JOHN ARNDT


M.F.A., University of Illinois at Chicago (fellowship honors), 1993


SOLO SHOWS
2008 Rowland Contemporary, Chicago
2007 Beverly Arts Center, Chicago
2007 Rowland Contemporary, Chicago
2006 Gallery 400, University of Illinois at Chicago
2004 Suitable, Chicago
2001 Lake Forest College, Illinois
1999 Warsaw Project Space, Cincinnati
1999 Ten in One Gallery, Chicago
1996 Barat College Reicher Gallery, Lake Forest, IL
1995 Ten in One Gallery, Chicago
1993 Ten in One Gallery, Chicago
1990 Other Art Gallery, Ashland, OR
1989 Central Gallery, Ashland, OR


SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2008 Post-West, The Ice House, Phoenix, AZ
2007 Open Video Project, The Blue Room , Rome, Italy
2004 Infra-Thin, Gahlberg Gallery, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL
2003 Escape Vehicles, Dupreau, Chicago
2002 The ArtCouncil Awards Show, Gallery 312, Chicago
2002 Paper Products, Evanston Art Center, IL
2002 Organic Forms/Synthetic Materials, Moreau Art Galleries, St. Mary’s, Notre Dame
2002 In The Material World, Evanston Art Center, IL
2000 Face Off, Betty Rymer Gallery, the School of the Art Institute, Chicago
2000 First Works, Columbia College Art Gallery, Chicago
2000 Blink, NIU Gallery, Chicago
1999 San Miguel Arts Project, Gallery 400, Chicago
1999 Otherville, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
1998 Concerning Truth, Gallery 400, Chicago
1998 The “A” Show, Ten in One Gallery, Chicago
1998 Sculpture in Chicago, The Next Generation, Gallery 400, Chicago
1998 The Harry Carey Show, Diverse Works, Houston
1997 The Art Exchange Show, Uncomfortable Spaces, New York
1997 Art 1997 Chicago, Navy Pier
1996 Evanston & Vicinity (merit award), Evanston Art Center, IL
1996 Flora 96, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL
1995 16 Chicago Artists, Cultural Center, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
1995 Arresting Images, Gallery 400, Chicago
1995 Radius, Radius Group, Chicago
1995 Gramercy International Contemporary Art Fair, New York
1994 The Uncomfortable Show, Tough, Chicago
1994 Art 1994 Chicago: The New Pier Show, Uncomfortable Spaces
1994 The Boys of Ten in One, Ten in One Gallery, Chicago
1993 Mapping: Coordinates (Inigo Manglano-Ovalle curator), Columbia College Art Gallery
1992 Not Working in LA (Jorge Pardo & Pae White curators), Nomadic Site, Pasadena


BIBLIOGRAPHY

Tupko, Michelle. Everything Is So Interesting, Newcity, 3/18/08, p.

Eler, Alicia. John Arndt (review) Time Out Chicago, 11/13-19/08, issue no. 159, p. 55.

Snodgrass, Susan. John Arndt at Rowland Contemporary, Art in America, 11/07, p. 226.

Wiman, Christian, ed. Poetry, (cover art), Volume 189, number 6, March 2007.

Best Utah-Themed Art Exhibit You Never Saw, Salt Lake City Weekly, April 5, 2007.

Artner, Alan. Examining Strangeness, (review) Chicago Tribune, 12/14/06, sec. 5, p. 3.

Camper, Fred. Virtual Utah, (review), Chicago Reader, 12/15/06, sec.2 p.20.

Artner, Alan. ‘Paper’ exhibit breaks out into new dimension, Chicago Tribune, 3/21/02, sec. 5.

Artner, Alan. Utilitarian forms a common bond in “Material World”, Chicago Tribune, 1/24/02

Girson, M. An Essay About the Relationship Between Art and Life, New Art Examiner, 11/00

Charmello, Julie. Blink, (exhibition catalogue), Northern Illinois University, 1/00.

Camper, Fred. Postmodern Pitfalls, Chicago Reader, 1/15/99, sec.1 p.32.

Canthal, Sybille. Concerning Truth, (exhibit cat.), 12/98.

Wiens, Ann. on view: Chicago, New Art Examiner, 4/98, p. 35-36.

Bulka, Michael. Matthew Girson et al., C international contemporary art, 5-8/98, p.47.

Camper, Fred. Taking Aim at Weapons, Chicago Reader, 9/15/95, sec. 1, p.34.

Killam, Brad. Review, Art Muscle, Jn/Jly/95, p.34.

Brunetti, John. Review, New Art Examiner, 4/95, p. 35-36.

McCracken, David. Of What Use? Chicago Tribune, 5/13/94, sec. 7, p. 63.

McCracken, David. Arndt and McKibleTake New Tacks, Chicago Tribune, 3/19/93, sec. 7.


SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation


GRANTS
Illinois Arts Council, Artists Fellowship Award in Media Arts, 2008
Artadia, Grant to Individual Artists, 2002
Illinois Arts Council Special Assistance Grant, 1995
CAAP Grant, Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs & Illinois Arts Council Access Program, 1995


RESIDENCIES
American Academy in Rome, Visiting Artist, 2007
Center for Land Use Interpretation, 2006