Eric Wesley

Eric Wesley (born 1973) is an American artist. Wesley was born in Los Angeles, California, where he continues to live and work. He has held solo exhibitions in galleries internationally as well as at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles and Foundation Morra Greco, Naples, Italy.

Wesley has participated in group shows at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles; Musée d’Art Contemporain, Bordeaux, France; Fundación/Colección, Jumex, Mexico; Museo d’Arte, Benevento, Italy; The Prague Biennial in 2007; Institute of Contemporary Arts, London; P.S.1, New York; The Whitney, New York; and the Studio Museum in Harlem.

Eric Wesley is also the co-founder of Mountain School of Art (MSA), Los Angeles, CA.

Education
Wesley has a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles

Solo exhibitions
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
 * 2 new works, Bortolami, NY
 * The Same ‘Ol New Frontier, China Art Objects, Los Angeles
 * D’Carts Blanche and New Paintings, Bortolami Gallery, New York
 * New Realistic Figures, Maureen Paley, London
 * Ship Shape Shit Shelf and the Empfang Box, Feurig59, Berlin
 * Spaference Room, Bortolami Gallery, New York
 * Spafice, Foundation Morra Greco, Naples, Italy
 * Audi, Meyer-Riegger Gallery, Karlsruhe, Germany
 * You say Tomato, I say Tomato, Galleria Fonti, Naples, Italy
 * Eric Wesley, China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles
 * MOCA FOCUS: Eric Wesley, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
 * Bowie-Van Valen Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
 * Pico Youth Center, China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles
 * I love WW2, Locust Projects, Miami, FL
 * Jeans Theory, Statements, Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland
 * Metro Pictures, New York
 * Enchilada “The Endless Burrito”, Meyer-Reigger Galerie, Karlsruhe, Germany
 * Ouchi, Galeria Franco Noero, Torino, Italy
 * Two Story Clocktower, Caltech, Pasadena, CA
 * Kicking Ass, China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles
 * Camper, China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles

Group exhibitions
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
 * Making Histories – Changing Views of the Collection, Temporary Stedelijk Museum 3, Amsterdam
 * Greater LA, 483 Broadway, SoHo, New York
 * BigMinis: Fetishes of Crisis, Musée d'Art Contemporain, Bordeaux, France
 * The Artist's Museum, MOCA Geffen Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
 * RE-DRESSING, Bortolami Gallery, New York, NY
 * The Inauguration of China Art Objects in Culver City, Los Angeles
 * Les enfants terribles, Fundacion Coleccion Jumex, Mexico
 * Video Journeys, Cottage Home, Los Angeles
 * Second Nature: Dean Valentine Collection, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
 * 1999, China Art Objects, Los Angeles
 * The Light of the Virgo, China Art Objects, Los Angeles
 * Los Angeles Confidential, Centre d'Art du Parc Saint Léger, Pougues-les-Eaux, France
 * Amateurs, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco
 * ITALIA ITALIE ITALIEN ITALY WLOCHY, ARCOS Museo d’Arte,Benevento,Italy
 * Globetrotters, 410 Cottage Home, Los Angeles, Curated by Katie Brennan
 * Sand- Meaning and Metaphor, Parrish Museum, New York, NY
 * Prague Biennial, Prague, Czech Republic
 * Milieu, Lizabeth Oliveria, Los Angeles
 * Angles Gallery, Los Angeles
 * One Foot High and Rising, Balmoral Gallery, Venice, CA
 * Darling, Take Fountain, Kalfayan Gallery, Greece
 * Substance & Surface, Bortolami, New York
 * Axis of Praxis, Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis, MN
 * Design-O-mite, Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles
 * Alien Nation, Institute of Contemporary Art, London, England
 * The Gold Standard, P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, NY
 * Survivor, Bortolami Dayan, New York
 * Closing Down: Thanks, Bortolami Dayan, New York
 * A Walk to Remember, Organized by Jens Hoffmann, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA
 * 100 Artists See God, Curated by John Baldessari and Meg Cranston, Organized by ICA, London, England
 * Installations, I-20 Gallery, New York, NY
 * Having Differences. I-20 Gallery, New York, NY
 * Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
 * 3 Fireplaces and 2 Bathtubs, Museum für Angewandte Kunst (MAK), Vienna, Austria
 * Fade (1990–2003), Curated by Malik Gaines, Craft and Folk Art Museum at the Luckman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
 * Works for Giovanni, China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
 * More Boots = Many Routes, Eric Wesley, Lee O’Connor, Ryan Doolan, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland
 * New Space! New Show!, Galeria Franco Noero, Turin, Italy
 * Adios Pendejos, OPA: Oficina Para Proyectos de Arte, Guadalajara, Mexico
 * Eduardo Sarabia and Eric Wesley, Sutton Lane, London
 * Adios Pendejos, OPA: Oficina Para Proyectos de Arte, Guadalajara, Mexico
 * Drive By: Nine Artists from Los Angeles, Reynolds Gallery, Virginia
 * Freestyle, Studio Museum, Harlem, New York, Santa Monica Museum of Art
 * Snapshot: New Art From Los Angeles, UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
 * Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, Florida
 * Purloined, Artists Space, New York, September 6 - October 13
 * Circles 3: Silver Lake Crossings, Zentrum Fur Kunst und Mediatechnologie, Karlsruhe, Germany. Curated by Christoph Keller.
 * Drive: Power, Progress, Desire, Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand. Curated by Gregory Burke.
 * Group Show, Metro Pictures, New York
 * Young and Dumb, ACME, Los Angeles, Curated by Pentti Monkkonen.
 * L.A. Edge Festival, Los Angeles, organized by Simon Watson.
 * I-Candy, Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Santa Monica
 * Brent Petersen Gallery, Los Angeles.

Selected bibliography

 * Vitamin 3-D: New Perspectives in Sculpture, Phaidon (2009)
 * Schimmel, Paul, “Future Greats,” Art Review, March 2008 p. 87. (2008)
 * Burton, Johanna, “Eric Wesley,” ArtForum, March 2008 p. 362. (2008)
 * Bovino, Emily Verla, “Eric Wesley,” Frieze online, Oct. 27. (2007)
 * Campagnola, Sonia, “Eric Wesley: Let’s Do A Trade,” Flash Art, No. 253, March. (2007)
 * Knight, Christopher, “Living Friskily Is Best Revenge,” Los Angeles Times, Aug. 3. (2007)
 * Robinson, Walter, “HAMMER Museum Gets Dean Valentine Art,” Artnet.com. (2007)
 * Haithman, Diane, “$1 Million New Year's Gift to the Hammer,” Los Angeles Times, Jan.5. (2007)
 * Sholis, Brian, “Show Business,” artforum.com. (2007)
 * Rochette, Anne and Wade Saunders, “Place Matters: Los Angeles,” Art in America, November. (2006)
 * Knight, Christopher, “After a Bold Takeover a Weak Message Is Sent,” Los Angeles Times, April 21. (2006)
 * Butler, Cornelia, “Thesis Show,” MOCA Focus: Eric Wesley Catalogue, March. (2006)
 * Rogers, Mike, “Eric Wesley,” ArtUS. (2006)
 * Romeo, Fillippo, “Critic’s Pick: Eric Wesley,” artforum.com. (2006)
 * Gair Boase, Ben Davis, Melissa Dunn, Morgan Falconer, Melissa Gronlund, Ana Finel Honigman, Jane Neal, Bill (2005)
 * Roberts, Lauren Stakis, “Future Greats 2005”, ArtReview, December. (2005)
 * Stark, Frances, “On the Ground: Los Angeles,” ArtForum. (2005)
 * Wang, Michael, “Pop Shop,” artforum.com. (2005)
 * Harvey, Doug, “State of the Art ’05,” LA Weekly. (2005)
 * Kim, Christine Y., “Color Blind,” V Magazine, #22 April. (2003)
 * Ammiratti, Dominick, “Critic’s Pick: Eric Wesley,” artforum.com. (2003)
 * Myers, Julian, “Just for Kicks,” Frieze, Issue 72, December. (2002)
 * Von Schlegell, Mark, “Review: Snapshot: New Art from Los Angeles,” Artext No. 75, November 2001 – January 2002. (2002)
 * Gaines, Malik, “Eric Wesley to the Bone,” Artext No. 75, November. (2001)
 * Tumlir, Jan, "Snapshot - LA Exhibit of Work of 25 Artists,” ArtForum, October. (2001)
 * Knight, Christopher, “Cultural Evolution in Freestyle”, Los Angeles Times, October 2. (2001)
 * Schjeldahl, Peter, “Breaking Away; A Flowering of Young African American Artists,” The New Yorker, June 11. (2001)
 * Knight, Christopher, “A Snapshot of L.A. Artists,” Los Angeles Times, June 6. (2001)
 * Saltz, Jerry, “Post-Black; Radical Intelligence at the Studio Museum in Harlem”, Village Voice, May 22. (2001)
 * Plagens, Peter, “Harlem Goes 'Freestyle',” NEWSWEEK, May. (2001)
 * Cotter, Holland, “A Full Studio Museum Show Starts With 28 Artists and a Shoehorn,” New York Times, May 11. (2001)
 * Dailey, Meghan, “Preview: Freestyle,” artforum.com. (2001)
 * Intra, Giovanni, “Too Autopoeitic to Drive,” Drive catalogue, Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Zealand. (2000)