Mary Corse

Born in 1945, Berkeley, CA
Lives And Works In Los Angeles, CA

Education

1968
BFA, Chouinard Art Institute, Los Angeles 

1963
University Of California, Santa Barbara 

Grants And Awards

1993
Cartier Foundation Award

1975
National Endowment For The Arts Fellowships

1971
Theodoran Award, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

1967
New Talent Award, Los Angeles County Museum Of Art

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2015
Lehmann Maupin, New York, NY

2013
ADAA Art Fair, New York, NY

2012
Current Paintings, Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
New Works, Lehmann Maupin, New York, NY

2011
Inside The White Cube, White Cube Bermondsey Street, London
Recent white-light paintings, Ace Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA

2009
Recent Paintings, Ace Gallery, Los Angeles

2006
Ace Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA

2003
Ace Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA

2001
Ace Gallery, Los Angeles
Ameringer Howard Gallery, Boca Raton, FL

2000
Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna, CA

1999
Dennis Ochi Gallery, Sun Valley, ID

1998
Dennis Ochi Gallery, Sun Valley, ID

1997
Chac-Mool Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA

1995-96
Ace Gallery, New York

1994-95
Ace Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, Ca

1987-88
Ace Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles

1986
Flow Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1983
Janus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1981
The Clocktower, New York, NY

1979
Janus Gallery, Venice, CA

1975
Richard Bellamy Gallery, New York, NY

1972
Joe Lo Guidice Gallery, New York, NY

Selected Group Exhibitions

2017
'Plastic Show', Almine Rech Gallery, London

2016
'Material Considerations', John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2015
‘Elemental : seeing the light’, Sturt Haaga Gallery at Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge, CA
‘Made in California’, Mana Wynwood, Miami, Floride, USA

2014
‘Reductive Minimalism : Women artists in Dialogue, 1960-2012’, University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

2013
Mary Corse, Teresita Fernandez, Maya Lin, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, USA
‘Sets Pieces’, Cardi Black Box, Milan, Italy

2012
‘I Followed you into the water’, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, USA
Polarized Space, Franklin Parrasch Gallery, New York
Pacific Standard Time: Crosscurrents In L.A. Painting And Sculpture, 1950-1970, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin

2011
Surface, Support, Process: The 1960S Monochrome In The Guggenheim Collection,
Guggenheim Museum: Annex Level 2, New York
Kiss The Band With Your Eyes, Armory Show, Franklin Parrasch Gallery And Nyehaus, New York
Pacific Standard Time: Crosscurrents In L.A. Painting And Sculpture, 1950-1970, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Pacific Standard Time: Phenomenal: California Light, Space, Surface, Museum Of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego, CA
Venice In Venice, Collateral Exhibition Curated By Nyhaus In Association With J. Paul Getty Museum, 54Th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy What’s New, Pussycat? Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA

2009
Collection: Moca’s First 30 Years, Museum Of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Primary Forms-Annenberg Foundation Acquisitions, Museum Of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego, CA

2008
So Cal: Southern California Art Of The 1960S And 70S From Lacma’s Collection, Los Angles County Museum Of Art, Los Angeles

2003
White, Galerie Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland

1999
San Jose Museum Of Art, San Jose, CA
Powder, Curated By Francesco Bonami, Aspen Museum Of Art, Aspen, CO

1995
Abstraction From Two Coasts, Douglas Lawing Gallery, Houston, TX

1994
Plane/Structures, Otis College Of Art And Design, Los Angeles, Ca Selections From The
Permanent Collection, Museum Of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

1993
Physical Abstraction, Blum Helman Gallery, New York

1992
The New Physical Abstraction In Los Angeles, Ace Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles

1990
Physical Abstraction/Painting 1990, Ace Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles
Minimal 1960-90, Los Angeles, Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles 1989-90
Perceptual Investigations: Light And Space Works In The Permanent Collection», The Museum Of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

1989
Permanent Collection Exhibition, La Jolla Museum Of Art, La Jolla, CA
13 Los Angeles Painters, Sena Galleries West, Santa Fe, NM

1988
Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Art Park, Los Angeles
Marc Richards Gallery, Los Angeles
Visual Silences, Marc Richards Gallery, Los Angeles

1988
Permanent Collection Exhibition, Museum Of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

1987
Permanent Collection Exhibition, Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, CA

1985
Nine Artists, Museum Of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Imagine There’s A Future: A Celebration Of Life, Japanese Cultural Center, Los Angeles

1983
New Acquisitions: The Menil Collection, Rice Museum, Rice University, Houston, TX
Young Talent Awards: 1963-1983, Los Angeles County Museum Of Art, Los Angeles

1981
Decade: Los Angeles Painting Of The Seventies, Art Center College Of Art And Design, Pasadena

1980
In The Constructivist Spirit, Janus Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca Janus In San Diego, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
L.A. Louver Gallery, Venice, CA

1979
Exploration In Drawing, Janus Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca 1976 The Liberation: Fourteen
American Artists, The Corcoran Gallery Of Art, Washington D.C.
The Many Arts Of Science, Baxter Gallery, California Institute Of Technology, Pasadena,CA
 
1976
‘The Liberation : Fourteen American Artists’, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C, USA
‘The Many Arts of Science’, Baxter Gallery, California institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

1974
Group Exhibition, Richard Bellamy Gallery, New York, USA
L.A Six, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, USA

1973
‘ Art & Things : Painting in the 60’s’, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA

1972
‘The Mr. & Mrs. Burton Tremaine Collection’, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
‘ The Michener Collection : American paintings of the 20th Century’, University of Texas, Austin, TX
‘Fifteen Los Angeles Artists’, Pasadena Art Museum, Pasadena, CA, USA
‘Twelve Statements beyond the 60’s’, Detroit Institute of the Arts, Detroit, MI, USA
Group Exhibition, Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, USA

1971
‘ Ten Young Artists : Theodoran Awards’, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA
‘Twenty Four Young Los Angeles Artists’, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, USA

1970
‘1970 Annual Exhibition : Contemporary American Sculpture’, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA
‘Permutations, Light and Color’, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL, USA
‘Looking West’, Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE, USA
‘Young Artists’, New York, Losksley-Shea Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

1969
‘Electric Art’ university of California Art Galleries, Los Angeles, CA, 

1968
‘The West Coast Now : Current work from the Western Seaboard’, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA; Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA; and Los Angeles County Art Museum, Los Angeles CA
 

Public Collections

Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas, Austin, TX
Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland
Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
LACMA, Los Angeles, CA
Menil Collection, Houston, TX
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA
Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, CA
Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY

Selected Bibliography:

1998
Eva Forgacs, Art Issues Number 55, November / December.
Claudine Ise, ‘Galleries.’ Los Angeles Times, 18 September.
Heydon-Gue St, Anthony. ‘True Colors: The Real Life Of The Art World New York’, Atlantic Monthly Press.
Diane Lawrence, Coagula Art Journal, Summer Issue: Cover.

1997
Susan Kandel, ‘Galleries’ Los Angeles Times, 22 August.
Daniele Morera, ‘Mary Corse’, Vogue(Italian Edition),January 1997: pp. 214-219,222-223.

1996
David Pagel, ‘Bringing An Etheral Style Down To Earth’, Los Angeles Times, 5 September.
Lilly Wei, ‘Mary Corse At Ace’,Art In America June 
Pepe Carmel, ‘Two Women And Grids’ New York Times, January.
Pepe Karmel, ‘Art Review; Women Inside And Outside The Grid.’ The New York Times, 15 December 1995.
William Wilson, ‘Two Shows To Honor The Second Wave’ Los Angeles Times, 27 February: pp. 14.

1994
William Wilson, ‘Plane Structures’, Los Angeles Times.
David Pagel, ‘Plane/Structures.’ Los Angeles: Fellows Of Contemporary Art.

1992
William Peterson, ‘Physical Abstraction: On Some Abstract Painting In Los Angeles’, Artspace, December: pp. 53-60.
Stash Maleski, ‘Painting The Town: Conceptual Art Meets The Paintbrush At Ace Gallery’, Village View, 11-17 September.
David Pagel, ‘Big Sensations’ Los Angeles Times, 7 August.

1990
William Wilson, ‘Abstractions’ Constrasting Temperaments’ Los Angeles Times,16 March.
Henry Hopkins, ‘California Painters: New Work. San Francisco:chronicle BOoks, pp. 44-46.

1988
Cathy Curtis, ‘Assessing The Current Vitality Of Repetition’, Los Angeles Times,30 December:Part Vi, P.22.
Joan Hugo, ‘The Syntax Of Visual Language’ Artweek Vol. 19 No. 6, 13february: pp.5.

1986
Daniela Morera, ‘Arte A Los Angeles’,Vogue Magazine (Italian), October: pp. 270 - 275.
William Wilson, ‘The Art Galleries’ The Los Angeles Times, 17 October: Part Iv.

1985
Merle Schipper, ‘Light’s Seductive Spell’ Artweek , 19 August.
Peter Plagens,  ‘Moca Mix: The Good, The Bad And The Unplugged.’ L.A. Weekly , 9 August.

1983
Suzanne Muchnic, ‘Review.’ Los Angeles Times, 15 July.

1981
Barbara Smith, ‘Review’ Village Voice, 6 May.

1980
Michael  Tennesen, ‘’Local’ Art Hits The Big Time’ Los Angeles Magazine, February.

1979
William Wilson, ‘Review’ Los Angeles Times, 23 March.

1974
Peter Plagens, ‘Review’ Artforum, October.

1972
Joseph Macheck, ‘Review’ Artforum, June.
Peter Plagens, ‘Decline And Rise Of Younger L.A. Artists’, Artforum, May.

1971
Douglas Davis, ‘The Invisible Woman Is Visible’, Newsweek, 15 November.
E.C. Baker, ‘Los Angeles 1971’ Artnews, September.
William Wilson, ‘Two Shows Give Southlanders Broad Look At What’s New’,Los Angeles Times, 13 June: P. 48.
Hilton Kramer, ‘Los Angeles, Now The ‘In’ Art Scene’, New York Times, 1 June: pp. 21.
‘Ten Young ArtiSts: Theodoran Awards. New York: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.’ 

1968
Fidel Danieli, ‘Review’Artforum, Summer issue