John Riepenhoff
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John Riepenhoff
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John Riepenhoff was born in 1982 in Milwaukee, WI where he currently lives. He received a BFA from the Peck School of the Arts at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. He is represented by Marlborough Contemporary.
Riepenhoff is also a curator and co-owner of The Green Gallery in Milwaukee, WI, collaborator at The Open, co-organizer of Milwaukee International and Dark Fairs, inventor of artistic platforms for the expression of others, and regular food ideator. His recent exhibitions and curatorial projects have been presented at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Marlborough Chelsea, and Swiss Institute New York, NY; Tate Modern, London; Crystal Bridges, Bentonville, AR; 356 Mission Rd, Los Angeles, CA; Poor Farm, WI; Lynden Sculpture Garden, Inova, and The Suburban, Milwaukee, WI; Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN; and Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, GA; and FRONT Triennial, Cleveland, OH. He also continues a program, the John Riepenhoff Experience, at various locations around the world, most recently at Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA and Misako and Rosen, Tokyo. He was the 2015 Milwaukee Arts Board Artist of the Year, founded the Beer Endowment for artist-run organizations, co-chairs Friends of Blue Dress Park, runs The Oven at The Open in Milwaukee, and chairs the board of Riverwest Radio.
EDUCATION
2004
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Peck School of Arts
EXHIBITIONS
2020
Mike Cloud & John Riepenhoff, Reyes | Finn, Detroit, MI
Fred Smith Lager, John Michael Kohler Arts Preserve, Sheboygan, WI
The Oven, Sculpture Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Good Weather Double IPA, Good Weather, North Little Rock, AR
2019
Counterpublic Triennial, Saint Louis, MO
Self-preservation, organized by Alan Gutz, Primary, Miami, FL
Handler, Project ArtBeat, Tbilisi, Georgia
Nurikabe, Troedsson Villa, Nikko, Japan
Tetsuo, organized by American Fantasy Classics, Bahamas Biennale, Detroit, MI
The John Riepenhoff Experience presents Yoohee Chang, The Closet at Saint Kate, Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee Influencers, Var Gallery West, Milwaukee, WI
Tabula Rasa, Watermill Center, Water Mill, NY
2018
FRONT INTERNATIONAL, Cleveland, OH
Utopian Visions Art Fair, Portland OR
The Ski Club, High Desert Test Site, Joshua Tree, CA
Center For Contemporary Art And Culture, Portland, OR
John Riepenhoff Experience Presents Michelle Rawlings, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Sala Diaz, with Nicholas Frank, curated by Amada Miller, San Antonio, TX
TAKEJUROZABURO, curated by The Steak House Doskoi, Marugame, Kagawa, Japan
2017
Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art New York, NY
Ajiyoshihanten, Green Tea Gallery ,Iwaki, Japan
Paprikás Krumpli, XZY Collective, Tokyo, Japan
The Suburban, Milwaukee, WI
99 Cents or Less, curated by Jens Hoffmann, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, MI
MECA Art Fair, Marlborough Contemporary, San Juan, PR
9999, Fireplace Project, East Hampton, NY
2016
Group Show, A Solo Show by John Riepenhoff, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, NY
State of the Art, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
The Great Poor Farm Experiment VIII, Poor Farm, Manawa, WI
Condensed Matter Community, curated by Evan Gruzis and Kristof Wickman, The Synchroton Radiation Center, Madison, WI
The John Riepenhoff Experience, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Kevin Maginnis: Spun, Stuart & Co. Gallery, Chicago, IL
2015
Mary Nohl Fellowship Show, Inova, Milwaukee, WI
Handler, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
WAYNE NGAN / JOHN RIEPENHOFF, Nathalie Karg Gallery, New York, NY, curated by Lee Plested
Plein Air, Apt. Gallery, Vancouver, BC Canada
That Attitude is Rude, Green Tea Gallery, Fukushima, Japan
Performative Process, Halsey McKay, East Hampton, NY
American Fantasy Classics Reunion, Milwaukee Usable Space, WI
The John Riepenhoff Experiences, Misako & Rosen Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2014
Outside, Marlborough Broome Street, New York, NY
Amy+John+Amanda, Artist Curated Projects, Los Angeles, CA
The John Riepenhoff Experience presents Niall MacDonald, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Head, Western Exhibitionsm, Chicago, IL
VIVA, Anonymous Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
Ducks, Greenpoint Terminal Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
State of the Art, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville AR
2013
A Study in Midwest Appropriation, curated by Michelle Grabner, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
The John Riepenhoff Experience presents, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Homes & Gardens, Freedman Fitzpatrick, Los Angeles, CA
Extra Paintings, Plein Trunk Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
The Great Poor Farm Experiment V, Poor Farm, Manawa, WI
Plein Air, Pain Air, nAbr gallery at Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee, WI
Plein Air Paintings, Queens Park Railway Club, Glasgow, Scotland
Estate, Lucie Fontaine Gallery,Tokyo, Japan
Pizza Time, Marlborough Gallery Broome Street, curated by Vera Neykov, New York, NY
Plein Air Paintings, Museum of Eigg, Isle of Eigg, Scotland
The John Riepenhoff Experience, Night Gallery Los Angeles, CA
James Fuentes, New York, NY
2012
Passenger, Angstrom Gallery, Dallas, TX
Amy and Wendy Yao's Swap Meet High Desert Test Site, Joshua Tree, CA
Handler, NADA NYC Western Exhibitions booth , New York, NY
Portraits, Gallery 224, Port Washington, WI
The John Riepenhoff Experience Presents, Pipen Moore, Los Angeles, CA
Show Me Your Rafts Again, Poor Farm, Manawa, WI
Zagga Zow, Cooper Cole, Toronto, ON
2011
Handler, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
Plein Air Paintings, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
Show Me Your Rafts/Smooth and Sandy Sessions, Poor Farm, Manawa, WI
The John Riepenhoff Experience Presents, Pipen Moore, Los Angeles, CA
Gucci Show, C E N T E R, Milwaukee, WI
Ghost Show II, American Fanticy Classics, Milwaukee, WI
Jake Palmert and Other People Drawing the Artist, Portrait Society, Milwaukee, W
2010
Halbjahresgaben, Tanzschule , Munich, Germany
Monuments Contest 2, World Tour, Ecole Nationale d'Architecture Paris-Malaquais, Paris, France
Wisconsin Trienniel 2010, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI
Nohl Fellowship Show, Inova, Milwaukee, WI
Group Show a solo show by John Riepenhoff, Jackpot Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
The John Riepenhoff Experience Presents, Pipen Moore, Los Angeles, CA
Portrait, New Bedford Art Museum, Bedford, MA
Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
The Artist’s Studio, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL
Physical Pizza Networking Theory, Small Space, Milwaukee, WI
Here and Now, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
Rent-A-Painting, Riverwest Film and Video, Milwaukee, WI
The John Riepenhoff Experience Presents Techno Snake, Haus House, Milwaukee, WI
2009
WALLGASM, Angstrom Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Poor Farm, Manawa, WI
Hidden River, Brookefield, WI
Fountain of Youth, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
Jan Lievens on a Jet Plain, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
2008
Death by Basel, Fredric Snitzer, Miami, FL
Big Bangs, Small Small Bucks, Dean Jensen Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Art Workers of Milwaukee, Jazz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Poster Market International, The Suburban, Oak Park, IL
Poster Market International, Blank Space, Brooklyn, NY
Post Card Vending Machine, IN:SITE Public Art, Milwaukee, WI
John Riepenhoff Experience Presents Sara Clendening Small Sculpture Show, The Suburban, Oak Park, IL
Scott Reeder’s Paintings in the John Riepenhoff Experience, Tokyo 101, Tokyo, Japan
Computer Work Stations, Golden Age web site, Chicago, IL
The Submerging Artists Show, Karma International, Zurich Switzerland
John Riepenhff Experience Presents Sara Clendening: Small Sculpture Show, Ooga Booga, Los Angeles, CA
2007
Robb Pruitt Flea Market, Frieze Art Fair, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, London, England
Angstrom Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Nepotism, Gallery 40000, Chicago, IL
Out of the Suitcase, MIAD, Milwaukee, WI
Love, Neighbors, Milwaukee, WI
Ramirez Box, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
The John Riepenhoff Experience Presents, The Suburban, Oak Park, IL
Destination, Madison Arts Commission, Madison, WI
Art Swap Meet at High Desert Test Sites, Ooga Booga, Joshua Tree, CA
Big Secret Cache!, Angstrom Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Three Degrees of Francis Bacon, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee,WI
Roy G. Biv Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2006
Jody Monroe Gallery, Milwaukee International, Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee Street, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee WI
Super Smart Art, Anonymous Gallery, solo show, Milwaukee, WI
Ulrich Museum of Art Small Painting Show, Wichita, KS
Neuman 101, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
2005
General Store Booth, NADA Art Fair, Miami, FL
2004
the Four Color Pen Group Show, curated by General Store, Locust, Miami, FL
Art Swap Meet at High Desert Test Sites, Painted Rocks, curated by Tyson Reeder, Ooga Booga, Joshua Tree, CA
the Infinite Fill Group Show, curated by Cory Archangel, Foxy Productions, New York, NY
Drunk vs Stoned, curated by General Store, Passerby, New York, NY
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2019
The Great Poor Farm Experiment X (curated), Manawa, WI
2018
The Great Poor Farm Experiment IX (curated), Manawa, WI
2017
Troedsson Villa Residency, Nikko, Japan
2016
The Oven, The Open Milwaukee, WI (ongoing)
2014
Beer Endowment, Company Brewing, Milwaukee, WI
2013
19516 kilometers from Milwaukee or 12126 miles, Misako & Rosen, Tokyo, Japan
2012
Michelle Grabner: Inova Survey, Inova, Milwaukee, WI
2011
Dressing the Monument Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee WI
Museum of Milwaukee Art Rummage, 47 Canal, New York, NY
YOU SNOW Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee, WI
2010
Friends of Blue Dress Park, Milwaukee, WI (ongoing)
Milwaukee International 30 Minute Video Fair, Tate Modern, London, England
2009
Milwaukee International DARK FAIR, Cologne, Germany
WALLGASM, Angstrom Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008
Milwaukee International at the Polish Falcon, Milwaukee, WI
DARK FAIR at the Swiss Institute, New York, NY
Video Arcade, Milwaukee, WI
PRESENTS, Rowley Kennerk Gallery Chicago, IL
2006
Milwaukee International at the Polish Falcon, Milwaukee, WI
2004
The Green Gallery (ongoing)
AWARDS & HONORS
2019
Mary L Nohl, Suitcase Award, Tblisi Georgia
2018
Mary L. Nohl Suitcase Award, Nikko Japan
2015
Milwaukee Arts Board Artist of the Year
2014
Greater Milwaukee Foundation's Mary L. Nohl Fellowship for Individual Artists Award
2013
Mary L. Nohl Suitcase Award
2009
Greater Milwaukee Foundation's Mary L. Nohl Fellowship for Individual Artists Awards
2007
Mary L. Nohl Suitcase Award