Dan Attoe
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Dan Attoe is a painter, sculptor, bullfighter and founder of art group Paintallica. He was born in 1975 and is represented by Peres Projects in LA and Berlin.
Attoe was born in Bremerton, Washington
in 1975 and moved through Idaho
, Wisconsin
, Minnesota
and Iowa
before choosing his current location near Portland, Oregon
. Attoe attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison where he first studied psychology, and later art. He earned his first and final Bachelor degree credits at UW-Marathon County before earning his Masters at Iowa City University.
Attoe's work often touches on the grittier parts of both rural and urban life colored with a mystical form of existentialism.
Attoe was born in Bremerton, Washington
Bremerton, Washington
Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. The population was 38,790 at the 2011 State Estimate, making it the largest city on the Olympic Peninsula. Bremerton is home to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and the Bremerton Annex of Naval Base Kitsap...
in 1975 and moved through Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
and Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
before choosing his current location near Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. Attoe attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison where he first studied psychology, and later art. He earned his first and final Bachelor degree credits at UW-Marathon County before earning his Masters at Iowa City University.
Attoe's work often touches on the grittier parts of both rural and urban life colored with a mystical form of existentialism.
Recent and upcoming solo exhibitions
- "American Dreams," curated by Tania Pardo, MUSAC, Leon, SpainLeón, SpainLeón is the capital of the province of León in the autonomous community of Castile and León, situated in the northwest of Spain. Its city population of 136,985 makes it the largest municipality in the province, accounting for more than one quarter of the province's population...
- Group Exhibition, "Shape of Things to Come," Saatchi Gallery, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
- Group Exhibition, Contemporary Northwest Art Awards, Portland Art MuseumPortland Art MuseumThe Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon, United States, was founded in 1892, making it the oldest art museum on the West Coast and seventh oldest in the United States. Upon completion of the most recent renovations, the Portland Art Museum became one of the twenty-five largest art museums in...
, PortlandPortland, OregonPortland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States... - "Simple Thoughts and Complicated Animals," Peres Projects Berlin, Germany
- "Several Landscapes," Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
- "Loaded, Nailed, and short on Cash," Peres Projects, Los Angeles, CA
- "You have more freedom than you are using," Peres Projects, Berlin, Germany
- "Vilma Gold," London, UK 404 Arte Contemporanea, Naples, Italy
- "Some of the best things I know," Peres Projects, Los Angeles, CA
- "New Figuration," Galleri Christina Wilson, Copenhagen, Denmark
- "Some of the Best Things I know," Peres Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Recent group exhibitions
- "Gravity's Rainbow" October 20 - November 24, 2007 Athens, Greece
- "8th Northwest Biennial," Tacoma Art MuseumTacoma Art MuseumIn May 2003, Tacoma Art Museum opened a new facility twice the size of its previous home, allowing the museum to expand on its vision and mission. American Institute of Architects AIA Gold Medal winner Antoine Predock designed the building located in the heart of Tacoma’s Cultural District...
, Tacoma, WashingtonTacoma, WashingtonTacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to... - "Phantasmania," Kemper Museum of Contemporart Art, Kansas City, MissouriKansas City, MissouriKansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
- "1627-2007," artnews projects, Berlin, Germany
- "Let's go camping," John Connelly Presents, New York City, NY
- "There's no fooling you (the classics)," Peres Projects, Los Angeles, CA
- "Montezuma's Revenge," Nicole Klagsbrun, New York City, NY
- "The Zine UnBound: Kults, Werewolves and Sarcastic Hippies," Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
- "Growing Up Absurd," Hebert Read Gallery, KentKentKent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... - 2011: Geheimgesellschaften. Wissen Wagen Wollen, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Education
- 1998 BFABachelor of Fine ArtsIn the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA...
, University of Wisconsin–MadisonUniversity of Wisconsin–MadisonThe University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
, Madison, WI - 2004 MFAMaster of Fine ArtsA Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...
, University of IowaUniversity of IowaThe University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
, Iowa City, IA
External links
- http://www.vilmagold.com/newpages/previous/dan1.htm
- http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artists/dan_attoe.htm
- http://beautifuldecay.com/2010/06/28/interview-dan-attoe/
- http://www.paintallica.com