1951 born Cologne,Germany;
1971 Abitur
1971-73 study of fine arts at the art academy of Cologne;
1971-74 worked with the artist Howard Kanovitz in Cologne, London and New York;
1974-79 worked with the artist Larry Rivers in New York;
1973-2007 lives and works as an independent artist in New York City

Solo Exhibitions

2007
Galerie Graf und Schelble, Basel, Switzerland
Galerie Koch, Hannover, Germany

2006
Galeria Pedro Torres, Lugróno, Spain
Galerie Benden und Klimczak, Cologne, Germany
Galerie Stefan Röpke, Cologne, Germany
Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
XVA Gallery, Dubai, UAE
Water Sculpture Deutz Twins, Tringle Building Cologne, Germany

2005
Fundation Sala Robayera*, Miengo Cantabria, Spain;
Simon Gallery, Morristown, New Jersey

2004
Axel Raben Gallery, New York;
Galerie Graf und Schelble, Basel, Switzerland;
Galeria Arnés y Roepke, Madrid, Spain;
Galerie Koch, Hannover, Germany;
Michael Schneider Zeitgenoessische Kunst, Bonn, Germany (with Degenhard Andrulat)

2003
Doppelgänger, Contact Paintings 1996-2003* (traveling exhibition)
Leopold Hoesch Museum, Dueren, Germany;
Städtische Galerie Villa Zanders,Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany;
Museum Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany;
Staedtische Galerie in Park, Viersen, Germany;
Galerie Wullkopf. Lindau/ Insel, Germany;
Frankfurter Kunstkabinett Hanna Bekker von Rath, Frankfurt, Germany;
Axel Raben Gallery, New York;
Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta;
La Bute Doppelgaenger, Foyer Schauspielhaus Muenster, Germany;
Set designs for The Shape of Things by Neil la Bute, at the Schauspielhaus Muenster, Germany;

2002
Galerie Benden und Klimczak, Cologne, Germany;
Galerie Parade, Amsterdam, Netherlands;
Michael Schneider Zeitgenoessische Kunst, Bonn, Germany

2001
Marcel Sitcoske Gallery, San Francisco, California;
Galerie Parade, Amsterdam, Netherlands;
Galerie Graf & Schelble, Basel, Switzerland;
Michael Schneider Zeitgenoessische Kunst, Bonn, Germany (Collaborations on Paper , Degenhard Andrulat)

2000
Galerie Egelund, Copenhagen, Denmark;
Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia;
Marcel Sitcoske Gallery, San Francisco, CA;

1999
Galerie Graf und Schelble, Basel, Switzerland;
Michael Schneider Zeitgenoessische Kunst, Bonn, Germany;

1998
Frankfurter Kunstkabinett Hanna Bekker vom Rath, Frankfurt, Germany;
Marquardt Ausstellungen, Munich, Germany;
Twins 1997-98*, Galerie Benden & Klimczak, Viersen, Germany;

1997
Earl McGrath Gallery, New York;
Galerie Graf und Schelble, Basel, Switzerland;
Marquardt Ausstellungen , Munich, Germany;
Galerie OZ, Paris, France;
Galerie Holtmann, Cologne, Germany;

1996/7
Finger-tip-tingling, (traveling exhibition)*
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champain, Champagne, IL;
I - Space, College of Fine and Applied Arts, Chicago, IL;
Stadtmuseum, Cologne, Germany;*

1996
Marquardt Ausstellungen, Munich, Germany;
Stadtmuseum, Cologne, Germany;*
Michael Schneider Zeitgenössische Kunst, Bonn, Germany
Art Gallery of Hamilton, Canada;

1995
Frankfurter Kunstkabinett, Hanna Bekker vom Rath, Frankfurt, Germany;
Galerie Inge Beacker, Cologne, Germany;

1994
Marquardt Ausstellungen, Munich, Germany;
Galerie Steinmetz, Bonn, Germany;

1993/4
Without Words: Private Stories, * Ohne Worte, Persönliche Geschichten, (traveling exhibition)
Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia;
Staedtische Galerie im Museum Folkwang, Essen,Germany;

1993
An Inheritance Unequaled *, Anderson Gallery,
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia;

1992/3
On Paper, 1977-1992*,
Staedtische Galerie Villa Zanders, Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany;
Frankfurter Kunstkabinett Hanna Bekker vom Rath, Germany;

1991
Inheritance Unequaled*, (Eine Erbschsft Sondergleichen)
BIS Art Space, Moenchengladbach, Germany;
Ohne Worte*, Frankfurter Kunstkabinett, Hanna Bekker vom Rath, Germany;
Without Words*, Ruth Siegel Gallery, New York;

1990
Galerie OZ, Paris, France;
Gallery Inge Baecker, Cologne, Germany;

1989/91
Breast Exam, Paintings 1977-89 (travelling exhibition)*
Kunsthalle Emden, Foundation Henri Nannen;
Museum Gelsenkirchen, Germany;
Bayer A.G., corporate headquarters, Leverkusen, Germany;
Museum Holtegaard, Holte, Denmark;
Kunstverein, Salzburg, Austria;
Museum Gotha, Thuringia, Germany;

1989
Gallery Samuel Lallouz, Montreal, Canada;
Orangerie, Schloss Rheda, Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, Germany;
Luxus, Gallery Moos, Toronto, Canada;

1998
Luxus*, Gallery Moos, New York;

1987
Luxus, Gallery Inge Baecker, Cologne, Germany

1986
An Inheritance Unequaled, Galerie Inge Baecker,
Art Cologne, Germany;

1985
Gallery Kief-Raymond, Paris, France; Gallery Karin Bolz, Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany;

1984-85
A Collection Lives, * (traveling exhibition)
Musée cantonal des beaux arts, Lausanne, Switzerland;
Galerie Municipale d'Art Contemporain, Saint Priest, France;
Museum Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany;

1984
Freitagsgalerie Imhof, Solothurn, Switzerland;
Gallery Yves Arman, Forum Zurich, Switzerland;

1983
The Democratic Paintings,
Gallery Yves Arman, New York;
Gabrielle Bryers Gallery, New York;
Gallery Krief-Raymond, F.I.A.C., Paris, France;

1980
TV Paintings, Elizabeth Weiner Gallery, New York;
Baroque Pinups, Tower Gallery, Southhampton, New York;

1979
Tower Gallery, Southhampton, New York;

1974
Gallery Witte, Cologne, Germany;

Selected Group Exhibitions

2007
Gráficas – Works on Paper, Tucson AR,
Luxe, Calme et Volupte, Curator: Joanne Mattera; Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta
Galerie Stefan Röpke, Art Fair Pulse, New York, Art Brussels

2006
Galerie Benden und Klimczak, Art Cologne, Germany
Galerie Koch, Art Miami,
Galerie Stefan Röpke, Art Fairs, Pulse New York, Bologna, Brussels, Cologne, Pulse Miami,
Marcia Wood Gallery, ART-212 New York
Abstrakt, Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen Germany
Villa Zanders, Museum Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany
Amy Simon Fine Art, Westport CT
Michael Schneider Zeigenössische Kunst,Bonn, Germany

2005
Galerie Benden und Klimczak, Art Cologne,Germany;
Galerie Graf und Schelble, Basel, Switzerland;
Michael Schneider Zeitgenoessische Kunst Bonn, Germany
Contemporary Art and Craft, Albuquerque, NM;
Galerie Stefan Roepke, Art Brussels, Art Berlin, Pulse Miami
Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA and Art Chicago;
Galerie Koch, Art Frankfurt, Art Fair Cologne
Frankfurter Kunstkabinett Hanna Bekker vom Rath, Germany

2004
V.I.P. 2 Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen, Germany;
Galerie Benden und Klimczak, Art Cologne, Germany;
Michael Schneider Zeitgenoessische Kunst, Bonn, Germany
Galerie Stefan Röpke, ARCO, Art Brussels, Art Berlin (fairs)
Galerie Koch, Art Frankfurt;

2003
Galerie Benden und Klimczak, “Art Cologne” fair, Cologne;
Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA;

2002
Auftrag der Farbe,* Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, Germany and Kunstverein Trier, Germany;
Marcel Sitcoske Gallery, San Francisco, CA
DFN Gallery, New York

2001
Achrochage, Frankfurter Kunstkabinett, Hanna Bekker vom Rath, Frankfurt, Germany;
Museum Villa Zanders, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany;
Achrochage, Gallery Inge Baecker, Cologne, Germany;
Michael Schneider Zeitgenoessische Kunst, Bonn, Germany;
Kunsthalle Darmstadt, Germany*;
Galerie Benden und Klimczak, Art Cologne and Art Zurich;
Museum Viersen, Viersen, Germany;
Marcel Sitcoske Gallery, San Francisco, CA;
Erhard Klein Gallery, Bad Muenstereifel, Germany;

2000
Achrochage, Frankfurter Kunstkabinett, Hanna Bekker vom Rath, Frankfurt;
Michael Schneider Zeitgenoessische Kunst, Bonn, Germany;
Galerie Benden & Klimczak, Art Cologne and Art Zurich;

1999
Portraits, Galerie Benden & Klimczak, Cologne, Germany;
Art fairs, Duesseldorf, Germany and Cologne, Germany
Galerie Doris Wullkopf, Lindau, Germany, and Art Zurich;
Still Life and Blick zurück nach vorn, Michael Schneider
Zeitgenoessische Kunst, Bonn, Germany;
Gallery Heinz Holtmann, “Art Cologne” fair, Cologne, Germany;
Church of St.Gerion, Cologne, Germany;
Roxi’s Pocket Art, Hamburg, Germany;
Achrochage, Frankfurter Kunstkabinett, Hanna Bekker vom Rath, Frankfurt, Germany;
Marquardt Ausstellungen, Munich, Germany;
X-MAS , Kent Gallery, New York;

1998
Galerie Benden & Klimczak, “Art Cologne” fair, Cologne, Germany;
Gallery OZ, Paris and art fairs, Amsterdam, and Zurich, Switzerland;
Gallery Graf & Schelble, Basel, and Art Zurich, Switzerland;
Galerie Holtmann, Art Basel, Switzerland and Art Cologne,Germany;

1997
Solo, Madrid Museo de la Cidad,* Madrid, Spain;
Schneider Contemporary Art, Bonn, Germany;
in medias res,* Marquardt Ausstellungen, Munich, Germany;
Abstract, Galerie Benden & Klimczak, Viersen, Germany;
Frankfurter Kunstkabinett, Hanna Bekker vom Rath, Frankfurt, Germany;

1996
The World is a Broken Mirror , Galerie Inge Baecker, Cologne, Germany;
Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn, Germany;
Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany;
Marquardt Ausstellungen, Munich, Germany;

1995
How Red Works, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Canada;
Marquardt Ausstellungen, Munich, Germany;

1994
Gelb, Marquardt Ausstellungen, Munich, Germany;
Frankfurter Kunstkabinett, Hanna Bekker vom Rath, At Art Cologne, Cologne, Germany;
Gallery Moos, Toronto, Canada;

1993
Gallery Baecker, Cologne, Germany;
Gallery Bernhard Steinmetz, Bonn, Germany;
The Return of the Cadavre Exquis,* (trav. exhibition)
Drawing Center, New York;
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.;
Fundacion para el Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City; Santa Monica Museum of Art, California;
Forum for Contemporary Art, St. Louis, Missouri;

1992
Galerie OZ, Paris, France;
Frankfurter Kunstkabinett Hanna Bekker vom Rath,
Frankfurt, Germany;
European Pop Art, Galerie Inge Baecker, “Art Cologne”, Cologne, Germany;
Das geteilte Bild, Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany;*
Exposition Camel, Musée des Arts Decoratifs de Paris, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France*;
Proud Possessions: A Community Collects, Chrysler Museum, Norfolk,Viginia;

1991
State Portrait , Gallery Inge Baecker, Cologne, Germany*;
The New York Show, Galerie Löhrl, Mönchengladbach, Germany;
Private Stories, Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth
University, Richmond, Virginia*;
European paintings, Ruth Siegel Gallery, New York;
Gallery Moos, Toronto, Canada

1990
Frankfurter Kunstkabinet, Hanna Bekker vom Rath, Germany;
Free Spirits, Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY;
Gallery Moos, Toronto;

1989 Reality as conzept, Gallery Inge Baecker, Cologne, Germany;
Rare Metallic, Gallery Burgis Geismann, Cologne, Germany;
Working on paper, Gallery Moos, New York;

1988-89
Hommage-Demontage,* (trav. exhibition)
Neue Galerie / Ludwig Collection, Aachen, Germany;
Wilhelm Hack Museum, Ludwigshafen, Germany;
Museum Gelsenkirchen, West Germany;
Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst, Utrecht, Holland;
Provinciaalmuseum, Hasselt, Belgium;
Museum for Twentieth Century Art, Vienna, Austria

1998
Gallery Inge Baecker, "Art Cologne" fair, Cologne, Germany

1987
Gallery Moos, New York

1986
Words, Joy Moos Gallery, Miami, Florida;
Liberty, New York Arts Academy and New York Academy of Science, New York
My Art History, Gallery Inge Baecker, Cologne, Germany;
New York-Paris-Berlin, Gallery Krief-Raymond, F.I.A.C., Paris, France;
Seveen Cologne Artists in Nicosia, Famagusta Gate, Nikosia, Cyprus;

1984
Marlborough Gallery, New York;
Gallery Yves Arman, New York:
Bonner Flag Exhibition, Bonn, Germany;
Paysages Singulairs, Maison Des Arts, Belfort, France*;
Tel paintre-quels maitre, Gallery Christian Chaneau, Paris,France;*
The Suitcase Edition, with Kolhoefer, Lambertin und Runge at Gallery Sander, New York and Gallery Klein, Bonn, Germany;
Les Milles ET Une Nuit, Centre Culturel De Boulogne,
Billancourt, France and Salon De Montrouge, Centre
Culturel, Montrouge, France and Sousse, Tunis, Tunesia

1983
Self Portrait , (trav. exhibition)
Linda Farris Gallery, Seattle, Washington;
Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California
New York Now,* (trav. exhibition)
Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover, Germany;
Kunstverein München, West Germany;
Musée cantonal des baeux arts Lausanne, Switzerland;
Kunstverein for the Rheinland and Westfalia, Duesseldorf;

1982
Instant Picture, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hannover, Germany*
Marlborough Gallery, New York

1981
Homage, Danforth Museum, Framingham, Massachusetts*

1973
Art And Technique, Art Prize of the Young West, *
Museum Bochum, Germany

* catalog published for exhibitions

Selected Bibliography, Reviews

Apex No.12, Cologne. Uli Bohnen. “Die transkontinentalen Manieren des Künstlers Rainer Gross.” April 1991.
Art in America, New York. (reviews).
Tony Towle, October 1980.
Stephen Westfall. October 1983.
Michael Amy, April 2005.

Art News, New York.
Grace Glueck. “The Artist’s Artist.” November 1982.
Ronny Cohen. October 1983.

Art Press, Paris. Annick Liot. November 1983.

ARTIS, 43 Jahrgang. S.D. Saauerbier. “Eine Erbschaft Sondergleichen.” December-January 1991-1992.

Arts Magazine, New York.
Michael Florescu. June 1980.
Stephen Westfall. November 1983.
Robert Pincus Witten. “Entries, November 24th, 1984.” February 1985.
Peggy Cyphers. February 1992.

Atlanta Journal -Constitution.
Jerry Cullom. “The verdict: Bright painting, in several meanings of the adjective.” April 28th, 2000.
Catherine Fox. “The verdict: Delectable and resonant abstractions”. March 26th, 2006

Baseler Zeitung, Basel, Switzerland.
Jacqueline Falk. “Twins.” 16 June 1999.
RD. “Strukturen des Zufalls.” 14 June 2001.
Thadeus Pfeifer, “ Sinnliche Doppelgänger” Sept. 9th, 2004

Bonner General-Anzeiger, Bonn, Germany.
Barbar Weidle. 10 October 1994.
Christina zu Mecklenburg. “Die Sache mit Eddy.” 5 May 1999.
Christina zu Mecklenburg. “Kontaktbilder mit kosmichen Dimensionen.” 2 April 2002.

The Boston Globe. Chritine Temib. “Homage.” 1 May 1981.
Brooklyn Rail, November 2004. James Kalm, Rainer Gross at Axel Raben Gallery

Chicago Reader. Fred Camper. “Lost in a Sea of Shapes.” 19 September 1997, section one.

Creative Loafing, Atlanta, Georgia. Cathy Byrd. “Simply Complex.” April 2000

Le Devoir, Montreal. Claire Gravel. “Le <post-modern>. Rainer Gross.” 18 March 1989.

El Pais, Madrid, “Piel de Pintura”, Javier Maderuelo, Sept. 18th, 2004

E.T.C., Montreal. Ihor Holubizky. “The Look of Art. The Paintings of Rainer Gross.” March 1989.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Christa von Helmolt. “Die schönere Gegenwart.” 26 May 1991.
Christa von Helmolt., October 2003.

Franfurter Rund Schau, Frankfurt. Dorothee Baer- Bogenschütz. 1989 and1995.

The Gazette, Montreal. Ann Duncan. “Artist Delivers Beautiful Confusion.” 25 February 1989

The Globe and Mail, Toronto. Lisa Rochon. 16 September 1988.

Juni, Magazin für Kultur & Politik, 5 Jahrgang Nr. 2-3. 1991 Horst Winz .

Kölner Illustrierte, Heft 1. Jürgen Raab. “Unser Blick wird digitaler.” January 1997.

Kölner Skizzen. Michael Schneider. “So fern und doch so nah.” Summer 2001.

Kölner Stadtanzeiger.
Marie Hüllenkremer. “Eiskremfarben für Rubens.” 23 April 1985.
Marie Hüllenkremer. “Verspielt, zart und trivial.” 5 May 1987.
Susanne Wedewer. “Rainer Gross zeigt Schein und Sein.” 15 September 1990.

Kölnische Rundschau.
Barbro Schuchard. “Für mich ist die Poesie wichtig.” 1 August 1987.
Giesbert Franken. “Eigentlich "nur"auf Papier.” 1992.

Kunst Köln No. 3. Marie Hüllenkremer. “Rainer Gross -Ein Kölner in New York- Einzelgänger im East Village. 1985.

Kunstforum International 95. Monographie, Luxus). S.D. Sauerbier. June-July 1988.

La Liberation, Paris. H.F. Debailleux. 26 September 1983.

Laubaucher Feuilleton 14. S.D. Sauerbier. “Gegen Wart: zur Malerei von Rainer Gross.” June 1995.

Magazin Hebdo, Paris. Marie Chritine Hugnot. 14 October 1983.

Neues Rheinland. Jörg Loskill. “Freier Umgang mit der Kunsthistorie.” June 1985.

New Art Examiner. Paul Krainak. October 1993.

New York Magazine. Kay Larson. 18 April 1988.

The New York Times.
Helen A. Harrison. “He Improvises on the Past.” 15 July 1979.
Ken Johnson, April 2003

The New Yorker. Alan Schwarzman, 2 December 1990.

The News-Gazette. Gisele Atterberry. “Look again to fully understand Gross' paintings in Krannert exhibit.” 7 November 1997.

Newsday, New York. Malcom Preston. “High Respect For Craftsmanship.” 16 July 1981.

Le Nouvel Observateur, Paris. France Huser. 30 September 1983.

The Paris Review 126. Portfolio: Without Words: Faces. Spring 1993.

Richmond Times Dispatch. Sibella Conner. 21 January 1993.

Social Register Observer. Sarah Taft. “Artist in Residence.” Summer 2000.

Studio International, London. Mario Amaya. “Gross Borrowings.” September 1984.

Süddeutsche Zeitung. Andreas Kühne. 3 November 1994.

Vie des Arts, 136, Montreal. Lawrence Sabbath. September 1989.

Woodriver Journal, Hailey, Idaho. Susan Bailey. “Profound Images.” 24 February 1999.

Catalogs and Books exclusively about the work of Rainer Gross

Auf Papier - On Paper. Bergisch-Gladbach: Museum Villa Zanders, 1992. Essays by Wolfgang Vomm and Uli Bohnen.

Brustprüfung- Breast Exam. Emden: Kunsthalle Emden, Foundation Henri Nannen, 1989. Essays by Gerhard Finckh, Carl Haenlein, Uli Bohnen, Erika Billeter, Sabine Fehlemann, S..D..Sauerbier and Ihor Holubizky.

Doppelgänger , Weidle Verlag 2004 Bonn, essay by David Moos,

Eine Erbschaft sondergleichen - Walter Kaesbach Stiftung; An Inheritance Unequaled - Walter Kaesbach Foundation. Mönchengladbach: Juni Publishing,1991. Essays by S..D.Sauerbier and Sabine Fehlemann.

LUXUS. New York: Gallery Moos, 1988. Essay by David Moos and Paul Hemrend and a poem by Peter Frank.

Ohne Worte- Persönliche Geschichten-Without Words- Private Stories. Essen: Folkwang Museum, 1993. Essay by Gerhard Finckh.

Ohne Worte - Without Words. Frankfurt: Frankfurter Kunstkabinett Hanna Bekker vom Rath, 1991. Essays by Gerhard Finckh and Dirk Teuber.

Rainer Gross. Copenhagen: Galerie Egelund. Interview of Rainer Gross by Barbara Weidle.

Takt- und Fingerspitzengefühl; Fingertip-Tingling. Cologne: Stadtmuseum Cologne and Weidle Publishing, Bonn, 1996. Introduction by Michael Euler-Schmidt, essay by Roland Scotti.

Twins. Cologne: Gallery Benden and Klimczak, Cologne and Viersen, Weidle publishing, Bonn, 1998. Essay by Fred Camper.

Une collection s'anime - A Collection Comes to Life. Lausanne: Museé cantonal des beaux-arts, 1984. Essays by Erika Billeter and Carl Haenlein.

Ut Poesis Pictura - For Poetic Painting. Cologne: S. D. Sauerbier, 1986. Essays by Stephen Westfall, Carl Haenlein, Sabine Fehlemann, Uli Bohnen and S.D Sauerbier and a poem by Robert Sawyer.

Without Words. New York: Ruth Siegel Gallery, 1991. Essays by Isabel Eberstadt and Noel Frackman.

Inclusions in other catalogs and books

Camel in Art. Cologne: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, 1992. Essay by Wilfried Dörstel.

Dreams 1900-2000. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2000. Edited by Lynn Gamwell.

Homage . Framingham, MA: Danforth Museum, 1981. Text by Charles Giuliano.

Hommage-Demontage. Cologne: Wienand Verlag,1988. Text by Uli Bohnen.

in medias res. Munich: ProSeiben Media AG, 1997.

Kunst in Köln. Cologne: Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 1987. Essay by Marie Hüllenkramer.

Der Künstler als Märtyrer. Worms: Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft, 1989. Text by Joachim Heusinger von Waldegg.

Momentbild. Hannover: Kestner-Gesellschaft, 1982. Text by Carl Haenlein.

Paysages Singuliers. Catalog Maison des Arts - Belfort, 1984.

New York Now. Hannover: Kestner-Gesellschaft, 1982. Text by Carl Haenlein.

Without Words – Private Stories. Richmond: Anderson Gallery, 1993. Text by Leslie A. Brothers.