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Spencer Sweeney

Lives and works in New York

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2006 AMT Gallery, Como, Italy
2005 The Modern Institute, Glasgow
Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York
2003 'Works on paper', Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York
1999 Lawing gallery, Houston ,TX

Selected Group Exhibitions

2006 'Day for Night: Whitney Biennial 2006', Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
2005 'The Early Show', White Columns, New York
'Red White Blue', Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York
'Looking at Words: The Formal Presence of Text in Modern and Contemporary Works on Paper', Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York
'Works on Paper', Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York
'Drunk vs. Stoned 2', Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York
2004 'Subway Series', Bronx Museum of the Arts, NYC
2003 'Today’s Man', John Connely, New York
'Kareoke Death Machine', Daniel Reich, New York
'My People Were Fair and Had Cum in their Hair (but now they’re content to spray stars from your boughs)', Team Gallery, New York
2002 'Paintings: Steve DiBenedetto, Spencer Sweeney, and Joe Zucker', Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York
'20th Anniversary Exhibition', Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York
2001 American Fine Arts, New York
Hysteric Glamour, Tokyo
2000 '21st century group show', Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York
'Legal Paper Work', Beyond Baroque
1999 'XXX-Mas show', American Fine Arts (Curator Colin Deland)
Preview Party for John Waters opening, American Fine Arts Gallery,NYC (performance, Curated by Colin Deland)
Preview Party for Gary Gross, American Fine arts gallery, NYC (performance, Curated by Colin Deland)
American Fine Arts Gallery, New York
'CrissCross: Some Young New Yorkers 3' (installation and series performance), PS 1 Contemporary Arts Center, New York
'Paradise 8' (Installation and performance), (curated by Kenny Schacter), Exit Art, New York
'Free Coke' (performance and video installation), (curated by Carol Greene), Greene Naftali gallery, New York