JIMMY BAKER

BORN
1980, Dover, OH
Lives and works in Cincinnati, OH

EDUCATION
2004 MFA, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2002 BFA, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2010
(Upcoming) New Galerie de France, Paris, France
(Upcoming) Roberts and Tilton, Los Angeles, CA

2008
“Civil Dusk”, Foxy Production, New York, NY
Untitled Solo project, LISTE Fair with Foxy Production in Basel, Switzerland

2007
“Rapture”, Roberts and Tilton, Los Angeles, CA

2006
“The Captives”, Foxy Production, New York, NY
“Challenges”, Weston-Bolling Gallery, Cincinnati, OH

2004
“Hands On”, DAAP Gallery, Cincinnati, OH

2003
“400 Billion Car Pile-up, on the Information Superhighway”, The Artery, Newport, KY

2002
BFA Thesis Exhibition, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2008
“Macrocosm”, Roberts and Tilton, Los Angeles, CA
“Uncoordinated: Mapping Cartography in Contemporary Art”, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH
“Face Forward: Portraiture in Contemporary Art”, Columbia University, New York, NY
“Hairrier”, with Nathan Tersteeg, Weston Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH

2007
“An Aside”, Zoo Art Fair with Project Space 176, London, England
“True Diplomacy”, with Jil Baker, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL

2006
“Sea Change”, Roberts and Tilton, Los Angeles, CA
“25 Bold Moves”, emerging artist exhibit, House of Campari, Los Angeles, CA
“Now, More Than Ever”, Foxy Production, New York, NY

2005
“Cemetery Gates”, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
“Frontier”, Roberts and Tilton, Los Angeles, CA
“Contemporary Art in the Midwest: 2005 DePauw Biennial”, Greencastle, IN
“Barbaric Stories with Matt Coors”, Black Floor Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; Publico, Cincinnati, OH
“The Trendiest Show Ever”, Publico, Cincinnati, OH

2004
“Infinite Fill”, Foxy Production, New York, NY
“Real Simple”, Mahan Gallery, Columbus, OH
“Despite The Sun”, Foxy Production, New York, NY
“Heartfelt”, Main Gallery, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
“Winter Remix”, Publico, Cincinnati, OH

2003
“Publicopen”, Cincinnati, OH

FAIRS

2008
Nada Fair, Miami, FL with Country Club, Cincinnati, OH
EAB Fair, New York, NY
LISTE Fair with Foxy Production in Basel, Switzerland
Next Art Fair, Chicago, IL, with Country Club, Cincinnati, OH
The Armory Show, New York, NY, with Foxy Production, NY
Art LA Fair, New York with Roberts and Tilton, Los Angeles, CA
LA Art, Los Angeles, CA with Roberts and Tilton, Los Angeles, CA

2007
Basel, Miami, FL with Roberts and Tilton, Los Angeles, CA
FIAC, Paris, France, with Foxy Production, New York, NY
Art LA Fair, New York with Roberts and Tilton, Los Angeles, CA

2006
NADA Fair, Miami, FL with Foxy Production, New York, NY
Aqua Art, Miami, FL with Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
Art LA Fair, New York with Roberts and Tilton, Los Angeles, CA

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2008
Layering Landscapes, NY Arts Magazine, September/October.
Laura James, Atlas Sung, City Beat, June 18th.
Seth Scantlen, Face Forward: Portraiture in Contemporary Art, Exhibition Catalogue.

2007
Critic Picks, Michelle Grabner, Artforum.com, September.
Seeing In The Dark, Jason Foumberg, New City Chicago, September 27th.
Critic’s Choice, Bert Stabler, Chicago Reader, September 21st.
Jimmy Baker, Eve Wood, Art US, Issue 19, 2-23 June pg.7.
Considering the end of the world, Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times Calendarlive June 15th.
Critic Picks, Annie Buckley, Artforum.com, June.
Artist Jimmy Baker Plays Around With Armageddon, Justin Hampton, Los Angeles Times, Calendarlive, June 6th.
Conversation With Jimmy Baker, Alex Couri, Artslant.com, June.
Italian Vanity Fair, Lifestyle, April 5th pg.54.
Davis, Ben. “LA LA LAND.” Artnet.com, February 28th.
Because We Can: ePolitics and Excess, essay and images, K48 magazine, NY.
“The NADA Emerging Artist Page.” The L Magazine, 17-30 January: 64.

2006
Jimmy Baker, review by Annette Monier, Art In The Age.com, December 22.
The Art Explosion, Suzanne Muchnic, Los Angeles Times, October 1st 2006, Los Angeles, CA.
The Aftermath of an Idea, review of Challenges, Laura Leffler James, City Beat, April 19th, 2006, Cincinnati, OH.

2005
Bad At Sports Podcasts, Review of 5 Solo Shows at Western Exhibitions, Chicago, October.
FlavorPill, Chicago, Review of 5 Solo Shows at Western Exhibitions, Chicago, October.
Brothers Grimmer by Steve Ramos, City Beat, August 24th p.7, OH.
Fear and Loathing, review of Barbaric Stories by Gina Daugherty, Cin Weekly Aug. 10th p.42, OH.
Queen City, review by Abraham Orden, Artnet.com Magazine, April 2005.
What’s new at Publico, Andrew Loughnane, City Beat, March 16th, Cincinnati, OH.

2004
Art Lovers New York, photographs, Nancy Smith, Artnet.com Magazine, November.
What Makes Jimmy Run? Steve Ramos, City Beat, May 19th, p.7, 28, Cincinnati, OH.

2003

Jimmy Baker: New Paintings, Erika Doss, Professor of Art History, University of Colorado at Boulder.
Lost in Space, Steve Ramos, City Beat, August 27th, p.14, Cincinnati, OH.
Cover Image, Artspike, July 15th -August 5th, Cincinnati, OH.
Riding Objectivity, Liberty Wampler, City Beat, July 23rd, p. 38, Cincinnati, OH.

2002
Interview with The Awakening, Maximum Rock and Roll, June #229, p70-72, San Francisco, CA.

TEACHING
2004–Present, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2005, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
2002–2004, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 

LECTURES–PRESENTATIONS

2008
Panel Discussion for “Uncoordinated: Mapping Cartography in Contemporary Art”, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH

2007
Milestones: Music In Art - Panel discussion with Paul Coors, and C. Spencer Yeh, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH