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Joel Shapiro

Biography

Born: New York, 1941

Education:

New York University, B.A. 1964
New York University, M.A. 1969

Selected Solo Exhibitions:

2003 ‘Joel Shapiro’, PaceWildenstein, New York, USA
2003 ‘Joel Shapiro’, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainsville, USA
‘Joel Shapiro’, PaceWildenstein, New York, USA
2002 Forthcoming: “Joel Shapiro,” Pace Wildenstein, New York, January 10- February 9, 2002.

2001 “Joel Shapiro on the Roof,” The Metropoloton Museum of Art, Gerald B. Cantor Galleries, New York, May1 – November 8, 2001.
“Joel Shapiro: Recent Sculpture and Drawings,” Pace Wildenstein, New York, April 27 – May 26, 2001.
“Joel Shapiro,” Galerie Daniel Templon, Paris, January 27- March 3, 2001


2000-01 “Joel Shapiro: Sculpture,” Middelton Place, Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, South Carolina, May 22 – September 4, 200. Traveled to McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, October 1, 2000 – January 7, 2001; Denver Art Museum, February 13 –April 30, 2001 (extended to May 28, 2001)
1999-00 National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, September 20, 1999 - January 23, 2000. Exhibition simultaneous with installation of Conjunction, commission by FAPE for American Embassy, Ottawa.
1999 "Joel Shapiro Sculptures 1974-1999," Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, July 16 - October 31, 1999.
"Joel Shapiro: Recent Sculpture," PaceWildenstein, Los Angeles, January 12 - March 13, 1999.
1998 "Joel Shapiro: New Wood and Bronze Sculpture," PaceWildenstein, 32 East 57th St. and 142 Greene St., New York, October 15 - November 14, 1998
1997-98 "Joel Shapiro: Sculpture in Clay, Plaster, Wood, Iron and Bronze 1971-1997," Addison Gallery, Andover, MA, September 20 - November 2, 1997 and November 7, 1997- January 4, 1998.
1997 "Joel Shapiro Drawings," Galerie Biiedermann, Munich, Germany, October 15- December 20, 1997
1996 "Joel Shapiro: Recent Sculpture and Drawings," Gallery Seomi, Seoul, Korea, November 12 - December 20, 1996.
"Joel Shapiro: Recent Sculpture," PaceWildenstein, 142 Green Street, New York, NY, September 27- November 2, 1996.
"Joel Shapiro: Early Works," Daniel Weinberg, San Francisco, March 9- April 27, 1996.
1995 "Joel Shapiro: Tecknigar," Galerie Aronowitsch, Stokholm, Sweden
Walker Art Center/Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art/Kansas City Sculpture Park.
1991 John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco
1990 Pace Prints, New York
1989 Paula Cooper Gallery, New York
Waddington Gallery, London

Selected Awards:

1998 Elected Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New `York.
1994 Elected to the Swedish Royal Academy of Fine Arts.
1990 American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, Award of Merit Medal for Sculpture.
1986 Skowhegan Medal for Sculpture.
1984 Brandeis Award.
1975 National Endowment for the Arts.

Artist Works

Untitled
1988
bronze with brown patina
57 x 62 x 47 inches
Edition of 4   


Untitled
2005-2006
cast bronze
49 x 19 x 7 1/2 inches
Edition of 4   



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