Born in 1961 in New Orleans
Livres and works in New York
Education
1988
Master of Fine Arts, University of Massachussetts at Amherst, USA
1984
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Canada
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2017
'Alpine Stereo', Galerie Andrea Caratsch, Zurich, Switzerland.
'Blair Thurman', Gagosian Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
2016
'Mature Blonde', Almine Rech Gallery, London
'Honeybadgers', Oklahoma City Museum, Oklahoma City, United States
2015
'Blair Thurman', Peres Project, Berlin, Germany
2014
'Blair Thurman', Gagosian Gallery, New York
'Blair Thurman', galerie frank elbaz, Paris, France
'Blair Thurman', galerie lange + pult, Zürich, Switzerland
'Blair Thurman', Magasin CNAC, Grenoble, France
2013
'Blair Thurman', Klemens & Grunert, Inc., New York
'Blair Thurman', KARMA, Amagansett, United States
2012
'Blair Thurman', galerie frank elbaz, Paris
2011
'Blair Thurman', Triple V, Paris
2010
A'us Unseren Kellern "From Our Cellars"', Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc, New York
2009
'Never Bet the Devil Your Head', Alexia Goethe Gallery, London
'Tunnel at the End of the Light,' Hard Hat, Geneva, Switzerland
'Color Me Gone', Evergreene, Geneva, Switzerland
'Vieux-Grenadiers', Hard Hat, Geneva, Switzerland
2008
'Krumms Along the Mohawk', galerie frank elbaz, Paris
'Blair Thurman – Supermodel', Triple V, Dijon, France
'Valise Vieux Grenadiers', Hard Hat, Geneva, Switzerland
2007
'The Best Tan in Town!', Galerie Hubert Bächler, Zürich, Switzerland
2004
'They're Always After My Lucky Charms', Galerie Hubert Bächler, Zürich, Switzerland
2003
'Arte e Ricambi', Verona, Italy
2001
'Circuit', Lausanne, Switzerland
1999
'Ecart', Art 30'99 Basel, Statements section, Basel, Switzerland
1998
'T.Z. Art', New York
1996
Holly Solomon Gallery, New York
1994
Christophe Gossweiler, Zofingen, Switzerland
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020
'Milléniales. Peintures 2000-2020', Frac Nouvelle-Aquitaine MÉCA, Bordeaux, France
2017
'Color Block', Galerie Triple V, Paris
'Paris Texas', Galerie Frank Elbaz , Dallas, Texas, United States
Galerie Nikolaus Ruzicska, Salzburg, Austria
Sylvie Fleury, Olivier Mosset, Blair Thurman, Galerie Lange & Pult, Auvernier
RGB, NSP David Malek, Mathieu Mercier, Olivier Mosset, Hugo Pernet, Delphine Reist, Sylvain Rousseau et Blair Thurman, Triple V, Paris
2016
'Non Figuratif: un regain d'intérêt?', CAC Meymac, France
'In Different Ways, Almine Rech Gallery, London
'Flatland/ Abstractions Narratives', Musée régional d'art contemporain, Languedoc-Roussillon, Sérignan, France
2015
'Space is the Place', Triple V, Paris
'Sprayed: Works from 1929-2015. Gagosian Gallery, Britannia Street, London
'Space Between', curated by Louis Grachos and Stephanie Roach, The FLAG Art Foundation, New York
'John Armleder, Stéphane Kropf, John Tremblay, and guests Mai-Thu Perret & Blair Thurman', David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles
'Chromophobia', Gagosian Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
'Abstraction excentrique et géométrie comique, une exposition du FRAC-Artothèque du Limousin', Le Garage, Brive, France
'Oysters with lemon', Ventana 244, New York
'Rascal House', Half Gallery, New York
2014
'That was Ken, This is Now', Evergreene Studio, Malibu, US
'Circuit II', Galleria Artericambi, Verona, IT
'QUIZ, curated by Robert Stadler and Alexis Vaillant, Ensemble Poirel, Nancy, France
'Heart-Shaped Box', galerie frank elbaz, Paris
'Roesler hotel #26' — spectres', curated by matthieu poirier, galerie nara roesler, Sao Paulo
'POST-OP Perceptual Gone Painterly. 1958-2014', Galerie Perrotin, Paris
2013
'THE SHOW IS OVER', Gagosian Gallery, London
'Sculpture after Artschwager', David Nolan Gallery, New York
'Mr I / John M Armleder', Graff Mourgue d'Algue, Geneva, Switzerland
'Spook Rock Road', galerie frank elbaz, Paris
'Le Grand Tout', FRAC Limousin, Limoges, France
Gagosian Gallery, Hong-Kong
'Steven Parrino/Blair Thurman/Justin Adian', Half Gallery, New York
2012
'Nel Frattempo / Meanwhile - Ex Mercato della Frutta', Valeggio Sul Mincio, Italy
'Read Into It', Dorfman Projects, New York
Mr I, Graff Mourgue d'Algue, Geneva, Switzerland
'Science Fiction #3', Galerie Triple V, Paris
'Circuit at Liste 17', Basel, Switzerland
'Micro Mania', Gagosian Gallery, Paris
'The Old, The New, The Different', The Kunsthalle Bern Fondation, Berne, Switzerland
2011
'American exuberance', Rubell Family Collection / Contemporary Arts Foundation, Miami
2010
'Radical Postures', Galerie Les filles du calvaire, Brussels
'Portrait de l'artiste en motocycliste', Musée des beaux-arts de La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel, France
2009
'Une exposition de peinture', Zoo Galerie, Nantes, France
'Portrait de l'artiste en motocycliste', Magasin-Centre National d'art Contemporain de Grenoble, France
'Top 10 allegories', Francesca Pia gallery , Zürich, Switzerland
'Born to Be Wild'. Hommage à Steven Parrino, Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, Switzerland
'OFF THE WALL', Van de Weghe Fine Art, New York
2008
'Next : Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow', Galerie Hans Mayer, Cologne, Germany
'La Chute d'eau', Circuit, Lausanne, Switzerland
'The Freak Show', Musée de la Monnaie, Paris
'Black Noise. Un hommage à Steven Parrino', CNEAI, Chatou, France
'Déformations', Galerie Praz-Delavallade, Paris
2007
'Black Noise. A tribute to Steven Parrino', Mamco, Geneva, Switzerland
'Bastard Creatures', Palais de Tokyo, Paris
'Half Square', Half Crazy, Villa Arson, Nice, FR
'Monster M. C'., Sign sculpture for Circuit, Lausanne, Switzerland
'Op-Ed World', galerie frank elbaz, Paris
'Freak show', MAC, Lyon, France
Group show, Sagan Gallery, Seoul
'At Home In The Universe', Mongin Art Center, Seoul, Korea
'Maravee', Venic, Italy
'Dispatch', New York
2006
'____________', Ecart, Basel, Switzerland
'SuperNova', Domaine Pommery, Reims, France
Art Crating, Brooklyn, New York,
'Dezember', Galerie Hubert Bächler, Zürich, Switzerland
2005
'None of Above', curated by John Armleder, Swiss institute, New York
For Steven Parrino, Ecart, Basel, Switzerland
2004
Galerie Hubert Bächler, Zürich, Switzerland
2003
'Return of the Creature', Künstlerhaus, Palais Thurn & Taxis, Bregenz
'Uncrated', Spike Gallery, New York
'Dezember', Galerie Hubert Bächler, Zürich, Switzerland
2002
'BOMB', Brooklyn Front Gallery, Brooklyn
'Model Shop', Front Gallery, Brooklyn
2001
'Show World', Times Square, New York
2000
Art Basel 31, Hyundai Gallery (Seoul), Basel, Switzerland
'Silver and Hi-Tech', Kongsberg
1999
'Bastard Kids of Drella', Le Consortium, Dijon, France
'Last Chance Texaco', Jean Deaux, Brooklyn
'Drive In', Ville Arson, Nice, France 1996 Holly Solomon Gallery, New York
1995
Musée La Chaux-de-Fonds, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
1994
Sculpture Art Miami, Art Miami, Miami
1992
Two-person show with Steven Parrino, Speedway Gallery, New York
1991
The Gallery, New York
Selected Public Collections
France
Centre national des arts plastique, Paris
Fonds régional d'art contemporain Limousin
Le Consortium, Dijon
Switzerland
Syz Collection, Switzerland
