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Born:
Lives:
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Cleveland, Ohio, April 20, 1953
New York City, NY
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EDUCATION |
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Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, 1971-75
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Nova Scotia, Canada, B.F.A., 1976 |
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ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS |
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2000 |
Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY |
1999 |
Glen Horowitz Bookseller, East Hampton, New York
Baldwin Gallery, Aspen, CO.
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1998 |
The University of the Arts, Philadelphia
Museum of American Art of Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA |
1997 |
Turner & Ruynon, Dallas, Texas
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1996 |
Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY
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1995 |
Kohn Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, California
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1994 |
Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY
Guild Hall Museum, Easthampton, NY
Offshore Gallery, East Hampton, NY
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1993 |
Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
Mary Ryan Gallery, New York, NY, 1993, April Gornik, Prints
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1992 |
Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY |
1990 |
Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY
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1988 |
University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach, CA
The Sable-Castelli Gallery, Toronto, Canada.
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1987 |
Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY |
1986 |
Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY |
1985 |
The Sable-Castelli Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Galerie Springer, Berlin |
1984 |
Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY Texas Gallery, Houston, TX
The New Gallery of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH
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1983 |
Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY
The New Gallery of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH
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1982 |
Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY
University of Colorado Art Galleries, Boulder, CO |
1981 |
Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY |
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
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2000 |
00, Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York, NY |
1999 |
Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, South Carolina,"Water"
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1999-98 |
Herter Art Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Amherst,
"After Nature", Amherst, MA
The Atlanta College of Art Gallery and the City Gallery at Chastain,
Atlanta, GA, "As Far as the Eye Can See" |
1998 |
Edward Thorp Gallery, "Gallery Group Exhibition", New York, NY
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, "Cleveland Collects"
Winston Wächter Fine Art, "Moments of Grace: Spirit in the American
Landscape", New York, NY
Southeast Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC, "Divining
Nature"
Plattsburgh Art Museum, Plattsburgh, NY, "The Joe Wilfer Show:
Collaborations in Paper and Printmaking"
Paul Kuhn Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, "Prints by Painters"
Dieu Donné Papermill, New York, NY, "Paper +"
The Parrish Art Museum, "The Centennial Open", Southampton, NY
Dorfman Projects, New York, NY, "The Portraits Speak: Chuck Close
in Conversation with 27 of his subjects"
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1997 |
Meyerson & Nowinski, "Landscapes", Seattle, WA
Turner and Runyon Gallery, "A Reversal of Scale", Dallas, TX
Emily Fisher Landau Center, "Wood Work", Long IslandCity, NY
Edward Thorp Gallery, "Gallery Group Exhibition", New York, NY
Center for Curatorial Studies Museum, Bard College, "In Plain Sight",
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
The Hammond Galleries, "Eight From Ohio: In and Out of Bounds", Lancaster, Ohio
David Floria Gallery, Woody Creek, CO, "Landscapes:Katherine Bowling,
April Gornik & Wade Hoefer" |
1996 |
Turner & Runyon Gallery, "Inaugural Exhibition", Dallas, TX
Edward Thorp Gallery, "Gallery Group Exhibition", New York, NY
University of Florida, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, "Destiny Manifest:
American Landscape Painting in the Nineties", Gainsville, FL
Freedman Gallery, Albright College, "20/20 The Visionary Legacy of
Doris Freedman", Reading, PA
American Academy in Rome, Italy, "Annual Exhibition 1996"
James Graham & Sons, New York, NY, "Water"
Fotouhi Cramer Gallery, East Hampton, NY, "By The Sea"
Eugene Cucalón Gallery, New York, NY, Magic
Fine Arts Gallery at Southampton College, "Master Workshop Exhibition",
Southampton, NY
Viridian Artists Inc., "The Paris Review Print and Poster Series", New York, NY
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1995 |
Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New YorkRe-Presenting Representation II
Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY Summer Gallery Group
The Work Space at Dolgenos Newman & Cronin LLP,
Down The Garden Path, New York, NY
California Center For the Arts Museum, Escondido, CA., Revisiting Landscape
Mary Ryan Gallery, NY, "Elementum"
Art Museum at Florida International University, Miami, FL, "American Art
Today:Night Paintings"
Lizan-Tops Gallery, East Hampton Light and Shadow: The Changing Season
Galerie de la Tour, Amsterdam, "100 Personal Heroes Part 2 |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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2000 |
Grimes, Nancy, New York Reviews, ARTnews, November, p. 208
Russell, John Making Pen and Ink Seem Passe: The Proliferation of New
Ways to Draw, The New York Times, 11 Aug.2000 p.E32
2000 Enright, Robert The Pleasure of Their Company, Conversation with
Steve Martin, April Gornik and Eric Fischl. Border Crossings
Magazine, Aug,2000 p.26
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1999 |
Rosenblum, Robert On American ArtSelected Essays by. Abrams. p. 345 p.298 illus.
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1998 |
Braff. Phyllis, "The Works of Art That Inspire the Artist", NY
Times,Long Island section, 15th Nov,1998,pg.37,illus.
Selections from the Collection: Guild Hall Museum, Guild Hall of East
Hampton, 1998, p. 25 illus.
1998 Weil. Rex, "Heaven in Earth", Artnews, March 1998, pp. 150-152, illus.
Sozanski, Edward J., "Elemental landscapes not quite of this world",
The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 16, 1998, p. 32 illus.
Delio, Michelle, "Moving Pictures: Ancient tradition meets portable
technology in the world of art", Portable Computing Direct Shopper,
January 1998, p. 82-93, illus.
Kutner, Janet, "April Gornik at Turner & Runyon Gallery", Dallas Morning
News, October 25, 1997, p. 12C, illus.
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1997 |
Kutner, Janet, Review, Artnews, January 1998, p. 140, illus.
Enright, Robert, Peregrinations: Conversations with Contemporary Artists,
Bain and Cox, Winnipeg & Buffalo, 1997, pp. 330-335
Kutner, Janet, "Spiritual Mystique Permeates Artist's Landscapes",
Dallas Morning News, October 10, 1997, p. 46, illus. Sussler,
Betsy, speak art! the best of BOMB magazine's interviews with artists, 1997, pp.176-186, illus.
Enright, Robert, "The Seductions of Landscape: A Conversation with April
Gornik, Border Crossings, Summer 1997, pp. 18-29, illus.
Raynor, Vivian, "Landscapes That Celebrate Their Makers", New York Times,
August 10, 1997, p. 12, illus.
Litt, Steven, "Finding Limelight Out of Town", The Cleveland Plain Dealer,
August 1, 1997, p. E1.
Smith, Roberta, "Hudson Valley Conversation", New York Times, July 18, 1997, p. C. 26
Landi, Ann, "Site Specifics", Artnews, April, 1997, p.117
Goodman, Jonathan, "Reviews", Art in America, Feb. 1997, p.105
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1996 |
Sandler, Irving, Art of the Postmodern Era, pub. by Icon Editions,
NY, 1996
pp. 268-271, illus.
Brown, Kathan, ink, paper, metal, wood: Painters and Sculptors at Crown
Point Press, pub. by Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 1996,
pp. 183-4, illus.
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1995 |
Acker, Kathy and Ronnell, Avital, Time Capsule: A Concise
Encyclopedia
by Women Artists, Crative Time & SOS International, illus.
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1994 |
Braff, Phillis, Casting a Spell, From Lasers and Video to Light and
Shadows, New York Times, Sunday, Oct. 22, 1995, pp.C 24
Keiser, Ellen, April Gornik, Country Magazine, August 1995, p.65
Planca, Elisabetta. un Paradiso Neoromantico, Arte, Aprile 1995, illus.
Trittoleno, Martine, la Vie Artiste, French Vogue, March, 1994, p.223-6
Slifka, Rose, From the Studio, East Hampton Star, Dec. 17, 1994.
Wolberg Weiss, Marion. Art Commentary, Dans Papers, Nov. 18, 1994.
Raynor, Vivien. The Sublime, the Modern and the Literal in Views of the Land
The New York Times, Nov. 11, 1994, p. 20 WC
Eye on Nature, The Scarsdale Inquirer, Arts and Entertainment, Nov. 4, 1994, p. 17, illus..
Katz, Vincent. April Gornik, ARTnews, November 1994, p. 155, illus..
Gouveia, Georgette. The relationship between nature, art is explored,
Gannett Suburban Newspapers, Oct. 24, 1994, illus..
Slifka, Rose, "From the Studio, The East Hampton Star, Sept. 8, 1994, llus..
Braff, Phyllis. Meaning and Context Are Unimportant Except in
Landscapes, New York Times, Aug. 28, 1994, p. LI 18, illus..
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PUBLIC COLLECTIONS |
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Art Gallery of Onterio, Toronto,Canada |
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Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY |
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Castellani Museum of Art, Niagra, NY |
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Cincinnati Museum, Cincinnati, OH |
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH |
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Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, ME |
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Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH |
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Douglas S. Cranmer Foundation, Los Angeles, CA |
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Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA |
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Fisher Landau Center, Long Island City, NY |
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Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN |
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Fort Worth Museum, Fort Worth, TX |
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Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY |
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High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia |
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Jan Voorhees Zimmerli Museum, New Brunswick, NJ |
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI |
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Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX |
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The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY |
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX |
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National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Wash. D.C |
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National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. |
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Neuberger Museum, Purchase, NY |
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New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ |
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Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL |
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Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY |
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Smith College, Northampton, MA |
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Snite Museum, Notre Dame University, IN |
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University Art Museum, C.S.U., Long Beach, CA |
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The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
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