Marie Krane Bergman
Education
- 2000
Master of Fine Arts, painting, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL.
- 1998
Post-Bacculaureate Certificate, painting, School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
- 1986
Juris Doctor, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, IL.
- 1983
Bachelor of Arts with honors in philosophy, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
Solo/Cream co.* and group Exhibitions (selected)
- 2008
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Not Just Another Pretty Face, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL.
Earth Becomes You, Song Song, Vienna, Austria.
"What is an Image?", Co-organized by James Elkins and Gottfried Boehm. Stone Summer Theory Institute, Trustees' Room, Art Institute of Chicago.
- 2007
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Witchpainters, Koje 38, Salzburg, AU.
In Search Of Duende, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO.
Not Fade Away, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL.
- 2006
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Selections from the Permanent Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL.
Figures in the Field, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.
*For Real, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL.
- 2005
- Slow Down, Meadows Gallery,The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX.
New Turf, Fleming Museum, Burlington, VT.
Photography: Double Exposure, Renaissance Society, Chicago (juried auction).
Photoworks, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
- 2004
- 17th Evanston + Vicinity Biennial, Evanston Art Center, Chicago.
- 2003
- The Big Picture Show, Betty Rymer Gallery, Chicago.
*Really Real, a Cream Co. production, Gallery 312, Chicago.
- 2002
- Art Council Awards Show, Gallery 312, Chicago.
Art Chicago, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago.
The Stray Show, Joymore Gallery, Chicago
Rupturing Beauty, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago.
- 2001
- Under Control, Rijks Academie, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Light, Renaissance Society, Chicago, Illinois (juried auction).
Summer Show, Gallery 312, Chicago, Illinois.
- 2000
- *Potluck, a Cream Co. production, The Showroom, Chicago.
*Paintings and Titles, Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago.
New Talent, Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago.
MFA Thesis Exhibition, School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Selected Bibilography
- Elkins, James. "Six Stories from the End of Representation", Stanford University Press, 2008.
- Snodgrass, Susan. "Window of Opportunity", Art in America, January, 2007, p.81.
- Brown, Bill. "The World Collected", Exhibition catalogue. California: San Diego Museum of Art, 2007.
- Brown, Bill. "Art, Administration, and the Poetics of Perpetuation". In For
Real. Exhibition catalogue. Chicago: Hyde Park Art Center, 2006.
- Devitt, Caitlin. “For Real”, “Forecast:Snow”, “Fresh from Julieanne’s Garden”’ “Inventing the World/Inventar el Mundo” Hyde Park Herald, February 1, 2006, p.8.
- Workman, Michael. “The Real Thing”. New City Chicago, January 31, 2006, p.1.
- Oren, Ben. “Real Art, Really”. Chicago Weekly, January 12, 2006, p.12.
- Wu, Suzanne. “Working the Connections Marie Krane Bergman’s Cream Co. whips up thoughts and theories on the connection between people and art”. UR Chicago, January 12, 2006, p. 16.
- Hankins, Evelyn. “New Turf.” In New Turf. Exhibition catalogue. Vermont: Robert Hull Fleming Museum, 2005.
- “Stephen Crane” and others regarding Really Real, othergroup.net, February and March, 2003.
- Artner, Alan. “Local artists address issues first raised by George Bataille”, Chicago Tribune, January 31, 2002.
- Biles, Jeremy. “Five Footnotes to an Essay Conceived While Lying on a Philosopher’s Couch.” In Rupturing Beauty. Exhibition catalogue. Chicago: Hyde Park Art Center, 2002.
- Elkins, James. “Towards a New Definition of Strange.” In Rupturing Beauty. Exhibition catalogue. Chicago: Hyde Park Art Center, 2002.
- Grabner, Michelle. “Chicago: Measuring Alternative Culture.” New Art Examiner 29, no.1 (September/October 2001): 29-30.
Public Collections
- Albright-Knox Art Gallery
- Progressive Insurance Corporation
- The Museum of Contemporary Art of Chicago
- The Whitney Museum of American Art
Awards and Related Experience
- 2007
Guest member, Advanced MFA Committee, School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
- 2007
Guest speaker, graduate seminar, Postminimalism, School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
- 2007
Artadia Awardee Featured Artist, Studio Tour, ArtChicago.
- 2006
Guest speaker, New Artists Society, School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
- 2003
Louis H. Comfort Tiffany grant nominee.
- 2002
Artadia (formerly the Art Council) Award.
- 2000
Master of Fine Arts with Honorable Mention, School of the Art Institute.
Websites
Updated: September, 2008