BEN PRANGER           

 

SELECTED  EXHIBITIONS:

2008                  Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA                     Fall Solos

2007                  1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA                                ÒPlane TextÓ

                          Ohio State Univ. Art Gallery                                 ÒRe-SurfacingÓ

2006                  Intersection for the Arts, San Fran, CA                ÒTerror?Ó

  ALL Gallery, New Haven, CT                               ÒTextureÓ

  Dam, Stuhltrager Gallery, NY                               ÒStolen TimeÓ

                          Saltworks Gallery, Atlanta                                    Ò60 seconds of PlayÓ    

  OpenSource, Champaign, IL                               ÒSpectacles of the RealÓ

  Univ of Mich. School of Art & Design                   ÒEndless FormsÓ

2004                  Riverviews Artspace, Lynchburg, VA                   ÒVirginia SculptureÓ

2003                  1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA                                ÒSeven Messengers..Ó

2002                  Second St. Gallery, Charlottesville, VA                Solo Exhibition

                          Brewster, NY                                                        ÒThe Brewster ProjectÓ

                          Ace Gallery, NY                                                    ÒArtist to ArtistÓ

                          Cape Cod Art Museum                                         ÒFAWC: Small Work

2001                  SUNY at Old Westbury Gallery                             ÒReflections on SpaceÓ

2000                  CiCi Studio, New York                                           ÒBen Pranger Ellen SteinbergÓ

1999                  Hollins University Art Gallery                                Solo Exhibition

1998                  Marie Walsh Sharpe Space Program                   Open Studios   

1997                  Hudson D. Walker Gallery, FAWC                        Solo Exhibition

1996                  Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago                           ÒDon Baum Says....Ó

                          allgirls Gallery, Berlin                                           ÒChicago ArtistsÓ

1995                  Randolph St. Gallery, Chicago                             ÒArt as Dramatic ComedyÓ

                          Anderson Gallery, Buffalo                                     ÒX-SightingsÓ

                          MWMWM Gallery, Chicago                                  Solo

                          Beret International, Chicago                                 ÒAesthetic CranksÓ

1994                  NIU Gallery, DeKalb, IL                                        ÒRecycled/ ReassembledÓ

1993                  Gallery 400, UIC, Chicago                                    ÒInfluxÓ

                          Ella Sharp Museum, Jackson, MI                         ÒBen Pranger/ Gregory GreenÓ

                          Chicago Cultural Center                                       ÒThe Nature of the MachineÓ

                          Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI                     Solo                               

                          Perimeter Gallery, Chicago                                  Solo

1992                  Randolph St. Gallery, Chicago                             ÒHousewares on Level 6Ó

                          MWMWM Gallery, Chicago                                  Solo

                          State of Illinois Gallery                                         ÒGrit and PolishÓ

                          Hyde Park Art Center , Chicago                           ÒHumorÓ

                          Objects Gallery, Chicago                                     ÒMechanical ContraptionsÓ

                          Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI                     ÒIn Praise of Folly                                    

 

GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS AND RESIDENCIES

2008                  Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant

2006                  Fine Arts Work Center of Provincetown Returning Fellow Residency

2002                  Virginia Museum of Fine Arts:  Individual Artist Grant

2001                  Virginia Commission for the Arts:  Sculpture Grant

1997-98             Marie Walsh Sharpe NY Space Program Fellow

1996-97             Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown Visual Fellow

1996                  Vermont Studio Center Residency

1994                  Kohler Arts/ Industry Program

 

EDUCATION

1989                  School of the Art Institute of Chicago, MFA

1985                  Oberlin College, BA