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Aaron Wexler

 

Born in Philadelphia, PA, 1974. Lives and works in New York.

 

Education

1999 M.F.A. Painting and Drawing, The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1996 B.F.A. Painting and Drawing, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA

Selected One-Person Exhibitions

2009
Josée Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY

2008
Use Your Indoor Voice, One In The Other Gallery, London, UK

2006
Mind Over Matter, Josée Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009-2010
Abstract America, The Saatchi Gallery, London, UK

2008
1968-2008 The Culture of Collage, Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York, NY
Traveling to Zoeller Gallery at Penn State University, PA

2007
Twilight Musings, One In The Other Gallery, London, UK

2006
181st Annual Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Art
The National Academy Museum, New York, NY

2006
The New Collage, Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York
The 181st Annual: An Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Art, The National Academy,
New York, NY

2005
No Apology For Breathing, Jack The Pelican Presents, Brooklyn, NY

2004
FreeForm, Fordam University, Center Gallery at Lincoln Center, New York, NY
Puzzle Palace, Josée Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY
Aaron Wexler & Colin Keefe, PS 122 Gallery, New York, NY
Some Exhaust, Lehmann Maupin, New York, NY

The Day After I Destroyed The Women I Wished I Had Not Destroyed The Women, 5BE Oliver Kamm Gallery, New York, NY

2003
Team Work, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Weight as Real, The Queens Council on The Arts, Long Island City, NY
The Accords, Curated by Matthew Lusk, Weather Records Project Space, Brooklyn, NY

2002
Gecenkondu, Apexart, New York, NY
Grotto, Jessica Murray Projects, Brooklyn, NY

2001
The Willow House, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL

2000
Minimal Provocations, Betty Rymer Gallery, Chicago, IL
Flat Files, Bellwether Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
OPEN, L.F.L. Gallery, New York, NY

1999
Post MFA, Peter Miller Gallery, Chicago, IL

Selected Bibliography

2006
Johnson, Joshua, Aaron Wexler at Josée Bienvenu, www.joshuaj.com, June 7
Price, Marshall, Mind over Matter, www.joseebienvenugallery.com, May 

2005
Cotter, Holland, Art in Review: No Apology for Breathing, New York Times, August 12

2004
Cotter, Holland,  Art in Review: The Day After I Destroyed The Women I Wished I Had Not Destroyed The Women, New York Times, August 6

Grants and Awards

2006
Julius Hallgarte Prize, National Academy 

2005
Atlantic Center For The Arts

2004
Vermont Studio Center Resident

2001
Curatorial Grant, Artists Space/Independent project program