EDUCATION
M.F.A.1996, Georgia State University
B.A. 1991, Emory University
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008
Deitch Projects, New York, New York
2006
“Self-Esteem,” Quality Pictures, Portland, Oregon
“Galesburg,” Alona Kagan Gallery, New York
2005
“The Self-Esteem Salon, The Frisbee Series,” Frisbee Art Show, Miami
“The Self-Esteem Salon, The Refugee Series,” Daniel Reich Gallery, New York
“Galesburg: The New Chapters,” Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta
“Chris Verene,” Byron Cohen Gallery, Kansas City
“The Self-Esteem Salon: The Orphanage Series,” The Armory Art Fair, The Old Chelsea YMCA- with Frisbee Curatorial Group
“Prairie Jews,” from the “Jewish Identity Project,” The Jewish Museum, New York
“The Self-Esteem Salon, The Frisbee Series,” The Chelsea YMCA. By invitation of The Armory Art Show, New York
2004
“The Big Umbrella: The New York Series” Aleksandra Mir in collaboration with Chris Verene, PS1, New York
“The Self-Esteem Salon at Art Basel,” The Frisbee Art Show, Miami
“Chris Verene,” Fotographie Am Schiffbauerdamm, Berlin, Germany
“Chris Verene: From Galesburg To Atlanta, 1986-2004” The Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA (Retrospective Show)
2003
“Galesburg,” Photographs Do Not Bend, Dallas, TX
2002
“Galesburg,” Wendy Cooper Gallery, Madison, WI
“Galesburg,” Ramapo College, NJ
“Galesburg,” Rose Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
“The Self- Esteem Salon, The Baptism Series,” Deitch Projects, New York Collaboration with Christian Holstad
“The Baptism Series,” Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta Collaboration with Christian Holstad
2001
“Galesburg,” Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta
2000
“Chris Verene,” Paul Morris Gallery and American Fine Arts Co. Colin De Land Fine Art, New York (moved from Pat Hearn gallery)
“Self-Esteem,” Vaknin Schwartz, Atlanta
“Galesburg,” Hartsfield International Airport, Atlanta
“Camera Club,” Reflex Modern Art Gallery, Amsterdam
1999
“Chris Verene,” Galerie Rabouan Moussion, Paris
"Selections from Galesburg," The Cheekwood Museum, Nashville (part of the group show, “Temporary Contemporary”
1998
“Camera Club,” Paul Morris Gallery, New York
“Galesburg,” Vaknin Schwartz, Atlanta
1997
"Revealing Regionalism," Midtown Plaza Galleries One & Two, Atlanta
1996
"Galesburg Used to be an All-American City," Georgia State University, Atlanta
1995
"Portraits of Holly Hollywood," Sylvia's Art of This Century, Atlanta
1994
"Proud to be from Galesburg," Atlanta Photography Gallery
"Galesburg (Five or Maybe Six Years)," Ruth Leitman Gallery, Atlanta
1991
"Chris Verene & Friends," Emory University, Atlanta
SELECTED PERFORMANCES
2001
“The Self Esteem Salon,” Christie’s Auction House
"Chris Verene and Vereni The Great presented by David Armstrong," The Schoolhouse Center, Provincetown, RI
Vereni The Great,” Threadwaxing Space, New York
“The Self-Esteem Salon: The Whitney Museum of Art – A Corollary to Camera Club,” The Whitney Museum of Art, New York
“Vereni The Great,” Pink Pony, New York
“Vereni, ¡Escapista!” Times Square, New York
“The Self-Esteem Salon,” Gramercy International Art Fair, New York
2000
“Fight Evil With Evil,” with Delia R. Gonzalez and Gavin R. Russom , The Turkey’s Nest, Brooklyn, New York
“Home Shopping One with Gentle Heights,” performance at The Fifth International Gallery, New York (for Christian Holstad)
1999
“Bach on a Hook and M.I.M.E.” performance at Gavin Brown Enterprise, New York
1998
“Self-Esteem Salon,” Vaknin Schwartz & Boho Luxe, Atlanta
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2006
“The Seventh Side of the Die,” Alona Kagan Gallery, New York
“The Jewish Identity Project: New American Photography,” The Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco
“The Jewish Identity Project: New American Photography,” The Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles
“Shoot The Family,” The Cranbrook Art Museum, Knoxville Museum of Art, Western Gallery of Western Washington University, traveling 2006-2009
2005
“The Jewish Identity Project: New American Photography,” The Jewish Museum, New York
“CRACKER,” NurtureArt, & Naked Duck Gallery, New York
2004
“k-48 Klubhouse,” Deitch Projects, New York
“The Beauty of Darkness,” Reflex Modern Art, Amsterdam
“The Armory Art Show,” John Connelly Presents, New York
“Cake Walk,” Ambrosino Gallery, Miami
“Portraits,” Champion Gallery: Curated by Roe Ethridge
“Group Show,” Daniel Reich Gallery, New York
“Pool Party,” Yossi Milo Gallery, New York
“Portrait Photography,” Curated by Roe Ethridge, Brooklyn Gallery TBA
2003
“Gallery Artists,” Daniel Reich Gallery, New York
Nathan Cummings Foundation Show, New York
“American Dream,” Ronald Feldman Gallery
“The Furtive Gaze” (3 Artist show) Contemporary Museum of Photography
“K-48, The Bedroom Show,” Galerie du Jour, Paris, France
2002
“Visions From America: Photographs From the Whitney Museum of American Art 194- 2001,” The Whitney Museum of Art, New York
“Family” The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Connecticut
“Sexual Healing: Various forms of sexual photography,” Reflex Modern Art Gallery, Amsterdam
2001
“It’s a Wild Party and We’re Having a Great Time,” Paul Morris Gallery, New York
"“Photographs,” Cherry Street Temporary Gallery, Galesburg, IL
“A Way With Words,” Whitney Museum of American Art at Phillip Morris, New York
“Uneasy,” Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston
"The Penis Show," Eyedrum, Atlanta
2000
“Do You Hear What We Hear?” Paul Morris Gallery, New York
“Because Sex Sells,” Nikolai Fine Art, New York
“Tell It Like It Is,” Gallery Rebecca Camhi, Athens, Greece
“The Whitney Biennial,” The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
1999
“Vanitas,” Agnes Scott College, Atlanta
“Full Exposure: Contemporary Photography,” New Jersey Center for
Visual Arts, Summit, NJ
“New Voices, New Visions,” University of California San Diego, La Jolla
“In Your Face,” curated by Dr. Robert Shimshak, New Langton Arts, San Francisco
“Emerging Artists,” San Diego University Art Museum, San Diego
1998
“Backstage,” curated by Helen Varola, Serge Sorokko Gallery, New York
“Connections and Contradictions: Modern and Contemporary Art from
Atlanta Collections,” Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta
“In the Heat of Summer,” Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta
“Photos Emerging,” presented by Liebman Magnan Gallery and CRIA, New York
“Portraits,” Paul Morris Gallery, New York
“Peepshow,” John Waters, Cheri Nevers, Ken Probst, Chris Verene,
Vaknin Schwartz Gallery, Atlanta
1997
“Friends Indeed,” Photography sale benefiting Photographers for Friends, Selected by Tom Cashin, New York
"Contemporary American Landscape," Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta
"Tableaux: Ten Contemporary Photographers," Vaknin Schwartz, Atlanta,
"Post-Construction," Vaknin Schwartz, Atlanta
"Sleep," James Cox Gallery, Woodstock, NY
"Look Back & Get Down: A Celebration of Athens & Atlanta Music 1977-1997," Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
"Unique Portraits by Contemporary Southern Artists," ArtWalk at Lenox Square, Atlanta, GA
"To See a World," (Eight Georgia Photographers) Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA
"You Should Know Better," (Two Artists), Threadwaxing Space, New York
"1997 Atlanta Biennial," Nexus Contemporary Arts Center, Atlanta
"Collectors Collecting," Lenox Square Gallery, Atlanta
"Nine Southeastern Photographers," Peachtree Lofts Gallery, Atlanta
1996
"Olympic Experience, or What I Did in Summer 1996," Bathhouse Show,
Piedmont Park Arts Festival, Atlanta
"Obsessions," Nexus Contemporary Arts Center, Atlanta
"American Photography Institute," Tisch Gallery, New York
1995
"National Association of People with AIDS," City Hall East Gallery, Atlanta
"Contemporary Southeastern Photography," Creadle School of Visual Arts, Winter Park, FL
"Summer Artists' Work in Progress," Galesburg, IL
"November Show," Hastings Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1994
"Electric Blanket" (AIDS Projection Project), High Museum of Art, Atlanta
"Sex, Love, and Death," Nexus Art Center, Atlanta
1992
"My Eye Your Body," Exhibit A Gallery, Atlanta
1990
"Seed Factory Show," Atlanta
Members' Show, Atlanta Photography Gallery, Atlanta
Democratic Convention Show, Atlanta Photography Gallery, Atlanta
FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
2002 Pollock Krasner Award –full support.
The first artist to receive this grant for photography art.
1996 American Photography Institute, New York University
TEACHING AND LECTURING
2001-present Professor of Photography and Related Media, MFA program School of Visual Arts, New York
Guest Lecturer : Yale University, Sarah Lawrence College, University of Central Arkansas, University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Emory University, Icelandic Academy of Art
2001 Guest Lecturer, Copper Union, New York
Visiting Lecturer, International Center for Photography, New York
Instructor, International Center for Photography, New York
Guest Lecturer, Bard College, New York
Visiting artist, The Schoolhouse School, Provincetown, Rhode Island
Guest Lecturer, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois
2000 Keynote speaker: Convocation 2000 Georgia State University
1998-1999 Full-time and Part-time Adjunct Professor, Atlanta College of Art (students at all levels)
1994 Instructor: Beginning and intermediate Photography, Emory University
SELECTED RECORDED MUSICAL WORKS
2006 “En Este Momento,” Cordero, Bloodshot Records
2004 “Cordero” National Tour, CD and National Television appearances, CNN, MTV Espanol, LATV.
Performances at Radio City Music Hall, and many US Theaters
2003 Tour with Los Lobos, Tour with Indigo Girls
2001 "Cordero" Drummer and manager. Reviews summer 2001: The New York Times, The Village Voice, TimeOut NY (featured music act), FOX5 TV "Good Day New York"
2000 “Bach On A Stick” Bach On A Hook Chris Verene Co-producer, drums, Vocals, Styling Pearineel Records Featured in the Whitney Biennial 2000 audio tour
1998 “Baby, A Little Rain Must Fall” The Rock*A*Teens Cover Photograph Merge Records
1997 “Cry” The Rock*A*Teens CD artwork, drums, ( member and performer 1995-1998) Daemon Records
1996 “The Rock*A*Teens,” CD artwork, drums Daemon Records
1996 “Shaming Of The Sun,” Indigo Girls Guest drummer Sony Records
1992 “But Me, I Fell Down” D.Q.E. (founding member with Grace Braun),
drums, vocals, manager, promoter. Cargo Records/Feel Good All Over Records/ Hoppilty Hoi Records
1984-1994 D.Q.E. “Pictures of Cliffs” music cassette “Ride This Ride” music cassette “N is for Knowledge” music cassette “Rehabilly” music cassette “Masturbation Made A Mess Out Of Me” 7 inch vinyl record
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2008
“Chris Verene & Friends,” Twin Palms Press
2007-2008
“Galesburg,” Artist Monograph, Publisher to be announced
2006
“The Jewish Identity Project: New American Photography,” Yale University Press
“Shoot The Family” Ralph Rugoff, Independent Curators International
2004
“Chris Verene,” "Welt am Sonntag,” National German Newspaper
“Galesburg,” Photonews, Berlin Magazine
“Chris Verene,” Art Papers Magazine
“Chris Verene, “From Galesburg To Atlanta,” ArtForum, November
“Quinceanera,” Flaunt Magazine
2003
“The Baptism Series,” K-48 Magazine (Collaboration with Christian Holstad)
“What Were They Thinking,” The New York Times Sunday Magazine
2002
“A Different Kind of Family,” Los Angles Times, July 5, 2002
“Family,” Catalog for The Aldrich Museum
“Art Review,” The New York Times: The Arts Tuesday, June 25 2002
A.M. Homes, Collaboration with PARKETT, New York and Germany
PBS TV, "Egg The Art Show" National documentary television special
“What Were They Thinking,” The New York Times Sunday Magazine
2001
Sherbert, Linda. “Making a Scene,” Atlanta Magazine, November, p.36
“Dolce & Gabbana; Tradition: Back to School,” Flaunt, Fall Fashion Issue, September
Yablonsky, Linda. “Chris Verene,” Camera Club,” Time Out New York, May 28-Jun. 4, Issue No.140 p. 57
“D Squared,” Flaunt, Spring Fashion Issue
Doonan, Simon. “Simon Says,” The New York Observer, April 30
Saint Louis, Catherine. “What They Were Thinking,” The New York Times Magazine, June 17
Kushner, Rachel. “Openings: Chris Verene,” Artforum, March
Harris, Jane. “Art Review,” Art in America, April
“Artist Feature,” Harper’s Magazine, p. 30
Lehan, Joanna. “The Great Verene,” Photo District News, April
Baxter, Joell. “Reviews,” New Art Examiner, February
"Book Review," American Photo, January
2000
"Chris Verene," Twin Palms Publishers, New Mexico (artist monograph)
Grundberg, Andy. “Photography Books Review,” The New York Times
Book Review, December 3
Newhall, Edith. “The Human Factor,” New York, October 23, p. 120
“Goings on About Town,” The New Yorker, October 16 & 23, p. 62 reproduced on p. 63
Zoo, Issue 7, November, p. 248
Aletti, Vince. “Photo Review,” The Village Voice, October 24
Johnson, Ken. “Art Guide,” The New York Times, October 20
“Art in the Back,” Flaunt, October, p. 192
Korotkin, Joyce B. “Chris Verene,” NY Arts Magazine, International Edition, October
Dimling Cochran, Rebecca. “Chris Verene,” Flash Art, anticipated Fall
“Freedom Fighters,” Bust, September
Pedersen, Victoria, “Chris Verene,” Paper, September
“Till Death Do Us Part,” photo essay with introduction by Francine Prose, Aperture, no. 159, spring
Brittain, David. “Photography,” Vogue Hommes International, Spring / Summer
“Chris Verene / Cheri Nevers,” Elle (Dutch), May
“Chris Verene / Cheri Nevers,” artist catalogue, Reflex Modern Art: Amsterdam
Homes, A.M., “American Pie,” Vanity Fair, March
1999
“The Armory Show 1999,” Simon Says, February, vol.3, issue 6
Turner, Grady T., “Sexually Explicit Art,” Flash Art, May-June, vol. 33, no. 212
“Art Form Still in the Process of Exposing Itself,” The Sunday Star-Ledger, May 16
“Prodigal Son,” Emory Magazine, back cover, Atlanta, winter 1999
“Heavy Metal,” photo essay, BIG, Winter
1998
Cullum, Jerry. “Chris Verene at Vaknin Schwartz,” Artnews, December 1998
Yablonsky, Linda, "Chris Verene, Camera Club" Time Out, New York, June 4
Feaster, Felicia, “Chris Verene,” Art in America, October
Cullum, Jerry, “Chris Verene, Galesburg” Atlanta Journal Constitution, September
1997
“Chris Verene,” Cover Story Feature Creative Loafing, November
"Change is in the Air," Atlanta Journal/Constitution, September 14
"Spare Changes," Creative Loafing, October
"Post Time at Vaknin Schwartz," Creative Loafing, October
Smith, Roberta, "The Celluloid Cave," The New York Times, June 27
"Chris Verene/Robert Beck," Voice Choices, Village Voice, June 4
"To See a World," exhibition catalog, Georgia Museum of Art, Athens
Review of "Revealing Regionalism," Atlanta Journal/ Constitution, January 17
Review of "Revealing Regionalism," Creative Loafing, February 3
Atlanta Magazine, June
Art Papers, May/June, July/Aug, Sept/Oct
1996
Feaster, Felicia, "The Trip to Galesburg," Creative Loafing, April
Todd-Raque, Susan, “ Galesburg and Camera Club” Art Papers
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
The Jewish Museum, New York
The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago
The High Museum of Art, Atlanta
The Birmingham Museum of Art
Cheekwood Museum, Nashville
Hartsfield International Airport, Atlanta
The American Photography Institute, New York University
Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia
The Margulies Collection, Miami
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