b 1962, Cincinnati, Ohio Education BA, The New School, New York, NY Boston University Atelier Italia, Ronciglione Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Solo Exhibitions 2008 Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY 2007 Arena México, Arte Contemporáneo, Guadalajara, Mexico 2006 Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY Kantor/Feuer Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2005 Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY 2002 Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY (project room) 2001 Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY 2000 Hammer of the Gods, Universidad De Guadalajara, Mexico Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY 1996 Dan Bernier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1995 Skin and Bones, Amanda Obering Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA 1994 Dumb, Amanda Obering Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA 1993 Failure, Amanda Obering Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA Selected Group Exhibitions 2008 How To Cook A Wolf: Part One, Dinter Fine Art, New York, NY Summer Group Exhibition, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY 2007 NeoIntegrity, curated by Keith Mayerson, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY Tease, Mireille Mosler Ltd., New York, NY Don’t Look, The Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA Hard Times, Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York, NY 2006 Transformer, curated by Jovi Schnell, Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV Summer Group Exhibition, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY Twice Drawn, The Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY Drawing III, g-module, Paris, France Inaugural Group Exhibition, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY 2005 Looking at Words: The Formal Presence of Text in Modern and Contemporary Works on Paper, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, NY The General's Jamboree/2nd Annual Watercolor Exhibition, Guild & Greyshkul, New York, NY Viviseccion. Dibujo contemporaneo, Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico 2004 Termite Art Against White Elephant: Present Behaviour in Drawing, Fundacion ICO, Madrid, Spain 2003 Brooklyn Bounce & The Cootie Catcher, The Beaker Gallery, Tampa, FL The Company We Keep, Inman Gallery, Houstn, TX Zounds, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL 2002 Pop Patriotism, Momenta, Brooklyn, NY The Empire Strikes Back, ATM Gallery, New York, NY 2001 Three Project Rooms, In Arco, Torino, Italy 2000 Il Contratto del Disegnatore, In Arco, Torino, Italy Greater New York, PS1, New York, NY Hairy Forearm II, Feature, Inc., New York, NY 1999 Group Show, Feature, Inc., New York, NY Would Have Had, Cabinet Gallery, London Jason Fox and Chris Hammerlein, Feature, Inc., New York, NY Chris Hammerlein, Daniel Heimbinder, Kinke Kooi, M du B, F, H&G Gallery, Montreal 1998 YOYOGAGA, Feature, Inc., New York , NY 1997 Group Show, Nolan/Eckman Gallery, New York, NY 1996 Mirror Enough, Nolan/Eckman Gallery, New York, NY 1995 Spring Selections, Drawing Center, New York, NY 1994 Toys/Art/Us, Castel Gallery, New Rochelle, NY 1994 Mondo Lot, Robert Berman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1993 Trance Sex, Amanda Obering Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA Bibliography 2007 McQuaid, Cate. "It's easy to get drawn in by these works". The Boston Globe. December 2. Schambelan, Elizabeth. “Chris Hammerlein”. Artforum. February: p 297. 2005 Johnson, Ken. “Chris Hammerlein”. The New York Times, Art in Review. January 28. Jana, Reena. “Chris Hammerlein”. Time Out New York, Issue 487. January 27-February 2: p 59. Davis, Nicole. “Chris Hammerlein at Derek Eller Gallery”. artnet, Reviews: The New York List. January. 2003 Klaasmeyer, Kelly. “Body Art”. Houston Press. July 24-30: p 42 2002 Duncan, Michael. “Chris Hammerlein at Derek Eller”. Art in America. September. Cotter, Holland. “The Empire Strikes Back”. The New York Times, Art in Review. April 19, p E36. Grand Street, #68. “Symbols”. Portfolio. pp 195- 200. 2001 McEvilley, Thomas. “Chris Hammerlein, Idiot Savant”. Galleria in Arco. September. Kushner, Rachel. “The Windmills of a Minotaur’s Mind”. Galleria in Arco. September. 2000 Schambelan, Elizabeth. “Tasteless to the Core”. Greater New York catalogue. Beatrice, Luca. “Drawing is a Big Mess”. Galleria in Arco. May. 1998 Cotter, Holland. “Yoyogaga”. The New York Times, Art in Review. November 20: p E43. 1995 Dimichele, David. “Gramercy International Contemporary Art Fair at Chateau Marmont”. Artweek. February. Nolan, Timothy. “Bumpy and Leonard Bravo at Post and Christopher Hammerlein at 1 Drive By”. Artweek. November. 1994 McConaughty. Claire. “Chris Hammerlein”. Cover. January: p 13. New Observer. “Fertility”. Portfolio. Summer/Fall: pp 45-47. Nolan, Timothy. “Chris Hammerlein: Skin and Bones”. Zing, issue #2. pp 242-243. Public Collections Museum of Modern Art, NY Walker Art Center, MN Go to top