Chris Hammerlein

born 1962 in Cincinnati, Ohio
 
lives and works in Berlin
 
   

1981-85
Boston University, MA
1986
Atelier Italia, Ronciglione, Italy
1992
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, New York
2005
BA, The New School, New York
2010
MFA, University of Cincinnati, Ohio
   
   
Solo Exhibitions
2016 God Is My Only Friend, Sorry we're closed, Brussels
2015 It's a wonderful world, Sorry we're closed, Brussels
2014 Hammerfest, Cruise & Callas, Berlin
2013 Sculpture, Cruise & Callas, Berlin
2008
Derek Eller Gallery, NY
2007
Arena México, Arte Contemporáneo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
2006
Derek Eller Gallery, NY
  Kantor/Feuer Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005
Derek Eller Gallery, NY
2002 Derek Eller Gallery, NY (project room)
2001 Derek Eller Gallery, NY
2000
Hammer of the Gods, Universidad De Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
  Derek Eller Gallery, NY
1996
Dan Bernier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1995
Skin and Bones, Amanda Obering Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
1994
Dumb, Amanda Obering Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
1993
Failure, Amanda Obering Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
   
   
Selected Group Exhibitions
2016 Only Lovers, Le Coeur, Paris
2015

Outline. Soused. Artists of the Gallery, Cruise & Callas, Berlin

  N G O R O N G O R O, Artist Weekend, Berlin
  Mai im Januar, Schau fenster, Berlin
2012 Beasts of Revelation, DCMoore Gallery, New York, NY
2008 How To Cook A Wolf: Part One, Dinter Fine Art, New York, NY
  Summer Group Exhibition, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY
2007 NeoIntegrity, curated by Keith Mayerson, Derek Ellery Gallery, New York, NY
  Tease, Mireille Mosler Ltd., New York, NY
  Don't Look, The Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
  Hard Times, Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York, NY
2006 Tranformer, curated by Jovi Schnell, Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  Summer Group Exhibition, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY
  Twice Drawn, The Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
  Drawing III, g-module, Paris, France
  Inaugural Group Exhibition, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY

2005


Looking at Words: The Formal Presence Text in Modern and Contemporary Works on Paper, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, NY
  The General's Jamboree/2nd Annual Watercolor Exhibition, Guild & Greyshkul, New York, NY
  Viviseccion. Dibujo contemporaneo, Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico
2004 Termite Art Against White Elephant: Present Behaviour in Drawing, Fundacion ICO, Madrid, Spain
2003 Brooklyn Bounce & The Cootie Catcher, The Beaker Gallery, Tampa, FL
  The Company We Keep, Inman Gallery, Houston, TX
  Zounds, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
2002 Pop Patriotism, Momenta, Brooklyn, NY
  The Empire Strikes Back, ATM Gallery, New York, NY
2001 Three Project Rooms, In Arco, Torino, Italy
2000 Il Contratto del Disegnatore, In Arco, Torino, Italy
  Greater New York, P.S.1, New York, NY
  Hairy Forearm II, Feature, Inc., New York, NY
1999 Group Show, Feature, Inc., New York, NY
  Would Have Had, Cabinet Gallery, London, UK
  Jason Fox and Chris Hammerlein, Feature, Inc., New York, NY
  Chris Hammerlein, Daniel Heimbinder, Kinke Kooi, M du B, F, H&G Gallery, Montreal
1998 YOYOGAGA, Feature, Inc., New York, NY
1997 Group Show, Nolan/Eckman Gallery, New York, NY
1996 Mirror Enough, Nolan/Eckman Gallery, New York, NY
1995 Spring Selections, Drawing Center, New York, NY
1994 Toys/Art/Us, Castel Gallery, New Rochelle
  Mondo Lot, Robert Berman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1993 Trance Sex, Amanda Obering Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA