Biography -

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DAVID MALEK
Born 1977 Springfield IL, USA
Lives and works in Poitiers, FR
EDUCATION
2006 MFA, Painting, Hunter College CUNY. New York NY, USA
2000 BA, Beloit College. Beloit WI, USA
1998 Université Rennes 2. Rennes FR
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS
2016
Dark Star: David Malek & Blair Thurman. Ribordy Contemporary. Geneva CH.
2015
Solo Presentation, Art-O-Rama, presented by Martos Gallery NY, Marseilles FR.
Malek à Mosset, La Capelleta Cultural Space. Mosset FR. Invited by Olivier Mosset.
2014
Analogs, Galerie Triple V. Paris FR.
2013
David Malek, Martos Gallery. New York NY, USA.
David Malek, Displays La Salle de Bains. Lyon FR.
Dark Chrystals. Galerie Vedovi. Brussels BE.
2012
FIAC, Galerie Triple V. Grand Palais, Paris FR. Solo Presentation.
Orange, Golden Gallery. New York NY, USA.
2011
The Moon; Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite, Ribordy Contemporary. Geneva CH.
David Malek, Golden Gallery. Chicago IL, USA.
Hexagons, Rawson Projects, Brooklyn NY, USA.
2010
Yellow Chevron Bâche, Site Specific Installation, 3 place de la Madeleine, Paris FR,
Organized by Laurence Dreyfus.
2009
Safety Yellow, SAKS Gallery. Geneva CH. Curated by Stéphane Ribordy.
David Malek, Smith-Stewart Gallery, New York NY, USA.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016
Non figuratif, informel, minimaliste, abstrait. Un nouvel intérêt? [Non Figurative, nonformal,
minimalist, abstract, a new interest?], CAC Maymec, Abbaye St André, Maymec FR. Curated by
Eglantine Bélêtre.
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Pièces Meublées, Galerie Patrick Seguin, Paris FR. Organized by Bob Nickas.
Inaugural Exhibition. Galerie Triple V, Paris FR. Curated by Vincent Pécoil.
2015
An Imperious Desire of Space, Palette Terre, Paris FR. Curated by Ana Mendoza Aldana.
Ligne Aveugle / Blind Line, ISBA, Besançon FR. Curated by Hugo Pernet and Hugo SchüwerBoss.
Space is the Place, Galerie Triple V, Paris FR. Curated by Vincent Pécoil.
2014
A = Anatomy B= Ballet C= Colors, CNN Ballet de Lorraine, Nancy FR.
Curated by Justin Morin.
Das Optische Unbewusste / The Optical Unconscious, Kunst(Zeug)Haus, Gebert Foundation,
Rapperswil AT. Organized by Bob Nickas in collaboration with Fredi Fischli and Niels Olsen.
2013
Touch the Moon, Louis B James Gallery, New York NY, USA. Curated by Kristen Lorello.
Science Fiction 3, Galerie Triple V, Paris FR. Curated by Vincent Pécoil.
Too big to Fail, Galerie Triple V, Paris FR. Curated by Vincent Pécoil.
Brigadoon, La Tôlerie Art Center. Clermont-Ferrand FR. Curated by Céline Poulin.
Pathfinder, Moins Un art space. Paris FR. Curated by Alrène Berceliot Courtin.
2012
Creature from the Blue Lagoon, Bridghampton NY, USA. Curated by Bob Nickas.
Tell the Children/Abstraction for Children, La Salle de bains, Lyon FR. Curated by Francis
Baudevin and Caroline Soyez-Petithomme.
Abstract Realities, The Studios of Key West, Key West FL, USA. Curated by Hal Bromm.
Sense and Sensibility, Golden Gallery, Chicago IL, USA. Curated by Jacob Meehan.
2011
We Regret to Inform You There is Currently No Space or Place for Abstract Painting, Martos
Gallery, New York NY, USA. Curated by Jose Martos.
The Bridgehampton Biennial, Bridgehampton NY, USA. Curated by Bob Nickas.
Landing Jam, Ugly Art Space, Brooklyn NY, USA. Curated by Martin Estevez
Abstract and Traces, Ribordy Contemporary, Geneva CH. Curated by Stéphane Ribordy.
Looking Back: The Fifth White Columns Annual, White Columns, New York NY, USA.
Organized by Bob Nickas.
The Promise, Galerie Crèvecoeur, Paris FR. Curated by Martha Kirszenbaum.
2010
Wait for Me at the Bottom of the Pool, Bridgehampton NY, USA. Organized by Bob Nickas.
Le Faux Miroir, Galerie Rodolphe Janssen, Bruxelles BE. Commissariat: Bob Nickas.
Map Out, Galerie Suzanne Tarasiève, Paris FR
La Diagonale du Vide, La Salle de Bains, Lyon FR. Curated by Jill Gasparina et Caroline SoyezPetithomme.
Compose!, David Krut Projects, New York NY, USA. Curated by Amy Smith-Stewart.
Perpetüum Mobile, Four Boxes Gallery, Skive DK. Curated Etienne Bernard and Céline Kopp.
2009
Cave Painting II, Gresham’s Ghost, New York NY, USA. Organized by Bob Nickas.
Chambres à Part, La Réserve du Trocadéro, Paris FR. Curated by Laurence Dreyfus.
The Pink Panther, Kumuku Gallery, New York NY, USA. Organzied by Amy Smith-Stewart.
Cave Painting, PSM Gallery, Berlin DE. Organzied by Bob Nickas.
Learn How to Communicate Like a Fucking Normal Person, Art Production Fund, New York NY,
USA. Curated by Anastasia Rogers and Jessie Cohen.
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Private Exhibition, 515 Broadway. New York NY, USA. Organized by Bob Nickas.
2008
David Malek and Clare Brew. Werkstatte Gallery, New York NY, USA
Idiolects, Brown Gallery, London UK. Curated by Lumi Tan.
Kunstgruppe: Werkstatte Gallery, New York NY, USA
Recent Acquisitions, Gifts and Works from Various Exhibitions. White Columns, New York NY,
USA. Organized by Bob Nickas.
2006
MFA Thesis Exhibiton, Hunter College Times Square Gallery, New York NY, USA.
2005
MA’s Select MFA’s, Hunter College Times Square Gallery, New York NY, USA.
2000
Senior Thesis Exhibition, Beloit College, Beloit WI, USA.
PRIZES
2015
Production Grant. DRAC Poitou-Charentes, FR.
2005
Graff Travel Grant, Hunter College New York NY, USA.
1999
Helen Malsch Memorial Scholarship, Beloit College, Beloit WI, USA.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Frac Limousin, France
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
2016
“Dossier” Beaux Arts Magazine. Summer 2016.
Foundations of Design, Second Edition. Jeff Davis. Cengage Advantage Books.
2015
“David Malek at Triple V” Review by Mara Hoberman. Artforum International. March 2015.
2014
“Touch the Moon,” The New Yorker. January 13.
2013
Artforum International Critics’ Picks by Ian Wallace: http://artforum.com/?
pn=picks&section=nyc%23picks44213&pn=picks&section=nyc%23picks44213
“Dossier: La Peinture Contemporaine,” by Judicael Lavrador. Beaux Arts Magazine, n 345.
“Retrour vers le futur,” Judicael Lavrador. Les InRockuptibles, n 895.
2011
Foundations of Design. Jeff Davis. Cengage Advantage Books.
“Don’t Miss – New York: ‘We Regret To Inform You...’ At Martos Gallery Through June 18,” N.
Linnert, Art Observed, June 16.
“All Nooks, Crannies, Bedrooms and Trees are Backdrops for Art.” Karen Rosenberg. The New
York Times. 8 Août 2011.
“Interview” by Timothée Chaillou. Dossier Journal.
“Interview” by Etienne Bernard. Double Magazine.
2010
“’Looking Back: The Fifth White Columns Annual.’” Holland Cotter. The New York Times. 23
Decembrer 2010.
“Curation’s Onslaught.” Will Heinrich. The New York Observer. 14 December 2010.
“’Map Out’ Galerie Suzanne Tarasiève.” Emmanuelle Lequex. Le Monde. 11 July 2010.
La Diagonale du Vide. Zine published for the exhibition at La Salle de Bains.
“Cerruti, en travaux, s’habille d’abstraction”. Veronique Lorelle. Le Monde. 20 January 2010.
“Bâche prête à porter à la Madeleine”. Télérama Sortir. 17-23 February 2010.
2009
Painting Abstraction: New Elements in Abstract Painting. Bob Nickas. Phaidon publishers.
London UK.
“L’Antre de la peinture.” Lucile Bouvard. Zero Deux Magazine.
“Good Vibes.” Laurence Desbordes et Emmanuelle Grandjean. Edelweiss Magazine.
“Paging: Bob Nickas on Abstraction.” Asher Penn. Art in America International Review.
“L Magazine Presents NADA Artists.” L Magazine.
2008
“The Lower East Side Gallery Scene.” Mary Hrabacek. M Magazine.
“Kunstgruppe Adores Neon.” Par Noah Srdarsky. The Village Voice. 2 Avril 2008.
2007
Untitled Magazine. Feature Inc.