BIOGRAPHY

Born: Edina, Minnesota, 1971
Resides: Los Angeles, California
Education: California Institute of the Arts, Valencia (M.F.A., 1995);
Minneapolis College of Art and Design (B.F.A., 1993)

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2007
“Perspectives 158: Kelly Nipper,” Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. Brochure.
“Circle Circle,” Anna Helwing Gallery, Los Angeles.

2004
“Bending Water into a Heart Shape,” Galleria Francesca Kaufmann, Milan, Italy.

Selected Group Exhibitions

2008
“The Why of Life,” Swiss Institute, New York.

2007
Performa 07: Second Biennial of New Visual Art Performance, New York.

2005
“BIDIBIDOBIDIBOO,” Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, Italy. Catalogue.
“Kelly Nipper—Aïda Ruilova,” Galleria Francesca Kaufmann, Milan, Italy.

2003
“Girls’ Night Out,” Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, California. Traveled. Catalogue.
“Short Cuts: Video Art and Photography,” The Israel Museum, Jerusalem.

2002
“2002 California Biennial,” Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, California. Catalogue.
“People See Paintings: Photography and Painting from the MCA Collection,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.

Selected Bibliography

2007
Sutton, Gloria. Ice Cream. London: Phaidon.
La Rocca, Claudia. “Love Takes a Tumble Amid a Brewing Storm,” The New York Times (November 17).
Leher-Graiwer, Sarah. “Kelly Nipper: Critics’ Pick,” Artforum.com (October).

2006
Sutton, Gloria. “Kelly Nipper,” in Vitamin Ph: New Perspectives in Photography. London: Phaidon Press.

2005
Myers, Holly. “Mesmerized by Two Strangers,” Los Angeles Times (June 17).