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ANDREAS FISCHER
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Curriculum Vitae Andreas Fischer

Education
2003 M. A. Art History, University of Illinois at Chicago


1999 M.F.A. Studio Art, University of Illinois at Chicago


1999 Universität der Künste, Berlin, Germany


1996 B.F.A. School of The Art Institute of Chicago, Merit Scholarship


1994 B.A. Art and Art History, University of Indianapolis, Summa Cum Laude


Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
2019
If You’re Not a Little Dirty at the End of the Day You’re Not a Man, Slow Gallery, Chicago

2018 
Are You OK? Freeark Gallery, Riverside Art Center, Riverside, Illinois, Curated by Claudine Isé
Jason Dunda + Andreas Fischer: Shared Neuroses, Boundary Space, Chicago

2015
The Ghost in Your Shoe, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago (catalog)

2012


Turtles All the Way Down, Hungryman Gallery, San Francisco, California, with Philip von Zweck
Where Do I Get An Image Of Yes, Important Projects, Oakland, California, with Philip von Zweck

2011


Kabinett 5 Andreas Fischer + Melissa Pokorny, Devening Projects, Chicago

2010


Ghost Town, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago


Ghost Town, Gahlberg Gallery at the College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL (catalog)

2009


Until The Moss Had Reached Our Lips And Covered Up Our Names, Hudson Franklin Gallery, New York

2007


A Lot Less People to Worry About, Illinois State University Gallery, Normal, IL

2006


I Have Got To Stop Smiling. It Gives The Wrong Impression, Hudson Franklin Gallery, New York
Why Do People Worry About Things? It’s All Going To Work Out, VONZWECK, Chicago

2003


12 x 12 New Artists/ New Work, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago

2002


High Uintas, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago

2001


TRAFO, Berlin, Germany

2000


Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago


Group Exhibitions and Projects
2019
An Archive of Touch, Goldfinch Gallery, Chicago

2017
American Genre: Contemporary Painting, The Institute of Contemporary Art at Main College, Portland, Maine, curated by Michelle Grabner (publication)
Not Knowing, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, curated by Gwendolyn Zabicki

2016
Untitled, Miami, Nathalie Karg Gallery, New York
Boys and Girls Can Still Draw, Nathalie Karg Gallery, New York City, New York

2015
Cat Fancy, D Gallery, Chicago
Ducks, Curated by Ryan Travis Christian, Minotaur Projects, Los Angeles, CA

2014
Ducks, Curated by Ryan Travis Christian, Green Point Terminal Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
I am Jealous of Your Failure, The University of Illinois at Springfield Art Gallery
Burn It Down, Heaven Gallery, Chicago
Surrealism and War, National Veteran’s Art Museum, Chicago
Paul’s Not Gay, Slow Gallery, Chicago

2013


Rehearsal Attire, Slow Gallery, Chicago
Paper Paper, Devening Projects, Chicago
The House of Seven Gables, University Gallery, Illinois State University

2012


Lake Effect, LaMontagne Gallery, Boston
MDW Fair, Clutch, Chicago
Sea Change, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago
Miniature Gigantic, Clutch, Chicago, visiting Washington D.C.
Robots Will Keep Us As Pets, Alderman Exhibitions, Chicago
B.A.D., Beverly Arts Center, Chicago

2011


A Project by Philip von Zweck, Performa 11, New York
A Project by Philip von Zweck, Invisible-Exports, NADA Hudson, Hudson, NY
FlipFile, Regina Rex, Brooklyn, NY
Sexier, Zhou B. Art Center, Chicago

2010


IAAFBJHMJNMOMRSATSW, Fountain Studios, Brooklyn, NY Tethered to My World, The Art Center, Highland Park, IL
Evanston Biennial, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
L/P/S, Hungryman Gallery, Chicago

2009


The Francis and June Spiezer Collection, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL

2008


Living Room Paintings, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago
Re:visions, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago
Hudson Franklin Gallery, Aqua Art Fair, Miami, FL

2007


If That Was All I Needed I’d Be Fine, curated by Danielle Gustafson-Sundell, Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago
Chicago (Avenue) International Art Fair, organized by Jason Pickleman, JNL Design, Chicago

2006


Stiff, 40000, Chicago
Best Played With a Straight Face, Hudson Franklin Gallery, New York


2005


Into the Woods, McCormick Gallery, Chicago
Everybody Paints, Parlor, Chicago
Centrally Located: The Artadia and Richard H. Driehaus Foundation 2004 Artist Awards, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago (Catalog)
The Limits of Visibility, Janette Kennedy Gallery, University of Texas at Dallas
The 4- Color Pen Show, Locust Projects, Miami; General Store, Milwaukee; Van Harrison Gallery, Chicago

2004


Site Specific, curated by Julie Rodrigues-Widholm, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Apartment Series #1, curated by Jeremy Boyle, Mattress Factory Art Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
Fine Words Butter No Cabbage, curated by Anthony Elms, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago
Drawing: Seven Curatorial Responses, Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN The Witching Hour, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago
Summer Love, Zolla/Lieberman, Chicago

2003


A Passionate Perspective, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
Hysterical Pastoral, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago
Drawing, Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago
The Stray Show, Art Mule, Chicago

2002


Tasty Dog, Suburban Gallery at Atelier Top 25, Krems, Austria
Bad Touch, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago
The Devil is in the Details, curated by Anthony Elms, Gahlberg Gallery, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL

2001


The Stray Show, Suitable Gallery, Chicago
Amused, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago (Catalog)
Luscious, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago

2000


Bad Directions, Gallery 312, Chicago
Figure This, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago

1999


2, Suitable Gallery, Chicago
Big Muddy: Too Thick to Drink, Too Thin to Plow, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago
Temporary Services Gallery, Chicago


Press
2019
Dee, Amanda, “Processing An Archive of Touch at Goldfinch Gallery,” Sixty Inches from Center, July 15.

2018 
Bad at Sports and The Visualist Chicago, Top V. Weekend Picks (May 3 - May 9), May 3.

Sykes, Rebecca, “Beyond Critique: Contemporary Art in Theory, Practice, and Instruction,” ASAP Journal, December 20.

2017
Mcquaid, Cate, “In Portland, taking painting to unexpected places,” Boston Globe, August 17.

2016
Butler, Sharon, “Cheat Sheet: Summer group shows (and what curators are writing about them),” Two Coats of Paint, July 19
Neuendorf, Henri, “Top 10 Shows on the LES and Surrounding Neighborhoods This Summer,” Artnet, July 4
Lesser, Casey, “15 New York Group Shows You Need to See This July,” Artsy, June 28

2015
Backs, Christopher, “Review: Andreas Fischer/Andrew Rafacz Gallery”, New City, March 29
Foumberg, Jason, “Go See Andreas Fischer’s New Exhibit at Andrew Rafacz Gallery,” Chicago Magazine, March
Winkleman, Timothy, “The Ghost in Your Shoe by Andreas Fischer at Andrew Rafacz Gallery,” Hairy Rainbow, February 28

2014
“Burn it Down Heaven Gallery,” New City, September 26
Ciezadlo, Janina, “Surrealism and War,” New City, June 2

2013


Picard, Caroline, “The Moving Surface: An Interview With Andreas Fischer,” Bad At Sports Blog, October 3
Morris, Matt, “Rehersal Attire,” New City, July 30
McQuaid, Cate, “What’s up at Boston area art galleries,” The Boston Globe, January 8

2012


Isé, Claudine, “Top 10 Chicago Art Shows of 2012, Chicago Tribune, December 20
Ruiz, Steve, “Robots Will Keep Us As Pets,” New City, July 17

2011


Wenzel, Erik, “Alliances and Oppositions,” Artslant, March

2010


Grabner, Michelle and Brad Killam, Can I Come Over To Your House: The First Ten Years of The Suburban. Wisconsin: Poor Farm Press
Dluzen, Robin, “Phyllis Bramson’s Painters at the Art Center in Highland Park,” Chicago Art Magazine, September 7
Viera, Lauren, “It's Time to Face Portrait Collections,” Chicago Tribune, April 9
“Andreas Fischer,” Bad at Sports Blog, March 14
Weinberg, Lauren, “Andreas Fischer,” Time Out Chicago, February 18-24
Isé, Claudine, “Andreas Fischer’s ‘Ghost Town’ at HPAC and Gahlberg Gallery,” Bad at Sports Blog, February 19
Gunn, Dan, “Colors From the Past,” Artslant, February
Christian, Ryan, “Andreas Fischer,” Beautiful Decay Magazine, February
Isé, Claudine, Ghost Town, Glen Ellyn, IL: Gahlberg Gallery at the College of DuPage, catalog essay

2009


Panisch, Joelle, “Andreas Fischer’s ‘Until The Moss Had Reached Our Lips and Covered Up Our Names,’” Soho Journal, February 26

2006
Peiffer, Kim, “Art Attack 10 Chicago Artists are Fighting to Keep our City on the Proverbial Map,” Chicago Social/ Men’s Book, Fall

2005


Adler, Tony, “Nature Denatured,” Chicago Reader, November 11
Molon, Dominic, “Centrally Located: The 2004 Artadia Chicago Award Recipients,” Artadia Chicago 2004, catalog essay
New York: Artadia: The Fund for Art and Dialog

2004


Ferrara, Annette, “The Art of Andreas Fischer,” Ten by Ten, Issue 10
Hannum, Terence, “Fine Words Butter No Cabbage,” Ten by Ten, Issue 2
Workman, Michael, “Whitewalls, Colorful Past,” New City, August 26
McCullough, Bridgette, “Interested Painting,” Time Out Chicago, March 10

2003


Rodrigues Widholm, Julie, “What Lies Beneath Andreas Fischer’s Paintings,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago website
Velliquette, Michael, “Jessica Halonen: Picnic,” Glass Tire Texas Visual Arts Online, June
Workman, Michael, “Sun Worship,” New City, July 10

2002


VanDeventer, Kristen, “Chicago,” Contemporary, London, June, July, August
Hawkins, Margaret, “Paintings explore father/ son relationship,” Chicago Sun-Times, June 14
Camper, Fred, “Art People: Andreas Fischer draws on the experiences of others,” Chicago Reader, June 14
Artner, Alan, “Andreas Fischer,” Chicago Tribune, June 7
Estep, Jan, “Andreas Fischer,” Chicago Art Critic’s Association Lecture Series, Art Chicago, May Waxman, Lori, “Participatory Populism: Art that Says Hello and Shakes Hands,” The New Art Examiner, March - April (Cover Image)

2001


Robinson, Walter, “Hello, Art Chicago,” Artnet Magazine, May
Molon, Dominic, “Andreas Fischer,” New Art Examiner Benefit Catalog
Reed, Jay, “In the Studio with Andreas Fischer,” Weep Magazine, February

2000


Bulka, Michael, “Zolla/Lieberman Andreas Fischer,” New City, July 20
Erickson, Karl, “Chicago Five,” Artnet Magazine, August

1999


Falkawski, Andrew, “Big Muddy: Too Thick to Drink, Too Thin to Plow,” The New Art Examiner, October


Publications, Lectures and Panels
2019
Panel discussion with artists in “An Archive of Touch” at Goldfinch Gallery moderated by Hamza Walker, Director of LAXARTS

2017
“Post Critical Painting,” in Beyond Critique: Contemporary Art in Theory, Practice and Instruction, edited by Pamela Frazer and Roger Rothman, Bloomsbury Press
Panel discussion with artists in, Not Knowing, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, curated by Gwendolyn Zabicki

2013
College Art Association 2013 Annual Conference, New York; panelist, “Critiquing Criticality”

2010
The Art Institute of Chicago, “Andreas Fischer Connects with Courbet,” Artists Connect Lecture Series

2009
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; “Constellations” exhibition video interview
Artadia: The Fund for Art and Dialog, New York; gallery talk

2007


Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, What is a Contemporary Art Practice and How Does an Artist Get One, panelist

2004
Cakewalk, Issue #6, “Formalation”


Residencies and Visits 
2015
International Studio and Curatorial Program, New York, New York; Artadia Residency

2014
ACRE Residency, Steuben, WI; Visiting Artist

2012
Ox-Bow School of Art, Saugatuck, Michigan; Visiting Artist

2007
Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, Visiting Artist



Awards and Additional Professional Activities
2012


Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs Grant

2011


Catherine Doctorow Prize for Contemporary Painting, national award nominee

2008
Hudson Franklin Gallery, New York, A Loaf of Bread, A Carton of Milk, And A Stick of Butter, co-curated with Nicole Francis

2004


Artadia: the Fund for Art and Dialog, New York; Individual Artist Grant
Gallery 400 at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Interested Painting, co-curated with Will Staples


1996-1997


Exhibitions Committee, N. A. M. E. Gallery, Chicago