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Bryan Northup
Lives and works in Oak Park, IL
EDUCATION
BFA - California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA, 1998
EXHIBITIONS
Solo/Two Person
2024 - YOU'RE NOT REALLY SEEING THIS Two-Person Exhibit with Kelsey Merreck Wagner,
Evanston Art Center Evanston, IL
( forthcoming May 11 - July 7 ) SECRET INGREDIENTS: Marking Time and Memory with Material, Two-Person Exhibit with Ginny Krueger, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago IL
2023 - TRACES of US Two-Person Exhibit with Fran Sampson, Epiphany Center for the Arts, Chicago, IL
2021 - LITTLE X LITTLE, Angelica Kauffman Gallery, Touring various locations, Chicago, IL
2020 - ALTERNATE SUSTENANCE, Art Center of Burlington, IA
2019 - SEA INSIDE: Visioning Single-Use Plastic At The Cellular Level, International Museum of Surgical Science, Chicago, IL
CELLULAR LEVEL - Forest Park/Oak Park, IL
2018 - SUM of US - Two-person exhibit with Fran Sampson, Oak Park Public Library Oak Park, IL
2017 - ALTERNATE SUSTENANCE - West Suburban Medical Center, Oak Park, IL
2012 - BOTANIC – Oak Park Conservatory, Oak Park, IL
Group
2024 (forthcoming Mar 22 - May 5) Miniatures Conjure Delight, Garrett Museum of Art, Garrett, IN
26th Anniversary Postcards From The Edge, Visual AIDS, Berry Campbell Gallery, NY
2023
Small Works 2022, Main Street Arts, NY [Bradley Butler juror]
Elemental Impact, CSI Juried Exhibition, Epiphany Center for the Arts, Chicago, IL [Kaylee Fowler juror]
Terrian Biennial | Mycelium Connection, Oak Park & Chicago, IL [Elaine Luther & Julie Carpenter curators]
Windows of Perception, Irving Park Library, Chicago, IL [Sara Peak Convery curator]
Sculpture: Motley Cruise, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL [Bernard Williams juror]
Plastic Capital, Cecille R. Hunt Gallery, Webster University, St. Louis, MO [Jeff Hughes curator]
ENVIRONMENT/S/TALLATION, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL [Marci Rubin curator]
25th Anniversary Postcards From The Edge, Visual AIDS, Ortuzar Projects, Tribeca, NY
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2022 Small Works 2022, Main Street Arts, NY [Bradley Butler juror]
ArtPrize 2022, Monroe Community Church, Grand Rapids, MI
Small Works, Carriage House Gallery, Oak Park, IL
Consciousness of Abstraction: Beyond Literal Appearance II, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL [David Reif juror]
Systems, Artreprenuer, online [Jason Hoelscher juror]
YELLOW, Arteprenuer, online
Tangible Abstractions, Carriage House Gallery, Oak Park, IL
Refuse Delivery, Slacks Window Gallery, Chicago, IL
24th Anniversary Postcards From The Edge, Visual AIDS, Online Exhibit
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2021 TRUE BLUE, Art Fluent, online
Small Works 2021, Main Street Arts, NY [Rick Muto juror]
Go Make A Thing, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL [Jessica Gondek juror]
Made to Disrupt, Carriage House Gallery, Oak Park, IL
K.I.T. Terrain Biennial 2021, Oak Park, IL
46th Annual Small Works Exhibition, Harper College, Palatine, IL [Carrie Johnson juror]
California OPEN, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA [Gronk Nicandro juror]
2021 EVANSTON + VICINITY BIENNIAL, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL [Alpha M. Bruton, Dan Devening, Kate Pollasch jurors]
Small Works - Big Talent ONLINE exhibition, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
22nd Anniversary Postcards From The Edge, Visual AIDS, BORTOLAMI, Tribeca, NY
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2020 Small Works 2020, Main Street Arts, NY [Tiffany Gaines juror]
CSI Biennial 2020, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, IL [Adrienne Kochman juror]
California OPEN, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA [Kate Mothes juror]
CSI 20 20, Governors State University, University Park, IL [Jeff Stevenson and Sherri Denault jurors]
ART-IN-PLACE, Terrain Exhibitions & CNL Projects, Chicago, IL
Bridgeport 8th Annual Art Competition, Chicago IL [Ilze Arajs and Alan Leder jurors]
Entanglements, Carriage House Gallery, Oak Park, IL
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2019 PULSE Art Fair, treat gallery at Art Basel Miami, Miami Beach, FL
Show Your World, re:artiste - Gallery MC, New York, NY
Satellite Art Show, treat gallery, New York City, NY
4th Terrain Biennial 2019, Oak Park, IL
Constructed Visions, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL
Unlikely Pairings, Gallery Studio Oh!, Chicago, IL
South Bend Museum of Art: Biennial 30, South Bend, IN [ Sarah Rose Sharp juror]
de/composition: National Juried Show, Main Street Arts, NY [Margot Muto juror]
What We Eat and Wear, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art (CICA), Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
21st Anniversary Postcards From The Edge, Visual AIDS, BORTOLAMI, Tribeca, NY
Party Pit - An Abstract Group Show, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL
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2018 Reinvention II, ARC Gallery, Chicago IL
Out of the BOX: Sculpture Installation, Carriage House Gallery, Oak Park, IL
Evanston + Vicinity Biennial 2018, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL [multiple jurors]
Environmental Food Chain, re:artiste - Gallery MC, New York, NY [multiple jurors]
Shades of Green, Gallery 25N, online exhibition
Food Glorious Food, The Art Center - Highland Park, IL [multiple jurors]
61st Annual Beloit & Vicinity Exhibition, Wright Art Museum, Beloit, WI [David Wells, Jill Kambs jurors]
eco-ART: The Art of Human Interaction with the Environment, The Art Center - Highland Park, IL [multiple jurors]
Recycle 2018, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY [John Cloud Kaiser juror]
ARTifact: 33.3, National Juried Exhibition of Album Cover Art, Carriage House Gallery, Oak Park, IL [multiple jurors]
6th Annual Bridgeport Art Competition, Chicago, IL [Carole Harmel, Virginio Ferrari jurors]
20th Anniversary Postcards From The Edge, Visual AIDS, Gallery 524, Chelsea, NY
2017 RECLAIM - St. Louis Artists Guild, St. Louis, MO [Galen Gondolfi juror]
HEAT - Judge Angela Dieffenbach, 3rd place, Carriage House Gallery, Oak Park, IL
Drawn to Detail - Judge Renee Robbins, 1st place, Carriage House Gallery, Oak Park, IL
60th Annual Beloit & Vicinity Exhibition, Wright Art Museum, Beloit, WI [Graeme Reid, Josie Osborne jurors]
There is No "Away”, Dallas, TX
5th Annual Bridgeport Art Competition, Chicago, IL [Fred Camper, James Yood jurors]
2016 95th Anniversary Artist Members Juried Exhibit - Carriage House Gallery, Oak Park, IL
ArtPrize 8 – CityFlatsHotel, Grand Rapids, MI
Sweet Spot – Treat Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Member Exhibition – Judge Frank Spidale, 2nd place, Carriage House Gallery, Oak Park, IL
Discarded to Regarded – Judge Joel Javier, 3rd place, Carriage House Gallery, Oak Park, IL
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2015 Redux: Recycled & Upcycled, Judge Anna Garcia Doyle, Honorable Mention, Carriage House Gallery, Oak Park, IL
Chicago Tree Project – Message in a Bottle, Chicago, IL
Sculptural Awareness – Carriage House Gallery, Oak Park, IL
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2014 TRESPASS, Three person photography exhibit, Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park, IL
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2010 Constructions and Destructions A Conversation in Glass - PlayfulZen Gallery, Chicago, IL
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Art Preparator at Epiphany Center for the Arts, Chicago, IL 2023 -
Art Consultant / Creative Director, Curated Home and Office, Chicago, IL 2019
Exhibitions Installer / Preparator, Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL 2013 - 2018
Co-founder Pop-Up By Design, Chicago, IL August 2012 - January 2013
Assistant Director, Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL 2009 - 2018
Gallery Manager Artizmo Gallery, San Rafael, CA January 2007 - March 2008
Photography Archive Intern, Oakland Museum, CA Oct 1997 - April 1998
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CURATORIAL
2021 Co-Curator at CSI Project Space Chicago Sculpture International, Chicago, IL (volunteer)
- 12x12x12, Small works group exhibition
- Second Life, All women group exhibition
- Permutations of Working Together, Site specific installation
- Re-Imagining Connection, Group exhibition
- Nexus Between Spaces, Ron Gard Retrospective exhibition
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RESIDENCIES & AWARDS
1st Place - Systems, Artreprenuer, online [Jason Hoelscher juror], 2022
3rd Place - California OPEN, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA [Kate Mothes juror], 2020
Juror's Choice - South Bend Museum of Art: Biennial 30, South Bend, IN [ Sarah Rose Sharp juror], 2019
Finalist - Art Scene Today Annual Juried Competition: Bad Art, 2016
IDEA BOX Residency: 5th Season, A curated interactive installation – Oak Park Public Library Oak Park, IL, 2016
Finalist - Art of Patron, 2013
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PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
2020 - APERO Fine Art Catalogue: 'Vibrant' May
2019 - APERO Fine Art Catalogue: 'Nourish' November
APERO Fine Art Catalogue: 'Depth' August, Honorable Mention
Wednesday Journal – Eco-artist stages plastic intervention | June 26
APERO Fine Art Catalogue: 'Contrast' March
2018 - Voyage Chicago Interview | July 31
2016 - Chicago Tribune - Oak Park Art League shows off work of its members | Nov 8
2015 - Wednesday Journal – Oak Park artist turns litter into object lesson | Aug 27
Chicago Tribune – Found objects get a second, artistic life in Oak Park exhibit | June 10
2011 - Sculpture & Design with Recycled Glass, Cindy Coldiron, Schiffer Press
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COLLECTIONS
di Rosa Preserve, Napa, CA
Oak Park Conservatory, Oak Park, IL
Oak Park River Forest Museum, Oak Park, IL
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