Born: 1962 Long Island, NY

Education: BFA 1984 California Institute of the Arts,

Selected SOLO EXHIBITIONS/PROJECTS

2022

Chashama 320, “The Future Looks Like Heaven- Part 1”NY, NY

2017

Labspace, “women, guns x internet”, Hillsdale, NY

2015 T

imes Square Jumbotron multi screen video project Landmarks 50

2013

Times Square Jumbotron multi screen video project Chashama

Chashama Captivate video installation

1999-2000 Aim to Please, PS1/MOMA, Project, Long Island City, NY

1997

On the Inside, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

On the Inside, Basilico Fine Arts, New York, NY

1996

Frankfurt, a Story, and a Song, Frankfurt

1995

Animal-vegetable, Basilico Fine Arts, New York, NY

I.C. Editions, New York, NY

1994

Basilico Fine Arts, New York, NY

1993

Thomas Solomon’s Garage, Los Angeles, CA

1991

Thomas Solomon’s Garage, Los Angeles, CA

1990

Thomas Solomon’s Garage, Los Angeles, CA

Selected GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2019

Summer group show, Brooklyn Waterfront Coalition, Brooklyn, NY

2014

Arcturus, Labspace, Great Barrington, MA

2010

Blue Balls, RISD Art Museum, Providence, RI

2009

Blue Balls, APF Lab, NY, NY

2008

Bending Nature, Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus, Ohio

2005

Modest Sublime, Carpenter Center of Art, Harvard University, Cambridge MA

Flower Power, Gasser Grunert, NY, NY

Seeing Green, Soil, Seattle, WA

2004

Natural Habitat, Paine Art Center, Osh Kosh, Wisconson

2003

24/7 Standard Projection, Downtown Standard, LA

Brewster Project, Brewster NY

Hybrids, Wave Hill, Bronx, NY

2001

Secret Victorians, Fabric Workshop, Philadelphia, PA

Paradise Now, Tang Museum, Saratoga Springs, NY

2000

Paradise Now, Exit Art, New York, NY

Subterfuge, Impakt Festival, Utrecht, Netherlands

Animal Magnetism, Bucknell Art Gallery, Bucknell University, PA

1999

Animal/Artifice, Hudson River Museum, NY

Nature is Not Romantic, Hunter College Art Gallery, NY

Secret Victorians in Birmingham, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

1998

Where: Allegory of Site in Contemporary Art, Whitney Museum,

Champion Branch, Stamford, CT, catalog

Horizons of Language, Woodstock Center for Photography, NY

Group Show, Projektraum, Hannover, Germany

Wild/Life orThe Impossibility of Mistaking Nature for Culture,

Weatherspoon Art Gallery, Greensboro, NC, catalog

Outside/Inside, Transamerica Pyramid Galleries, San Francisco, CA

Pop Surrealism, Aldrich Museum, CT

Secret Victorians., a traveling exhibition organized by the National Touring Service

at the Hayward Gallery, First Site, Colchester, Ikon Gallery, Arnolfini Gallery,

Bristol, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, NC, Hammer Museum of Art, Los Angeles, catalog

1997

Funny Pictures, Ten in One Gallery, Chicago, IL

Frankenstein, Caren Golden Fine Art, New York, NY

Organically Grown, Center for the Arts, Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco

1996

The Lie of the Land, University Art Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

Joint Ventures, curated by Nicolas Bourriaud, Basilico Fine Arts, New York, NY

Escape Attempts, curated by Jack Jaeger for Globe at Christiania, Copenhagen

Can We Talk, Basilico Fine Arts, New York, NY

The Most Important Thing in the World: Oasis vs. Blur and Artists Who ROCK,

curated by Bill Arning, The (Alternative) Alternative Arts Fair, New York, NY

Perfect World, University at Buffalo Art Gallery

1995

Confronting Nature, California State University, Fullerton, CA

Smells Like Vinyl, Roger Merians Gallery, New York, NY

Stoppage, CCC, Tours, France (catalog)

Summer Fling, Basilico Fine Arts, New York, NY

Still Life, James Graham & Sons, New York, NY

Brave New World, Christopher Grimes Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Human/Nature, New Museum, New York, NY

A Vital Matrix, Domestic Setting gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Transformations, Apex Art, NY

Möbius Strip, Basilico Fine Arts, NY

1994

Of Dancing Frogs & Alterwings: Animal Allegories in Contemporary Art

Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI

Fairies, Sue Spaid, Los Angeles, CA

Transtextualism, Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

Lost Paradise-Patterns of Behavior and Practises in the Nineties, Kunstraum Wein,

Vienna, Austria (catalog)

The Natural World, A/C Project Room, New York, NY

Crash, Thread Waxing Space, New York, NY

Lee Bontecou, Carroll Dunham, Laura Stein, Alan Turner, Meyer Vaisman,

Jay Gorney Modern Art, New York, NY

Drawing on Sculpture, Cohen Gallery, New York, NY

A Room with Some Views, Curated by John Baldessari, ICI Benefit,

Sonnabend Gallery, New York, NY

Interdisciplinary, Woodbury University, Burbank, CA

Animal Farm, James Corcoran Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

The Return of the Cadavre Exquis, The Drawing Center, New York, NY, traveled to:

Contemporaneo, Mexico City, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA,

Forum for Contemporary Art, St. Louis, MO

1993

Ghost-limb, Basilico Fine Arts, New York, NY

New Sculpture; Softer Surfaces, Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco, CA

Salad Days, Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Futura Book Collection, Air de Paris, Nice, France

1992

Thomas Solomon’s Garage, Los Angeles, CA

Fluxattitudes, New Museum, New York, NY

The Laura Show, Tri, Los Angeles, C

Tattoo Collection, Air de Paris & Urbi et Orbi, c/o Galerie Jennifer Flay, Paris,

Travels: Daniel Buchholz, Cologne, Germany.

L’Art dans la Peau, CRDC, Nantes, France, organized by Air de Paris & Urbi et Orbi

Breaking the Code, Works Gallery, Long Beach, CA

Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO

1991

Fiar International Art under 30, Palazzo della Permanente di Milano, Italy,

Traveled to: Chiostro della Chiesa di Santa Maria Sopra Minerva di Roma, Rome,

Espace Cardin di Paris, France Accademia Italiana delle Arti e Delle Arti Applicate,

London, England, UCLA Wight Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Kyle Belding Gallery, Denver, CO

L.A. Times, Boise Art Museum, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

Fluxattitudes, Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY

1990

Viral Infection the Body and its’ Discontents, Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY

L.A. My Third Lady, Tanja Grunert, Köln, Germany

Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

In Her Image, Barbara Toll Gallery, New York, NY

Representation-Non-Representation, Security Pacific National Bank, Costa Mesa, CA

Racing Thoughts, Tom Solomon’s Garage, Los Angeles, CA

New Edge: Young Los Angeles, Karl Bornstein Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

DAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

PUBLIC COMMISSIONS Bauhaus University, Weimar, Germany

MUSEUM COLLECTIONS Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

GRANTS/AWARDS NYFA Arts Fund

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2003

Kula, Marisa, New Surrealists, Surface Magazine, Issue 43, Illus

Kamin Rapaport, Brooke, “Plant art is there room to grow?” Sculpture

Magazine June pp47-51 illus.p48

2000

Schjeldahl, Peter. DNART, New Yorker, October 2. illus.

Kimmelman, Micheal. NY Times, September 15

Hatcher, Thursten. CNN.com “Artist’s join in the Genetic Revolution”posted September 7-19. illus.

1999

Kunstforum. "Laura Stein", May/June 1999 (cover Illus.)

Photography Quarterly "Horizons of Language" Spring 1999 #74, pp18-19.

1998 Nemitz, Barbara. Die Zeit Magazin NR 47. November 12, 1998

Pearlstein, Alix. Waschen. "Laura Stein", Spring 1998, #4, pp.13-16.

Griffin, Tim. World Art. "Universal Pictures", Issue 18, pp.60-63.

Volk, Gregory. Art in America, "Laura Stein at Basilico", June 1998, p.114

Burckhardt, Von Lucius. Basler Magazin, "Arbeiten mit Lebewesen-

Wissenschaft oder Kunst?", April 11, 1998, pp. 12-13

1998

Marsching, Jane D. Art Papers, "Laura Stein", March/April 1998

Fifield, George. Art New England, "It's Alive", April/May 1998

Norris, Tim. New Art Examiner, "Laura Stein", February 1998

Ebony, David. ArtNet, "Laura Stein at Basilico Fine Arts"

1997 Johnson, Ken. The New York Times, "Laura Stein: On the Inside",

Dec. 5, 997, p. E33

Flash Art, "Laura Stein", November-December 1997, p. 55

Temin, Christine. Boston Sunday Globe, "Laura Stein: On the Inside", Nov.8, 1997

Silver, Joanne. Boston Herald, "Art explores life on the inside", October 31, 1997, p. S13

The New York Times(Boston), "Datebook", October 31, 1997

Wildman, David. Boston Sunday Globe,

"Sculptor isn't wedded to one technique", Oct. 19, 1997

Porges, Maria. Sculpture, "Tony Bellaver, Nole Giulini, Laura Stein,

Olav Westphalen", September 1997, pp. 74-75

Cassim, Julia. The Japan Times, "San Francisco center's shows ready for reverse importation to Japan?", Sunday April 13, p.3

The Metropolitan, "Center for the Arts", April

Bonetti, David. S.F. Examiner, "Art finally makes an appearance at Center", March 28

Thym, Jolene. Oakland Tribune, " Exhibit features works that come to these artists naturally", March 12

Fazzolari, Bruno. Artweek, "Organically Grown", May, p.20 , illus.

New Observations, edited by Stuart Horodner, Spring, #114, illus. p.8

1996

Melrod, George. World Art, "Bio-Perversity",#4, pp.70-74

Ichihara, Kentaro. B T Magazine, June, Vol. 48, No.726, pp. 93-94

Blair, Dike. Flash Art, "Laura Stein: Basilico Fine Arts", March-April 1996, pp. 111-112

1995

Aletti, Vince. The Village Voice, "Voice Choices", April 11, 1995, p. 10

Framework, Vol. 7, Issue 3, pp. 44-48, Illustrated (magazine project)

Zapp magazine, Spring, Illustrated

Levin, Kim. The Village Voice, "Möbius Strip", January 24, 1995, p. 8

1994

H, J. Die Presse Schaufenster, "Paradies Verloren?", October 27, p. 11. Illus.

Schneider, Christiane. Jahresring 41, artists project, 1994

Gookin, Kirby. Artforum, "Laura Stein at Basilico Fine Arts", October 1994, p. 105

Jahresring 41, edited by Christiane Schneider, pp.114-117

Acme Journal, "Being Not Within", Vol. 1, No.3, Illustrated

Levin, Kim. The Village Voice, "Voice Listings: The Natural World", August 16, 1994, p. 79

Cavanaugh, Kraig E. Gallery News, "Shrubs by Stein", June 9, 1994,

Levin, Kim. The Village Voice, "Voice Listings: Laura Stein", May 3, 1994,p. 79

Smith, Roberta. The New York Times, "For the New Galleries of the 90's

Small (and Cheap) is Beautiful", April 22, 1994, pp. C1, C22, illus.

Molesworth, Carol. Manhattan User's Guide, "Laura Stein", Vol. 2, Issue 12, April 19

Jarrell, Joe. Sculpture, "Laura Stein", March-April 1994, p. 49

1993

Wilson, William. Los Angeles Times, "Local Traditions Alive in FIAR

Exhibit," February 6, 1993, section F p.12

Pagel, David. Shift, "Tom Solomon," number 14 1993 illus.

1992

Cotter, Holland. The New York Times, "Three Shows Celebrate the Spirit of

Fluxus," October 23, 1992, p. C19

Kandel, Susan. Los Angeles Times, "Grouping of Lauras Show Arbitrary but

Witty Choices," Calendar, Thursday September 3, 1992, pp. 4-5.

1991

Ross, Jeanette. Artweek, "Kicking Their Gurus," p.24 illus. 1991

Spearman, William. The Idaho Statesman, Friday, 6 September 1991

Leggett, Carol. Stop Magazine, #4 1991, p.143Gilbert-Rolfe, Jeremy.

Artspace, "Slaves of LA," Summer 1991, p.79

1990

Eisenberg, Felicia. Scape , July 1990 p.22 Illus.

LA Style , June 1990, Illus. p. 197

1989

Spector, Buzz. Artforum, December 1989, pp. 149-150

Colker, David. Los Angeles Times, Calendar, "Gallery in Garage,"Sun. Nov.19, 1989, p.111

Angeles Magazine , "Art up our Alley," October 1989, p. 22

Clearwater, Bonnie. The Journal of Art , "It’s happening at home," September/ October 1989 p. 30

Clearwater, Bonnie. "Our Gang," Visions , Summer 1989 p. 12

CATALOGUES/BOOKS

What do Pictures Want?, WJT Mitchell, University of Chicago Press

Der Garten der Künstlerin, 33 portraits, Charlotte Seeling, Gerstenberg Verlag

Living Sculpture, Mitchell-Beazley, Octopus Press

Transplant, Edited by Barbara Nemitz, Cantz

Hunter College Art Gallery, "Nature is Not Romantic"

National Touring Service at the Hayward Gallery, "Secret Victorians"

Weatherspoon Art Gallery, "Wild/life"

School of the Museum of Fine Arts, "On the Inside"

California State University Fullerton, "Confronting Nature"

CCC Tours, "Stoppage"

Domestic Setting, "A Vital Matrix"

Basilico Fine Arts, "Mobius Strip"

Steiner, Barbara. "Lost Paradise"

Reynolds, Zummer. "Crash"

Lauf, Cornelia; Hapgood, Susan. "Fluxattitudes"

FIAR International Prize. "Art under 30"

Welchman, John. "Representation-Non-Representation"

Crist, Jacqueline S. "L.A. Times"