Curriculum Vitae

Education

2006

Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture

1991

MFA Art History (20th-century specialization), Ohio University

1990

MFA Painting, Ohio University

1988

BA Interdisciplinary Studies (Art/English), Glenville State College, summa cum laude

Solo & Duo Exhibitions

2011

Twin Kitten, Atlanta, GA
project at PORTABLE curated by Stuart Keeler, Toronto, Canada

2010

Timon of Athens, Samsøn, Boston, MA

2009

Craig Drennen, Stokes Gallery, Atlanta, GA

2008

Yueqi Zhang & Craig Drennen, Degree Zero Gallery, Beijing, China
Craig Drennen & Todd Schroeder, 2Car Garage Gallery, Savannah, GA

2007

Pictures from the Phantom Zone, Samson Projects, Boston, MA

2006

The Supergirl Project, Savannah Gallery, Atlanta, GA (catalog)

2005

Helen Slater as Supergirl, Brooklyn Fireproof, Inc., Brooklyn, NY

2004

Helen Slater as Supergirl, Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, GA

2002

Starland Gallery 28, Savannah, GA
Pedestrian Incorporated, Jacksonville, FL

1998

Craig Drennen & Jack Bach, E.i.E., Brooklyn, NY
Duveneck Gallery, Carnegie Center for the Arts, Covington, KY
Morlan Gallery, Lexington, KY

Selected Group Exhibitions

2011

South X East, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
upcoming exhibition curated by Stuart Horodner, The Contemporary, Atlanta, GA

2010

Young Curators, New Ideas III organized by amani olu curated by Erin Dziedzic, PPOW, NYC, NY
TRAIT curated by Blake Shell @ Archer Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver, WA
Why Go Anywhere Else curated by Blazo Kovacevic travels to Montenegrin Center of Contemporary Art, Montenegro; National Gallery (Belgrade, Serbia), Museum of Contemporary and Art Vojvodina (Novi Sad, Serbia)
GSU Faculty Exhibition, Ernest G. Welch Galleries, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Art Papers Auction, Mason Murer Gallery, Atlanta, GA

2009

Le Flash, Atlanta, GA, curated by Stuart Keeler & Lisa Thorwer
Add-Art, internet banner project, curated by Colleen Asper
Volta5, Basel, Switzerland
zonaMACO, art fair, Mexico City

2008

Reorder, curated by Fred Jesser, Marietta College, Marietta, OH Comfort/Burn, Artspace & Big Orbit Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Next art fair, Chcago, IL (Featured Artist)
2008_02, Peo Peo Gallery, Shanghai, China
Volta art fair, Basel, Switzerland
Ambivalent Figuration, Samson Projects Gallery, Boston, MA

2007

In The Viewing Room, Frederieke Taylor Gallery, NYC, curated by Lisa Sigal
Triangle Alumni Exhibition, Triangle Art Foundation, Brooklyn, NY
Affair at the Jupiter Hotel art fair, with Tilt Gallery & Project Space, Portland, OR
Blank, Tilt Gallery & Project Space, Portland, OR

2006

NADA (New Art Dealers Alliance), Miami, FL
Shanghai Art Fair, Shanghai, China
Grand Opening Exhibition, 2CarGarage, Savannah, GA
Groundswell Benefit, Exit Art, NYC
MACO Art Fair, Mexico City, Mexico
Scope New York, NYC
ARCO Art Fair, Madrid Spain
MAGA Film Festival Exhibition, Macon, GA

2005

NADA (New Art Dealers Alliance), Miami, FL
Semiconductors, Pharmaka Gallery, Los Angeles, CA – Artist/Curator
Reorder, curated by Sarah Walko, Savannah Gallery, Atlanta, GA & Red Gallery, Savannah, GA
Scope NY, with Samson Projects, Flatotel Hotel, New York City

2004

Michael Scoggins & Craig Drennen, Samson Projects, Boston, MA
Champagne, Cadillacs, and Cash, curated by Rowley Kennerk, Urban Institute Art Center, Grand Rapids, MI
Craig Drennen & Virginia Derryberry, Tower Gallery, SUNY Brockport, Brockport, NY
Triangle Arts Foundation Benefit Exhibition, Triangle Studios, Brooklyn, NY
Ohio University Bicentennial Alumni Exhibition, Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center, Athens, OH

2003

Tension & Release, curated by Jinchul Kim, Art Institute & Gallery, Salisbury, MD
Craig Drennen & Eve Laroche-Joubert, Triangle Arts Studios, Brooklyn, NY
Unframed First Look, Lehman/Maupin Gallery, NYC; work selected by Peter Halley, Ross Bleckner, and Sue Williams
Inauguracion, Espacio Pinar, Madrid, Spain
Nine, exhibition of nine painters, Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, GA (catalog available)
Momenta Art Benefit 2003, Momenta Art, Brooklyn & White Columns, NYC
Unfiltered, AquaSpace, Savannah, GA
Lacoste Exposition & Vernissage, Lacoste School of the Arts, Lacoste, France

2001-03

Carry On Drawings, traveling exhibition curated by Avantika Bawa, Jehangir Art Gallery, Boroda, India; ArtCore Gallery, Mumbai, India; Indian Habitat Center, New Delhi, India; Rapid Transit Gallery, Savannah, GA; Beguiling Gallery, Toronto, Canada; Student Art Gallery, University of California San Diego

2002

New Artists/New Art, Cork Gallery, London (catalog available)
SECAC Juried Members’ Exhibition, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL

2001

Flood, AquaSpace, Savannah, GA
2nd Annual Drawing Exhibition, Starland Gallery 28, Savannah, GA
Reflections of Jane Fonda, Orleans Gallery, Savannah, GA (catalog available)

2000

Liberal Propaganda, (installation and performance of Ew/Dw), Starland, Savannah GA
Aqua2000, AquaSpace, Savannah, GA
Wallflowers, Flower Trademark, Savannah, GA - Artist Curator

1999

Small Work, Selena Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

1998

99 44/100 % Pure, Lubelski Gallery, New York City -- Artist/Curator
Culturemart, Here, New York City
Paper, E.i.E., Brooklyn, NY

1997

Momenta Art Auction, Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY
Arts Exchange, with Sara Meltzer, New York City
Emergency Art Exhibition, Pat Hearn Gallery, New York City
Chaperone, exhibition/event, DiLeia Contemporary + Cultural Machine Works, Cincinnati, OH
Small Works National Juried Exhibition, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
Redundant/Redundant, artist multiples, DiLeia Contemporary, Cincinnati, OH
Mental Reck, Subculture Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Five & Dime, In Collaboration Gallery - Santa Monica, CA & Akron, OH

1994

Gen Art: Art of the Next Generation, Christinerose Gallery, New York City

1993

Mixed Bag, In Collaboration, Akron, OH
Watertower 1992 Juried Exhibition, Louisville, KY
Clark State Community College 5th Annual Exhibition, Springfield, OH - Best of Show

Grants and Awards

2006

Skowhegan fellowship, Skowhegan School of Painting & Drawing, Skowhegan, ME
Dream House Residency, Skowhegan, ME

2005

Presidential Fellowship, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA

2003

Triangle Arts Foundation Artist Residency, Brooklyn, NY
Savannah College of Art & Design New York Studio Space Residency

2002

Vermont Studio Center Individual Artist Residency, Johnson, VT
Presidential Fellowship, Savannah College of Art and Design

Speaking Appearances

2008

Visiting Artist (honorarium), University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (Nov ’08)
Introductory speaker for Trustees Lecturer Fred Wilson, Trustees Theater, Savannah, GA

2007

Panelist for “Authenticity,” Southeastern College Art Conference, Charleston, WV
Artist lecture, MFA School, Boston, MA

2006

Artist lecture, MFA School, Boston, MA

2005

“A User’s Guide to Modern & Contemporary Art: Painting After Conceptual Art,” Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
“A User’s Guide to Modern & Contemporary Art: History of Installation Art,” Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
Panelist for “Re-thinking Graduate Art Education,” College Art Association Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA—moderated by Maureen Conner & Saul Ostrow

2004

Artist lecture at Buckingham, Brown & Nichols prep school, Cambridge, MA

2002

Chair for panel “Teaching and the Avant-Garde,” Southeastern College Art Association Conference, Mobile, AL

2001

“Introduction to Silverpoint,” Kenwood Academy 3rd Annual Teachers Conference, Chicago, IL

1998

Panelist for “Art Criticism and the Popular Press,” Mid-America College Art Association Conference, Lexington, KY
Speaker for “Re-factoring Art History into the Contemporary Artist’s Studio,”Mid-America College Art Association Conference, Richmond, VA. Presentation title: “Teaching the Avant-garde”
“A History of Artist Multiples” (honorarium), Dia Center for the Arts, New York City
Visiting Artist (honorarium), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

1994

Artist lecture at Artist Alliance, New York City
Introductory speaker for Gen Art Symposium; speakers included Peter Halley, Lynne Cooke and Jeffery Deitch, New York City

Publishing Experience

2008

Catalog essay for Diana Guerrero-Macia, Tony Wright Gallery, Chicago, IL (Sep ’08)
Catalog essay for Michael Scoggins exhibition, Virginia Center for Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA (Oct ’08)

2004-present

Contributing critic for DRAIN, www.drainmag.com

2007

Interview with curator Ragan Cole-Cunningham, Counterparts exhibition catalog, Virginia Center for Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA

2002-03

Contributing critic for Art Papers, Atlanta, GA

1998-99

Contributing critic for New York Arts and Cover, New York City

1994-96

Contributing critic for Artlink, an online arts magazine, New York City

1991-93

Staff art critic for ACE, monthly exhibition reviews, Lexington, KY

1991-92

Contributing critic for Dialogue, Columbus, OH

Bibliography

2007

Asper, Colleen. “Skowhegan: Stories From Camp.” Beautiful/Decay. Issue U. p. 62
New American Paintings #70: South edition, juried by Charlotte Kotik, Brooklyn Museum
Johnson, Ken, “Search for Life’s Moral Clarity Unites Two Painters,” Boston Globe. Jan. 24, 2007
Asper, Colleen. “Skowhegan: Stories From Camp.” Beautiful/Decay. issue U

2006

Aishman, Steve, “Craig Drennen @ Savannah Gallery,” Big, Red & Shiny. Issue #43, May 2006 (http://www.bigredandshiny.com/cgi-bin/frameset.pl)

2005

Feaster, Felicia. “Food for Thought.” Creative Loafing Atlanta. Jul 6, 2005
Keane, Pepper. “Supergirl and Suds.” Free Williamsburg. Mar, 2005
Moy, Kimberly. “Show Man.” Boston Globe Magazine. Jan 16, 2005

2003

Wilkin, Karen. “Letter From Provence.” The Hudson Review. Summer 2003
Ehrhardt, Ursula. “’Tension & Release’ embodies surprise and insight.” The Daily Times. Nov. 2, 2003

2001

Singh, Nonika. “Giving Art a Shove, onto World Stage.” Hindustan Times. Dec 11, 2001
Datta, Sanjeeta. “Suitcase Shockers.” Indian Express. Dec. 22, 2001
Maddox, Georgina. “Art Out of a Box.” Indian Express. Dec 17, 2001
Negi, Manjula. “How About Art Out of the Box?” Hindustan Times. Dec. 22, 2001
Gitlin, Holly. “Excess is Best: Flood.” Connect Savannah Oct 10-16, 2001

2000

Hersh, Allison. “Group Show Aqua 2000.” Savannah Morning News. Sep. 17. 2000
Blatt, Carolina. “Finding Art in the Alley.” The Georgia Guardian. Sep. 15-21

1998

Smith, Roberta. “Everything is Everything: Jack Bach & Craig Drennen.” New York Times. Nov. 6, 1998

1997

“Letter to Peter Schjeldahl.” The Village Voice. Aug. 26, 1997

1992

Coleman, Kurt. “Knot Art: An Exhibit of Paintings and Multiples by Craig Drennen.” ACE Magazine. Oct. 1992
Minton, David. “Drennen Show Offers Cheerful Wit, Cynicism.” Lexington Herald-Leader. Oct. 4, 1992