance Contemporary” St. Louis Magazine, March 23, 2015
Burke, Mack, “Outside the Lines: Mainsite's Latest Exhibit Presents Big Abstract Ideas in Small Forms” The Norman Transcript, February 12, 2015
Broersma, Virginia, “Painting Chops” huffingtonpost.com, October 28, 2014
"Must-Sees This Week: October 23 to 29, 2014" Canadian Art, October 23, 2014
Gardocki, Matthew and Moore, Catlin, "Emergent Presence: Eight LA Artists You Should Know" Fabrik, Issue 22
Lutz, Leora, "'Millennial Abstractions" at the office of The Marin Community Foundation," sfaqonline.com, May 2013
Ollman, Leah, "'Seven Young Los Angeles Painters I Like" at George Lawson" Los Angeles Times, March 1, 2012
Sesto, Carl, me/we, SMFA Press, Boston, MA, 2007, p. 42

Education

M.F.A. Candidate, University of Tennessee Knoxville, 2007-2008
Post-Bac Certificate, School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 2006-2007
B.A. Art History, American University of Paris; France, 1996-1999

Residencies

2007
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT   

Awards

2007
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Tennessee Knoxville

 

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