Born            Richmond, Virginia, October 27, 1948

 

Education

 

1967-68        Architecture, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.

1971-72        Printmaking, Art History, Psychology, BFA, U of F

1974-75        Painting, Master's Program, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Ga.

 

Solo Exhibitions

 

1995            Corriente Alterna, Lima, Peru, Tétradas

1996            Patterns, J. J. Brookings Gallery, San Francisco, California

1996            O. K. Harris Works of Art, New York, NY, Woven Canvas

1998            O. K. Harris Works of Art, New York, NY, The Endless Line

1999            La Segunda Iberoamericana Bienal de Lima

                    (Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano)

                    Instalación de Tétradas

2000            O. K. Harris Works of Art, New York, NY, Tetrads 

2006            Robert Steele Gallery (The Project Room) New York, NY, Standard Measure Paintings

2015            Gallery Thomas Jackel, New York, NY

 

Group Exhibitions

 

1978            File 3/13, Hansen Gallery, New York, NY

1979            Small Works, NYU Gallery (Juror: Ivan Karp), New York, NY

1980            Inaugural Group Show, Semaphore Gallery, New York, NY

                    Four Painters, Soho Center for the Visual Arts, New York, NY

1981            Sixteen Painters, Semaphore Gallery, New York, NY

                    The Working Process, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Columbus Circle Gallery, New York, NY

                    The Fourth of July, Public Image Gallery, New York, NY

                    Recent Acquisitions,  Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Conn.

1982            Painting in Photography, Daniel Wolf Gallery New York, NY

                    The Famous Show, Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York, NY

                    Beyond the American Standard, Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York, NY

1983            Small Works, Amherst College, Mass.

                    Terminal New York, Brooklyn, NY

                    Exposition Ete, Maximillien Guiol, Paris, France

                    Gracie Mansion Presents..., Kamikaze, New York, NY 

                    Lower East Side Polygon, Danceteria, New York, NY

                    Drawings into Paintings, Gallery 411/12, New York, NY

1984            New Talent, Harm Bouckaert Gallery, New York, NY

                   Site-Specific Sculpture, Greathouse Gallery, New York, NY

                    Sculpture, Civilian Warfare Gallery, New York, NY

                    Contemporary Triptychs, Bard College, New York

                    Painting into Photography, Thorpe Intermedia Gallery, NY

1985            New Summer, Pietrasanta Gallery, New York, NY

1986            Abstraction, Greathouse Gallery, New York, NY

1992            Group, D'Kada Gallery, Madrid, Spain

1993            Crosscurrents, Step Gallery, New York, NY

1994            Salon, Tribeca 48 Gallery, New York, NY

                    Hospice, Cabrini Medical Center, New York, NY

1995            Small Works, NYU Gallery (Juror: Jackie Littlejohn), NY

1999            Review, O. K. Harris Works of Art, New York, NY

2000            Small Works, NYU Gallery (Juror: Tricia Collins), NY

2004            Selection, O. K. Harris Works of Art, New York, NY

2005            Summer View, Robert Steele Gallery, New York, NY

2008            O.K.Harris Works on Paper, Andrews University, Berrien, Michigan

2014            Artists' Choice, M55 Gallery, New York, NY

2015            Miami Basel, Thomas Jaeckel Gallery, Miami, Florida

2016            Winter Salon, Thomas Jaeckel Gallery, New York, NY

2017            Winter Salon, Thomas Jaeckel Gallery, New York, NY

 

Grants

                    Adolph Gottlieb Foundation, New York, NY, 1991

 

Bibliography:  Catalogues

 

1981            The Working Process, Organization of Independent Artist

                    Essay by Henry Geldzahler, New York, NY

1984            Contemporary Triptychs, Bard College, New York

1984            Small Works, University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, Ma.

1998            Darrell Nettles, The Continuous Line,  with an Essay by Donald Kuspit

                    O.K. Harris Works of Art, New York, NY

1999            La Segunda Iberoamericana Bienal de Lima

                    Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima, Peru

2000            New American Paintings, #26, Juror: Terrie Sultan

                    The Open Studios Press, Wellesley, Ma.

2010            New American Paintings, 15th Anniversary Edition

                    The Open Studios Press, Wellesley, Ma.

2012            Rope Paintings, Darrell Nettles

2014            Artists' Choice, M55 ART, New York, NY

2014            Broken Verse, Darrell Nettles

2015            45 Years of OK Harris, New York, NY

2017            Broken Verse, Darrell Nettles

                    https://issuu.com/classykate/docs/broken_verse_2017 

 

Bibliography:  Periodicals

 

1982            Flash Art, Nicholas Moufarege, November

1982            Arts Magazine, Nicholas Moufarege, September

1983            Southern Accents, Summer, p.48-49

1995            Caretas, "Tétradas", Luis Lama, November 9, p.49, Lima Peru

2017             Galatea Resurrects, Eileen Tabios, May 28

                    http://galatearesurrects2017.blogspot.com/2017/05/broken-verse-by-darrell-nettles.html

 

Bibliography:  Newspapers

 

1981            New York Times, "The working process", Grace Glueck, April 17

1984            New York Times, "The camera's role as tool is growing", William Zimmer, April 22

1995            Gestión, "Geometría precolombiana en pintura de artista norteamericano", November 2, p.2/B

1995            El Comercio, "Darrell Nettles, la espiritualidad del pasado", November 2, p.8/C

1995            Expreso, "Darrell Nettles, un artista norteamericano en Corriente Alterna", November 2, p.3/B

1999            Expreso, "Darrell Nettles, El balance del blanco y negro", Ketty Cadillo, October 30, p.4/B

2015            Wall Street Journal. "Poetic Paintings", Peter Plagens, June 20, p. A18

 

Commissions/Projects

 

1982            Egon Schiele, A play by Stephan Fechter, New York, NY

1983            Windows, Art installation commissioned for Bergdorf Goodman, New York, NY

1990            Faultline, Art commissioned for a play by Morgan Jennes, New York, NY

 

Collections - Museums

 

                    Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut

                    Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, Arkansas

                    Centro de Artes Visuales, Lima, Peru

                    Museum of Modern Art (Národní Galerie), Prague, Czech Republic

                    Marifí Plazas Gal Collection, 

                    Museo Regional de Arte Moderno, Cartagena, Spain    

 

Collections - Corporate, Miscellaneous

 

                    Analysis Group, Chicago, Illinois                            

                    Anderson-Cook, Inc., Detroit Michigan

                    Bank of America, San Francisco, California

                    Banque Nationale de Paris, Paris, France

                    Cabrini Hospice Permanent Collection, New York, NY

                    City of Chesterfield, Missouri

                    Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, Boston, Massachusetts

                    Corriente Alterna, Lima, Peru

                    Dean Witter Company, New York, NY

                    Escarpenter, Barcelona, Spain

                    Exxon/Mobil Oil Collection, Hamburg, Germany

                    Farer Fersko, Westfield, New Jersey

                    Galetea's Art Collection, St. Helena, California

                    Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, PC, St. Louis, Missouri

                    Harvard School of Business, Cambridge, Ma.

                    Wynn Kramarsky Collection, New York, New York

                    KrasnePlows, New York, New York

                    Legorburu, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

                    López-Mayordomo Collection, Valencia

                    Marcus W. Stroh Collection, Mayorca

                    Lewis, Rice Fingerush, Attorneys at Law, St. Louis, Missouri

                    Missouri State Bank, St. Louis, Missouri

                    National Reinsurance Corporation, Stamford, Connecticut

                    Needham, Harper and Steers, New York, NY    

                    Pfizer, New York, NY

                    Sunoco Oil Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

                    Swissre Corporation, New York, NY

                    University of Arkansas, Jonesboro, Arkansas

                    Westwood Studios, Las Vegas, Nevada

                    Wilmington Trust Company, Wilmington, Delaware

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