Jim Houser

Jim Houser was born in 1973 in , , the city where he currently resides. He is a self-taught artist and an honorary member of the Philly-based artist collective Space1026. In 2005, Gingko Press released a monograph entitled Babel: Jim Houser. In 2010, Houser released a vinyl record of instrumental music composed to accompany his installations; the songs are currently available on iTunes. Houser’s collages, paintings and installations have been exhibited in institutions such as the Laguna Art Museum and the Philadelphia Museum of Art as well as galleries in Los Angeles, , Milan, Paris, Sydney and São Paulo. His work is included in the permanent collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art

SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2013 Search Party. Jonathan LeVine Gallery. New York, NY 2012 As Quiet As It’s Kept. Lebasse Projects. Los Angeles, CA 2011 VOLTA-NY 2011. Booth v6, presented by Jonathan LeVine Gallery. New York, NY 2011 Houser , Hecox , Fairey , Black Book , Denver , CO 2010 URBAN ALCHEMISTS. Jonathan LeVine Gallery + Tony Goldman. Wynwood Walls, , FL 2010 Things That Make Whole. Two-person show with Ben Woodward. Blackbook Gallery. Denver, CO 2010 Five Year Anniversary Show. Jonathan LeVine Gallery. New York, NY 2009 Americana. Four person show with Adam Wallacavage, Doze Green, and Tara McPherson. Choque Cultural Gallery. São Paulo, Brazil 2009 In the Land of Retinal Delights: The Juxtapoz Factor. Laguna Art Museum. Laguna Beach, CA 2008 Hard Left. Grand Opening group exhibition. Merry Karnowsky Gallery. Berlin, Germany 2008 Awful Mountain. Two person show with Richard Colman. White Walls. San Francisco, CA 2007 Decade:10th Anniversary Exhibition. Merry Karnowsky Gallery. Los Angeles, CA 2006 We’ll Make a Lover of You. Group Show. ArtCenter of South . Miami, FL 2005 Graffiti Art Auction: Benefit for Tsunami Victims. Asian Arts Initiative. Philadelphia, PA 2005 The Drama Presents: A to Z. New Image Art Gallery. West Hollywood, CA 2004 If I Ever Die. Subliminal Projects. Los Angeles, CA 2004 Delinquent Boys. Plush Gallery. Dallas, TX 2004 Philadelphia and Friends. Space 237. Toledo, OH 2004 By the People for the People. Transport Gallery. Los Angeles, CA 2004 Three Minutes of Happiness. Selective Hearing Gallery. San Diego, CA 2004 Tree Trimming: The Ornament Show. Track 16 Gallery. Santa Monica, CA 2004 Nook and Cranny. New Image Art Gallery. West Hollywood, CA 2004 The Great (Re)Masters Show. Spector Gallery. Philadelphia, PA 2004 Good World. Publico. Cincinatti, OH 2004 The Lifers. 55DSL. New York, NY

AWARDS and RECOGNITION 2003 Added to the permanent collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art 2002 Selected as donor artist, Institute of Contemporary Art Spring Fundraiser 2001 Added to the collection of Duke University Children’s Hospital in Durham, NC

SELECTED PRESS and PUBLICATIONS Juxtapoz, Rolling Stone, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times Magazine, Swindle, ModArt, Anthem, Flaunt, Nylon, Paper, Metropop, Mcsweeney's Quarterly Concern, OC Weekly, Kingbrown, Aztlan Journal of Chicano Studies, Glue, Art Issues, Blab, Bant, Riviera Magazine, Coagula Magazine, Daily Variety, Juxtapoz, FecalFace, Arrested Motion.

BABEL, 2005, published by Ginkgo Press in association with R77

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