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Aaron Storck

Born in New York City 1978.

Currently Lives and works in NYC

 

EDUCATION

2014 MFA, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
2001 BFA, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2016
Ardor-Armor-Armoire, Bahamas Biennale, Detroit, MI.

2013
STUDIO MIST, Bank Projects, St. Louis, MO.

STUDIO MASTER, Bahamas Biennale, Milwaukee, WI.

2011
WIZARD PORCH and GARDEN, Lawrence Arts Center's Project Space, Lawrence, KS

2009
WIZARD LUNCHEON, Art and Design Gallery, campus of the University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.

2008
WIZARD NINGXT, Dot Dot Dot Artspace, Lawrence, KS.

TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2014
MAZEMAN, Bahamas Biennale, Mukwonago WI, With Annabelle Arlie, curated by Sean Blott.

2011
OUT OF THE FRYING PAN AND INTO THE FIRE, Paragraph Gallery, Kansas City, MO. With Lee Piechocki.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2015
HAPPY HOUR, ArtHelix, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Arnold Kemp and Jackie Klempay.

#BemisPainters, 1982-2015, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE.

2014
WRONG’S WHAT I DO BEST, San Francisco Art Institute. Curated by Hesse McGraw and Aaron Spangler.

SPECTRA, Panoply Performance Laboratory, Brooklyn NY. Curated by Timothy Amundson.

MFA THESIS EXHIBITION, Virginia Commonwealth University, Depot Building.

MUMMIES ARE SITTING DUCKS, Cider Gallery, Lawrence, KS.  Curated by Michael Krueger.

2013
PAINTING AND SCULPTURE, Carrie Rowland Gallery, Richmond, VA.

EMERGE, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA.

I FEEL SO OPTIMISTIC I CAN HARDLY STAND IT, MFA candidacy exhibition, Richmond, VA.

2012
WISH YOU WERE HERE, Roodkapje ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands.  Curated by Nicola Kirkaldy.

KANSAS CITY FLATFILE, H&R Block Artspace of KCAI, Kansas City, MO.

CONGRATS, 911 Studios, Kansas City, MO.  Curated by Sean Blott and Mitch Kirkwood.

XOXO, Spray Booth Gallery, Kansas CIty, MO.

I AIM TOO HIGH, Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO.  Curated by John O'Brien and David Collins

2011
HERE, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art Museum, (PAFA), curated by Julien Robson

60 SECOND TAKE, KCAI H&R Block Artspace, Kansas City, MO.

DINING ROOM PROJECT, Paragraph Gallery, Kansas City, MO.

2010
HOPEY CHANGEY THINGS, Bemis Center For Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE.  Curated by Hesse McGraw.

KANSAS CITY FLATFILE EXHIBITION 2010, KCAI H&R Block Artspace, Kansas City, MO.

SOMEWHERE, Dolphin Gallery, Kansas City, MO.

CUMULUS, Paragraph Gallery, Kansas City, MO.  Curated by Julia Cole.

INVITATIONAL SHOW, Hub-Bub Showroom Gallery, Spartanburg, SC.

PERFORMANCES, READINGS

2013
STIR-FRY MASTER, Carey Rowland Gallery, Richmond, VA.

2012
THREE POEMS, The Speakeasy, Esquina Gallery, Kansas City, MO.  Curated by Andrew Erdrich and Sean Starowitz.

2011
3 POEMS, CATA (Center for the Advancement of Transmodern Awareness), Kansas City, MO.

2010
STIR-FRY WIZARD, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha NE.

WIZARD STIR-FRY HOUSE -- WITH SPEECH, Paragraph Gallery, Kansas City, MO.

THE NEW WORLD ORDER AND THE ZOO MOUNTAIN, KCAI Spring Formal Journal Launch Party, La Esquina Artspace, Kansas City, MO.

2009
SPRING BREAK PARTY POEMS / MINIMALISM POEM , Wonder Fair Art Gallery, Lawrence, KS.

2008
HOUSE POEM, Bathtub Writers Collective reading, DotDotDot Artspace, Lawrence, KS.

ATHEISTIC POEM / IDEA OF DISCONNECTS, Bathtub Writers Collective reading, Henry's Upstairs, Lawrence, KS.

RESIDENCIES / AWARDS

2015, Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY. Residency

2014, Thesis Dissertation Award, Virginia Commonwealth University

2012, Pequignot Palace, Bethany MO. Residency

2011, Bemis center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha NE. Residency

2011, Lawrence Arts Center, project based residency, Lawrence, KS.

2010, Andy Warhol Rocket Grant recipient

2009-10, Kansas City's Charlotte Street Foundation, Urban Culture Project, residency

PUBLICATIONS

2012

Cupcakes in Regalia, blog, Blair Schulman, "Audience and Installation Energy Meet, Congratulations are in Order", May 2.

New American Paintings #102

2011

Kansas City Star, Dana Self, "Artists Take on the Art World", February 10.

2010

New American Paintings #90

2008

Rathaus Art Projects, blog, "Aaron Storck's Wizard Ningxt", November 9.

Lawrence.Com, Gavon Laessig, interview, "World of Warlock: the Magic, Trash and Trannies of Artist Aaron Storck", November 3.

The Lawrence Journal World, Terry Rombeck, "KU Projects Reflect Collaborative Interest In Arts and Sciences", September 14.

2007

The Lawrence Journal World, Terry Rombeck "Sowing Seeds, The Fresh Produce Art Collective", July 14.

Time Out Chicago, Alicia Eler, "Yes, I Kansas", September 6.