BIOGRAPHY
Lives and works in New York City
EDUCATION
2002 MFA, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts.
1999 BFA, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014 Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc., New York.
2012 Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc., New York.
2010 Bartha Contemporary, London.
2008 Schlechtriem Brothers, Berlin, Germnay.
Galerie von Bartha, Basel, Switzerland.
2007 Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc., New York.
2006 Hidde Van Seggelen, London.
Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc., New York.
2004 Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc., New York.
2003 Paintings, Carlson Tower Gallery, Northpark University, Chicago, Illinois.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013 Works on Paper, Blondeau & Cie, Geneva, Switzerland
2011 Win Last Don't Care, Ramiken Crucible, New York.
Through the Keyhole, Stadmuseum Bruneck, Italy
I Do Like Drawings, Galerie Von Bartha Garage, Basel, Switzerland
2010 No New Thing Under the Sun, Royal Academy of Arts, London.
... umso mehr, Kunsthalle Göppingen, Göppingen, Germany.
Hyping the Real, Stephane Simoens Contemporary Fine Art, Knokke-Zoute, Belgium.
Exquisite Corpse Drawing Project, Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, New York
2009 The Source of Inspiration, Von Bartha Garage, Basel, Switzerland.
Volta Show, New York.
...es que no lo entiendo, mas ART, Barcelona, Spain.
2008 En Face / Surface, Galerie Grita Insam, Vienna, Austria
Desenhos Estranhos [Uncanny Drawings], Porta 33, Funchal, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal.
2007 Vernissage, C2C, Berlin, Germany.
The New Generation, Galerie von Bartha, Basel, Switzerland.
Stuff, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Detroit, Michigan.
Small is Beautiful, Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc, New York.
Blood Meridian, Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin, Germany.
2006 Six Feet Under, Kunstmuseum Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
FACES, BFAS Blondeau Fine Arts Services, Geneva, Switzerland.
Subject: Contemporary Portraiture, Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, Connecticut.
Of Mice and Men, The 4th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art, Berlin Germany.
Big Paintings, Small Paintings, White Sculpture, The Cartin Collection, G-Fox building, Hartford, Connecticut.
NEW WORK, Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc., New York.
2005 New Talents, Art Cologne 2005, Cologne, Germany.
Did you hear the one about the Irishman and the Swiss who opened an art gallery on a beach......, Me-di-um, St. Barthélemy, French West Indies.
Flower Power, Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc., New York.
2004 Robert Barry, Benjamin Cottam, Thomas Locher, Olivier Mosset, Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc., New York.
Sadie Hawkins Dance, Southfirst Arts, Brooklyn, New York.
Portraits, Esso Gallery, New York, New York.
Works on Paper, Southfirst Arts, Brooklyn, New York.
2002 Salon V, The Oni Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts.
2001 The 17th Drawing Show, Boston Center for the Arts, Mills Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts.
Salon IV, The Oni Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts.
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Tufts University Gallery, Aidekman Arts Center, Medford, Massachusetts.
Salon III, The Oni Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts.
1999 Salon, The Adams Art Space, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, California.
Zyzzyva, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, California.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2012 artforum.com, “Benjamin Cottam”, Ara H. Merjian, March, 2012
artinamericamagazine.com, “The Lookout: A Weekly Guide to Shows You Won't Want to Miss", March 1st, 2012
2009 Technikart, “Les galeries francaise aux foires de New York”, Raphael Turcat, June 2nd, 2009
2006 magazine.saatchiart.com, "Studio Visits: Adam Cvijanovic and Benjamin Cottam", C E Foster, June 29, 2006
Art in America, “Review of Exhibitions – Benjamin Cottam at Gasser & Grunert”, Brian Bucher, November 2006, p. 202, 203.
Die Welt, "Die Kunst 06 Zürich freut sich über ein junges Publikum", Von Marion Zipfel, December 2, 2006.
Monopol “Monopol Watchlist – Benjamin Cottam”, Oliver Koerner von Gustorf, Nr. 3/2006, p. 55.
Of Mice and Men: 4thBerlin Biennial for Contemporary Art, “Exhibition Guide”, Renate Wagner, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany, 2006, p. 136, 137
Of Mice and Men: 4thBerlin Biennial for Contemporary Art, “Catalogue”, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany, 2006, p. 210, 211
Kunstforum, “Wir Sind Kunst – Die 4. Berlin Biennale: Von Mausen und Menschen”, Thomas Wulffen, No. 180, May/June 2006.
Kunst-Bulletin, “La Condition Humaine: Von Mausen und Menchen”, Patricia Grzonka, No.5, May 2006.
Handelsblatt, “Kind Der Schwarzen Galle: Leben hinter grauen Schleiern – Die Berlin Biennale zeichnet ein pessimistiches Menschenbild”, Chr. Herchenroder, March 31st, 2006.
Kuntstzeitung, “Von Mausen und Menschen: Die 4. berlin biennale”, Karlheinz Schmid, No. 116, April 2006.
Desenhos [drawings] A-Z, Colecção Madeira Corporate Services, editor Adriano Pedrosa, p. 56.
2005 Westdeutsche Zeitung, "Kunstmesse Art Cologne: Katharina die Große zu Besuch", Von Helga Meister, October 31st, 2005
Frankfurter Allgemeine "Wer alles gefördert wird in den Kojen der Art Cologne: Die jugendlichen Hochbegabten in Köln", Von Catrin Lorch, October 27th, 2005, p. B 5.
2004 greg.org, “Things to do and when to do them, Greg Allen, April 30th, 2004
The New York Times, “Sadie Hawkins Dance”, Holland Cotter, June 25th, 2004, p. B-33.
The Village Voice, “Voice Choices”, May 12-18, 2004 Vol. XLIX No. 19 p. 60.
The New York Times, “Sampling Brooklyn, Keeper of Eclectic Flames”, Holland Cotter, January 23rd, 2004, p. E-29.
1999 The Harvard Crimson, “‘Salon’ at the Adams House Art Space”, Annie Bourneuf, December 17th, 1999, p. B-5.
Zyzzyva, Vol. XV, No. 1, Spring 1999; Self Portrait # 5, Pencil on Paper.
Lives and works in New York City
EDUCATION
2002 MFA, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts.
1999 BFA, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014 Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc., New York.
2012 Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc., New York.
2010 Bartha Contemporary, London.
2008 Schlechtriem Brothers, Berlin, Germnay.
Galerie von Bartha, Basel, Switzerland.
2007 Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc., New York.
2006 Hidde Van Seggelen, London.
Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc., New York.
2004 Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc., New York.
2003 Paintings, Carlson Tower Gallery, Northpark University, Chicago, Illinois.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013 Works on Paper, Blondeau & Cie, Geneva, Switzerland
2011 Win Last Don't Care, Ramiken Crucible, New York.
Through the Keyhole, Stadmuseum Bruneck, Italy
I Do Like Drawings, Galerie Von Bartha Garage, Basel, Switzerland
2010 No New Thing Under the Sun, Royal Academy of Arts, London.
... umso mehr, Kunsthalle Göppingen, Göppingen, Germany.
Hyping the Real, Stephane Simoens Contemporary Fine Art, Knokke-Zoute, Belgium.
Exquisite Corpse Drawing Project, Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, New York
2009 The Source of Inspiration, Von Bartha Garage, Basel, Switzerland.
Volta Show, New York.
...es que no lo entiendo, mas ART, Barcelona, Spain.
2008 En Face / Surface, Galerie Grita Insam, Vienna, Austria
Desenhos Estranhos [Uncanny Drawings], Porta 33, Funchal, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal.
2007 Vernissage, C2C, Berlin, Germany.
The New Generation, Galerie von Bartha, Basel, Switzerland.
Stuff, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Detroit, Michigan.
Small is Beautiful, Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc, New York.
Blood Meridian, Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin, Germany.
2006 Six Feet Under, Kunstmuseum Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
FACES, BFAS Blondeau Fine Arts Services, Geneva, Switzerland.
Subject: Contemporary Portraiture, Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, Connecticut.
Of Mice and Men, The 4th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art, Berlin Germany.
Big Paintings, Small Paintings, White Sculpture, The Cartin Collection, G-Fox building, Hartford, Connecticut.
NEW WORK, Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc., New York.
2005 New Talents, Art Cologne 2005, Cologne, Germany.
Did you hear the one about the Irishman and the Swiss who opened an art gallery on a beach......, Me-di-um, St. Barthélemy, French West Indies.
Flower Power, Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc., New York.
2004 Robert Barry, Benjamin Cottam, Thomas Locher, Olivier Mosset, Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert, Inc., New York.
Sadie Hawkins Dance, Southfirst Arts, Brooklyn, New York.
Portraits, Esso Gallery, New York, New York.
Works on Paper, Southfirst Arts, Brooklyn, New York.
2002 Salon V, The Oni Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts.
2001 The 17th Drawing Show, Boston Center for the Arts, Mills Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts.
Salon IV, The Oni Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts.
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Tufts University Gallery, Aidekman Arts Center, Medford, Massachusetts.
Salon III, The Oni Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts.
1999 Salon, The Adams Art Space, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, California.
Zyzzyva, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, California.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2012 artforum.com, “Benjamin Cottam”, Ara H. Merjian, March, 2012
artinamericamagazine.com, “The Lookout: A Weekly Guide to Shows You Won't Want to Miss", March 1st, 2012
2009 Technikart, “Les galeries francaise aux foires de New York”, Raphael Turcat, June 2nd, 2009
2006 magazine.saatchiart.com, "Studio Visits: Adam Cvijanovic and Benjamin Cottam", C E Foster, June 29, 2006
Art in America, “Review of Exhibitions – Benjamin Cottam at Gasser & Grunert”, Brian Bucher, November 2006, p. 202, 203.
Die Welt, "Die Kunst 06 Zürich freut sich über ein junges Publikum", Von Marion Zipfel, December 2, 2006.
Monopol “Monopol Watchlist – Benjamin Cottam”, Oliver Koerner von Gustorf, Nr. 3/2006, p. 55.
Of Mice and Men: 4thBerlin Biennial for Contemporary Art, “Exhibition Guide”, Renate Wagner, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany, 2006, p. 136, 137
Of Mice and Men: 4thBerlin Biennial for Contemporary Art, “Catalogue”, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany, 2006, p. 210, 211
Kunstforum, “Wir Sind Kunst – Die 4. Berlin Biennale: Von Mausen und Menschen”, Thomas Wulffen, No. 180, May/June 2006.
Kunst-Bulletin, “La Condition Humaine: Von Mausen und Menchen”, Patricia Grzonka, No.5, May 2006.
Handelsblatt, “Kind Der Schwarzen Galle: Leben hinter grauen Schleiern – Die Berlin Biennale zeichnet ein pessimistiches Menschenbild”, Chr. Herchenroder, March 31st, 2006.
Kuntstzeitung, “Von Mausen und Menschen: Die 4. berlin biennale”, Karlheinz Schmid, No. 116, April 2006.
Desenhos [drawings] A-Z, Colecção Madeira Corporate Services, editor Adriano Pedrosa, p. 56.
2005 Westdeutsche Zeitung, "Kunstmesse Art Cologne: Katharina die Große zu Besuch", Von Helga Meister, October 31st, 2005
Frankfurter Allgemeine "Wer alles gefördert wird in den Kojen der Art Cologne: Die jugendlichen Hochbegabten in Köln", Von Catrin Lorch, October 27th, 2005, p. B 5.
2004 greg.org, “Things to do and when to do them, Greg Allen, April 30th, 2004
The New York Times, “Sadie Hawkins Dance”, Holland Cotter, June 25th, 2004, p. B-33.
The Village Voice, “Voice Choices”, May 12-18, 2004 Vol. XLIX No. 19 p. 60.
The New York Times, “Sampling Brooklyn, Keeper of Eclectic Flames”, Holland Cotter, January 23rd, 2004, p. E-29.
1999 The Harvard Crimson, “‘Salon’ at the Adams House Art Space”, Annie Bourneuf, December 17th, 1999, p. B-5.
Zyzzyva, Vol. XV, No. 1, Spring 1999; Self Portrait # 5, Pencil on Paper.
