Gary Gissler lives and works in New York City and the Catskills.
ONE AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2024
“Redux”, Gary Gissler (w/Mary Heilman), The Suburban, Milwaukee, WI (upcoming)
2023
"there there”, 1053 Main Street Gallery, Fleischmanns, NY
2022
“onirica”, Gary Gissler (w/Melinda Stickney-Gibson), Castello 925 La Biennale di Venezia
Scope Miami, Gary Gissler (w/Bea Ortiz), 1053 Gallery, Miami, FL
2021
“Whiteness”, Gary Gissler (w/Mary Heilman), curated by Michelle Grabner, The Suburban, Milwaukee, WI
“Works on Paper”, Hawk & Hive, Andes, NY
2020
“Neural Distillations”, curated by Sue Ravitz, 57W57 Arts, New York, NY
2019
Gary Gissler (w/Huston Ripley), curated by Owen Houhoulis, Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York, NY
2001
"Recognitions", Chinati Foundation, Marfa TX
"need", Armstong/Shoenheit Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (catalogue)
2000
"back asswords", 123 Watts Gallery, New York, NY (catalogue)
"the time after time will tell", Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago, Il (catalogue)
"doubt doubt", Allen Thomas Gallery, Neenha, WI
"New Works", Linda Kirkland Gallery, New York, NY
1999
"Thinking Out Loud", Linda Kirkland Gallery, New York, NY (catalogue)
1998
"Word to Word", Linda Kirkland Gallery, New York, NY
1997
"Too Close for Comfort", Linda Kirkland Gallery, New York, NY
"Recent Work", Pasadena State Art Gallery, CA
1989
"Recent Paintings", Littlejohn-Smith Gallery, New York, NY
"Works on Paper", Stark Gallery, New York, NY
"New Paintings", Jessica Berwind Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1988
"Works on Paper", Stark Gallery, New York, NY
"Recent Paintings", Jessica Berwind Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
“INTERSECTIONS I” (w/Barbara Knight and John McDevitt), Anita Rogers Gallery, NY
2022
“Good Times”, curated by Owen Houhoulis, Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York, NY
“5 x 7”, Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, Woodstock, NY
2021
“Drawings”, curated by Owen Houhoulis, Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York, NY
2019
Group Show, curated by Peter Ibsen, MKDT Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark
“Backroom”, curated by Peter Ibsen, Sunday-S Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2018
“The Therapist Office”, curated by Quang Bao, 1969 Gallery, New York, NY
“Climate of New York”, curated by Andrew Arnot, MAB Gallery, Milton, PA
2016
"Expensive Poetry", Outlet Gallery, New York, NY
2014
"This is What Liberation Feels Like", curated by Nicole Eisenman, Contemporary Arts Museum, St. Louis, MO
"This is What Liberation Feels Like", curated by Nicole Eisenman, ICA Philadelphia, PA
"Line", Butters Gallery, curated by Melinda Stickney Gibson, Portland, OR
2011
"The Hurtful Healer", Invisible Exports, curated by Nicole Eisenman, New York, NY
2010
"Nature Noir", Salon, New York, NY
2006
"big pictures - small pictures", Cartin Collection, Hartford, CT
2002
"The Microwave", Jose Bienvenue Gallery, New York, NY
2001
"Obsession", University of Southern California, San Diego, CA
"Compelled", Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ
Chicago International Art Fair, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Amused", Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Sun Valley Writer's Conference", Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
"Influences", Arena Gallery, Chicago, IL (catalogue)
San Francisco Art Fair, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL
2000
"Obsessive Drawing", Delaware Center of Contemporary Art, Wilmington, DE
"Microwave 2", 123 Watts Gallery, New York, NY (catalogue)
"Summer Reading", Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
"To Detail", Geoffrey Young Gallery, Barrington, MA
"Live from New York", Haines Gallery, curated by Kim Waussen, San Francisco, CA
ARCO 123 Watts Gallery, Madrid, Spain
Chicago International Art Fair, Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago, IL
San Francisco Art Fair, Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1999
"Zen Spirit", Karen McCready Gallery, New York, NY
"Live from New York", Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Passion/Passions", Richard Anderson Gallery, New York, NY
1998
"The Next Word", Neuberger Museum, curated by Joanna Drucker, Purchase, NY (catalogue)
1997
"Some Lust", Patricia Faure Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
"Poetics of Obsession", Linda Kirkland Gallery, New York, NY
1996
Room Gallery, New York, NY
Butter's Gallery, Portland, OR
1994
White Hall, New York, NY
1992
Bill Bace Gallery, New York, NY
1989
Maloney Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1988
Maloney Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY
Littlehohn-Smith Gallery, New York, NY
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2023
Brock, Hovey, “there there”, The Brooklyn Rail, (Sept)
2001
McAdams, Barbara, "the micro wave", ARTnews, (April)
Kendricks, Neil, "Obsessions at USC", Artweek, (April, Volume 32)
2000
Schwendener, Martha, "back asswards", Flash Art, (November)
Dannat, Adrian, “Send in the Clowns”, The Art Newspaper, (June)
Ruzicka, Joe, “Thinking Out Loud” at Linda Kirkland Gallery, Art in America, (May)
Henry, Max, “Gotham Dispatch”, ArtNet.com, (May)
Rizzier, Sergio, “Gary Gissler”, The New Yorker, (June 12)
Kenneth Baker, “Live from NY” at Haines Gallery, San Francisco Chronicle (Jan 22)
David Bonetti, “Live from NY” at Haines Gallery, San Francisco Examiner (Jan 28)
1999
Ruzzier, Sergio, “Thinking Out Loud” at Linda Kirkland Gallery, The New Yorker, (June 7)
Nahas, Dominique, review at Linda Kirkland Gallery, Review Magazine, (May)
1998
Drucker, Joanna, “The Next Word”, The Neuberger Museum, catalogue essay
1997
Schwendener, Martha, “Too Close For Comfort” at Linda Kirkland Gallery, Time Out, (December)
McClure, Lisa, “Too Close For Comfort” at Linda Kirkland Gallery, Review Magazine, (February)
McClure, Lisa, “Poetics of Obsession” at Linda Kirkland Gallery, Review Magazine, (February)
1989
Exhibition Review, New Art Examiner, (June)
1988
Exhibition Review, Philadelphia Examiner
1987
“Chicago & Vicinity”, New Art Examiner, (October)
“Images Reflect”, Chicago Voice, (August)
“Chicago’s New Expressionism”, New Art Examiner, (May)
“Who Follows The Hairy Who?”, New Art Examiner, (June)
“Convergence”, Peter Miller Gallery, catalogue essay
SELECTED AWARDS
1988
Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant
Hudson River Museum Contemporary Artist Award
2001
Chinati Foundation Artist Residency, Marfa, Texas
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
RISD Museum
Peter and Eileen Norton
Ken Freed
Mickey Cartin
A. G. Rosen
Robert Shimshack
Joel and Zoe Dictrow
Werner Kramarsky