Brian Gross Fine Art: Artists: Roy Thurston

Education: 1971; BA Colorado College, Colorado Springs; 1974; MFA Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA
Solo Exhibitions: 2010; Galerie Katharina Krohn, Basel, Switzerland; Fabbri Contemporary Art, Milano, Italy; 2008; New Work, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA; 2006; Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM; 2004; Directed Light, Los Angeles Harbor College, Wilmington, CA; 2002; Chac Mool Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts; 2001; Charlotte Jackson Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM; 2000; Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA; Chac Mool Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; 1996; Charlotte Jackson Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM; 1995; Thomas Solomon’s Garage, Los Angeles, CA; 1991; Kiyo Higashi Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; 1989; Kiyo Higashi Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; 1985; Todd Madigan Gallery, California State College, Bakersfield
Group Exhibitions: 2010; State of Mind, Panza Collection Lucca Center of Contemporary Art, Lucca, Italy; 2009; Locals Only, LOOK Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; 2008; at the Brewery Project, 1993-2007: the Finale, Armory Center for the Arts, Los Angeles, CA; Galerie Arte Moderna Ammann, Locarno, Switzerland; The Natalie and Irving Foreman Collection of Works on Paper, Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY; SoCal: Southern California Art of the 1960’s and 70’s from LACMA’s Collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; 2007; Monochrome, Cardwell Jimmerson Contemporary Art, Culver City, CA; Müller-Emil and Multiple Art, Galerie Jonas, Cortaillod, Switzerland; 2006; Photos & Phantasy: Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA; Katharina Krohn Gallery, Basel, Switzerland; Minimalism, I-5 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Mat Gleason; 2005; The Natalie & Irving Forman Collection, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY; Good Clean Fun, Brewery Project, Los Angeles, CA curated by Jennifer Faist; Paint on Metal, Tucson, AZ, curated by Julie Sasse (catalog); 2001; New Work: LA Painting, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA; 2000; Simply Complex: Monochrome Paintings from Los Angeles, Dorsky Gallery, New York, NY, curated by Joan and Reuben Baron (brochure); Panza: Legacy of a Collector, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA (catalog); 1998; Max Hendler/Lies Kraal/Roy Thurston, Hunsaker/Schlesinger Fine Art, Santa Monica, CA; 1997; Selections from Panza Acquisition, Palma di Mallorca, Spain, organized by Museo Cantonale d’Arte Lugano (catalog); 5 Easy Pieces, Nevada Institute for Contemporary Art, Las Vegas, NV (catalog); 1995; The Panza de Biumo Donation: European and American Art ’83-‘93, Museo Cantonale d’Arte Lugano, Switzerland (catalog); 1994; Plane/Structures Otis Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA, curated by David Pagel (catalog); 1989; Quiet, Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA, curated by Paul Tomidy (catalog); 1986; Recent Abstractions, Burnett Miller Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; 1975; Selected West Coast Painters, Miami-Dade University, Miami, FL (catalog)
Bibliography: “A Different Kind of Freedom”, LACMAINSIDER, Museum Benefactors’ Journal, Summer 2007, Vol. 1 Issue 3.; Mat Gleason, “Art Angelenos,” Modern Painters, Spring 2003.; Holly Meyers, “Roy Thurston,” Art Issues, Summer 2000.; Christopher Knight, “Holding the Light,” Los Angeles Times, January 21, 2000.; Lis Bensley. “Roy Thurston Unlocks a Translucent Realm,” The Santa Fe New Mexican, September 13, 1996.; Toby Crockett, “Roy Thurston at Thomas Solomon’s Garage,” Art in America, June 1995.; William Wilson, “Plane/Structures at Otis: Enriching Works,” Los Angeles Times, September 19, 1994.; Francis Colpitt, “Palpable Surface/Elusive Depth,” Art Space, Summer 1991.; Gary Kornblau, “Roy Thurston at Kiyo Hagashi,” Art Issues, March-April 1990.; Suvan Geer, Los Angeles Times, December 1, 1989.
Selected Public and Private Collections: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY; Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Los Angeles, CA; Nancy and Ulrich Richard, Zürich, Switzerland; The Berlingieri Collection, Rome, Italy; Natalie and Irving Forman, Lamy, NM; Ann Hatch, San Francisco, CA; Kiyo and Robert Higashi, Los Angeles, CA; Coleccion Jumex, Mexico City, Mexico; Tobe and Greg Karns, Los Angeles, CA; Anne Lannan, Los Angeles, CA; Museo Cantonale d’Arte, Lugano, Switzerland; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA; Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, CA; Mark and Jayne Murrel, Newport Beach, CA; Joan and Fred Nicholas, Beverly Hills, CA; The Panza Collection, Milan, Italy; Haus Konsruktiv, Zürich, Switzerland; Christina Renggli and Bernhard Bruckmann, Zürich, Switzerland


fc		Education 1971 BA Colorado College, Colorado Springs 1974 MFA Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA Solo Exhibitions 2010 Galerie Katharina Krohn, Basel, Switzerland Fabbri Contemporary Art, Milano, Italy 2008 New Work, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA 2006 Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM 2004 Directed Light, Los Angeles Harbor College, Wilmington, CA 2002 Chac Mool Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts 2001 Charlotte Jackson Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM 2000 Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA Chac Mool Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1996 Charlotte Jackson Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM 1995 Thomas Solomon’s Garage, Los Angeles, CA 1991 Kiyo Higashi Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1989 Kiyo Higashi Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1985 Todd Madigan Gallery, California State College, Bakersfield Group Exhibitions 2010 State of Mind, Panza Collection Lucca Center of Contemporary Art, Lucca, Italy 2009 Locals Only, LOOK Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2008 at the Brewery Project, 1993-2007: the Finale, Armory Center for the Arts, Los Angeles, CA Galerie Arte Moderna Ammann, Locarno, Switzerland The Natalie and Irving Foreman Collection of Works on Paper, Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY SoCal: Southern California Art of the 1960’s and 70’s from LACMA’s Collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA 2007 Monochrome, Cardwell Jimmerson Contemporary Art, Culver City, CA Müller-Emil and Multiple Art, Galerie Jonas, Cortaillod, Switzerland 2006 Photos & Phantasy: Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA Katharina Krohn Gallery, Basel, Switzerland Minimalism, I-5 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Mat Gleason 2005 The Natalie & Irving Forman Collection, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY Good Clean Fun, Brewery Project, Los Angeles, CA curated by Jennifer Faist Paint on Metal, Tucson, AZ, curated by Julie Sasse (catalog) 2001 New Work: LA Painting, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2000 Simply Complex: Monochrome Paintings from Los Angeles, Dorsky Gallery, New York, NY, curated by Joan and Reuben Baron (brochure) Panza: Legacy of a Collector, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA (catalog) 1998 Max Hendler/Lies Kraal/Roy Thurston, Hunsaker/Schlesinger Fine Art, Santa Monica, CA 1997 Selections from Panza Acquisition, Palma di Mallorca, Spain, organized by Museo Cantonale d’Arte Lugano (catalog) 5 Easy Pieces, Nevada Institute for Contemporary Art, Las Vegas, NV (catalog) 1995 The Panza de Biumo Donation: European and American Art ’83-‘93, Museo Cantonale d’Arte Lugano, Switzerland (catalog) 1994 Plane/Structures Otis Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA, curated by David Pagel (catalog) 1989 Quiet, Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA, curated by Paul Tomidy (catalog) 1986 Recent Abstractions, Burnett Miller Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1975 Selected West Coast Painters, Miami-Dade University, Miami, FL (catalog) Bibliography “A Different Kind of Freedom”, LACMAINSIDER, Museum Benefactors’ Journal, Summer 2007, Vol. 1 Issue 3. Mat Gleason, “Art Angelenos,” Modern Painters, Spring 2003. Holly Meyers, “Roy Thurston,” Art Issues, Summer 2000. Christopher Knight, “Holding the Light,” Los Angeles Times, January 21, 2000. Lis Bensley. “Roy Thurston Unlocks a Translucent Realm,” The Santa Fe New Mexican, September 13, 1996. Toby Crockett, “Roy Thurston at Thomas Solomon’s Garage,” Art in America, June 1995. William Wilson, “Plane/Structures at Otis: Enriching Works,” Los Angeles Times, September 19, 1994. Francis Colpitt, “Palpable Surface/Elusive Depth,” Art Space, Summer 1991. Gary Kornblau, “Roy Thurston at Kiyo Hagashi,” Art Issues, March-April 1990. Suvan Geer, Los Angeles Times, December 1, 1989. Selected Public and Private Collections Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Los Angeles, CA Nancy and Ulrich Richard, Zürich, Switzerland The Berlingieri Collection, Rome, Italy Natalie and Irving Forman, Lamy, NM Ann Hatch, San Francisco, CA Kiyo and Robert Higashi, Los Angeles, CA Coleccion Jumex, Mexico City, Mexico Tobe and Greg Karns, Los Angeles, CA Anne Lannan, Los Angeles, CA Museo Cantonale d’Arte, Lugano, Switzerland Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, CA Mark and Jayne Murrel, Newport Beach, CA Joan and Fred Nicholas, Beverly Hills, CA The Panza Collection, Milan, Italy Haus Konsruktiv, Zürich, Switzerland Christina Renggli and Bernhard Bruckmann, Zürich, Switzerland