John Berggruen Gallery
Caio Fonseca
Biography
CAIO FONSECABorn: 1959, New York, NY
Education: 1978-83, Barcelona, Spain
1985-89, Tuscany, Italy
Solo Exhibitions:
2006 Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, NY
2005 Ben Brown Fine Arts, London, UK
2004-2005 Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
2003 Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM), Valencia, Spain
(Traveling Retrospective exhibition)
2002 Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, NY
2001 Doug Udell Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Winston Wächter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
2000 Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, St. Louis, MO
David Floria Gallery, Aspen, CO
1999 Robert Miller Gallery, New York
University Art Gallery, University of California at San Diego
Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, NC
1998 John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco
Knoedler & Company, New York
1996 Knoedler & Company, New York
Charles Cowles Gallery, New York
Meredith Long Gallery, Houston
1995 John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco
1994 Charles Cowles Gallery, New York
1993 Charles Cowles Gallery, New York
1991 Galeria Anna Ricart, Barcelona, Spain
1985 Villa D'elatre, Lucca, Italy
Group Exhibitions:
2002 “New York Renaissance: Selections from the Whitney Museum of
American Art,” Palazzo Reale, Milan, Italy
“Abstraction,” Winston Wächter Gallery, Seattle, WA
2001 “James Brown and Caio Fonseca, New Color Etchings,” Traywick
Gallery, Berkeley, CA
“Summer 2001,” Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, NY
2000 “Painting,” Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, NY
1999 “Processes,” Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton and Vancouver, Canada
“Acquisitions,” John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Abstraction,” Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
1997 “Basically Black & White,” Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, NY
“Purely Painting," Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York
“Contemporary Masterworks,” Knoelder & Company, New York
1996 "The New York Art Scene 1996," Gotlands Konst Museum, Gotland, Sweden
"John Berggruen Gallery, Friesen Gallery Fine Art: A Collaboration," Friesen Gallery, Sun Valley, ID
1995 "Objects of Desire," John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco
"XXV Years," John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco
"Essence and Persuasion: The Power of Black and White," Anderson Gallery, Buffalo, NY
“Under Glass,” Charles Cowles Gallery, New York
1994 "About Color," Charles Cowles Gallery, New York
"Points of Interest; Points of Departure," John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco
1993 "Essentials," Charles Cowles Gallery, New York
"Summer Invitational," David Beitzel Gallery, New York
Selected Public Collections:
Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Art, Fine Arts Museums, San Francisco, California
Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, University of Texas at Austin
Cesar Pelli, architect. Reagan National Airport Washington D.C., Mural commission.
The Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas at Austin
The Brooklyn Museum, New York
The Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio
Goldman Sachs, New York, New York
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Kemper Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Microsoft Collection, Seattle, Washington
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
National Airport, Washington, D.C. (mural commission)
Renzo Piano, architect. Bovis Lend Lease, Aurora Place, Sydney, Australia Mural commission.
The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
The United States Embassy, Manila, The Philippines
The United States Embassy, Sofia, Bulgaria
The United States Embassy, Vienna, Austria
The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
Publications:
2000 “The Meaning of Art, When Art Speaks of Art”,
Hilary Stunda, The Aspen Times, February 12-13,2000, p. 7B.
“Caio Fonseca: Paul Kasmin,”, Art News, Gilmore, Jonathan. Summer
2000, p.206.
“NY Artist Q&A: Caio Fonseca,” The Art Newspaper, No. 102. Dannatt, Adrian. April 2000.
“At the Galleries,” Wilken, Karen. Partisan Review, Summer 2000
1999 “Review,” Renna Jana, Flash Art, March-April
“Review,” Mark Van Proyen, New Art Examiner, April
"Caio Fonseca: Music to the Eyes," Décor and Style. Klesper, Laura. August 19999, pp.64-67
1998 “Caio Fonseca,” Jay McInerney, Modern Painters, October
“Caio Fonseca,” The New Yorker, April 27-May 4, 1998.
1997 Interview, Charlie Rose, WNET-TV
Dominique Lombardi, D. “Art Review: Is painting dead?” The Bedford/Pound Ridge Record Review, October 31, 1997.
1996 “Reviews & Previews of Current Exhibitions in New York,”
J.Bowler Bell, Review, November 15
“Art Review,” Alfred Mac Adam, Art News, November 15
“The New York Scene 1996,” Gotlands Konst Museum Catalog
Lecture (video) New York Studio School of Painting
“Studio Visit,” George Melrod, Art & Antiques, June
“Caio Fonseca,” Stefano Eco, Capital (Italy), June
“Review,” Pepe Karmel, The New York Times, April 19
Wakefield, Neville. “Caio Fonseca,” Elle Decor, November 1996, pp. 62-66, 68.
“Music to the Eyes,” Paul Gardner, Harper’s Bazaar, April
Wilken, Karen. The Partisan Review, 1996, p. 10-11.
“Interview with Caio Fonseca,” Rose, Charlie.WNET-TV.
1995 “Looking Back,” George Melrod, Art & Antiques, April
1994 “Gallery Watch,” Grace Glueck, The New York Observer, April 2
“Painting the Town,” Eileen Daspin, W, April
“Review,” Hovey Brock, Art News, September
1993 “Living with The Modern Muse,” Margot Mifflin, Elle, April
“Vanities,” Bob Colacello, Vanity Fair, April
“Review,” Susan Hapgood, Art in America, September
“Review,” Siri Huntoon, Art News, October
“Review,” Linda Yablonsky, Art Forum, November
1991 “Review,” Mark Mennin, Art News
Artist Works
Quintena, 2004
color spitbite, sugarlift aquatint, softground etching, hand stamping
38 x 49 1/2 inches
edition of 50
Pietrasanta Painting C03.40, 2003
mixed media on canvas
24 x 30 inches
Pietrasanta Painting P05.39, 2005
goauche on paper
30 x 42 inches
Pietrasanta Painting P06.43, 2006
gouache on paper
23 x 30 inches
Pietrasanta Painting C02.18, 2002
mixed media on canvas
35 x 45 inches
John Berggruen Gallery | Artist | Caio Fonseca
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