millei, john bio

JOHN MILLEI

BIOGRAPHY 1958 Born Los Angeles, CA Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA TEACHING 1991-Present Adjunct Professor Of Painting, Claremont Graduate University 1987-Present Fine Art Faculty, Art Center College Of Design Pasadena 1995-2000 Adjunct Professor & Thesis Advisor, Sci-Arc (Southern California Institute Of Architecture) SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2015 JOHN MILLEI: IF 6 TURNED OUT TO BE 9: SELECTED WORK, Marjorie Barrick Museum | UNLV, Las Vegas, NV 2013 RECENT PAINTINGS, George Lawson Gallery, San Francisco, CA ANTHROPOMORPHIC ABSTRACTION, Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA 2012 PORTRAITS OF YOU, Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA 2009-10 WOMAN IN A CHAIR, Ace Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA MARITIME, Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2008 PROCESSION PAINTINGS, Galleria Michela Rizzo, Venice, Italy 2006 PROCESSION, Ace Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA 2002 THE REAL LIFE OF FLOWERS, Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA FOR SURFING, Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2001 Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2000 Ace Gallery, New York, NY ANNUS MUNDI PAINTINGS, Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1999 Galerie Ghislaine Hussenot, Paris, France PAINTINGS, Domaine De Kerguehennec, Bignan, France 1998 TERRA PAINTINGS, Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA TERRA PAINTINGS, Ace Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico PAINTINGS, Velan, Torino, Italy 1997 SELECTED PAINTINGS, Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA FRIENDLY PRESSURE, Lawing Gallery, Houston, TX 1996 SELECTED WORKS: 1991-1996, Ace Gallery, New York, NY PAINTINGS & DRAWINGS, Douglas Lawing Gallery, Houston, TX 1995 DRAWINGS, Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA MARITIME, Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

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JOHN MILLEI RETABLOS, Trisorio Gallery, Napoli, Italy NI-BE-FE, Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA NERVE METER PAINTINGS & DRAWINGS, Douglas Lawing Gallery, Houston, TX 1994 DRAWINGS, Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1993 PROJECT: RETABLOS, David Beitzel Gallery, New York, NY DRAWINGS, Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1991-92 PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS, Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1991 DRAWINGS, Marc Jancou Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland 1990 DRAWINGS, Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1988 Marc Richards Gallery, Los Angeles, CA DRAWINGS, Thomas Babeor Gallery, La Jolla, CA 1987 Marc Richards Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1984 Orlando Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA 1982 Orlando Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA 1981 Orlando Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2011 SELECTED ABSTRACTION, 1940S -90S, Santa Barbara Museum Of Art, Santa Barbara, CA BAKER’S DOZEN III, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA (RE-): UN-HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS, Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman University, Orange, CA 2004 ACE INVITATIONAL 2004, Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2002 ACE INVITATIONAL 2002, Ace Gallery, New York, NY 1998 HELMUT DORNER, HELMUT FEDERLE, JOHN MILLEI, GERHARD RICHTER, Domaine De Kerguehennec, Bignan, France 1997 PRIMARY COLORS, Barbara Faber/Rob Jurka Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland 1995 ABSTRACTION FROM TWO COASTS, The Lawing Gallery, Houston, TX PAINTING BEYOND THE IDEA, Manny Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA FLOWERS, Boritzer/Gray/Hamano, Santa Monica, CA 1993 PHYSICAL ABSTRACTION, Blum Helman Gallery, New York, NY 4TH NEWPORT BIENNIAL, Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport, CA 1992 NEW PHYSICAL ABSTRACTION IN LOS ANGELES PART II, Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA ESSENTIAL GESTURES: NANCY HAYNES, JOHN MILLEI, SIGMAR POLKE, Pamela Auchincloss Gallery, New York, NY 1991 THE NEW PHYSICAL ABSTRACTION IN LOS ANGELES, Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA THREE PAINTERS: JACQUELINE HUMPHRIES, JOHN MILLEI, CARL OSTENDARP, Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA RECENT ACQUISITIONS OF THE ACHENBACH FOUNDATION FOR THE GRAPHIC ARTS, PART TWO: 1950-1991, California Palace Of The Legion Of Honor, San Francisco, CA 1990 PHYSICAL ABSTRACTION, Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA BRAZIL PROJECTS 1990, Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Art Museum Of

Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil IN PERFECT SILENCE, Art Center College Of Art And Design, Pasadena, CA David Beitzel Gallery, New York, NY THE ENDS OF PAINTING: THE EDGES OF ABSTRACTIONS, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica, CA FOUR ABSTRACT PAINTERS, Claremont College, Claremont, CA

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THE SPIRIT OF OUR TIME, Contemporary Arts Council, Santa Barbara, CA 1988 Marc Richards Gallery, Los Angeles, CA AFTER ABSTRACT, Art Center College Design, Pasadena, CA 1987 DRAWINGS, Marc Richards Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1984 SMALL WORKS NATIONAL, Zanel Gallery, Rochester, NY

INTERIORS-EXTERIORS, Gensler & Associates, Los Angeles, CA DRAWING: NINE ARTISTS, Swope Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2010 Curcio, Seth. “John Millei: Woman In A Chair.” Www.Dailyserving.Com. 6 July. Duncan, Michael. “John Millei: Ace Gallery.” Modern Painters April.

Miles, Christopher. “John Millei At Ace... And Ace.” La Weekly 15 April: P. 37. Fallah, Amir. ”John Millei: Abstraction Master.” Beautiful Decay 3 March.

2009 Kuspit, Donald. “Through History To Authenticity: John Millei's Paintings.” www.Artnet.Com “Maritime Paintings By John Millei On View At Ace Gallery.” www.Designtaxi.Com. 23 December.

2007 “Post-Production Conversation: John Millei Talks With Mitchell Kane.” X-Tra Contemporary Art Quarterly Vol. 9, No. 3 February. 2002 Pagel, David. Los Angeles Times 30 August. 2001 Schwabsky, Barry. Tema Celeste November/December. P. 60- 63.

Scarborough, James. Arttext July/August. 2000 Zeitz, Lisa. “The ‘Last Cry’ In Abstractionism: At Ace Gallery New York.” Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 14 October.

Dimichele, David. “John Millei At Ace Gallery.” Artweek Vol. 31, Issue 6 June. P.19- 20.

1996 Macadam, Barbara. “John Millei.” Artnews December. P. 119. Schwabsky, Barry. Artforum. Dominique, Nahas. Review Magazine Vol. 2, No. 6. 1 December. "John Millei At The Trisoro Gallery." Tema Celeste May.

1995 Christie, Tom. "Painting The Town." Buzz August. P. 48. William Wilson. "Artistic Passion." Los Angeles Times 15 April. P. F16.

1994 Pagel, David. "Unlike Diebenkorn." Los Angeles Times 24 February. 1993 Pagel, David. "The New Physical Abstraction In Los Angeles." Tema Celeste Winter. P. 76.

Pagel, David. “John Millei, Placer Abstracto.” Lapiz – International Art Review No. 102. P. 57-64.

1992 Peterson, William. “Physical Abstraction: On Some Abstract Painting In Los Angeles." Artspace December. P. 53-60. Scarborough, James. "Agnostic Abstraction." Artspace September. Pagel, David. "Big Sensations." Los Angeles Times 7 August. Barrie, Lita. Artspace May. Dimichele, David. "Painted Space: John Millei At Ace Gallery." Artweek 9 January. P. 12.

1991 Pagel, David. "John Millei: Strangely Alienated." Los Angeles Times 29 October. P. F5. Pagel, David. "The Ends Of Paintings: The Edges Of Abstractions." Artspace Vol.15, No. 2 January/February. P. 42-49, Cover.

1990 Woodward, Joseph. "Spirit Of Our Time." Artweek 20 December. P. 16. Crowder, Joan. "Catching The Spirit Of Our Time." Santa Barbara News Press 23 November. P. 22.

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Frank, Peter. "Pick Of The Week." L.A. Weekly November. Channin, Richard. "Flowering Of Sensation, John Millei At Ace Gallery." Artweek 18 October. Appleton, Steve. "Consideration Of The Historical." Artweek Vol. 21, No. 16, 26 April. P. 11-12. Wilson, William. "Abstractions' Contrasting Temperaments." Los Angeles Times 16 March.

1989 Pagel, David. "John Millei." Arts Magazine January. Channin, Richard. "John Millei." Artcoast March/April.

1988 Frank, Peter. "Pick Of The Week." L.A. Weekly 22-28 January. Ollman, Leah. "Review." Los Angeles Times 20 March. Nowlin, Stephen. After Abstract. Pasadena: Art Center College Of Design. Hugo, Joan. "Oppositions In Abstraction." Artweek 22 October. Speigel, Judith. "A Commitment To Delight." Artweek 22 October.

1987 Gardner, Colin. "The Galleries." Los Angeles Times 1 December. 1984 Lasarow, Bill. "John Millei & Elizabeth Topper." Artscene Vol. 3, April.

Donaghue, Marlena. "The Galleries." Los Angeles Times 13 April. 1983 Lowy, Vicki. "Reviews Of Exhibitions." Images & Issues March/April. 1982 Pincus, Robert L. "The Galleries." Los Angeles Times 19 November. 1981 Muchnic, Suzanne. "The Galleries." Los Angeles Times 16 January.

PUBLICATIONS “Procession”, Robert Creely, Kevin O’ Sullivan, Mitchell Kane, John Millei.. By Ace Gallery, 2008. “For Surfing”, Jamie Brisick, Dennis Phillips. By Ace Gallery, 2002 “Terra Incognita”, Dennis Philllips, John Millei. Claremont Graduate University Press,1999 “Personal”, Robert Creely, John Millei. By Peter Koch Press, 1998 DOCUMENTARIES “John Millei Maritime,” Full Figured Films. www.Youtube.Com, January 2010 “John Millei Woman In A Chair,” Full Figured Films. www.Youtube.Com, January 2010

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