DREW HEITZLER
Born
Charleston, South Carolina, 1972
Education
Fordham University, College at Lincoln Center, NY, 1993, B.A.
University College London, Slade School, London, UK, 1999
City University of New York, Hunter College, NY, 2000, M.F.A
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME, 2002
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
One-Person Exhibitions and Screenings
2013
Drew Heitzler: Comic Books, Inverted Stamps, Paranoid Literature, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, NY
2012
Spiral Jetty/Crystal Voyager/Region Centrale (Bootlegged, Re-ordered, Combined, Sometimes More, Sometimes Less) and Observations on a Bowl of Fruit - Bananas, The Standard, Hollywood, CA, organized by Art Production Fund
for Sailors, Mermaids, Mystics. for Kustomizers, Grinders, Fender-men. for Fools, Addicts, Woodworkers and Hustlers. (Doubled) and Punch Film (Larry's Last Party), The Standard, Los Angeles, CA, organized by Art Production Fund
Spiral Jetty/Crystal Voyager /Region Centrale (Boottleged, Re-ordered, Combined, Sometimes More, Sometimes Less), Green Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2011
Spiral Jetty/Crystal Voyager /Region Centrale (Boottleged, Re-ordered, Combined, Sometimes More, Sometimes Less), Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, CA
Three Films, An Essay, A Television Show (Bootlegged, Re-ordered, Combined, Sometimes More, Sometimes Less), Renwick Gallery, New York, NY
2010
The World is Yours, Locust Projects, Miami FL
2009
for Sailors, Mermaids, Mystics. for Kustomizers, Grinders, Fender-men. for Fools, Addicts, Woodworkers and Hustlers (Doubled), Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, CA
Untitled (Baldwin Hills), LA><ART, Los Angeles, CA
For Rats, Pigeons, Canaries, Renwick Gallery, New York, NY
2008
In Practice, Sculpture Center, Long Island City, NY
LHaNT, Angstrom Projects, Dallas, TX
Punch Pictures, Redling Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
2007
rongWrong, Wrong Gallery at LA><ART, Los Angeles, CA
(Untitled) Ladera Heights, TRUDI, Los Angeles, CA
Untitled (Ladera Heights), Angstrom Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006
Subway Sessions, PS1. Contemporary Arts Center, Queens, NY
Les Films de Drew Heitzler, Circuit, Laussane, CH
2003
Subway Sessions, Lichtspiel, Bern, CH
2002
Subway Sessions, Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY
Group Exhibitions and Screenings
2012
It Ain’t Fair, organized by OHWOW, Miami Beach, FL
Eagles, Marlborough Gallery, Madrid, Spain
A Balea Negra, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Vigo, Spain
Hell Raisers, Galerie Lange + Pult, Zurich, Switzerland
Ball of Artists, Graystone Mansion, Los Angeles, CA
Venice Beach Biennial, Venice, CA (curated by Ali Subotnik)
Moveable Facture, VIVO Media Arts Centre, Vancouver
2011
Disorder, Todd Madigan Gallery, Cal State University Bakersfield, CA
Over the City and Through the Woods, Statler Waldorf Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Greater LA, 2nd floor of 483 Broadway, New York, NY (curated by Benjamin Godsill)
From the Recent Past: New Acquisitions, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
The Smithson Effect, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT (curated by Jill Dawsey)
2010
2010 California Biennial, curated by Sarah Bancroft, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA
Observations on a bowl of fruit (Mango)– BANANA’S, Galerie VidalCuglietta, Brussels, Belgium
Second Story, Pepin Moore, Los Angeles, CA
Out of Focus, Galeria Pelaires SL, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Bidoun Video, curated by Aram Moshayedi, Art Dubai, Madinat Jumeirah, UAE
The Secret Knows, curated by Shamin Momin, LAND, Austin, TX
California Dreaming, curated by Fred Hoffman, PortugalArte10, Lisbon, PT
The Secret (Still) Knows, curated by Shamin Momin, LAND at LAB, Los Angeles, CA
Frame Rate, curated by Shamim Momin, LAND at Lindblade Lounge, Los Angeles, CA
Invisible Publics, video section curated by Aram Moshayedi, Townhouse Gallery, Cairo, EG
The Artist as Collector, curated by Olivier Mosset, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tuscan, AZ
2009
Amy Granat, Drew Heitzler, Olivier Mosset, The Suburban, Oak Park, IL
Put On, Circus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1999, China Art Objects at Cottage Home, Los Angeles, CA
Eighth Veil, Eighth Veil, Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic Voyage, curated by Craig Baldwin, Other Cinema, San Francisco, CA
Strip Stripe, curated by Amy Granat, Emily Harvey Foundation, New York, NY
Popcorn at Potluck: Michel Auder & Drew Heitzler, Country Club, Los Angeles, CA
Portrait de l’Artiste en Motorcycliste, Magasin, Grenoble, FR, traveled to Musée des Beaux-Arts, Chaux-de-Fonds, CH
Pruesspress @ Ritter/Zamet, Ritter/Zamet, Berlin, DE
2008
Boofthle, Pauline, Los Angeles, CA.
New York Underground Film Festival, Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY
Bendover/Hangover, Cinema Zero at White Flag Projects, St. Louis, MO
Preusspress @ Rental, Rental Gallery, New York, NY
Please Stay Out, We’re Open, Redling Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
“How To…” and “Film Noir” with Intermission, curated by Andrew Berardini, Chinatown L.A., Los Angeles, CA
Champion Zero, curated by Flora Wiegmann, Rental Gallery, New York, NY
Fall Collection, Kreiling &, Los Angeles, CA
“Ein Abend zu Zweit”—Die Mandrake Bar im Fluc, Fluc, Vienna, AT
2007
88:88, curated by Renaud Proch, The Project, New York, NY
No Jerks, curated by Matt Chambers, Rental Gallery, New York, NY
Orchids for Orchard, curated by Amy Granat, Cinema Zero at Orchard, New York, NY
From Here to the Ocean, curated by Daniel Baumann, (New) Forde, L'Usine, Geneva, CH
Trabant #2, Cinema Zero at Austellungsraum Klingental, Basel, CH
Etceteras of the CarreRond, curated by Amy Granat, Cinema Zero at Collective Unconscious, New York, NY
The Trans-Aestheticization of Daily Life, curated by Peter Zellner, Sweeney Art Gallery, University of California, Riverside, CA
Carte Blanche, Elizabeth Dee Gallery, New York, NY
Amy Granat, Drew Heitzler, Olivier Mosset, Wallspace, New York, NY
Deer and Beer, curated by Ann Craven, Mandrake, Los Angeles, CA
2006
CarreRond, curated by Amy Granat, Cinema Zero at Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris, FR
From Here to the Ocean, curated by Daniel Baumann, presented by the Swiss Institute, Monkeytown, Brooklyn, NY
Group Hallucinations (or) The Object So Perceived, curated by Amy Granat, Cinema Zero at Maison de Culture, Bourges, FR
Lovely Shanghai Music, curated by John Armleder and Team 404, Hannover, Berlin, DE and Shanghai, PRC
2005
Sugartown, Elizabeth Dee Gallery, New York, NY
Visual Noise, curated by Margo Victor, The Happy Lion, Los Angeles, CA
2004
On A Wave, curated by Reed Anderson, Jessica Murray Projects, Brooklyn, NY
Tuesday is Gone, curated by Daniel Baumann, Karvasla, Tbilisi, GE
Aux Frontiers du Degree Zero, curated by Olivier Mosset, Space102 and Spacejunk Gallery, Grenoble, FR
2003
Water, Water, curated by Lilly Wei, Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
The Reconstruction, Exit Art, New York, NY
5th Annual Video Marathon, Art in General, New York, NY
Yellow Pages Project, curated by John Armleder and Team 404, Turn Gallery, Helmstedt, DE
Socialism, A Love Letter, Fia Backström Project, Brooklyn, NY
On The Line, d.u.m.b.o. Arts Center, Brooklyn, NY
2002
Subway Sessions, Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY
Looking In, curated by Trevor Schoonmaker, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York, NY
Superlounge, video section curated by Daniel Baumann, Kunsthaus Baselland, Basel, CH
Curated Exhibitions
2013
Endless Bummer II: Still Bummin’, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, NY
2010
Endless Bummer: Surf Elsewhere, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, CA
Bibliography
2013
Fredrickson, Lori. "Inherent Vice 2.0: A Group Show Bums Us Out (in a Good Way)." Modern Painters (May 2013): 32.
2011
Bancroft, Sarah C. 2010 California Biennial. Newport Beach: Orange County Museum of Art, 2011.
Heitzler, Drew. “Before & After: Artist Drew Heitzler Reflects on the Cyclical Nature of Creation Against the Backdrop of Sun and Smog.” V Magazine, no. 72 (Fall 2011): 41.
Heitzler, Drew. “Site/Non-Site: The Intersection of Surfing and Art-making in Experimental Film.” Centerfold 2, no. 3 (November 2011): VI.
Knight, Christopher. “It’s A Trek Worth Exploring,” Los Angeles Times, January 7, 2011.
Martens, Anne. “Drew Heitzler: Blum & Poe, Los Angeles.” Flash Art 44, no. 280 (October 2011): 109.
Rosenberg, Karen. “Drew Heitzler,” New York Times, June 30, 2011.
Smith, Roberta. “A Bit of Hollywood, Minus the Tinsel,” New York Times, May 31, 2011.
Wolf, Kate. “’Greater LA’ in New York,” ArtSlant, June 20, 2011.
2010
Azria, Lubov. “The Style World’s Art Buyers on Their Whitney Acquisitions.” Style.com, June 8, 2010.
Barton, Dave. “Biennialus Interuptus at OCMA,” OC Weekly, November 18, 2010.
Berardini, Andrew. “Drew Heitzler.” Frieze, no. 130 (April 2010): 123-124.
Chang, Richard. “Framed by Accessibility,” Orange County Register, October 24, 2010.
DeBruxelles, Juliette. “Les gens qu’il faut voir (et pourquoi).” Elle Belgique, (November 2010).
Gil, Virginia. “His-Story: Drew Heitzler at Locust Projects.” Modern Luxury, March 3, 2010.
Holte, Michael Ned. “Best of 2010.” Artforum 49, no. 4 (December 2010): 210-211.
Johnson, Alexis. “Land at Royal/T.” Modern Luxury, August 5, 2010.
McCorquodale, Amanda. “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems,” Miami New Times, March 16, 2010.
Moshayedi, Aram. “Picks: Drew Heitzler.” Artforum.com, January 6, 2010.
Peipon, Corrina. “Urban Crude: Touring the Oil Fields of Los Angeles with Drew Heitzler and the Center for Land Use Interpretation.” East of Borneo, October 10, 2010.
Steverlynck, Sam. “L’Art Contemporain au Bord du Canal.” Agenda, November 25, 2010.
Wagley, Catherine. “Interview with Drew Heitzler.” Daily Serving, January 25, 2010.
Walsh, Daniella. “Sober Pairs with Send-Ups in Biennial Exhibit,” Laguna Beach Independent, November 11, 2010.
2009
Berardini, Andrew. “Collector Call.” Artforum.com, October 10, 2009.
Knight, Christopher. “Art Review,” Los Angeles Times, December 25, 2009.
2008
Bentley, Kyle. “Burrs and Bees.” Artforum.com, January 16, 2008.
Gray, Emma. “Top Ten Shows in Los Angeles.” Saatchi Gallery online, May 2008.
Knight, Christopher. “Faces to Watch 2009,” Los Angeles Times, December 28, 2008.
O’Brien, Titus. “Drew Heitzler.” Art Lies, 2008.
Pes, Javier. “Drew Heitzler: Tree of a Kind.” Art Newspaper, December 4, 2008.
Terranova, Charissa N. “L.A.’s Ironies,” Dallas Morning News, March 13, 2008.
2007
Berardini, Andrew. “Painting The Town.” Artforum.com, March 21, 2007.
Frank, Peter. “Discontinuity Studies,” LA Weekly, March 21, 2007.
Scott, Andrea. “88:88.” New Yorker, August 13, 2007.
2006
Chambers, Matt. “Drew Heitzler Cool Dude City.” TRUDI, November 13, 2006.
Cotter, Holland. “Last Chance: Where the Focus is Sharp But the Categories Blurry.” New York Times. August 16, 2006.
Firstenberg, Lauri. “The Backroom.” Frieze, no 96 (January-February 2006)
Grosz, David. “Haunted by Ghosts, and by the Art World.” New York Sun, August 3, 2006.
Keegan, Matt. “Top Ten.” Artforum 44, no. 6 (February 2006): 98.
Pollack, Barbara. “Bring the War Home.” Time Out New York, no. 566, August 3-9, 2006.
Savannah, Gae. “Drew Heitzler.” Flash Art 39, no. 250 (October 2006): 54.
2005
Bluhm, Erik. “The Distance Between Here and the Ocean.” ArtUS, no. 10 (October-November 2005): 13.
2004
Cotter, Holland. “Sampling Brooklyn, Keeper of Eclectic Flames.” New York Times, January 23, 2004.
2003
Conner, Jill. “Nice and Wet.” Artnet, June 11, 2003.
Haber, John. “Plurals.” Haberarts.com, May 4, 2003.
Powhida, William. “Artseen, Exit Biennial: The Reconstruction.” Brooklyn Rail, June, 2003.
2002
Wilson, Michael. “Subway Sessions.” Frieze, no. 66 (April 2002): 104.
2001
Phillips, Richard. “Top Ten.” Artforum 40, no. 3 (November 2001): 63.
Public Collections
Deutsche Bank Collection, Frankfurt, Germany
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
Orange County Museum of Art, Newport, CA
Exhibitions and Screenings
Amy Granat and Drew Heitzler
2012
Moveable Facture, VIVO Media Arts Centre, Vancouver, Canada
Leaving the Museum, Kunsthalle Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
2011
The Smithson Effect, curated by Jill Dawsey, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
2010
Observations on a bowl of fruit bananas, Galerie VidalCuglietta, Brussels, Belgium
Made in Tuscon, Born in Tuscon, Live in Tuscon, curated by Anne-Marie Russel, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tuscon, AZ
2009
Invasion of Sound, curated by Agnieszka Morawinska and Francois Quintin, Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw, PL
Born To Be Wild, curated by Konrad Bitterli, Kunstmuseum, St. Gallen, CH
There is No(w) Romanticism, Galerie Les Filles du Calvaire, Bruxelles, BE
Goodbye 20th Century, Toronto Images Festival, York Quay Gallery, Toronto, CA
2008
2008 Whitney Biennial, curated by Shamim Momin and Henriette Huldisch, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
TSOYW, doArt Gallery, Beijing, PRC
Los Angeles Confidential, curated by Allyson Spellacy and Sandra Patron, Parc Saint Léger–Centre d’Art Contemporain, Pouges-les-Eaux, FR
Sturm und Drang, Galerie Kamm, Berlin, DE
Bibliography
Amy Granat and Drew Heitzler
2010
Dubois, Colette. “Amy Granat and Drew Heitzler/Cheryl Donegan.” <H>ART, November 12, 2010.
Pulimood, Steve. “Amy Granat.” Art in America, June 4, 2010.
2009
Dubois, Colette. “Conceptuel & Romantisme.” <H>Art, June 25, 2009.
Tremerau, Tristan. “En fin de course?.” L’Art Meme, June, 2009.
Vogel, Carol. "Company’s Fortunes Change, and the Whitney Benefits,” New York Times, February 5, 2009.
2008
Ammirati, Domenick. “Whitney Biennial 2008 at the Whitney Museum of American Art.” Afterall, May 24, 2008.
Berwick, Carly, “The Facebook Biennial,” New York Magazine, March 10, 2008.
Blasberg, Derek. “Erin Wasson’s Biennial Pick.” Style.com, March 10, 2008.
Cotter, Holland. “Art’s Economic Indicator,” New York Times, March 17, 2008.
Gartenfeld, Alex, “All In The Family.” Paper Magazine, March 4, 2008.
Haber, John, “Undo It Yourself.” Haberarts.com, March, 2008.
McDermon, Daniel. “All the Sad Young Motorcycle Men,” New York Times, April 25, 2008.
Ray, Grant. “Whitney Biennial Shows Bike Film That Doesn’t Suck.” Hell For Leather, April 22, 2008.
Schambelan, Elizabeth. “Whitney Biennial.” Artforum 46, no. 10 (Summer 2008): 426-428.
Schjeldahl, Peter. “Lessness.” New Yorker, March 17, 2008.
Schöny, Roland. “Whitney Biennial.” Artmagazine, March 18, 2008.
Taylor, Kate. “Contemporary Art and Animal Heads.” New York Sun, February 28, 2008.
Volk, Gregory. “Spring in Dystopia.” Art in America, May, 2008.
Weiss, Jeffrey. “On the Road.” Artforum 47, no. 1 (September 2008): 131-132.
Public Collections
Amy Granat and Drew Heitzler
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Exhibitions and Screenings
Drew Heitzler and Flora Wiegmann
2007
Black Box/White Cube, Sandroni Rey, Los Angles, CA
World’s Largest Walkie Talkie Network, LA><ART, Los Angeles, CA
Group Exhibitions and Screenings
Drew Heitzler and Flora Wiegmann
2008
Black Noise, CNEAI, Paris, FR
2007
Black Noise, Mamco, Geneva, CH
2006
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