AMY  GARTRELL   ~   Images    Press  

Education:
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, BFA 1996


Residencies:

2006   Giverny, France (Art Production Fund)


Collections:

Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
Museum of Modern Art, New York


Solo Exhibitions:

2007   Function Creep, Daniel Reich Gallery, New York

2006   Growing Flowers by Candlelight, Santa Barbara Contemporary Art Forum, CA

Hot Hands, Cold Heart, Daniel Reich Gallery. New York

2002   She’s So Bright She’s Dark, Greene Naftali Gallery, New York

1998   WWSD?, La Panaderia, Mexico City, Mexico


Selected Group Exhibitions:

2007   She was Born to Be My Unicorn, curated by Amy Kellner, Smith-Stweart, New York

Melvin’s Show, curated by Bob Nickas, The Mandrake, Los Angeles

2006   Hiding in the Light, curated by Neville Wakefield, Mary Boone Gallery, New York

Spring is Born Tonight, Frieze London, Daniel Reich Gallery Booth

2005   The General’s Jamboree, Guild and Greyshkul, NYC

Drunk vs. Stoned Part II, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York

Red White Blue, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York

2004   Fight or Flight, Whitney Museum of Contemporary Art at Altria, New York

Phiiliip: Divided By Lightning, Deitch Projects, Brooklyn, New York

Ache, La Mama Galleria, New York City

Curious Crystals of Unusual Purity, PS1/MOMA, New York City (by Bob Nickas and Steve Lafreniere)

California Earthquakes, Daniel Reich Gallery, New York City

Search For Your Family, M1 Gallery, Copenhagen

Armory Show 2004, Greene Naftali Booth, New York City

2003   Be In, Rivington Arms, New York City

American Idyl, Metrotech, Brooklyn PAF in the Public Realm, NY

Cat Show, Guild and Greyshkul, New York City

Regarding Amy, Greene Naftali, New York City

Melvins Show, Anton Kern Gallery, (curated by Bob Nickas) New York City

The Black House Project, curated by Rob Pruitt and Jonathan Horowitz, Fleichmann’s, NY

Karaoke Death Machine, Daniel Reich Gallery, New York City

Violence the True Way, Peter Kilchmann Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland

2002   Unknown Pleasures, Daniel Reich Gallery, New York City

You Were Just a Summer Love..., Juschka C. Priska Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY

Proper Villains, (curated by David Hunt), Untitled Space, New Haven, CT

Heaven Knows I Am Miserable Now, Low Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Power Ballads, Rupert Goldsworthy Gallery, NYC

2001   Miss World Competition 1972, Daniel Reich Gallery, New York City

Flea Market, Gavin Brown&’s Enterprise, New York City

Final Actress Performance, Brooklyn, NY

2000   Feeling Stupid, Special Project, PS1/MOMA, New York City

Kool Aid, Greene Naftali, New York City

Flea Market, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York City (Curated by Rob Pruitt)

Champagne Bitches, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York City, Week of entertainment by Actress

You Must Suffer for Art, Greene Naftali, New York City

1999   Champagne BitchesFredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL

48 Hours-Actress No-Show, James Fuentes Gallery, New York City

¡Rayos Y Centellas!, La Panaderia, Mexico City

Summer Group Show, Albert Merolla Gallery, Provincetown, PA

What Big Is, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Barrington, MA

100 Drawings, PS1 Contemporary Art Center, New York City

Crisscross: Some Young New Yorkers, PS1 Contemporary Art Center, New York City, Installation and performance

Answer Yes, No, or Don’Äôt Know, Andrew Kreps, New York City

Free Coke, Greene Naftali, New York City

Paradise 8, Exit Art, New York City, Installation and performance, curated by Kenny Schachter

1998   E Pluralis Nihil, American Fine Arts, New York City

Hey, You never Know, New York City, curated by Kenny Schachter

1997   Cambio, New York City, curated by Kenny Schachter

Thriller, 303 Gallery, New York City, curated by Tom Borghese


Selected Bibliography:

2007   Cotter, Holland, “Amy Gartrell” New York Times, November 9, 2007

“Amy Gartrell” New Yorker, November 19, 2007

2005   Miller, Leigh Anne, “Review: Amy Gartrell at Daniel Reich” Art in America

Smith, Roberta, “Review: Hot Hands Cold Heart” New York Times, May 13, 2007

Kerr, Merrily, “Review: Hot Hands Cold Heart” Time Out New York

Review: “Hot Hands Cold Heart” The New Yorker May 23, 2005

2004   Johnson, Ken. “Review: Fight or Flight” New York Times 12/10/2004

Smith. Roberta. “Art Review: Summertime at P.S.1: Where Opposites Like Hands On/Hands Off Attract” New York Times 7/16/2004

Saltz, Jerry. “Termite Theory” Village Voice 6/21/2004

2003   Smith, Roberta. “Review: Be In” New York Times 10/31/03

Smith, Roberta. “Summer Group Shows” New York Times 7/18/2003

Yablonsky, Linda. “Review: Regarding Amy” Time Out New York 7/10 - 17/03

2002   Mcpherson, Jesse. “Dead Flowers: Amy Gartrell Does Death Justice”, Vice (Vol.9 No.8)

Wilson, Michael. “Review: Amy Gartrell” Frieze, Issue No.70

Drawings, Loyal Magazine, Vaxjo, Sweden

Chambers, Christopher. “Review: Amy Gartrell” Flash Art, October 2002

Hoffman, Hank. “Review: The Change Remains the Same” the New Haven Advocate, 9/5/2002

Birke, Judy.“Review: A Large Group Show...” New Haven Register, 9/2002

Cotter, Holland. “Review: the Heavenly Tree Grows Downward” New York Times 9/20/2002

Cotter, Holland. “Review: You Are Just A Summer Love...” New York Times 9/13/2002

Skarf, Shayna. “Every Rose Has It’s Thorns” Time Out, June 2002

Amalfitano, Madelynn. “Lets Get Low” LA Weekly, 5/3/02

2001   Cotter, Holland. “Miss World” review, NY Times (New York, 12/28/01)

2000   Johnson. “Kool Aid” review, New York Times (New York, 07/21/01)

“Kool Aid” New Yorker (New York, 07/24/00)

Pruitt, Rob. “Top 101” Made in USA (New York)

Simpson, Bennett. Review, Art&Text (Los Angeles, no.69, May 2000)

“You said you were...” conservation, Self-Service (Paris #12)

1999   Arning, Bill. “Answer...” review, Village Voice (New York, 03/16/99)

Kelsey, John. “Tea#1: Actress” interview, Made In USA (New York)

Art Club 2000 “Top 10” Artforum (New York, XXXVIII,No.2)

McCraw, Gary. “Null New York” interview, Music (New York, #3)

Actress “Statement of Intent” Zingmagazine (New York, vol.2 1999)

1997   Cotter, Holland “Cambio” review, NYTimes (New York, 11/28/1997)


Publications:

2003   “Now Entering Brooklyn” catalog Public Art Fund

2001   “Why is it so much easier to admire the dead?”, Zingmagazine

2000   “Why is it so much easier to admire the dead?” edition of 250

1999   “Little Book of Misery” 1st edition of 150, 2nd edition of 300

1998   “Seven Gnomes of Dysfunction” edition of 200

1997   “My Summer Vacation #2” edition of 300

1996   “My Summer Vacation” edition of 250

All self-published