Lora Fosberg

The Miracle of the Actual

Past Work

Bio

American, Born 1966, Waukegan, Illinois

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010
- You Can't Fall off the Floor, Linda Warren Gallery; Chicago, IL.
- Kayo Gallery; Salt Lake City, UT.
2009
- Feel the Now, Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2008
- A Field Guide to Forgetting, Linda Warren Gallery, Chicago, IL.
2007
- Dystopia for Daydreamers, Urban Institute for Contemporary Art (UICA); Grand Rapids, MI.
2006
- Yes to Everything, Linda Warren Gallery; Chicago, IL.
2003
- Greener Grass, Kendall College of Art and Design; Grand Rapids, MI.
2002
- Really Huge, Aron Packer Gallery; Chicago, IL.
1999
- Both Ends Burning, Grand Street Gallery; Chicago, IL.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010
- Wishing you Love and Happiness and Curiosity Forever, V1 Gallery; Copenhagen, Denmark.
- (S)edition, UICA (curated by Marc Pascale of the Art Institute of Chicago; Grand Rapids, MI.
- Typeforce, Co-Prosperity Sphere; Chicago, IL.
- Art Chicago, Represented by Linda Warren Gallery; Chicago; IL.
- Next Art Fair, Represented by Pele Prints; St. Louis, MO.
- Walnut Ink; Michigan City, IN.
- Interface, COCA; St. Louis, MO.
- Taylor Bercier Gallery; New Orleans, LA.
2009
- Art Chicago, Represented by Linda Warren Gallery; Chicago, IL.
- Next Art Fair, Represented by Pele Prints; St. Louis, MO.
- Spellbound, Hyde Park Art Center; Chicago, IL.
- Signs of the Apocalypse/Rapture, Chicago, IL.
2008
- Works in Progress, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; Chicago, IL.
- Clouds et al., Carrie Secrist Gallery; Chicago, IL.
- Art Chicago, Represented by Linda Warren Gallery; Chicago, IL.
- Next Art Fair, Represented by Pele Prints; St. Louis, MO.
- Red Dot Art Fair, Represented by Jack Fischer Gallery; San Francisco, CA.
- Pulse Art Fair Miami, Represented by Jack Fichser Gallery; Miami, FL.
2007
- 44 New Drawings; Chicago, IL.
- Art Chicago, Represented by Linda Warren Gallery; Chicago, IL.
- Drawing Invitational, Kent State University; Kent, OH.
2006
- 12 x 12 New Artists/New Work, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; Chicago, IL.
- Drawing no Conclusions, UICA; Grand Rapids, MI.
- Layer on Layer: A Collage Show, Judith Racht Gallery; Harbert, MI.
2005
- Life is Fragile, Museum Works Gallery N.Y.C; New York, NY.
- Art Chicago, Represented by Linda Warren Gallery; Chicago, IL.
- Art L.A., Represented by Linda Warren Gallery; Los Angeles, CA.
2004
- Art Chicago, Represented by Linda Warren Gallery; Chicago, IL.
- Group Show, Junc Gallery; Los Angeles, CA.
- 2 Person Show, Melanne Cooper Gallery; Chicago, IL.
- Group Show, Linda Warren Gallery; Chicago, IL.
2003
- Politics as Usual, Aron Packer Gallery; Chicago, IL.
2003
- Natural History, Aron Packer Gallery; Chicago, IL.
- Affordable Art Fair, Represented by Aron Packer Gallery; New York, NY.
2001
- 10th Annual Figurative Small Works Show, Armory Art Center; West Palm Beach, FL.
- 14th Annual McNeese Nartional Works on Paper, McNeese State University; Lake Charles, LA.
1999
- Dia de los Muertos, La Luz de Jesus Gallery; Los Angeles, CA.
- Summer Group Show, Gallery A; Chicago, IL.
- By-Cycles, Maritain Art Institute; Loveland, OH.
- Zusammen, Milktooth; Chicago, IL.

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCIES

2002
- Frans Masereel Art Center, Kasterlee, Belgium.
2000
- Ox-Bow, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Saugatauk, MI. (Visiting Artist and Guest Lecturer)
1999
- Ox-Bow, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Saugatauk, MI.

Education

1992
- M.F.A., Painting and Printmaking, School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
1988
- B.A., Painting and Printmaking, University of Illinois.

PUBLICATIONS

2008
- Lora Fosberg: The End of the Beginnng, A Decade of New Work (1997-2007) (Lora Fosberg & Firebelly Design, Chicago, IL)
2003
- New American Paintings No. 47 (Open Studios Press, Boston, MA)