Strauss Bourque-LaFrance
Born 1983, Poland Spring, ME
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
EDUCATION
2010 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
2010 MFA, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2006 BA, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2019
Postcards from the Edge, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY
2016
post paintings, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY
2015
USA Objects, T293, Rome, IT
i cut out the mug and went to the bottle (with Loup Sarion), Exo Exo, Paris, FR
2014
No Aloha, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY
2013
Ultimate Grand Supreme, Courtney Blades, Chicago, IL
In The The Spring, KANSAS, New York, NY
2010
like flex I like flex (with Em Rooney), Bodega, Philadelphia, PA
2007
While You Stand Defeated I Just Watch, Northampton Center For the Arts, Northampton, MA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
Controlled Chaos, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY
XX Perfect Souls, Bad Water Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2021
Mirages, Elizabeth Atterbury, Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, and Katy Cowan, Crisp-Ellert Museum, Flagler College, St Augustine, FL
Rachel Uffner Gallery and Mrs., Foreland, Catskill, NY
2019
Something Wild, Real Pain Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA
2018
Ten Years, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY
2017
Micro Salon #7, Galerie L'Inlassable, Paris, France
2016
entre-lignes, Ma Galerie, Paris France
Bisou Magique, curated by Yundler Brondino Verlag, Galerie Derouillon, Paris, France
ob-iectum sub-iectum, Galerie Tobias Naehring, Leipzig, Germany
Gallery Artist Group Show, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY
2015
Dance and Process, The Kitchen, New York, NY
A Peg to Hang it On, White Flag Projects, St. Louis, MO
2014
Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Caitlin Keogh, Pam Lins, Sean Raspet, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY
2013
Trouble Every Day, curated by Dmitry Komis, Johannes Vogt Gallery, New York, NY
Great Skin, Bodega, Philadelphia, PA
2012
External Original, organized by Sarah Mattes, The Clifford Gallery, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
What if I Take My Problem to the United Nations?, Porch Projects, Washington, DC
First Among Equals, translated by Alex Da Corte, ICA, Philadelphia, PA
Mirror Mirror, AIRPLANE, Brooklyn, NY
Evidence of Houdini’s Return, Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, TX
2011
The Color of Company, Abron’s Art Center, New York, NY
Dolphin (with Bodega), Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
Boy Oh Boy (Andrew Suggs, Matt Savitsky, SB LA F), Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
ANOMALISTIC URGE, Vaudeville Park, Brooklyn, NY
Victory for Tyler, curated by Robert Storr, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
The Island Beautiful / Mortal Mirror, translated by Alex Da Corte; Extra Extra, Philadelphia, PA
2010
SK10, Tompkins Projects, Brooklyn, NY
Leopards in the Temple, curated by Fionn Meade, SculptureCenter, Long Island City, NY
2009
VOX V, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
2008
We Are Waiting, Dixon Place, New York, NY
2007
Homeland Security, Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA
RESIDENCIES AND AWARDS
2015
Dance and Process, The Kitchen, New York, NY
2013-2011
Artist in Residence, Movement Research, New York, NY
2007
Northampton Arts Council Grant, Northampton, MA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2020
Saltz, Jerry. "Straus Bourque-LaFrance," New American Paintings [146], The Open Studios Press, February/March 2020
2019
Delistraty, Cody. “On the edge with Strauss Bourque-LaFrance in New York,” Blouin Artinfo, February 19, 2019
Damman, Catherine. “Those Women Who Destroy the Infinite: Catherine Damman on Moriah Evans’s Configure,” Artforum, January 8, 2019
2018
Greenberger, Alex. “Shaking the Foundations: In Moving New Dance Work, Moriah Evans Sets Bodies Free,” ARTnews, December 10, 2018
Warnecke, Lauren. “At the Dance Center, Tere O’Connor’s ‘Long Run’ asks what it means to be present,” Chicago Tribune, October 19, 2018
Duvaker, Beata. “Frieze New York Highlight - Rachel Uffner Gallery,” Le Paradox, May 6, 2018
Harris, Gareth. “Frieze New York opens with strong sales in the lower price range,” Financial Times, May 3, 2018
2016
Goldstein, Andrew M. "5 Artists to Watch at Sunday," Artspace.com, October 7, 2016
Hayes-Weshall, Hannah. "Top 6 Artists at Sunday Art Fair," October 6, 2016
"Bisou Magique," Yundler Brondino Verlag, Wonderful Books, The Netherlands
de Gunzburg, Laura. "The Season in Art," Cultured, April/May 2016, p. 134
"What's Going On: Editor's Picks," Neon Signs, May 2016
Matthews. "MFA Alumnus, Strauss Borque-LaFrance has a solo show up now at Rachel Uffner Gallery!" Tyler School of Art, April 25, 2016
2015
Bourque-LaFrance, Strauss. “Portfolio,” Bomb Magazine, December 21, 2015
“Strauss Bourque-LaFrance: Al via l’esposizione ‘USA Objects,’” la Republica, October 31, 2015
“’No Aloha’ by Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, There’s No Fireplace Like Home,” Lancia Trendvisions, February 4, 2015
2014
Johnson, Paddy. "Recommended Shows, Pt. 1: Strauss Bourque-LaFrance at Rachel Uffner," Art F City, September 2014
Indrisek, Scott. "18 Must-See Gallery Shows in New York this September," ArtInfo, August 2014
2013
Vogel, Wendy. “Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, In The The Spring,” Modern Painters, April 2013
Bowen, Effie. “Strauss Bourque-LaFrance Moves In,” Interview Magazine, January 2013
Piejko, Jennifer. “In the the Gallery,” V Magazine, January 2013
Rooney, Em. “Strauss Bourque-LaFrance,” Performa Magazine, January 2013
2012
Kimball, Whitney. “This Week’s Must-See Art Events: Extreme Hangover Edition,” The L Magazine, December 2012
Winant, Carmen. “Critics’ Picks”-“First Among Equals,” Artforum.com, May 2012
2010
Johnson, Paddy. “Killing The Poor and Eating The Rich: NYC’s Artbus,” Art Fag City, March 11, 2010
Johnson, Ken. “Tamer Cats at Modern Art’s High Gates,” The New York Times, January 14, 2010
Brown, Elsa. “INTERVIEW: Leopards in the Temple,” Wejetst, March 1, 2010