Bill Kleiman Sculpture
RESUME
BILL KLEIMAN
310.650.6635 FAX: 866.862.7900
Bill@BillKleiman.com
Born in Los Angeles, California.
EDUCATION
1989
M.F.A. in Painting, Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design, Los Angeles, California.
1986
B.A. with honors in Studio Art, University of California, Berkeley, California.
SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS & COMMISSIONS
2015-Present
The Grove, K2 Ranch, Aspen, Colorado.
2013
Fiat Lux: The Mirman Experience (collaboration with Frank Weeks), Mirman School, Los Angeles.
2007
State Line: Bill Kleiman and Chris Pate, Jail, Los Angeles.
2003
Human Nature, acuna-hansen gallery, Los Angeles.
1991
The Plastic Sincerity of Bill Kleiman and Christopher Pate, Java Coffee House, Los Angeles.
1987
Paintings by Bill Kleiman, Fringe Festival, Los Angeles.
1986
Sound Sculpture I, Wurster Hall Lobby, University of California, Berkeley.
1984
Pressure, University of California Campus, Berkeley.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
Slow Horses, The Clinic Gallery, Los Angeles.
MandalaLA, Neo LA Gallery, Los Angeles.
When the Summer Bullet Sings, Track 16, Los Angeles.
2023
STORAGE WARS, The Hole, Los Angeles.
2 Day/$400 Show, RDFA, Los Angeles.
2010
Incognito, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica.
The Story of O, Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles.
2009
Incognito, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica.
Venice Art Walk Auction, Santa Monica Museum of Art Section, Venice (curated by Lisa Melandri.)
2008
Surface Sounding, Ten Curators – Ten Artists, See Line Gallery, Santa Monica (curated by Lisa Melandri.)
Incognito, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica.
2007
Incognito, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica.
2005
Incognito, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica.
2004
Incognito, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica.
2001
Selections from the Graduate Studies Department: Alumni 1989-2000, Bolsky Gallery, Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles (curated by Roy Dowell and Renee Petropoulos.)
1997
Shelter, Brandeis Bardin Institute, Simi Valley (curated by Carrie Ungerman.)
1995
Hodgepodge Lodge, Art Store Gallery on Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles (curated by Ken Hurbert.)
1993
The Men’s Room, The Project Box, Los Angeles Art Project, 333 West Washington, Los Angeles (curated by Christopher Pate.)
1990
MOCA/Java, Java Coffee House, Los Angeles.
1989
Graduate Show, Otis/Parsons Gallery, Los Angeles.
Valentine Show, North Gallery, Otis/Parsons, Los Angeles.
Vex Show, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
Vex Show, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont.
1988
Vex Show, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
1986
Bill Kleiman and David Kwan: Paintings and Video, Little Worth Ryder Gallery, University of California, Berkeley.
1984
Site Specific Sculpture, Little Worth Ryder Gallery, University of California, Berkeley.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2008
Tucker Neel, “Surface Sounding,” Art Lies Quarterly Magazine, Issue 60, Winter.
News Brief, “Surface Sounding,” World Sculpture News, Autumn.
2007
Holly Myers, Los Angeles Times, They complement but don’t complete, October 13.
Emma Gray, “Saatchi Online,” Emma Gray’s Top 10 Shows In Los Angeles This Month, September.
2003
David Pagel, Los Angeles Times, Hybrids bridge fantasy and reality, July 4.
