born 1970, New York, NY, US
lives and works in Los Angeles, CA, US
1993-1995
De Ateliers, Amsterdam, NL
1992
École nationale supérieure des Beaux-arts, Paris, FR
1989-1993
BFA, Parsons Paris School of Design, Paris, FR
1988-1999
Barnard College, New York, NY, US
One-person exhibitions:
2013
(Forthcoming) In The Green Room, Salon 94, New York, NY, US
2012
Amy Bessone: Hit Your Head!, Veneklasen/Werner, Berlin, DE
2011
Baby Got Back, Praz-Delavallade, Paris, FR
2010-2011
Amy Bessone and Thomas Houseago, Rennie collection, Vancouver, CA
2010
Dancing Girl is Four Heads High, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, US
2008
With Friends Like These..., Salon 94, New York, NY, US
2007
Body & Paint, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, US
2002
Amy Bessone and Thomas Houseago, Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, BE
2000
Les Salles Étrangères, Art&Com (Véronique de Bellefroid), Brussels, BE
1999
Amy Bessone-New Paintings, Buro Empty, Amsterdam, NL
1997
Amy Bessone: Schilderijn en Tekeningen, DNB, Amsterdam, NL
Group exhibitions:
2013
Beg, Borrow and Steal (organized by the Rubell Family Collection), Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA, US
Invitation à l'imaginaire. Oeuvres de la collection du FRAC Bretagne, FRAC Bretagne, Rennes, FR
2012
Eye of Horus (curated by Max Henry), Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad, CH
2011
I Am Who I Am. The Portrait Reconsidered, Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston, MA, US
Sentimental Education, Gavlak Gallery, Palm Beach, FL, US
Between my head and my hand, there is always the face of death (curated by Kristan Kennedy), PNCA Main Campus Building, Feldman Gallery + Project Space, Portland, OR, US
2010
The Cannibal’s Muse (curated by Max Henry), Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad, CH
SUPERNATURE : An Exercice in Loads, AMP, Athens, GR
Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years (curated by Paul Schimmel), The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles, CA, US
2009
Beg, Borrow and Steal, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL, US (cat.)
Drawings, Praz-Delavallade, Paris, FR
1999, China Art Objects, Los Angeles, CA, US
PLAY, Monica De Cardenas, Milan, IT
An Expanded Field of Possibilities (curated by Miki Garcia), Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA, US
2006
Red Eye: Los Angeles Artists from the Rubell Family Collection, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL, US
Transformers, Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, US
Hotel California, Glendale College Art Gallery, Glendale, CA, US
2005
Both Ends Burning, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, US
b.a.-ba, un choix dans la collection du Frac Bretagne, Domaine de Kerguéhennec, Bignan, FR
2001
Proposition 1 (Peinture), Art&Com (Véronique de Bellefroid), Brussels, BE
1999
Archétype, Kanal 11 (Véronique de Bellefroid), Brussels, BE
1998
Aanwinsten 1997, DNB, Amsterdam, NL
1997
Comité'97, Jan van Nassaukazerne, Harderwijk, NL
1996
Young Artists I, Sabine Wachters Fine Arts, Brussels, BE
Group Show, Sabine Wachters, Fine Arts, Brussels, BE
Catalogues / Publications:
2011
Richmond, Cindy, Chang, Wendy (ed), Amy Bessone - Thomas Houseago, Vancouver, Rennie Collection, 2011
2009
An Expanded Field of Possibilities, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, 2009
2008
Amy Bessone, Los Angeles, New York, David Kordansky Gallery & Salon 94, October 2008
2007
Red Eye: Los Angeles Artists from the Rubell Family Collection, Miami, Rubell Family Collection, 2007
2005
Both Ends Burning, Los Angeles, David Kordansky Gallery, October 2005
Bibliography:
2012
Benschop, Juriaan, Critic's Picks: Berlin - Amy Bessone, Artforum.com, March 2012
Amy Bessone's "Hit Your Head!", Reveals A Gruesome And Playful Side, The Huffington Post, March 30, 2012
Artists To Look Out For At Frieze Art Fair New York 2012, The Huffington Post.com, May 3, 2012
Motley, John, In Portland, The Best of 2011 in Visual Art, OregonLive.com, January 8, 2012
Ackermanns, Tim, Als hätten Ausserirdische den Stift geführt, Berliner Morgenpost, March 4, 2012
2011
Amy Bessone. Artist to Watch, The Art Economist, Vol.1, N°2, 2011, p.81
Radon, Lisa, Through a Kaleidoscope, Ultrapdx.com, 2011
Motley, John, Review: 'Between my head and my hand, there is always the face of death', Oregon Live.com, January 27, 2011
Landi, Ann, Dear Picasso, ARTnews, May 2011, pp.93-99
Kennedy, Kristan, Shells of our Selves, Untitled, January 25, 2011
Bernstein, Amy, Between My Head and My Hand, There Is Always The Face of Death, PortlandArt.net, January 21, 2011
Snyder, Stéphanie, Critic's picks: Between my head and my hand, there is always the face of death, Artforum, 2011
2010
Knight, Christopher, Amy Bessone at David Kordansky, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2010, pp.D12-D13
Moss, Jennifer, Dynamic duo mixes classic and modern, Vancouversun.com, November 18, 2010
Martens, Anne, Amy Bessone, Flash Art, July-September 2010, p.108
Berg, Stacen, SUPERNATURE at AMP, Artslant.com, March 23, 2010
2009
Tagliafierro, Marco, Play, Flashartonline.com, April 29, 2009
Gibson, Allison, An Expanded Field of Possibilities, Daily Serving, March 12, 2009
2008
Lord, M.G., The Real Los Angeles, Travel + Leisure, October 2008, pp. 217, 252
Young, Paul, The Radar Art, Angeleno, October 2008, pp. 84, 86
Parra, Jaime L., Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn, Whitewall, Summer 2008, p. 52
Amy Bessone, The New Yorker, May 26, 2008
Smith, Roberta, Amy Bessone, New York Times, May 9, 2008
Kunitz, Daniel, Amy Bessone’s Artificial Appeal, The New York Sun, May 9, 2008
Wolff, Rachel, Amy Bessone, New York Magazine, May 2008
Nguyen, Trong Gia, Interview with Amy Bessone, Artslant.com, April 2008
2007
Brooks, Amra, Must See Art: Amy Bessone, LA Weekly, September 21-27, 2007, p.47
Turner, Elisa, Rubell exhibit explores the West Coast scene, Miami Herald, April 1, 2007
2006
Peterson, Kristen, Good shows, Las Vegas Sun; December 8, 2006
Garnet, Daisy, The Collector: Why the Collector Mera Rubell Keeps it All in the Family, The New York Times Magazine, December 3, 2006, p. 74
2002
Hot Tickets, Exhibitions: Amy Bessone, Thomas Houseago, The Bulletin, September 19, 2002
1997
De Vries, Marina, Spontane Figuren, Het Parool, September 11, 1997
Keijer, Kees, Our little experiment, in Comité'97, June 1997 (cat.)
Collections:
MOCA, Los Angeles, US
Saatchi Collection, London, UK
FRAC Bretagne, Chateaugiron, FR
Michael Hort Collection, New York, US
Rubell Family Collection, Miami, US
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lives and works in Los Angeles, CA, US
1993-1995
De Ateliers, Amsterdam, NL
1992
École nationale supérieure des Beaux-arts, Paris, FR
1989-1993
BFA, Parsons Paris School of Design, Paris, FR
1988-1999
Barnard College, New York, NY, US
One-person exhibitions:
2013
(Forthcoming) In The Green Room, Salon 94, New York, NY, US
2012
Amy Bessone: Hit Your Head!, Veneklasen/Werner, Berlin, DE
2011
Baby Got Back, Praz-Delavallade, Paris, FR
2010-2011
Amy Bessone and Thomas Houseago, Rennie collection, Vancouver, CA
2010
Dancing Girl is Four Heads High, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, US
2008
With Friends Like These..., Salon 94, New York, NY, US
2007
Body & Paint, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, US
2002
Amy Bessone and Thomas Houseago, Xavier Hufkens, Brussels, BE
2000
Les Salles Étrangères, Art&Com (Véronique de Bellefroid), Brussels, BE
1999
Amy Bessone-New Paintings, Buro Empty, Amsterdam, NL
1997
Amy Bessone: Schilderijn en Tekeningen, DNB, Amsterdam, NL
Group exhibitions:
2013
Beg, Borrow and Steal (organized by the Rubell Family Collection), Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA, US
Invitation à l'imaginaire. Oeuvres de la collection du FRAC Bretagne, FRAC Bretagne, Rennes, FR
2012
Eye of Horus (curated by Max Henry), Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad, CH
2011
I Am Who I Am. The Portrait Reconsidered, Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston, MA, US
Sentimental Education, Gavlak Gallery, Palm Beach, FL, US
Between my head and my hand, there is always the face of death (curated by Kristan Kennedy), PNCA Main Campus Building, Feldman Gallery + Project Space, Portland, OR, US
2010
The Cannibal’s Muse (curated by Max Henry), Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad, CH
SUPERNATURE : An Exercice in Loads, AMP, Athens, GR
Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years (curated by Paul Schimmel), The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles, CA, US
2009
Beg, Borrow and Steal, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL, US (cat.)
Drawings, Praz-Delavallade, Paris, FR
1999, China Art Objects, Los Angeles, CA, US
PLAY, Monica De Cardenas, Milan, IT
An Expanded Field of Possibilities (curated by Miki Garcia), Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA, US
2006
Red Eye: Los Angeles Artists from the Rubell Family Collection, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL, US
Transformers, Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, US
Hotel California, Glendale College Art Gallery, Glendale, CA, US
2005
Both Ends Burning, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, US
b.a.-ba, un choix dans la collection du Frac Bretagne, Domaine de Kerguéhennec, Bignan, FR
2001
Proposition 1 (Peinture), Art&Com (Véronique de Bellefroid), Brussels, BE
1999
Archétype, Kanal 11 (Véronique de Bellefroid), Brussels, BE
1998
Aanwinsten 1997, DNB, Amsterdam, NL
1997
Comité'97, Jan van Nassaukazerne, Harderwijk, NL
1996
Young Artists I, Sabine Wachters Fine Arts, Brussels, BE
Group Show, Sabine Wachters, Fine Arts, Brussels, BE
Catalogues / Publications:
2011
Richmond, Cindy, Chang, Wendy (ed), Amy Bessone - Thomas Houseago, Vancouver, Rennie Collection, 2011
2009
An Expanded Field of Possibilities, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, 2009
2008
Amy Bessone, Los Angeles, New York, David Kordansky Gallery & Salon 94, October 2008
2007
Red Eye: Los Angeles Artists from the Rubell Family Collection, Miami, Rubell Family Collection, 2007
2005
Both Ends Burning, Los Angeles, David Kordansky Gallery, October 2005
Bibliography:
2012
Benschop, Juriaan, Critic's Picks: Berlin - Amy Bessone, Artforum.com, March 2012
Amy Bessone's "Hit Your Head!", Reveals A Gruesome And Playful Side, The Huffington Post, March 30, 2012
Artists To Look Out For At Frieze Art Fair New York 2012, The Huffington Post.com, May 3, 2012
Motley, John, In Portland, The Best of 2011 in Visual Art, OregonLive.com, January 8, 2012
Ackermanns, Tim, Als hätten Ausserirdische den Stift geführt, Berliner Morgenpost, March 4, 2012
2011
Amy Bessone. Artist to Watch, The Art Economist, Vol.1, N°2, 2011, p.81
Radon, Lisa, Through a Kaleidoscope, Ultrapdx.com, 2011
Motley, John, Review: 'Between my head and my hand, there is always the face of death', Oregon Live.com, January 27, 2011
Landi, Ann, Dear Picasso, ARTnews, May 2011, pp.93-99
Kennedy, Kristan, Shells of our Selves, Untitled, January 25, 2011
Bernstein, Amy, Between My Head and My Hand, There Is Always The Face of Death, PortlandArt.net, January 21, 2011
Snyder, Stéphanie, Critic's picks: Between my head and my hand, there is always the face of death, Artforum, 2011
2010
Knight, Christopher, Amy Bessone at David Kordansky, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2010, pp.D12-D13
Moss, Jennifer, Dynamic duo mixes classic and modern, Vancouversun.com, November 18, 2010
Martens, Anne, Amy Bessone, Flash Art, July-September 2010, p.108
Berg, Stacen, SUPERNATURE at AMP, Artslant.com, March 23, 2010
2009
Tagliafierro, Marco, Play, Flashartonline.com, April 29, 2009
Gibson, Allison, An Expanded Field of Possibilities, Daily Serving, March 12, 2009
2008
Lord, M.G., The Real Los Angeles, Travel + Leisure, October 2008, pp. 217, 252
Young, Paul, The Radar Art, Angeleno, October 2008, pp. 84, 86
Parra, Jaime L., Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn, Whitewall, Summer 2008, p. 52
Amy Bessone, The New Yorker, May 26, 2008
Smith, Roberta, Amy Bessone, New York Times, May 9, 2008
Kunitz, Daniel, Amy Bessone’s Artificial Appeal, The New York Sun, May 9, 2008
Wolff, Rachel, Amy Bessone, New York Magazine, May 2008
Nguyen, Trong Gia, Interview with Amy Bessone, Artslant.com, April 2008
2007
Brooks, Amra, Must See Art: Amy Bessone, LA Weekly, September 21-27, 2007, p.47
Turner, Elisa, Rubell exhibit explores the West Coast scene, Miami Herald, April 1, 2007
2006
Peterson, Kristen, Good shows, Las Vegas Sun; December 8, 2006
Garnet, Daisy, The Collector: Why the Collector Mera Rubell Keeps it All in the Family, The New York Times Magazine, December 3, 2006, p. 74
2002
Hot Tickets, Exhibitions: Amy Bessone, Thomas Houseago, The Bulletin, September 19, 2002
1997
De Vries, Marina, Spontane Figuren, Het Parool, September 11, 1997
Keijer, Kees, Our little experiment, in Comité'97, June 1997 (cat.)
Collections:
MOCA, Los Angeles, US
Saatchi Collection, London, UK
FRAC Bretagne, Chateaugiron, FR
Michael Hort Collection, New York, US
Rubell Family Collection, Miami, US
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