William Lamson
CV
Project(s) at West
2012.04
William Lamson and Jules Marquis and Jani Ruscica
 
*1977 Arlington, VA, USA
 

Education
2006
MFA. Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
1996–2000
BA. Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
 

Solo Exhibitions
2010
A Line Describing the Sun, The Boiler, Brooklyn, NY
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On Earth, Kunsthalle Erfut, Erfut, Germany
2009
Long Shot, Artspace, New Haven, CT
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Work and Trade, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
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Selected Videos, Nieuwe Vide, Harleem, The Netherlands
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Time Is Like the East River, Artspace, New Haven, NY
2008
Actions, Franklin Art Works, Minneapolis, MN
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Hunt and Gather, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
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Actions, Marty Walker Gallery, Dallas, TX
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Emerge, Marty Walker Gallery, Dallas, TX
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Experiment, Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO
2007
Sublunar, Pierogi. Leipzig, Germany (Catalogue)
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Selected Flight Videos, Crawl Space. Seattle, WA
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Selected Flight Videos, Stills Gallery. Sydney, Australia
2005
Encounter, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
2003
20 Photographs, Bell-Roberts Gallery, Cape Town, S.A.
 

Group Exhibitions
2009
Crossing Lines, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE
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Destroy Everything You Touch, Espai d‘Årt. Grandia, Spain
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I Like Winners: Sports and Selfhood, Sheppard Fine Art Gallery, Univ. of Nevada,
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Reno, NE
2008
Space+Earth+Wo/men, ACC Weimar, Weimar, Germany
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Things Are Strange, New Century Artists, New York, NY
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Tension/Release, Caren Golden Fine Art. New York, NY
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Apocalyptic Summer, Pierogi, Brooklyn NY
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Action.Stop.Action, Vox Populi, Philadelphia PA
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Summer Mix Tape Volume 1, Exit Art, New York, NY
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Specter, CRG, New York, NY
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New American Talent: 23, Arthouse, Austin, Texas
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Primary, Kendal College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
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Art on the Edge, Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2007
Exposure, Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
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Shadow Show, Real Art Ways. Harford, CT
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Float, Socrates Sculpture Park. Long Island City, NY
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The Whole Sea Is Storming, Pierogi. Leipzig, Germany
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Orpheus Selection: In Search of Darkness, P.S.1. Long Island City, NY
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Easy Rider, Yancey Richardson Gallery. New York, NY
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(Un)Natural Selection, Pierogi. Brooklyn, NY
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Pierogi: Flatfiling, Artnews Projects. Berlin, Germany
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Flight of Fancy, Museum of Fine Arts. Santa Fe, NM
2006
Young Portfolio Acquisition 2006, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts. Kiyosato, Japan
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Factitious, Pierogi. Brooklyn, NY. Traveled to Leipzig, Germany
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Looking Back from Ground Zero: Images from the Brooklyn Museum Collection,
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Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
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Thesis Show, Bard MFA. Red Hook, NY
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Think Twice: Young American Photography, TH Inside. Milan, Italy
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All I want for Christmas, Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art. New York, N
2005
Art and Commerce 2005: Festival of Emerging Photographers, DUMBO Arts Center
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Reconfigure, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
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Portraiture, National Arts Club, New York, NY
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Five, Scalo Project Space, New York, NY
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This Dream, America, Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, NY
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(May 7–June 12)
2004
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, DUMBO Arts Center
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Pool Party, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY
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Vacation Nation, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
2003
Three-person exhibition: William Lamson, Sebastian Piras, and Hugh Kretschmer,
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5+5 Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2001
New Work, Two Stones Studio, DUMBO Brooklyn
2000
Group Exhibition. Jaffe-Friede & Strauss Galleries. Dartmouth College
 

Bibliography
2010
Johnson, Ken. “William Lamson: ‘A Line Describing the Sun’,” The New York Times, Oct 29
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McAdams, Shane. “Will Lamson: A Line Describing the Sun,” The Brooklyn Rail, October
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Murrow Ethan. “Will Lamson Is Burning Up the Desert,” The Huffington Post, September 22
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Sutton, Benjamin. “Artists Gone Wild!,” The L Magazine, September 14
2009
“Artist as Performer and Learning Curve 3,” artshound.com, September
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“Artist as Performer,” Art Lies, No. 64, Winter 2009 (Illus.). p.96-97
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“Artist as Performer,” houstonpress.com, September 9, 2009
2008
“William Lamson: Artist Profile,” Corduroy Magazine, March
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“PDN 30 at 10,” Photo District News, March
2007
“Les Nouveaux Solitaires,” Le Monde, November
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Schmerler, Sarah. “(Un)Natural Selection: Review,” Time Out New York, August 9-15,
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Issue 619. P.66
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“Goings On About Town: (Un)Natural Selection: Review,” The New Yorker, July 25-31
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Gärtner, Barbara. “William Lamson,” Monopol, December. P.27 (Illus.)
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Müller, Dominikus. “My Head Is Spinning,” artnet.de, September 17
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“Exposure: William Lamson,” Outside Magazine, July
2006
“Exposure: William Lamson,” Outside Magazine, July
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“William Lamson,” H Magazine, May
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Le Monde 2, Issue 100, Ball, January 14
2005
Maine, Stephen. “Dateline Brooklyn,” artnet, posted February 5, 2005
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“Me In America,” Itch Magazine, Issue 2, Vol. 1, January. Bell-Roberts Publishing
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“Sleeper Hit: William Lamson,” (Feature), Nylon Guys, March 15
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“Roving Photographer,” STEP Inside Design Magazine, March/April 2005
2004
LaSala, Anthony. “Willam Lamson, Rising Star,” PDN (Photo District News), November George, Kate. “Cathartic moments on film,” A.M. New York, November 19–21, 2004. P.31
 

Publications
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On Earth, Kerber Artbooks, Kerber Verlag Bielefeld, Germany, 2010
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“Irving Pointing to God,” Harper’s Magazine, August, 2005
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Pierogi Press #8, Brooklyn NY, December, 2002
 

Fellowships/Residencies
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Binaural / Nodar Artist Residency, Portugal (7th cycle of artist residencies of Paivascapes #1)
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MacDowell Fellowship, June 2009
 

Collections
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Dallas Museum of Art
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Brooklyn Museum
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Houston Museum of Fine Arts
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West Collection
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Progressive Corporate Art Collection. Cleveland, OH
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Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts