Aaron Spangler

lives and works in Brooklyn, New York NY

Aaron Spangler <br /> Installation view - 2009 <br /> Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin
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Aaron Spangler <br /> Installation view - 2009 <br /> Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin
Aaron Spangler <br /> Installation view - 2009 <br /> Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin
 
Aaron Spangler <br /> Government whore - 2009/10 <br /> Carved and painted basswood with a touch of graphite on welded steel base <br /> 236 x 106x 40 cm / 93 x 42 x 16 in.
Aaron Spangler <br /> I owe my soul to the company store - 2009/10 <br /> Carved and painted basswood with a touch of graphite on welded steel base <br /> 236 x 106 x 40 cm / 77 x 44 x 16 in.
Aaron Spangler <br /> To the valley below - 2009/10 <br /> Carved and painted basswood with a touch of graphite on welded steel base <br /> 236 x 106 x 40 cm / 77 x 44 x 16 in.
Aaron Spangler <br /> Song Bird - 2009 <br /> Basswood painted with black gesso and a touch of graphite <br /> 260 x 145 x 55 cm / 102,4 x 57,1 x 21,7 in.
Aaron Spangler <br /> Song Bird (back) - 2009 <br /> Basswood painted with black gesso and a touch of graphite <br /> 260 x 145 x 55 cm / 102,4 x 57,1 x 21,7 in.
Aaron Spangler <br /> Song Bird (detail) - 2009 <br /> Basswood painted with black gesso and a touch of graphite <br /> 260 x 145 x 55 cm / 102,4 x 57,1 x 21,7 in.
Aaron Spangler <br /> Trojan Horse - 2009 <br /> Basswood painted with black gesso and a touch of graphite <br /> 54 x 15 x 44 cm / 21,3 x 6 x 17,3 in.
Aaron Spangler <br /> Maple Man - 2009 <br /> Basswood painted with black gesso and a touch of graphite <br /> 212 x 90 x 53 cm / 83,5 x 35,4 x 20,9 in.
Aaron Spangler <br /> Maple Man (detail) - 2009 <br /> Basswood painted with black gesso and a touch of graphite <br /> 212 x 90 x 53 cm / 83,5 x 35,4 x 20,9 in.
Aaron Spangler <br /> Boreal Sky - 2009 <br> Basswood painted with black gesso and a touch of graphite <br /> 2 parts 168 x 367 x 58 cm / 66,1 x 144,5 x 22,8 in.
Aaron Spangler <br /> Boreal Sky (detail) - 2009 <br /> Basswood painted with black gesso and a touch of graphite <br /> 2 parts 168 x 367 x 58 cm / 66,1 x 144,5 x 22,8 in.
Aaron Spangler <br /> Stumps, Roots, Boxes - 2007 <br /> Basswood painted with black gesso and a touch of graphite <br /> 292 x 66 x 66 cm / 115 x 26 x 26 in.
Aaron Spangler <br /> Stumps, Roots, Boxes (detail) - 2007 <br /> Basswood painted with black gesso and a touch of graphite <br /> 292 x 66 x 66 cm / 115 x 26 x 26 in.
Aaron Spangler <br /> Installation view - 2011 <br /> Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), Winston-Salem, NC
Aaron Spangler <br /> Installation view - 2011 <br /> Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), Winston-Salem, NC
Aaron Spangler <br /> Installation view - 2011 <br /> Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), Winston-Salem, NC
Biography

1971
born in Minneapolis, Minnesota

1993
BFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis MN

lives and works in Brooklyn, New York NY

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010
Gouverment Whore, Horton Gallery, New York NY

2009
Paranoid Defenders. Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin
Galeria Marta Cervera, Madrid

2007
Zach Feuer Gallery, New York NY

2006
Kantor/Feuer Gallery, Los Angeles CA

2005
Zach Feuer Gallery (LFL), New York NY

2003
Sundown. Rare Plus Gallery, New York NY

2002
Dissident Aggressor. The Soap Factory, Minneapolis MN

2000
City Limits. Franklin Art Works, Minneapolis MN

1999
Aaron Spangler: New Work. Thomas Barry Fine Arts, Minneapolis MN


GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2012
Unknown (Paintings). Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin  

2011
Raum & Flurwege. zanderkasten, Dresden
Zach feuer, New York
The Spectacular of Vernacular. Walker Art Center, Virginia VA
American Gothic. with Alison Elizabeth Taylor, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), Winston-Salem NC

2010
Stars Above / Valley Below. Horton Gallery, New York NY

2009
Heartland. (curated by Charlse Esche) Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
Ultra-concentrated Joy. (curated by Catherine Howe) New York
Academy of Art NY
Anthology. Otero Plassart Gallery, Los Angeles CA

2008
Heartland. (curated by Charlse Esche) Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
By Hand. Memphis College of Art, Memphis TN

2006
A FOREST II: Abel Auer, Ulla von Brandenburg, Matias Faldbakken, Gabríela Fridriksdóttir, Oliver Lutz, Guadalupe Ruiz Cifuentes Rihs, Aaron Spangler, Luis Vidal, Cang Xin. Space Other, Boston MA
Hot Off the Press: Prints of 2006 from New York Printshops. The Grolier Club, New York NY
Shubuck/ Spangler/ Stockholder, Susan Inglett Gallery, New York NY

2005
Minets Á Polis/Minneapolis. Cohan and Leslie, New York NY

2003
Not Afraid. The Rubell Family Collection, Miami FL
Druids. Space 101, Brooklyn, New York NY
City Mouse/Country Mouse. Space 101, Brooklyn NY

2002
Scratch. Arena Gallery, New York NY
Proper Villains. Untitled Space, New Haven CT
Site Specifics. Islip Art Museum, Islip NY

2001
Aaron Spangler and Rob Fischer: OSB Additions. Bemidji Art Center, Bemidji

1998
Thomas Barry Fine Art. Minneapolis MN

1997
Reimaging the Landscape. Katherine Nash Gallery at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN


AWARDS

1998
Minnesota State Arts Board Fellowship

1997
Jerome Foundation Travel and Study grant

Exhibitions