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Born

1952	Chicago, IL

Education

1989	M.F.A., Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL
1975	B.A., Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL

One Person Exhibitions

2008	"More and Less," Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago (Also 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001, 1997, 1995, 1994, 1992, 1991)
2007	"John Fraser: In Reserve," I Space, Chicago
2005	"JOHN FRASER Selected Works," Ford Center for the fine Arts, Knox College
	"Selected Works," McHenry County college, Crystal Lake, IL
2004	12-15 year survey, Benedicta Art Center, Saint John's University, MN
	Fluxion Gallery, Omaha, NB
2003	"Selected Works," Mills Gallery, Central College, Pella, IA
2002	"INGRAINED," Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL (4 one person exhibitions)
2001	"John Fraser: Structure and Surface," Roy Boyd Gallery (Solo Exhibitions: 2000, 1999, 1997, 1995, 1994, 1992, 1991)
	Scott White Gallery, LaJolla,CA
	"John Fraser," Twelfth Floor Gallery, LaJolla, CA
	"JOHN FRASER," William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, IL
1999	"John Fraser Selected Works 1990-1998," NIU Art Museum
	Jack Olson Memorial Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb
1998	"Current Work," Perkinson Gallery, Millikin University, Decatur, IL
	"Uncommon Equilibrium," Elmhurst Museum of Art, Elmhurst, IL
	"ecru," Tidbit Gallery, Portland, OR
	"Current Work," Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH
1996	Bradley University, Peoria, IL
1995	Chicago Cultural Center
1993	Northern Illinois University Gallery, Chicago
	Gahlberg Gallery, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL
1991	Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA (also 1989)
1990	Mitchell Museum, Mt. Vernon, IL
1989	Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, IL
1988	Paper Press Gallery, Chicago, IL

Group Exhibitions

2007	"Simple Elegance" Robert Tobin Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
	"Papierwelten: World of Paper," Galerie Renate Bender, Munich, Germany
	"Material Difference: Soft Sculpture and Wall Works," Chicago Cultural Center
2006	"Connected Worlds, Artists of America and Asia," The Asian Collection/ Robert Tobin Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

	"The New Collage," Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York, NY
2005	"faculties," O'Connor Gallery of Art, Dominican University, River Forest, IL
	"ABSTRACT VOCABULARY, Rockford College in conjunction with Roy Boyd Gallery"
2004	"CRUX," Riverside Arts Center, Riverside, IL (3 person)
2003	"Art a Century Apart," Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
2002	"Rockford Collects," Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
	"NATURAL FORMS: Sculpture in Metal and Wood," Fine Arts Center Gallery Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago
	"Evanston and Vicinity Invitational," Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
	"Underfoot," Dan Galerie, Sao Paolo, Brazil
2000	"Out of Line," Chicago Cultural Center
	"Do Not Tourch: an exploration of delicate obsessions," Consolidated Works, Seattle, WA
1999	"Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Art," Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
1998	"In Shape Six Sculptors," Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA
	"Contemporary Abstraction Chicago," Klein Art Works, Chicago (Also 1996, 1994)
	"American Drawing Biennial 6," Muscarelle Museum of Art, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
	"Collages: Conger/JG Faulkner/Fraser/Krepp/ Reuter-Pacyna," Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago
	"14th Biennial Exhibition," Evanston Art Center, IL (also 1996)
1997	"A Thought Intercepted: Drawings," California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, CA
	"Addendum: Some Other Chicago Artists," Northern Illinois University Gallery, Chicago
1996	"Approaching the Figure," Roy Boyd Gallery
	"Small Wonder," San Francisco Craft & Folk Art Museum, San Francisco
1995	"16 Chicago Artists," Szinhaz Galeria, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
	"USA Within Limits," Galeria Millan, Sao Paulo, Brazil
1994	"Tangible Verification: Collage," University of Akron, OH
	"Notions," Textile Arts Centre, Chicago
1993	"The Garment as Metaphor," Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL
1992	"51st Exhibition," Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
	"8th New American Talent Exhibition," Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX
	"NIU Alumni Exhibition," NIU Art Gallery, Chicago
1991	"37th Exhibition," San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA
	"Sculptors on Paper," University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
	"23rd Bradley National," Bradley University, Peoria, IL
1990	"The Chicago Show," Chicago Cultural Center
1989	"Collage/Assemblage," New Harmony Gallery, New Harmony, IN (4 person)
	"New Acquisitions: Drawings," Cincinnati Art Museum, OH
1988	"Endangered Species," Klein Gallery, Chicago
	"Collage at N.A.M.E. Gallery," Chicago
1985	"81st Chicago&Vicinity:;Drawings," The Art Institute of Chicago
	"37th Illinois Invitational Exhibition," Illinois State Museum, Springfield

Selected Awards and Grants

2002	Illinois Arts Council Grant
2000	Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Finalist Award (Also 1990)
1997	Illinois Arts Council Special Assistance Grant (Also 1994)
1992	Arts Midwest/NEA Regional Visual Arts Fellowship

Selected Museum and Public Collections

The Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
Bradley University, Peoria, IL
The Brunnier Museum of Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA
The Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
The Illinois State Museum, Springfield
The Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, Lafayette, IN
Leagre, Chandler and Millard, Indianapolis, IN
The Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
The Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
The Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
The University of Minnesota at Morris
Benziger Winery Imagery Series Collection, Glen Ellyn, CA
Citicorp Services, Inc., Chicago
Deloitte & Touche, Chicago
Diner's Club International, Chicago
Eastman Pharmaceuticals, Malvern, PA
Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL
Four Seasons Hotel, Scottsdale, AZ
Grace Broadcasting, Inc., Southfield, MI
Hyatt Corporation, Chicago
Kemper National Insurance Company, Long Grove, IL
McDonalds' Corporation, Oakbrook, IL
McMaster/Carr, Elmhurst, IL
Merrill Lynch, Atlanta, GA
Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, NJ
Saks Fifth Avenue, New York and Chicago
Sears Merchandise Group, Hoffman Estates, IL
Winston and Strawn, Chicago

John Fraser