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Paul Kass
Born: Chicago, IL, 1967
B.F.A., San Francisco Art Institute, 1990
Selected Solo Shows
2008 Art Works Cincinnati, ArtWorks Gallery, Cincinnati, OH (upcoming)
2006 City of Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL (upcoming)
1998 Beret International Gallery, Chicago, IL
1996 Beret International Gallery, Chicago, IL
1995 Beret International Gallery, Chicago, IL
Selected Group Exhibitions
2003 Industrial, Sonnenchein Gallery, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL
2002 In the Material World, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
2002 Sculpture, Body Builder & Sportsman Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001 Stray Show, organized by T.B.A., Chicago, IL
2001 Models and Materials, Body Builder and Sportsman Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001 Multiples, NFA Gallery, Chicago, IL
2000 Beret's Last Show, Beret International Gallery, Chicago, IL
1999 Otherville, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
1998 Sculpture in Chicago, Gallery 400 at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
1998 Art Chicago 1998, with Uncomfortable Spaces, Chicago, IL
1997 Uncomfortable, TZ’ART&CO., New York, NY
1997 Art Chicago 1997, with Uncomfortable Spaces, Chicago, IL
1997 March Six, Ikon Ltd/Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
1996 Life Size, N.A.M.E. Gallery, Chicago, IL
1996 Art Chicago 1996, with Uncomfortable Spaces, Chicago, IL
1996 ARCO, with Uncomfortable Spaces, Madrid, Spain
1996 Multiples for the 90’s, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
1995 The Uncomfortable Show II, Ten in One Gallery, Chicago, IL
1995 Benefit Auction, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
1995 Skew, the Unruly Grid, Gallery 400 at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
1995 Art Chicago 1995, with Uncomfortable Spaces, Chicago, IL
1995 Aesthetic Cranks, Beret International Gallery, Chicago, IL
1994 The Uncomfortable Show, Tough Gallery, Chicago, IL
1994 Worst Show, Beret International Gallery, Chicago, IL
1993 Too Much Time: Paul Kass/Jesse Sadia, Beret International Gallery, Chicago, IL
1993 plastertapestud, N.A.M.E. Gallery, Chicago, IL
1993 The New Pier Show, Art Chicago, 1993, Sculpture Garden, Chicago, IL
1993 Car Radios…, Beret International Gallery, Chicago, IL
1992 Things: Allan Bolle, Elise Fergusen, Paul Kass, Beret International Gallery, Chicago, IL
Grants / Awards
2005 Finalist 2005 Alexander Rutsch Award for Painting
1998 CAAP Grant, City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs
1997 CAAP Grant, City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs
Bibliography
2002 Artner, Alan, Utilitarian forms…, Chicago Tribune, January 24
2002 Abrams-Morley, Jesse, Artists utilize…, Daily Northwestern, January 14
2002 Pritsker, Ellen, Material matters at EAC, Pioneer Press, January 31
1998 Andersons, Walter, Paul Kass, New Art Examiner, March
1998 Bulka, Michael, Paul Kass at Beret International, C.A.C.A., October
1997 Saltz, Jerry, Uncomfortable, Time Out New York, August 1
1996 Camper, Fred, Material issues, Paul Kass: New Sculpture, Chicago Reader, November 15
1995 Artner, Alan, Kass meets challenge of materials, Chicago Tribune, July 7
1993 McCracken, David, Just barely art, Chicago Tribune, April 23