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Christian Rex van Minnen

© Courtesy of Christian Rex van Minnen and cadet capela
Biography

Born in 1980, Providence, RI
Lives and works in Santa Cruz, CA

Curriculum vitae

Solo and two-person exhibitions
  • 2023
    La Luz Atrapada, Veta Galeria, Madrid, ES
  • 2022
    Coniunctio, Ross+Kramer Gallery, New York, NY, US
  • 2021
    It Comes In Waves, Nanzuka Underground, Tokyo, JP
  • Skin Bone Quinacridone Adrenochrome, Galeria Javier Lopez & Fer Frances, Madrid, ES
  • 2020
    Westcliff, Ross+Kramer Gallery, New York, NY, US
  • 2019
    Bloom, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO, US
  • Works on paper, cadet capela, Paris, FR
  • In Heaven, everything is Fine, with Aaron Johnson, Ross+Kramer Gallery, New York, NY, US
  • 2018
    Chum Chum Rubby Dubby, with Aaron Johnson, AishoNanzuka, Hong Kong, HK
  • 2017
    Mourning Wood in Liminal Dawn, Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, US
  • 2016
    Enantiodromia, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen, DK
  • 2015
    Golden Memes, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO, US
  • 2014
    Glazed and Confused, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen, DK
  • 2013
    Welsh Rats, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO, US
  • 2012
    Fever Dream, Copro Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, US
  • 2011
    Rainbow Blight, Bert Green Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA, US
  • 2010
    Neo-Grotesque, Roq la Rue Gallery, Seattle, WA, US
Group exhibitions
  • 2023
    Our 25th Anniversary (part 2) group show, Rog La Rue Gallery, Seattle, WA, US
  • 2022
    45th Anniversary group show, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO, US
  • Sublime Bodies, Aisho Nanzuka, Hong Kong, HK
  • 2021
    My Sweet Doppelgänger, Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, US
  • Summer Summer Group Show, Ross+Kramer Gallery, New York, NY, US
  • Figure 9, curated by Ryan Travis Christian, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL, US
  • Nature Morte, The Hole, New York, NY, US
  • 2020
    Hybrids, CFHILL, Stockholm, SE
  • Blast Over, curated by Christian Rex van Minnen, Ruttkowski;68, Paris, FR
  • BLUNT!, cadet capela, Paris, FR
  • Global Pop Underground, curated by Nanzuka, Parco Museum, Tokyo, JP
  • 2019
    Re-New, Postmasters Gallery, Roma, US
  • Group Show, cadet capela, Montpellier, FR
  • Mixed Pickles 5, Ruttkowski;68, Berlin, FR
  • New Image Portrait, Curated by Todd Kramer, Stems Gallery, Brussels, BE
  • 2018
    Réalisme d’aujourd’hui, cadet capela, Paris, FR
  • 2017
    Beheaded, Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, US
  • CON-Figuration, Postmasters, New York, NY, US
  • 2016
    Juxtapoz x Superflat, co-curated by Takashi Murakami and Evan Pricco, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, CA
  • Juxtapoz x Superflat, co-curated by Takashi Murakami and Evan Pricco, Pivot Art + Culture Center, Seattle, WA, US
  • 2015
    Objects Installation, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO, US
  • HEY! 3, Halle St Pierre, Paris, FR
  • The Copenhagen Interpretation, Lodge Gallery, New York, NY, US
  • Jokes of Nature, Redline Arts, Denver, CO, US
  • All Types of Characters, Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY, US
  • Pulse NYC, Gallery Poulsen, New York, NY, US
  • 2014
    Heat!, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen, DK
  • Annual Art Auction, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO, US
  • Winter Group Show, Jonathan Levine Gallery, New York, NY, US
  • Ducks, Greenpoint Terminal Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, US
  • 2013
    Messin’ With The Masters, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ, US
  • The Gallery Poulsen 10 Years Anniversary Show, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen, DK
  • Beinart Collective 2013 Group Show, Copro Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, US
  • Varnish 10th Anniversary Show, Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA, US
  • The Wild Bunch, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen, DK
  • 2012
    Unnatural History, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, UK, US
  • Against the Grain, Mark Moore Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, US
  • 2011
    Cute and Creepy, Florida State University Museum of Fine Art, Tallahassee, FL, US
  • Don’t Wake Daddy VI, Feinkunst Kruger, Hamburg, DE
  • Dark Water, Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, US
  • What would we wish for in the future?, Biologiska Museet, Stockholm, SE
  • Another Roadside Attraction, ISE Cultural Foundation, New York, NY, US
  • 2010
    Ripe, Seattle Pacific Arts Center, Seattle, WA, US
  • Another Roadside Attraction, ISE Cultural Foundation, New York, NY, US
  • New Realisms, MiTO Contemporary, Barcelona, ES
  • 2009
    OCHO: Numero Atomico Global Group Show, ROJO Artspace, Barcelona, ES
  • 15th Annual Realism Invitational, Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Fairs
  • 2023
    Tokyo Gendai, Nanzuka Underground, Tokyo, JP
  • Art Basel, Nanzuka Underground, Hong Kong, HK
  • 2022
    Art Basel, Nanzuka Underground, Miami, FL, US
  • CAN Art Fair, Veta Galeria, Ibiza, ES
  • 2021
    Art Basel, Nanzuka Underground, Miami, FL, US
  • Untitled Miami, Richard Heller Gallery, Miami Beach, FL, US
  • 2019
    Untitled Miami, Richard Heller Gallery, Miami, FL, US
  • Art Brussels Fair, Richard Heller Gallery, Brussels, BE
  • 2018
    Untitled Miami, solo, Richard Heller Gallery, Miami Beach, FL, US
  • 2017
    Untitled Miami, Richard Heller Gallery, Miami, FL, US
  • EXPO Chicago, Richard Heller Gallery, Chicago, IL, US
  • Dallas Art Fair, Richard Heller Gallery, Dallas, TX, US
  • 2016
    Untitled Miami, Richard Heller Gallery, Miami, FL, US
  • EXPO Chicago, Richard Heller Gallery, Chicago, IL, US
  • Dallas Art Fair, Richard Heller Gallery, Dallas, TX, US
  • 2012
    Texas Contemporary Art Fair, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO, US
  • SWAB Contemporary Art Fair, Represented by MiTO Contemporary, Barcelona, ES
Collections
  • Obayashi Collection, JP
  • Beth Rudin de Woody Collection
  • Hall Art Foundation
  • Denver Art Museum
  • Djurhuus Collection
  • Colecciōn Solo, ES
  • Richard B. Sachs Collection
Residencies
  • 2011
    Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO, US
Education
  • BA, Regis University, Denver, CO, US