Born: 1975, Malone, NY
Lives and Works in New York City
Education
2001
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
1998
BFA, sculpture, Rhode Island School of Design
Solo Exhibitions
2009
2008
2007
2006
SETS — Bjorn Copeland,
D’Amelio Terras Front Room, 19 October - 04 November
2005
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010
Forth Estate: New Editions, The Re: Institute, Millerton, NY
2010
RECENT EDITIONS: A printmaking exhibition from NYC publishers Forth Estate and Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Sharon Arts Exhibition Gallery, NH
2009
Group Show, Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco
2009
A Mind Meld is a Terrible Thing to Waste (on view in 395 & 389 Valencia), Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco
2009
Forth Estate Editions, Rhode Island School of Design Memorial Hall Gallery, RI
2009
Pulp Fictions – Papierarbeiten I Gruppenausstellung, Ferenbalm-Gurbrü Station, Karlruhe, GERMANY
2008
Journey to the Center of Uranus, Canada, New York
2008
I Can See For Miles, Cottage Home, Los Angeles
2007
Fit to Print, Printed Media in Recent Collage, Gagosian Gallery, New York
2007
Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Chicago; Museum of Contempory Art, Miami; Musee D’Art Contemporain De Montreal, Montreal
2007
Deaf ‘From the audible to the visible’ II, Curated by Peter Coffin, Galerie Frank Elbaz, Paris
2007
Quotidian, Quotidian, BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
2007
Panic Room: Works from the Dakis Joannou Collection, Curated by Jeffrey Deitch and Kathy Grayson, Deste Foundation Centre for Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece
2007
"New Prints 2007, Silkscreen", International Print Center New York, NY
2006
2006
Music is a Better Noise, curated by Bob Nickas, PS 1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, Ny
2006
2006
Ultimate Destination, D.U.M.B.O. Arts Center, New York
2006
2006
Sets, D’Amelio Terras, New York
2005
Shape Shifters, China Art Objects, Los Angeles, CA
2005
2005
Memphis, Flaca, London
2005
Curious Crystals of Unusual Purity, curated by Bob Nickas, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, NY
2005
Mock Optic: Reed Anderson, Bjorn Copeland, John Perrot, Mixture Contemporary, Houston
2004
The Pattern Playback, with Jean Moreno, Mike Kelly, and Sarah Morris, among others, The Moore Space, Miami, FL
2004
California Earthquakes, Daniel Reich Gallery, New York
2004
2004
2003
Karaoke Death Machine, Daniel Reich Gallery, New York
2003
#20- A Paper Habit, Curated by Reed Anderson, Champion Fine Art, Brooklyn
2003
The Birdman Returns, D’Amelio Terras, New York
2002
2002
Group show, Daniel Reich Gallery, New York
Selected Performances with Black Dice
08.08.2003
Taki Ishii Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
06.10.2003
Fondation Cartier por l’Art Contemporain, Paris, France
12.17.2002
As part of Jutta Koether and Steven Parrion’s “Black Bonds,” Swiss Institute, NY
05.20.2002
As part of Peter Coffin’s “Perfect if On,” Andrew Kreps Gallery, NY
09.08.2001
As part of Richard Phillips’ “America,” Friedrich Petzel Gallery, NY
Bibliography
2008
Ashman, Angela, Mr. Clean, The Village Voice
2008
Pearse, Emma, Artist Bjorn Copeland Makes Home Depot Safe for Dolls, New York Magazine
2007
Brooks, Amra, Must See Art: Bjorn Copeland at China Art Objects Galleries, LA Weekly, Vol. 29, No.18
2007
Bjorn Copeland @ China Art Objects, L.A. Record
2007
Brooks, Amra, Fair Report: Art LA, ArtInfo
2007
Voice Picks: 'Quotidian' at BUIA, The Village Voice
2006
2006
Robinson, Walter, Photo New York, Artnet Magazine
2006
Sennart, Kate, The Art of Noise, V Magazine, V44
2006
GORE, PictureBox, New York, NY
2005
Firstenberg, Lauri, Exhibition Essay, Cut
2005
Catholic No. 1, Evil Twin Publications, Livingston Manor, NY
2004
Review: Curious Crystals of Unusal Purity, Art Forum
2004
Levin, Kim. “California Earthquakes,” Voice Choices, www.villagevoice.com
2004
Saltz, Jerry. “Termite Theory,” The Village Voice, June 23-28
2003
Kerry, Merrily. “Satellite Spin-off: Standouts from the Alternative Art Fair Scene,” FlashArt News
2003
Dont Miss..., Time Out: New York
2003
Kimmelman, Michael, Art in Review: ‘Now Playing', The New York Times
2003
Shortlist: Now Playing, The Village Voice
2003
Yablonsky, Linda. “Rock’n’roll Hall of Fame,” ArtReview, June
2001
Phillips, Richard, Top Ten, Art Forum
Public Collections
New York Public Library
Museum of Modern Art, NY