FRED FLEISHER
*more updates coming soon
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Education
MFA Queens College – CUNY
BFA, BS Penn State University
Affiliations/Representation
TFLR Contemporary (a communcal, collaborative endeavor)
Exhibitions (Solo, Two, Three and Group from 2003)
2023
SPRING/BREAK Art Show New York City, Secret Show, Group Exhibition
SPRING/BREAK Art Show Los Angeles, Microdots in Camelot, Primary Curator
2022
Imagined Futures – Part II, Swale House, Governors Island
SPRING/BREAK Art Show Los Angeles, Nothing Shocking, curated by Chris Bors and Fred Fleisher
SPRING/BREAK Art Show New York City, Dark Shadows, curated by Chris Bors and Fred Fleisher
NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY: Rediscoveries, Group Exhibition
2021
Imagined Futures, Amelie A. Wallace Gallery, SUNY, College at Old Westbury
SPRING/BREAK Art Show New York City, Nothing Shocking,, curated by Chris Bors and Fred Fleisher
NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY: We Become Present, Group Exhibition, curated by Elisa Gutierrez
City Point, Brooklyn, NY: Access Art, Brooklyn Arts Council Benefit Group Exhibition
Rats Nest Studio, Tampa, FL, Either and. . ., Group Exhibition, curated by Kim Darling and Tatiana Mesa
CFAM, Athens, Greece: 35x35 Art Project, Group Exhibition
2020
University of South Florida, Flock House Tampa, Group Exhibition
Arcade Project Curatorial, NY, NY: Winter Benefit, Group Exhibition
Rexer Gallery, Hoboken, NJ, American Eyes, Group Exhibition, curated by Eric Chelman
Rexer Gallery, Hoboken, NJ, Vote for America, Group Exhibition
Equity Gallery, 245 Broome Street, NY, NY: Equity and Justice, Benefit Group Exhibition
Van Der Plas Gallery, 156 Orchard Street, NY, NY: Colors, Shapes & Shadows, Group Exhibition
Arcade Project Curatorial, NY, NY: Spring Forward, Group Exhibition, curated by Ruben Natal-San Miguel
Equity Gallery, 245 Broome Street, NY, NY: Spring Flash, Group Exhibition
SPRING/BREAK Art Show New York City, General Store, curated by Chris Bors
SPRING/BREAK Art Show Los Angeles, A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste, curated by Chris Bors
Art Fair 14C, Jersey City, NJ, TFLR Contemporary
Equity Gallery, 245 Broome Street, NY, NY: NYAEA Annual Members Invitational Juried Group Exhibition
IMC Lab + Gallery, 55 Avenue A, NY, NY: Reality Remix, Group Exhibition, Curated by James Tunick
2019
McKinney Arts, New York City: Redux, Group Exhibition
2018
SMUSH Gallery, Jersey City, NJ: Soft News, Group Exhibition
SUNY College at Old Westbury, Old Westbury, NY: New Faculty Solo Exhibition
The Village West Gallery, Jersey City, NJ: Ancien Regimes, Group Exhibition, Curated by Robinson Holloway
Con Artist Collective, New York City: Fall Residency Artists Group Exhibition
2017
The Parlour Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY: Successive Excessive, Group Exhibition, Co-curated with Chris Bors
Rockelmann &, Berlin, Germany: Let Me Be, Two-Person Exhibition with Jeffrey Teuton
2016
Stuart & Co., Chicago, IL, The Unanswered Question Is the Key to Your Soul, Solo Exhibition
Stuart & Co., Chicago, IL: Passage, Group Exhibition
2015
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada: NYC, Inc., Group Exhibit, curated by Dr. Catherine Bernard
Rockelmann &, Berlin, Germany: Museum Of The End Of The World, Solo Exhibition, Curated by Tommy Mishima
Concepto Gallery, Hudson, NY: The Tyranny Of The Ordinary, Solo Exhibition
2014
Projekt 722, Brooklyn, NY: IconoClash, Three-Person, curated by Noah Becker
Concepto Hudson, Hudson, NY: Soliloquy, Group Exhibit
Rockaway! - Rockaway Beach Surf Club Exhibit, NY: MoMA/PS1
Concepto Hudson, Hudson, NY: Paperworks, Group Exhibit
Littlefield Performance and Art Space, Brooklyn, NY: Modus Operandi, Solo Exhibit
Concepto Hudson, Hudson, NY: Meditations, Group Exhibit
ABC NO RIO, New York City: Real Estate (Extended) Exhibit
Gibson Guitar Showroom, New York City: Sw!pe Magazine Event, Live Performance, High Octane
Otto’s Shrunken Head, New York City: Live Performance, High Octane as Special Guest with Penn 65000 Club
2013
(e)merge Art Fair, Washington DC: Rockelmann &, Berlin, Germany
Artshare LA, Los Angeles, CA: Past Tense, Future Imperfect, curated by Koan-Jeff Baysa
ABC NO RIO, New York City: I’ll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours
Rockelmann &, Berlin, Germany: Introduction, New Gallery Space Group Exhibition
Otto’s Shrunken Head, New York City: Live Performance, High Octane as Special Guest with Penn 65000 Club
St. Phillips Church, New York City: The End and New Beginnings
2012
City Drift Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY: curated by Meenakshi Thirukode, Koan-Jeff Baysa; supported by Bogart Salon
Family Business Gallery, New York City: Artists Guarding Artists, curated by Laura Murray and Peter Hoffmeister
Spattered Columns Gallery, New York City: Metropolis, Sw!pe Magazine Exhibit
Hotel Villa Kastania, Berlin: Travel, Organized by Galerie Open, Berlin
Galerie Open, Berlin: Welcome To My World, Three Person Exhibition
2011
ISE Culutural Foundation, New York City: Roku, curated by Koan-Jeff Baysa
CPW Gallery, New York City: Swipe Magazine Launch
2010
Galerie Open, Berlin: Try Me, Solo Exhibition
Veka, Glarus, CH: Nationalismus, curated by James Stewart
Culturefix, New York City: Untitled, curated by Savannah Spirit
ABC NO RIO, New York City: The Ides of March Biennial Exhibit
2009
Gallery Homeland, Portland, OR: Holy Sheet Benefit exhibit, curated by Paul Middendorf
Roulette Art Trade at St. Phillips Church, New York City: Art in the Mission
527 West 25th Street, New York City: The Drop 2012, curated by Mie Iwatsukii, Alexandra Chang
CSV Cultural Center, New York City: Recession Special, curated by Marly Hammer and Kate Bryan
2008
Galerie Open, Berlin: Apocalyptic Renovations, (with Trevor Guthrie) Two-Person Exhibition
Galerie Stephan Witschi, Zurich: (with Franzisca Klotz) Two-Person Exhibition
Amelie A. Wallace Gallery, SUNY College at Old Westbury, NY: Un/Veiled Visions Faculty Exhibit
Figment, Governors Island, New York City: Emergence, (with G77), curated by Joyce Manalo
World Culture Open, New York City: Kindergarten, curated by Changsuk Park
ABC NO RIO, New York City: The Ides of March Biennial Exhibit (with G77)
2007
Liste Art Fair, Berlin: Galerie Open, Berlin
Windows Gallery, LIC, NY: Perspectives
Moti Hasson Gallery, New York City: HIV Law Benefit Exhibition
cWOW, Newark, NJ: Vitamin W, The Wonder Factor, curated by Koan-Jeff Baysa
2006
Roulette Art Trade at St. Phillips Church, New York City: Sanctuary and Undercroft
The Blue Elephant Art Center, Frederick, MD: Transparanoia, curated by Marguerite Day
Dorsky Gallery, LIC, NY: Threads of Memory, curated by Margaret Mathews Berenson
SUMI New York, New York City: Artintime, curated by Koan-Jeff Baysa
Frank Creative Arts Center, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV: Fred and Friends, Solo Exhibition
2005
Scope Miami International Art Fair: XC Project, curated by Koan-Jeff Baysa
Three Colts Gallery, London, England: USUK II, curated by Koan-Jeff Baysa and Ryan Lemke
Gallery Homeland, Portland, OR: Flatfile, curated by Paul Middendorf
Scope International Art Fair, Hamptons, NY: Lifeboat Project (with G77) curated by Renee Vara
Waterways – Venice, Italy: Lifeboat Project (with G77) curated by Renee Vara
The Lab Gallery, New York City: USUK, curated by Koan-Jeff Baysa and Ryan Lemke
The Pickled Art Center, Beijing, China: Bling-bling Ka-ching: Made in America, curated by Koan-Jeff Baysa
2004
HereArt, New York City: Abracadaver, curated by Virgil Wong and Koan-Jeff Baysa
Artspace, New Haven: Enchantment, curated by Denise Markonish and Michela Griffo
Peekskill, NY: Peekskill Project, Crystalis with NINTEENEIGHTY, curated by Koan-Jeff Baysa
Rare Gallery, New York City: Art Show, curated by NINETEENEIGHTY
Casas Reigner Gallery, Miami: The Toy Box curated by Carolina Wonder
Lyons Wier Gallery, New York City: Scope International Art Fair
SIGGRAPH 2004: Synaesthesia, Los Angeles, CA
HereArt, New York City: Dum Dum Grown-Up Art, curated by Josh Kil
2003
Biennale Di Arte Contemporanea, Di Porto Ercole, Italy: curated by Laura Martin
Pamela Auchincloss Project Space, New York City: [r]evolution: warface, curated by Koan-Jeff Baysa
Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York City: $99 Bargain Store Show, curated by Tim Thiesel
Gallerythe, Brooklyn, NY: Delta Time (10 month exhibit), curated by Koan-Jeff Baysa
Dumbo Arts Center, Brooklyn, NY: Future Species, curated by David Liss, MOCCA
Pelham Art Center, Pelham, NY: Puppy Love, curated by Titia Hulst
Transient NYC, New York City: One Minute Distractions, curated by Laura Martin
Gallerythe, Brooklyn, NY: Dark Science, curated by Koan-Jeff Baysa
The Work Space, New York City: Figures of Invention II, curated by Elisabeth Condon
Bibliography
Bernard, Catherine “NYC, Inc.” Exhibition Catalog (images) University of Quebec Trois Rivières, 2015
Vesnik, Ana “The Museum of the End Of The World @ Rockelmann &” Widewalls, April 2015
Kleinman, Loren “Breakable Things” (Cover Art) Winter Goose Publishing, March 2015
Kleinman, Loren "Fred Fleisher: Addressing the Cultural Noise" Huffington Post September 16, 2014
Susan Hartenstein “Beyond Tilden” The Wave July 25, 2014
Wilson, Michael "Avant Guard" Artforum (Scene & Herd) (images) August 13th, 2012
Losk, Alice “Show Alert: Artists Guarding Artists” Artsicle August 3rd, 2012
Mustafa, Pablo “Event Recap: Artists Guarding Artists” Fashion Nerd Magazine August 3rd, 2012
Hoffmeister, Peter “A Conversation with Fred Fleisher” SW!PE Magazine, Vol III, (images) Spring 2012
Matt Jones “Puppy American 3: I Want To Believe” Zine, included artist (images), 2011
ISE Cultural Foundation Exhibitions Catalog (images), 2011
SW!PE Magazine, Vol II, (images) Winter 2011
Johnson, Hosea “Bicentennial Celeb at St. Philip’s Church” HarlemWorldBlog September 28, 2009
Englander, Steven, The Ides of March Exhibition Catalog, ABC NO RIO (image) 2008
“Tips and Picks” NY Arts Magazine, (images) September/October 2008
Herzog, Manuela “Schmuzeln” Das Schweizer Kulturmagazin, (images) September 2008
Bischoff, Dan “A Healthy Dose Of Higher Consciousness” The Sunday Star Ledger April 22, 2007
Mercer, Dickson “Blue Elephant Presents Transparanoia” The Frederick News-Post (images) August 3, 2006
Landi, Ann "Threads of Memory", ARTnews May, 2006
Berenson, Margaret Matthews, Threads of Memory Exhibition Catalog, Dorsky Gallery (images) 2006
Rogers, Melissa “Art Review”, The Picket January 28, 2006
Birke, Judy “Artspace Review” New Haven Register December 5, 2004
Agish, Meral “Encant Terribles, the inner child, unleashed” New Haven Advocate November 25, 2004
“Come and Play” The Miami Herald (images) June 25, 2004
Herrara, Adriana T. “Toy Box clausura el local de Casas Riegner Gallery” El Nuevo Herald July 25, 2004
Patrick, Louise “Dum Dum Grown Ups” NY ARTS Magazine March 8, 2004
Hershenson, Roberta “Footlights” The New York Times, September 21, 2003
La Rocco, Benjamin “Future Species” The Brooklyn Rail, August/September 2003
Webb, Jay “Society Pages, Fashionistas gather for a cause” Dallas Observer, July 3, 2003
Cotter, Holland “Art Review: Where Witty Meets Gritty” The New York Times, November 15, 2002
Speer, Richard “Toying with Play-Two new exhibits crash the nursery” Willamette Weekly Sept. 2002
Wilson, Michael “New York Reviews” Contemporary, (images) June, July, August 2002
Biddle, Erika “Art Reviews: “Ides of March @ ABC NO RIO” ArcadeProject.com (images) Summer 2002
Leovich “Objections” NY ARTS Magazine, pg. 93, Vol. 7 No. 4, April 2002
Ahn, Mihee “Noteworthy Artists of this year . . . America” Misulsegae, (images) pgs. 46-48 Jan. 2002
Ahn, Mihee “Lost & Found: Reclaimed Moments” Misulsegae, (images) pgs. 132-133 February 2001
Levin, Kim The Village Voice, August 8, 2000 XLV No. 31
Green, Gaye L. “The Return Of The Body: Performance Art . . . ” pg. 11 Art Education, January 1999
Herron, Annie “Fred Fleisher and Peter Bregoli at Mckinney Arts” Review Magazine, March 1997
Collections
Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation
Mark Waskow, The Waskowmium, Vermont
Curatorial Projects
SPRING/BREAK Art Show Los Angeles, Microdots in Camelot, Primary Curator
Swale House, Governors Island, NY: Imagined Futures – Part II May 2022
SPRING/BREAK Art Show Los Angeles, Dark Shadows, co-curated with Chris Bor February 2022
Amelie A. Wallace Gallery, SUNY, College at Old Westbury, NY: Imagined Futures, September 2021
SPRING/BREAK Art Show Los Angeles, Nothing Shocking, c0-curated with Chris Bor September 2021
SMUSH Gallery, Jersey City, NJ: Tangible Imaginings, September 2019
Atelier Turbine, Glarus, CH: Casas Broncos Presents: Malled & Walled American Style, July 2019
Amelie A. Wallace Gallery, SUNY, College at Old Westbury, NY: The Expanding Matrix, March 2017
Dineen Hull Gallery, Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ: Maximum Overdrive! October 2017
Dineen Hull Gallery, Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ: Guest Curator, Spring 2017
The Parlour Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY: Successive Excessive, co-curated with Chris Bors, January 2017
Projekt 722, Brooklyn, NY: Charm & Strange, Marguerite Day and Adie Russell June 2016
Teaching/ Visiting Artist
Fall 2018
State University of New York, College at Old Westbury, Assistant Professor
2006-2018
State University of New York, College at Old Westbury, Adjunct Professor
2010 - present
Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ
2005 - 2006
Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV, Visiting Artist/Professor
Lectures and Artist Talks
2020
Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ
2019
SMUSH Gallery, Jersey City, NJ, Curator/Artist Panel Discussion: Tangible Imaginings
2018
Amelie A. Wallace Gallery, SUNY – College at Old Westbury
2016
Iona College, New Rochelle, NY
2015
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada: Artist Panel: NYC, Inc.
2013
St. Phillips Church, New York City: Artist Panel:The End and New Beginnings
2012
Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY: City Drift Artist Panel and Discussion
2009
St. Phillips Church, New York City: Artist Talk: Art in the Mission
2007
Panel member (The G-77) ICP/Bard course, The Constructed Moment, New York, NY
2006
Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV, Artist Talk
2004
Artspace, New Haven, CT, Artist Talk: Enchantment Exhibition
2003
Montclair State University, NJ, MFA Program Seminar
Residencies
2021
Swale House on Governors Island
2017
ESKFF Residency
2005
Chashama Studio Residency