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D e n i s e J C o r l e y A r t w o r k
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DJ CORLEY ARTWORK
artwork archive: www.denisecorley.com
Education:
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI- Bachelors of Fine Arts- Painting 1978
studied with Louise Nobili, John Egner, Robert Wilbert, Tom Parrish, Judy Rifka and Ron Gorchov
Oakland University, Rochester, MI 1974-1976
studied with Michael Brakke, Alvern Lostetter, Kichi Usui
Study Abroad: Italy '79 Summer Program, Wayne State Art Department
Worked for Richard Bellamy of Oil & Steel Gallery from 1983-1998.
Brief History:
Born: Detroit, MI 1956
Detroit, MI 1956-1960
Southern California 1960-1970
Rochester, MI 1970-1978
Detroit, MI 1978-1981
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 1981-
One Person Shows
2023 Denise Corley-recent works Come What May, May 6th, 2023, Diamond Hollow Books, Andes, NY, May 6- June 11, 2023
2021 Vigilance- Shields and Totems, August 5 - October 5 2021, Hudson Guild Gallery, New York, NY
2019 Survey 2010 - 2019 Unmoored, (formerly) Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2010 Denise Corley, Works on Paper, Art 101, Brooklyn, NY
1988 D. Corley, Art Galaxy, New York, NY, Director, Barbara Flynn
1988 D. Corley Self Portraits 1978-1988, 55 Mercer Gallery, New York, NY
1987 Synthesis Mirage, 55 Mercer Gallery, New York, NY
1986 D. Corley Painting, 55 Mercer Gallery, New York, NY
1985 Coming From Nowhere, 55 Mercer Gallery, New York, NY
1984 Water Map Series, Todd's Copy Shop, New York, NY
1984 Recent Paintings and Drawings, Artillery Gallery, New York, NY
1983 Space Painting, 55 Mercer Gallery, New York, NY
1981 Denise Corley Paintings and Drawings, Willis Gallery, Detroit, MI
1980 Picture Drawings, The Farwell Building Gallery, Detroit, MI
GROUP SHOWS
2024 Recurrent- Corley, Fitzgibbon, Stankiewicz, Art Up, Margaretville, NY, June
2024 Pull~Push, Icebox4 Salon, Brooklyn NY, curated by Tom Fitzgibbon June
2024 Necessity...A Mother, Icebox4 Salon, curated by Tom Fitzgibbon, Brooklyn, NY May
2024 ShapeShifters, Birdhouse Gallery, curated by Sunny Chapman, Brooklyn, NY
2023 50 Years Anniversary of Hudson Guild, Dec 2023- Jan 2024, New York, NY
2023 Nidus- Distraught Nature, curated by Tom Fitzgibbon September 14-29, icebox4 salon, Brooklyn, NY
2023 Portrait Show- curated by Tom Fitzgibbon May 18 - June 6 , icebox4 salon, Brooklyn, NY
2023 all fools show- Joanne Brockley, Susie Bellamy, Sonny Chapman, Denise Corley, Fernando Egushi, Tom Fitzgibbon, Stacy Green, Bernard Klevickas, Jonas Kyle, Laura McCallum, Seren Morey, Barbara Owen, Sasha Silverman, Carri Skocek, Louise P Sloane, Leonard Titzer, Suzanne Unrein, Anna West, Steven Wright, Bryan j Corley- icebox4 Salon, Brooklyn, NY, April 6- 27 2023
2023 Mark B Russell Wake, Mark Russell Sculpture, Denise Colrey portrait, - icebox4 Salon, Brooklyn NY, March 25, 2023
2022 a happening- Noah Drysdale- onsite tatoo artist, Tom Fitzgibbon, Peter Acheson, Matt Blackwell, Bryan J Corley, Denise Corley, Spencer Fitzgibbon, Arden Klemmer, Bill Page, Mark b Russell, Cara Perlman, Walter Robinson, Carri Skocek, icebox2 Salon, Oct-Nov 2022
2022 In House + - Bryan J Corley, Denise Corley, Tom Fitzgibbon, Spencer Fitzgibbon, Mark b Russell, Carri Skocek, icebox4 Salon, Brooklyn, NY Sept- Oct
2022 In House- Bryan J. Corley, Denise Corley, Tom Fitzgibbon, Spencer Fitzgibbon, Mark B Russell, icebox4 Salon, July - Sept 2022
2019 Group Show, Denise Corley, Brett de Palma, Takahio Hisayasa, Phillis Segura, Margaret Still, Green Kill,
Kingston, NY
2018 Greatest Show on Earth, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Ille Arts, Holiday Show, Amagansett, NY
2017 Me, Myselfie and I, Hudson Guild Gallery, New York, NY
2017 Five Artist, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY
2017 Nation V Thru the Rabbit Hole, Sideshow Gallery, Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
2016 Nation IV, Sideshow Gallery, Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
2015 New Money Pop Up Show, Reverse Gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
2015 Nation III- Circle the Wagons!!!, Sideshow Gallery, Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
2014 Nation II- at the Alamo, Sideshow Gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
2013 Momentum, Hudson Guild Gallery, New York, NY curated by Rick Kreiger
2013 Nation - Sideshow Gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
2013 Wreath Interpretation annual show- Arsenal Gallery, Central Park, New York, NY
2012 Mic Check (the: human mic)- Sideshow Gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
2011 It's all Good- apocalypse now- Sideshow Gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
2010 It's A Wonderful 10th- Sideshow Gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
2009 The Big Show 4 - Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
1999 Available Space*1999 - paintings, drawings & sculpture, Alley Culture,
• Memorial for Richard Bellamy , PS 1, Long Island City, NY, curated by Miles Bellamy
1996 Cross Sections Beyond Surface , BACA Downtown Gallery, Brooklyn, NY curated by Laurel Shute
1993 Child's Play , Art in General, New York, NY, curated by Holly Block, director
1993 Trees and…, Tompkins Square Library Gallery, New York, NY, curated by KurtNovak
1993 Salon of the Spider , Herron Testsite Gallery, Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
1993 Exquisite Morte, Drawing Center, New York, NY
1991 Bullard's Apple and Arts Festival , Fort Edward, NY Curated by Sandy Straus
1991 Reviewing the Usual: Contemporary Flower Paintings, Fort Edward, NY curated by Katie deGroot
1990 Group Show, Max Fish, New York, NY
1989 Kurt Novak & Friends, 122 Rivington St. Gallery, New York, NY
1986 55 Mercer at Drew University, Drew University, NJ
1986 Off the Wall, Kamikaze Club, New York, NY
1985 Women On The Streets, Red Spot Production, New York, NY
1984 Group Show, Avenue B Gallery, New York, NY
1983 Group Show, 51X Gallery, New York, NY
1983 Group Show, Tompkins Square Library Show, New York, NY
1983 Two Person Show, Invitational II- Painting, Meadow Brook Art Gallery,Oakland University,
Rochester, MI
1983 Group Show , Terminal New York, Terminal Building, Brooklyn, NY
1983 Works On Paper, A Place Apart Gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
1983 Down and Out of New York , Wake Forrest University, Winston-Salom
1982 Williamsburg All Fools Show, Brooklyn, NY
1981 Detroit The Summer Months, Park West Gallery, Southfield, MI
1981 Michigan Artist Exhibition, Flint Museum, Flint, MI
1980 Farwell Building Show, Detroit, MI
1980 John Egner Selects, Detroit Focus Gallery, Detroit, MI
1979 Series Show, Detroit Focus Gallery, Detroit, MI
1979 Portrait Show, Detroit Focus Gallery, Detroit, MI
1979 Italy 1979, Community Arts Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
1979 Italy 1979, American Academy,Venice, Italy
Collections:
Mark di Suvero, New York, NY
Colleen Fitzgibbon and Tom Otterness, New York, NY
Sandy Straus, New York, NY
Judy Rifka, New York, NY
Mark Russell, Brooklyn, NY
Florence Barron, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Oakland University, Rochester Hills, MI
Daniel and Sharon Moody, Muskegon, MI
Panels:
1997 Chaired panel slide presentation and discussion, College Art Association annual Conference, New York Hilton, February, 1997, topic: Contemporary Three-Dimensional Painting: What are the Questions to be Asked?