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"paper and more"
16. Feb. 2012 - 26. April 2012
Ausstellende Künstler: John Fraser, Oskar Holweck, Ole Müller, Rakuko Naito, Peter Weber, Reinhard Wöllmer
QuadrART Dornbirn, Ort zeitgenössicher Kunst,
Sebastianstr. 9, A-6850 Dornbirn
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John Fraser
Geboren 1952 in Chicago. Er lebt und arbeitet in St. Charles (USA).
Born 1952 in Chicago. Lives and works in St. Charles (USA).
John Fraser stöbert auf Floh- und Antiquitätenmärkten nach seinem
„Material“, durchforstet Antiquariate und lugt bei Hausauflösungen „um
die Ecke“. Er braucht alte Bücher, oder besser gesagt Bucheinbände und
Vorsatzpapiere, sucht nach den Spuren einer vergangenen Zeit. Ob fleckig
oder vergilbt und auch wenn Farbelemente nur noch spärlich zu erkennen
sind, das gerade birgt für ihn den Reiz daraus neues zu schaffen. Diese
reduzierte, ja geradezu meditative Formsprache in seinen Kompositionen
verlangt vom Betrachter die Bereitschaft sich einzulassen und mit ihm
auf die Suche zu gehen nach dem Verlorenen, Vergessenen und doch
Verbleibenden. Die zarten Collagen, die Fraser mit seinen Schätzen
feinfühlig neu komponiert zählen zu den subtilsten Arbeiten dieser Art
und bestehen selbst im goldenen Zeitalter der farbigen amerikanischen
Kunstwelt seit nun mehr als 20 Jahren.
„If you like your art to be big and bold and over in a minute, Fraser’s
works will be invisible to you, mere sheets of creamy white paper with a
few light marks here and there. It’s about time, the quiet art of
Fraser”. Owen Findsen, Cincinatti, May 1990.
Daran hat sich nichts geändert.
Ausbildung/Education
| 1975 |
B. A. Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL |
| 1989 |
M.F.A. Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL
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Bemis Group, Nr. 28, Papiercollage, 2006
Einzelausstellungen (Auswahl) / solo exhibitions (selection)
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2010
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“Object Lesson: Continuations & New Combinations”, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA |
| 2008 |
"What time can tell...", Galerie Renate Bender, München, Deutschland |
| 2007 |
Accumulations, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
About Place, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN, USA
In Reserve, I-Space Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
Under This, Over That, Trinity Christian College Gallery, Palos Heights, IL, USA |
| 2005 |
Work in Relief, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
Current Collage & Assemblage, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, Knox College,
Galesburg, IL, USA
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| 2004 |
Selected Works: 1990-2004, Benedicta Arts Center, St. John’s University, USA
Neutral Value, Fluxion Gallery, St. Joseph, MN, USA
Close Values, Roy Boyd Gallery, Omaha, NE, USA
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| 2003 |
Selected Works: 1990-2003, Mills Gallery, Central College, Chicago, IL, USA
Structure & Surface, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA |
| 2001 |
Scott White Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL, USA
Collages, 1995-2000, University Club, Pella, IA, USA
Western Illinois University, Chicago, IL, USA
Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
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| 2000 |
Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
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| 1999 |
Selected Works: 1990-1998, NIU Art Museum, Jack Olson Gallery,
Chicago, IL, USA
Gallery Juno, Dekalb, IL, USA
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| 1998 |
Material Issue, Elmhurst Art Museum, New York, NY, USA
Hiestand Gallery, Miami University, USA
Ecru, tidbit Gallery, Oxford, OH, USA
Perkinson Gallery, Millikin University, Portland, OR, USA
Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
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| 1997 |
Bradley University, Peoria, IL, USA
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| 1996 |
Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
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| 1995 |
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL, USA
Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
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| 1994 |
Northern Illinois University Gallery (brochure), Chicago, IL, USA
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| 1993 |
Gahlberg Gallery, College of DuPage (brochure), Chicago, IL, USA
University of Minnesota at Morris, USA
Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
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| 1992 |
Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
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| 1991 |
Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA, USA
Mitchell Museum Mt., Vernon, IL, USA
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| 1990 |
Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA,USA |
| 1989 |
Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, IL, USA
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| 1988 |
Paper Press Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
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| 1986 |
Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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| 1985 |
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA
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Gruppenausstellungen (Auswahl)/ group exhibitions (selection)
| 2007 |
"Papierwelten", Galerie Renate Bender, München, Deutschland
"Simple Elegance", The Asian Collection Tokyo, Japan
"In Context- Collage & Abstraction", (Katalog) Pavel Zoubok Gallery New York, NY, USA
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| 2006 |
"Sculpture", Roy Boyd Gallery Chicago, IL, USA
"Wood & Paper", The Asian Collection Tokyo, Japan
"Building A Legacy: 1985-2007", Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts Omaha, NE, USA
"Material Difference : Soft Sculpture and
Wall Works", (Katalog) The Chicago Cultural Center Chicago, IL, USA
"Connected Worlds: Asia & The Americas", The Asian Collection Tokyo, Japan
"The New Collage", (Katalog) Pavel Zoubok Gallery New York, NY, USA
"Asian Inspirations", Robert Tobin Gallery / Asian Collection Tokyo, Japan
"Resident Exhibition", Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE, USA
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| 2005 |
"Abstract Vocabulary", Rockford College,
in conjunction with Roy Boyd Gallery
Rockford, IL, USA
"Faculties", O’Connor Gallery of Art, Dominican University River Forest, IL, USA
"Inaugural Exhibition", Bentley Projects/Works on Paper Phoenix, AZ, USA
"Prints from Normal Editions Workshop", West Virginia University Morgantown, WV, USA
"Five by Seven", Arthouse Austin, TX, USA
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| 2004 |
"Highlights from the Permanent Collection", Northern Illinois University Art Museum Dekalb, IL, USA
"Departures", Carrie Secrist Gallery Chicago, IL, USA
"By Appointment Only", Farm Art Space Missoula, MT, USA
"Crux", Riverside Art Center Riverside, IL, USA
"Grand Reopening", Scott White Contemporary Art Telluride, CO, USA
"Retrospective/Prospective Annual", Anne Reed Gallery Ketchum, ID, USA
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| 2003 |
"Retrospective/Prospective Annual", Anne Reed Gallery Ketchum, ID, USA
"Art A Century Apart: 1903 & 2003", (Broschüre) Mississippi Museum of Art Jackson, MS, USA
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| 2002 |
"Rockford Collects", Rockford Art Museum Rockford, IL, USA
"Ingrained", Evanston Art Center Evanston, IL, USA
"Natural Forms", Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL, USA
"Selected Gallery Artists: Summer", Scott White Contemporary Art La Jolla, CA, USA
"16th Vicinity Biennial", Evanston Art Center Evanston, IL, USA
"Inaugural Exhibition", Scott White Contemporary Art Telluride, CO, USA
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| 2001 |
"Underfoot", (Katalog) Dan Galeria Sao Paulo, Brasilien |
| 2000 |
"Without Parameters", Arkansas Art Center Little Rock, AR, USA
"Out of Line, Drawings by Illinois Artists", Chicago Cultural Center Chicago, IL, USA
(Katalog)
"Selections from Out of Line" Union League Club Chicago, IL, USA
"Do Not Touch, An Exploration of
Delicate Obsessions" Consolidated Works Contemporary Art Center Seattle, WA, USA
"Selected Gallery Artists: Summer", SOMA Gallery La Jolla, CA, USA
"Synthesis: Collage and Mixed Media", Sonnenschein Gallery, Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL, USA
"Form Following Function", Bradley University Heuser Gallery Peoria, IL, USA
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| 1999 |
"Work in Progress: Drawing by Direction", Colgate University Hamilton, NY, USA
"Abstraction", Roy Boyd Gallery Chicago, IL, USA
"Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Art", Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS, USA
"Benziger Imagery Series", Palo Alto Art Center Palo Alto, CA, USA
"Small Works", Gallery Juno New York, NY, USA
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| 1998 |
"American Drawing Biennial 6", Muscarelle Museum of Art Williamsburg, VA, USA
"In Shape", (Katalog) Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
"Collage", Roy Boyd Gallery Chicago, IL, USA
"Fraser, Molero, Ohira, Segal", Gallery Juno New York, NY, USA
"Abstract: Chicago 1998", (Katalog) Klein Art Works Chicago, IL, USA
"Selections from the Permanent Collection", Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
"14th Evanston & Vicinity Biennial Exhibition", Evanston Art Center Evanston, IL, USA
"4 Sculptors", Roy Boyd Gallery Chicago, IL, USA
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| 1997 |
"Small Works", Susan Cummins Gallery Mill Valley, CA, USA
"Recent Acquisitions: A Selection", Mississippi Museum of Art Jackson, MS, USA "Insight" tidbit Gallery Portland, OR, USA
"A Thought Intercepted: Drawings", California Museum of Art Santa Rosa, CA, USA
"Figuratively Speaking: Recent Acquisitions", Bradley University, Hartman Gallery Peoria, IL, USA
"Addendum: Some Other Chicago Artists", Northern Illinois University Gallery Chicago, IL, USA
"Choice Cuts", Cumberland Gallery Nashville, TN, USA
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| 1996 |
"Approaching The Figure", Roy Boyd Gallery Chicago, IL, USA
"Abstract: Chicago 1996", Klein Art Works Chicago, IL, USA
"NIU Collected", (Katalog) Northern Illinois University Gallery Chicago, IL, USA
"Small Wonder", San Francisco Craft & Folk Art Museum San Francisco, CA, USA
"13th Biennial Exhibition", Evanston Art Center Evanston, IL, USA
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| 1995 |
"16 Chicago Artists",
Szinhaz Galeria Zalaegerszeg, Ungarn
"USA Within Limits", Galeria Millan Sao Paulo, Brasilien
"Bi-State Exhibition" Davenport Museum of Art Davenport, IA, USA
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| 1994 |
"Tangible Verification: Collage", University of Akron Akron, OH, USA
"Abstract: Chicago 1994", (Katalog) Klein Art Works Chicago, IL, USA
"Selections from the Permanent Collection", University of Minnesota Morris, MN, USA
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| 1993 |
The Garment as Metaphor (Broschüre) Suburban Fine Arts Center Highland Park, IL, USA
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1992
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"51st Exhibition", (Katalog) Sioux City Art Center Sioux City, IA, USA
"8th New American Talent Exhibition", (Katalog) Laguna Gloria Art Museum Austin, TX, USA
"NIU Alumni Exhibition", Northern Illinois University Gallery Chicago, IL, USA
"Secret Voyages", Joan Robey Gallery Denver, CO, USA
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| 1991 |
"37th Exhibition", San Diego Art Institute San Diego, CA, USA
"Sculptors on Paper", University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI, USA
"Works on Paper Invitational", Greater Lafayette Museum of Art Lafayette, IN, USA
"Contemporary Works From The Permanent Collection",
Rockford Art Museum Rockford, IL, USA
"23rd Bradley National", (Katalog) Bradley University Peoria, IL, USA
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| 1990 |
"The Chicago Show", Chicago Cultural Center Chicago, IL, USA
"Object / Obsession", Judith Racht Gallery Harbert, MI, USA
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| 1989 |
"New Acquisitions: Drawings", Cincinnati Art Museum Cincinnati, OH, USA
"Private Collections", New Harmony Gallery New Harmony, IN, USA
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| 1988 |
"Collage at N.A.M.E.", N.A.M.E. Gallery Chicago , IL, USA
"Endangered Species", Klein Art Works Chicago, IL, USA
"Pulliam Hall Sculpture Exhibition", Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL, USA
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1987
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"Fetish Art: Obsessive Expressions", (Katalog) Rockford Art Museum Rockford, IL, USA
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1986
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"6th Rutgers National", Rutgers University Camden, NJ
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1985
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"81st Chicago & Vicinity Exhibition: Drawings", Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL, USA
"Basically Boxes", Klein Art Works Chicago, IL, USA
"Drawing & Small Sculpture Exhibition", Ball State University Muncie, IN, USA
"37th Illinois Invitational Exhibition", (Katalog) Illinois State Museum Springfield, IL, USA
"5/5", Artemisia Gallery Chicago, IL, USA
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Papiercollagen, 2006
Papiercollagen, 2006
Ausgewählte Preise, Ehrentitel / Selected Awards, Grants and Honors
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| 2007 |
Robert M. MacNamara Foundation Residency |
| 2006 |
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts Residency |
| 2005 |
Illinois Arts Council Special Assistance Grant |
| 2004 |
Normal Editions Workshop / Illinois Arts Council Print Project Grant |
| 2003 |
Robert M. MacNamara Foundation Residency |
| 2002 |
Illinois Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship |
| 2000 |
Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Finalist Award |
| 1997 |
Illinois Arts Council Special Assistance Grant |
| 1994 |
Illinois Arts Council Special Assistance Grant |
| 1992 |
Arts Midwest / National Endowment for the Arts Regional Visual Arts Fellowship
Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Finalist Award |
Sammlungen / Collections
Edward Albee
University of Alberta Art Museum
The Arkansas Art Center
Bradley University
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
The Brunnier Museum of Iowa State University
The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
The Cincinnati Art Museum
The Illinois State Museum
Illinois State University
Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky Collection
The Greater Lafayette Museum of Art
The McNay Art Museum
Millikin University
The Mississippi Museum of Art
Northern Illinois University Art Museum
The Rockford Art Museum
The Sioux City Art Center
The Robert Tobin Gallery / The Asian Collection
The University of Minnesota at Morris
West Virginia University |
New York, NY
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Little Rock, AR
Peoria, IL
Omaha, NE
Ames, IA
Cedar Rapids, IA
Cincinnati, OH
Springfield, IL
Normal, IL
New York, NY
Lafayette, IN
San Antonio, TX
Decatur, IL
Jackson, MS
Dekalb, IL
Rockford, IL
Sioux City, IA
Tokyo, Japan
Morris, MN
Morgantown, WV |
Parting, Papiercollage, 2006
Bemis Group, Nr. 10, Papiercollage, 2006
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