Gallery Artist
Duston Spear

Artist CV

1951  Born in Richmond, VA
Lives and works in Bedford, NY

Education

1998 - New York University, M.A.
1989 - New York University, B.A.
1976 - Parsons School of Design, Certificate

Solo Exhibitions

2008  “Sampling of Crane,” Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
2007  “Delivered,” Sara Tecchia Roma New York
2005  “R E A D,” Sara Tecchia Roma New York
2003  “Topographies,” Kristen Frederickson Gallery, New York City
1998  “Sunken Meadow Series,” McIntosh Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1996  “Battledress,” The Weatherspoon Museum, Greensboro, NC
1990  “Waiting,” McIntosh Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1988  “Men in Suits,” McIntosh Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1986  “Original mold,” McIntosh Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1983  “Cave Paintings,” Kathleen Meyer Gallery, Louisville, KY

Group Exhibitions

2007 Red Badge of Courage, curated by Omar Lopez-Chahoud, Newark Arts Council, Newark, NJ
BAM Benefit, New York City
Liste Koeln, Koeln, Germany

2006 Large/Small Work, Page Bond, Richmond VA
~Scope Hamptons
Speed Limit; curated by Redhead, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York City
"Well Read,” curated by Christopher Howard, NurtureArt, Brooklyn, NY
"From the Art of NY"; sponsored by NYFA, Winter Garden, New York

2004 Gallery Artists, KFCA, New York City
“Uncommon Portraits,” curated by Deborah Frizzell, 2004The Gallery of Contemporary Art, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT

2001  “Narration Emblem and Sequence in Contemporary Art,” Creative Arts Workshop,
New Haven, CT

1998  “What’s in a Dress?,” Laurie Seeman Fine Arts, Nyack, NY

1997  “Works on Paper,” Weatherspoon Museum, Greensboro, NC

1995  “Works on Paper,” McIntosh Gallery, Atlanta, GA

1994  “Sea Changes,” Franklin Furnace, New York City
Grey Art Gallery, New York University, Washington Square Windows, New York City
“The Rag Trade,” curated by Saul Ostrow, InterArt Center, New York City

1993  “Take-Out Art,” Lafayette Express, New York City
“Group for Cover,” Webster Hall, New York City

1992  “Artists Relief Portfolio,” Michael Walls Gallery, New York City
“Gallery Artists,” Galleria de” Serpenti, Rome, Italy
“Ten Year Anniversary,” McIntosh Gallery, Atlanta, GA
“Works on Paper,” Cooper- Seeman Fine Arts, New York City

1989  “Generations,” Washington Square East Gallery, New York City

1986  “Four Currents,” curated by Peter Frank, Meisel Gallery, New York City

1984  “New Acquisitions,” Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, CT

1983  “Opening Exhibition,” Kathleen Meyer Gallery, Louisville, KY

1982  “Four Artists,” Soho Center, New York City

Public and Private Collections

Private collection of Nancy Spero
Delta Airlines, Atlanta, GA
Art Services. Inc., New York City
The Weatherspoon Museum, Greensboro, NC
The High Museum, Atlanta, GA
The Metropolitan Museum, New York City
The New York Public Library, New York City
The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
The Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, CT
Jova/Daniels/Busby, Atlanta, GA
The Coca-Cola Collection, Atlanta, GA
The Special Collections of the University of North Carolina Library , NC

Awards

New York Foundation for the Arts Sponsorship, 1994 - 2000
Creative Time Competition, 1997
Art Matters Fellowship, 1996 

Panels

“Uncommon Portraits,” The Gallery of Contemporary Art, SHU, Fairfield, CT, 2004
College Art Association, Committee on Women in the Arts, 2000 – 2003
Judge, New York Foundation for the Arts, Painting Fellowships, 1998
“New York from Japan,” Sava Television, November, 1997
“Battledress: Paintings to Protest,” The Weatherspoon Museum, Artists Talk Series, Greensboro, N.C., Jan. 31, 1996
“Cross Generations of Feminists,” Artists Talk on Art Series, New York March, 1994
“3 Women in Black Project,” Interview, Manhattan Cable TV, April – July, 1994
“Artists as Activists,” Chair, College Art Association Conference, New York, 1994

Bibliography

Walentini, Joseph, “Duston Spear,” Abstract Art Online, December 1, 2005.
Art Dirt Redux, podcast, November 2005.
Haber, John, “Channeling,” Haberarts.com, November 17, 2005.
Heppner, Don, “Art Maker,” The Record-Review, October 28, 2005.
Frizzell, Deborah, “Do Not Weep/War is Kind,” NYArts, October 2003.



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