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Marnie Weber

Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

 

Education

1981              B.A. University of California, Los Angeles, CA

1977-79        University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

 

Solo Exhibitions

2009           

Marc Jancou Contemporary, New York, NY (forthcoming)
Simon Lee Gallery, London, UK (forthcoming)

2008            

Galerie Praz-DeLavallade, Paris, France (forthcoming)
Bernier/Eliades Gallery, Athens Greece (forthcoming)

2007              

A Western Song, Utställningar Hösten 07, Vita Kuben, Umea, Sweden
Sing Me A Western Song, Patrick Painter Gallery, Santa Monica (catalogue)
Variations on a Western Song, Fredericks Freiser Gallery, New York
From a Western Song, Emily Tsingou Gallery, London

2005            

From the Dust Room, Luckman Gallery, California State University Los Angeles, CA (curated by Julie Joyce, catalogue)
Ghost Love, The Spirit Girls, Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Spirit Girls, Songs that Never Die, Galerie Praz-Delavallade, Paris

2004             

Ten Year Survey of Collage, Emily Tsingou Gallery, London

2002             

The Dollhouse, Fredericks & Freiser Gallery, New York, NY
Collages and Videos, Marella Arte Contemporanea, Milan

2001             

Forever More, Galerie Praz-Delavallade, Paris
Who’s the Most Forgotten of Them All? Fredericks & Freiser Gallery, New York, NY

2000             

Sleepy Weepy Stories, Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1999           

Storybook Endings, Galerie Praz-DeLavallade, Paris, France


1998           

The Tender Desert, Jessica Fredericks Gallery, New York, NY
The Unlovables, Sheppard Gallery, University of Nevada, Reno, NV
The Unlovables, Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1997           

Lost In The Woods, Jessica Fredericks Gallery, New York, NY
Destiny and Blow Up Friends, Milwaukee Art Museum, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI


1995           

Quest for Happy, Andreas Brandstrom Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden

1992               

Woman with Bass, Sue Spaid Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA

 

 

Video Screenings

2007

Marnie Weber: An Evening of Film and Performance, Billy Wilder Theater, Hammer Museum, CA
Renegade Artists: The Swedish Los Angeles Connection, High Energy Constructs, Los Angeles, CA

2005

From the Dust Room, Luckman Gallery, California State University Los Angeles, CA

2003             

La Question, Magasin Centre National d’Art Contemporain de Grenoble, France (curated by Stéphanie Moisdon)
Program Video by BVD, Morph, Shibuya, Tokyo (curated by Nicolas Trembley)

2000             

Shoot/Moving Pictures by Artists, Malmö Konsthall, Sweden (traveling)

1997           

A Trilogy for Happy, Rooseum Center for Contemporary Art, Malmo, Sweden
It’s The Cathode Ray, Big Sail Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany, screening
Malmo Art Academy, Malmo, Sweden, screening

 

 

Group Exhibitions

2008   

Busan Museum of Modern Art, Busan, Korea, Busan Biennial, curated by Nancy A Barton and Michael Cohen (forthcoming)
Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, CA, Mel’s Hole, curated by Doug Harvey (forthcoming)
Lieu international des Formes Emergentes, St Nazaire, France,  Sensational Fix (forthcoming) show travels to MUSEION, Bolzano, Italy and Kunsthalle Dusseldorf, Germany
McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, Il, Curiouser and Curiouser,  curated by Alison Hatcher (forthcoming)
The Armory, Pasadena, CA, Good Dolls Bad Dolls, curated by Michael Duncan

2007             

Museum of Contemporary Art, Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967, (curated by Dominic Molon), Chicago, IL (catalogue)
Emily Tsingou Gallery, Ten Years, London, UK
Angles Gallery, LA Bodies: Figuration in Sculpture, Santa Monica, CA
The Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Art Park, Multiple Vantage Points: Southern California Women Artists, 1980-2006, (curated by Dextra Frankel) Los Angeles, CA (catalogue)

2006               

All We Ever Wanted Was Everything, Centre d’Art Contemporain, La Synagogue de Delme, France
Captive, Gatov Galleries, California State University Long Beach, CA (curated by Carol Cheh and Kristen Raizada)
The Black Show, David Patton, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Daniel Mendel-Black)

2005               

Vandspejl, (Hans Christian Andersen’s work), The Arts Club, London
Very Early Work, Luckman Gallery, California State University Los Angeles, CA (curated by Richard Torchia)

2004              

Walking on Elbows, Anna Helwing Gallery, Culver City, CA (curated by Mindy Shapero)
Fractured Fairytales, Sam Francis Gallery, Crossroads School, Santa Monica, CA (curated by Pam Posey)
Certain Traces: Dialogue Los Angeles/Prague, Barnsdall LA Municipal Art Gallery, CA and Museum Kampa, Prague, Czech Republic (catalogue, traveling)
100 Artists See God, Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA (curated by Meg Cranston and John Baldessari, traveling)
100 Artists See Satan, Grand Central Art Center, California State University Fullerton, CA

2003              

Variations on the Theme of Illusion, Emily Tsingou Gallery, London
Los Angeles Post Cool, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Michael Duncan, traveling)
6 plus 1, F Space, University of Southern California, Los Angeles

2002              

Netherlands Per Saldo, Noordbrabants Museum Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (catalogue)
Los Angeles Post Cool, San Jose Museum of Art, CA
Wonderland, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels, Belgium
Xeroxes, Centre National d’Art Contemporain de Grenoble, France

2001             

Diabolical Beauty Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA (curated by Jane Callister and Colin Gardner, catalogue)
Tattoo, Modern Art Inc., London
All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Dull Boy, Gallery Francesca Pia, Bern, Switzerland
The Portrait Show, New Image Art, West Hollywood, CA
Show Room, Galerie Praz-Delavallade, Paris
The “W” Show, FRAC Franche-Comté, Musée de Beaux Arts, Dole, France (curated by Bob Nikas)
Circus Circus, Norrtalje Konsthall, Sweden (traveling)

2000             

My Living Doll, Chapman University, Orange, CA (curated by Michael Duncan)
Philosophy in the Bedroom, Or Gallery, Vancouver, Canada (catalogue)
Picturing the Modern Amazon, New Museum, New York, NY (catalogue)

1999           

Flash 99, Brigitte March Galerie, Stuttgart, Germany (traveling)
Papermake, Modern Art Incorporated, London, England
Pleasure Dome, Jessica Fredericks Gallery, New York, NY
Jim Shaw/Marnie Weber Recent Works, Project, Wichita, Kansas
Antiworld, Gallery: Untitled, Dallas, TX
Treatment: Women’s Bodies in Medical Science& Art, Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ


1998           

Transfiguration, Bronwyn Keenan Gallery, New York, NY
Life Lessons: How Art Can Change Your Life: The Judy and Stuart Spence Collection, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
Lost and Found, Post, Los Angeles, CA
Fictional Biographies, Rio Hondo College Art Gallery, Whittier, CA 
21st Annual Benefit Auction, The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY
L.A. On Paper 2 (Fantastic Matter of Fact), Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna, Austria

1997           

A Trilogy for Happy, Rooseum Center for Contemporary Art, Malmo, Sweden
Bring Your Own Walkman, W139, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles, Jason & Rhodes, London, England           
Summer of Love, Fotouhi Cramer, New York, NY


1996           

Las Vegas and Jeffrey Vallance presents: The Magic Show, Magic and Movie Hall of Fame, Las Vegas, NV, Contemporary Arts Collective
Las Vegas and Jeffrey Vallance presents: The Cranberry Show, The Cranberry Museum, Las Vegas, NV, Contemporary Arts Collective

1995           

Smells Like Vinyl, Roger Merians Gallery, New York, NY
Felicity, Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1993           

Otis Alternatives: AIDS Memorial, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

 

 

Public Collections

Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angles, CA
Neuberger Berman, Inc., New York, NY
Progressive Corporation, Mayfield, OH
FRAC, Paris, France

 

 

Performances

2008           

Some Paintings: The LA Weekly Biennial, Track 16, Santa Monica, CA, curated by Doug Harvey

2007           

The Spirit Girls' Holiday Spectacular, Dangerous Curve, Los Angeles, CA
An Evening of Film and Performance,Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA

2005             

Spirit Girls: The Rock Opera, Luckman Theater,California State University Los Angeles, CA

2002             

I'm Not A Bunny, San Jose Museum of Art,San Jose, CA

2000             

Poor Them,Norrtalje Konsthall, Norrtalje, Sweden

1996           

Cry for Happy, ACME, Santa Monica, CA
Delta, Prague Czech Republic
Spaceland, Silverlake, CA
Impala Cafe, Los Angeles, CA

1995           

ACME, Santa Monica, CA
Bodies, San Diego, CA
Theoretical at the Faultline
Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA

1994           

Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Gallery Klenova, Klenova Castle, Zamec, Czech Republic
Repra Club, Obecnidum, Prague, Czech Republic
Alterna Komotovka, Prague, Czech Republic
O.K. Club, Osthaven, Czech Republic

1992-89  

Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA                       

                

 

Bibliography

2008           

Myers, Holly, Art Utopia, LA Weekly, Vol. 30, #8, pgs 34 – 36, 46 (reproductions).

2007           

Angelotti, Martina, The Project Room, Art Key, Cover, pgs 52-53 (reproductions).
Newhouse, Kristina,  Girls Gone Wild, X-Tra, Vol. 10, #2, Cover, pgs 20 – 26 (reproductions).
Woods, Kelly, Supernatural Woman, Useless, #6, pg 36 (reproduction).
Barone, Mary, Out at Frieze, Artnet.com, October, 2007.
Thon, Ute, Gemischtwarenladen der Gehobenen Klasse, Art Das Kunstmagazin.de, October 2007, (reproduction).
Los Geht’s,  Vanity Fair, No. 40, September, 2007, p. 115, (reproduction).
Van der Ley, Sabrina, BZ, September, 2007, pg 28 (reproduction).
Miles, Christopher, Marnie Weber at Patrick Painter Inc, ArtForum, September 2007, pg 477-478 (reproduction).
Karich, Von Swantje, Dieses Licht bleibt an,”  Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, September 9, 2007.
Buckley, Annie, Spirit Girl, Craft Magazine, July 2007, pg 60 – 62, (reproductions).
Drohojowsha-Philp, Hunter, That’s the Spirit, Artnet.com, May 23, 2007, (reproductions).
Hebron, Micol, Critic’s Picks Los Angeles: Marnie Weber,” Artforum.com, May 2007, (reproduction).
Harvey, Doug, Hey Ladies! The Girls Go Wild West at Bergamot,  LA Weekly, Vol. 29, No. 24 May 4 - 10 2007, pg 56 (reproduction).
Fantasy Freaky: Marnie Weber, Dazed and Confused Magazine, April 2007, (reproduction).
Hebreon, Micol, Multiple Vantage Points, Artforum.com, March 2007, (reproduction).
Marnie Weber; From a Western Song, Noticias Latin America, May 2007 (reproduction).

2006              

Buckley, Annie, Marnie Weber, Artillery , November 2006, pg 17 (reproduction).
Holte, Michael Ned. The Other Left Bank, Interview Magazine, September 2006, pg 178.
Duncan, Michael. Babes in Spiritland, Art in America, May 2006; pp. 176 – 179 (reproductions).
Núñez-Fernández, Lupe. Out of the Shadows, Art Review, March 2006; pp 76-81 (reproductions).
Buckley, Annie. Marnie Weber, Artnews, March 2006, p. 143 (reproduction).

2005            

Zellen, Jody. Marnie Weber at RFG, artUS 11, December 2005 – February 2006; pp. 16 – 17, (reproductions).
Buckley, Annie. Marnie Weber at Rosamund Felsen Gallery, ArtWeek, Dec 2005-Jan 2006; pg 16, (reproductions).
Bockus, Kim. Marnie Weber: From the Dust Room New York Arts, November/December; pp 26-27 (reproductions).
Barry Miles, Grant Scott and Johnny Morgan. The Greatest Album Covers of All Time, Collins and Brown (reproduction)
Chris Kraus, Jan Tumlir and Jane McFadden. LA Artland: Contemporary Art from Los Angeles. Black Dog Publishing, London (reproductions).
Duncan, Michael. State of the Arts 05’, LA Weekly, Oct. 28 – Nov. 3.
Zellen, Jody. Marnie Weber, ArtScene, Oct.; p. 25 (reproduction).
Ollman, Leah. All dolled up, but not sure where it’s headed, Los Angeles Times, Sept. 30,; p.E29 (reproduction).
Wilder, Mathew. Critic’s Pick, Artforum.com, Sept. 23, (reproduction).
Harvey, Doug. Sprits Rock Among Us, LA Weekly, August 12 – 18,; p. 48 (reproductions).
Pecoil, Vincent. Marnie Weber at Galerie Praz-Delavallade, Flash Art, March/April, p. 121.
H. C. Anderson, Hans Christian Anderson, Illustrated by Artists from Around the World, SolArc Publishing, Hertfordshire, UK

2003           

Mendel-Black, Daniel, The Dollhouse, Spring Journal 3, Spring 2003 (reproduction).
Myers, Holly, Redefining Boundaries of What’s Hip, Los Angeles Times, July 28 p. E8, (reproduction).

2002           

Kino, Carol, Marnie Weber at Fredericks Freiser Gallery, Art in America, January, p.108 (reproduction).
Trembly, Nicolas, The Inside Story: Interview with Marnie Weber, Purple, Winter no. 10, p.74 (reproduction).

2001            

Johnson, Ken, Art Guide: Marnie Weber, The New York Times, April 20, p. 33.
Honigman, Ana, Marnie Weber: Whose the Most Forgotten of Them All?, Time Out New York, April 26-May 3, p. 64 (reproduction).
Levin, Art Choices: Weber at Fredericks Freiser, The Village Voice, April 17, p. 100.
Larsen, Kim, Lars Bang. Circus Circus, frieze, January-February, p. 101
Frueh, Joanna, Monster Beauty, University of California Press, Berkeley, p. 278-279

2000           

Harvey, Doug, Ten Shows That Rocked My World, LA Weekly, December 29-January 4, p. 35
Holmqvist, Ake, Konstnarlig cirkuslek, Novva Skivu, October 17
Miles, Christopher, Marnie Weber: Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Artforum, September, p.182

1999           

Ortiz-Torres, Ruben, Portfolio: Marnie Weber, Polyester, Spring/Summer, p. 53 (reproduction).
D. V. Contes de Fees de Coincees, Numero #4, June, p. 35 (reproduction).
Cohen, Michael. Marnie Weber at Jessica Fredericks, Flash Art, March-April, p. 112. (reproduction).

1998    

Rimanelli, David, Marnie Weber at Jessica Fredericks, The New Yorker, November 9,p. 22.
Levin, Kim, Art Choices: Weber at Fredericks, The Village Voice, November 10, p.91.
Macinnis, Michael, The Tender Desert at Jessica Fredericks Gallery, M, p. 9 (reproduction).
Fox, Marisa, Bananas and bunnies and beavers, oh my!: first, Elle, October, vol. XIV, p.98. (reproduction).
Pinchbeck, Daniel, Bestiality at Jessica Fredericks, The Art Newspaper, October, p. 58 (reproduction).
Zellen, Jody, Marnie Weber at Rosamund Felsen, art press, April 98, #234, Paris, France, p. 77 (reproduction).
Ho, Melissa, Marnie Weber, Art Issues, March/April, p. 43 (reproduction).
Miles, Christoper, Marnie Weber at Rosamund Felsen Gallery,” Artweek, March, 1998 (reproductions).
Baltin, Brian, Marnie Weber at Rosamund Felsen, LA Weekly, February 5, p. 53 (reproduction).
Pagel, David, Strangely Sweet Mix of Nature, Fantasy, The Los Angeles Times, Jan. 15, p. 36.        

1997           

Williams, Gregory, Missing Things, Performing Arts Journal, #56, pp. 94-99 (reproduction).
Steinke, Darcey, Malice in Wonderland, Spin, June, p. 40, (reproduction).
Schwabsky, Barry, Marnie Weber at Jessica Fredericks, Artforum, May, p.110, (reproduction).
Fujimori, Manami, Marnie Weber at Jessica Fredericks, BT Magazine, May, Vol. 49, #741, p.111(reproduction).
Fujimori, Manami, Marnie Weber at Jessica Fredericks, Geijutsu Shincho, April.            
Griffin, Tim, Marnie Weber: Lost in the Woods, Time Out New York, February 20 -27, p. 37, (reproduction).
Levin, Kim, Art Choices: Marnie Weber, The Village Voice, February 18, p. 11.
Gidley, Lisa, Marnie: Cry For Happy, Option, No. 72, Jan/Feb.

1995           

Green, David, Critic’s Choice Quest for Happy, Los Angeles Reader, January.

1992           

Drohojowska, Hunter, Artists in Pursuit of the Teen Spirit, Parkett, #32.
Drohojowska, Hunter, Art a Go-Gogh, Los Angeles Times, March 1.

1989           

Grunke, Greg, Subterranean Sojourn, 24 Hour Magazine, June.

1988           

Mikulan, Steven, Pick of the Week, Los Angeles Weekly, May.

1987           

Frye-Burnham, Linda, Al’s Art Bar, Los Angeles Style Magazine, July.

 

        

Solo Album Releases

2005              

Songs Forgotten: Selections From Marnie Weber 1989 – 2004

1996              

Cry for Happy. Ecstatic Peace! / The End is Here Records

1994              

Woman with Bass. Penguin Ltd. Athens, Greece

1990             

Songs Hurt Me. Penguin Ltd. Athens, Greece

Viva Los Angeles, II

 

 

Group Album Releases

2007             

The Spirit Girls. Forever Free, End is Here Records/Trackswerx

2002              

The Very Best of. . .  The Perfect Me, End is Here Records

1987              

Daddyland. Party Boys, Nate Starkman and Sons Records

1983             

Truckers’ Strike. Party Boys, Iridescence Records

1982              

No Aggro. Party Boys, Independent Project Records

 

 

Cover Art

2006

13 Black Birds, 17 Pygmies

2005              

Venusia. Mark von Schlegell, Semiotext Publications

2000             

Spring Journal. No. 2

1997-98       

A Thousand Leaves. Sonic Youth