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119 N Peoria St, 2A
Chicago IL 60607
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Artist Resume
NICHOLAS FRANK
Milwaukee, WI
Primary activities are art making, including visual art, stage-, recording-, radio- and television-based performance and writing; and multi-disciplinary art exhibition coordination, including facilitation of dialogue through symposia, lectures and publications. Secondary activities are commentating, essaying, critiquing and lecturing about art and Midwestern culture.
One-Person Exhibitions:
2010
The Poor Farm, Manawa, WI2009
“Reality, whatever that is”, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
2008
“Kind of Abject”, Green Gallery, Milwaukee, WI2004
“Meeting the Suitabilians,” Suitable Gallery, Chicago, IL
“A Few Snapshots From History,” Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
2003
“Hermetic Radio Hour,” Bridge Online, Vol. 1, Issue 4 2000
“Nicholas Frank: Biography,” Riverwest Art Works, Milwaukee, WI
1998
“Nicholas Frank: Sculpture,” Wisconsin Academy Gallery, Madison, WI
“Nicholas Frank,” inova, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (catalogue essay by David Robbins)
1996
“One on One” Chicago, Project Room, Chicago, IL
Two-Person Exhibition:
2008
“Dead Center / Marginal Notes,” curared by John Neff, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL2006
“Peter Barrickman and Nicholas Frank,” Green Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2009
"Picturing the Studio," School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL
“The Great Poor Farm Experiment,” The Poor Farm, Manawa, WI
“Halbjahresgaben,” Tanzschule, Munich, DE
“Untitled (Field Work),” O’Connor Art Gallery, Dominican University, River Forest, IL
2008
“ 200597214100022008,” Small A Projects, New York, NY
2006
“On Platforming,” Locust Projects, Miami, FL
“___________: a daisy chain of videos," Milwaukee Art Museum
“Art, Faith and Social Justice,” UWM, Marquette University, Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI
2005
“Art Chicago in the Park,” Western Exhibitions (booth), Chicago, IL
“City Selections: Art from the Galleries,” Chicago Tourism Center, Chicago, IL
2004
“Drunk vs Stoned,” Gavin Brown Enterprises’ Passerby, New York, NY, organized by Scott and Tyson Reeder
“Books and Shelves,” Arts Center at College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL
“This Thing We Do,” Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
“The Stray Show” (booth), Western Exhibitions (booth), Chicago, IL
2003
“Subject Index,” by Cindy Loehr, The Pond, Chicago, IL
“Hysterical Pastoral,” Ukranian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL organized by John Neff
“Nature Delivers: Urban Gardening and Beyond,” Ukranian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL
“The Stray Show,” Western Exhibitions (booth), Chicago, IL
2002
“Pretending to Pretend,” Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN curated by Jo del Pesco,
2001
“Function/Nonfunction,” MIAD, Milwaukee, WI Curated by Mark Lawson
1999
“Wisconsin Triennial Exhibition,” Madison Art Center, Madison, WI
“Big Muddy,” Zolla Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
1998
“No Budget Films from No Budget Galleries,” 57 Hope, Brooklyn, NY
“The Harry Carey Show,” DiverseWorks, Houston, TX Curated by Michelle Grabner and Brad Killam
1997
“Small Works,” Robert Clements Gallery, Portland, ME Curated by David Wells
“10,000 Lincoln Cheese Logs,” Wriston Art Center, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI, Curated by Nadine Wasserman, traveled to Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL & Carlton College, MN
“New Wisconsin Photography II,” Milwaukee Art Museum (catalogue) Curated by Tom Bamberger
“Selected Works,” Robert Clements Gallery, Portland, ME Curated by David Wells and Rosemary Frick
“Pack 'Em In & Hang 'Em High!”, Walkers Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI
1996
“Prep Gallery 16,” San Francisco, CA Organized by Griff Williams
“Wisconsin Triennial Exhibition,” Madison Art Center, Madison, WI
“SPF 10,” Walkers Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, WI. Curated by Brad Killam, Michelle Grabner, and Kent Mueller
“ICED 3,” International Recap Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, WI Organized by FIELDWORK
“Hush,” N.A.M.E. Gallery, Chicago, IL Curated by Robert Jacobs and Amy Theobald
1995
“Stationwagon,” Commonwealth Gallery, Madison, WI Curated by Brad Killam and Michelle Grabner
“Generation X: New Art From Milwaukee" Milwaukee Art Museum (catalogue)
1991
“Wisconsin Artists Biennial,” Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Milw., WI
Selected Bibliography:
2008
New City. Gunn, Dan. “Look Up Above” (Milwaukee International Art Fair). May 15
Time Out Chicago. “Bold Milwaukee”. Issue 156 : Feb 21–27, 2008
ANP Magazine. Morgan, Donald. “Milwaukee International Art Fair"
2007
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “Frank thinks art should question, challenge”. January 28th, 2007
2006
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Schumacher, Mary Louise. “Peter Barrickman and Nicholas Frank”.
Artforum International. Higgs, Matthew. “Best of 2006: New York”
2004
Panel House. Terence J. Hanum, "Nicholas Frank and Pedro Velez at Western Exhibitions"
2003
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Mary Louise Schumacher, "Art seen"
Chicago Reader. Fred Camper, "Ah, Wilderness"
Chicago Reader. Liz Armstrong, (Milhaus feature article)
The Spectator. Robert Waelchli, "'Gallery' has big travel plans after Eau Claire". Eau Claire, WI
Milwaukee Magazine. Natalie Dorman, "Faces of the Future"
Minneapolis Star Tribune. Doug Hanson, "No Name's group show saved by two solo exhibitions"
Art in America. Susan Snodgrass, "Report from Milwaukee: Poised to Soar?" with photograph of "The Secret Choreographer"
Frieze. Michelle Grabner, "Wireless in Wisconsin: the Hermetic Radio Hour"
2001
New Art Examiner. Brad Killam, "Nicholas Frank: Biography"
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Mary Louise Schumacher, "Milwaukee as Canvas"
2000
Artforum International. David Robbins, "Top Ten List" (#6, Hermetic Gallery)
1999
Shepherd Express Weekly. Debra Brehmer, "Wisconsin Triennial" (Milwaukee)
1997
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Janice T. Paine, "Art with a light touch ..." Cue Section (cover)
Frieze. Laurie Palmer, "Carol Jackson at Chicago Project Room"
Sculpture. Brad Killam, "Nicholas Frank: One On One"
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. James Auer, "Urban Ingenuity..."
1996
Isthmus. Jody Clowes, "The State of the State" (Madison, WI)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. James Auer, "Playful Walker's Point Show..."
1995
New Art Examiner. Brad Killam, "Generation X: New Art From Milwaukee"
New Art Examiner. Michelle Grabner and Brad Killam, "Milwaukee: On View"
Milwaukee Magazine. Michelle Grabner, "Brand X"
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. James Auer, "X Marks No Particular Spot"
Collections:
Pedro Velez, San Juan, PR
Anthony Elms, Chicago
Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee WI
Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI