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Born in 1975 in Berlin, Germany. Lives and works in Brooklyn. SOLO EXHIBITIONS| 2013 | Re(a)prendido, Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City, Mecxico | | 2012 | Art, Larissa Goldston Gallery, New York, NY | | 2011 | KNOTS, October Gallery, London, United Kingdom | | 2010 | Teaching a Chicken How to Fly III, Larissa Goldston Gallery, New York, NY | 2009
| Pollos, Peligros y Otras Cárceles II, Corporación Andina de Fomento Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
| | 2008 | Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College, Winter Park, FL | | 2007 | Incorporated Dementions, Bertrand and Gruner, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Infinite Affinities, P.S.1, Long Island City, NY | | | Larissa Goldston Gallery, New York, NY |
| Expo,N2 Galeria, Barcelona, Spain | | 2003 | Son para Daedalos, MACO (Museo de Arte Comtemporaneo Oaxaca), Oaxaca, Mexico. |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS| 2012 | Catagenesis, Global Dye Works, Philadelphia, PA | 2010
| Zegache, Casa Lamm, Mexico City, Mexico
| | 2009 | Party at Chris's House, Curated by Phong Bui, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
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| State of the Art: New York, Urbis, Manchester, UK | | | Fresh from Chelsea, University Gallery and Grinter Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL | 2008
| Stable Scrawl, Larissa Goldston Gallery, New York, NY |
| TerraUnFirma, Caren Golden Fine Art, New York, NY |
| Cutaway, Anna Kustera, New York, NY | | 2007 | CECUT, En TijuanArte Art Fair, Tiajuana, Mexico |
| National and International Projects, P.S.1, Long Island City, NY | | 2006 | Eo Ipso, Match, New York, NY |
| Escaping New York, Curators Without Borders, Berlin, Germany |
| Symposium II, Hotel Pupik, Schrattenberg, Austria |
| Joan Mitchell MFA Grant Recipients, Cue Foundation, New York, NY | | 2005 | Curvaceous, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, NY | | 2004 | Merry Merry, Side Show Gallery, Williamsburg, NY |
| Succeeding Where the Hippies Failed, Neiman Gallery, New York, NY
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| FreiRaume, Freistil E.V., Berlin, Germany |
| Re: New Frontiers in Creativity, Columbia University, New York, NY |
| The Thomas Edison Project, LMCC & the Builders Association, New York, NY
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| Freehand, Marvelli Labs, Brooklyn, NY |
| Scope Circle for Emerging Artist Nomination, Scope Art Fair, NewYork, NY
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| The Book, Neiman Gallery, New York, NY |
| Fresh,Tilton/Kustera Gallery, New York, NY | | 2003 | Peace, Side Show Gallery, Williamsburg, NY |
| Kingston Sculpture Biennial, Kingston, NY |
| Out of Line, Side Show Gallery, Williamsburg, NY | | 2002 | Merry, Merry, Side Show Gallery, Williamsburg, NY |
| Bon a Tirer, The Front Gallery, Dumbo, NY | | 2001 | Merry, Side Show Gallery, Williamsburg, NY |
| The Worst of Gordon Pym Continued, Printed Matter, New York, NY |
| Fantastic, Get Real Art, New York, NY |
| Clean, Get Real Art, New York, NY |
| We Love Our Customers, Hungarian Embassy, New York, NY |
| Symbiotic Dialogue, Goliath, Brooklyn, NY | | 2000 | The Toy Show, four and a half projects, Brooklyn, NY | | 1999 | The Window Project, Downtown Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM |
| Muestra Pictorica Colectiva de la Sociedad de Artistas del Cusco, Museo De Arte Contemporaneo, Cusco, Peru |
| New Artists from Greenpoint, James Fuentes Gallery, New York, NY |
| Friends, GRG Art Space, Brooklyn, NY | | 1998 | GRG, GRG Art Space, Brooklyn, NY |
PUBLIC WORKS| 2004 | Outdoor sculpture-installation at Collegio La Salle, Oaxaca, Mexico |
AWARDS/HONORS| 2006 | Mortimer Frank Traveling Fellowship | | 2005 | Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant | | 2004 | Scope Art Fair Circle Nominee |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2010
| Bui, Phong. "In Conversation: Gandalf Gavan with Phong Bui," The Brooklyn Rail (May 2010)
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| Young, Jessica Bryce. "Bright young things," Orlando Weekly (January 27, 2010) | | 2009 | Bernstein, Fred A. "Look, Kids! A Secret Room!" The New York Times (April 19, 2009)
| | 2008 | Bishop, Philip. Review, Orlando Sentinel (March 23, 2008) | | 2007 | de Looz, Pierre Alexander. "Los Angeles/New York: Ball Nogues & Gandalf Gavan -- On the threshold of art and architecture, East and West Coasts connect." PIN-UP (F/W 2007-2008)
| | 2004 | Kuntz, Melissa, "Susanna Heller and Gandalf Gavan at Sideshow," Art in America (March 2004) | | 2003 | "Gandalf Gavan, Daedalus's Song," Glass (Winter 2003-04) |
| Garcia, Julio Cesar Sanchez, "Gandalf Gavan exhibe Son para Dedalos," Tiempo (July 31, 2003) |
| Avendano, Olga Rosario, "Blown-glass 'rain' suspended over Oaxaca," The Miami Herald (July 2003) |
| Rosas, Blanca Gonzalez, "La artensania mexicana en el arte contemporaneo," Proceso (July 2003) |
| Arrazola, Victor Ruiz, "Lluvia de vidrio soplado en el centro historico de Oaxaca," LaJornada (July 2003) |
| Trejo, Gabriela Lopez, "Lluvia de vidrio soplado, en Oaxaca," Tiempo (July 2003) |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE| 2004 | Adjunct Professor for Printmaking, Columbia University | | 2004-2005 | Teachers Assistant for Printmaking and Sculpture for Professors Tomas Vu, Carl Fudge, Patty Lee Becker, Ohad Meromi, Columbia University | | 1996-1998 | Teachers Assistant in Sculpture for Professors Judy Pfaff, Bill Tucker, Bard College |
EDUCATION| 2005 | MFA, Columbia University, New York, NY | | 1998 | BFA, Bard College, Annandale, NY | | 1997 | Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM, Summer Program in Sculpture | | 1995-6 | Repin Academy of the Arts, St. Petersburg, Russia |
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