Bjorn Copeland
Born 1975, Malone, New York. Lives and works in New York, NY

bjorn[at]bjorncopeland[dot]com

Education
2001          Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
1998          BFA, Sculpture, Rhode Island School of Design


Solo Exhibitions
2009          Found Object Assembly, Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2008          Soft Serve, Jack Hanley Gallery, New York, NY
2007          Archival K.O., China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
2005          Daniel Reich Gallery, New York, NY


Selected Group Exhibitions        
2009          A Mind Meld is a Terrible Thing To Waste, Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco, CA
                   Group Show, Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2008          Journey to the Center of Uranus, Canada, New York, NY
                   I can see for miles, Cottage Home, Los Angeles, CA
2007          TBA, Jack Hanley Gallery, New York, NY
                   Fit to Print, Printed Media in Recent Collage, Gagosian Gallery, New York, NY
                   Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967, Curated by Dominic Molon, Museum of
                   Contemporary Art, Chicago, Chicago, IL; Museum of Contempory Art, North Miami, FL; Musee D’Art
                   Contemporain De Montreal, Montreal, Canada.
                   “Deaf ‘From the audible to the visible’ II”, Curated by Peter Coffin, Galerie Frank Elbaz, Paris, France
                   Quotidian, BUIA Gallery, New York, NY
                   Panic Room: Works from the Dakis Joannou Collection, Curated by Jeffrey Deitch and Kathy Grayson,
                   Deste Foundation Centre for Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece
2006          Smoking Mirrors, China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
                   Sets, D’Amelio Terras, New York, NY
                   The Elementary Particles (Paperback Edition), Standard, Oslo, Norway
                    Ultimate Destination, d.u.m.b.o. Arts Center, Brooklyn, NY
                   Music Is A Better Noise, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, NY 
                   Forth Estate Editions, Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery, Brooklyn, NY    
2005              Cut, Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, CA
                   Memphis, Flaca, London, England
                   Shape Shifters, China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
                   Mock Optic: Reed Anderson, Bjorn Copeland, John Perrot, Mixture Contemporary, Houston, TX
2004          The Pattern Playback, with Jean Moreno, Mike Kelley, and Sarah Morris, among others,
                   The Moore Space, Miami, FL
                   California Earthquakes, Daniel Reich Gallery, New York, NY
                   Curious Crystals of Unusual Purity, curated by Bob Nickas, P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center,
                   Long Island City, New York, NY
                   Galerie Daniel Buchholz, Cologne, Germany
2003          #20- A Paper Habit, Curated by Reed Anderson, Champion Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY
                   Karaoke Death Machine, Daniel Reich Gallery, New York, NY
                   The Birdman Returns, D’Amelio Terras, New York, NY
2002          The Kids are Alright, ATM Gallery, New York, NY
                   Group show, Daniel Reich Gallery, New York, NY


Selected Performances with Black Dice
05.06.06       Doug Aitken’s “Broken Screen Happening”, New York, NY
09.24.05       Walker Center, Columbus, Ohio
09.16.05       Warhol Museum, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
09.13.05       MFA Boston, Boston, Massachussetts
08.08.03       Taki Ishii Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
06.10.03       Fondation Cartier por l’Art Contemporain, Paris, France
12.17.02        As part of Jutta Koether and Steven Parrino’s “Black Bonds,” Swiss Institute, New York, NY
05.20.02       As part of Peter Coffin’s “Perfect if On,” Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York, NY
09.08.01       As part of Richard Phillips’ “America,” Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York, NY


Selected Bibliography
2007          Review “Archival K.O.” Artforum XLV,No 9,
                   Brooks, Amra, “Must See Art: Bjorn Copeland @ China Art Objects Galleries,” LA Weekly, Vol. 29, No. 18, March 23-29
                   “Bjorn Copeland @ China Art Objects” L.A. Record, March 3rd, 2007
                   Brooks, Amra, Fair Report: Art LA, ARTINFO, Jan. 30, 2007
                   “Voice Picks: ‘Quotidian’ at BUIA,” The Village Voice
2006          Masters, H.G., “One to Watch: Bjorn Copeland,” Artkrush # 47, December 13
                   GORE, PictureBox, New York, NY
                   Sennart, Kate. “The Art Of Noise,” V Magazine. V44
                   Robinson, Walter. “Photo New York,” Artnet Magazine
2005          Catholic No. 1, Evil Twin Publications, Livingston Manor, NY
                   Firstenberg, Lauri, “Cut,” Exhibition Essay.
2004          “Review: Curious Crystals of Unusal Purity,” Artforum, September 2004
                   Levin, Kim. “Voice Choices: California Earthquakes,” The Village Voice
                   Saltz, Jerry. “Termite Theory,” The Village Voice, June 23-28
2003          Kerry, Merrily. “Satellite Spin-off: Standouts from the Alternative Art
                   Dan Fox.“The Sound of Speed”, Frieze, January 2003
                   "Fair Scene,” Flash Art News
                   Yablonsky, Linda. “Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame,” Art Review, June
                   Kimmelman, Michael,  “Art in Review: ‘Now Playing’” The New York Times, July 18, 2003
                   Brutus, 9/15/03
                   “Shortlist: Now Playing,” The Village Voice, July 16 - 22, 2003
                   “Don’t Miss…” Time Out: New York, July 31 - August 7, 2003
2001          Phillips, Richard, Top Ten. Artforum. November