The Artist's Guide to the L.A. Galaxy
Vincent Como
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
Selected Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
2010
Black Mass; Proof Gallery, Boston, MA
2009
Vincent Como and Joseph Sabatino; PS 122, New York, NY
2008
The Blackening; Secret Project Robot, Brooklyn, NY
2007
In Praise of Darkness; Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
Black: Theories and Ongoing Research; VONZWECK, Chicago, IL
2006
As Defined By Our Surroundings; Presented by Dogmatic at ArtLA, Santa Monica, CA
2004
Object (Subject); Standard, Chicago, IL
2002
Untitled (Dogmatic Exhibition); Dogmatic, Chicago, IL
1998
Untitled (Inflated Space); Southside Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009
Artist Books and Prints; Central Booking, Brooklyn, NY
A Book About Death; Emily Harvey Foundation Gallery, New York, NY
Human Craters; BRIC Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY curated by Andrea Horisaki-Christens
Infinite Possibilities; MomentaArt, Brooklyn, NY
Alchemy; Hudson Guild Galleries. New York, NY
2008
Black; G Fine Art, Washington DC
VIENNABiennale2; Vienna, Austria
VONZWECK at the Barn, Chicago, IL
Hocus Pocus; Curious Matter, Jersey City, NJ
New American Paintings; Exhibition in Print, Issue #74 Northeastern edition
2007
New York, NY 2007; McCormack Gallery, New York, NY
If Then, As If; One Night Stand, Brooklyn, NY
2006
Contemporary Works on Paper; Barrow and Juarez Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Under Cover; Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
Evanston+Vicinity Biennial; Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
Group Exhibition; Drawing and Book Art gallery of Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
Fresh A.I.R.; Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, IL
Perfect, a Group Exhibition; through the Illinois State Museum: Southern Illinois Art Gallery, Whittington, IL; Illinois State Museum, Lockport, IL
2005
Drawn Out; Gallery 400, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Perfect, the Petite Selection; Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory Art Gallery, Batavia, IL
Perfect, a Group Exhibition; traveling exhibition shown at: Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI; Art Museum of the University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
Artists in Residence; Anchor Graphics, Chicago, IL
2004
Varied Marks: Contemporary Drawings and Works on Paper; Moser Performing Arts Center Gallery, University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL
Perfect, a Group Exhibition; Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Art Miami; with Schopf Galley on Lake, Miami, FL
2003
Pyramid Scheme (a curatorial project and exhibition); Schopf Gallery on Lake, Chicago, IL
Art Boat; with Dogmatic, Chicago, IL
Stray Show; with Dogmatic, Chicago, IL
2002
Selections I; SPACES Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2001
Traumaspace3; Traumaspace, Chicago, IL
2000
Multiples4; NFA Space, Chicago, IL
48 Hours of Making Art; B.K. Smith Gallery, Lake Erie College, Painsville, OH
1999
Hot Beats and Renditions (benefit for Ten by Ten magazine); Butcher Shop,
Chicago, IL
Squirrels on Parade; Suitable, Chicago, IL
1998
The Artist Book II; FACET, Taos, NM
Education
1993-1998
BFA; Cleveland Institute of Art
Professional Experience
2009
Linear Progression; Curated exhibition at Horse Trader Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Greynbow; Curated Exhibition at Horse Trader Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2005
Artist in Residence (2005-06); Cliff Dwellers, Chicago, IL
Visiting Artist; University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
Panel Discussion; Gallery 400, Chicago, IL
2004
Olfactory Judge; Salmonella in September, Mess Hall, Chicago, IL
A More Perfect Union; (Organized by Downtown for Democracy at Max Fish) New York, NY
Artist Project; Interreview online magazine, summer 2004 edition, www.interreview.org
Panel Discussion; Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Guest Lecturer; University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL
Curatorial Discussion; Schopf Gallery on Lake, Chicago, IL
2001
Artist in Residence; Anchor Graphics Fine Art Printshop, Chicago, IL
Bibliography
Judkis, Maura. “Black” Washington City Paper, October 29, 2008.
Slipknot, Hot Dog in a. “Vincent Como at WesternExhibitions”
Easterthreesome.wordpress.com May 16, 2007.
Niemi, Ilona. “Perfect” Art Papers, July/August 2006.
Koeppel, Frederic. “Artistic Sites Worth Seeing: The Best of 2005” Memphis
Play Book, December 30, 2005.
Knowles, Carol. “Perfect Sense” Memphis Flyer, October 14, 2005.
Weeden, John. “Obsessions form the art” Commercialappeal.com, October 14, 2005.
Brunetti, John. “Perfect: A Group Exhibition” dialogue, May/June, 2004.
Sevilla, Rand. “Vincent Como” Coterie, May, 2004.
Workman, Michael. “Two-Minute Interview: Vincent Como” Newcity, April 22, 2004.
Beyer, Mary Gustaitis. “‘Object (Subject)’ Vincent Como @ Standard” panel-house.com, April 5, 2004.
Artner, Allen. "Perfect" Chicago Tribune, March 19, 2004.
Hawkins, Margaret. "Perfect" Chicago Sun Times, March 5, 2004.
Stone, Lauren. "Chicago gallery displays ordinary as extraordinary" The Daily Northwestern, February 02, 2004.
Workman, Michael. "Multilevel art making" Newcity, December 18, 2003.
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
Selected Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
2010
Black Mass; Proof Gallery, Boston, MA
2009
Vincent Como and Joseph Sabatino; PS 122, New York, NY
2008
The Blackening; Secret Project Robot, Brooklyn, NY
2007
In Praise of Darkness; Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
Black: Theories and Ongoing Research; VONZWECK, Chicago, IL
2006
As Defined By Our Surroundings; Presented by Dogmatic at ArtLA, Santa Monica, CA
2004
Object (Subject); Standard, Chicago, IL
2002
Untitled (Dogmatic Exhibition); Dogmatic, Chicago, IL
1998
Untitled (Inflated Space); Southside Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009
Artist Books and Prints; Central Booking, Brooklyn, NY
A Book About Death; Emily Harvey Foundation Gallery, New York, NY
Human Craters; BRIC Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY curated by Andrea Horisaki-Christens
Infinite Possibilities; MomentaArt, Brooklyn, NY
Alchemy; Hudson Guild Galleries. New York, NY
2008
Black; G Fine Art, Washington DC
VIENNABiennale2; Vienna, Austria
VONZWECK at the Barn, Chicago, IL
Hocus Pocus; Curious Matter, Jersey City, NJ
New American Paintings; Exhibition in Print, Issue #74 Northeastern edition
2007
New York, NY 2007; McCormack Gallery, New York, NY
If Then, As If; One Night Stand, Brooklyn, NY
2006
Contemporary Works on Paper; Barrow and Juarez Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Under Cover; Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
Evanston+Vicinity Biennial; Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
Group Exhibition; Drawing and Book Art gallery of Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
Fresh A.I.R.; Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, IL
Perfect, a Group Exhibition; through the Illinois State Museum: Southern Illinois Art Gallery, Whittington, IL; Illinois State Museum, Lockport, IL
2005
Drawn Out; Gallery 400, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Perfect, the Petite Selection; Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory Art Gallery, Batavia, IL
Perfect, a Group Exhibition; traveling exhibition shown at: Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI; Art Museum of the University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
Artists in Residence; Anchor Graphics, Chicago, IL
2004
Varied Marks: Contemporary Drawings and Works on Paper; Moser Performing Arts Center Gallery, University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL
Perfect, a Group Exhibition; Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Art Miami; with Schopf Galley on Lake, Miami, FL
2003
Pyramid Scheme (a curatorial project and exhibition); Schopf Gallery on Lake, Chicago, IL
Art Boat; with Dogmatic, Chicago, IL
Stray Show; with Dogmatic, Chicago, IL
2002
Selections I; SPACES Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2001
Traumaspace3; Traumaspace, Chicago, IL
2000
Multiples4; NFA Space, Chicago, IL
48 Hours of Making Art; B.K. Smith Gallery, Lake Erie College, Painsville, OH
1999
Hot Beats and Renditions (benefit for Ten by Ten magazine); Butcher Shop,
Chicago, IL
Squirrels on Parade; Suitable, Chicago, IL
1998
The Artist Book II; FACET, Taos, NM
Education
1993-1998
BFA; Cleveland Institute of Art
Professional Experience
2009
Linear Progression; Curated exhibition at Horse Trader Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Greynbow; Curated Exhibition at Horse Trader Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2005
Artist in Residence (2005-06); Cliff Dwellers, Chicago, IL
Visiting Artist; University of Memphis, Memphis, TN
Panel Discussion; Gallery 400, Chicago, IL
2004
Olfactory Judge; Salmonella in September, Mess Hall, Chicago, IL
A More Perfect Union; (Organized by Downtown for Democracy at Max Fish) New York, NY
Artist Project; Interreview online magazine, summer 2004 edition, www.interreview.org
Panel Discussion; Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Guest Lecturer; University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL
Curatorial Discussion; Schopf Gallery on Lake, Chicago, IL
2001
Artist in Residence; Anchor Graphics Fine Art Printshop, Chicago, IL
Bibliography
Judkis, Maura. “Black” Washington City Paper, October 29, 2008.
Slipknot, Hot Dog in a. “Vincent Como at WesternExhibitions”
Easterthreesome.wordpress.com May 16, 2007.
Niemi, Ilona. “Perfect” Art Papers, July/August 2006.
Koeppel, Frederic. “Artistic Sites Worth Seeing: The Best of 2005” Memphis
Play Book, December 30, 2005.
Knowles, Carol. “Perfect Sense” Memphis Flyer, October 14, 2005.
Weeden, John. “Obsessions form the art” Commercialappeal.com, October 14, 2005.
Brunetti, John. “Perfect: A Group Exhibition” dialogue, May/June, 2004.
Sevilla, Rand. “Vincent Como” Coterie, May, 2004.
Workman, Michael. “Two-Minute Interview: Vincent Como” Newcity, April 22, 2004.
Beyer, Mary Gustaitis. “‘Object (Subject)’ Vincent Como @ Standard” panel-house.com, April 5, 2004.
Artner, Allen. "Perfect" Chicago Tribune, March 19, 2004.
Hawkins, Margaret. "Perfect" Chicago Sun Times, March 5, 2004.
Stone, Lauren. "Chicago gallery displays ordinary as extraordinary" The Daily Northwestern, February 02, 2004.
Workman, Michael. "Multilevel art making" Newcity, December 18, 2003.
