Rico Gatson

(American)

kathleen cleaver by rico gatson

Rico Gatson

Kathleen Cleaver, 2006

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spirit, myth, ritual and liberation by rico gatson

Rico Gatson

Spirit, Myth, Ritual and Liberation, 2008

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untitled (l.a. riots #1) by rico gatson

Rico Gatson

Untitled (L.A. Riots #1), 2011

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angela #2 by rico gatson

Rico Gatson

Angela #2, 2008

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the promise of light by rico gatson

Rico Gatson

The Promise of Light, 2013

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magic stick #15 by rico gatson

Rico Gatson

Magic Stick #15, 2013

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mystery object #6 by rico gatson

Rico Gatson

Mystery Object #6, 2013

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untitled (collective power) by rico gatson

Rico Gatson

Untitled (Collective Power), 2013

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untitled (obama) by rico gatson

Rico Gatson

Untitled (OBAMA), 2013

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untitled (sun) by rico gatson

Rico Gatson

Untitled (Sun), 2013

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watts painting #4 by rico gatson

Rico Gatson

Watts Painting #4, 2011

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untitled (arcs, lines, waves, and an x) by rico gatson

Rico Gatson

Untitled (Arcs, Lines, Waves, and an X), 2015

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Biography

Timeline

1989
Bethel College, St. Paul, MN
1991
Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
Prized Pieces Video Award, Nat'l Black Programming Columbus, OH
Oil Bar Ltd. Award for Excellence in Sculpture Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
Pew Charitable Trust Graduate Fellowship
Artist-in-Residence Franconia Sculpture Park, Taylor Falls, MN

Exhibitions

2012
Dufresne & Gatson, The Barbara Walters Art Gallery at Sarah Lawrence College, Bronx, NY
What I know, New York Center for Art and Media Studies, New York, NY
Every Exit is an Entrance: 30 Years of Exit Art, Exit Art, New York, NY
The Bearden Project, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY
2011
RICO GATSON: Three Trips around the Block, Exit Art, New York, NY
Blink! Light, Sound & the Moving Image, The Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
NEW year, NEW work, NEW space, Storefront, Brooklyn, NY
Resurrectine, Ronald Feldman Fine Art, New York, NY
2010
The Jewel Thief, The Tang Teaching Museum, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
2009
Dark Matter. Ronald Feldman Fine Arts. New York, NY

Literature

2009
Time Out New York “Rico Gatson, Dark Matter." T.J. Carlin
2004
The New York Times "Rico Gatson”Holland Cotter
Artforum “Rico Gatson" Ida Panicelli
2002
Artext “Rico Gatson at Ronald Feldman Fine Arts.” Tim Griffin
Artforum “Rico Gatson.” Gregory Williams
2001
'Post-Everything art that Leads Nowhere', Mario Naves, The New York Observer
2000
'Rico Gatson', Ken Johnson, New York Times
'Weekend Update', Walter Robinson, Artnet.com Magazine Reviews, www.artnet.com/Magazine/reviews
1999
'Beyond Technology', Ken Johnson, The New York Times
'Gatson's 'Home Sweet Home'', Eli Lesser-Goldsmith, The Justice (Brandeis University)