KEEGAN MCHARGUE

b. 1982, Portland, OR, USA
Lives and works in San Francisco, California


Selected One-person Exhibitions:

2007
“The Yellow Spectrum,” Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco
“Mauve Deep,” Hiromi Yoshii Gallery, Tokyo

2006
"Air Above Mountains (Building Within)," Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris
"The Control Group," Metro Pictures, New York

2005
"Drawing Circles," Hiromi Yoshi Gallery, Tokyo
“Building for Water,” Jack Hanley Gallery, Los Angeles

2004
"The Suns' Son Mends Man's Path, Statements," Art Basel/Miami Beach, Miami
"Feel the Wind," Jack Hanley Gallery | Jack Hanley Annex, San Francisco

2003
"The Wolfman Cometh," Rivington Arms, May 16-June 22, New York
"Keegan McHargue and Matt Lienes," The Wrong Gallery, New York


Selected Group Exhibitions:

2007
“The Melvins,” Mandrake, Los Angeles
“…what will be told of today tomorrow: KölnShow2,” European Kunsthalle, Köln

2006
"Only the Paranoid Survive," Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, New York
"Panic Room- Works from the Dakis Joannou Collection," DESTE Foundation, Athens
"Air Above Mountains (Building Within)," Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris

2005
"Bay Area Now 4," Yerba Buena Center, San Francisco
"Gallery Artists," Jack Hanley Gallery, Los Angeles
"Artist for White Columns," White Columns, New York
"Art Review: Top 25 Emerging Artists," Phillips de Pury, New York
"Yo mire un garza mora dandole combate a un rio," curated by Devendra Banhart, Atelier Cardenas Bellanger, Paris

2004
"Incantations," Metro Pictures, New York
"Deliver Us From Evil," Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
"Lo-Gressive Living: Works on Paper from the San Francisco Bay Area," The Approach Gallery, London
"Majority Whip," White Box, New York
"Dessins et des Autre," Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris
"Mental Space," Wendy Cooper Gallery, Madison
"Paperwork," Savage Art Resources, Portland, Oregon K48 Funhouse, Curated by Scott Hug, Deitch Projects, New York

2003
"We Are Electric," Curated by Chris Perez, Deitch Projects, New York
"Blatant Localism," Leo Koenig Annex, New York
"Today's Man," Hiromi Yoshii Gallery, Tokyo
"Today's Man," John Connelly Presents, New York
"Retreat," Peres Projects, Los Angeles
"Teenage Rebel: The Bedroom Show," Galerie du Jour, Agnes b., Paris
"Dirt Wizards," Brooklyn Fire Proof Inc., New York
"Russel Simmons' Art for Life Auction Preview," Kenny Schachter ConTEMPorary, New York
"Group Show," PNCA, Curated by Ian Hawk, Gallery 500, Portland

2002
"Alife Store," Deitch Projects, New York
"Alife Store," Roberts and Tilton, Los Angeles
"No War," Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco
"From the Trenches," New Image Arts, Los Angeles
"Skate on Wall," Nagoya Parko Museum Galleries, Tokyo
"Skate on Wall," Rocket Japan, Tokyo


Selected Bibliography:

2007
Keegan Mchargue “Mauve Deep: Work on Paper 2002-2007”
Yaelle Amir “The Control Group,” Art US, January 2007

2006
Kimberly Chun “Outrageous Fortunes: Keegan Mchargue,” San Francisco Guardian, July 30-August 6 2006
“Studio Visit,” Tokion Magazine, October/November, pp. 122
Glen Helfand, "Keegan McHargue: What Would Beckett Say?" Interview, July, pp. 30
Glen Helfand, "Lucid Dreaming," ArtReview, April, pp. 88 - 91
Pierre-Evariste Douaire, "Keegan McHargue: Air Above Mountains (Building Within)," Gallery Emmanuel Perrotin, no. 02, March – July 2006, pp. 12-13
Keegan Mchargue, "Keegan McHargue," Gallery Emmanuel Perrotin, no. 01, December-March 2006

2005
"Future Greats," Art Review Magazine, December, pp. 82
Lawrence Rinder, "Cumulus from America: Learning at the Mission School," Parkett, no. 74, pp. 186-194
"Top 25 Emerging US Artists," Art Review Magazine, March-April
Francesca Gavin, "San Francisco," Art Review Magazine, March-April
Monty di Pietro, "Keegan McHargue," The Japan Times, 23 March
Kathy Grayson, "Live Through This," Deitch Projects, DAP Publishing
Abraham Orden, "Aperto San Francisco," Flash Art, July - September

2004
"New Prints Review," Art On Paper, December
Walter Robinson, "Miami Heat," Artnet Magazine, December 3rd
Kevin Killian, "Goldies; Visual Art: Keegan McHargue," San Francisco Bay Guardian, 3 November – 9 November
"Deliver Us From Evil," The New Yorker, 9 & 16 August
Elizabeth Kley, "Deliver Us From Evil," ARTnews, October
Matt Wolf, "Majority Whip," Flash Art, July/September
Ken Johnson, "Incantations," The New York Times, 16 July
Ellen Fox, "The Cutting Edge Crashes the Dance Yet Again," Chicago Tribune, 7 May
"Keegan McHargue interviewed by Katharine Grayson," Wrong Times, Wrong Gallery, New York, New York

2003
Adrian Dannat, "Overture: Keegan McHargue," Flash Art, November/December
Jerry Saltz, "Babylon Rising," The Village Voice, September
"Dirt Wizards," Flavorpill, Issue no. 166
"Keegan McHargue and Dylan Walker," Self-published
Scott Hug, K48 Magazine, Issue no. 3, October, New York
"A Grand Finale of Group Show Fireworks," The New York Times, July 18, New York
Jerry Saltz, "Burn Baby Burn: Keegan McHargue and Jules de Balencourt," The Village Voice, June

2002
"Halsolhof: Keegan McHargue," Self-published
"Keegan McHargue and Matt Leines." Self-published


Public Collections:

Judith Rothschild Foundation | Drawing Collection, New York, New York
Deste Foundation of the Contemporary Arts, Athens Greece
Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York