Bianca Beck
Born 1979, Columbus, OH
EDUCATION
2008 MFA Yale Scool of Art
2001 BFA Carnegie Mellon University
SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2020
Art Omi Sculpture Park, Ghent, NY
2019
Extra Spectral, Two-person show with Sascha Braunig, Space Gallery, Portland, ME
Bianca Beck and Susan Tepper, Halsey McKay Gallery East Hampton, NY
2018
Body Double, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY
2015
Bianca Beck, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY
Bianca Beck and Josh Brand, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY
2011
Body, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY
Bianca Beck, White Columns, New York, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
2020
The House of the Soul, curated by Hilary Irons, UNE Gallery, Portland, ME
Happy Agitation, curated by Christopher Patch, Able Baker Contemporary, Portland, ME
Yarrow Pickers, curated by Brian Rocherfort, Harper's Apartment, New York, NY
2019
Carry On Combines, curated by Allison Blumenthal and Emily Noelle Lambert, 65 rue de Turenne, Paris, FR
Notebook, curated by Joanne Greenbaum, 56 Henry, New York, NY
Rosy-Fingered Dawn, curated by Jacob Rhodes & Jen Schwarting, Pace University Gallery at 41 Park Row, New York, NY
2018
colección olorVISUAL, Kunst- und Kulturstiftung, Opelvillen Rüsselsheim, Rüsselsheim, Germany (catalogue)
Ten Years, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY
Root of the Head: Karen Azoulay, Bianca Beck, Kylie Lockwood, Simone DeSousa Gallery, Detroit, MI
I Am A Scientist, curated by Sadie Laska, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2017
Et Tu Art Brute?, Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York, NY
Of A Well-Sucked Apricot, Tif Sigfrids Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2016
Pipe Dream, presented by Night Gallery and Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY
Gallery Artist Group Exhibition, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY
Future Developments #1-6, David Petersen Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2015
The Perennial, curated by Karen Azoulay, More Art, The Grecian Shelter, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY
White Columns Benefit Exhibition + Auction, White Columns, New York, NY
2014
East Side to the West Side, curated by Brennan & Griffin, James Fuentes, Rachel Uffner, FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY
No Ground But Say Ground, curated by Joe Fyfe, Halsey McKay, East Hampton, NY
2013
Garage Show, JTT and Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY
Rock Art & the X-ray Style, organized by Ryan Foerster, 425 Oceanview Ave, Brooklyn, NY
2012
OO, curated by Rob Halverson / C-o-o-l Art, Misako & Rosen, Tokyo, Japan
How's Your Wall?, curated by Rob Halverson, Artist Curated Projects, Los Angeles, CA
The Dorian Project, curated by Ilan Cohen with Quang Bao, SecondGuest, New York, NY
Changing States of Matter, Brand New Gallery, Milan, Italy
2011
Heads With Tails, West Street Gallery at Harris Lieberman, New York, NY
2010
I Live My Thoughts, Laurel Gitlen, New York, NY
Le Tableau, curated by Joe Fyfe, Cheim & Read, New York, NY
the same sight slighter, curated by Maxwell Graham, Renwick Gallery, New York, NY
2009
Doors, Galería Marta Cervera, Madrid, Spain
(Untitled), curated by Michael E. Smith, Cave Gallery, Detroit, MI
Strip Stripe, Emily Harvey Foundation, New York, NY
2008
Bianca Beck, Josh Brand, Matt Connors, Zak Prekop, Hayley Tompkins, Sue Tompkins, Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago, IL
No Legs, curated by Zak Prekop, Alogon, Chicago, IL
RESIDENCIES AND AWARDS
2018
Complimenta Artist Residency, Ithaca, NY
2014
Bovina Artist Residency, Bovina, NY
2008
Helen Winternitz Award for Excellence in Painting, Yale University
2000
S.U.R.G. (Small Undergraduate Research Grant), Carnegie Mellon University
1999
Ox-Bow School of Art Fellowship, Summer Session, Saugatuck, MI
1998
Harry Holland Award for Excellence in Art, Carnegie Mellon University
RELATED ACTIVITIES
2020
Visiting Artist, Maine College of Art MFA Program, Portland, ME
2019
Visiting Artist, Cornell University MFA Program, Ithaca, NY
Visiting Artist, Ohio State University MFA Program, Columbus, OH
2018
Visiting Artist, New York University MFA Program, New York, NY
2008
Panel Organizer (with Josh Brand) at Yale University, Repetition (panelists: Tony Conrad, Ann
Craven, Leslie Hewitt, Haim Steinbach, and moderator Matt Keegan), New Haven, CT
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2020
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Sutton, Benjamin. "The 10 Best Booths at the Dallas Art Fair’s Online Edition," Artsy, April 15
Di Liscia, Valentina. "Insightful and Laugh-Out-Loud Funny Reports From NY Fairs," Hyperallergic, March 6
Heinrich, Will. "A Striking Balance of New and Rediscovered at the Independent Fair," The New York Times, March 5
Klingelfuss, Jessica. "Independent New York delivers resilience, poignance and power," Wallpaper*, March 5
2019
Howe, David Everitt. "Bianca Beck: Rachel Uffner", Art in America, February 2019. pp. 84.
2018
Curry, Colleen. “Who We’re Watching: Artist Bianca Beck,” Galerie Magazine, December 10, 2018
Artspace Editors, “On View Now: 9 Not-to-Miss Artworks in Downtown NYC,” Artspace Magazine, November 17, 2018
2017
Corbett, Rachel and Goldstein, Andrew. “From A Surprise ‘Salvator Mundi’ to Tears for Trump:
8 Star-Making Turns at NADA Miami,” Artnet News, December 9, 2017
2015
Hamer, Katy Diamond. “Top Picks: The Armory Show 2015,” Eyes Towards The Dove, March 6, 2015
Messinger, Kate. “20 Art Shows to See This Spring in NYC,” Paper Magazine, March 2015
2014
Halvorson, Josephine. “David Schutter: The Lingua Franca of Painterliness,” Afterall, September 18, 2014
2012
“Changing States of Matter at Brand New Gallery, Milan,” Mousse Magazine, July 6, 2012
2011
Asfour, Nana. “Bianca Beck, Body,” Time Out New York, December 7, 2011
Rosenberg, Karen. “Bianca Beck: Body,” The New York Times, December 1, 2011
Fee, Brian. “Excavating the figure with Bianca Beck,” New American Paintings, November 22, 2011
Cohen, David. “Making Space for Innocence: Bianca Beck at Rachel Uffner,” artcritical, November 9, 2011
Sessions, E. “Don't Miss - New York: Heads With Tails,” Artobserved.com, September 4, 2011
Rosenberg, Karen. “Art in Review: Heads With Tails,” The New York Times, August 18, 2011
2010
Nathan, Emily. “Sensational,” Artslant.com, October 3, 2010
Barliant, Claire. “I Live My Thoughts,” Time Out New York, September 27, 2010
Glisson, James. “Critics' Picks: Le Tableau,” Artforum.com, July 21, 2010
Smith, Roberta. “Art in Review: Le Tableau; French Abstraction and Its Affinities,” The New York Times, July 2, 2010
Smith, Roberta. “Art in Review: Same Sight Slighter,” The New York Times, May 13, 2010\
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX