SCOTT SPEH GALLERY
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JOHN PAROT | artist resume
b. 1970, IL
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
Education 1998 Master of Fine Arts, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME1993 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois Solo Shows 2012 Western Exhibitions, May 25 to July 8 2010 "Hobbies", Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL 2009 Coming Out in The 80’s, Light & Sie, Dallas, TX
Art LA art fair, solo presentation, Western Exhibition (booth)2007 Biological Exuberance” , Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL 2005 Soft Prison”, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, Illinois 2004 Bonjour Tristesse”, Van Harrison Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 2003 Better than the Fantasy” , Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois
Endless Reverie, Dogmatic Gallery, Chicago, Illinois2002 John Parot, Bellwether Gallery, Brooklyn, New York Selected Group Exhibitions 2012 "Afterimage", Depaul Museum of Art.September 13 – November 15, 2012 2011 People Don’t Like to Read Art, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL 2010 "Let There Be Geo", A+D Gallery, Columbia College, Chicago, IL 2008 New Chicago Artists” Road Agent Gallery, Dallas, TX 2007 Thinking in Color”. Lemberg Gallery, Detroit, MI 2006 Where all the D*cks Hang Out” Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
“ The Beginning of the End of the Beginning”, Bucket Rider Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
“ Mixart”,curated by Dominic Molon, James Hotel, Chicago, Illinois2005 “Into the Woods,” Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
“Centrally located: The Artadia and Richard H. Driehaus Foundation 2004 Artist Awards,”
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois
“Sinister,” Tarble Arts Center, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois
“Drawn Out,” Gallery 400, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois
“Mock Optic,” Mixture Contemporary, Houston, Texas
“Exploding Plastic Inevitable: 40 Fun Galleries,” Craig Hensala and Simon Watson of Scenic and Bergdorf Goodman and Giorgio Armani, New York City, New York
“Four Color Pen Show,” Van Harrison Gallery, Chicago, Illinois2004 “Four Color Pen Show,” Locust Projects, Miami Florida
“Some Drawings and Some Are Not,” Mixture, Contemporary Houston, Texas
“Welcome to Wonderland,” 1R Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
“February Show,” Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco, California2003 “Gilded Lily,” IR Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
“Paper Works,” Julia Friedman Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
“Color Value,” Gallery 400, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois
“These Days,” University Galleries, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois2002 “End of the Rainbow,” Bellwether Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
“Works on Paper,” Bodybuilder and Sportsman Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
“The Art of Motoring,” Rooftop commission for the Mini Cooper, New York.Awards & Grants 2006 Roger Brown Professional Artist Residency, New Buffalo, Michigan 2005 Oxbow Residency, William Carr Olendorf Fund, Oxbow School of Art, Saugatuck, Michigan 2004 Illinois Art Council Grant Recipient, Visual Arts
Artadia Chicago Grant Recipient1998 Post-Graduate Fellowship, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME Selected Publications 2011 BUTT Magazine. Calvi, Danny. "John Parot: Token gay reality show contestant charms middle america with his Autofellatio art", February 22, 2011 2010 Mint Male Magazine. Montoya, Mitch. "4 emerging artists you need to know now" (John Parot). October 15, 2010
Jettison Quarterly. Almufti, Omar. "John Parot" (Interview). Summer 2010, Vol. 2, No. 2
Artcritical Yood, James. "Keeping an Eye on the Windy City." (John Parot). June 30, 2010
Chicago Tribune. Viera, Lauren. "John Parot and Rachel Niffenegger at Western Exhibitions". June 4, 2010
New City Smigasiewicz, Beatrice ."Review: John Parot/Western Exhibitions". May 24, 2010
Flavorpill. Westin, Monica. "John Parot: Hobbies", May 8, 2010
Beautiful Decay. Christian, Ryan. "John Parot". January 15, 2010
Art + Auction. "Changing of the Garde" (reproduction, John Parot). by Rachel Wolff, January 1, 20102009 Art: 21 Blog. “Migration Patterns” Guest Blog by Elijah Burger, January 4
PHONEBOOK. Vol. 2. “Drawing Out a Chicago Landscape” by Jason Foumberg. Green Lantern Press and threewalls2008 New City. “The Top 5 Gallery Shows in 2007.”
H & M Magazine.“"Exotic Art"” (John Parot) by Bill Evans Summer 2008 p. 78-792007 Time Out Chicago “John Parot (review)” by Bert Stabler, December 6-12, 2007
Flavorpill Chicago “John Parot” by Patricia Courson, Dec 4-10, 2007
New City Chicago “John Parot (review)” by Michelle Tupko, November 29, 2007
UR Chicago “Welcome to the Jungle (John Parot)” by Elio Iannacci, Nov8 – Dec 5
Think Pink Radio “Biological Exuberance – John Parot” by Justin Polera, November 2007
Centerstage Chicago “Now That’s Rather Queer (John Parot)” by Alicia Eler, November2006 Arkitip magazine. nine page pictorial, Issue 35 (Los Angeles) 2005 Time Out Chicago. Nusser, Madeline. “The Four Color Pen Show,” March 3-10, 2005,
Art on Paper. Hixson, Kathryn. “Drawn Out at Gallery 400.” September/October 2005
NYFA Quarterly. Speh, Scott. “Rants and Raves.” New York, NY, Feb. 20052004 10 x 10. Marsh, Julia. “Welcome to Wonderland,” Magazine, Volume 3, Number 1, Fall
New American Painters, No. 53, September 2004 Volume 9, Number 4 (Boston, Ma) Open Studios Press.2003 Dialogue Magazine. Palmer, Valerie. “The Stray Show,” March/April 2003 Chicago IL),
New City. Workman, Michael. “At Both Ends, Blowing Up.” Dec. 4, 2005 (Chicago)
UR. Iannacci, Elio. “Art Groupie,” Nov 13th –Dec 10th 2003, Vol 6, Issue 112002 artnet. Velez, Pedro. “Art Fair Future,” 12/23/02
artnet. Speh, Scott. “Sex in Chicago,” 10/3/02
The New Yorker. “Mini Cooper and the Art of Motoring,” April 15th 2002, pg 87
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