CHRISTOPHER HAUN

BIO

Christopher Haun was born in Macon, Georgia, and earned his Bachelors in Fine Art at Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design in Los Angeles. Haun has exhibited at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, the Contemporary Art Center New Orleans, and the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art in Malibu, California. Haun has had numerous solo exhibtions in New York and Los Angeles. Haun's work is included in Creative Artists Agency Collection, Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation Collection, and Francis J. Greenburger Collection. His work has been reviewed in Art on Paper and LA Weekly and has been featured in Angeleno and Resource. Haun is a Peter S. Reed Foundation Grantee (2008). He currently lives and works in New York and Los Angeles.

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Christopher Haun

(b. 1971, Macon, Georgia)

One and Two Person Exhibitions

2009 “Bigfoot,” Incident Report Viewing Station, Hudson, New York, Jan 26 – Mar 2

2008 “Unbelievable,” Nicole Fiacco Gallery, Hudson, New York, Mar 15 – Apr 19

2007 “Empire Line,” Zone Chelsea, New York, New York, Oct 18 – Nov 24

2003 “Cubes, Hues, Plateaus,” Lemon Sky Projects, Los Angeles, California, Jan 4 – Feb 1

2000 “Lateral Expansions,” Gallery 207, Los Angeles, California Sep 15 – Oct 21

1999 “Hi-fi, Lo-tek,” MillerDurazo, Los Angeles, California, Nov 6 – Dec 4

Group Exhibitions

2010 "Revisit: Ten Artists in 2010," Spencertown Academy, Spencertown, New York, July 31 – Aug 28

2009 “Just What Are They Saying,” Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, Jan 17 – Mar 22

“Paper,” Nicole Fiacco Gallery, Hudson, New York, Jan 10 – Feb 17

2008 “Hudson Valley Artists: The Medium is the Message,” Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, State University of New York, New Paltz, New York, Jun 6 - Sep 7

“Panopti(con),” Bank Gallery, Los Angeles, California, Mar 22 – Apr 26

“En Route,” Nicole Fiacco Gallery, Hudson, New York, Feb 8 – Mar 9

2007 “The Eclectic Eye: Selections of Fantasy and Illusion from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation,” Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, Jan 13 – Apr 8

“Reverie + Revolt: Contemporary Collage,” Art Center South Florida Gallery, Miami Beach, Florida, Oct 19 – Nov 18

“Unhinged,” A Friendly Place, Los Angeles, California, Mar 23 – Apr 18

“ZC Collections 07,” Zone Chelsea, New York, New York, Feb 17 – Mar 31

2006 “The Eclectic Eye: Selections of Fantasy and Illusion from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation,” Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art at Pepperdine University, Malibu, California, Sep 16 – Dec 10

“Abstractions,” Spencertown Academy, Spencertown, New York, Sept 24 – Oct 22

“ZC Collections 06,” Zone Chelsea, New York, New York, Jun 21 – Aug 17

“Manhattan Transfer,” Zone Chelsea, New York, New York, Apr 20 – Jun 17

2005 “Summer Group Show,” Curated by Ken Smith, Richard Sena Gallery, Hudson, New York

“What I Saved, What I Made,” Time and Space Limited, Hudson, New York

2004 “Manhattan Transfer,” Weber Fine Art, Chatham, New York, Apr 20 – Mar 17

“Shout,” Time and Space Limited, Hudson, New York

2002 “Bitchin’ Pictures,” SolwayJones, Los Angeles, California, Mar 2 – Apr 8

“Out of the Digital Domain,” Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, California, Mar 9 – Apr 14

2001 “L’espace,” MillerDurazo, Los Angeles, California

“LA, CA,” Newspace, Los Angeles, California, Jun 30 – July 28

“On S’en Fout,” Gallery 207, Los Angeles, California, Apr 7 – Apr 28

2000 “On Paper,” Post, Los Angeles, California

“The Drawing Room,” Gallery 207, Los Angeles, California

“Quiet Riot,” Mullin Art Barn, Occidental College, Los Angeles, California, Mar 25 – Apr 16

“Group Show,” Gallery 207, Los Angeles, California

“For Example,” Acuna-Hansen, Los Angeles, California

1999 “Ninety-nine,” MillerDurazo, Los Angeles, California

1997 “Moving Towards the Millenium,” Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California

1996 “Open Exchange,” Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, California

1994 “Juried Awards Exhibition,” Juried by Brian Butler, Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design, Los Angeles, California

“Spaced (Version 2.0),” Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design, Los Angeles, California

“Leftovers,” LOCUS @ St. Andrews Place, Los Angeles, California

1993 “Los Angeles Juried Exhibition,” Juried by Connie Butler, William Grant Still Arts Center, Los Angeles, California

“Tastes Like Chicken,” LOCUS @ DADA, Los Angeles, California

“One Night Stand,” LOCUS @ 606 East 6th Street, Los Angeles, California

Panels and Lectures

2007 “Artist’s Forum,” New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, New York

2006 “Manhattan Transfer,” Panel Discussion, Zone Chelsea, New York, New York

“Abstractions,” Artist Lecture, Spencertown Academy, Spencertown, New York

Reviews and Press

Frank, Peter. “Christopher Haun at Zone: Chelsea Center for the Arts.” Art On Paper, January/February 2008, pp. 88-9.

“The Hudson Story.” Resource Magazine, Fall 2007, pp. 78, 81.

“Curve Appeal.” Angeleno, March 2005, pp. 188-9.

Meadors, Nicole. “Upstate Urbane.” Upstate Home, October 2004

Frank, Peter. “Christopher Haun at Lemon Sky Projects.” LA WEEKLY Calender Picks, January 24 - 30, 2003.

Selected Collections

Creative Artists Agency, Beverly Hills, California

Francis J. Greenburger Collection, New York, New York

Reinassance Hollywood Hotel, Hollywood, California

Frederick R. Weissman Art Foundation, Beverly Hills, California

Awards and Grants

2008 Peter S. Reed Foundation Artist Grant

1994 Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design Fine Arts Juried Award (Brain Butler)

1991 Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design Artist Residency Grant (RISD)

Education

1994 BFA Otis Art Institute of Parsons Scool of Design, Los Angeles, California