 Artist's arttributes:
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Male |
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Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Mixed Media |
Most exhibitions in: |
| Country |
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| USA | 48 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
Most exhibitions held at: |
| Institution |
№ |
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Jean Albano Gallery, USA |
12 |
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Russell Bowman Art Advisory, USA |
8 |
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The Renaissance Society at The University of Chicago, USA |
3 |
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Hyde Park Art Center, USA |
2 |
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Krannert Art Museum, USA |
2 |
Biography: 
1939 Born in Chicago, IL (US)
External links: | | Public exhibitions (Selection) 50
Solo shows 11
2010
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| Karl Wirsum - Drawings: 1967-70 - Derek Eller Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Karl Wirsum - Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL |
2008
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| Karl Wirsum - Contemporary Art Center Peoria, Peoria, IL |
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| Karl Wirsum: Winsome Works - Herron Galleries at Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN |
2007
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| Karl Wirsum: Winsome Works(some) - MMoCA - The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI |
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| Karl Wirsum: Plays Missed It for You - Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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| Karl Wirsum: Winsome Works(some) - Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL |
2004
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| Hello Again Boom A Rang: Ten Years of Wirsum Art - Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL |
2002
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| Karl Wirsum: New Work - Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL |
1997
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| Karl Wirsum: Sports and Just Us What Past Before Us - University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA |
1991
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| Karl Wirsum: A Retrospective Exhibition - Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL |
Group shows 39
2012
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| About Face - Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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| About Face - ACME, Los Angeles, CA |
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| Re:Chicago - Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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| American Prints Iii - Russell Bowman Art Advisory, Chicago, IL |
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| Image/abstraction/object - Russell Bowman Art Advisory, Chicago, IL |
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| Invitational Exhibition Of Visual Arts - The American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY |
2011
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| Chicago Imagists - Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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| Anchor Graphics: - Riverside Arts Center (RAC), Riverside, IL |
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| Pretty on the Inside - Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| More Margaret: Margaret Wharton & Friends - Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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| Works on Paper - Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL |
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| The Paper Show - Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL |
2010
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| Chicago! Chicago! - Russell Bowman Art Advisory, Chicago, IL |
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| Figures in Chicago Imagism - Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL |
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| Mutant Pop - Loyal, Malmö |
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| Escape - Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL |
2009
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| Intense - Russell Bowman Art Advisory, Chicago, IL |
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| About Face - Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Isn’t It Great To Be An Artist? Insider / Outsider Art from the Robert A. Lewis Collection - Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH |
2008
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| on line - Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Not Just Another Pretty Face - Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL |
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| Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967 - Musée d´art contemporain de Montréal, Montreal, QC |
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| Nuances of Printmaking - Koehnline Museum of Art, Des Plaines (IL) |
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| Chicago Imagism: 1965-1985 - Russell Bowman Art Advisory, Chicago, IL |
2007
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| Masterworks of Chicago Imagism - Russell Bowman Art Advisory, Chicago, IL |
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| Relationships - Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL |
2006
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| The Wirsum-Gunn Family Show - Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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| Drawn into the World - Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA), Chicago, IL |
2005
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| ...Scapes - A Group Exhibition - Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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| Four Chicago Imagists: Early Work, 1966-1976 - Russell Bowman Art Advisory, Chicago, IL |
2004
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| Recent Selection - Russell Bowman Art Advisory, Chicago, IL |
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| From Folk to Funk: Selections from the Robert A. Lewis Collection - The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
2003
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| New Acquisitions - DePaul University Art Museum, Chicago, IL |
1991
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| Word As Image: American Art 1960–1990 - Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston, TX |
1988
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| The Refrigerator Door Show - Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL |
1987
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| Drawings of the Chicago Imagists - The Renaissance Society at The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
1974
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| The Anonymous Image - The Renaissance Society at The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
1971
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| The New Curiosity Shop - The Renaissance Society at The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
1967
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| 1967 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting - Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, NY |
| Dealer Directory 4 |
USA
| | Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
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| | Russell Bowman Art Advisory, Chicago, IL
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| | Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL
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| | Landfall Press, Santa Fe, NM
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Collections 6
USA
| | Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL
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| | The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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| | DePaul University Art Museum, Chicago, IL
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| | Koehnline Museum of Art, Des Plaines (IL)
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| | The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA
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| | Brauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso, IN
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