Born in Vancouver, British Columbia

Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

1991

MFA, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA

1987

BA, University of California at San Diego, CA

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2024-2025

"The Sea Ranch," Quint Gallery, La Jolla, CA

2024

“A Sweet Sidelong Glance,” Galerie Richard, Paris, France

2023

"Monique van Genderen," Quint Gallery, La Jolla, CA

"Monique Van Genderen," Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY

2022

"Monique van Genderen," Bernier Eliades, Brussels, Belgium

"After Images", Michael Janssen, Berlin, Germany

2021

"Afterimages," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

"Each of these Paintings Can Be Named After a Famous Painter," Gallery Platform Los Angeles, online

2020

"Paintings are People Too," R.B. Stevenson Gallery, La Jolla, CA

2018

“Festsaal,” Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

"Monique Van Genderen," Miles McEnery, New York, NY

2017

Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA

2016

Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe, New York, NY

2015

"Manufactured Paintings," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA

2014

TAI Modern, Santa Fe, New Mexico

2013

Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin, Germany

Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA

2012

DAmelio Gallery, New York, NY

Effearte, Milan, Italy

2011

Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA

"Monique van Genderen," Kunstverein Heilbronn, Heilbronn, Germany

"The Gentle Art of Making Enemies," Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin, Germany

2009

"The Library: Start this Story Over," Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, CA

"Personal Exhibition," The Happy Lion, Los Angeles, CA

2008

Effearte, Milan, Italy

"Dirty Water," Galerie Michael Janssen, Berlin, Germany

2007

"New Works," The Happy Lion, Los Angeles, CA

"Voges and Partner," Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Ruzicska, Salzburg, Austria

2006

"The Sensory Foundations of Mental Life," Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA

Galerie Catherine Bastide, Brussels, Belgium

Hammer Projects, UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA

Bernier/Eliades Gallery, Athens, Greece

2005

Le Consortium (with Kirsten Everberg), Dijon, France (Link)

"Within the same breath," Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH

The Happy Lion, Los Angeles, CA

Howard House, Seattle, WA

2004

Locker Plant, Chinati Foundation, Marfa, TX

The Happy Lion, Los Angeles, CA

2003

Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2002

Sandroni Rey Gallery, Venice, CA

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024

"Pedestals for People," Curated by Monique van Genderen, Lompoc, CA (forthcoming)

2023

"Perpetual Portrait," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

"A Brief Survey Of Shapes And Colors Observed In The Greater Los Angeles Basin," Timothy Hawkinson Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2021-2022

"Abstracted Vocabularies," Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego, CA

2020

"20 Years," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

2019

"The light touch," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

"To Start A Painting," Kunstmuseum Rosa Luxembourg Platz, Berlin, Germany

2018

"If I go there, I won't stay there," ltd los angeles, Los Angeles, CA

“Being Here With You/ Estando aquí contigo: 42 Artists from San Diego and Tijuana,” Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego, CA (Link)

"Belief in Giants," Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY

2015

"Jacques Andre, Jean-Pascal Flavien, Monique van Genderen, Ola Rindal, Josh Smith, Kelley Walker," Galerie Catherine Bastide, Brussels, Belgium

"Lost in a Sea of Red," The Pit LA, Glendale, CA

"Be Abstract, Galerie am Markt, Schwabisch Hall, Germany

"Be Abstract," Ballhaus Ost, Berlin, Germany

"Stray Edge," Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman University, Orange, DC

2014

"Capture the Rapture," CB1 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

"Ladies First!" Schauwerk Sindelfingen, Sindelfingen, Germany

"Another Cats Show," 356 S. Mission, Los Angeles, CA

Galerie Michael Janssen, Singapore

2013

"High Low," Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA

"Painting in Place," Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND) at Farmers & Merchants Bank, Los Angeles, CA

"Garden Party," Fellows of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA

2012

"Burning Colours," HOPSTREET, Brussels, Belgium

The Venice Beach Biennial, Venice, CA

"The Planter Show," ForYourArt, Los Angeles, CA

2011

"Dorothea," Ancient & Modern, London, UK

"Works of Paper," ACME Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

"Los Angeles Museum of Ceramics," ACME Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2010

Ambigu-Zeitgenoessische Malerie zwischen Abstraktion and Narration, Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, CH

Brandstrup Gallery, Oslo, Norway

Hoehenkoller, Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, CA

2008

"Living Flowers: Ikebana and Contemporary Art," Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, CA

2007

"Back to Nature," Ruzicska, Salzburg, Austria

Twentieth Century Fox Studios, organized by the UCLA/Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA

"Fleeing the Scene," The Happy Lion Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

"Small but Beautiful," Gasser & Grunert, Inc New York, NY

"Sparkle Then Fade," Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA

"Modern Lovers," Glendale College of Art Gallery, Glendale, CA

Group Show, Bernier/Eliades Gallery, Athens, Greece

2006

Art Unlimited, curated by Samuel Keller, Art Basel 37, Basel, Switzerland

III Edicio del Certamen Internacional de Pintura de Castello, Museum de Belles Arts de Castello, Castello de la Plana, Spain

Masters & Johnson, Galeria Charro Negro, Guadalajara, Mexico

"Off the Shelf: New Forms in Contemporary Artists Books," The Frances Lehmna Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY

Los Angeles Art Now, Galeri SE, Bergen, Norway

Rundumschlag, Ruzicska, Salzburg, Austria

Hotel California, Glendale College Art Gallery, Glendale, CA

"Strictly Painting," presented by Galerie Michael Janssen, Dogenjaus Galerie, Voges + Partner Galerie, David Hunt, KLF-Project Space, New York, NY

2005

"Wall Paintings," curated by Francis Colpitt, University of San Antonio, Texas

"Strictly Painting III," The Right Side of Painting, Voges + Partner Galerie, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

"Sight Lines," Galerie Michael Janssen, Cologne, Germany

"Closer to Home," The 48th Corcoran Biennial, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

2004

"Full House," curated by David Pagel, Clairmont Graduate Art Gallery, Clairmont, CA

The sixth annual altoids curiously strong collection, The New Museum, New York, NY

Consolidated Works, Seattle, WA

"So few opportunities, so many mistakes," curated by Josh Smith, Champion Fine Art, Brooklyn, New York

"Wake-up and apologize," Hayworth Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2003

Small Works Margo Victor Presents, Hollywood, CA

"The greatest album covers that never were," Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

"The Art of Pain," Gallery C, Hermosa Beach, CA

"Fragments," PSprojectspace, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2002

"Art of Paper," APER, Weatherspoon Museum of Art, Greensboro, NC

Raid Projects, Los Angeles, CA

Fake Paintings, Kbond, Los Angeles, CA

2001

"Lineformcolor," Howard House, Seattle, WA

"Big Plastic," Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA

"Cross-Cuts; Seven Los Angeles Artists," Ben Maltz Gallery at Otis College, Los Angeles, CA

"Snapshot: New Art from Los Angeles," Armand Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA; traveled to: Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL

"De Beaufort, Exposito, van Genderen," Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

"Painting beyond Painting," Christine Rose Gallery, New York, NY

1997

"Trimmings and Scraps," Gavlak Projects, Silverlake, CA

"Trans Inter Post: Hybrid Spaces," (curated by Pamela Bailey), UC Irvine, Irvine CA

"Loves Labors Lost," (curated by Sue Spaid), collaboration with John Souza

1993

"Private and public pleasures," curated by Lauren Lesko

School of Beauty, Los Angeles, CA

Bibliography

2023

Combs, Seth. "The subversive abstraction of Monique van Genderen," San Diego Union Tribune, May 28 (Link)

2022

Gleiter, Dan. "New federal courthouse in Harrisburg: Sylvia H. Rambo U.S. Courthouse," Penn Live, December 8

2020

Frausto, Elisabeth. "New mural goes up on Girard Avenue in La Jolla: Can you spot the Berlin connection?," La Jolla Light, January 22 (Link)

2018

“If I go there, I won’t stay there” at ltd los angeles," Blouin Art Info, October 1 (Link)

2017

Pagel, David, "Review: Monique van Genderen at Susanne Vielmetter: Liquid energy, on a grand scale," Los Angeles Times, September 30 (Link)

2015

Wagley, Catherine. "5 Free Art Shows You Should See in L.A. This Week," LA Weekly, March 4

“Ameringer McEnery Yohe: Monique van Genderen,” Art + Auction, January

Melrod, George, “Monique van Genderen and Brad Ebberhard at Susanne Vielmetter LA Projects,” art ltd., May/June (Link)

Schad, Ed, “Monique van Genderen,” Art Review, May (Link)

2014

Abatemarco, Michael, "Bright star: Monique van Genderen's abstract paintings," Santa Fe New Mexican, August 8 (Link)

2013

Knight, Christopher, "Review: Conceptual Spree, LAND's 'Painting in Place,'" Los Angeles Times, June 18 (Link)

Shaw, Michael and Zellen Jody. "Olga Koumoundourous and Monique Van Genderen at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects," ArtScene, April

Massadas, Bruna, "Monique van Genderen at Susanne Vielmetter," The Face Painters, March 26

Frederick, Jeff. "Review: Monique Van Genderen," Art In America, January

2012

Cohen, Edie. "What a Hunk," Interior Design, August 1

2011

Pagel, David. "Panache and purpose collide," The Los Angeles Times, August 25

Kristin Calabrese. "Monique van Genderen and Mindy Shapero," The Huffington Post, August 23

Pagel, David. "Los Angeles Museum of Ceramic Art at ACME," Los Angeles Times, January 13

Kilston, Lyra. "Los Angeles Museum of Ceramic Art," Artforum, January 20

2010

Bitterli, Konrad, Ambigu - Contemporary Painting between Abstraction and Narration, Kunstmuseum St. Gallen (Exhibition catalogue)

2009

Knight, Christopher. "Transmitted and transmuted Los Angeles Times," June 12

Miles, Christopher. "Monique van Genderen at The Happy Lion," LA Weekly, May 27

Gibson, Allison. "Monique van Genderen at the happy Lion," Art Ltd. Magazine, September

2008

Marzoccchi, Isella. "Protagoniste Monique van Genderen," Allure, December, pp. 38-41

Hodge, Brooke. "Seeing Things|Flower Power," T Magazine/New York Times, June 26

2007

Schtte, Christophe. "Surfen Auf Malerei," Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, No. 40, October

Cochran, Rebecca. "Monique van Genderen at ACA Gallery of SCAD," Art in America, April, Vol. 95, No. 4, p. 147

Frank, Peter. "Sensuous Strokes: Norman Bluhm, Monique Van Genderen, Jeff Gambill," LA Weekly, July 3

Taft, Catherine. "Catherine Tafts Roundup of the Best Shows in LA in June," Saatchi-gallery.co.uk

2006

Devrin, Bayar, Frog, No. 4, Automne-Hiver, pp. 68-70

Defendini, Fabian, Frog, No. 4, Automne-Hiver: pp. 70-71

Schwabsky, Barry. "Monique van Genderen: The Happy Lion," Artforum, Vol. 44, No. 5, January, pp. 228-229

"Continuing and Recommended Exhibitions," ArtScene, September 30

VAC: Coleccin Valencia Arte Contemporneo, IVAM - Institut Valenci dArt Modern, Valncia, Spain (Exhibition catalogue)

Kurzner, Lisa, Monique van Genderen: The Sensory Foundations of Mental Life, ACA Gallery of the Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta, Atlanta, GA (Exhibition catalogue)

Lombino, Mary Kay, Ed. Off the Shelf, The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center of Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY

McFadden, Jane, Monique van Genderen, hammer.ucla.edu, (Illustrated essay)

Williams, Turia Stark, Monique Van Genderen Lectures, Presents Exhibition at SCAD-Atlanta, Scad.edu, (Illustrated essay)

2005

Knight, Christopher. "Bold Forms, Elusive Colors," Los Angeles Times, September 30

Funke, Claudia. "Four Young Artists at Michael Janssen," Klner Stadt-Anzeigen, March 17

Jankauskas, Jennifer, Wall Painting at UTSA gallery, Glasstire: texas visual art online, September

Binstock, Jonathan P. and Schmidt, Stacey, The 48th Biennial: Closer to Home, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC (Illustrated exhibition catalogue)

Colpitt, Frances. "Wall Painting," University of Texas at San Antonio, TX

2004

Frank, Peter. "Pick of the Week," LA Weekly, February 6-12, p. 142

Holte, Michael Ned. "Critics Pics," Artforum.com, January 16

2003

Seidel, Miriam. "A fine frenzy of pattern and color fit for Furness hall," Philadelphia Inquirer, October 10

Fallon, Roberta. "Sketches: Labor Pains," Philadelphia Weekly, October 1-7, p. 42

Miller, Blake. "What To Do," Philadelphia Magazine, September, p. 180

Baker, Alex, "Monique van Genderen", Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2002

O'Brien, John. "Monique van Genderen," Sandroni.Rey, Tema Celeste, Juli/August, No. 93

Pagel, David. "Like the Real World Only Crisper," Los Angeles Times, May 10

Doll, Nancy and Platt, Ron, Art on Paper 2002, Weatherspoon Art Museum, The University of North Carolina Museum of Art, Greensboro, NC (Exhibition catalogue)

2001

Hall, Emily. "On Being Abstract, Feverish, Suggestive, Sick," The Stranger, Issue November 29 - December 5

Turner, Elisa. "A Visual Tale of Two Cities," The Miami Herald, October 28

Pagel, David, "Down to Earth and Eye Catching, Los Angeles Times, October 16

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1996

Kandel, Susan. "Making a Fashion Statement of Subtlety in Fancy Pants," Los Angeles Times, July 7: F11

Curtis, Cathy. "Distinguishing Marks," Los Angeles Times, O.C. Edition, October 22: F2-F3

"Critics Choices," Los Angeles Reader, March 5

Lesko, Lauren, Public and Private Pleasures. Lauren Lasko and Nomadic Site, Los Angeles, CA (Exhibition catalogue)

Group Exhibition Catalogues and Books

2017

Batliner, Herbert, "Albertina : Sammlung Batliner Vol 2," Albertina Museum

Awards, Grants and Fellowships

2019

Chiaro Award, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA

Public Projects

2020

"Murals of La Jolla," La Jolla Community Foundation, La Jolla, CA

Public Collections

AIG SunAmerica Inc., Los Angeles, CA

Altoids Curiously Strong Collection, Peoris, IL

Eileen Harris and Peter Norton Family Foundation, Santa Monica, CA

KB Home, Los Angeles, CA

IVAM, Institut Valencia dArt Modern, Valencia, Spain

Le Consortium, Dijon, France

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA

Montblanc Cutting Edge Art Collection, Hamburg, Germany

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego, CA

Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Rita and Herbert Batliner Collection, permanent loan to the Albertina Museum, Vienna, Austria

U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.