RICHARD REZAC
Born: 1952
Lives
and works in
EDUCATION
1982 MFA
The
1974 BFA
SELECTED
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2004 Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant Award
Richard
H. Driehaus Foundation Award
1993 Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award
1989 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial
Foundation Fellowship
1988
1987 Art Matters, Inc.,
1986 National Endowment for the Arts, Visual
Artist Fellowship
1983
1977 Metropolitan Arts Commission,
1976 National Endowment for the Arts, Visual
Artist Fellowship
SELECTED
ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2005 Feature Inc.
2003 Rhona Hoffman Gallery,
2002 Feature Inc.,
2001 Marc Foxx,
2000
Marc Foxx,
1998 Feigen Contemporary,
1997 Marc Foxx,
1996 Feigen, Inc.,
Rena Bransten Gallery,
1995
I
space Gallery,
Marc
Foxx,
1994 Feigen, Inc.,
1993
Susanne Hilberry Gallery,
1992
1991 Feigen, Inc.,
Feature,
1990
1989
Susanne
Hilberry Gallery,
Artgarden,
Arts
Festival of Atlanta,
1988
1987 Feature,
Susanne
Hilberry Gallery,
1986 Sculpture Chicago 1986,
1985 Feature,
Wentz
Gallery, Pacific Northwest
1984 Blackfish Gallery,
1982 Blackfish Gallery,
1979 Blackfish Gallery,
1978 White Gallery,
1976-77 Washington State University Museum of Art,
SELECTED
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2005 Corcoran Gallery of Art,
Feature Inc.,
G Fine Art,
2004 Museum of Contemporary Art,
Feature Inc.,
2003 Museum of Contemporary Art,
Feature Inc.,
Sean Kelly,
2002 Betty Rymer Gallery, The School of the
Art Institute of
500 sf,
2001 Thomas Ammann Fine Art,
Feature, Inc.,
Apex
2000 Feature Inc.,
Feigen Contemporary,
Feature Inc.,
1998
Las
Vegas; University Art Gallery, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces; Edwin
Ulrich Museum of Art,
Wichita State University, KS; Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley,
MA)
TBA Exhibition Space,
Feigen Contemporary,
(traveled to Illinois
State University Gallery,
“Quiet”, site-specific installation/ exhibition,
1997
Feigen, Inc.,
Marc Foxx,
James Graham and
1996 Feature
Inc.,
Klein
Gallery,
1995 Gibson
Gallery, State University of New York at
Gallery
400,
Layton
Gallery, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design,
Feigen,
Inc.,
Feature,
1994
Gallery
299,
Center
Gallery, Center for Creative Studies,
Blackfish
Gallery,
Susanne
Hilberry Gallery,
1993
"A Sequence of
Forms: Sculpture by
“Points
of Reference: Contemporary Abstraction”
1992 Feigen, Inc.,
1991 Susanne Hilberry Gallery,
Feigen,
Inc.,
1990
“Toward
the Future: Contemporary Art in Context” (brochure)
University of Michigan Museum
of Art,
1989 Center for Contemporary Art,
Rezac
Gallery and Feature,
Blackfish
Gallery,
Center
for Contemporary Art,
"
1988
Feature,
The
Toni
Birckhead Gallery,
State
of
Rezac
Gallery,
1987 Museum of Contemporary Art,
NAME
Gallery,
Feature,
Jan
Baum Gallery,
1986 Feature,
Susanne
Hilberry Gallery,
The
Sculpture Center, New York, NY, "Emerging Sculptors 1986" (catalogue)
Sculpture
Chicago 1986,
1985
San
Jose Institute of Contemporary Art,
Decker
Gallery, Maryland Institute,
"
1984
1983
1979 Blackfish Gallery,
1977
Purple
Daggers,
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Art
Institute of
State
of
Smart
SELECTED
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2003 Cassidy, Victor, “Reviews”, Art in
Nozkowski, Thomas, “Artists on
Artists”, BOMB, Spring, pages 100-103, (reproductions)
Artner, Alan, “Sculptor Richard Rezac
Shows Pure Brilliance”,
section 7, page 27,
(reproductions)
2000 Pagel, David, “Art Reviews”, Los Angeles
Times, February 25, page F32, (reproduction)
Miles, Christopher, “Reviews”, Artforum,
May, page 183, (reproduction)
1999 Esplund, Lance, “ New York Letter, Truth
or Dare”, Modern Painters, Spring, page 106, (reproduction)
Goodman, Jonathan, review, Art in
Johnson, Ken, review, New York Times,
January 1
King, Elaine A., review, Sculpture,
June, pages 73-74, (reproductions)
1998
Johnson, Ken, “Inglenook”, New York Times, July 24
Welch, Roger, “Not Set in Stone”, San
Antonio Express News, October 9, pages 1-3G
1997 Frank, Peter, “Art Picks of the Week”,
Grabner, Michelle, review, Sculpture,
January, pages 63-64 , (reproduction)
Kirshner, Judith Russi, review,
Artforum, January, pages 89-90, (reproduction)
Miles, Christopher, “Richard Rezac at
Marc Foxx”, Artweek, May, pages 25-26, (reproduction)
1996 Artner, Alan, “Rezac’s Pieces: His
Sensuous Sculpture Makes an Appeal to Touch”, Chicago Tribune, section
7, page 66 (reproduction)
Camper, Fred, “Art People: Richard Rezac
Shifts Shapes”, The Reader, September 27,
section 1, page 43,
(reproductions)
Baker, Kenneth, "Richard
Rezac at Bransten", San Francisco Chronicle, April 2,
` section G, page 2 (reproduction)
1995 Artner, Alan, "Richard Rezac Gives
His Sculptures Plenty of Shelf Life",
May
19, section 7, page 74
Camper,
Fred, "Unlocking the Grid", Chicago Reader, November 17, page 31-33
(reproduction) Frank, Peter, "Art Picks
of the Week", L. A . Weekly, April 5-12
Iannaccone,
Carmine, review, Art Issues, Summer, page 45, (reproduction)
Pagel, David, review, Los
Angeles Times, March 30
1994 Artner, Alan, "Pushing Abstraction
to Edge of Familiarity",
January
28, section 7, page 60 (reproduction)
Colby,
Joy Hakanson, "Hung Up", The Detroit News, October 7 (reproductions)
Grisham,
Esther, review, New Art Examiner, page 44 (reproduction)
Melrod,
George, review, Sculpture, March/April, page 44 (reproduction)
Miro,
Marsha, "Choice Hangings: Sculpture, Photos", Detroit Free Press,
October 7 (reproduction)
1993 Artner, Alan, "Art in 3-D",
Chicago Tribune, February 7, section 13, page 14-15 (reproduction)
Colby,
Joy Hakanson, "Rezac is a Master of the Mysteries of Wood and Metal",
The Detroit News, January 29 (reproduction)
Miro,
Marsha, "
February
7 (reproduction)
Yood,
James, "Sculptural Aspects", New Art Examiner, May, pages 29-31
(reproduction)
1992 Snodgrass, Susan, review, Sculpture, January/February, pages
57-58 (reproduction)
Revue
K, Number 45/ Winter, (cover and inside reproductions)
1991 Artner, Alan. "Rezac's Uncanny
Takes on Japanese Sources Stand Out",
September
20 (reproduction)
Frank,
Peter, "Art Pick of the Week", L.A. Weekly, February 15-21, page 125
Hixson,
Kathryn, "
Kaufman,
Jason, "Chicago Zeitgeist", The Journal of Art, May, pages 27-29
Reijn,
Els, review, Artweek, February 14 (reproduction)
1990 Artner, Alan, "Tipping the
Scale", Chicago Tribune, April 8, section 13, pages 14-15 (reproduction)
Brunetti,
John, review, Dialogue, March/April, page 23, (reproduction)
Bulka,
Michael, review, New Art Examiner, March (reproduction)
Christiansen,
Richard, "Our Sixth Annual Honor Roll of Artists Who Brightened the
Year",
Chicago
Tribune, December 30, section 13, page 19
Hixson, Kathryn, "
Leucking,
Stephen, review, New Art Examiner, January, page 39
Miro,
Marsha, "Sculptures Hint at Vision That Forms Them", Detroit Free
Press, January 7 (reproduction)
Porges,
Tim, "Chicago", Contemporanea, May, pages 48, 51 (reproduction)
Yood,
James, review, Artforum, May, page 195 (reproduction)
1989 Babius, Marius, review, Kunstforum
International/89, January/February,pages 305-306 (reproduction)
1988 Abell, Jeff, review, New Art Examiner,
April, pages 53-54
Johnson,
Ken, review, Art in
McCracken,
David, "Exhibition Shows Diversity of Artists' Approach,
February 26, section 7,
page 8, (reproduction)
Merkel,
Jayne, review, New Art Examiner, June, page 51
Morgan,
Ann Lee, review, New Art Examiner,
January, page 55 (reproduction)
1987 Artner, Alan, "Rezac's Sculpture
Affirm 'Less is More'", Chicago Tribune,
October 23, section 7,
page 64 (reproduction)
Farm,
Feature and Instituting Contemporary Idea,
Hakanson-Colby,
Joy, "His Art is 'Lausunu' - That's 'Unusual' Spelled Backwards", The
Detroit News,
October 25, page 8e
(reproduction)
Miro,
Marsha, "Rezac's Calm After the Expressionistic Storm",
November 8
(reproduction)
1986 Artner, Alan, "Abstract Exhibit
Works Its Wonders Slowly",
August 8, section 7,
page 51 (reproduction)
Brenson,
Michael, review, The New York Times, December 26
Fulton,
Jean, review, New Art Examiner, November, pages 29-31
1984 Hayakawa, Alan, "Sculptures Explore
Geometric Forms, Angles", The Oregonian, February 17
1979 Sutinen, Paul, "Rezac's Drawings and
Katz's Posts",
RESEARCH TRAVEL GRANTS 6.
2001 The School of the Art Institute of
Chicago, Adjunct Faculty Paid Leave
study of
Ancient and Baroque Architecture in
1996 The School of the Art Institute of
Chicago, Faculty Enrichment Grant
study
of Czech Cubist architecture and applied design in
1993 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago,
Faculty Enrichment Grant
study
of Shaker architecture and design in
1989 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial
Foundation Fellowship
funds
partly used for study of Gardens in
1989 The School of the Art Institute of
Chicago, Faculty Enrichment Grant
study
of 20th century Dutch art and architecture in the
1983
funds
partly used for study of traditional art, architecture, craft and theatre in
SELECTED
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1985 - Adjunct Full Professor of Sculpture,
Drawing, and Graduate Advising
present The
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
2001 Visiting Artist,
1997 Visiting Artist Residency (5 weeks),
1995 Visiting Artist Residency (2 weeks),
1991 Adjunct Faculty,
1990 Visiting Artist,
1988 Visiting Artist,
1986 Visiting Artist,
1982-84 Instructor of Drawing and Design, Gallery
Director, Pacific Northwest
1982-83 Instructor of Painting and Design,
1977-80 Instructor of Drawing and Design, Pacific
Northwest