Friday, April 11, 2014

Curriculum Vitae | Biography

Artist's Bio/ Curriculum Vitae

Kenneth Baker (San Francisco Chronicle) included Schumaker's show, "Years of Pretty" in his list of the Top 10 Shows of 2013: "Jack Fischer Gallery's inaugural show at its Potrero flats location reintroduced a San Franciscan in his 70s whose work earn him world recognition, were there any justice."

Schumaker's work is included in the collection of the Achenbach Foundation (Fine Arts Museum of San Franciso), Margulies Collection at the Warehouse; the Joslyn Art Museum; as well as the collections of painters Eric Fischl + April Gornik; television commentator Rachel Maddow + photographer Susan Mikula; gallerists Ivan Karp + Marilyn Gelfman Karp; novelist Isabel Allende; gallerist Martin Muller; and others.
 
Solo Exhibitions:
Years of Pretty, Jack Fischer Gallery; San Francisco, CA; Sept-Oct 2013
Summon Me!, Dominican University of California; San Rafael, CA; Jun-Aug 2013
Dumb Boxes, George Lawson Gallery; Los Angeles, CA; Nov 2012
New Work, New York; O K Harris Gallery; New York, NY Nov 2012
Geography Lesson; Zeitgeist Gallery; Nashville, TN; Nov-Dec 2011
Identity Papers; O K Harris Gallery; New York, NY; Oct-Nov 2011
Composers; Skinner Howard Art; Sacramento, CA; June-July 2011
Composers; George Lawson Gallery; San Francisco, CA; Feb-Mar 2011
Misspells + Cross-outs; Stir Gallery; Shanghai, China; Sept-Oct 2010
Fashion + Logic; George Lawson Gallery; San Francisco, CA; Feb 2010
Nina Zurier Photographs + Ward Schumaker Paintings; Hilliard Architects Gallery, San Francisco, CA; Aug-Nov 2009
Saved!; Townsend Center, UC Berkeley; Berkeley, CA; March-May 2008
Books and Drawings; Meridian Gallery; San Francisco, CA; Feb-March 2008
I Am Big Heaven; Stir Gallery; Shanghai, China; June 2007
Grace; Zeitgeist Gallery; Nashville, TN; Jan-Feb 2005
Pretty; Seam; San Francisco, CA; July-Aug 2004
Gertrude Stein’s Paris France; Moe’s Books; Berkeley, CA; June 2000
Group Exhibitions:
Miami Project, Jack Fischer Gallery; Miami Art Basel; Miami, FL; Dec 2013
Aqua Art Fair, George Lawson Gallery; Miami Art Basel; Miami, FL; Dec 2012
The Art of Living, Museum of Nebraska Art; Kearney, Nebraska; Sept 2012 – Jan 2012
GuangHwaMun International; Seoul, Korea; Apr-May; 201Collection aat the Warehouse
The Collage Show; Jack Fischer Gallery; San Francisco, CA; December 2011
Sight and Identity; Stanford-in-Washington; Washington, DC; Oct 2011 – Jan 2012
Physical Graffiti; James Oliver Gallery; Philadelphia, PA; Sept-Oct 2011
Rebound: A Survey of Contemporary Artist’s Books; Sonoma Valley Museum of Art; Sonoma, CA; June-Aug 2011
Seeing Gertrude Stein; Contemporary Jewish Museum; San Francisco, CA; May-Sept 2011
Rebound: Book Art; Bedford Gallery; Walnut Creek, CA; Jul-Sep 2010
Kaboom!; La Luz de Jesus Gallery; Los Angeles, CA; July 2010
California Summer; George Lawson Gallery; San Francisco, CA; July 2010
Appropriations; Rebekah Jacob Gallery; Charleston, SC; March 2010
Selected of the Selected; Korean Cultural Center; Los Angeles, CA; Feb-Mar 2010
Texto-&-Figura; Nat.Gallery of Costa Rica+San Francisco+Cascais, Portugal; 2010-11
Art Miami Basel-Aqua Art; George Lawson Gallery; Miami, FL; Dec 2009
Gallery Artists Group Exhibition; Stir Gallery; Shanghai, China; Sept 2009
2009 Lawson Gallery Artists; Shasta College; Redding, CA; Aug-Sept 2009
Selected Drawings; George Lawson Gallery; San Francisco, CA; Aug 2009
Who Cares? Works on Paper; Stir Gallery; Shanghai, China; May 2009
Being; Stir Gallery; Shanghai, China; September-October 2008
Works on Paper; Zeitgeist Gallery; Nashville, TN: Aug-Sept 2008
Salon; Exploding Head; Sacramento, CA; Sept 2006
X Libris; San Francisco Center for the Book; San Francisco, CA; July 2006
23rd Annual; Berkeley Art Center; Berkeley, CA; July 2006
Surface Tension; Korean Cultural Center; Los Angeles, CA; April 2006
Picture Mechanics; Zeitgeist Gallery; Nashville, TN; March -April 2006
The Shape of Words; Exploding Head Gallery; Sacramento, CA; July 2005
Picture Mechanics; Exploding Head Gallery; Sacramento, CA; Sept 2004
Dialogue; Pete & Susan Barrett Gallery; Santa Monica, CA; Feb-Mar 2004
Detail; Zeitgeist Gallery; Nashville, TN; Jan-Feb 2004
Switchyard; Zeitgeist Gallery; Nashville, TN; July-Aug-Sept 2003
Picture Mechanics; Zeitgeist Gallery; Nashville, TN; March -April 2003
Picture Mechanics; 69A Gallery; San Francisco, CA; March 2002 
Four Artists; Montalvo Center for the Arts; Saratoga, CA; 1983
Related Professional Appearances:
Collections:
            Drawings and paintings in public collections:
                        Achenbach Foundation, Fine Arts Museums of San Franciso                       
                        Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE
                        Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, Miami Beach, FL
                        MONA, Kearney, NE
                        Sonoma State University Art Collection, Rohnert Park, CA
                        Zimmerli Art Museum of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
            Limited-edition Yolla Bolly books in public collections:
                        Boston Public Library
                        California Poly State University
                        California State Library
                        California State University, Hayward
                        California State University, Chico
                        Claremont College
                        Indiana University
                        Kansas State University
                        Los Angeles Public Library
                        Miami University Library (OH)
                        New York Public Library
                        Occidental College
                        University of Alberta (Canada)           
                        University of Buffalo
                        University of California, Berkeley, Bancroft Library
                        University of California, Irving
                        University of California, Los Angeles Library
                        University of California, Riverside
                        University of California, San Diego
                        University of Iowa
                        University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
                        University of Missouri, Kansas City
                        University of North Carolina
                        University of San Francisco, Gleeson Library
                        University of Southern California
                        University of Utah
                        San Jose State University Library
                        Scripps College, Denison Library
                        Stanford University
                        Swarthmore College
                        Wake Forest University
            Hand-painted books in private collections:
                        Donna Anderson and Henrik Kam; San Francisco, CA           
                        Philippe Arnaud; Paris, France
                        Mary Austin and Brewster Kahle: San Francisco, CA           
                        Bob and Cathy Barner; San Francisco, CA           
                        Laura Cirolia; Oakland, CA           
                        Topher Delaney; San Francisco, CA           
                        Eric Fischl and April Gornik; New York, NY
                        Lori Barra and Nico Frias: San Rafael, CA           
                        Fran and Bud Johns; San Francisco, CA           
                        Emiko Kaji and Peter Scott Lewis; San Francisco, CA
                        Paulette Long; San Francisco, CA           
                        Stefanie Peek; San Francisco, CA           
                        Cameron Woo; Berkeley, CA
                        Janice and Manuel Zeitlin; Nashville, TN                                   
Exhibition Design:
            Unlimited by Design; wall-sized images for exhibit; Cooper Hewitt, The National Design Museum, Smithsonian, New York, New York 

As an illustrator, Mr. Schumaker's work has appeared world-wide, working for such periodicals as the New York Times, The Boston Globe, Süddeutsche Zeitung, The Washington Post and Le Figaro; The New Yorker, Oprah Magazine, Martha Stewart, Enjeux Les Echoes, and Newsweek. He has created images for such companies as United Airlines, Hermès, Herman Miller, and American Express.

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