John Fraser
Born: 1952 Chicago, IL
Education: 1989 M.F.A. Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL
1975 B.A. Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
Selected One Person Exhibitions:
2021 The Rapport of Beauty: Assemblage by John Fraser, and Book Design by Ken Botnick, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts,
Mount Vernon, IL
2020 Multiple Outcomes (New Work in Mixed Media Assemblage), Dedicated to the memory of Wynn Kramarsky, Zolla /
Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
2018 Time Well Spent, William Campbell Contemporary Art, Fort Worth, TX
Incident & Metaphor: New Work in Mixed Media, Zolla / Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
Intuition & Memory: Recent Mixed Media Assemblage & Photography, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
Found In The Making, Zolla / Lieberman Gallery Project Space, Chicago, IL
2017 Ecru, Traywick Contemporary Art & Projects, Berkeley, CA
2016 ARTMATTERS 16: John Fraser, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX
2015 Interval & Ratio, Zolla / Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
Selected Works in Mixed Media 1992-2013, Waubonsee Community College,
Sugar Grove, IL
2014 Recent Collage & Assemblage, Room 406, Chicago, IL
Evidence : Recent Photographs by John Fraser, The Rangefinder Gallery
Chicago, IL
Material Witness : Recent Photographs by John Fraser, Toronto Image
Works, Toronto, Ontario
2013 Collection / Recollection, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
What Remains, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2012 The Built Form, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Recess & Relief, William Campbell Contemporary Art, Fort Worth, TX
Selected Works 1991-2012, Draewell Gallery of Art, Judson University,
Elgin, IL
2011 Work In Relief, Scott White Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA
2010 Object Lesson, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2008 Structure & Surface, Form & Suggestion, James Patrick Gallery,
Wiscasset, ME
More and Less, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
What Time Can Tell, Galerie Renate Bender, Munich, Germany
2007 Accumulations, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
About Place, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
In Reserve, I-Space Gallery (brochure), Chicago, IL
Under This, Over That, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL
2005 Work in Relief, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Current Collage & Assemblage, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, Knox
College, Galesburg, IL
2004 Selected Works: 1990-2004, Benedicta Arts Center, St. John’s University
St. Joseph, MN
Neutral Value, Fluxion Gallery, Omaha, NE
2003 Close Values, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Selected Works: 1990-2003, Mills Gallery, Central College, Pella, IA
2001 Structure & Surface, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Scott White Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA
Collages, 1995-2000, University Club, Chicago, IL
Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
2000 Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
1999 Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Selected Works: 1990-1998, NIU Art Museum, Jack Olson Gallery, Dekalb,
IL
1998 Gallery Juno, New York, NY
Material Issue, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL
Hiestand Gallery, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Ecru, tidbit Gallery, Portland, OR
Perkinson Gallery, Millikin University, Decatur, IL
1997 Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
1996 Bradley University, Peoria, IL
1995 Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
1994 Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
1993 Northern Illinois University Gallery (brochure), Chicago, IL
Gahlberg Gallery, College of DuPage (brochure), Glen Ellyn, IL
University of Minnesota at Morris, Morris, MN
1992 Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
1991 Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
1990 Mitchell Museum, Mt. Vernon, IL
1989 Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, IL
1988 Paper Press Gallery, Chicago, IL
1986 Iowa State University, Ames, IA
1985 University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2024 John Fraser: Collage (5 person in 5 spaces), 57W57 Arts, NYC, NY
2023 Stuck on Collage (5-person), Gallery Nono, The Hague, The Netherlands
All in August (Gallery Artists), Corey Daniels Gallery, Wells, ME
Compendium Revealed, (Gallery Artists), William Campbell Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
Summer Mix, (Gallery Artists), William Campbell Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
2022 Traces, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT. Juror: Jeff Curto (catalog)
PhotoSpiva 2022, Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, MO. Jurors: Erin & Eric Dodson, Kiosk Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2021 Under the Magnifying Glass: Small Works from the Permanent Collection, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
Accession, an exhibition of gallery artists, William Campbell Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
Composed, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT (catalog)
Acanthis, an exhibition of gallery artists, William Campbell Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
2020 Bicameral Endeavors, An exhibition of selected gallery artists, at William Campbell Contemporary Art, Fort Worth, TX
Portals, Windows, Mirrors, and Doors, Photoplace Gallery, Middlebury, VT. Juror: Elizabeth Avedon
Face to Face, self-portraits by gallery artists, Zolla / Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
PhotoSpiva 2020 (44th Annual), Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, MO, Juror: April Watson, Nelson-Atkins Museum of
Art
2019 Normal Editions Workshop Collaborative: Selected Prints, 1976 - 2019, McHenry County College, Gallery One, Two, &
Epping, Crystal Lake, IL
Redux : An Exhibition of Gallery Artists, William Campbell Contemporary Art, Fort Worth, TX
Portfolio Showcase 2 : Abstract Expression, Davis Orton Gallery, Hudson, NY
A 39 Year Retrospecitve (in 2 parts), Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
Achievement in Art: An Exhibition Celebrating William & Pam Campbell, and WCCA. Amarillo
Museum of Art, Amarillo, TX
Recent Acquisitions to the Permanent Collection, University Galleries, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
2016 Close Readings : American Abstract Art from the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery Collection, Nashville,
TN
The LeGrand Collection: A Regional Reflection, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
Framed Occurrences (3-person), O’Connor Gallery, Dominican University, River Forest, IL
Artist Select (12-person), Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
PhotoSpiva 2016, Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, MO. Juror: Sean Kernan
PhotoMidwest 2016, Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI
Beyond The Pour II, San Francisco Museum of Craft & Design, San Francisco, CA
2015 Work On & With Paper, Galerie Renate Bender, Munich, Germany
33rd Annual Juried Membership Exhibition, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX
Juror: Russell Lord, Freeman Family Curator of Photographs, New Orleans Museum of Art
Recycled, Repurposed, Reborn – Collage & Assemblage, McNay Art Museum,
San Antonio, TX
Body, Image, Form, Rockford University Art Gallery, Rockford, IL
Framing Photography, Beard & Weil Gallery, Wheaton College Photography Biennial. Norton,
MA. Juror: Kristin Gresh, Assistant Curator of Photography Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Photospiva 2015, Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, MO. Juror: Shannon Thomas Perich, Curator,
Photographic History Collection, Smithsonian
2014 Whodunit? Gallery Artists: Works On Paper, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
Traces of Creation, Recent Acquisitions, at Hafnarborg, The Hafnafjordur
Centre of Culture and Fine Art, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
Art=Text=Art: Works by Contemporary Artists from the Sally and Wynn
Kramarsky Collection, UB Anderson Gallery, University at Buffalo, New York
Simply Drawn : Gifts from the collection of Wynn Kramarsky, Columbus
Museum, Columbus, GA
Small Pleasures III (8-person), Foster Art Center, Austin College, Austin, TX
Summer Selections : Gallery Artists, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2013 40 for 40: Recent Gifts to the Permanent Collection, Art Museum of South
Texas, Corpus Christi, TX
Art=Text=Art, Works by Contemporary Artists, Hafnarborg, The Hafnafjordur
Centre of Culture and Fine Art, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
Wall Reliefs (7 person), Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Minimal Intervention (7 person), Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York, NY
Papierwelten II – World of Paper II, Galerie Renate Bender, Munich,
Germany. (6-person, brochure)
Majority Rules, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX (12-person, brochure)
Brave New World: The Art of the Book in the Digital Age, Cedarhurst Center
for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, IL
Remix: Selections from the International Collage Center, Katonah Museum
of Art, Katonah, NY (Catalog)
2012 Views X: Paper and More (6 person), Curated by Renate Bender,
QuadrART, Dornbirn, Austria
Art=Text=Art, Selections from the Kramarsky Collection, Zimmerli Art
Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Remix: Selections from the International Collage Center, Daum Museum of
Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO (catalog)
Summer Selections, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2011 Building the Collection: Lino Tagliapietra, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock,
AR
Allure: the Power of Subtle Attraction, William Campbell Contemporary Art,
Fort Worth, TX
Art=Text=Art : Works by Contemporary Artists, from the Sally & Wynn
Kramarsky Collection. University of Richmond Museum, Richmond, VA
Remix: Selections from the International Collage Center, Samek Art Gallery,
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
Group Sculpture Exhibition, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Drawn/Taped/Burned: Abstraction on Paper, (Selections from the
Kramarsky Collection), Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY
The Matter of Words (3 person), Brigham Young University Museum of Art
(with Adam Bateman, Harrell Fletcher), Provo, UT
Papier, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2010 Normal Editions Workshop Collaborative: Prints, 1976-2008
Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
Selections From The Permanent Collection, Illinois State University Gallery,
Normal, IL
Human / Nature: Landscapes Real and Imagined, University of Alberta
Museums, Gallery A, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2009 Contemporary Works from the Cleve Carney Collection, Elmhurst Art
Museum, Elmhurst, IL
The First 100 Years: Collecting Art at BYU, Brigham Young University
Museum of Art, Provo, Utah
New York/New Drawings, 1946-2007 (catalog), Museo de Arte
Contemporaneo Esteban Vicente, Segovia, Spain
Minimalist Works (5 person), Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
The Seamless Garment (8 person), Broadbent Gallery, London, England
Recent Acquisitions: Modern & Contemp., McNay Art Museum, San
Antonio, TX
Gallery Artist Exhibition, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
In Plane Sight : Wall Sculpture (5 person), Cumberland Gallery, Nashville,
TN
2008 Sculpture in 2D : Prints & Drawings…, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio,
TX
Papier=Kunst 6 (10 Person with catalog), Neuer Kunstverein,
Aschaffenburg, Germany
American Art Since 1945 : In A New Light, McNay Art Museum, San
Antonio, TX
Tranquilities, The Asian Collection, Tokyo, Japan
2007 Papierwelten (5 person), Galerie Renate Bender, Munich, Germany
Frontiers of Printmaking, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
Summer Exhibition, Scott White Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA
Simple Elegance, The Asian Collection, Tokyo, Japan
In Context- Collage & Abstraction (catalog), Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New
York, NY
2006 Sculpture (5 person), Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Wood & Paper, The Asian Collection, Tokyo, Japan
Building A Legacy: 1985-2007, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts,
Omaha, NE
Material Difference : Soft Sculpture and Wall Works (catalog), The Chicago
Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Connected Worlds: Asia & The Americas, The Asian Collection, Tokyo,
Japan
The New Collage (catalog), Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York, NY
Asian Inspiration, Robert Tobin Gallery / Asian Collection, Tokyo, Japan
2005 Inaugural Exhibition, Bentley Projects/Works on Paper, Phoenix, AZ
Prints from Normal Editions Workshop, West Virginia University,
Morgantown, WV
2004 Highlights from the Permanent Collection, Northern Illinois University Art
Museum, Dekalb, IL
Departures (12 person), Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL
By Appointment Only, Farm Art Space, Missoula, MT
Crux (3 person), Riverside Art Center, Riverside, IL
Grand Reopening, Scott White Contemporary Art, Telluride, CO
2003 Art A Century Apart: 1903 & 2003 (brochure), Mississippi Museum of Art
Jackson, MS
2002 Ingrained (4 person), Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
Natural Forms (5 person), Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL
Selected Gallery Artists: Summer, Scott White Contemporary Art, La Jolla,
CA
16th Vicinity Biennial, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
Inaugural Exhibition, Scott White Contemporary Art, Telluride, CO
2001 Underfoot (traveling, catalog), Dan Galeria, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2000 Without Parameters, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
Out of Line, Drawings by Illinois Artists, (catalog) Chicago Cultural Center,
Chicago, IL
Selections from Out of Line, Union League Club, Chicago, IL
Do Not Touch, An Exploration of Delicate Obsessions, Consolidated Works
Contemporary Art Center, Seattle, WA
Selected Gallery Artists: Summer, SOMA Gallery, La Jolla, CA
Synthesis: Collage and Mixed Media, Sonnenschein Gallery, Lake Forest
College, Lake Forest, IL
Form Following Function, Bradley University Heuser Gallery, Peoria, IL
1999 Work in Progress: Drawing by Direction, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
Abstraction (4 person), Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Art, Mississippi Museum of Art,
Jackson, MS
Benziger Imagery Series, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA
Small Works, Gallery Juno, New York, NY
1998 American Drawing Biennial 6, Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg, VA
In Shape (6 person with catalog), Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar
Rapids, IA
Collage (5 person), Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Fraser, Molero, Ohira, Segal, Gallery Juno, New York, NY
Abstract: Chicago 1998 (catalog), Klein Art Works, Chicago, IL
Selections from the Permanent Collection, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Cedar Rapids, IA
14th Evanston & Vicinity Biennial Exhibition, Evanston Art Center,
Evanston, IL
4 Sculptors, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
1997 Small Works, Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
Recent Acquisitions: A Selection, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
Insight (5 person), tidbit Gallery, Portland, OR
A Thought Intercepted: Drawings, California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa,
CA
Figuratively Speaking: Recent Acquisitions, Bradley University, Hartman
Gallery, Peoria, IL
Addendum: Some Other Chicago Artists, Northern Illinois University Gallery
Chicago, IL
Choice Cuts, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
1996 Approaching The Figure, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Abstract: Chicago 1996, Klein Art Works, Chicago, IL
NIU Collected (catalog), Northern Illinois University Gallery, Chicago, IL
Small Wonder, San Francisco Craft & Folk Art Museum, San Francisco, CA
13th Biennial Exhibition, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
1995 16 Chicago Artists (traveling), Szinhaz Galeria, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
USA Within Limits, Galeria Millan, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Bi-State Exhibition, Davenport Museum of Art, Davenport, IA
1994 Tangible Verification: Collage (4 person), University of Akron, Akron, OH
Abstract: Chicago 1994 (catalog), Klein Art Works, Chicago, IL
Selections from the Permanent Collection, University of Minnesota, Morris,
MN
1993 The Garment as Metaphor (brochure), Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland
Park, IL
1992 51st Exhibition (catalog), Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
8th New American Talent Exhibition (catalog), Laguna Gloria Art Museum
Austin, TX
NIU Alumni Exhibition, Northern Illinois University Gallery, Chicago, IL
Secret Voyages (3 person), Joan Robey Gallery, Denver, CO
1991 37th Exhibition, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA
Sculptors on Paper (traveling), University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Works on Paper Invitational (4 person), Greater Lafayette Museum of Art
Lafayette, IN
Contemporary Works From The Permanent Collection, Rockford Art
Museum, Rockford, IL
23rd Bradley National (catalog), Bradley University, Peoria, IL
1990 The Chicago Show, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Object / Obsession, Judith Racht Gallery, Harbert, MI
1989 New Acquisitions: Drawings, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
Private Collections (4 person), New Harmony Gallery, New Harmony, IN
1988 Collage at N.A.M.E., N.A.M.E. Gallery, Chicago , IL
Endangered Species, Klein Art Works, Chicago, IL
Pulliam Hall Sculpture Exhibition, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale,
IL
1987 Fetish Art: Obsessive Expressions (catalog), Rockford Art Museum,
Rockford, IL
1986 6th Rutgers National, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ
1985 81st Chicago & Vicinity Exhibition: Drawings, Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, IL
Basically Boxes, Klein Art Works, Chicago, IL
Drawing & Small Sculpture Exhibition, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
37th Illinois Invitational Exhibition (catalog), Illinois State Museum
Springfield, IL
5/5, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL
Selected Bibliography (Reviews Available Upon Request):
2018 Zotos, John. John Fraser : William Campbell Contemporary Art, Visual Arts Source,
Weekly Newsletter, November 2, 2018
2016 Barilleaux, Rene Paul, Assemblage & Sculpture, Brochure Essay, ARTMATTERS 16: John Fraser,
McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, September 28, 2016-January 8, 2017
Williams, Lyle W., Collages, Brochure Essay, ARTMATTERS 16: John Fraser,
McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, September 28, 2016-January 8, 2017
Bridges, Steven L., essay for New American Paintings #125, August/September 2016
2015 Dluzen, Robin, John Fraser at Zolla / Lieberman Gallery, Visual Art Source
Newsletter. May 8, 2015
Dallas, Ben, On John Fraser’s Camera Works, Essay for Material Witness,
John Fraser Photographs Volume I, Blurb Creative Publishing Service
Dallas, Ben, Interval & Ratio, Brochure Essay, Zolla / Lieberman Gallery, Chicago
2013 Jones, Michelle, Geometric Shapes Invoke Memory, John Fraser at
Cumberland
Gallery, The Tennessean, Sunday, April 21 Portfolio/Visual Arts, Page 12E
Nolan, Joe, John Fraser at Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, Critical I,
Nashville Arts Magazine, May 2013, Page 98
2012 Pittman, Steuart, Brochure Essay, "John Fraser, Selected Works,
1991-2012,"
Draewell Gallery, Judson University, Elgin, IL, October 2012
2011 Waltemath, Joan, "Art=Text=Art curated by Elizabeth Schlatter," The
Brooklyn Rail, Reviews, ArtSeen Next Section, October Issue.
Schlatter, N. Elizabeth, "(Art + Text) x Change = Art: Or, How To Read An
Artwork With Your iPhone", On-line Catalog Essay for "Art = Text = Art",
2011, University of Richmond Museums. www.artequalstext.com
Zabrodski, Sarah, "On John Fraser", On-line Catalog Essay for "Art = Text
= Art", 2011, University of Richmond Museums. www.artequalstext.com
Ullrich, Polly, "Mapping the Contemporary Sublime," Restraining Order;
John Fraser : Work in Mixed Media, 1991-2010. Monograph Essay @ 2010
ISBN 978-14507-0098-6
Keiter, Ellen. "Drawing Conclusions," Online Catalog Essay; Abstraction on
Paper: Drawn/Taped/Burned, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY. Online
Catalog Website: www.aboutdrawing.org/drawntapedburned
del Rivero, Elena. "On John Fraser," Online Catalog Essay; Abstraction on
Paper: Drawn/Taped/Burned, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY.
2010 Viera, Lauren, John Fraser at Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago Tribune,
February 26th, 2010, On The Town (S-5, Page 8).
Drew, Spencer, Object Lesson: John Fraser at Roy Boyd Gallery, New City
ART, January 25, 2010
2009 Baroff, Jill, New York, New Drawings 1946-2007, Catalog Essay on John
Fraser, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Esteban Vicente, Segovia, Spain.
Nueva York. El papel de las ultimas vanguardias.
Romualdo, Ana San, Las Vanguardias Sobre Papel de la Coleccion
Kramarsky. en el Esteban Vicente, El Adelantado De Segovia Newspaper,
February 29, 2009.
Alvarado, Carlos, Por Primera Vez Desde Nueva York, Nortecastilla
Newspaper, Segovia, February 28, 2009
2008 Claus, Elisabeth, What Time Can Tell, Papier=Kunst 6, Catalog Essay,
Neuer Kunstverein, Aschaffenburg, Germany.
Artner, Alan, John Fraser at Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago Tribune, September
12, 2008, On The Town (S-7, Page 13).
Wirth, Steven, Profile of the Artist: John Fraser, New City Newspaper,
September 11, 2008 (Page 13, Art Section).
Isaacson, Philip, John Fraser at James Patrick Gallery, Portland Press
Herald, Maine Sunday Telegram, August 31.
Buchen, Margaret, catalog essay, Harper College 40th Anniversary
Invitational Exhibition. Palatine, IL.
2007 Artner, Alan, John Fraser at Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago Tribune, July 27,
2007, On The Town (S-7, Page 13).
Yood, James, John Fraser at Roy Boyd Gallery, Artforum Magazine,
November 2007 (page 372).
Lopez, Ruth, John Fraser at Roy Boyd Gallery, TimeOutChicago, Art &
Design, August 2-8 (page 68).
Finch, Richard & Rives, Veda, Marks from the Matrix, Normal Editions
Workshop at ISU. ISBN 978-0-9795884-0-2.
Artner, Alan, John Fraser at I-Space…Chicago Tribune, February 16, 2007
(Section 7, Page 13).
Ullrich, Polly, John Fraser: In Reserve at I-Space, Chicago, brochure
essay, January 27-February 24, 2007.
Mullarkey, Maureen, Abstract Jewels of Modernism, In Context: Collage &
Abstraction at Pavel Zoubok Gallery, The New York Sun, June 7, 2007 (Arts
& Letters).
Heise, Rudiger, Papier-Variationen, at Galerie Renate Bender, Munich
Germany. Applause! Magazine.
2006 Mullarkey, Maureen, Gallery Going [The New Collage at Pavel Zoubok
Gallery], The New York Sun, June 29, 2006.
Ullrich, Polly, Material Difference: Soft Sculpture and Wall Works, exhibition
catalog, exhibition wall-text.
2005 Nugent, Bob, Imagery, Art for Wine, (forward by Donald Kuspit).
Artner, Alan, Fraser’s Rigor is Captivating, Chicago Tribune, February 18,
2005, (Friday Section).
2003 Artner, Alan, …While John Fraser Shines, Chicago Tribune, August 8,
2003, (Friday, Section 7, Page 15).
Doe, Donald B. Measure for Measure, John Fraser at Mills Gallery, Central
College, Pella IA, Brochure Essay.
Camper, Fred, Critics Choice, The Chicago Reader, July 25, 2003, (Section
2, Page 28).
Walker, Hamza, Visual Literacy: John Fraser’s Collages 1994-2002,
Catalog Essay, 2003, ISBN 0-9727266-0-8.
2001 Artner, Alan, Fraser returns to intense process, Chicago Tribune, December
7, 2001, (Friday, Section 7).
2000 Artner, Alan, Its Taken 15 years, but Exhibit is Top Drawers, Out of Line,
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Tribune, May 2, 2000, (Tempo 2, Section
5).
1999 Barilleaux, Rene Paul, Brochure Essay, "Work In Progress - Drawing by
Direction," Colgate University, Dana Arts Center, Hamilton, NY, 4-person
Exhibition, October 1999.
1998 Brunetti, John, Uncommon Equilibrium, Brochure Essay, John Fraser at the
Elmhurst Art Museum, February, 1998.
Doe, Donald B., In Shape, catalog essay, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art,
December 1998.
1997 Gragg, Randy, Body And Droll; Insight at tidbit Gallery, The Oregonian
(Portland), July 25, 1997, (Visual Arts, page 64).
1996 Meyer, Jerry D., NIU Collected, catalog essay, NIU Alumni in Chicago Area
Collections, June/July 1996.
Swartz, Mark, Approaching The Figure, Roy Boyd Gallery. The Chicago
Reader, June 21, 1996, (section 1, page 28).
1995 Schleifer, Kristen Brooke, John Fraser at Roy Boyd Gallery, Dialogue
Magazine, January/February 1995.
Camper, Fred, John Fraser at Roy Boyd Gallery, The Chicago Reader,
September 22,1995, (section 1, page 30).
1994 Muster, Michael, John Fraser at Roy Boyd Gallery. The New Art Examiner,
November 1994.
Connors, Thomas, John Fraser at NIU Art Gallery, Sculpture Magazine,
January/February 1994.
1993 Yood, James, The Art of John Fraser, brochure essay, NIU Art Museum
Gallery in Chicago, October 1993.
1992 Morrin, Peter, 51st Exhibition, Sioux City Art Center, catalog essay, Sioux
City, Iowa, 1992.
1991 Artner, Alan, John Fraser at Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago Tribune, January
11, 1991, (section 7, page 53).
Krugel, Mitchell, Chicago Goes Abstract in January, The International Fine
Art Collector, Volume I, 3, January 1991.
1990 Artner, Alan, Conflicting Agendas Hobble The Chicago Show, Chicago
Tribune, May 6, 1990 (Art Section 13, page 14).
Findsen, Owen, Collages Demand Viewers Take Time..., John Fraser at
Miller Gallery, The Cincinnati Enquirer, May 13, 1990.
O'Hara, Catherine, John Fraser at Miller Gallery. Dialogue Magazine,
July/August 1990, (page 23).
Selected Awards, Grants and Honors:
2023 Visiting Artist / Scholar Program, American Academy in Rome, Rome, Italy
2021 Illinois Arts Council Agency IAS Artist Project Grant
2019 Illinois Arts Council IAS Artist Project Grant
2015 Hafnarborg, The Hafnarfjordur Centre of Culture & Fine Art Artist Residency, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
2014 Illinois Arts Council IAS Artist Project Grant
2011 Illinois Arts Council IAS Artist Project Grant
2010 YADDO, Artist Residency, Saratoga Springs, NY
2007 Robert M. MacNamara Foundation Residency, Westport Island, ME
2006 Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts Residency, Omaha, NB
2005 Illinois Arts Council Special Assistance Grant
2004 Normal Editions Workshop / Illinois Arts Council Print Project Grant
2003 Robert M. MacNamara Foundation Residency, Westport Island, ME
2002 Illinois Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship
2000 Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Finalist Award
1997 Illinois Arts Council Special Assistance Grant
1994 Illinois Arts Council Special Assistance Grant
1992 Arts Midwest / National Endowment for the Arts Regional Visual Arts Fellowship
Double Juror’s Award, 51st Exhibition (catalog), Sioux City Arts Center, IA. Juror: Peter Morrin, then Director, Speed
Art Museum, Louisville, KY.
Selected Commissions and Projects:
2011 Benziger Family Winery / Imagery Winery Artist Label Series Collection
2009 Artwork used for the book “Penury”, the 5th collection of poetry by Myung
Mi Kim (Prof. SUNY Buffalo). Published by Omnidawn / Independent
Publishers Group.
2003 Benziger Family Winery / Imagery Winery Artist Label Series Collection
2001 Artworks used for the CD, “Flirting With Twilight”, by Grammy Award
Winning Artist, Kurt Elling. Blue Note Jazz.
1995 Benziger Family Winery / Imagery Winery Artist Label Series Collection
Selected Collections:
Edward Albee Foundation, New York, NY
Anne Wilson and Michael Nagelbach, Evanston, IL
University of Alberta Art Museum, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
The Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX
John Ballantine, Chicago, IL
The Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, TX
BMO Harris Collection, Chicago, IL
Bradley University, Peoria, IL
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
Brigham Young University Museum of Art, Provo, UT
The Brunnier Museum of Iowa State University, Ames, IA
The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA
The Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
David Cadwallader, Dallas, TX
Doug Dawson & Wallace Bowling, Chicago, IL
Elisabeth Claus, Aschaffenburg, Germany
Gale Goldstick Cohen & Dr. Harry Cohen
The Colby College Museum of Art
The Colorado Springs Fine Art Center, Colorado Springs, CO
The Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA
The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI
The Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
The DePaul Art Museum, Chicago, IL
The Grace Museum, Abilene, TX
The Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA
The Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN
Grinnell College / Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell, IA
The Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL
Illinois State University, Normal, IL
International Collage Center, Milton, PA
Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky Collection, New York, NY
Olof K. Sigurdarottir, Reykjavik, Iceland
Gary Lee, New York, NY
The Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, Lafayette, IN
David Hunt & Doug Bella, Wayne, IL
Joan Boyd, San Francisco, CA
Joanne Gustafson, Batavia, IL
UCLA School of Opthamology
The McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX
McMaster Carr, Elmhurst, IL
Millikin University, Decatur, IL
The Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Esteban Vincente, Segovia, Spain
The New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa, Fe, NM
Northern Illinois University Art Museum, Dekalb, IL
Park Hyatt Collection, Chicago, IL
Robert M. MacNamara Foundation, Las Vegas, NV and Westport Island, ME
Renate Bender and Peter Weber, Munich, Germany
Vanderbilt University Museum of Art, Nashville, TN
Virginia Boyd, Little Rock, AR
Cleve Carney Museum, Glen Ellyn, IL
Dominic L. Di Mare, San Francisco, CA
Stanley Tigerman, Chicago, IL
Ovid Uman, Paris, France
The Old Jail Art Center, Albany, TX
The Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
Sonoma State University Art Collection, Rohnert Park, CA
The Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
The Asian Collection, Tokyo, Japan
The University of Minnesota at Morris, Morris, MN
Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery Collection, Nashville, TN
Lilly Wei, Long Island City, NY
Stacey Weish, Palo Alto, CA
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Winston & Strawn, New York, NY, Washington, DC, Chicago, IL and Charlotte, NC
Born: 1952 Chicago, IL
Education: 1989 M.F.A. Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL
1975 B.A. Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
Selected One Person Exhibitions:
2021 The Rapport of Beauty: Assemblage by John Fraser, and Book Design by Ken Botnick, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts,
Mount Vernon, IL
2020 Multiple Outcomes (New Work in Mixed Media Assemblage), Dedicated to the memory of Wynn Kramarsky, Zolla /
Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
2018 Time Well Spent, William Campbell Contemporary Art, Fort Worth, TX
Incident & Metaphor: New Work in Mixed Media, Zolla / Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
Intuition & Memory: Recent Mixed Media Assemblage & Photography, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
Found In The Making, Zolla / Lieberman Gallery Project Space, Chicago, IL
2017 Ecru, Traywick Contemporary Art & Projects, Berkeley, CA
2016 ARTMATTERS 16: John Fraser, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX
2015 Interval & Ratio, Zolla / Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
Selected Works in Mixed Media 1992-2013, Waubonsee Community College,
Sugar Grove, IL
2014 Recent Collage & Assemblage, Room 406, Chicago, IL
Evidence : Recent Photographs by John Fraser, The Rangefinder Gallery
Chicago, IL
Material Witness : Recent Photographs by John Fraser, Toronto Image
Works, Toronto, Ontario
2013 Collection / Recollection, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
What Remains, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2012 The Built Form, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Recess & Relief, William Campbell Contemporary Art, Fort Worth, TX
Selected Works 1991-2012, Draewell Gallery of Art, Judson University,
Elgin, IL
2011 Work In Relief, Scott White Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA
2010 Object Lesson, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2008 Structure & Surface, Form & Suggestion, James Patrick Gallery,
Wiscasset, ME
More and Less, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
What Time Can Tell, Galerie Renate Bender, Munich, Germany
2007 Accumulations, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
About Place, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
In Reserve, I-Space Gallery (brochure), Chicago, IL
Under This, Over That, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL
2005 Work in Relief, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Current Collage & Assemblage, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, Knox
College, Galesburg, IL
2004 Selected Works: 1990-2004, Benedicta Arts Center, St. John’s University
St. Joseph, MN
Neutral Value, Fluxion Gallery, Omaha, NE
2003 Close Values, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Selected Works: 1990-2003, Mills Gallery, Central College, Pella, IA
2001 Structure & Surface, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Scott White Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA
Collages, 1995-2000, University Club, Chicago, IL
Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
2000 Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
1999 Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Selected Works: 1990-1998, NIU Art Museum, Jack Olson Gallery, Dekalb,
IL
1998 Gallery Juno, New York, NY
Material Issue, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL
Hiestand Gallery, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Ecru, tidbit Gallery, Portland, OR
Perkinson Gallery, Millikin University, Decatur, IL
1997 Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
1996 Bradley University, Peoria, IL
1995 Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
1994 Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
1993 Northern Illinois University Gallery (brochure), Chicago, IL
Gahlberg Gallery, College of DuPage (brochure), Glen Ellyn, IL
University of Minnesota at Morris, Morris, MN
1992 Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
1991 Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
1990 Mitchell Museum, Mt. Vernon, IL
1989 Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, IL
1988 Paper Press Gallery, Chicago, IL
1986 Iowa State University, Ames, IA
1985 University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2024 John Fraser: Collage (5 person in 5 spaces), 57W57 Arts, NYC, NY
2023 Stuck on Collage (5-person), Gallery Nono, The Hague, The Netherlands
All in August (Gallery Artists), Corey Daniels Gallery, Wells, ME
Compendium Revealed, (Gallery Artists), William Campbell Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
Summer Mix, (Gallery Artists), William Campbell Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
2022 Traces, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT. Juror: Jeff Curto (catalog)
PhotoSpiva 2022, Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, MO. Jurors: Erin & Eric Dodson, Kiosk Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2021 Under the Magnifying Glass: Small Works from the Permanent Collection, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
Accession, an exhibition of gallery artists, William Campbell Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
Composed, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT (catalog)
Acanthis, an exhibition of gallery artists, William Campbell Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
2020 Bicameral Endeavors, An exhibition of selected gallery artists, at William Campbell Contemporary Art, Fort Worth, TX
Portals, Windows, Mirrors, and Doors, Photoplace Gallery, Middlebury, VT. Juror: Elizabeth Avedon
Face to Face, self-portraits by gallery artists, Zolla / Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
PhotoSpiva 2020 (44th Annual), Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, MO, Juror: April Watson, Nelson-Atkins Museum of
Art
2019 Normal Editions Workshop Collaborative: Selected Prints, 1976 - 2019, McHenry County College, Gallery One, Two, &
Epping, Crystal Lake, IL
Redux : An Exhibition of Gallery Artists, William Campbell Contemporary Art, Fort Worth, TX
Portfolio Showcase 2 : Abstract Expression, Davis Orton Gallery, Hudson, NY
A 39 Year Retrospecitve (in 2 parts), Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
Achievement in Art: An Exhibition Celebrating William & Pam Campbell, and WCCA. Amarillo
Museum of Art, Amarillo, TX
2018 1460 Days of Collecting : Selected Acquisitions Since 2014, Old Jail Art Center, Albany, TX
2017 What Lies Beneath, Collage & Assemblage (12-Person), The Old Jail Art Center, Albany, TXRecent Acquisitions to the Permanent Collection, University Galleries, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
2016 Close Readings : American Abstract Art from the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery Collection, Nashville,
TN
The LeGrand Collection: A Regional Reflection, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
Framed Occurrences (3-person), O’Connor Gallery, Dominican University, River Forest, IL
Artist Select (12-person), Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
PhotoSpiva 2016, Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, MO. Juror: Sean Kernan
PhotoMidwest 2016, Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI
Beyond The Pour II, San Francisco Museum of Craft & Design, San Francisco, CA
2015 Work On & With Paper, Galerie Renate Bender, Munich, Germany
33rd Annual Juried Membership Exhibition, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX
Juror: Russell Lord, Freeman Family Curator of Photographs, New Orleans Museum of Art
Recycled, Repurposed, Reborn – Collage & Assemblage, McNay Art Museum,
San Antonio, TX
Body, Image, Form, Rockford University Art Gallery, Rockford, IL
Framing Photography, Beard & Weil Gallery, Wheaton College Photography Biennial. Norton,
MA. Juror: Kristin Gresh, Assistant Curator of Photography Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Photospiva 2015, Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, MO. Juror: Shannon Thomas Perich, Curator,
Photographic History Collection, Smithsonian
2014 Whodunit? Gallery Artists: Works On Paper, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
Traces of Creation, Recent Acquisitions, at Hafnarborg, The Hafnafjordur
Centre of Culture and Fine Art, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
Art=Text=Art: Works by Contemporary Artists from the Sally and Wynn
Kramarsky Collection, UB Anderson Gallery, University at Buffalo, New York
Simply Drawn : Gifts from the collection of Wynn Kramarsky, Columbus
Museum, Columbus, GA
Small Pleasures III (8-person), Foster Art Center, Austin College, Austin, TX
Summer Selections : Gallery Artists, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2013 40 for 40: Recent Gifts to the Permanent Collection, Art Museum of South
Texas, Corpus Christi, TX
Art=Text=Art, Works by Contemporary Artists, Hafnarborg, The Hafnafjordur
Centre of Culture and Fine Art, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
Wall Reliefs (7 person), Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Minimal Intervention (7 person), Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York, NY
Papierwelten II – World of Paper II, Galerie Renate Bender, Munich,
Germany. (6-person, brochure)
Majority Rules, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX (12-person, brochure)
Brave New World: The Art of the Book in the Digital Age, Cedarhurst Center
for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, IL
Remix: Selections from the International Collage Center, Katonah Museum
of Art, Katonah, NY (Catalog)
2012 Views X: Paper and More (6 person), Curated by Renate Bender,
QuadrART, Dornbirn, Austria
Art=Text=Art, Selections from the Kramarsky Collection, Zimmerli Art
Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Remix: Selections from the International Collage Center, Daum Museum of
Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO (catalog)
Summer Selections, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2011 Building the Collection: Lino Tagliapietra, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock,
AR
Allure: the Power of Subtle Attraction, William Campbell Contemporary Art,
Fort Worth, TX
Art=Text=Art : Works by Contemporary Artists, from the Sally & Wynn
Kramarsky Collection. University of Richmond Museum, Richmond, VA
Remix: Selections from the International Collage Center, Samek Art Gallery,
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
Group Sculpture Exhibition, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Drawn/Taped/Burned: Abstraction on Paper, (Selections from the
Kramarsky Collection), Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY
The Matter of Words (3 person), Brigham Young University Museum of Art
(with Adam Bateman, Harrell Fletcher), Provo, UT
Papier, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2010 Normal Editions Workshop Collaborative: Prints, 1976-2008
Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
Selections From The Permanent Collection, Illinois State University Gallery,
Normal, IL
Human / Nature: Landscapes Real and Imagined, University of Alberta
Museums, Gallery A, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2009 Contemporary Works from the Cleve Carney Collection, Elmhurst Art
Museum, Elmhurst, IL
The First 100 Years: Collecting Art at BYU, Brigham Young University
Museum of Art, Provo, Utah
New York/New Drawings, 1946-2007 (catalog), Museo de Arte
Contemporaneo Esteban Vicente, Segovia, Spain
Minimalist Works (5 person), Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
The Seamless Garment (8 person), Broadbent Gallery, London, England
Recent Acquisitions: Modern & Contemp., McNay Art Museum, San
Antonio, TX
Gallery Artist Exhibition, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
In Plane Sight : Wall Sculpture (5 person), Cumberland Gallery, Nashville,
TN
2008 Sculpture in 2D : Prints & Drawings…, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio,
TX
Papier=Kunst 6 (10 Person with catalog), Neuer Kunstverein,
Aschaffenburg, Germany
American Art Since 1945 : In A New Light, McNay Art Museum, San
Antonio, TX
Tranquilities, The Asian Collection, Tokyo, Japan
2007 Papierwelten (5 person), Galerie Renate Bender, Munich, Germany
Frontiers of Printmaking, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
Summer Exhibition, Scott White Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA
Simple Elegance, The Asian Collection, Tokyo, Japan
In Context- Collage & Abstraction (catalog), Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New
York, NY
2006 Sculpture (5 person), Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Wood & Paper, The Asian Collection, Tokyo, Japan
Building A Legacy: 1985-2007, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts,
Omaha, NE
Material Difference : Soft Sculpture and Wall Works (catalog), The Chicago
Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Connected Worlds: Asia & The Americas, The Asian Collection, Tokyo,
Japan
The New Collage (catalog), Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York, NY
Asian Inspiration, Robert Tobin Gallery / Asian Collection, Tokyo, Japan
2005 Inaugural Exhibition, Bentley Projects/Works on Paper, Phoenix, AZ
Prints from Normal Editions Workshop, West Virginia University,
Morgantown, WV
2004 Highlights from the Permanent Collection, Northern Illinois University Art
Museum, Dekalb, IL
Departures (12 person), Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL
By Appointment Only, Farm Art Space, Missoula, MT
Crux (3 person), Riverside Art Center, Riverside, IL
Grand Reopening, Scott White Contemporary Art, Telluride, CO
2003 Art A Century Apart: 1903 & 2003 (brochure), Mississippi Museum of Art
Jackson, MS
2002 Ingrained (4 person), Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
Natural Forms (5 person), Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL
Selected Gallery Artists: Summer, Scott White Contemporary Art, La Jolla,
CA
16th Vicinity Biennial, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
Inaugural Exhibition, Scott White Contemporary Art, Telluride, CO
2001 Underfoot (traveling, catalog), Dan Galeria, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2000 Without Parameters, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
Out of Line, Drawings by Illinois Artists, (catalog) Chicago Cultural Center,
Chicago, IL
Selections from Out of Line, Union League Club, Chicago, IL
Do Not Touch, An Exploration of Delicate Obsessions, Consolidated Works
Contemporary Art Center, Seattle, WA
Selected Gallery Artists: Summer, SOMA Gallery, La Jolla, CA
Synthesis: Collage and Mixed Media, Sonnenschein Gallery, Lake Forest
College, Lake Forest, IL
Form Following Function, Bradley University Heuser Gallery, Peoria, IL
1999 Work in Progress: Drawing by Direction, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
Abstraction (4 person), Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Art, Mississippi Museum of Art,
Jackson, MS
Benziger Imagery Series, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA
Small Works, Gallery Juno, New York, NY
1998 American Drawing Biennial 6, Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg, VA
In Shape (6 person with catalog), Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar
Rapids, IA
Collage (5 person), Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Fraser, Molero, Ohira, Segal, Gallery Juno, New York, NY
Abstract: Chicago 1998 (catalog), Klein Art Works, Chicago, IL
Selections from the Permanent Collection, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Cedar Rapids, IA
14th Evanston & Vicinity Biennial Exhibition, Evanston Art Center,
Evanston, IL
4 Sculptors, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
1997 Small Works, Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
Recent Acquisitions: A Selection, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
Insight (5 person), tidbit Gallery, Portland, OR
A Thought Intercepted: Drawings, California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa,
CA
Figuratively Speaking: Recent Acquisitions, Bradley University, Hartman
Gallery, Peoria, IL
Addendum: Some Other Chicago Artists, Northern Illinois University Gallery
Chicago, IL
Choice Cuts, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
1996 Approaching The Figure, Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago, IL
Abstract: Chicago 1996, Klein Art Works, Chicago, IL
NIU Collected (catalog), Northern Illinois University Gallery, Chicago, IL
Small Wonder, San Francisco Craft & Folk Art Museum, San Francisco, CA
13th Biennial Exhibition, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
1995 16 Chicago Artists (traveling), Szinhaz Galeria, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
USA Within Limits, Galeria Millan, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Bi-State Exhibition, Davenport Museum of Art, Davenport, IA
1994 Tangible Verification: Collage (4 person), University of Akron, Akron, OH
Abstract: Chicago 1994 (catalog), Klein Art Works, Chicago, IL
Selections from the Permanent Collection, University of Minnesota, Morris,
MN
1993 The Garment as Metaphor (brochure), Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland
Park, IL
1992 51st Exhibition (catalog), Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
8th New American Talent Exhibition (catalog), Laguna Gloria Art Museum
Austin, TX
NIU Alumni Exhibition, Northern Illinois University Gallery, Chicago, IL
Secret Voyages (3 person), Joan Robey Gallery, Denver, CO
1991 37th Exhibition, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA
Sculptors on Paper (traveling), University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Works on Paper Invitational (4 person), Greater Lafayette Museum of Art
Lafayette, IN
Contemporary Works From The Permanent Collection, Rockford Art
Museum, Rockford, IL
23rd Bradley National (catalog), Bradley University, Peoria, IL
1990 The Chicago Show, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Object / Obsession, Judith Racht Gallery, Harbert, MI
1989 New Acquisitions: Drawings, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
Private Collections (4 person), New Harmony Gallery, New Harmony, IN
1988 Collage at N.A.M.E., N.A.M.E. Gallery, Chicago , IL
Endangered Species, Klein Art Works, Chicago, IL
Pulliam Hall Sculpture Exhibition, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale,
IL
1987 Fetish Art: Obsessive Expressions (catalog), Rockford Art Museum,
Rockford, IL
1986 6th Rutgers National, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ
1985 81st Chicago & Vicinity Exhibition: Drawings, Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, IL
Basically Boxes, Klein Art Works, Chicago, IL
Drawing & Small Sculpture Exhibition, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
37th Illinois Invitational Exhibition (catalog), Illinois State Museum
Springfield, IL
5/5, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL
Selected Bibliography (Reviews Available Upon Request):
2018 Zotos, John. John Fraser : William Campbell Contemporary Art, Visual Arts Source,
Weekly Newsletter, November 2, 2018
2016 Barilleaux, Rene Paul, Assemblage & Sculpture, Brochure Essay, ARTMATTERS 16: John Fraser,
McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, September 28, 2016-January 8, 2017
Williams, Lyle W., Collages, Brochure Essay, ARTMATTERS 16: John Fraser,
McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, September 28, 2016-January 8, 2017
Bridges, Steven L., essay for New American Paintings #125, August/September 2016
2015 Dluzen, Robin, John Fraser at Zolla / Lieberman Gallery, Visual Art Source
Newsletter. May 8, 2015
Dallas, Ben, On John Fraser’s Camera Works, Essay for Material Witness,
John Fraser Photographs Volume I, Blurb Creative Publishing Service
Dallas, Ben, Interval & Ratio, Brochure Essay, Zolla / Lieberman Gallery, Chicago
2013 Jones, Michelle, Geometric Shapes Invoke Memory, John Fraser at
Cumberland
Gallery, The Tennessean, Sunday, April 21 Portfolio/Visual Arts, Page 12E
Nolan, Joe, John Fraser at Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, Critical I,
Nashville Arts Magazine, May 2013, Page 98
2012 Pittman, Steuart, Brochure Essay, "John Fraser, Selected Works,
1991-2012,"
Draewell Gallery, Judson University, Elgin, IL, October 2012
2011 Waltemath, Joan, "Art=Text=Art curated by Elizabeth Schlatter," The
Brooklyn Rail, Reviews, ArtSeen Next Section, October Issue.
Schlatter, N. Elizabeth, "(Art + Text) x Change = Art: Or, How To Read An
Artwork With Your iPhone", On-line Catalog Essay for "Art = Text = Art",
2011, University of Richmond Museums. www.artequalstext.com
Zabrodski, Sarah, "On John Fraser", On-line Catalog Essay for "Art = Text
= Art", 2011, University of Richmond Museums. www.artequalstext.com
Ullrich, Polly, "Mapping the Contemporary Sublime," Restraining Order;
John Fraser : Work in Mixed Media, 1991-2010. Monograph Essay @ 2010
ISBN 978-14507-0098-6
Keiter, Ellen. "Drawing Conclusions," Online Catalog Essay; Abstraction on
Paper: Drawn/Taped/Burned, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY. Online
Catalog Website: www.aboutdrawing.org/drawntapedburned
del Rivero, Elena. "On John Fraser," Online Catalog Essay; Abstraction on
Paper: Drawn/Taped/Burned, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY.
2010 Viera, Lauren, John Fraser at Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago Tribune,
February 26th, 2010, On The Town (S-5, Page 8).
Drew, Spencer, Object Lesson: John Fraser at Roy Boyd Gallery, New City
ART, January 25, 2010
2009 Baroff, Jill, New York, New Drawings 1946-2007, Catalog Essay on John
Fraser, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Esteban Vicente, Segovia, Spain.
Nueva York. El papel de las ultimas vanguardias.
Romualdo, Ana San, Las Vanguardias Sobre Papel de la Coleccion
Kramarsky. en el Esteban Vicente, El Adelantado De Segovia Newspaper,
February 29, 2009.
Alvarado, Carlos, Por Primera Vez Desde Nueva York, Nortecastilla
Newspaper, Segovia, February 28, 2009
2008 Claus, Elisabeth, What Time Can Tell, Papier=Kunst 6, Catalog Essay,
Neuer Kunstverein, Aschaffenburg, Germany.
Artner, Alan, John Fraser at Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago Tribune, September
12, 2008, On The Town (S-7, Page 13).
Wirth, Steven, Profile of the Artist: John Fraser, New City Newspaper,
September 11, 2008 (Page 13, Art Section).
Isaacson, Philip, John Fraser at James Patrick Gallery, Portland Press
Herald, Maine Sunday Telegram, August 31.
Buchen, Margaret, catalog essay, Harper College 40th Anniversary
Invitational Exhibition. Palatine, IL.
2007 Artner, Alan, John Fraser at Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago Tribune, July 27,
2007, On The Town (S-7, Page 13).
Yood, James, John Fraser at Roy Boyd Gallery, Artforum Magazine,
November 2007 (page 372).
Lopez, Ruth, John Fraser at Roy Boyd Gallery, TimeOutChicago, Art &
Design, August 2-8 (page 68).
Finch, Richard & Rives, Veda, Marks from the Matrix, Normal Editions
Workshop at ISU. ISBN 978-0-9795884-0-2.
Artner, Alan, John Fraser at I-Space…Chicago Tribune, February 16, 2007
(Section 7, Page 13).
Ullrich, Polly, John Fraser: In Reserve at I-Space, Chicago, brochure
essay, January 27-February 24, 2007.
Mullarkey, Maureen, Abstract Jewels of Modernism, In Context: Collage &
Abstraction at Pavel Zoubok Gallery, The New York Sun, June 7, 2007 (Arts
& Letters).
Heise, Rudiger, Papier-Variationen, at Galerie Renate Bender, Munich
Germany. Applause! Magazine.
2006 Mullarkey, Maureen, Gallery Going [The New Collage at Pavel Zoubok
Gallery], The New York Sun, June 29, 2006.
Ullrich, Polly, Material Difference: Soft Sculpture and Wall Works, exhibition
catalog, exhibition wall-text.
2005 Nugent, Bob, Imagery, Art for Wine, (forward by Donald Kuspit).
Artner, Alan, Fraser’s Rigor is Captivating, Chicago Tribune, February 18,
2005, (Friday Section).
2003 Artner, Alan, …While John Fraser Shines, Chicago Tribune, August 8,
2003, (Friday, Section 7, Page 15).
Doe, Donald B. Measure for Measure, John Fraser at Mills Gallery, Central
College, Pella IA, Brochure Essay.
Camper, Fred, Critics Choice, The Chicago Reader, July 25, 2003, (Section
2, Page 28).
Walker, Hamza, Visual Literacy: John Fraser’s Collages 1994-2002,
Catalog Essay, 2003, ISBN 0-9727266-0-8.
2001 Artner, Alan, Fraser returns to intense process, Chicago Tribune, December
7, 2001, (Friday, Section 7).
2000 Artner, Alan, Its Taken 15 years, but Exhibit is Top Drawers, Out of Line,
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Tribune, May 2, 2000, (Tempo 2, Section
5).
1999 Barilleaux, Rene Paul, Brochure Essay, "Work In Progress - Drawing by
Direction," Colgate University, Dana Arts Center, Hamilton, NY, 4-person
Exhibition, October 1999.
1998 Brunetti, John, Uncommon Equilibrium, Brochure Essay, John Fraser at the
Elmhurst Art Museum, February, 1998.
Doe, Donald B., In Shape, catalog essay, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art,
December 1998.
1997 Gragg, Randy, Body And Droll; Insight at tidbit Gallery, The Oregonian
(Portland), July 25, 1997, (Visual Arts, page 64).
1996 Meyer, Jerry D., NIU Collected, catalog essay, NIU Alumni in Chicago Area
Collections, June/July 1996.
Swartz, Mark, Approaching The Figure, Roy Boyd Gallery. The Chicago
Reader, June 21, 1996, (section 1, page 28).
1995 Schleifer, Kristen Brooke, John Fraser at Roy Boyd Gallery, Dialogue
Magazine, January/February 1995.
Camper, Fred, John Fraser at Roy Boyd Gallery, The Chicago Reader,
September 22,1995, (section 1, page 30).
1994 Muster, Michael, John Fraser at Roy Boyd Gallery. The New Art Examiner,
November 1994.
Connors, Thomas, John Fraser at NIU Art Gallery, Sculpture Magazine,
January/February 1994.
1993 Yood, James, The Art of John Fraser, brochure essay, NIU Art Museum
Gallery in Chicago, October 1993.
1992 Morrin, Peter, 51st Exhibition, Sioux City Art Center, catalog essay, Sioux
City, Iowa, 1992.
1991 Artner, Alan, John Fraser at Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago Tribune, January
11, 1991, (section 7, page 53).
Krugel, Mitchell, Chicago Goes Abstract in January, The International Fine
Art Collector, Volume I, 3, January 1991.
1990 Artner, Alan, Conflicting Agendas Hobble The Chicago Show, Chicago
Tribune, May 6, 1990 (Art Section 13, page 14).
Findsen, Owen, Collages Demand Viewers Take Time..., John Fraser at
Miller Gallery, The Cincinnati Enquirer, May 13, 1990.
O'Hara, Catherine, John Fraser at Miller Gallery. Dialogue Magazine,
July/August 1990, (page 23).
Selected Awards, Grants and Honors:
2023 Visiting Artist / Scholar Program, American Academy in Rome, Rome, Italy
2021 Illinois Arts Council Agency IAS Artist Project Grant
2019 Illinois Arts Council IAS Artist Project Grant
2015 Hafnarborg, The Hafnarfjordur Centre of Culture & Fine Art Artist Residency, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
2014 Illinois Arts Council IAS Artist Project Grant
2011 Illinois Arts Council IAS Artist Project Grant
2010 YADDO, Artist Residency, Saratoga Springs, NY
2007 Robert M. MacNamara Foundation Residency, Westport Island, ME
2006 Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts Residency, Omaha, NB
2005 Illinois Arts Council Special Assistance Grant
2004 Normal Editions Workshop / Illinois Arts Council Print Project Grant
2003 Robert M. MacNamara Foundation Residency, Westport Island, ME
2002 Illinois Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship
2000 Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Finalist Award
1997 Illinois Arts Council Special Assistance Grant
1994 Illinois Arts Council Special Assistance Grant
1992 Arts Midwest / National Endowment for the Arts Regional Visual Arts Fellowship
Double Juror’s Award, 51st Exhibition (catalog), Sioux City Arts Center, IA. Juror: Peter Morrin, then Director, Speed
Art Museum, Louisville, KY.
1990 Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Finalist Award
Selected Commissions and Projects:
2011 Benziger Family Winery / Imagery Winery Artist Label Series Collection
2009 Artwork used for the book “Penury”, the 5th collection of poetry by Myung
Mi Kim (Prof. SUNY Buffalo). Published by Omnidawn / Independent
Publishers Group.
2003 Benziger Family Winery / Imagery Winery Artist Label Series Collection
2001 Artworks used for the CD, “Flirting With Twilight”, by Grammy Award
Winning Artist, Kurt Elling. Blue Note Jazz.
1995 Benziger Family Winery / Imagery Winery Artist Label Series Collection
Selected Collections:
Edward Albee Foundation, New York, NY
Anne Wilson and Michael Nagelbach, Evanston, IL
University of Alberta Art Museum, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
The Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX
John Ballantine, Chicago, IL
The Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, TX
BMO Harris Collection, Chicago, IL
Bradley University, Peoria, IL
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
Brigham Young University Museum of Art, Provo, UT
The Brunnier Museum of Iowa State University, Ames, IA
The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA
The Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
David Cadwallader, Dallas, TX
Doug Dawson & Wallace Bowling, Chicago, IL
Elisabeth Claus, Aschaffenburg, Germany
Gale Goldstick Cohen & Dr. Harry Cohen
The Colby College Museum of Art
The Colorado Springs Fine Art Center, Colorado Springs, CO
The Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA
The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI
The Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
The DePaul Art Museum, Chicago, IL
The Grace Museum, Abilene, TX
The Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA
The Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN
Grinnell College / Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell, IA
The Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL
Illinois State University, Normal, IL
International Collage Center, Milton, PA
Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky Collection, New York, NY
Olof K. Sigurdarottir, Reykjavik, Iceland
Gary Lee, New York, NY
The Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, Lafayette, IN
David Hunt & Doug Bella, Wayne, IL
Joan Boyd, San Francisco, CA
Joanne Gustafson, Batavia, IL
UCLA School of Opthamology
The McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX
McMaster Carr, Elmhurst, IL
Millikin University, Decatur, IL
The Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Esteban Vincente, Segovia, Spain
The New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa, Fe, NM
Northern Illinois University Art Museum, Dekalb, IL
Park Hyatt Collection, Chicago, IL
Robert M. MacNamara Foundation, Las Vegas, NV and Westport Island, ME
Renate Bender and Peter Weber, Munich, Germany
Vanderbilt University Museum of Art, Nashville, TN
Virginia Boyd, Little Rock, AR
Cleve Carney Museum, Glen Ellyn, IL
Ben and Tricia Cox, Chicago, IL
Kurt and Jennifer Elling, New York, NY
Martin Friedman and Peggy Casey-Friedman, Chicago, IL
Tom and Loree Goffigon, Los Angeles, CA
Stephen & Peggy Goulding, Wenona, IL
Hafnarborg: The Hafnarfjordur Center of Culture and Fine Art, Hafnarborg, Iceland
Bob Headrick, Charlottesville, VA
Stephanie and Keith Hine, Geneva, IL
Sean & Janet Gallagher, Geneva, IL
Edward Samuelson, Chicago, IL
Sharon and Arie Hoogendoorn, Steamboat Springs, CO
Don and Jane Hunt, Chicago, IL
Eva and Harald Kröner, Pforzheim, Germany
Lesley Raeside, Shelton, CT
Reinsdorf Collection, Chicago, IL
Brigitte and Martin Riesebrodt, Berlin, Germany
Carolyn Rathjen, Dallas, TX
Gordon Powell & Linda Crabtree Powell, River Forest, IL
Dallas Price, Santa Monica, CA
Deborah Lovely & Nick Petrellis, Naperville, IL
Stephen Rosenthal and Susan Smith, New York, NY
Tim Pagliara, Nashville, TN
Jill O’Bryan
Mark Stanley and Ellen Pettengell, Chicago, IL
Lynda and Bob Nugent, Healdsburg, CA
Trish and Tim Preheim, Chicago, IL
John Ronan and Clare Lyster, Chicago, ILKurt and Jennifer Elling, New York, NY
Martin Friedman and Peggy Casey-Friedman, Chicago, IL
Tom and Loree Goffigon, Los Angeles, CA
Stephen & Peggy Goulding, Wenona, IL
Hafnarborg: The Hafnarfjordur Center of Culture and Fine Art, Hafnarborg, Iceland
Bob Headrick, Charlottesville, VA
Stephanie and Keith Hine, Geneva, IL
Sean & Janet Gallagher, Geneva, IL
Edward Samuelson, Chicago, IL
Sharon and Arie Hoogendoorn, Steamboat Springs, CO
Don and Jane Hunt, Chicago, IL
Eva and Harald Kröner, Pforzheim, Germany
Lesley Raeside, Shelton, CT
Reinsdorf Collection, Chicago, IL
Brigitte and Martin Riesebrodt, Berlin, Germany
Carolyn Rathjen, Dallas, TX
Gordon Powell & Linda Crabtree Powell, River Forest, IL
Dallas Price, Santa Monica, CA
Deborah Lovely & Nick Petrellis, Naperville, IL
Stephen Rosenthal and Susan Smith, New York, NY
Tim Pagliara, Nashville, TN
Jill O’Bryan
Mark Stanley and Ellen Pettengell, Chicago, IL
Lynda and Bob Nugent, Healdsburg, CA
Trish and Tim Preheim, Chicago, IL
Dominic L. Di Mare, San Francisco, CA
Stanley Tigerman, Chicago, IL
Ovid Uman, Paris, France
The Old Jail Art Center, Albany, TX
The Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
Sonoma State University Art Collection, Rohnert Park, CA
The Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
The Asian Collection, Tokyo, Japan
The University of Minnesota at Morris, Morris, MN
Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery Collection, Nashville, TN
Lilly Wei, Long Island City, NY
Stacey Weish, Palo Alto, CA
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Winston & Strawn, New York, NY, Washington, DC, Chicago, IL and Charlotte, NC
