Christopher Deeton Biography
Born: Alexandria, Virginia, 1957. Raised near Los Angeles, California. Lives and works in New York City.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013
Christopher Deeton / Recent Paintings, Steven Sclaroff, New York City (February 7- March 15)
2009
3 Solos: Franco Silvestri, Giuseppe Capitano & Christopher Deeton, Il Ponte Contemporanea, Rome, Italy
Numinous, Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, Texas Numinous
2006
ATM Gallery, New York City
Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, Texas
2005
2 solos: Gianni Piacentino & Christopher Deeton, Il Ponte Contemporanea, Rome, Italy
Galleria ZEROTRE, Orvieto, Italy, curated by Jonathan Turner
2004
Jeffrey Coploff Gallery, New York City
Earth and Air, The More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2002
ATM Gallery, New York City
1999
Il Ponte Contemporanea, Rome, Italy
1996
Guy Walker and Christopher Deeton, Il Ponte Contemporanea, Rome, Italy
Studio Cavalieri, Bologna, Italy
1994
Galleria Il Ponte, Rome, Italy
1988
Marc Richards Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1982
Claremont Graduate School Gallery, Claremont, California
1981
Quint Gallery, La Jolla, California
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
Black & White, Jason McCoy Gallery, New York City. With Alexander Archipenko, Constantin Brancusi, Alexander Calder, Franz Kline, Jackson Pollock, Robert Ryman, David Smith, Leon Kara Walker and others.
2008
Group Show, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome
Melbourne Art Fair- Australia Il Ponte Contemporanea, Rome
Fresh Baked, Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, Texas
2007
Aspects, Forms, Figures, curated by Joao Ribas and Becky Smith, Bellwether Gallery, New York City
Riparte, Rome Art Fair, Il Ponte Contemporanea
2006
Young American Artists; Art in America: Christopher Deeton, Roe Ethridge, Rob Fischer, Euan Macdonald,Todd Norsten, Allison Smith, Leo Villareal, Arario Gallery, Cheonan, Korea
Presence of Absence, Gallery W 52, NYC, curator: Rachel Howe, Dinaburg Arts, brochure essay by João Ribas
The Drawing Center Museum, Benefit Auction, Milk Gallery, New York City
ATM Art Fair Group Show, ATM Gallery, New York City
Melbourne Contemporary Art Fair- Biennial, Australia, Il Ponte Contemporanea, Rome
Black & White, Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2005
NADA Art Fair/Miami, ATM Gallery, New York City
Riparte, Rome Art Fair, Il Ponte Contemporanea
2004
Melbourne Contemporary Art Fair- Biennial, Australia, Il Ponte Contemporanea, Rome
NADA Art Fair/Miami, ATM Gallery, New York City
Traction, White Box Annex, New York, Curator Lital Mehr
Three at More, The More Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Chicago Art Fair, ATM Gallery, NY
Scope Art Fair, Los Angeles, Jeffrey Coploff Gallery, New York City
2003
Corpo Sociale, Galleria PACK, Milano, Italy
Celebrate:Ten Year Anniversary, Il Ponte Contemporanea, Rome. Curated by Achille Bonito Oliva
2002
Welcome 2 Abitare Il Corpo Abitare Il Mondo, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, curated by Francesca Pietracci
Layered, Jeffrey Coploff Gallery, New York City
2001
Six Artists, Palazzo Modica, Avola, Siracusa, Sicily. Curated by Guiseppe Frazzetto
Milan Art Fair, Il Ponte Contemporanea, Rome
Welcome, Palazzo dei Priori, Fermo, Marche. Curated by Francesca Pietracci
2000
Blue Group Show, Dina Carola, Naples, Italy
1998
Richard Anderson Gallery, New York City
1997
Five Artists, Siracusa, Sicily. Curated by Francesco Gallo
1996
“Adicere Animos: mostra multimediale d’Arte Contemporanea e d’Avanguardia”, curator Alice Rubbini, Cesena – Cesenatico, Marche, Italy
Gramercy Park Hotel Art Fair (3rd Annual), Il Ponte Contemporanea, New York City
Bologna Art Fair 96, Il Ponte Contemporanea; Studio Cavalieri, Bologna
1995
Athens Art Fair, Greece, Galleria Arco di Raab, Roma
Riparte, Rome Art Fair, Il Ponte Contemporanea
1994
John McEnroe Gallery, New York City, “Christopher Deeton, David DuPuis, Stephen Mueller, Philip Smith”
Viscio Studios, Brooklyn, New York City, “R-town”
Galleria Il Ponte, Art Chicago, New Pier Show
1993
Galleria Il Ponte, Art Chicago 1993, New Pier Show
1992
National Academy Museum, New York City, “167th Annual Juried Exhibition”
13th Annual Chicago Art Fair, Galleria Il Ponte
Trenkmann Gallery, New York City, “Action”
1991
A/C Project Room, New York City, “Artworks/Artworkers”
Trenkmann Gallery, New York City, “Night”
The More Gallery, Philadelphia, “Deeton, Lefens, Salz”
1989
de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California
Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1988
Marc Richards Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1987
2nd International Los Angeles Art Fair, Marc Richards Gallery
Marc Richards Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Three Painters, Hamideh Bayley Gallery, New York City
1984
Vine Street Gallery, Curated by Zadik Zadikian, Los Angeles, California
1982
Contemporary Triptychs, Montgomery Gallery, Pomona College, Claremont, CA. Curated by David S. Rubin
Quint Gallery, San Diego, California
AWARDS
2004
Robert Rauschenburg, Change, Inc.
2003
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
2002
New York Foundation for the Arts, 9/11 World Trade Center Emergency Grant
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2009
Rubinstein, Raphael, Exhibition Reviews, Art in America, p153 illus. (Sept.)
De Sanctis, Linda, La Repubblica, February 5
Review., “Tre mostre. Roma-Il Ponte”, ARTICO ART MAGAZINE, illus. (5/2/09)
2008
Oliva, Achille Bonito, “Uno sguardo dal Ponte sull’arte del Terzo millenio”, Silvana Editoriale (Dec.)
2007
Cotter, Holland, “Art in Review: Aspects, Forms and Figures”, The New York Times, March 2
“Intangible Forms at NYC’s Bellwether”, Artinfo.com, February 16
2006
Breidenbach, Tom, Exhibition Review. ArtForum Magazine, April (Illus.pp 245)
Yablonsky, Linda, Bloomberg.com, “Young Chelsea Dealers Head to Hudson River with $3,000 Sneakers”, Jan. 30
Casa Amica 54 Magazine: Corriere della Sera, Roma, “Percorsi D’Arte”,(illus. Feb,4)
Arning, Bill, Editor: “New American Paintings”, Vol#62, Open Studios Press (Feb) illus. p14-17
Ribas, João , brochure essay, “ Presence of Absence”, Gallery W 52, NYC, curator: Rachel Howe, Dinaburg Arts
Hwang You-Mee, Korea Herald, “Young artists render something new”, Oct 18
Seo Dong-Shin, Korea Times, “’Art in America’ Brings piece of wonderland”, Oct 20
2004
Downtown Express, April 23, illus. p 31& The Villager, April 16, illus
Sozanski, Edward J., Review. “On Galleries”, The Philadelphia Inquirer, (May 14, 2004)
2003
Henry, Gerrit. Exhibition Review. “Christopher Deeton at ATM Gallery”, Art in America (April) illus
Johnson, Ken. Art Guide. Galleries:Chelsea. The New York Times (Jan 10)
Oliva, Achille Bonito, “Celebrate: Ten Year Anniversary”, Il Ponte Contemporanea, Rome, Exhibition catalog:
SKIRA Publishing
2002
“Welcome 2 Abitare il corpo abitare il mondo”, Palazzo della Exposizioni Museum, Rome, Curator: Francesca Pietracci, catalog (May 10- June 6)
Johnson, Ken. Art Guide. Galleries: Chelsea. The New York Times(Dec 20 & Dec 27)
2001
Frazzetto, Guiseppe, “Six Artists”, Palazzo Modica, Avola, Siracusa, Sicily, Exhibition Catalog coordinated by Letterio Consiglio
Pietracci, Francesca, Fermo, Palazzo dei Priori (Marche), Exhibition Catalog
1996
Rubbini, Alice, “Adicere Animos: mostra multimediale d’Arte Contemporanea e d’Avanguardia”, Cesena – Cesenatico, Italy, Exhibition Catalog Illus.p. 58, 59
1994
Cristini, Roberto. Review. “Christopher Deeton: Galleria Il Ponte”, Next Magazine,
(Primavera-Estate, 1994) Anno X-N. 31-Quadreria Roma, :137-138
Gimelson, Deborah. “Will John McEnroe’s Art Gallery Double-Fault?”,
The New York Observer, (October 10, 1994) Vol 8, No. 35:19
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la Repubblica, TrovaRoma “Il Piacere Dell’occhio”. (March 24, 1994):16
Martino, Adriana. Review. Segno, Anno 18, No. 132, (April 1994)
Roma Mostra Catalogo, 1994, “Il Ponte Contemporanea”
1991
Sozanski, Edward J., Review. “On Galleries”, The Philadelphia Inquirer, (June 27, 1991)
1988
Curtis, Cathy. Review. Los Angeles Times, (April 15, 1988)
Schipper, Merle. Review. Artweek Magazine, (April 30, 1988)
1982
McDonald, Robert. Review. Images & Issues, (September, 1982)
Rubin, David S., “Contemporary Triptychs”, Montgomery Gallery, Pomona College, Claremont, California, Exhibition Catalog
Wilson, William. Review. Los Angeles Times, April, (1982)
1981
McDonald, Robert. Artweek. Vol 12, No. 36, (October 31, 1981)
