Melissa Kretschmer
1962
born in Santa Monica, California
lives and works in New York
1988
MFA, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena
1986
BFA, Art Center College od Design, Pasadena
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS (selection)
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut
Allianz, Berlin, Germany
Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
University of California, Los Angeles, California
FNAC, Paris, France
Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
Other Shapes, Konrad Fischer Galerie, Düsseldorf
2021
Melissa Kretschmer, Konrad Fischer Galerie, Düsseldorf
2020
Beneath the Surface, Konrad Fischer Galerie, Düsseldorf
2018
Galeria Alfonso Artiaco, Naples, Italy
2017
Konrad Fischer Galerie, Düsseldorf
2016
Lesley Heller, New York, USA
Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2015
Konrad Fischer Galerie, Berlin
2014
Giacomo Guidi, Rome, Italy
Drawing Room, Hamburg, Germany
2009
Online Project Room, Dinter Fine Arts, New York, USA
2008
Galeria Alfonso Artiaco, Naples, Italy
Konrad Fischer Galerie, Düsseldorf
Galerie Meert-Rihoux, Brussels, Belgium
Yvan Lambert, Paris, France
2007
Ace Gallery, Beverly Hills, USA
Galerie Tschudi, Glarus, Switzerland
Lesley Heller, New York, USA
2004
Ace Gallery, Beverly Hills, USA
Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre, Paris, France
2003
Kunst-Station, Sankt Peter, Cologne (catalogue), Germany
Geukens & DeVil, Knokke, Belgium
2002
Galerie Tschudi, Glarus, Switzerland
Stark Gallery, New York, USA
Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2001
Boulder Museum of Art, Boulder, USA
2000
Galerie Tschudi, Glarus, Switzerland
Galerie Frank, Paris, France
Galerie Cramer, Bonn, Germany
1999
Westenburg Gallery, Marfa, Texas, USA
1998
Galerie Tschudi, Glarus, Switzerland
Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre, Paris, France
Trans Hudson, New York, USA
Caledonian Hall, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, UK
1996
AMO Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
1994
Littlejohn/Sternau, New York, USA
Fulcrum Gallery, New York, USA
1993
Julian Pretto, New York, USA
1992
Julian Pretto, New York, USA
1990
Between Engagements, Anne Plumb, New York, USA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018
Melissa Kretschmer and Li Trincere: Two Artists / Two Exhibitions / A Conversation, David Richard Gallery, New York, USA
Beyond Black and White, Westbeth Gallery, New York, USA
Painting After Postmodernism: Belgium - Italy - USA, Reggia di Caserta, Caserta, Italy
2017
50 Years of Konrad Fischer Galerie 1967-2017, Konrad Fischer Galerie, Düsseldorf
Painting After Postmodernism: Belgium - USA, curated by Barbara Rose, Palacio Episcopal, Málaga (catalogue), Spain
2016
Painting After Postmodernism: Belgium - USA, curated by Barbara Rose, Vanderborght & Cinema Galeries | The Underground, Brussels (catalogue), Belgium
Inside Out: Martin Kline & Melissa Kretschmer, curated by Barbara Rose, Paul Rogers / 9W, New York (catalogue), USA
2015
Melissa Kretschmer & Russell Maltz: Plywood, Minus Space, Brooklyn, USA
Govern the Case: The Work in its Making From the Sixties to the Present Day, Pinacoteca Comunale, Città di Castello, Umbria (catalogue)
30 Years, Galerie Tschudi, Zuoz, Switzerland
2013
Julian Pretto Gallery, Minus Space, Brooklyn, USA
2011
Personal Structures: Space - Time - Existence, Palazzo Bembo, Venice (catalogue), Italy
2010
25 Years, Galerie Tschudi, Zuoz, Switzerland
Anti Icon, curated by Barbara Rose, Eaton Fine Art, Inc., West Palm Beach (catalogue), USA
2009
One Copenhagen, Stalke Up North, Copenhagen, Denmark
From a Big Crash to a New Deal, 1000eventi, Milan, Italy
Turtle, Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre, Paris, France
Assemblage Abstract, Dinter Fine Arts, New York, USA
2008
One More, Thomas Rehbein Galerie, Cologne, Germany
Winter Salon on Paper, Björn Ressle Fine Arts, New York, USA
One More, Esbjerg Kunstmuseum, Esbjerg, Denmark
2007
One, Björn Ressle Fine Arts, New York, USA
Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel, Switzerland
21 Years, Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre, Paris, France
The Eclectic Eye: Pop and Illusion, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, USA
Turtle, Nuäns Ausstellungsraum, Düsseldorf
Summertime, Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel, Switzerland
LeWitt X 2, Miami Art Museum, Miami, USA
2006
LeWitt X 2, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, USA
It Takes a Lifetime, Paula Barr Chelsea, New York, USA
Peep Show, Rule Gallery, Denver, USA
Dedica: 1986-2006, Twenty Years of the Alfonso Artiaco Gallery, Palazzo della Arti Napoli, Naples, Italy
Small Works - Petit Formats, Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre, Paris, France
Turtle, Chelsea Space, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, UK
Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel, Switzerland
Galeria Alfonso Artiaco, Naples, Italy
Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre, Paris, France
Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, USA
2005
Glass, Seriously, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Projects, Long Island City, USA
Galerie 1000eventi, Milan, Italy
2004
Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
Election, American Fine Arts, New York, USA
Armored, Planet Thailand, Brooklyn, USA
Galerie Tschudi, Zuoz, Switzerland
2003
Minimalism and More: Contemporary Art from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Pepperdine University, Malibu, USA
Selections from the LeWitt Collection, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, USA
Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre, Paris, France
2002
Ready-Made Color, Galerie Corinne Caminade, Paris, France
Ace Gallery, New York, USA
Transparency, Translucency, Opacity, Galerie Frank, Paris, France
1999
Rule Modern and Contemporary, Denver, USA
Transparent Façade, Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, USA
Galerie Frank, Paris, France
1998
Voix, Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre, Paris, France
Transparent Façade, The Work Space Gallery, New York, USA
Foot Falls, Greenport, Long Island, USA
Vision Festival, Orenzans Arts Center, New York, USA
Art Miami ‘98, special projects installation, Miami Beach, USA
1997
CIAP (Vereniging voor Actuele Kunst), Hasselt, Belgium
Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, USA
Art Auction 6, Long Beach Museum, Long Beach, USA
The Whole World in a Small Painting, II, Trans Hudson, New York, USA
1996
Trans Hudson, Jersey City, USA
Erik Satie, Robert Smithson, Melissa Kretschmer, Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre, Paris, France
Image/After Image, The Work Space Gallery, New York, USA
Formal Abstraction, Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, USA
Recent Acquisitions: The Collection of Julian Pretto, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, USA
Epitaphs, Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, USA
In Small Dimensions, Andre Zarre, New York, USA
1995
The Whole World in a Small Painting, Trans Hudson, Jersey City, USA
Julian’s Show II, Littlejohn/Sternau, New York, USA
Material Abuse, Trans Hudson, Jersey City (catalogue), USA
1994
Faith, Fetish, Spirit, Westenburg, Great Barrington, USA
Beyond Virtual, back to Actual, Fulcrum, New York, USA
New Recruits, In Collaboration, Santa Monica, USA
Five Abstract Artists, Littlejohn/Sternau, New York, USA
1993
BOMB Magazine benefit exhibition, Fawbush, New York, USA
Jours Transquilles à Clichy, Paolo Goyannes, Paris, France
Jours Transquilles à Clichy, TennisportArts, Long Island City, USA
Silent Echoes, TennisportArts, Long Island City, USA
Beyond Paint, Tibor de Nagy, New York, USA
Works on Paper, Julian Pretto, New York, USA
Contemporary Drawings, Part II, ARENA, New York, USA
Inaugural Exhibition, TennisportArts, Long Island City, USA
1992
ARENA, New York, USA
Slow Art, PS1 Museum, Long Island City, USA
Rumored Paintings, Anne Plumb, New York, USA
Small Works, Julian Pretto, New York, USA
1991
Constructed Black Paintings, Julian Pretto, New York, USA
Abstract Painting: Process and Materials, Ben Shahn Gallery, Paterson College, Wayne, USA
Surface Issues, Stephen Haller, New York, USA
1990
New Talent, Julian Pretto, New York, USA
1988
Out of Order, Anne Plumb, New York, USA
SELECTED BOOKS AND CATALOGUES
2020
Melissa Kretschmer. Beneath the Surface, Distanz
2016
Barbara Rose, Inside Out: Martin Kline and Melissa Kretschmer, (exh. cat.), Paul Rodgers
2003
Friedhelm Mennekes and Guido Schlimbach, Melissa Kretschmer, (exh. cat.), Kunst-Station, Sankt Peter Köln
1999
Carl Andre, Alain Kirili, Melissa Kretschmer, Ariane Lopez-Huici, (exh. cat.), Galerie Frank
WITH A TOUCH OF PINK - WITH A BIT OF VIOLET - WITH A HINT OF GREEN - DOROTHEE FISCHER - IN MEMORIAM
03. Jun 2016 - 23. Jul 2016
DÜSSELDORF
