Biography
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2024
2023
2022
2021
2018
2017
2015
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025
2024
2023
2022
- Peter Böhnisch, Sophie Treppendahl, and Paul Wackers ,Jack Hanley Gallery, East Hampton ,East Hampton, New York, USA
- Earth鈥檚 Debit ,Public Land Gallery ,Sacramento, California, USA
- XX 鈥 Twenty Year Exhibition ,Morgan Lehman Gallery ,Chelsea, New York, USA
- A Plant Has Been One Of My Best Friends For A Long Time Now ,SITUATIONS (Henry St.) ,New York, USA
2021
2019
2018
2017
2016
Paul Wackers
Education
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA. MFA, painting, 2004
Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington D.C. BFA, Fine Arts, 2001
Solo Exhibitions
2008
"Stand Still Like Hummingbird", Eleanor Harwood Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006
鈥淎nother Side of this Life鈥 Eleanor Harwood Gallery, San Francisco Ca 2006
Critics pick in Artforum.com November 2006 by Glen Helfand
2005
鈥淥ld Bodies Become Crystal Clear鈥, Record collector, San Francisco Ca 2005
2001
鈥淓leven Ways to Cut an Egg鈥, BFA Thesis show, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008
"Kick Out he Jams: Hot/Cold #2", Luggage Store, San Francisco, CA
"Zombie Surfers" Celle Porject Space, London, UK
"Apocabliss", curated by Maya Hayuk, Alice Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2007
"Park Life One Year Anniversary Group Show", Park Life, San Francisco, CA
"Albedo", Eleanor Harrwood Gallery, San Francisco, CA
鈥淟andscape at the Limit鈥, curated by Jonathan Stuhlman, Second street gallery, Charlottesville VA
2006
Aqua Art Miami, Eleanor Harwood Gallery San Francisco Ca
鈥淧ause鈥 Factory model, Miami FL
Black bird space, San Francisco, Ca
鈥淲est Coast Windows鈥 Samson projects, Boston Ma, curated by Oliver Halsman Rosenberg
Nova Art Chicago, Adobe books backroom Gallery, Chicago, Il
鈥淢onster Drawing Rally 2006鈥 southern exposure, San Francisco, Ca
2005
Aqua Art Miami, Adobe Books Backroom Gallery San Francisco Ca
鈥淟et鈥檚 Start a Fire鈥, Fort Mason Hostel San Francisco Ca
2004
鈥淏arely Legal: Danger鈥 Signal 66, Washington D.C.
鈥淢onster Drawing Rally 2004鈥 Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
鈥淭rabajos del Corazon鈥 The Lab, San Francisco CA
鈥淪an Francisco Art Institute MFA Exhibition鈥 Fort Mason Herbst Pavillion, San Francisco, CA
鈥淔ield Trip鈥 CalArts Student Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
鈥淕roup Show鈥 3479 18th stSan Francisco, CA
鈥淚nside of Inside Art Auction鈥 The Lab, San Francisco, CA
2003
鈥淚nside Out鈥 Swell gallery San Francisco Ca
Group Show 3479 18th st San Francisco Ca
2002
鈥淔resh鈥 Swell Gallery San Francisco Ca
2001
鈥漈he Good News鈥 Noma art space 57 N st Washington D.C.
鈥淓mo-nauts鈥 7th st space Washington D.C.
鈥淛uvenile Delinquents鈥 7th st space Washington D.C.
Publications
Forthcoming
Apenest鈥 volume two, Compilation of emerging artists in North America
http://www.apenest.com/
http://apenest.com/Mediakit07.pdf
Press
San Francisco Bay Guardian- Picks spread week November 15-21, 2006
http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?catid=107&entry_id=2115
Web press
鈥淎rtforum鈥 Critics picks San Francisco online edition November 2006
By Glen Helfand
http://artfever.blogspot.com/2006/10/paul-wackers-at-eleanor-harwood-sf.html
By Bob Callaway
http://www.daftalliance.com/artists/paul.html
Featured in KQED Gallery Crawl
http://www.kqed.org/arts/places/profile.jsp?id=22460
http://www.eleanorharwood.com/Paul_Wackers.html
http://www.missionarts.org/0610/Galleries.php
http://secondstreetgal ery.org/exhibitions/landscape_at_the_limit.html
Other Projects
Album Cover Art for upcoming 鈥淥ctis鈥 album limited edition of 500 released through Gavin Brown,
spring 2008
Sfmoma mailer panel design; mar/apr 2008 museum calender