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BRAD KAHLHAMER
Lives and works in New York, NY & Mesa, AZ

Born 1956 in Tucson, Arizona
1982 University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac and Oshkosh; Receives B.F.A. 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2026
Portraits from Bowery Boulevard, Galerie Sophie Scheidecker, Paris, France, September 22–November 7, 2026

2025
Bowery Nation: Birds Are Talking, Venus Over Manhattan, New York, NY, May 13 – June 7, 2025

2024
In the Window, Venus Over Manhattan, New York, NY, August 3–October 26.
Independent 20th Century, Venus Over Manhattan, New York, NY, September 5–8.
+Brad Kahlhamer: Nomadic Studio Main Camp+, Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston, ME, October 27, 2023–March 4.

2023
Brad Kahlhamer, Galerie Sophie Scheidecker, Paris, France, March 3–May 27.

2022
Cloudy Boy w/ Clouds, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN, Nov 4–Dec 3.
Brad Kahlhamer: Fort Gotham USA, Garth Greenan Gallery, New York, NY, May 12–June 18.
BRAD KAHLHAMER: 11:59 TO TUCSON, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ, March 17–September 25.  Curated by Julie Sasse.
Brad Kahlhamer: Swap Meet, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Phoenix, AZ, February 26–October 9. Curated by Natasha Boas.

2019
Brad Kahlhamer: A Nation Of One, The Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, MN, June 20–August 25; traveled to Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND, October 3, 2019–
January 25, 2020. Curated by Christopher Atkins.
Bowery Nation + Hawk + Eagle, Bockley Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, June 22–August 17.
36 Hours in Gallup, LOOM Indigenous Art Gallery, Gallup, NM, March 9–April 13.

2017
Travelogue, Jack Shainman Gallery, Kinderhook, New York, NY, May 20–October 6, 2018.

2016
Nomadic Studio, Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Gallery, Reed College; Portland, OR, October 27–December 15.

2015
The Contemporary Artists Project Space, The Karen and Doug Riley Contemporary Artists Project Gallery at The Joslyn Museum; Omaha, NE, November 14–April 17, 2016.
Fort Gotham Girls + Boys Club, Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery; Luxemburg, June 19–July 25.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026

The Bowery: Devil’s Mile, New Museum, NYC, September 24, 2026
250 Years, Indigenous Futures, Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA, September 15–November 7, 2026
American Landscape Summer Show Extravaganza!, Andrew Edlin Gallery, NYC. July 1– August 14, 2026
ILLUMINATIONS, Anat Ebgi, June 26 – August 7, 2026
Hold to This Earth: Works by Contemporary Indigenous North American Artists from Tia Collection, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, United Kingdom, June 13, 2026 – April 18, 2027.
INTO THE TIME HORIZON, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV. November 15, 2025 - January 3, 2027. Curated by Apsara DiQuinzio, Andrea and John C. Deane Family Chief Curator, with Kolin Perry, assistant curator.
The Life Force: Portraits from the Amparo & Manuel Foundation, The Museum of Sex, New York, NY. April 24–November 2026. Curate by Tam Gryn. 
Cross Generational: 1950 to Now, Eric Firestone Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL, January 3 –June 2026.
General Assembly, Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, NY, May 23–June 28, 2026.

2025

MUNCH La rivoluzione espressionista, Mestre, Centro Culturale Candiani, Venezia, Italy, October 30, 2025–March 1, 2026. Curated by Elisabetta Barisoni.
In a dark time, the eye begins to see, Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York, NY, September 26th - November 1, 2025
Terraphilia, Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain, July 1–September 28, 2025 Curated by Daniela Zyman with Marina Otero Verzier and Walid Raad
Indigenous Identities: Here, Now & Always, Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, NJ, February 01- December 21, 2025. Organized by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, artist and curator.

2024
2024 - 25 ARTISTS, The Bunker Art Space, West Palm Beach, Florida, December 2024–May 2, 2025.
Incandescence: The Chandelier in Contemporary Art, Shirley Fiterman Art Center, New York, NY, September 5, 2024 - January 4, 2025. Curated by Bartholomew Bland, Patricia Cazorla, and Lisa Panzera.
The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition, The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY, October 4–January 26.
The Collection: 1960 – Now, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ, ongoing.
The Collection, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE, ongoing.
Grace Under Fire, The Shepherd, Detroit, MI, October 24, 2024-January 11, 2025. Curated by Kyle DeWoody, Laura Dvorkin, and Maynard Monrow.
New Terrains: Contemporary Native American Art, Phillips X, January 5-23, 2024. Curated by Tony Abeyta, Bruce Hartman, and James Trotta-Bono.
Art in Public Places, Vail Village, Vail, CO, Ongoing.

2023
Remedios Where New Land Might Grow, C3A Centro de Creación Contemporánea de Andalucía, Córdoba, Spain, April 14, 2023–March 31, 2024. Curated by Daniela Zyman. 
Encounters: Works From the TBA21 Collection, Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain, May 31–October 9, 2023. Curated by Soledad Gutiérrez y Paloma Alarcó.
THE GEMMA DE ANGELIS TESTA DONATION, Ca’ Pesaro – International Gallery of Modern Art, Venice, Italy, April 22–September 17.
Brad Kahlhamer and Waverly Bergwin, Nemeth Art Center, June 2–September 30
Open Ended: SFMOMA's Collection, 1900 to Now, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; San Francisco, Ongoing.
LOOKS GOOD: ON PAPER Collaged Drawn Painted Printed, Bienvenu Steinberg & J., New York, NY. January 19 – February 18, 2023.
50 Paintings, The Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI, November 17, 2023–June 23, 2024. Co-curated by Margaret Andera and Michelle Grabner.

2022
Clamor of the Chapel, Fellows presentation with Biraaj Dodiya, Civitella Ranieri Foundation, Umbertide, Italy, Summer
Snake Whisky Still Life and Other Stories, Various Small Fires and Bockley Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, January 15–February 19, 2022. 
Disruption: Works from the Vicki and Kent Logan Collection, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO, 2022. 

2021
The Contemporary Print: 20 Years at Highpoint Editions, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN, October 9, 2021–January 9, 2022.
The Armory Show, Garth Greenan Gallery, Javits Center, New York, NY, September 9–11.
There is this We, Sculpture Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, Summer 2021–Fall 2022. Curated by Michelle Grabner and Theaster Gates 
Hand in Hand, Bienvenu Steinberg & C., New York, NY, September 23–October 30.

2020
Larger Than Memory: Contemporary Art from Indigenous North America, Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ, September 4–February 4, 2021. Curated by Erin Joyce and Diana Pardue. 
Really, Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY, October 15–November 14. Curated by Inka Essenhigh and Ryan McGinness.  
Taking a Stand Art & Society, Deutsche Bank Collection, Frieze London & Frieze Masters Online, October 7–16.