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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

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 Form Nowhere, 55 Mercer Gallery, New York, NY

1984 Water Map Series, Todd's Copy Shop, New York, NY

1984 Recent Paintings and Drawings, Artillary 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

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 Intrepretation 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- apolcalypse 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?