JOHN CURRIN

John Currin was born in Boulder, Colorado, in 1962 and obtained a B.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon University (1984) followed by an M.F.A. from Yale University (1986). He lives and works in New York. He has exhibited internationally with recent major exhibitions including those at DHC / ART Foundation for Contemporary Art, Montreal, Canada, 2011; and in 2003 a midcareer survey of his painting which travelled between the Serpentine Gallery, London, the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. The same year, a travelling exhibition of drawings was organised by the Des Moines Art Center. His work has also been included in group exhibitions including Absentee Landlord, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, USA, 2012; Celebrating the Golden Age, Frans Hals Museum, Amsterdam, 2011; and What is Painting?- Contemporary Art from the Collection, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2007. A major monograph on John Currin was published by Rizzoli in 2006, and a book on his recent work was published in 2011 by Gagosian Gallery.