Oliver Halsman Rosenberg – info

Oliver Halsman Rosenberg
ufoliver2@yahoo.com
www.oliverhalsmanrosenberg.blogspot.com

Education
Studio Art (with honors), Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY 1997
Studio Art Center International, Florence, Italy 1996
Co-founder/Director of Triple Base Gallery (SF) 2003-2006

Solo Exhibitions

2011
hpgrp, “Spin Cycle” (two-person show with David Aron), NYC, NY
Adobe Backroom Gallery,”4D musical compositions for 13 Crystal Whale Skulls”, San Francisco, CA

2010
Triple Base,”Japa”, San Francisco, CA

2009
Mary Smith & Friends Gallery, “Beloved,” Brooklyn, NY

2008
Magnum Photos Gallery, “Unknown Halsman” (collaborative installation with Philippe Halsman for the book release of “Unknown Halsman” D.A.P.), Paris, France

2007
Nakaochiai Gallery, “Crust and Dirt”, Tokyo, Japan
Little Cakes Gallery, “Refuge Field”, NYC, NY
New Langton Arts, “Musée D’Honneur Minuscule” SF, CA

2006
The Drawing Center, “Crust and Dirt’s Instant Drawing Machine”, NYC, NY (curated by Catherine de Zegher)

2005
Adobe Backroom Gallery, “Karmageddon”, SF, CA
Western Exhibitions, “Gatherers”, Chicago, IL (crust & dirt)

Selected Group Exhibitions

2011
Toby’s, “Water”, Point Reyes Station, CA

2010
Baer Ridgeway Exhibitions, “Paper Awesome”, SF, CA
Krets, “Hello”, Malmo, Sweden
Tsuglag Khang, Dali Lama Temple, Dharmsala, India

2009
Jack Hanley Gallery, “The Something”, SF, CA

2008
Jack Hanley Gallery, Dark Fair “Tarot Readings”, Swiss Institute, NYC, NY

2007
Kunsthall Wien, “Dream & Trauma: Works from the Dakis Joannou Collection, Athens”
Linc Art, “Biome” SF, CA
Triple Base, “From Mind to Hand: Artists and Graphology” SF, CA

2006
Rena Bransten Gallery, “ON THE ROAD AGAIN: BEAT CULTURE, BUSH ERA”, SF, CA
Motel Gallery “Uneasy Marriage” Portland, OR
Triple Base, “Not For Sale” SF, CA (curated by Nancy Meyers)
Headlands Center for the Arts, “Close Calls”, Sausalito, CA
Stay Gold, “Waves of Mutilation”, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Kyle Ranson)
DESTE Foundation “Panic Room – Works from The Dakis Joannou Collection” Athens, Greece

2005
Galleri Loyal, “Everyone Sees the Sun”, Stockholm, Sweden (curated by Rich Jacobs)
Nakaochiai Gallery, “Realms of SF”, Tokyo Japan
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, “Zines Unbound”, SF, CA (crust & dirt)
Pulliam Deffenbaugh Gallery, “Bay Area Bazaar”, Portland, OR
Samson Projects, “Op-ish”, Boston, MA
CCA PlaySpace Gallery, “Glam-more”, SF, CA (curated by Dina Pugh)

2004
ABCO, “Four Corners” Oakland, CA
Mimi Barr, “Cloud Cuckoo Land” SF, CA (curated by Brion Nuda Rosch)
Western Exhibitions, “This Thing We Do” Chicago, IL (crust & dirt)
Needles and Pens, “Portrait Show 2” SF, CA
Triple Base, “All Buddhas Through Out Space and Time Machine” SF, CA (crust & dirt)
Samson Projects, “Super Salon” Boston, MA (crust & dirt)
Transplant Gallery, “Group Drawing Show”, NYC, NY (crust & dirt)

2003
New Langton Arts, “Night Moves” SF, CA (crust & dirt & pondscum)
Needles and Pens, “Portrait Show” SF, CA
Mimi Barr, “Somebody, Nobody, Something”, SF, CA
New Image Art, “Move 9:Lead Poisoning”, LA, CA (curated by Rich Jacobs)
The Lab, “A Group Drawing Show”, SF, CA

2002
New Image Art Gallery, “Super Hero”, LA, CA
Build Gallery, “Yet Points Energy”, SF, CA
Radio: On, “Mania”, Tokyo, Japan
Exit Art, “Reactions”, NYC, NY

Residencies

2011
J.B. Blunk Residency, Inverness, CA

Public Projects

2007
“Instant Drawing Machine” Live crust and dirt performance, Apple store, Shibuya Tokyo Japan
“Floating Tarot Readings” various Miami art fairs

2006
“Instant Drawing Machine’” The Drawing Center, NYC, NY (crust and dirt)
“Crust vs. Jaws part two: The Ides of March” live music/shadow animation, Triple Base, SF, CA
“How To Lecture Series” sponsored by Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, SF, CA (curated by Red76)
“Free Portrait Day” Triple Base, SF, CA

2005
“Free Portrait Day”, Low Gallery, SF, CA
“May Day with Crust, Dirt and Pondscum”, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
“Instant Drawing Machine”, Japan, China, Germany, Sweden, London, Spain, USA (crust & dirt)

2004
“Face Plates”, Art Basel, Miami, FL
“Crust vs. Jaws”, Day of Dead live animation/audio performance, Triple Base, SF, CA
“Free Portrait Days”, Triple Base, SF, CA

2003
Clarion Alley Bock Party (live animation – crust & dirt), SF, CA
509 Ellis/Luggage Store, “9th In the Streets Fest” (live animation – crust & pondscum) SF, CA

2002
“Tokyo Sow”, Tokyo, Japan
“Climb Project”, SF, CA

Publications

“Climb every fir tree…”, A. Crump, 2/7/02, SF Examiner
“New Surrealists’ Statements”, Oliver Halsman Rosenberg, July/Aug, 02, NY Arts Magazine
“Dada Dartboard”, D. Hadbawnik, 7/9/03, SF Weekly
“Mission Accomplished?” G. Helfand, 11/19/03, SF Bay Guardian (crust & dirt)
“Critic’s Choice: Assignment #4: Triangles”, L. Westbrook, 12/31/03, SF Bay Guardian
“Earth By Crust and Dirt”, Fall 2004, Planet Magazine
“Shooting Galleries”, M. Nowak 3/9/05, SF Bay Guardian
“The Solo Work of Community Arts Champion”, S.Hromack, June, Sfstation.com
“Best Eye For Talent”, J.Sharrock, summer, San Francisco Magazine
“Night and Day”, H. Swanhuyser, 6/19/05, SF Weekly (Adobe)
“Night and Day”, H. Swanhuyser, 7/28/05, SF Weekly (Low)
“Aperto San Francisco”, A. Orden, July-Sept 2005, Flash Art (Triple Base)
“Happy Birthday, Dear Fecal Face”, S. Hromack, 9/7/05, Sfist.com
“Lost Civilization: The Excavation Project at Low Gallery”, S.Hromack, 9/19/05, Sfist.com
“Report From Tokyo”, Kay Itoi, 1/6/06 artnet.com
“Learning at the Mission School”, L. Rinder, Parkett, Issue 74
“The Zine Unbound…”, G. Helfand, Art on Paper, Jan/Feb 2006 (crust & dirt)
“Land Masses”, The Drama, issue six
“Art Collecting 101” Dwell Magazine, May 2006
“Outside Voices”, Susan Avery, 6/19/06, New York magazine
“West Coast Windows. Curator’s voice”, Sept/Oct 2006, NY Arts Magazine
Listing and review with star, 1/19/07, Holland Cotter, New York Times
“Crust and Dirt Give Shape to Dreams”, The Japan Times, May 2007
“Products from Other Dimensions”, May 2007, D. Eubank, The Japan Times
http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/discovering-the-unknown-philippe-halsman/4394
http://www.photosapiens.com/Unknown-Halsman_4306.html
http://www.stiletto.fr/article/6-unknown-halsman/
http://markpowerblog.com/2008/12/13/halsman-revisited/
http://heartasarena.blogspot.com/2009/12/reflections-of-reflections.html
http://arttistsspeak.blogspot.com/2010/08/oliver-halsman-rosenberg.html?spref=bl

Curatorial Projects

2010
Triple Base Gallery, “Japa,” SF, CA

2006
“West Coast Windows”, Samson Projects, Boston, MA

2005
“Bundle”, Triple Base, SF, CA
“SF Spirituals”, Samson Projects, Scope Art Fair, NYC
2004
“Collector’s Edition”, Triple Base, SF, CA

2003
“Assignment 1: Gold Frame Remix”, 52 Mason, SF, CA
“Assignment 2: I Dart SF”, New Langton Arts, SF, CA
“Assignment 3: Rocks”, Triple Base, SF, CA
“Assignment 4: Triangles”, Triple Base, SF, CA

Collections

Berkeley Art Museum
Larry Rinder
Dakis Joannou
Nerman MOCA
Carine Roitfeld
Jim Hedges