S I E B R E N   V E R S T E E G

1971, Born in New Haven, CT.
Lives and works in New York


Solo Projects and Exhibitions

2014
WHERE, Puff Puff Pass, New York, NY.

2013
Emerson-Dorsch Gallery, IDEAS ARE EXECUTIONS, Miami, FL. - with Dave Hardy
Underdonk, Joe Grimm and Siebren Versteeg, NY, NY.
window, Own Nothing, Have Everything, Ashville, NC.
1K Project Space, Reguliere Expressies, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2012

Dorfman+, Daily Times, New York, NY
Michael Jon Gallery, Miami, FL
The Suburban, Oak Park, IL

2011

Meulensteen Gallery NY, NY.
Rhona Hoffman Gallery Chicago, IL.

2010

Art Space Particular Heights New Haven, CT. - collaborative with Paul Theriault
Recess Activities, Inc. Spirit Tours 11 NY, NY.
Museum of Art at Rhode Island School of Design Siebren Versteeg Providence, RI.

2009

Art Institute of Boston En Masse Boston, MA.
Hallwalls Indentifying Hedges Buffalo, NY.

2008

Max Protetch Zero is the Center New York, NY.

2007

Rhona Hoffman Gallery Press Enter to Exit Chicago, IL.
Max Protetch Nothing Was New York, NY.

2006

Bellwether Untitled Film II NY, NY.

2005

Polvo Spirit Tours Chicago, IL. - collaboration w/David Hardy
Rhona Hoffman Gallery determination Chicago, IL.
University Galleries Siebren Versteeg Normal, IL.

2004

Ulrich Museum of Art History and Being Here Wichita, KS.
Wexner Center for the Arts CC and Dynamic Ribbon Device Columbus, OH.

2003

Museum of Contemporary Art 12x12 Chicago, IL.
Ten In One Gallery CC New York, NY.
Beacon Project Space Siebren Versteeg and Calimocho Styles Beacon, NY. - curated by David Ross

2002

The Stray Show 1R Gallery Chicago, IL.


Selected Exhibitions

2015
Stedman Gallery, Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts, From The Digital Toolbox Camden, NJ.

2014
bitforms, Distrust That Particular Flavor, New York, NY. - curated by Dexter Wimberly
Art Basel Miami Beach, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Miami, FL.
UNTITLED, bitforms, Miami, FL.
Franklin Street Works, About Like So: The Influence of Painting, Hartford, CT.
James Cohan Gallery, By Proxy, New York, NY.
Dorfman+, CIRRUS, New York, NY. - curated by Vanessa Buia
NurtureArt, Brain Scratch, Brooklyn, NY.
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture, Garden Days of Endless Time, Washington, DC.
Voices Gallery, VOICES FROM THE WAREHOUSE DISTRICT, Dubuque, IA.
Michael Jon Gallery, Summer & sUMMER, Detroit, MI.
Graham Gallery, SUNSCREEN, New York, NY. - Curated by: Craig Poor Monteith
BMOCA, The_Art_of_Data Boulder, CO.
A+D Gallery, Columbia College Chicago, Virtually Physically Speaking, Chicago, IL. - Curated by Kelly Kaczynski
Wasserman Projects, Transform: A State of New Media, Detroit, MI.

2013
Garis & Hahn Suddenly, There: Discovery of the Find New York, NY.
Museum of Contemprary Art The Way of the Shovel: Art as Archaeology Chicago, IL. - Organized by Dieter Roelstraete
TEMP Terrifying Noble Splendid New York, NY.
Outpost Color Line NY, NY. - curated by Rico Gatson
Locust Projects Grid's World Miami, FL.
Offen Auf AEG CAUTION! Things may appear different than they are Nürnberg, Germany
Ortega y Gasset Dyeing Merging Multitasking New York, NY.
The Lodge Gallery FOR WHICH IT STANDS New York, NY.
Aspen Ideas Festival, The Resnick Gallery, Doerr-Hosier Center //The_Art_of_Data Aspen, CO.
Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc. October 18, 1977 New York, NY. - Organized by Birgit Rathsman
bitforms Vanishing Point New York, NY. - curated by A. E. Benenson
Novella Gallery Chiaroscuro NY, NY.
Lesley Heller Workspace New York, NY.
247365 Dear Painting, Looking Forward NY, NY. - Julia Benjamin, Leidy Churchman, Ariel Dill, Siebren Versteeg
Franklin Street Works Your Content Will Return Shortly Stamford, CT.

2012

ESSL MUSEUM, "New, New York," Vienna, Austria
Dorfman+ READ INTO IT, New York, NY.
Eli Ping, New York, NY
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT

2011

Henry Art Gallery The Digital Eye: Photographic Art in the Electronic Age Seatlle, WA.
Art Museum Cluj I Fought The X and The X Won Romania
Albright-Knox Art Gallery Surveyor Bufflao, NY.

2010

Lehman College Art Gallery The Craft Bronx, NY. - curated by Melissa Brown

2010-2011

Henry Art Gallery Image Transfer Seattle, WA.
La MaMa La Galleria To Believe NY, NY.
Albright-Knox Art Gallery ECHO Buffalo, NY.
James Harris Gallery Mirror Mirror Seattle, WA.
Columbia College Chicago FAIR USE: Information Piracy and Creative Commons in Contemporary Art and Design Chicago, IL. - Curated by Brandon Alvendia
Former Tower Records, Broadway and 4th street No Longer Empty Presents: Never Can Say Goodbye New York, NY.
Museum of Contemporary Art Hide and Seek Chicago, IL.

2009

The Hogar Collection Incidents and Accidents NY, NY.
The Caledonia No Longer Empty NY, NY.
Small a Projects To the Left of the Rising Sun Greenwich, NY.
STRP KIOSK. Artefacts of a Post-Digital Age Eindhoven, Netherlands - curated by Yves Bernard (Belgium) and Domenico Quaranta (Italy)
PAN - Palazzo Delle Arti Napoli Emergency Room Naples, Italy
Pratt Manhattan Gallery Broadcast New York, NY.

2008

Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery Siebren Versteeg and Eunjung Hwang Reno, NV.
Osheaga - Music and Arts Festival Salon des Arts Montreal, Canada
Circus Gallery Strange Ranger Los Angeles, CA.
Tracy Williams Zero Zone New York, NY. - curated by David Hunt
Avatar Manif d'Art de Quebec Quebec City, Canada
UCI Beall Center for Art and Technology LIVE Irvine, CA. - curated by David Familian
Hirshhorn Museum The Cinema Effect: Illusion, Reality, and the Moving Image Washington, DC.

2007

ArtSpace Lasso Project New Haven, CT.
Contemporary Museum Broadcast Baltimore, MD. - curated by Irene Hofmann
Foxy Production Solar Set Chicago, IL.
Krannert Art Museum Branded and On Display Urbana-Champaign, IL. - curated by Judy Fox

2006

Grand Arts Haunted States Kansas City, MO.
Optica Being Here Montreal, Canada - curated by Catherine Ross
Canada Action Adventure New York, NY. - curated by Melissa Brown, Josh Kline, and Mike Williams

2005

Art Basel Miami Beach Rhona Hoffman Gallery Miami, FL.
The Fabric Workshop and Museum Swarm Philadelphia, PA.
Smart Project Space ADAM Amsterdam, Netherlands
National Museum of Art International Biennale of Contemporary Art Prague, Czech Republic

2004

25000 Cultural Transmission Center The Location You @ Now Beijing, China
Exit Art public.exe: Public Execution New York, NY.
Chicago Cultural Center The New Collusion Chicago, IL. - curated by Katryn Hixson and Sandra Dillon
ArtHouse at Jones Center 5x7 2004 Austin, TX.
ArtBoat 2004 Life w/intel, war w/sony Chicago, IL.
Art Chicago Rhona Hoffman Gallery Chicago, IL.
Gavin Brown's enterprise Drunk vs. Stoned New York, NY. - curated by Elysia Borowy
Klein Art Works Tart Chicago, IL. - curated by Sabrina Raff
EyeDrum Mechanized Idea Atlanta, GA. - curated by Ginger Wolfe
Meyerhoff Gallery Empire: Videos for a New World Baltimore, MD.
Gallery 400 The Paper Sculpture Show and POST-chicago Chicago, IL.

2003

Art Basel Miami Beach Rhona Hoffman Gallery Miami, FL.
Krannert Art Museum the eShow Champaign, IL. - curated by Barry Blinderman
Art and Culture Center of Hollywood Plugged In: New and Electronic Art Hollywood, FL. - curated by Samantha Salzinger
Cirrus Gallery In the Shadow of Summer Bliss Los Angeles, CA.
Revolution Look Out! Detroit, MI.
Texas Fine Arts Association New American Talent 18 Austin, TX.
Smart Project Space Into the Breach Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
University of Illinois Formfit Chicago, IL.
Art Chicago 2003 Rhona Hoffman Gallery Chicago, IL.
Vtape ImagesFest (SOURCE) Toronto, Canada.
Museum of Contemporary Art Version›03 Chicago, IL.
The Armory Show Rhona Hoffman Gallery New York, NY.
NetMage03 Bologna, Italy.

2002

The Renaissance Society watery, domestic Chicago, IL. - curated by Hamza Walker
Joymore Realm of The Lair (co-curator) Chicago, IL. - collaborative with Ben Stone
Bodybuilder & Sportsman 8.5x11 Chicago, IL. - curated by Gabe Fowler
Peter Miller Gallery Transfers and Conveyances Chicago, IL. - exhibition of gallery artists
Joymore Thrill II Chicago, IL.
Ukranian Institute of Modern Art Video with Headphones Chicago, IL. - curated by Jack Sloss
1926 Space Code Chicago, IL.
Heaven Gallery Blueblood/Blue Collar Chicago, IL. - curated by Maire Kennedy and Meg Duguid
Crowe T. Brooks Meet Me in St. Louie St. Louis, MO.

2001

The Stray Show Suitable Gallery Exhibition Chicago, IL.
Gallery 400 RPM Chicago, IL.
Suitable Peter Staley and Siebren Versteeg Chicago, IL.
Ambrosino Gallery Gang of Four Miami, FL.
JoyMore The Thrill of It All Chicago, IL.
Lemp Brewery Outside the Box St. Louis, MO.
NFA Space Gang of Four Chicago, IL.
Donald Young Gallery Sound, Video, Images, Objects Chicago, IL.

2000

Chicago Water Works What Is The Sound of One Hand Playing Chicago, IL.
Dogmatic Gallery Installation View Chicago, IL.
1926 Space Counterproducive Industries Chicago, IL.
The Butcher Shop Urban Space and Place Chicago, IL.

1999

The Viaduct Sidereal Days Chicago, IL.
Dogmatic Gallery Drunk on Small Chicago, IL.
The Butcher Shop Du Jour Chicago, IL.

1998

Dogmatic Gallery Burnt, Fried, and Set aside: The Meat Show Chicago, IL.
Chicago The Sinewaves Chicago, IL. - member of electronic performance quartet

1997

CCAC/Berkley Landfill Exchange Berkley, CA. - site specific installation/collaboration
Chicago Public Library Art Synthesis 97 Chicago, IL.

1996

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago BFA Thesis Exhibition Chicago, IL.
Peoria Art Guild Digital 96 - Room of The Body Chicago, IL.

1994

Chicago Filmmakers Light and Time Chicago, IL.


Selected Screenings

2003

Het wilde weten VHS Festival 6 Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Plus Ultra (Rebekah Rutkoff's) Color Therapy for Oedipal Conflicts New York, NY.

2002

CanTV Cable Access Television Chicago, IL. - curated by Melinda Fries
Chicago Cultural Center E3: here and now Chicago, IL. - collaboration with Kirsten Stoltmann
Heaven Gallery New and Used Work Chicago, IL. - curated by Melinda Fries
Locust Projects Locust Digital Miami, FL.
El Parche Pretend T.V. Bogota, CO.
www.WhitneyBiennial.com WhitneyBiennial.com Los Angeles, CA. - curated by Miltos Manetas
Jaraf: Video @ 45 Below False Ocean New York, NY. - curated by Jasmine Moorhead and Rebekah Rutkoff

2001

The Blinding Light New Chicago Works Vancouver, Canada.
ASP Aurora Picture Show Houston, TX.
FGA Space The Program Chicago, IL.
Heaven Gallery Projections in Heaven Chicago, IL.

2000

Heaven Gallery Zfest Chicago, IL.
www.electricFuneral.com Electric Funeral website
Museum of Contemporary Art Butcher Shop Video Program Chicago, IL.
Congress Theater Undershorts Film Festival Chicago, IL.
La Panderia Pretend T.V. (curated by Kirsten Stoltmann) Mexico City, Mexico City.Mexico
www.Suitable.org Squirrels on Parade Chicago, IL.

1999

touring Euro Underground

1993

Gallery 2 Field and Frame Chicago, IL.


Private Collections

Lorin Adolph | Chicago, IL
Curt Alan and Jennifer Conklin| Chicago, IL
Paula Cooper | New York, NY
Jay Dandy | Chicago, IL
Beth Rudin DeWoody | Miami, FL
Gerald Ford | New York, NY; Dallas, TX
Glenn Fuhrman | New York, NY
Tom Graham | Washington, DC
Rhona Hoffman |Chicago, IL
Ikkan Art Int'l | New York, NY
Martin Margulies | Key Biscayne, FL
Marvin and Elayne Mordes | Miami, FL
Leonard Riggio| New York, NY
Alain Servais | Paris, France


Museum Collections

Albright-Knox Art Gallery Buffalo, NY 
Guggenheim New York, NY
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Washington, DC
Margulies Collection at the WAREhOUSE Miami, FL 
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL
RISD Museum Providence, RI
Ulrich Museum of Art Wichita, KS
Yale Art Gallery New Haven, CT


Awards, etc

2010

Recess Activities Spirit Tours 11 NY, NY. - Artist in Residence

2005

Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Chicago, IL.

2004

Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Merit Fellowship E. Madison, ME.

2003-2004

Universiy of Illinois University Fellowship for Graduate Study Chicago, IL.

2002-2003

Universiy of Illinois Stone Fellowship for Graduate Study Chicago, IL.

1998

CAAP (Chicago Artists Assistance Program) grant recipient Chicago, IL.

1992-1996

School of the Art Institute Merit Scholarship Chicago, IL.

1990

School of Visual Arts Merit Scholarship NY, NY.


Exhibition Organization and Curation

2010

Regina Rex Queens, NY. – collaborator

2003

The Roof Chicago, IL. - artists run billboard project space

2002

Joymore Gallery Realm of The Lair Chicago, IL. - w/ Ben Stone
Crowe T. Brooks Meet Me in St. Louie St. Louis, MO.


Bibliography

2014

Hegert, Natalie ""Days of Endless Time" at the Hirshhorn Delivers an Antidote to Information Overload", MutualArt
Hunter, Lyon "Interview with Siebren Versteeg", WHERE 4
Kennicott, Philip "'Days of Endless Time' at the Hirshhorn examines our need for nature to soothe u", The Washington Post
rsharp ""Summer & sUMMER": a seasonal first offering from Detroit's newest, Michael Jon Gallery", Knight arts
Nusser, Madeline "Painting With Code", Design Bureau
Feldman, Hannah ""The Way of the Shovel"", Artforum

2013

"Jet set to go", The Art Newspaper
Silver, Leigh "50 Must See Art Pieces at Art Basel Miami Beach 2013", Complex
Vartanian, Hrag "Art Basel Miami Beach 2013: The Best Art Mall Ever", Hyperallergic
Galgiani, Allison "Bushwick's Pulse Is Palpable in Miami", Bushwick Daily
Mercurio, Franck ""The Way of the Shovel" at the Museum of Contemporary Art", TimeOut Chicago
Worley, Sam ""The Way of the Shovel"", Chicago Reader
Singh, Gary "From Code to Art", Computer Graphics
Beckwith, Naomi "", The Way of the Shovel (exhibition catalog)
Granger, Bryan "Grid's World at Locust Projects", DAILY SERVING
Hurst, Howard "The Many Faces of Abstraction", Hyperallergic
Hirshberg, Peter "The Art of Data", Huffington Post
Rosenberg, Karen "Art In Review 'October 18, 1977'", New YorkTimes
Olda, Danny "Abstract "Paintings" Created By Computer Algorithms", Beautiful Decay
Gunhouse, Carl "The New Picture Plane", Searching for the Light
McDonald, Matt "Abstract "Paintings" Created Entirely By A Computer", the creators project
McQuaid, Cate "What's up in Boston-area art galleries", Boston Globe

2012

Warsh, Max "On good behavior", New New York (exhibition catalog)
Kinkley, Jonathan "Gabe Farrar + Siebren Versteeg", TimeOut Chicago
Hurst, Howard "Who is Regina Rex?", HYPERALLERGIC
Dunne, Susan "'Passing Time,' 'Apothecary' Among Shows At Wesleyan", Hartford Courant

2011

Appleton, Andrea "Image Transfer: Pictures in a Remix Culture", City Paper
Diblasi, Loren "Flat Screens: The Artistic Experience meets the Digital Age", NY ART Beat
Weinberg, Lauren "File Type at Gallery 400", TimeOut Chicago
Nalbantyan, Jennifer "File Types: An Interview with Chaz Evans and Lorelei Stewart", The Chicago Arts Archive

2010

Krajewski, Sara "Image Transfer", Exhibition Catalog
Dabkowski, Colin "‘ECHO’ at Albright-Knox: A fascinating display of pop culture sampling", Buffalo News
Wolf, Sylvia "The Digital Eye: Photographic Art in the Electronic Age",
roberta "No Longer Empty at 4th and Broadway – Part 1", The ArtBlog

2009

Heinz, Michelle "Siebren Versteeg at Max Protetch", Sculpture
Hartman, Rose "Rambling Rose", Chelsea Now
Dabkowski, Colin "Art Review", The Buffalo News
Raymond, Tim "Identifying Hedges: Siebren Versteeg at Hallwalls", ArtVoice

2008

"Must-see Modern", The Detroit News
Yood, James "Siebren Versteeg at Rhona Hoffman", Art Forum
McQuaid, Cate "Branding, on the brain", Boston Globe
"The Cinema Effect", Exhibition Catalog
Stabler, Bert "Review: Siebren Versteeg", TimeOut Chicago

2007

Wolff, Rachel "The Devil Inside the Internet", New York Magazine
Wolin, Joseph R. "Solar Set", TimeOut New York
Falconer, Morgan "Round-Up of Summer Show's in New York", Saatchi Online Daily Magazine
"The Approval Matrix: Week of April 23, 2007", New York Magazine
Howell, Rachel "Haunted Sexuality", The Spectrum
Perkins, Gregg "Critics Picks", ArtForum.com
Cornell, Lauren "As the Web Turns", Rhizome.org
Fox, Judith "Branded and On Display", Exhibition Catalog

2006

Thorson, Alice "A Crisis of Self", Kansas City Star
Snodgrass, Susan "Siebren Versteeg at Rhona Hoffman and Polvo", Art in America
Cope, Lily "Throngs of Praise", Blueprint
Rice, Robin "Hive Talkin'", CityPaper

2005

Versteeg, Siebren "Four Works", The Sharpest Point, animation at the end of cinema
Harkins, Elisa "Digital Disobedients", Lumpen 97
Camper, Fred "The Limits of Logical Systems", Chicago Reader
Artner, Alan "Electric talents…", Chicago Tribune
Perkins, Gregg "Siebren Versteeg at Rhona Hoffman Gallery", TimeOut Chicago
Hinkel, Joanne "Peoria Street is the Place to Be", Centerstage Chicago
Flavorpill CHI "Siebren Versteeg: determination", Flavorpill
Blinderman, Barry "Reverberations of an Eternal Present", Exhibition Catalog
Sherlock, Maureen "Stealth Candidate", Exhibition Catalog
Grabner, Michelle "Six Degrees: Siebren Versteeg", ArtUS
Lutop/Miller "Swarm", Exhibition Catalog

2004

Dunn, Murphy "Summer Reviews", Fnews
Molon, Domenic "New American Talent", Exhibition Catalog
Cotter, Holland "Politics That Makes Peace With the Beauty of Objects", New York Times
Artner, Allan "`New Collusion' show just another muddle", Chicago Tribune
Durant, Mark Alice "Empire", artUS
Workman, Michael "Breakout Artists", New City Chicago
Workman, Michael "Eye Exam", New City Chicago
Feaster, Felicia "Crossed Wires", Creative Loafing
ACME "Indy Media Link of the Month", ACME - online
Design Management Institute "From wilderness to bewilderment: Which frontier does your type face?", RedNova.com
Bugajki, Jill "Siebren Versteeg: Being Here, History", Contemporary Magazine

2003

Workman, Michael "Tip of the Week", New City Chicago
Soler, Eileen "Art exhibit challenges, plugs you in", Miami Herald
Mills, Michael "Art Light", New Times - Broward, Palm Beach
Turner, Elisa "Bringing electronic art to light", Miami Herald
Versteeg, Siebren, Stone Ben "Realm of the Lair reprise"
Ward, Jeff "Art Chicago", ArtNexus.com
VanDeventer, Kristin "Chicago Overview", Contemporary Magazine
Brenner, Molly Beth "Exhibitionism", Austin Chronicle
Sousanis, Nick "Look Out [Art]", TheDetroiter.com
Knudson, Rainey "Austin Tune-Up", Glass Tire - texas visual art online
Workman, Michael "The great outdoors", New City Chicago
Mannisto, Glen "Sunny, with a chance of art", Metro Times
Kuslansky, Karen "Siebren Versteeg and Calimocho Styles", New York North Arts
Hirschmann, Thomas "Source Fresh", NOW
Baer, Josh "Armory Show 2003", The Baer Faxt
Speh, Scott "Realm of the Lair @ Joymore", Bridge Magazine

2002

Gill, Ben "Doug Aitken's Diamond Sea", FGA
DeLegge, Ronald "Sound Video Images Objects: Group Show", Zing Magazine

2001

Fowler, Gabe "Gang of Four at NFA Space", New Art Examiner
Stein, Lisa "Revolutions Per Minute, Gallery 400", Chicago Tribune
Camper, Fred "Guts and Glory", Chicago Reader
Camper, Fred "Critic’s Choice", Chicago Reader

2000

Bulka, Michael "Installation View at Dogmatic", New City



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