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John Fraser
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1952
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Chicago, IL
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Education
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1989
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M.F.A., Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL
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1975
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B.A., Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
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One Person Exhibitions
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| 2010 | "OBJECT LESSON: Continuation & New Combinations," Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago (Also 2007, 2005, |
2003, 2001, 1997, 1995, 1994, 1992, 1991) |
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Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN |
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2007 |
"John Fraser: In Reserve," I Space, Chicago
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2005 |
"JOHN FRASER Selected Works," Ford Center for the fine Arts, Knox College
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"Selected Works," McHenry County college, Crystal Lake, IL
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2004
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12-15 year survey, Benedicta Art Center, Saint John's University, MN
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Fluxion Gallery, Omaha, NB
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2003
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"Selected Works," Mills Gallery, Central College, Pella, IA
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2002
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"INGRAINED," Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL (4 one person exhibitions)
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2001
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"John Fraser: Structure and Surface," Roy Boyd Gallery (Solo Exhibitions: 2000, 1999, 1997, 1995, 1994, 1992, 1991)
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Scott White Gallery, LaJolla,CA
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"John Fraser," Twelfth Floor Gallery, LaJolla, CA
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"JOHN FRASER," William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, IL
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1999
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"John Fraser Selected Works 1990-1998," NIU Art Museum
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Jack Olson Memorial Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb
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1998
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"Current Work," Perkinson Gallery, Millikin University, Decatur, IL
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"Uncommon Equilibrium," Elmhurst Museum of Art, Elmhurst, IL
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"ecru," Tidbit Gallery, Portland, OR
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"Current Work," Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH
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1996
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Bradley University, Peoria, IL
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1995
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Chicago Cultural Center
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1993
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Northern Illinois University Gallery, Chicago
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Gahlberg Gallery, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL
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1991
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Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA (also 1989)
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1990
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Mitchell Museum, Mt. Vernon, IL
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1989
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Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, IL
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1988
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Paper Press Gallery, Chicago, IL
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Group Exhibitions
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| 2009 | "Minimalist Work," Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago |
2007 |
"Simple Elegance," Robert Tobin Gallery, Tokyo, Japan |
"Papierwelten: World of Paper," Galerie Renate Bender, Munich, Germany |
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"Material Difference: Soft Sculpture and Wall Works," Chicago Cultural Center |
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2006 |
"Connected Worlds, Artists of America and Asia," The Asian Collection/ Robert Tobin Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
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"The New Collage," Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York, NY
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2005
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"faculties," O'Connor Gallery of Art, Dominican University, River Forest, IL
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"ABSTRACT VOCABULARY, Rockford College in conjunction with Roy Boyd Gallery"
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2004
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"CRUX," Riverside Arts Center, Riverside, IL (3 person)
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2003
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"Art a Century Apart," Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
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2002
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"Rockford Collects," Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
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"NATURAL FORMS: Sculpture in Metal and Wood," Fine Arts Center Gallery Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago
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"Evanston and Vicinity Invitational," Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
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"Underfoot," Dan Galerie, Sao Paolo, Brazil
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2000
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"Out of Line," Chicago Cultural Center
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"Do Not Tourch: an exploration of delicate obsessions," Consolidated Works, Seattle, WA
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1999
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"Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Art," Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
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1998
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"In Shape Six Sculptors," Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA
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"Contemporary Abstraction Chicago," Klein Art Works, Chicago (Also 1996, 1994)
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"American Drawing Biennial 6," Muscarelle Museum of Art, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
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"Collages: Conger/JG Faulkner/Fraser/Krepp/ Reuter-Pacyna," Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago
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"14th Biennial Exhibition," Evanston Art Center, IL (also 1996)
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1997
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"A Thought Intercepted: Drawings," California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, CA
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"Addendum: Some Other Chicago Artists," Northern Illinois University Gallery, Chicago
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1996
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"Approaching the Figure," Roy Boyd Gallery
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"Small Wonder," San Francisco Craft & Folk Art Museum, San Francisco
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1995
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"16 Chicago Artists," Szinhaz Galeria, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
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"USA Within Limits," Galeria Millan, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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1994
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"Tangible Verification: Collage," University of Akron, OH
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"Notions," Textile Arts Centre, Chicago
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1993
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"The Garment as Metaphor," Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL
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1992
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"51st Exhibition," Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
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"8th New American Talent Exhibition," Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX
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"NIU Alumni Exhibition," NIU Art Gallery, Chicago
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1991
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"37th Exhibition," San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA
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"Sculptors on Paper," University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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"23rd Bradley National," Bradley University, Peoria, IL
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1990
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"The Chicago Show," Chicago Cultural Center
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1989
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"Collage/Assemblage," New Harmony Gallery, New Harmony, IN (4 person)
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"New Acquisitions: Drawings," Cincinnati Art Museum, OH
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1988
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"Endangered Species," Klein Gallery, Chicago
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"Collage at N.A.M.E. Gallery," Chicago
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1985
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"81st Chicago&Vicinity:;Drawings," The Art Institute of Chicago
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"37th Illinois Invitational Exhibition," Illinois State Museum, Springfield
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Selected Awards and Grants
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2002
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Illinois Arts Council Grant
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2000
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Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Finalist Award (Also 1990)
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1997
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Illinois Arts Council Special Assistance Grant (Also 1994)
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1992
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Arts Midwest/NEA Regional Visual Arts Fellowship
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Selected Museum and Public Collections
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The Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
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Bradley University, Peoria, IL
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The Brunnier Museum of Iowa State University, Ames, IA
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Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA
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The Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
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The Illinois State Museum, Springfield
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The Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, Lafayette, IN
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Leagre, Chandler and Millard, Indianapolis, IN
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The Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
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The Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
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The Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
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The University of Minnesota at Morris
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Benziger Winery Imagery Series Collection, Glen Ellyn, CA
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Citicorp Services, Inc., Chicago
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Deloitte & Touche, Chicago
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Diner's Club International, Chicago
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Eastman Pharmaceuticals, Malvern, PA
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Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL
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Four Seasons Hotel, Scottsdale, AZ
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Grace Broadcasting, Inc., Southfield, MI
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Hyatt Corporation, Chicago
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Kemper National Insurance Company, Long Grove, IL
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McDonalds' Corporation, Oakbrook, IL
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McMaster/Carr, Elmhurst, IL
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Merrill Lynch, Atlanta, GA
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Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ
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Saks Fifth Avenue, New York and Chicago
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Sears Merchandise Group, Hoffman Estates, IL
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Winston and Strawn, Chicago
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