Swerdlow Art Group
Bill Dunlap Biography
Born in 1966, Cumberland, Maryland.
Lives and works in Maryland, and New York, NY.
Education:
BA English Literature—University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
MA Design—College of Creative Arts, San Francisco State University,
San Francisco, Cal.
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2014
2013
2012
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
Stars, Stars, and All Eyes. Swerdlow Art Group, LLC, Miami, FL.
I Stand for Sacrifice. Anno Domini Gallery, San Jose, Cal.
Honorificabilitudinitatibus. The Art Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
Nothing is Best. Saville Gallery, Cumberland, MD.
Paint Job. Lap Museum, Waltham, MA.
Paintings by Bill Dunlap, Gildar Gallery, Denver, CO.
Futurology. Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Not Home. Kalorama Guest House, Washington, DC.
Please Be Safe/A Studio Installation. Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst,
VA.
The Glory is Totally Me. National Product, San Francisco, CA.
Nature is Fine Without You. Chow, San Francisco, CA.
Angel Girl. H Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Paintings and Prints. Anu, San Francisco, CA.
E la Nave Va. Specchio, San Francisco, CA.
Riot of Madmen, Brainwash, San Francisco, CA.
New Work, Urban Forage, San Francisco, CA.
The Proverbs of Hell. Mezzanine Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
All My Pretty Ones. Lit, San Francisco, CA>
Group Exhibitions:
2013
2012
Neu Folk Revival. LeQuiVive Gallery, Oakland, CA.
Exquisite Corpse. Groundswell Gallery, Denver CO.
Fresh Paint. Lazarides Gallery, London, United Kingdom.
Transparent Truths. Compound Gallery, Portland, OR.
Hundreds. The Lap Gallery, Waltham, MA.
O Positive. Street Art Festival, Kingston, NY.
2011
2010
2009
2008
Fuck Yeah America. The Lap Gallery, Waltham, MA.
Blank Land. The Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA.
From Brooklyn to Bangkok. Zakka, Brooklyn, NY—to Bangkok, Thailand.
Oops! Oo Gallery, Kingston, NY.
Hundreds. The Lap Gallery, Waltham, MA.
Food. Oo Gallery, Kingston, NY.
New Work. Cherry Branch Gallery, Cherry Valley, NY.
O Positive. Street Art Festival, Kingston, NY.
Tall Tales: Collaborative projects with John Casey. Swarm Gallery, Oakland, CA.
Ten Years After 9/11. Pepco Gallery, Washington, DC.
Everybody’s Happy Nowadays. Mina Dresden Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Spoor. Oo Gallery, Kingstown, NY.
Book. Oo Gallery, Kingstown, NY.
Jolly-B 13. Illiterate Gallery, Denver CO.
Foot. Oo Gallery, Kingstown, NY.
Darkness Falls Upon Us. NIAD Art Center, Richmond, CA.
Animal Rescue Benefit. Dante’s, Frostburg, MD.
Poetic Aesthetic. The Art Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
111. 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Better Weather. 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Exhibit #1. The Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY.
Signs and Symbols. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA.
City Slickers. Wessel Snyman Creative, Cape Town, South Africa.
Poetry Broadsides. Mountain City, Frostburg, MD.
All for One. NYSea Gallery, New York, NY.
Into the Ring, Sumo-Style. SOMarts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA.
Odd Populi. POVevolving Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
Fresh Produce. Anno Domini Gallery, San Jose, CA.
Heady Mugs. Nudashank Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
Tiny. STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
None More Black. Fourth Wall Project, Boston, MA.
New Work. Mark Milliken Gallery, New York, NY.
Frostburg Appalachian Festival. Mountain City Traditional Arts, Frostburg, MD.
Chromatose. Nudashank Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
Mischief. STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Wanderlust 333. Wanderlust Gallery, Northampton, UK.
You’ve Got Light in Your Eyes. Needles and Pens Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
My Certain Fate. Pharmaka Gallery, Oakland, CA.
Inferno Artists. Inferno Gallery, Oakland, CA.
Spring Fever. Kings County Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
Poetry Broadsides. Mountain City, Frostburg, MD.
The Anniversary Show. STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Simple Pleasures. Subliminal Projects, Los Angeles, CA.
Anonyme Zeichner / Selection. Galerie in der Stadtscheune, Otterndorf, Germany.
2007
2006
2005
Kick Out the Jams. Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Aqua Art Miami. Aqua Hotel, Miami, FL
Tiny. Studio Gallery, San Francisco CA.
Neon Sequitur. Ritual, San Francisco, CA.
Year 07 Art Projects. County Hall, London, United Kingdom.
Monster Show. Domy Books, Houston, TX.
I Mygrate. Anteism, Vancouver, Canada.
Anonyme Zeichner (Traveling). Galerie LINDA, Hamburg, Germany.
Anonyme Zeichner. Blutenweiss Gallery, Berlin, Germany.
Collabo. Space Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Pin Ups. Celebrating the Female Form, She Art Gallery, Oak Park, IL.
Trafik. Line Art Center, Miami, FL.
Bring Your Own. Triple Base Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Exit Strategy #2. Junc Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
Exit Strategy #2. Receiver Gallery, San Francisco CA.
Tiny. STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Past, Present, Future. The Living Room Gallery, Berkeley, CA.
Fanatical Attics. On Six Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Suitcase Art Show. Stain Bar, Brooklyn, NYC.
Mischief: Cartoons, Characters & Critters. STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Playing Around: Toys Designed by Artists. Hearst Art Museum, St. Mary’s College,
Moraga, CA.
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21 Annual Hospitality House Art Auction. Gallery One, San Francisco, CA.
The Human Pixel Project. Three Columns Gallery, Harvard University, Cambridge, Ma.
Blends & Bridges: International Contemporary Visual Poetry & Related Art. Gallery 324,
Cleveland, OH.
Delicious. STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Holiday Artist Showcase. Lit, San Francisco, CA.
Tiny. STUDIO Gallery. San Francisco, CA.
Holiday Arts Festival. Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA.
Fun+Games. STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Propaganda 2.0. The Blue Cube, San Francisco, CA.
Dense Macabre. The Living Room Gallery, Berkeley, CA.
Katrina Relief Benefit. 66 Balmy Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Salvaged. STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Here and Now. Blue Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Urban Bird. The Canvas Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Rock, Paper, Scissors. The Canvas Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
City Streets. STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
17 Artists. Inferno Gallery, Oakland, CA.
Under the Influence of Anime. Inferno Gallery, Oakland, CA.
Art 101. The Space, Austin, TX.
Pet Noir. Balazo Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Delicious. STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2004
All Drawn. Chow, San Francisco, CA.
Holiday Arts Festival. Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA.
New Artists. STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Start Where You Are. Budget Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Trust Communism. LoBot Gallery, Oakland, CA.
Up in Smoke. The Green Cross, San Francisco, CA.
Success! Budget Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Go West! Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA.
Three Artists. Jonsson Studio, San Francisco, CA.
My Thoughts Exactly. Barefoot Gallery, Santa Clara, CA.
Ladies and Monsters. Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco, CA.
Permanent Collections:
2011
2010
2008
University of Maryland at College Park
University of Wisconsin at Green Bay (Lawton Gallery Collection)
Museum of Modern Art, NYC (Library Archives, permanent collection)
Selected Articles and Reviews:
Exhibition Catalog with essay by Matt Kirkpatrick
Published by University of Maryland
Honorificabilitudinitatibus September 2013
Review of Paint Job solo show
"Living in Forms: Bill Dunlap at Lincoln Arts Project Boston"
emptylighthouse.com February 2013
Ten-page Feature Article
"Bill Dunlap", Juxtapoz Magazine January 2013
Feature Article
"Barnstorming Artist Takes Murals to Every MD County",
Baltimore Sun August 2012
Cover Story
"Painter Wants to Make Western Maryland Barn a Work of Art",
Cumberland Times-News(Maryland) September 2011
Cover Story / Interview
"Scratching The Surface with Bill Dunlap", Illiterate Magazine
(Denver) August 2011
Radio Interview
"The Story with Dick Gordon", One hour interview for NPR
Featured Article / Cover Story
"Lose the Landscapes, Send in the Fangs", The Washington Post
(Washington, DC) December 2010
Featured Art/Interview
StreetChicShop (Beijing, China Art Blog) January 2010
Featured Art
Boston's Weekly Dig (for None More Black exhibit) October 2009
Featured Artist
Juxtapoz Magazine October 2008
Featured Art
Hot and Cold, Issue 2 May 2008
Featured Artist/Interview
KQED Website February 2008
Featured Artist
Apenest, Volume 2 March 2008
Featured Art/Interview
Manufactured Dissent March 2007
"Pop Life"
Juxtapoz Magazine October 2006
Featured Artist
HOARD Magazine April 2005
"Why I Create"
Tertulia Magazine April 2005
Featured Art
Bullfight Review March 2005
"Speaking in Pictures"
Mesh Magazine June 2004
"The Byzantine and Other Paintings"
Tertulia Magazine April 2004