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JOHN SPARAGANA

• Born 1958 in Rochester, NY
• Lives and works in Houston and Chicago

EDUCATION

• 1987 MFA, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• 2008
  CTRL gallery, Houston, TX
• 2007
  Afternoon Hallucinogenic, Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, New York, NY
• 2006
  What the Child Saw, What the Lover Saw, What the Killer Saw, moniquemeloche, Chicago, IL
• 2005
  People Everywhere are Stoned Mixture Contemporary Art, Houston, TX
• 2004
  People Everywhere are Tired Modern Culture, NY
  Sleeping Beauty, Mixture Contemporary Art, Houston, TX
• 2002
  I Wait For You Every Night, Rice University Media Center, Houston,TX
  Swoon, Wall Installation, James Gallery, Houston, TX
• 2001
  Sublime, James Gallery, Houston, TX
• 1998
  Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
• 1996
  Denser Moments of Awareness, Roswell Museum & Art Center, Roswell, New Mexico
• 1995
  Forum Gallery, New York, New York
  Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
• 1993
  McMurtry Gallery, Houston, TX
  Who are You, Where are You?, Sewall Gallery, Rice University, Houston, TX
• 1989
  Smith Anderson Gallery, Palo Alto, California
  Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, Iowa
• 1988
  Janet Steinberg Gallery, San Francisco, California

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

• 2008
  NEXT Fair - Chicago, CTRL gallery
• 2007
  Antennea, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX
  Aqua Art Miami, CTRL gallery
  Collage in Chicago, Corbett Vs. Dempsey Gallery, Chicago, IL
• 2006
  Making/Breaking Two-person show with Anni Holm at theMoser Performing Arts Center at University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL, curated by Matt Wilson and Paul Erschen
  Full Frontal, Corbett Vs. Dempsey Gallery, Chicago, IL
  GEEP Oresman Gallery, Smith College, Northampton, MA, curated by Atopia Projects
  In This House That I Call Home, Western Project, Los Angeles, CA
  In Sight, Recent Additions To The Permanent Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
• 2005
  Kiss Me Long and Hard, Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, New York, NY
  Post-Photography, Changing Role-Move Over Gallery, Naples, Italy
  The Crystal Ball, Western Project, Los Angeles, CA
  Girls of Summer, moniquemeloche, Chicago, IL
  Pages, I Space, Chicago, IL, curated by Buzz Spector
  No Monument, The Guest Room Project, Chicago, IL
  Dating Data, Josee Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY
• 2004
  Geep, Cell 77, Edinburgh, Scotland
  John Sparagana & Laura Mosquera, Bright Group showroom, Chicago, IL, curated by Monique Meloche
  Editor’s Choice, John Sparagana and Laura Mosquera, moniquemeloche, Chicago, IL
  State of Affairs, Savage Art Resources, Portland, OR, curated by Stuart Horodner
  Sketchbook: Collaboraction, Chopin Theatre, Chicago, IL
• 2003
  re: LAX, DCKT Gallery, New York, N.Y.
  Collectible, Northern Illinois University Gallery, Chicago, IL
• 2002
  Pasted On, Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, Il
  Re-Action, Jan Weiner Gallery, Kansas City, MO
  John Sparagana, Ann Stautberg, Dornith Doherty: FotoFest 2002, James Gallery, Houston, TX
• 2001
  Beefcake/Cheesecake: Sex, Flesh, Money, and Dreams.
  Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA
  Operating Systems. Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
  Collage 2001. Etherington Gallery, Vineyard Haven, MA
• 2000
  Eros. Municipal Exhibition Hall, LaRoque Thimbault, France
  Shake the Coat. Northpark University Gallery, Chicago, IL
  Teenie Weenie, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX.
• 1999
  It Looks Easy: A Cross Section of Recent Painting in Chicago Gallery 400, School of Art & Design, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
  Is This a Joke or What? Feminism, Humour and Contemporary Art in Texas. O’Kane Gallery, University of Houston-Downtown, Houston, TX

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

• 2007
  Bal, Mieke and Sparagana, John, “Sleeping Beauty, A One Artist Dictionary”. University of Chicago Press. Twenty-six essays by Bal, in response to twenty six images from Sparagana’s “Sleeping Beauty” series.
  Leah DeVun, “Review”, Glasstire; Texas Visual Art Online, John Sparagana, “What the Child Saw, What the Lover Saw, What the Killer Saw”.
  Mathes, Bettina. Das Kreuz mit dem Kopftuch. Geschichte und Wirkungen eines Symbols, Aufbau Verlag, discussion of two pieces from the "Sleeping Beauty" series.
• 2006
  Artner, Alan. “Small Parts, Big Picture.” Chicago Tribune, Nov 3, Art section, p. 29
  Bielstein, Susan. Permissions, A Survival Guide: Blunt Talk about Art as Intellectual Property. University of Chicago Press, 2006.
  Mathes, Bettina. Under Cover, Das Geschlecht in den Medien, Verlag, discussion of several pieces from the "Sleeping Beauty" series.
• 2005
  Elms, Anthony. “Reviews: Pages” Time Out Chicago, November 17-24, p.56.
  Hawkins, Margaret. “Girls of Summer About More Than Having Fun” The Chicago Sun Times, July 29, p. 24
  Hinkel, Joanne. “Connecting with Culture: Art Brushes with Human Kind” Centerstage Chicago, July 22.
• 2004
  Ten by Ten (Cover Project), “An Artful Deception: John Sparagana’s states of distress.”
  Annette Ferrera. Vol 3 #2
  Portland Mercury, “State of Affairs”, April 22
  Houston Chronicle, Art Review, “Sharing Two Distinct Perspectives”, April 3, 2004.
• 2003
  Atopia Projects, “What Have You Done For Me Lately?”.
  The Chicago Tribune "Collecting Remains in Eye of the Beholder", March 7, 2003.
  The Chicago Sun Times, February 7, 2003
• 2002
  New Art Examiner, “Reviews”, May, 2002
  The Kansas City Star, “For Every Action”, January 18, 2002,.
  Review Magazine, February, 2002, Kansas City, MO
  Glasstire: Texas Visual Arts Online, “Reviews”, April, 2002, Houston, TX
  FotoFest 2002 Catalogue
• 2001
  New American Paintings: Open Studios Press, Wellesly, MAA
• 1997
  Gulf Coast, Spring/Summer, 1997, Houston, TX.
• 1996
  John Sparagana: 'Denser Moments of Awareness.' Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell, NM.
  Spring and Summer Edition.Winston-Salem Journal, "Five in Show at WFU Display New Perspectives on Painting." Tom Patterson.
• 1995
  New American Paintings. Open Studios Press, Needham, Massachusetts. pp. 96-97. (Photo)
  Art in America, "John Sparagana and Nanny Vonnegot at Forum." Vincent Katz. Oct, p. 132.
• 1994
  The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. April 17.
  Soup Magazine, "Pleasure Limited." No. 8. Albany, New York.
• 1993
  The Houston Post "Conventional Forms, Insidious Visions." Susan Chadwick. Texas. Jan 26, p. E8.
  The Houston Post, "Glassell Exhibit Reflects Modern Societal Concerns." Susan Chadwick. Jan 21, p. D3.
• 1990
  Houston Chronicle, "Juxtapositions." Patricia C. Johnson..Houston, Texas. August 26, p. D1 and D5.
• 1989
  Forum Magazine, "New Biennial Heightens Visibility of Fellowship Winners." Nano Nore Lueders. Kansas City, Missouri. January/February.
• 1987
  The Kansas City Star, “Midwestern Artists Know No Boundaries in Exhibit.
  "Donald Hoffmann. Dec 4.Artweek,
  “Capturing Mood and Thought.” Terri Cohn. January 30, p. 4.

GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES

• 2003
  Ucross Foundation, Clearmont, WY, Residency Fellowship
• 2001
  Cultural Arts Council of Houston, Houston, Texas, Individual Artist’s Grant
• 1996
  Cultural Arts Council of Houston, Houston, Texas, Individual Artist’s Grant
  Roswell Museum & Art Center, Roswell NM, Artist-in-Residence Program.
• 1992
  Cultural Arts Council of Houston, Houston, Texas, Individual Artist’s Grant
• 1988
  Mid-America Arts Alliance/National Endowment for the Arts.
• 1987
  Bemis Project/Alternative Worksite, Omaha, Nebraska, Residency Fellowship
  Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, France, Residency Fellowship
  Stanford University Department of Art, Stanford, California, Full Fellowship