CURTIS MANN
Born in Dayton, OH, 1979
Lives and works in Chicago, IL
Solo Exhibitions
2012
Openings, Almine Rech, Paris
South Eastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC
2011
making oneself, making oneself, Kavi Gupta BERLIN, Germany
Resurfaced, Luce Gallery, Torino, Italy
2010
Everything After, Kavi Gupta, Chicago, Illinois
Something After, Galerie Almine Rech, Brussels, Belgium
Altered States: Curtis Mann, Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, Kansas
2009
12X12 New Artists/New Work, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
New Work : Curtis Mann, The Solo Project, Kusseneers Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
2008
Modifications, The Solo Project, Kusseneers Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
Modifications, Kusseneers Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
2005
Artifacts, Remnants, O Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011
After the Gold Rush: Contemporary Photographs from the
Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Eraser, curated by Rachel Furnari, Magnan-Metz, New York, NY
microwave, eight, Josee Bienvenu Gallery, New York, NY
Limits of Photography, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Rupture, Volume Gallery, Reed College, Portland, OR
Shutter, Union Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2010
Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
American ReConstruction: An Exhibition of New Photography, Curated by Mike Hoeh, Winkleman Gallery, NY
2009
MP3 II: Midwest Photographers Project, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL
Bad Moon, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago, IL
Altered States, Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, MA
Almost Reality, Dayton Visual Arts Center, Dayton, OH
Pulse Art Fair, Kusseneers Gallery, New York, NY
Visual Morphology, Klompching Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Troposhpere, Hampshire House, New York, NY
Art Chicago, Aperture Books/Gallery, Chicago, IL
2008
The Ubiquitous Image, Curated by Lesley Martin, New York Photo Festival, Brooklyn, NY
Strange Habit, Curated by Luke Batten, I Space, Chicago, IL
Are We There Yet, Curated by Dawoud Bey, GASP Gallery, Boston, MA
Are We There Yet, Curated by Dawoud Bey, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Raw Space, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
Weisman Exhibition, Hokin Gallery, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
It’s All Relative, South Union Arts, Chicago, IL
Next Art Fair, Harold Arts, Chicago, IL
2007
Synched, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL
SPA, 10 Artists/10 Curators, Silverstein Photography, New York, NY
Concerning Tomorrow, Curated by Jason Lazarus, Harold Arts Gallery, Chicago, IL
Bridge Art Fair, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
Art LA, Lisa Boyle Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Weisman Exhibition, Hokin Gallery, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
New Art 2007, curated by Adam Brooks, Orleans Street Gallery, St. Charles, IL
2006
Hey Hot Shot, Jen Bekman Gallery, New York, NY
New Trends in Photography, Curated by Brian Ulrich & Greg Stimac, Iron Studios, Chicago
2005
Honors Exhibition, Scholars Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Horvath Exhibition, Rike Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
Awards
2009
Leopold Godwosky, Jr. Award – PRC at Boston University
2008
Getz Merit Scholarship - Columbia College Chicago
Albert P. Weisman Project Grant - Columbia College Chicago
Flash Forward Emerging Artist Selection - Magenta Foundation
Foam Talent Selection - FOAM Magazine, Amsterdam
2007
Albert P. Weisman Project Grant - Columbia College Chicago
Santa Fe Award for Photography Nominee - Center Santa Fe
2006
Graduate Opportunity Award - Columbia College Chicago
Albert P. Weisman Project Grant - Columbia College Chicago
Stuart and Iris Baum Project Completion Grant - Columbia College Chicago
National Crystal Apple Award - Society of Photographic Education
2005
Visual Arts Award - University of Dayton - Dayton, OH
Follett Fellowship - Full Tuition Award - Columbia College Chicago
Getz Merit Scholarship - Columbia College Chicago
Book Publications
2009
Mann, Curtis. MP3 vII, essay by Rod Slemmons, Aperture Books, New York, NY
2008
Carson, Andrea. Flash Forward 2008 : Emerging Photographers from the United States, England and Canada. Illustrations pp. 53. Magenta Publishing for the Arts, Ontario, Canada
Bibliography
2010 Cain, Marcus. Altered States, exhibition brochure, Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, Kansas
Carter, Kristen, Jettison Quarterly, Bleached, feature article, February Issue
2009
Weinstein, Michael. New City, “Review: Curtis Mann/Museum of Contemporary Art”, February.
Hawkins, Margaret. Chicago Sun Times, “Mann’s Altered Photos Reflect”, with Illustration, February.
McQuaid, Cate. Boston Globe, “All the Way Down to the Details”, with Illustration, April.
Grabner, Michelle. Artforum.com, “Critics Pick: Bad Moon”, January.
2008
Jaeger, Anne-Celine. FOAM Magazine, “Talent: Issue #16”, pp. 85-94, September.
Bey, Dawoud. “Are We There Yet”, Exhibition Catalog, Illustration pp. 03, August.
“Strange Habit”. Exhibition Catalog, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaigne. May.
Thomas, R. Zach. Gapers Block, “Photographing with Nails and Bleach”, March.
Artner, Alan. Chicago Tribune, “Journeying Beyond a Vacation”, with Illustration, August.
2007
Slemmons, Rod. Silverstein Photography Annual :10 Artists/10 Curators, Exhibition Catalogue, October.
Education
2002
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
2008
Master of Fine Arts, Columbia College of Chicago, Chicago, IL