KURT LIGHTNER
www.kurtlightner.net
EDUCATION
2002-2004 School of Visual Arts, NYC, MFA
1989-1993 Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, Ohio, BFA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024
"Spark", Harper's, NY, NY
2023
"I Hauled", Harper's, NY, NY
2019
"Fruitpickers", Contemporary Art Matters, Columbus, Ohio
"Workers", Fine Arts Gallery at Westchester Community College, New York
2018
"Builders and Growers", Contemporary Art Matters, Columbus, Ohio
2016
"Homestead" , Joseph Editions Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
2011
“Paintings and Sculpture”, Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
2006
“Slow Dissolve” Clementine Gallery NY, NY
“Five Acres” Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
(catalog)
2004
“A View Almost Picturesque” Clementine Gallery NY, NY
2002
“Now Present” Ohio Art League, Columbus, Ohio
2001
“In and Out of Place”, Studio 972, Columbus, Ohio
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
"Vibrant Escape: An Ode To Summer", WOAW Gallery, Hong Kong
"Nature Reborn", WOAW Gallery, Taipei Dangdai
"Ripe", Harper's Gallery, Los Angeles
2021-2022
"Land", Beeler Gallery, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio
Winter Exhibition, Contemporary Art Matters, Columbus, Ohio
2020
"Sculpture 1", Contemporary Art Matters, Columbus, Ohio
2019
"Driving Forces: Contemporary Art from the collection of Ann and Ron Pizzuti", Columbus Museum of Art(Catalog)
2018
"For the Love of Painting", Contemporary Art Matters, Columbus, Ohio
"Inaugural Exhibiton", Contemporary Art Matters, Columbus, Ohio
2015
"Domicile", Ernest Newman Contemporary, NY, NY
2014
"Junction", Edward Thorp Gallery, NY, NY
2012
"Assembly 2012", Edward Thorp Gallery, NY, NY
2009
“SummerTime 09”, Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
“Lover”, On Stellar Rays, NY, NY
2008
“Into the Woods”, Arsenal Gallery, NY, NY
“Painting 2008”, The Project Gallery, Ann Arbor
2007
“LIC, NYC”, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, New York
“Other Worlds", Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida
2006
“Garden”, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, VA
2005
“Works on Paper”, Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
“5 Projects”, Glyndor Gallery, Wave Hill, Bronx NY (Catalog)
“Greater New York 2005”, PS1/MOMA, NY, NY(Catalog)
“ Town and Country Contemporary Landscape”, Morehead State University, Kentucky
2004
“Queens International 2004”, Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY(Catalog)
“The World in Everything/Everything in the World”, Visual Arts Gallery, NY, NY
Curator Michelle Maccarone
2003
“Strange Fiction”, Visual Arts Gallery, NY, NY Curator David Row
“Unframed First Look”, Lehman Maupin Gallery, NY, NY, Jurors: Ross Bleckner, Peter Halley, and Sue Williams
“Works on Paper”, Marvelli Gallery, NY, NY
“5x7”, Arthouse Jones Center for Contemporary Art, Austin, TX. Traveling: Houston, Dallas, San Antonio
2002
“Ohio Art League Juried Exhibition”, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio, Juror Marc Mayer
“New American Talent”, Jones Center for Contemporary, Austin, TX June Traveling 2002-2004 Juror Kathryn Kanjo (Catalog)
“Art for Life Auction”, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio, April
2001
“Ohio Art League Juried Exhibition”, Columbus, Ohio, Juror Carter Foster
“The Robert and Mary Montgomery Armory Art Center Juried International Competition”, West Palm Beach, FL Juror Peter Frank(Catalog)
2000
“Relentless”, Barth Galleries, Columbus, Ohio
“Fine Art Exhibition”, Ohio Exposition, Columbus, Ohio
“Art for Life Auction”, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio Juror Dan Cameron
“Contemporary American Still Life: Diversity of Expression”, Keny Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2024
Hrag Vartanian, "7 shows to see in New York in February", Hyperallergic, Feb. 5
2022
Blythe Alspaugh, “Carving out life on the farm”, Miami Valley Today, February, 6th 2022 Nancy Glison, “Five CCAD grads from different eras showcase bigger than life works in Land”, The Columbus Dispatch, January 16th, 2022
2021
Amanda Kern, “Land” at Beeler Gallery, The Columbus Journal of Arts & Culture, November 29, 2021
2019
Columbus Museum of Art, “Driving Forces Contemporary art from the Collection of Ann and Ron Pizzuti”, Exhibition Catalog
2016
Tonguette, Peter: "Painter Kurt Lightner taps family history for inspiration", Columbus Dispatch, July 31, 2016
Fischer, Jim: "Artist Preveiw: Lightner's work reflects rural roots", Columubs Alive, July 22, 2016
2008
Figwer, Caroline: “Art & Internet”, Cimaise, December -February 2009
Lee, Sasha: “Interview: Kurt Lightner,“ Beautiful Decay-Anthology (online)
2007
“Socrates Sculpture Park”, The New Yorker, August 6th
Bailey, Jennifer, “Other Worlds”, Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville,
catalog, January
2006
Mendelsohn, Meredith, review, ARTnews, July, p. 185
Young, Stephanie, “ Native these Words Seem to Me”, Vellum, Issue 3
Fischer, Annie, “Art Capsule Reviews”, The Pitch, March, 9th
Dunbar, Elizabeth, “Kurt Lightner: Five Acres”, Catalog, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art publisher, February
Baker, “Art Short List”, Village Voice, Feb. 28th
Trafton, Robin, “Playing’s the Thing”, Kansas City Star, Feb. 23rd
Haber, “Layering it on”, Habers Art Review, Feb.9th
Mctavish, Brian, “Acres of Art Memories”, Kansas City Star, Feb.3rd
2005
“Greater New York Book”, PS1/MOMA Distrubuted Art Publishers, Dec.
Saltz, Jerry, “Mystic Cryptic Revelations”, Village Voice, Dec. 16th
“5 Projects”, Sculpture, November, p. 17
Young, Stephanie, “Garden of Delight”, Blender, Fall/Winter
Tsai, Eugenie, “Five Projects”, Time Out NY, Oct., Issue 524 p. 72
Powhida, William, “Greater New York”, The Brooklyn Rail, May
Vincent, Steven, review, Art in America, p.149
Stone, Katie, review, Frieze, issue 89, March p. 128-131
2004
“Everybody was There! The Wrong Guide to New York in 2004”, Artforum, p.183
“Queens International 2004”, Catalog Queens Museum, Oct.
Johnson, Ken, review, The New York Times, Nov. 5th
2003
Johnson, Ken, review, The New York Times, June, 27th
2002
“New American Talent”, catalog, Jones Center for Contemporary Art
2001
“The Robert and Mary Montgomery Armory Art Center October International
Show”, Catalog
“Starving to make Art”, Columbus Dispatch, August, 9th
“Disturbing Landscapes Convey Sense of Loss”, Columbus Dispatch, April 23
2000
“Best in the State, All in One Place”, Columbus Dispatch, August, 13th
SCHOLARSHIPS
RESIDENCIES
AWARDS
2007
Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Grant Recipient
2006
Headlands Center for the Arts, Project Studio Residency San Francisco, July-September
2004
Paula Rhodes Memorial Award, School of Visual Arts
Alumni Scholarship, School of Visual Arts
2003
MFA Merit Scholarship, School of Visual Arts
2001
Reed Arts Award, Ohio Art league
Greater Columbus Arts Council Purchase Award for Business Arts Partnership,
1992
Fine Arts Scholarship, Columbus College of Art and Design
1989
Foundation Scholarship, Columbus College of Art and Design