Biography
Born 1959 in Madera, CA
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
Solo Exhibitions
2018
Ó Lua, The Pit, Los Angeles, CA
2017
Campesino Bailando, 39 Great Jones Street, New York, NY
Ometeotl, Klaus von Nichtssagend, New York, NY
2014
Winter is Coming, Klaus von Nichtssagend, New York, NY
Tamara Gonzales, Sometimes (works of art), New York, NY
2013
Unicorn Kittens, Shoot The Lobster, New York, NY
2012
Tamara Gonzales: Untitled, Norte Maar, Brooklyn, NY
Group Exhibitions
2019
Notebook, curated by Joanne Greenbaum, 56 Henry, New York, NY
2018
Gardening on the Moon, George Lawson, Emeryville, California. curated by Andrea Belag
X Marks the Spot: Women of the New York Studio School, curated by Malado Baldwin & Maia Ibar, New York, Studio School, New York, NY
Sun Gazers, The Pit, Los Angeles, CA
Out of Control, curated by Peter & Sally Saul, Venus Over Manhattan, New York, NY
Optimist Prime, New City Galerie, Burlington, VT
A Radical Voice: 23 Women, curated by Janet Goleas, Southampton Arts Center, Southampton, NY
Mixed Bag, curated by Joe Bradley and Jeremy Willis, Real Estate Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017
Baggage Claim, Klaus von Nichtssagend, New York, NY
Don’t Invite me to Dinner and then only serve Hors D’Oeuvres, Half Gallery, New York, NY
Drawing Island, The Journal Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
ARCHETYPEWRITERS, Organized by ROE Projects, Schema Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2016
Victory Gardens, Planthouse, New York, NY
Home is Where You’re Happy, Embassy Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
DARK STAR: Abstraction and Cosmos, curated by Raymond Foye, Planthouse, New York, NY
Wobbly Swabbies, Pablo’s Birthday, New York, NY
2015
Common Thread, Mixed Greens, New York, NY
Refiguring, Coburn Projects London, London, UK
Crowded House, Harper’s Books, East Hampton, NY
Yin Yang, 99 Cent Plus, Brooklyn, NY
Between A Place And Candy, curated by Jason Andrews,1285 Avenue of the Americas Gallery,
If Not For You, curated by Sue and Phil Knoll, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
2014
Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY
Bullet in the Brain, Brian Morris Gallery, New York, NY
Spaced Out: Migrations to the Interior, curated by Phong Bui, Red Bull Studios, New York, NY
Chinese Zodiac, organized by Adrienne Rubenstein, New York, NY
Brushcrusher, organized by Gerasimos Florastos & Quintessa Matranga, New York, NY
Sargent’s Daughters, Sargent’s Daughter, New York, NY
Awkward, organized by Jeremy Willis, Brooklyn, NY
Paintings Differ, or Vary, organized by Talia Shulze & Peter Shear, BOS, Brooklyn, NY
Space Heater, curated by Andy Cross, Harbor Gallery, Ridgewood, NY
Geometry Poems, organized by Katherine Mojzsis, Janet Kurnatowki, Brooklyn, NY
See-Through, Projekt722, Brooklyn, NY
2013
Caving, curated by Yevgenia Baras, Honey Ramka, Brooklyn NY
Snail Salon, curated by Adrianne Rubenstein, Regina Rex Gallery, Ridgewood, NY
Come Together: Survivng Sandy Year 1, curated by Phong Bui, Industry City, Brooklyn, NY
Draw Gym, organized by Brian Belott, 247365 & KNOW MORE GAMES, Brooklyn, NY
To Be A Lady, organized by Jason Andrews, Sundarum Tagore Gallery, Singapore Invitational
Lat 41° 7’ N., Long. 72° 19 W, organized by Bob Nickas, Martos Gallery, East Marion, NY
Swing State, curated by Jane Kim, Pop-Up Location, New York, NY
Pinkpurple, organized by Arezoo Moseni, NYPL Mid-Manhattan Art in the Corner Room
Chiaroscuro, curated by JJ Manfed & Steve Rivera, Novella Gallery, New York, NY
Hello Darling, curated by Patrick Berran, SOUTHFIRST, Brooklyn ,NY
2012
Swamp, curated by Kari Adelaide. Poe Cottage, Bronx, NY
Pillow Talk, Ille Arts, Amagansett, NY
The Escape From The Banal Everday Life To The World Of The Ideal, curated by Brooke Moyse, NURTUREart, Brooklyn, NY
Art Blog Art Blog Love, curated by Stephen Truax, One River Gallery, Englewood, NJ
To Be A Lady, curated by Jason Andrews, Ave of The Americas Art Gallery, New York, NY
Pig Party, organized by Gina Beavers, New York City, NY
Epiphanic Glow, curated by Brad Hajzak, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
Sweet Distemper, organized by Isaac Lyles, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY
Creature From The Blue Lagoon, organized by Bob Nickas, Bridgehampton, NY
Hex, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn NY
The Final Frontier, The Atlantic Conference, Brooklyn, NY
Wavers, organized by EJ Hauser and Rob Nadeau, Brooklyn, NY
Dependent art fair, presented by James Fuentes, New York, NY
What I Know, organized by Jason Andrew, NYCAMS, New York, NY
Special Blend, organized by Chris Martin, The Journal Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2011
Ritual Aesthetics, organized by Progress Report, Tompkins Projects, Brooklyn, NY
Freestyle, organized by Joe Ballweg & Andrea Bergart, Joe’s Studio, Ridgewood, NY
Idiots Delight, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Surrealism, organized by Jason Andrew with Ali Ha, Factory Fresh, Brooklyn, NY
Temporary Antumbra Zone, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Williamsburg 2000, Art 101, Brooklyn, NY
2010
Wall-to-Wall, Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Please Jump Around in Here, Storefront, Brooklyn, NY
No Freekouts, St. Cecelia’s Convent, Brooklyn, NY
979 to MF Golden Age, Party Expo, Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn Schlatt, Fortress of Solitude, Brooklyn, NY
Dance Ghost, Vaudeville Park, Brooklyn, NY
2009
Spun, Monkey Town, Brooklyn, NY
Chunky Monkey, Red Flagg, New York, NY
2008
Party at Phong’s House, Janet Kurnatowski, Brooklyn, NY
Open Studios, iaab, Basel, Switzerland
2007
Orpheous, PS1 Long Island City, NY
99¢, Jersey City Museum & Victory Hall, Jersey City, NJ
Supermarket, the:artists:network, New York, NY
2006
!@#$%, the:artists:network, New York, NY
2005
Dry Goods, The AUK, Hamden, NY
Temperature, the:artists:network, New York, NY
2004
Self-ish, Gallery Onetwentyeight, New York, NY
mace2, the:artists:network, New York, NY
2003
Lust, Fe Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2002
Window Shopping, eywash, Brooklyn, NY
New Works, Sanskriti Kendra, New Delhi, India,
2001
Made In Brooklyn, Sideshow, Brooklyn, NY
2000
A Few of My Favorite Things, Cheryl Pelavin Fine Art, New York, NY
Yaddo Centennial, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
1999
The Big Little Drawing Show, N3 Project Space, Brooklyn, NY
Om, Dorsky Gallery, New York, NY
Painting III, N3 Project Space, Brooklyn, NY
1997
New York Drawers, Gasworks Gallery, London, UK
Current/Undercurrent, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
Artist of the Week, Pierogi 2000, Brooklyn, NY
Sex & Spirituality, Ridge Street Gallery, New York, NY
1996
Cool Girls, PS 122, New York, N.
Drawing Show, Rupert Goldsworthy Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Shifting Identities, CB’s Gallery, New York, NY
1995
Crossections, Eighth Floor Gallery, New York, NY
Other Rooms, Ronald Feldman Gallery, New York, NY
Visiting Angels, Gold Bar, New York, NY
Bibliography
2017
Vartanian, Hrag, Best of 2017: Our Top 20 NYC Art Shows, Hyperallergic.com
Lamborn, Wilson, Peter and Foye, Raymond, In Conversation: Tamara Gonzales, The Brooklyn Rail, February 1, 2017
Vartanian, Hrag, A Decorative Cosmology Bridgling Heavan And Earth, Hyperallergic, February 8, 2017
The Review Panel, Artcritical.com at the Brooklyn Public Library, February 7 2017
Ebony, David, David Ebony’s Top 10 New York Gallery Shows This Winter, ArtnetNews, February, 7 2017
Goings on AboutTown, The New Yorker,January 23, 2017
Butler, Sharon, Drawing Portfolio: Tamara Gonzales, Two Coats of Paint, January 19, 2017
Time Out Must See Art Exhibitions-Ometeotl, January 11, 2017
2016
Kinsella, Eileen, See the 10 Most Exciting Artists in the United States Today, Artnet.com, December 14, 2016
John Yau, The Wild Children of William Blake, Hyperallergic
2015
Bonney, Grace, Fine Art Focus: Tamara Gonzales, DesignSponge.com, December 15, 2015
2014
Razdow, Kari Adelaide, Tamara Gonzales Paints in Lace, The Wild Magazine
Jablon, Samual, Interlaced Layers of Tamara Gonzales, Hyperallergic
Indrisek, Scott, 5 Must-See Gallery Shows, Blouin Artinfo
Truax, Stephen, Tamara Gonzeles, spectral process; dawn bringer; magnetic knight, Come Together: Surving Sandy
2013
Fanning, Alyssa, Geometry Poems, Greenpointers.com
Smith,Roberta, Art, A Balm after The Storm, The NY Times Art Review
D’Agostino, Paul, 4 Art Exhibits You Need To See, “Caving”, The L Magazine
Rosenberg, Karen L., Wry & Whimsical, a Summer Eden for Improvisors, The NY Times Art Review
Red Bull’s Music Academy Leaves Behind Art-Filled Office in NYC, Blouin Artinfo
Dury, Dan, Look at This, The Red Bull Music Academy, Gallerist NY
2012
Rooney, Kara L., The Escape from the Banal, The Brooklyn Rail
Micchelli, Thomas, To be a Lady, Hyperallergic
Rosenberg, Karen, Creature from the Blue Lagoon, The NY Times Art Review,
Kalm, James, Tamara Gonzales & Kevin Curran, Rough Cuts
D’Agostino, Paul, Spring Over to These Season Friendly Exhibits Berfore They’re Sprung, L Magazine
Sutton, Benjamin, In The Air: New Ballet Explores Brain Maps Against Backdrop of Art, ARTINFO
Butler, Sharon, Tamara Gonzales Untitled, Artseen Brooklyn Rail
Denia, DZI: The Voice, Design Intervention Blog,
Hauser, EJ, Tamara Gonzales @ Norte Maar (+ Bonus Tracks), Superdigit Blog
Kalm, James, Ritual Aesthetics, Rough Cuts
2011
Hurst, Howard, Fiercely Independent Absrtaction for Idiots, Hyperallergic
Butler, Sharon, Two Coats of Paint, blog
Chatterson, Kris, blog
Accessable Art, blog
Calandra, Maria, Pencil in the Studio, blog
Kalm, James, Surrealism, Brooklyn Rail
AT World: Drawing on the utopic
2010
Bill, Bushwick Schlacht, Beautiful Decay
2004
Fyfe, Joe, Seed, Gay City News and artcritical.com
Stone, Katie, Seed, Art Seen-Brooklyn Rail
Hrbracek, Mary, Seed, M-The New York Artworld
2003
Thomas, Mary, Lust, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
2001
Youen, Rachel, Panna3, Artseen-Brooklyn Rail
Hrbracek, Mary, Panna3, M-The New York Artworld
2000
Johnson, Ken, A Few of my Favorite Things, Art Guide Review—NY Times
Short List, A Few of my Favorite Things, The New Yorker
Residencies
2012
CCA Andraxt, Mallorca, Spain
2008
iaab, Basel, Switzerland
2001
Sanskriti Kendra, New Delhi, India
1999
Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, New York
1997
Vermont Studios Center, Johnson Vermont
Public Collections
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, ME
Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, New York
Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, ME
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia
Lectures
2013
On my work, University of Knoxville
Altars, Temples, and Day of the Dead, NYPL What Inspires Artists Series
Education
2005 BA—Liberal Arts, Vermont College ADP
1990 AAS—Fine Arts, Parsons School of Design