SEAN MELLYN

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Born 1965, Providence, Rhode Island
Lives and works in NYC

EDUCATION
1987 BFA, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York

SOLO/ TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2007 FRIDAY., Anna Kustera, New York, NY
2005 States of Instability, Ingalls & Associates, Miami, FL
2005 Kustera Tilton Gallery, New York, NY
2004 Sleeper, Michael Steinberg Fine Art, New York, NY
2003 Marella Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy
2002 Roberts & Tilton, Los Angeles, CA
2001 University Art Museum, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2000 Jack Tilton/ Anna Kustera Gallery, New York, NY
1999-2000 National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts Fellowship Exhibition, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
1999 Conversation Exhibition: Sean Mellyn & Joyce Pensato, A.R.T. Inc., NY, NY
1998 Cold Storage, Anna Kustera Gallery, New York, NY
1996 Anna Kustera Gallery, New York, NY (Brochure)
1995 White Room, White Columns, New York, NY
1994 Created, Mutated, Mary Carlson and Sean Mellyn, Dru Arstark, New York, NY
Sean Mellyn and Bill White, Gallery Lok, New York, NY

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2006 Subject: Contemporary Portraiture, The Cartin Collection, Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, CT
The Studio Visit, Exit Art, NY, NY

2005 Multiple Partners, curated by Carla Gannis, Pablo’s Birthday, NY, NY
Langage Plastique, Art Mur, Montreal, Quebec
In Limbo, Victoria H. Myhren Gallery, University of Denver School of Art and Art History, Denver, CO
(catalogue)

2004 The Print Show, Exit Art, NY, NY
Bottle: Contemporary Art and Vernacular Tradition, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT (catalogue)

2003 Fast Forward: Twenty Years of White Rooms, White Columns, NY, NY (catalogue)
Today’s Man, John Connelly Presents, NY, NY
traveled to: Hiromi Yoshii Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Rendered, Sara Meltzer Gallery, NY, NY
Tirol Transfer, Krinzinger Projekte, Vienna, Austria
traveling to: The Museum of Modern Art, Bromberg, Poland
TV Influenza, Art Mur, Montreal, Canada

2002 Family, The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT
I’m Amazed, curated by Patrick Callery, Liebman Magnan Gallery, NY, NY
2002 Acquiring Taste, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT (catalog)
Super Natural Playground, Marella Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy

2001 Boomerang: Collector’s Choice, Exit Art/The First World, New York, NY
Snakes, Snails & Puppy-Dog Tails, curated by Bill Previdi, Nikolai Fine Art, NY, NY
Locating Drawing, organized by Maureen Mahony and Doug Lawing, Lawing Gallery, Houston, TX

2000 Drawings & Photographs, An Exibition to Benefit the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Art, Inc.
Matthew Marks Gallery , New York, NY
Haulin’ Ass: Pierogi in LA, Post Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Collector’s Choice, Exit Art/The First World, New York, NY
1000 +1 Nacht - Fragmentierte Erzahlstucke in der gegenwartigen Kunst, curated by Peter Kraml, Landesgalerie Oberosterreich, Linz, Austria (catalogue)
Collection Collections: Recent Acquisitions from Collectors of Contemporary Art, University Art Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
The Standard Model: (Game Face), Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
Pierogi 2000 Flat Files, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
The Figure: Another Side of Modernism, Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY (catalogue)
Post Pop, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA
The End: An Independent Vision of Contemporary Culture, 1982-2000, Exit Art/ The First World, NYC

1999 Shout Outs, Rice University Art Gallery, Houston, TX (catalogue)
Brooklyn, New Work, curated by Joe Amrhein & David Brown, The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati,OH
American Abstraction/ American Realism: The Great Debate, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg,PA
Free and Open to the Public, Art Center/ South Florida, Miami Beach, FL
Caveat Emptor, Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, FL
Distortion, Anna Kustera Gallery, New York, NY
In Your Face, curated by Robert Shimshak, New Langton Arts, San Francisco, CA

1998 Art on Paper, curated by Amy Cappellazzo, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC (catalogue)
Southern Exposure, curated by Sean Gelb, Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, FL
Drawing to an End, Anna Kustera Gallery, New York, NY
From Here to Eternity: Painting in 1998, curated by Ruth Kaufmann, Max Protetch Gallery, NY, NY
Pop Surrealism, The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT (catalogue)
A Delicate Condition, curated by Jerry Kearns, Kent Gallery, New York, NY
Pets, Bronwyn Keenan Gallery, New York, NY
Utz: A Collected Exhibition, curated with Stephanie Theodore, Lennon Weinberg Gallery, NY, NY

1997 Tweakville, Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1997 Pierogi 2000: Selections from the Flat File, Gas Works, London, England, September; Cornerhouse Gallery, Manchester, England, October/November; Weatherspoon Art Gallery,Greensboro,NC, November 1997- January 1998
Current Undercurrent: Working in Brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY (brochure)
Know New York: Introducing Artists from Manhattan, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
...Just what do you think you’re doing, Dave?, curated by Bruce Pearson, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY

1997 La Tradicion: Performing Painting, Exit Art/ The First World, New York, NY

1996 Kickstart, Anna Kustera Gallery, New York, NY
Annual Summer Watercolor Exhibition, P.P.O.W., New York, NY
Selections From the Pierogi Flat File, Rupert Goldsworthy, Berlin, Germany
The Most Important Thing in the World, Oasis Vs. Blur and Artists Who Rock, curated by Bill Arning,
Art Exchange Show, 60 Broad Street, NY, NY

1995 Next of Kin, Bronwyn Keenan Gallery, New York, NY
Update ‘95, White Columns, New York, NY (Catalogue)
Other Rooms, Ronald Feldman Gallery, (Pierogi 2000), New York, NY
Partly Sunny Tomorrow, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
Like Young: 12 New York Painters, curated by Ingrid Schaffner, Three River Arts Festival,
Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
Obsession, organized by Anna Kustera, Chassie Post Gallery, New York, NY;
Traveled to Chassie Post Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Chasing Angels, Cristinerose Gallery, New York, NY (Catalogue)
Me, Dru Arstark, New York, NY

1994 Josh Baer Gallery, New York, NY
Einladung, Kunstverein in Hamburg, Germany; Traveling 1994, 1995
Sworn Statements, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
The Return of Cadavre Exquis, curated by Ingrid Schaffner, The Drawing Center, NY, NY (catalogue)
Traveling to: The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Santa Monica Museum of Art;
Forum for Contemporary Art, St. Louis; American Center, Paris
Whateva, Dru Arstark, New York, NY

1993 All Media Summer Exhibition, curated by Elizabeth Sussman, Contemporary Artists Center Gallery,
North Adams, MA (Catalogue)

1992 Josh Baer Gallery, New York, NY
Kunstvera 92, curated by Tone Aanderra, Galleri Sandven, Norheimsund, Norway (Catalogue)
The Neurotic Art Show II, Artist’s Space/Four Walls, New York, NY
The Radio Show, Artist’s Space/Four Walls, New York, NY
Travelogue, curated by Amy Sillman, Four Walls, Brooklyn, NY
WFMU Music and art Convergence, a Muranushi Lederman Production, Germans Van Eck Gallery,NY,NY

1991 Unlearning, curated by Kenny Schachter, 142 Greene Street, New York, NY
Horses, Benefit for Children in Crisis, Lorence Monk Gallery, New York, NY

OTHER RELATED PROJECTS
2004 Speyes, digital print on cotton fabric, down pillow insert, edition of 12, published by MS Editions, NY, printed by Pamplemouse Press/Pace Editions, NY
2003 Sleeper, Portfolio of 5 b/w etchings, edition of 35, published by MS Editions, NY, printed by Jennifer Melby, Brooklyn, NY
2001 Print Project, Tamarind Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1999-2000 I’m Not Here: Constructing Identity at the Turn of the Century, Curated by Sean Mellyn and Jonathan VanDyke, The Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA (catalogue)
Digital Club Network, Festival Website Commission
1999 Freudian Slips, Saks Fifth Avenue Project Art, Saks Fifth Avenue Windows, New York, NY
1998 Exit 8, Print Portfolio, Exit Art, NY, NY
1997 20” x 15”, Portfolio of Prints by 5 artists, published by Maureen Mahony and Janis Stemmermann, NY 1995 Scandal, Exhibition and panel discussion organized by Sean Mellyn, Four Walls, Brooklyn, NY

AWARDS
1998-99 National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, Fellowship in the Visual Arts, Miami, FL
1987 Charles Dana Foundation Fellowship
1986 Pratt Institute Fine Art Grant
Charles Dana Foundation Fellowship
1984–5 Pratt Institute Fine Art Grant
1983 William Bingham Grant
Pemaquid Art Association Scholarship
Boothbay Harbour Arts Council Scholarship

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2005 Harris, Jane. Voice Choices:Pick, The Village Voice, April 27-May 3,2005

2003 Lehmann, Henry. “A Threat To Innoncence”, The Gazette, Montreal, Canada, February 15, 2003.
Lamarche, Bernard. “L image de la television”, Le Devoir Les Samedi, Montreal, February 23,2003.

2002 Sims, Carol. “The Aldrich Takes On ‘Family’,” Antiques and The Arts Weekly, June 14, 2002, p. 28-9
“i padri,” Carnet, September 2002, p. 21-22
Melandri,Lea. “La Mostra”, ArtNet Italy, September 2002 , p.21-22
Rothbaum, Rebecca. “’FAMILY’ EXHIBIT: Small museum, big impact,” Poughkeepsie Journal, August 22, 2002. p. 1D-2D
Henry, Clare. “The truth about mums and dads,” Financial Times, June 8-9, 2002
Predicatori, Mara. “Super Natural Playground,” Flash Art (Italy), April-May, 2002. p. 122
Corradini, Mauro. “L’universo della Grande Mela,” Bresciaoggi, March 21, 2002. p. 33
Pola, Francesca. “Super Natural Playground,” Segno, March-April, 2002. p. 44
Farronato, Milovan. “Super Natural Playground,” Tema Celeste, March, 2002. p. 107
Pacifici, Tullio. “Super Natural Playground,” ExibArt, March 21, 2002.
di Rossella, Moratto. “Figurazione newyorkese,” Art & Job Magazine, March 6, 2002.
Savini, Mario. “Super Natural Playground,” Extrart, January 2002. p. 2
S.D. “Family: Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art,” The Art Newspaper,“What’s On,” May 2002, p.7
Brundage, Brita. “Disrobing the Family,” Fairfield County Weekly, May 23-29, 2002
Zimmer, Kristan. “Aldrich ‘Family’ exhibit offers fresh look at old-age institution,” The Ridgefield Press,
May 16, 2002
Henry, Clare. “Exhibition: The Truth about Mums and Dads,” FT. Com, June 7,2002
Tuohy, Laurel. “Family,” The News-Times (Weekend), June 7, 2002, p. C6

2001 Mahoney, Robert. “Snakes, Snails & Puppy-Dog Tails,” review, Time Out NY, November 1-8, p.58
Kino, Carol. “Sean Mellyn at Jack Tilton/Anna Kustera,” Art in America, June 2001,p.128 (color repro.)
Giovannotti, Micaela. “Sean Mellyn,” Tema Celeste, January/ February 2001, p.83 (color reproduction)

2000 Levin, Kim. “Voice Choices,” The Village Voice, November 8-14
The New Yorker, Goings on About Town, November 13, pp.34, 36 (color reproduction)
Robinson, Walter. “Weekend Update,” Artnet.com Magazine, October 23, color repros.
2000 Lewis, Zachary. “In The Eye of the Beholder,” The Patriot-News, Harrisburg,PA,April 13,cover page,repro.
O’Sullivan, Michael. “A Visual Blast at the Corcoran,” The Washington Post, January 14, pp.54,56,color repro.

1999 Moreno, Gean. “Free and Open to the Public,” review, New Art Examiner, September
Stein, Jerry. “New Exhibit is Turned Inside Out,” The Cincinnati Post, September 17, p.4c
Turner, Elisa. “Artist Fellowship Program Seeks to Refine its Approach,” The Miami Herald, April 11
“Saluting Two Generations of Artists,” San Francisco Examiner, February 19
Brenneman, Christine. “In Your Face,” Art Pick, San Francisco Metropolitan, February 15, repro.

1998 Patterson, Tom. “Surprisingly Fresh,” Weatherspoon Journal, December 27
Turner, Elisa. “An Artsy Link Between Brooklyn, Miami Beach,” The Miami Herald, September 18
Levin, Kim. “Choices,” The Village Voice, April 28, May 5
Johnson, Ken. Art Guide, The New York Times, April 10
Blackburn, Meg. “A Delicate Condition”, review, NY Arts Magazine, April
Steinberg, Michael. “A New York Mosiac,” Modern Painters, London, England, Spring
Pedersen, Victoria. “Gallery Go ‘Round,” Paper Magazine, April, p.141, color repro.
“Top of the Pops,” Out Magazine, February, pp.44-48 (color repro.)

1997 Express, Over There: A Critical Guide to San Francisco Events, review of Tweakville at Catharine Clark Gallery, December 26, p.39
Arning, Bill. “Brooklyn in the House,” The Village Voice, August 26, p.87 (b/w repro.)
Gragg, Randy. “Body and Droll,” The Oregonian, July 25, (b/w repro.)
Rubinstein, Raphael. “On Broadway: Studios Without Walls,” Art in America, June, p.27 (color repro.)
Torri, Vic. “Reviews/ La Tradicion: Performing Painting,” NY Arts Magazine, May, p.18
Levin, Kim. “Choices,” The Village Voice, April 29
Levin, Kim. “Work in Progress:Art and Exhibitionism in Soho,”The Village Voice, April 22,pp.50-51

1996 Arning, Bill. “Sean Mellyn,” Time Out New York, Issue 57, October 24-31, p.36 (color reproduction)
Art Listing, Time Out New York, October 24-31, p.39
Levin, Kim. “Choices,” The Village Voice, October 22; October 29
Art Listing, Cue Guide, New York Magazine, October 21, p.95

1995 Lingemann, Susanne. “FourWalls,” Art Das Kunstmagazin, December, pp.93,94
Galleries, The NY Press, September 13-19, p.59
Levin, Kim. “Choices,” The Village Voice, May 3
Bielefeld, J. Welt Am Sonntag, April 17
Wasserman, Doris. Schaukelpferde, Westfalen-Blatt, April 16, 17, p.3
“Goings On About Town,” The New Yorker, March 27 & March 14
Kreiszeitung, February 19, 20, p.4
Levin, Kim. “Choices”, The Village Voice, February 7
Knyphausen, Alexandra. Wochenend Journal, Journal Leute, January 29

1994 Levin, Kim. “Choices,” The Village Voice, December 20
Art, Post Weekend Plus, New York Post, December 16
Ensor, Barbara. “Angelic Looks,” New York Magazine, December 12

1992 Soldal, Asmund. Hordaland Folkeblad, November 29
Bjorkum,Olav. Hordaland Folkeblad, November 10

1991 Iverem, Esther. Spotlight, New York Newsday, February 5, p.5
Wallach, Amei. Artists Horse Around for a Good Cause, New York Newsday, January 30, p.80

PUBLICATIONS
2001 Steinberg, Michael. Up and Coming: An Inside Guide to the Emerging Art Scene in New York.
Vilo International, New York
1999 The New Yorker, Color Reproduction, Fiction Section, June 21&28, p.85, New York, NY
1998 The Progressive Corporation Annual Report 1997, Mayfield Village, OH
Simon Says, Front Cover color reproduction, April, Vol.2, Issue 8, New York, NY
1997 First Look, brochure, Downtown Arts Festival, NYC, front cover color reproduction

1997 New Observations, NY, “Popular Metaphysics,” #115, Summer, front cover reproduction, p.23
(b/w repro.)
Museums New York, Going Once..., The New Museum Benefit, Spring, p.22 (color reproduction)
1996 The New York Times Magazine, “The Neo-Dealers,” September 1, Front cover color reproduction

PUBLIC/ CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
Denver Art Museum, Colorado, Fractional and promised gift from the Collection of Vicki and Kent Logan
Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
New School for Social Research, New York, NY
New York Public Library, New York, NY
The Progressive Corporation, Mayfield Village, Ohio
Rutgers University, New Jersey
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Fractional and promised gift from the Collection of Vicki and Kent Logan
SEI Investments, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
United Yarn Products Co., Wayne, NJ
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Weil, Gotshalt & Manges, New York, NY
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY

For additional information please contact the gallery at 212-989-0082.