MICHAEL WILLIAMS
Born 1978 Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Lives and works in Los Angeles
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Michael Williams
Education
2000
BFA, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
Solo Exhibitions
2022
“Michael Williams: Frog 1-9,” Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Vienna, Austria
“Michael Williams: Drawings,” Power Station, Dallas, Texas
“Michael Williams: Drawings,” Power Station, Dallas, Texas
2021
“Make Plans: God Applauds,” KunstHalle St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
2020
“Michael Williams: Opening,” Gladstone Gallery, New York
2019
“Michael Williams: New Paintings,” Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zürich, Switzerland
“Carroll Dunham | Michael Williams: Drawings,” curated by Cornelius Tittel, Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin
“Carroll Dunham | Michael Williams: Drawings,” curated by Cornelius Tittel, Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin
2018
“Michael Williams: Fructis,” David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles
2017
“Michael Williams,” The Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
“Michael Williams,” Gladstone Gallery, New York
“Michael Williams,” Gladstone Gallery, New York
2016
"Michael Williams," Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zürich
“Michael Williams,” Gladstone Gallery, Brussels
“Michael Williams,” Gladstone Gallery, Brussels
2015
“Michael Williams: Yard Salsa,” Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montreal, Montreal, Canada
“Michael Williams: Tribal Frog Tattoo,” Gallery Met, New York
“Michael Williams: Tribal Frog Tattoo,” Gallery Met, New York
2014
“New Paintings,” Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zürich, Switzerland
“5 Paintings,” Karma, Amagansett, New York
“Morning Zoo,” Michael Werner, London
“5 Paintings,” Karma, Amagansett, New York
“Morning Zoo,” Michael Werner, London
2013
“Paintings,” CANADA, New York
2012
“This Means Something to My Horse,” VeneKlasen/Werner, Berlin
“Michael Williams and John Altoon,” Franklin Parrasch Gallery, New York
“Michael Williams and John Altoon,” Franklin Parrasch Gallery, New York
2011
“Montgomery's Tubercles,” The Journal Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
“Straightforward as a Noodle,” CANADA, New York
“Straightforward as a Noodle,” CANADA, New York
2010
“Puzzle Paintings,” LTD Gallery, Los Angeles
2009
“Uncle Big,” CANADA, New York
“If God Could Draw,” with Nick Lowe, The Green Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
“If God Could Draw,” with Nick Lowe, The Green Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2008
“Wood,” Perugi Artecontemporanea Gallery, Padova, Italy
“Fried Paint,” Christina Wilson Gallery, Copenhagen
“Fried Paint,” Christina Wilson Gallery, Copenhagen
2007
“Cancuned and Other Paintings from 2007,” CANADA, New York
Group Exhibitions
2023
"Bhabha Williams," David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles
"Michael Williams, Torbjørn Rødland, and Ivan Morley," presented by David Kordansky Gallery, Gallery Weekend Beijing, Beijing, China
"Michael Williams, Torbjørn Rødland, and Ivan Morley," presented by David Kordansky Gallery, Gallery Weekend Beijing, Beijing, China
2021
"The Beatitudes of Malibu," David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, California
"A Month Away," Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Waldmannstrasse, Zurich
"A Month Away," Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Waldmannstrasse, Zurich
2020
"All in One," Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Rämistrasse, Zurich
"Group Show," Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Maag Areal, Zurich
"Group Show," Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Maag Areal, Zurich
2019
“fly me to the moon,” Kunsthaus Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
"Samaritans,” Eva Presenhuber Gallery, New York
"Painting After Technology,” Max Hetzler, London
"Samaritans,” Eva Presenhuber Gallery, New York
"Painting After Technology,” Max Hetzler, London
2018
“Joe Bradley, Oscar Tuazon, Michael Williams,” Brant Foundation, Greenwich, Connecticut
“Kinder Gentler Nation,” Karma, New York
“Kinder Gentler Nation,” Karma, New York
2017
“The Trick Brain,” Aishti Foundation, Antelias, Lebanon
"Tobias Pils, Michael Williams" Le Consortium, Dijon, France
“Drawing Island,” The Journal Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
"Tobias Pils, Michael Williams" Le Consortium, Dijon, France
“Drawing Island,” The Journal Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
2016
"High Anxiety: New Acquisitions," Rubell Family Collection, Miami, Florida
“Make Painting Great Again,” CANADA, New York
“Colliding Alien Cargo,” Marlborough Chelsea, New York
“Inside Out,” Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zürich
“Surreal,” Konig Galerie, Berlin
“Make Painting Great Again,” CANADA, New York
“Colliding Alien Cargo,” Marlborough Chelsea, New York
“Inside Out,” Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zürich
“Surreal,” Konig Galerie, Berlin
2015
“Love for Three Oranges,” Gladstone Gallery, Brussels
“Artists and Poets,” secession, Vienna
“Call and Response,” Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York
“Image Search,” Hannah Hoffman Gallery, Los Angeles
“Works on Paper,” Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zürich, Switzerland
“Artists and Poets,” secession, Vienna
“Call and Response,” Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York
“Image Search,” Hannah Hoffman Gallery, Los Angeles
“Works on Paper,” Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zürich, Switzerland
2014
“The Forever Now: Contemporary Painting in an Atemporal World,” Museum of Modern Art, New York
“Live and Let Die,” Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London
“This One's Optimistic: Pincushion,” New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut
“Never Enough: Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Art,” Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas
“Comic Future,” Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio
“LIFE,” The Journal Gallery at Venus Over Manhattan, New York
“Fractured Realities,” DCCC, Media, Pennsylvania
“Imaginary Portraits,” Gallery Met, New York
“The Age of Small Things,” Dodge Gallery, New York
“New Image Painting,” Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
“Live and Let Die,” Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London
“This One's Optimistic: Pincushion,” New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut
“Never Enough: Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Art,” Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas
“Comic Future,” Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio
“LIFE,” The Journal Gallery at Venus Over Manhattan, New York
“Fractured Realities,” DCCC, Media, Pennsylvania
“Imaginary Portraits,” Gallery Met, New York
“The Age of Small Things,” Dodge Gallery, New York
“New Image Painting,” Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2013
“Draw Gym,” 247365/Know More Games, Brooklyn, New York
“Tumesence,” Michael Werner Gallery, New York
“Comic Future,” Ballroom Marfa, Marfa, Texas
“Alexandre da Cunha, Michael Rey, Michael Williams, B. Wurtz,” Office Baroque, Antwerp, Belgium
“Summer Drawings,” The Journal Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
“Tumesence,” Michael Werner Gallery, New York
“Comic Future,” Ballroom Marfa, Marfa, Texas
“Alexandre da Cunha, Michael Rey, Michael Williams, B. Wurtz,” Office Baroque, Antwerp, Belgium
“Summer Drawings,” The Journal Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
2012
“Bernhardt, Frost, Kitaj, Rivers, Schumann, Williams,” Marlborough Chelsea, New York
“The Beatles,” Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, Massachusetts
“The Art Of The Joke,” V1 Gallery, Copenhagen
“East West Shift to The Middle Pt. 1,” Bill Brady/KC, Kansas City, Missouri
“The Beatles,” Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, Massachusetts
“The Art Of The Joke,” V1 Gallery, Copenhagen
“East West Shift to The Middle Pt. 1,” Bill Brady/KC, Kansas City, Missouri
2011
“Dadarhea,” CANADA, New York
“Time Wounds All Heels,” White Flag Projects, St. Louis, Missouri
“New York Minute,” Garage Center for Contemporary Culture, Moscow
“Copper Kettle,” The Journal Gallery, ReMap3, Athens
“Go Figure,” Dodge Gallery, New York
“Dirt Don't Hurt,” Jolie Laide, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
“One Dozen Paintings,” The Journal Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
“Canada,” Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Paris
“Facemaker,” Royal/T, Los Angeles
“Time Wounds All Heels,” White Flag Projects, St. Louis, Missouri
“New York Minute,” Garage Center for Contemporary Culture, Moscow
“Copper Kettle,” The Journal Gallery, ReMap3, Athens
“Go Figure,” Dodge Gallery, New York
“Dirt Don't Hurt,” Jolie Laide, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
“One Dozen Paintings,” The Journal Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
“Canada,” Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Paris
“Facemaker,” Royal/T, Los Angeles
2010
“Salad Days,” The Journal Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
“The Craft,” Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, New York
“Tuesday Afternoon in a Cage,” LTD Gallery, Los Angeles
“Big Picture,” Priska Jushka, New York
“DADARHEA,” OHWOW Gallery, Miami
“Not Quite Open for Business,” The Hole, New York
“In There, Out Here,” Leo Koenig Gallery, New York
“With Walls,” Museum 52, New York
“Inside/Outside,” Portugal Arte, Lisbon
“Clean Break,” Charlie Horse, Brooklyn, New York
“The Craft,” Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, New York
“Tuesday Afternoon in a Cage,” LTD Gallery, Los Angeles
“Big Picture,” Priska Jushka, New York
“DADARHEA,” OHWOW Gallery, Miami
“Not Quite Open for Business,” The Hole, New York
“In There, Out Here,” Leo Koenig Gallery, New York
“With Walls,” Museum 52, New York
“Inside/Outside,” Portugal Arte, Lisbon
“Clean Break,” Charlie Horse, Brooklyn, New York
2009
“Jr. and Sons,” Zach Feuer Gallery, New York
“Nice Sizes, Good Prices!,” Galleri Chrsitina Wilson, Copenhagen
“Warren Oates in the Economic Crisis of 2008,” Okay Mountain Gallery, Austin, Texas
“Nice Sizes, Good Prices!,” Galleri Chrsitina Wilson, Copenhagen
“Warren Oates in the Economic Crisis of 2008,” Okay Mountain Gallery, Austin, Texas
2008
“My Brain’s a Cliff and My Heart’s a Bitter Buffalo,” Jonathan Viner, London [traveled to: castillo/corrales, Paris]
“Peanut Gallery,” The Journal Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
“Peanut Gallery,” The Journal Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
2007
“Macronauts,” Andreas Melas Presents, Athens, Greece
“New Mutants,” CANADA, New York
“Crystal Crunch,” Perugi Artecontemporanea Gallery, Padova, Italy
“From the Froth,” Stairwell Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island
“Contact,” Museum of Modern Art, New York
“Time Booth,” The Journal Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
“New Mutants,” CANADA, New York
“Crystal Crunch,” Perugi Artecontemporanea Gallery, Padova, Italy
“From the Froth,” Stairwell Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island
“Contact,” Museum of Modern Art, New York
“Time Booth,” The Journal Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
2006
“Cosmic Satellites,” Triple Base Gallery, San Francisco, California
“Searching for Love & Fire,” David Castillo Modern & Contemporary, Miami
“Ulrich Project Series: General Store,” Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, Kansas
“Mr. Ravestic's Mess Age,” Sagamore Hotel, Miami
“2nd worst performance ever,” MoMA PS1, New York
“Goose Steppin,” ATM Gallery, New York
“Searching for Love & Fire,” David Castillo Modern & Contemporary, Miami
“Ulrich Project Series: General Store,” Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, Kansas
“Mr. Ravestic's Mess Age,” Sagamore Hotel, Miami
“2nd worst performance ever,” MoMA PS1, New York
“Goose Steppin,” ATM Gallery, New York
2005
“Half Hour of Power,” Cavalier Hotel, Miami
2004
“Brothers,” Fresh Up Club, Austin, Texas
“The Skull Show,” Hanna, Tokyo
“Tedious Limbs,” Flynn Farm, Los Angeles [traveled to: Deitch Projects, New York (2005)]
“Beat The Reaper!,” Allston Skirt Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
“Rowdy Remix,” ATM Gallery, New York
“The Skull Show,” Hanna, Tokyo
“Tedious Limbs,” Flynn Farm, Los Angeles [traveled to: Deitch Projects, New York (2005)]
“Beat The Reaper!,” Allston Skirt Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
“Rowdy Remix,” ATM Gallery, New York
2003
“You Are My Sunshine, You Is My Sunshine,” CANADA, New York
“Barkley's Barnyard Critters,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois
“Barkley's Barnyard Critters,” Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York
“worst performance ever,” Space 1026, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
“Barkley's Barnyard Critters,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois
“Barkley's Barnyard Critters,” Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York
“worst performance ever,” Space 1026, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2002
“Group Show,” Matthew Berliant, St. Louis, Missouri
2000
“The Bowling Show,” Arcade Lanes, St. Louis, Missouri