Meredith Allen

ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2008

Edward Thorp Gallery, New York City

2005

Hudson Valley Community College Teaching Gallery, Troy, New York

sarah bowen gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

2002

Byron Cohen Gallery,Kansas City, MO

2001/02

g-Module, Photographes Recentes Paris, France

2001

Gracie Mansion Gallery, Recent Photographs, New York City

2000

Flipside, Sticky, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

SELECTED GALLERY + MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS

2009

A.M. Richard Fine Art, A Contemporary Bestiary, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Big&Small/Casual GalleryTWIN TWIN lll, Artists Edition, Long Island City, NY, curated by Matt Freedman

HallWalls Contemporary Arts Center 35th Anniversary Art Auction,Buffalo,New York (catalogue)

Edward Thorp Gallery, GALLERY ARTISTS,New York City

WestPort Arts Center, House Project,Westport,CT

Loft Gallery, Deleware Valley Arts Alliance, Shrink Wrap, Narrowsburg,NY curated by Liza Phillips

2008

White Box Gallery, Six Feet Under Program Week 6, SUMMERTIME USA, New York City, curated by Ryan Finn

The Midwest Museum of Contemporary Art, BACKYARD:a look at suburban living, Indianapolis, IN, curated by Scott Grow

Schroeder Romero/Winkelman Gallery Project Space, The Sparky Show, New York City

2007

P.S. 1/MOMA, SILICONE VALLEY , Long Island City, New York curated by Nick Stillman

EFA Gallery, Horizon, New York City, curated by David Humphrey

Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Pillow Talk:Small Comforts in Hard Times, Bergamot Station Arts Center, CA curated by Mery lynn McCorkle

3rd Ward, Come One Come All, Williamsburg,Brooklyn curated by Summer Guthery+Sophie Landres

2006

Amy Simon Fine Art, Mix Masters, Westport, CT

The Fields Sculpture Park, Out of Context, Omi International Arts Center, Columbia County, NY

Southeast Museum of Photography, Taken for Looks, Daytona Beach, Florida curated by Sarah Tanguy

sarah bowen gallery, B-Side, Willamsburg, Brooklyn curated by Caroline Cox

Westport Arts Center, Brooklyn, Westport, CT curated by Amy Simon

2005

Center for Photography at Woodstock, Play, Woodstock, New York curated by Ariel Shanberg

Edward Thorp Gallery, Summer Sustenance:A Gourmand's Delight, New York City

Paul Robeson Art Gallery, Rutgers University, A Trip in the Country: Contemporary Landscape Photography, Newark, NJ, curated by Nic Kline

2004

The Rotunda Gallery, conceptual realism, Brooklyn, New York, curated by Meridith McNeal

The Puck Building, Ignite, New York City, curated by Trong Nguyen

Art House, Comic Release: Negotiating Identity for a New Generation, Austin, TX

Armory Center For The Arts, Comic Release: Negotiating Identity For a New Generation, Pasadena, CA

Western Gallery, Western Washington University, Comic Release: Negotiating Identity for a New Generation, Bellingham, WA

White Columns, momenta benefit, NYC

2003

International Center Of Photography, Slide Fest, NYC

The University of Arizona Museum of Art, Comic Release: Negotiating Identity for a New Generation, Tucson, AZ

University of North Texas Art GalleryComic Release: Negotiating Identity for a New Generation, Denton, TX

Hallwalls, B-List: Brooklyn, Angst + Desire, Buffalo, New York, curated by John Massier + David Kramer

Schroeder Romero, Decade, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Contemporary Arts Center, Comic Release: Negotiating Identity for a New Generation, New Orleans, LA

Wythe Studio, The Brooklyn Rail presents: Selection 1, Made in Brooklyn, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, curated by Phong Bui

Copia: The American Center for Wine, Food & The Arts, Sweet Tooth, Napa, CA, curated by Sarah Tanguy

S. Cono Pizzeria, round/rounded, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University, Comic Release: Negotiating Identity for a New Generation, Pittsburgh, PA, curated by Barbara Bloemink and Vicky A. Clark

2002

Dirt Gallery, ooey gooey, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Mery Lynn McCorkle

Rotunda Gallery, 20/10, Brooklyn, New York

Perimeter Gallery, Taste, Belfast, Maine

Alysia Duckler Gallery, Toyland, Portland, Oregon, curated by Sean Elwood

g-Module, deja vu, Paris, France

Metaphor Contemporary Art, fractured fairy tales, DUMBO, Brooklyn

2001

Plus Ultra, Salon Style: an exhibition of photography, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York

The Rotunda Gallery, Animas!, Brooklyn, New York

P.S. 122 Gallery, two person show, New York City, New York

Mexican Cultural Institute Of New York, Gather + Tell, New York City, NY, curated by Gregory Volk + Sabine Russ

De Chiara/Stewart, Another Day on Planet Earth, New York City, NY, curated by Laurie De Chiara

Block Art Space, The Pierogi Flatfiles, Kansas City, Missouri

2000

Brooklyn Museum of Art, New Acquisitions, Brooklyn, New York

Musee d'Art Moderne De Saint-Etienne, Solitude au Musee (the Brooklyn Zoo), France, curated by Sabine Russ + Gregory Volk

Staatsgalerie, Solitude au Musee, (The Brooklyn Zoo), Stuttgart, Germany

The Work Space, The Dog and Pony Show, New York City, NY, curated by Leslie Heller

Post Gallery, The Pierogi Flatfiles, Los Angeles, CA

Contemporary Museum, Snapshot, Baltimore, Md.

57 Hope Gallery, Me and My Friends, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York

Yerba Buena Center For The Arts, The Pierogi Flatfiles ,San Francisco, CA

Trish Higgins Fine Art, Wide Open Lens, New Photography, Wichita, KS

Pierogi, Superduper New York, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

1999

IM N IL, Out of Y2K, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, curated by Eung Ho Park

Flipside, Trace, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

White Columns, Outer Boroughs, New York City, NY, curated by Paul Ha + Lauren Ross

RARE, photo synthesis, New York City, NY

Eyewash, Valentine '99, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, collaboration with Carol Saft

Creative Time in The Anchorage, Not Four Walls Slide and Film Club, DUMBO, Brooklyn

The Rotunda Gallery, Only Child: (wanna come out and play?), Brooklyn, New York

Flipside, Not Long After, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

1998

Bard College, Pierogi Goes to College, Rheinbeck, NY

Kunstlerhaus, Pierogi 2000, New York: The Flatfiles, Vienna, Austria

1997

Kunstleprojekt Am Brennerpas, treff punkt niemandsland, Four Walls Slide And Film Club, Italy

The Lower Eastside Tenement Museum, The Chamber Pot Show, NYC, NY, curated by Timmy Bellavia

Brooklyn Museum of Art, Current Undercurrent: Working in Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY

Weatherspoon Art Gallery, Art on Paper, Greensboro, North Carolina

Corner House, New York Drawers, Pierogi 2000 Flat Files, Manchester, England

Gasworks, New York Drawers, Pierogi 2000 Flat Files, London, England

1996

Calculator, The Smurf Problem, New York City, NY, curated by Giovanni Garcia-Fennech

Sauce, Fotog, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

1995

MMC Gallery, Broken Narratives, New York City, NY

1992

Dooley Le Cappellaine, The Gift, New York City, NY

Art Center College of Design, Making Leftovers, Pasadena, CA

1990

Real Art Ways, Mythic Moderns, Hartford, CT

1989

Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Forrest Avenue Farewell, Atlanta, Georgia

1988

Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Use Only as Directed, Atlanta, Georgia

Albright Knox Art Gallery, 42nd W.NY Exhibition, Buffalo, NY

Hallwalls, Skin!, Buffalo, NY

1987

Cepa Gallery, What's the Point (Metro Bus Show), Buffalo, NY

AWARDS, HONORS, GRANTS

2004

New York Foundation for the Arts; photography

2001

Aaron Siskind Foundation Individual Photographer's Fellowship Grant

1988

Albright Knox Art Gallery, The Canon Award, 42nd W.NY Exhibition, Buffalo, NY

Artists Space Project Grant, NY

VISITING ARTIST

2005

Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, New York

2004

Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, New York

2001

Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont

1997

East Woods School, Oyster Bay, Long Island

Sleepy Hollow High School, A.I.R. BOCES Arts in Education, Tarrytown, NY

Boston University, Guest Lecturer

ONLINE PUBLICATIONS

2006

GROUPSHOWJUN2006|NO.4

2005

NYFA Current, Project Space, Vol.14, N0.10

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2007

Chamberlain, Colby. Critics' Pick, "Come One,Come All", artforum.com

2006

The Fields At Art Omi, Out of Town, The New Yorker, Aug 14-21, p.14

Johnson, Ken. B-Side,New York Times Art Listings, April 14.

Belli, Brita. Brooklyn By Design,Fairfield County Weekly, Feb.2-8.

Eliasoph, Philip. Brooklyn accents turn up in Westport, Connecticut Post, Sunday Arts + Travel Feb. 5.

2005

Brickman, David. Photo Play:Meredith Allen:Photographs, MetrolandSept. 29/Oct.5

Schmerler, Sarah. Gallery Walk; on the Northside May '05, wburg.com, Vol 5. N0.1 summer

Rothbaum, Rebecca. Whimsical theme weaves through photos in 'Play', Poughkeepsie Journal.com, July 15.

Harris, Jane., Voice Choice, Village Voice, April 20-26 p.73

Stillman, Nick. Critics' Pick, artforum.com

Wagner, James. Meredith Allen at Sarah Bowen, James Wagner.comApril 3.

Maine, Stephan. Dateline Brooklyn, artnet.com magazineApril 15.

2004

Miller, Barbara L., Reviews/ West Coast, Art Papers, July/August p.56.

2003

Heinkel-Wolfe,Peggy. Exhibit takes 'toons to new level, Ft Worth Star Telegram, August 30.

Breeding, Lucinda. New school year means fresh art, Denton Record-Chronicle,August 21.

Strickland, Carol,. More cartoon, comic images lining gallery walls, The Sacramento Bee, June 21.

MacCash, Doug. Fine Tooning, New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center: Comic Release, The Times-Picayune, may 30.

Huntington, Richard,. Humor,'bad art' blur all lines in 'B-List' show Buffalo News, May 2.

Slaven, Michael,. Comic Release:Negotiating Identity for a New Generation, Reviews/Northeast, Art Papers, May/June,p.43. (image).

Gaasch, Cynnie. Brooklyn IN Buffalo, Optimism and whimsy at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, ARTVOICE, april 24-30, p.16.

Herndon, Gary-Brady,. Sweet Tooth, Arts &Entertainment, Napa Valley Register, Feb. 5.;p.D1.

2002

Trafton, Robin,. Artists' play has purpose, Art Reviews, Kansas City Star, Dec.13; p. 30.

Myers, Holly. Loaded questions amid the treetops, Art Reviews, L. A. Times, Oct.25; Calendar section, p. E22.

Schwabsky, Barry. Gallery Beat/Paris, Art On Paper, Vol. 6, No.4, Mar/Apr, p. 91.

artpress, exporama, January, #275, p.9.

Gravagnuolo, Emma. Gli eroi gelati di Meredith, Arte, Fotogafia, Numero 341. Gennaro, p. 158-159.

2001

Humphrey, David. New York e-Mail, Art Issues, Los Angeles. Number 70, Nov./Dec., p. 38-39.

Schwarzman, Carol. In Review: Meredith Allen: Recent Photographs, wburg.com. Vol.2, no.1, Autumn.

Photography/ Meredith Allen, The New Yorker, Aug 20 &27; GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWN.p.36.

McGee, Celia. ARTSMART, New York Daily News, August 11;NOW/lifestyle. P.23.

Johnson, Ken. Meredith Allen at Gracie Mansion Gallery, NY Times, August 3;Section E. Artguide. P. 33.

Ortiz, Lori. Meredith Allen + Chris Bors at P.S.122, The Brooklyn Rail, may/june, p.14.

2000

Garcia-Fenech, Giovanni. Brooklyn Spice, artnet.com magazineOctober 4.

Shull, Chris. Snoop doggy glob, Wichita Eagle, July 9; Arts & Leisure. P. 2D.

Laster, Paul. Brooklyn Spice, artnet.com magazine, June 29;asp#11.

PUBLISHED WORK/CATALOGUES

2009

ArtVoice, 7.30.09 - 8.05.09, Cover

2008

photographers:network selection 2008

2007

Holland Herald, KLM Inflight Magazine, July

Dining Out Magazine First Bite

Time Out New York

2005

Tricycle:The Buddhist Review, fall issue

The Brooklyn Rail, July/August, cover

2004

Walrus Magazine, june/july Issue

2003

THE NEW YORKER, Sept. 1, page 114.

Comic Release! NEGOTIATING IDENTITY FOR A NEW GENERATION. New York: D.A.P.

B-List Brooklyn, Angst, and Desire. Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center

Sweet tooth. New York: D.A.P.

2002

CHARLEY MAGAZINE, #01

GASTRONOMICA, THE JOURNAL OF FOOD AND CULTURE, summer issue, front cover

2001

CREATIVE REVIEW, SEEN, December, Vol.21, No. 12, pg. 69.

PIEROGI PRESS, Moriches Island Road, Super Sonic, drip, volume 6, fall/winter 2000/01, p.19.

1999

WATERFRONTWEEK, ArtSeen, Volume 9.5, March 11-2002

1996

WATERFRONTWEEK, kiddie ride/stoned kangaroo. volume 8.8, April 23-may 6, cover.

1995

SHOTS, kiddie rides,Toy Camera Work II, #53, pg.6.

PEEP, kiddie rides, issue two, pgs.24-27.

1988

CEPA QUARTERLY, What's the Point?, Fall-Winter issue, p.23.

EDUCATION

1988

MFA State University of New York at Buffalo; Photography

1986

BFA University of Hartford Art School; Photography

RESIDENCIES

2003

Atlantic Center for the Arts Associate Artist in Residence

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Harvard University School of Business

The Wichita Art Museum

The Brooklyn Museum of Art

The New York Public Library Department of Art, Prints and Photographs

Levi Straus Inc., NY

Swiss Re Capital Partners