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James Siena

(American, born 1957)

large manifold, second version by james siena

James Siena

Large Manifold, Second Version, 2016

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untitled (in-out) #2 by james siena

James Siena

Untitled (in-out) #2, 2009

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trois oursins by james siena

James Siena

Trois Oursins, 2012

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let there be nothing... by james siena

James Siena

Let There Be Nothing..., 2016

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stacked hatch loops by james siena

James Siena

Stacked Hatch Loops, 2014

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pharynx dentata by james siena

James Siena

Pharynx Dentata, 2009–2010

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manifold iv by james siena

James Siena

Manifold IV, 2015

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slant, sawtooth, harlequin (for bonomini) by james siena

James Siena

Slant, Sawtooth, Harlequin (for Bonomini), 2013

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nihilism iv by james siena

James Siena

Nihilism IV, 2016

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non-grid, non-map (ii) by james siena

James Siena

Non-Grid, Non-Map (II), 2015

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evil hooks by james siena

James Siena

Evil Hooks, 2015

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battus et brouilles by james siena

James Siena

Battus et brouilles, 2012

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manifold: 64t 49t 90t 56t 20 torus interlocked, graphite by james siena

James Siena

Manifold: 64T 49T 90T 56T 20 Torus Interlocked, Graphite, 2017

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toothpick shadow drawing (two) by james siena

James Siena

Toothpick Shadow Drawing (Two), 2006

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chez laurette - heliopolis (i'lle du levant) by james siena

James Siena

Chez Laurette - Heliopolis (I'lle du Levant), 2007

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untitled (bumps) by james siena

James Siena

Untitled (Bumps), 2012

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corner drawing brown by james siena

James Siena

Corner Drawing Brown, 1999

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geared meander by james siena

James Siena

Geared Meander, 2014

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hatched valve by james siena

James Siena

Hatched Valve, 2015

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outfold by james siena

James Siena

Outfold, 2022

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nihilism xiii by james siena

James Siena

Nihilism XIII, 2016

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the madness in me, the me in the madness by james siena

James Siena

The Madness in Me, The Me in the Madness, 2015

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Biography

Timeline

1957
Born in Oceanside, CA, USA
1977
Received Edward Durrell Stone Award, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
1979
BFA from Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
Received Charles Goodwin Sands Medal, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
1994
New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Painting
1999
Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennal Competition Award; Invitational Exhibition
2000
Received Award in Art from 2000 American Academy of Arts and Letters
Lives and works in New York

Exhibitions

2017
James Siena Exhibitions in 2017:
James Siena: Drawing, Pace Gallery, New York, NY
2015
James Siena Exhibitions in 2015:
James Siena: Typewriter Drawings, Hiram Butler Gallery, Houston, TX
James Siena: Labyrinthian Structures, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, NY
James Siena: New Sculpture, Pace Gallery, New York, NY
James Siena, Xippas Art Contemporain, Geneva, Switzerland
2014
James Siena Exhibitions in 2014:
James Siena: Sequence, Direction, Package, Connection, Dieu Donné, New York, NY
James Siena, Galerie Xippas, Paris, France
2011
James Siena Exhibitions in 2011:
James Siena, The Pace Gallery, New York, NY
2010
James Siena Exhibitions in 2010:
James Siena: Paintings, Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
James Siena, Pace Prints, New York, NY
James Siena: From the Studio, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, NY
2009
James Siena Exhibitions in 2009:
Works by Master Artist James Siena, Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL
2008
James Siena Exhibitions in 2008:
James Siena, PaceWildenstein, New York, NY
2007
James Siena Exhibitions in 2007:
Big Fast Ink: James Siena Drawings, 1996–2007, University Art Museum, University of Albany, New York, NY
James Siena: Prints and States, Pace Prints, New York, NY
2005 - 2006
James Siena, Recent Work, Pace, Wildenstein, New York, NY (solo)
2003 - 2004
New Editions, Pace Editions, New York, NY

Public Collections

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Maine
Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine
Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, Missouri
Des Moines Art Center, Iowa
Hammer Museum, University of California, Los Angeles
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Miami Art Museum, Florida
Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, Nebraska
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

Literature

2017
James Siena. Edited by Ariela Alberts. [New York]: Artifex Press, 2017; James Siena: Drawing (digital exhibition catalogue). Text by Joe Fyfe. New York: Pace Gallery, 2017.
2016
Carvalhais, Miguel. Artificial Aesthetics: Creative Practices in Computational Art and Design. Porto, Portugal: Universidade do Porto, 2016: 198, illustrated.
2015
James Siena (exhibition catalogue). Text by Robin Cembalest. Houston: Hiram Butler Gallery, 2015; James Siena: New Sculpture (exhibition catalogue). Text by Wayne Koestenbaum. New York: Pace Galley, 2015.
2014
James Siena: Sequence, Direction, Package, Connection (exhibition brochure). New York: Dieu Donné, 2014.
2013
Heat Chaos Resistance: It’s Time to Live in the Scattered Sun (exhibition catalogue). Text by Alyssa E. Fanning. Long Island City, New York: Radiator Gallery, 2013: illustrated; Odifreddi, Piergiorgio. Abasso Euclide! Milan: Mondadori Editore, 2013: 132, illustrated; Siena, James. “An Interview with James Siena.” By Kevin McCaffrey. Drawing Things Out: Cartography, Automatic Drawing, and the Psyche: Kevin McCaffrey. S.l.: s.n., 2013: 37–43.
2012
Diacono, Mario. Archetypes and Historicity. Paintings and Other Radical Forms 1995–2007. Milan: Silvana Editoriale, 2012: 256–262; Print/Out: 20 Years in Print (exhibition catalogue). New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 2012: 107, illustrated; Restive Units: James Siena. Text by Geoffrey Young. Great Barrington, Massachusetts: Social Security, 2012; Young, Geoffrey. Plain Sight: Short Essays on Eight Painters. N.p.: Sternum, 2012: 14–19, illustrated.
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