Mary Carlson
Adam and Eve (after Masaccio), 2014. Glazed porcelain, 4¼ x 4¾ x 2 inches
Anthony (after Fra Angelico), 2014. Glazed porcelain, wood dowel with sticker, and tape, 4½ x 3¾ x 2 inches
Matthew (after Orcagna), 2014. Glazed porcelain, 3½ x 3 x 2½ inches
BIOGRAPHY
Born: Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 1951
Resides: Brooklyn and Walton, New York
Education: School of Visual Arts, New York (B.F.A., 1973)
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2014
"Paradise," Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York.
2012
"Beautiful Beast," Studio 10, Brooklyn.
2010
"Faded Flag," Long Island University, Brooklyn.
"Flags, Plates & Demons," Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York.
"Faded Flag," OMI International Arts Center, Ghent, New York.
2001
"The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea," Bill Maynes Gallery, New York.
1999
"From Nature," Bill Maynes Gallery, New York.
1997
Bill Maynes Gallery, New York.
1996
Bill Maynes Contemporary Art, New York.
1994
Holly Solomon, New York.
1992
Max Protetch Gallery, New York.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2014
"Pressed Flowers," Lesley Heller Gallery, New York.
2011
"Mary Carlson & Laura Newman," Big, Small/Casual Gallery, Long Island City, New York.
"Twin, Twin," Big, Small/Casual Gallery, Long Island City, New York.
"Re-Accession," FLAG Foundation, New York.
2005
"Monochrome," Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York.
2003
"Water, Water," Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn.
2001
"Brooklyn," Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, Lake Worth, Florida.
2000
"Ethereal and Material," Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington.
"Quirky," Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York.
1999
"Skin," Deste Foundation, Athens.
1998
"Surreal Pop," Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut.
1997
"Engel, Engel," Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna.
1995
"Identia e Alterita," Venice Biennale, Museo Correr. Catalogue.
". . . It's How You Play the Game," Exit Art/The First World, New York.
1994
"Material Concerns," Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn.
1993
"Exquisite Corpse," Drawing Center, New York.
"Artists' Early Work," Max Protetch Gallery, New York.
"Group Show," Cheryl Haines Gallery, San Francisco.
"Patently Missing," Barbara Krakow Gallery, Boston.
1992
"Getting to kNOw You," Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin.
"A New American Flag," Max Protetch Gallery, New York.
1991
"The Interrupted Life," New Museum, New York.
1990
"Something Strange," White Columns, New York.
"Blood Remembering," Newhouse Center, Staten Island,New York.
"Death and Desire," Tom Cugliani Gallery, New York.
1989
"Psychological Abstraction," Deste Foundation, Athens.
1987
"The Level of Volume," Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
1985
"Summer Selection," Castelli Uptown Gallery,New York.
Selected Bibliography
2014
Saltz, Jerry. "To Do," New York Magazine (June 1).
Johnson, Ken. "Art in Review-Mary Carlson: Paradise," The New York Times (May 29).
2012
Brody, David. "Lady MacBeth Nail Polish: Mary Carlson at Studio 10," ArtCritical (November 18).
Dickson, Jane. "Interview with Mary Carlson," Bomb (October 25).
2010
Foster, Howard. "Review," Romanov Grave (December 27).
Perreault, John. "Anne Truitt vs. Anne Truitt . . .and Uncle Clem," Artopia (May).
2005
Mueller, Stephen. "Personal Statements in Just One Color," Gay City News (June 23).
2001
Johnson, Ken. "Art in Review," The New York Times (April 27).
1998
Schaffner, Ingrid. "Mary Carlson at Bill Maynes," Artforum (May).