Owen McAuley

Owen McAuley is an artist who lives in Cheney, WA. He grew up in Cheney and attended Eastern Washington University, where he received a B.F.A. in painting and drawing in 1995. He subsequently lived, worked , and exhibited in Seattle, WA until 2000, when he moved to Austin, TX to pursue his M.F.A. in painting and drawing, and exhibited work in numerous venues there. He received his M.F.A. in 2003 and then moved to New York, where he proceeded to live for the next ten years, making and exhibiting his work in addition to working as a studio assistant to Robert Longo.

His work has been shown across the U.S. and is represented in numerous private collections in the U.S. and in Europe, and has been featured in publications such as New American Paintings, Juxtapoz, Perla, and Spokane/Coeur d’alene Living, as well as numerous newspapers, websites, and periodicals.

Solo and Two-Person Exhibits

2019- “Selected Works from Owen and Rory McAuley”, Made, Seattle, WA

2018 – “Peripheral”, solo show, Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA

2016 – Untitled, Object Space Gallery, Spokane, WA

2009 - Untitled, D. Berman Gallery, Austin, TX

2007 - Untitled, D. Berman Gallery, Austin, TX

2003 - Untitled, D. Berman Gallery, Austin, TX

1994 – “One Step Removed”, Momentum Gallery, Spokane, WA

Selected Group Exhibits

2019 – “Interstate: Where I-90 Meets I-82”, juror Grace Kook-Anderson, Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA

2019- “Inaugural Show”, La Resistance Gallery, Spokane WA

2018 – “Close In: 1st Inland Northwest Juried Landscape Art Exhibition”, Jundt Art Museum, Spokane, WA

2017 – “After Dark 6”, Greg Moon Gallery, Taos, NM

2017 – “Revive, Regenerate, Renew", Object Space Gallery, Spokane, WA

2017 – “Common Ground: Artists/Assistants: Robert Longo Studio 1983-2016", Anna Nova Gallery, St. Petersburg, RU

2017 – “Spring Fest”, Depot Art Center, Anacortes, WA

2016 – “Common Ground: Artists/Assistants: Robert Longo Studio 1983-2016, Triumph Gallery, Moscow, RU

2015 – “Everything Cheney”, Eastern Washington University Downtown Gallery, Cheney, WA

2014-2016 – “La Resistance”, ongoing series of exhibits, various venues, Spokane, WA

2011 – “Don't Wake Me”, North Henry Annex, Brooklyn, NY

2010 – “10th Anniversary Exhibit”, D. Berman Gallery, Austin, TX

2009 – “Room Tones”, St. Cecelia's Convent (vacant), Brooklyn, NY

2008 – “Monsters”, Rental Gallery, New York, NY

2008 – “Where Are We Going? Artists Address Issues of the 21st Century”, Austin Museum of Art, Austin, TX

2005 – “Summer Exhibit”, D. Berman Gallery, Austin, TX

2004 – Scope Art Fair, Gansevoort Hotel, New York City, NY

2002 – “22  To Watch”, Austin Museum of Art, Austin, TX

2002 – “New American Talent”, Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin, TX

2001 – “An Adult Fantasy In Visuals”, Studio 107 Gallery, Austin, TX

2001 – “Anomalies”, Studio 107 Gallery, Austin, TX

1999 – “Telling Tales”, Seattle Art Museum Rental and Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA

1997 – 1996 Northwest Annual Winners’ Exhibit, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA

1996 – Northwest Annual, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA

1996 – “The Narrative Impulse”, Seattle Art Museum Rental and Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA

1995 – Lewis and Clark Juried Exhibit, Lewis and Clark Center for Arts and History, Lewiston, ID

1994 -  Explorations IV, Chase Gallery, Spokane, WA

Education

2003 – M.F.A., painting and drawing, University of Texas at Austin

1995 – B.F.A., painting and drawing, Eastern Washington University

Selected Awards and Honors

2018 – Honorable Mention, Close In: 1st Inland Northwest Juried Landscape Art Exhibition, Jundt Art Museum, Spokane, WA

2016 – Juror’s Choice, First Night, Kress Gallery, Spokane, WA

2004 – “Top Ten Contemporary Art Shows of 2003 : Owen McAuley/Lauren Levy (D. Berman Gallery)”, Austin Chronicle, January 2, 2004, Austin, TX

2003 – Nominee, “Best Male Artist,” Austin Critics’ Table, Austin, TX

1996 – Winner, Northwest Annual, juried exhibit, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA

Publications

Jennifer LaRue, (January, 2019). Mixed Media: Owen McAuley. Spokane Coeur d’Alene Living, 40.

          Richard J. Goldstein, “Roundtable: Don’t Wake Up,” BOMB magazine, June 24, 2011, ill.

            Roberta Smith, review, New York Times, September 26, 2008.

            Katie Geha, review, mightbegood.com, September 19, 2008.

            Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, review, Austin American-Statesman, March 22, 2007.

            Salvador Castillo, review, Austin Chronicle, March 9, 2007.

Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, “Schmoozing With The New Talents On The Block,” Austin American-Statesman, May 1, 2003, p. 26, ill.

Perla magazine, October/November 2002, p. 18, p. 43, ill.

Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, “Reflecting The Otherworldly In The Ordinary,” Austin American-Statesman, July 25, 2002, p. 11.

Rebecca Cohen, “Twenty-Two to Watch: New Art in Austin, “ Artlies, summer 2002, pp. 68-69.

“New American Paintings,” M.F.A. edition, October 2002.

Catalog, “New American Talent,” Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin, TX.

Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, “Shades of the Future,” Austin American-Statesman, April 11, 2002.

Catalog, “Twenty-Two to Watch,” Austin Museum of Art, Austin, TX; pp. 24-25.

Greg Escalante, “North By Northwaste,” Juxtapoz, fall 1996, pp. 60-61, ill.

Regina Hackett, “Northwest Annual,” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 12, 1996.

Collections

Represented in numerous private collections throughout the United States and Europe.

All images used copyright Owen McAuley 2015.