MARGARET KILGALLEN
1967–2001
Education
M.F.A. Stanford University, 2001
B.F.A. in Studio Art and Printmaking, Colorado College, 1989
Solo Exhibitions
2011
Summer Selections, Ratio 3, San Francisco, CA
2005
In the Sweet Bye & Bye, REDCAT, Los Angeles, CA
2000
Hammer Projects: Margaret Kilgallen, UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
1999
To Friend and Foe, Deitch Projects, New York, CA
1998
Sincere Sin, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1997
Three Sheets to the Wind, The Drawing Room at The Drawing Center, New York, NY
Group Exhibitions
2013
The Energy That Is All Around, Walter and McBean Galleries, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA; traveled to the Grey Art Gallery, New York University, New York, NY
2010
Endless Bummer, Blum & Poe, New York, NY
2008–2009
The Old, Weird America: Folk Themes In Contemporary Art, Contemporary Art Museum, Houston, TX; traveled to the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA; and the Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA
2004
Beautiful Losers: Contemporary Art and Street Culture, co-organized by the Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA; traveled to Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA
2003
For the Record, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2002
Whitney Biennial 2002, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Art/Women/California, 1950-2000, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
2001
East Meets West: ‘Folk’ and Fantasy from the Coasts, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Widely Unknown, Deitch Projects, New York, NY
MFA Exhibition, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
East Meets West: “Folk” and Fantasy from the Coasts, Institute of Contemporary Art, Athens, GreeceUntitled 2001, Art and Street, Tokyo, Japan
Barry McGee & Margaret Kilgallen: Holdfast, DESTE Foundation Centre for Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece
2000
San Francisco Drawing Show, organized by Alicia McCarthy and Chris Johanson, New Image Art, Los Angeles, CA
Made in California: Art, Image, and Identity, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Move Five, organized by Rich Jacobs, New Image Art, Los Angeles, CA
1999
Frieze: Wall Paintings by Franz Ackermann, John Armleder, Margeret Kilgallen, Sarah Morris, Alexander Scott, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
1998
Off the Hook, The Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA
On the Wall, Forum for Contemporary Art, St. Louis, MO
Time Flies, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN
Skate Lore, Expo, Santa Barbara Contemporary Art Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
Move, George’s, Los Angeles, CA
1997
The Independent, Alleged Gallery, New York, NY
Three Great Walls, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Bay Area Now, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Switchstance, San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Eureka Fellowship Awards, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
20/20, Santa Barbara Contemporary Art Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
Dig it, Limn Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Nellie Was There, Gallery 16, San Francisco, CA
1996
Chambers 8, Chambers Street, New York, NY
Andrea Brewster, Margaret Kilgallen, Victor Mario Zaballa, San Francisco, CA Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Widely Unknown, The Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco
1995
Wanderlust, Diego Rivera Gallery, Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Next Time, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA
Post No Bills, Acme Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Commissions
2001
Store signage, Andy’s Locker and Mail Services, The Luggage Store Gallery/509 Cultural Center, San Francisco
1996
Mural, Yip’s Thread Company, San Francisco
1995
Mural, Double Rock Housing Development, San Francisco, League of Urban Gardeners, San Francisco
Mural, 848 Divisadero Performance Space, San Francisco
1994
Assisted on Mural at 6th and Howard Street, The Luggage Store Gallery/509 Cultural Center, San Francisco
Public art mural, Avenida Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil
Mural, São Paulo Capoiera School, São Paulo, Brazil
Awards
1998
Eureka Fellowship Grant, Fleishhacker Foundation
1997
San Francisco Arts Commission Individual Grants: Cultural Equity
Residencies
1996
Headlands Center For the Arts, Sausalito
Selected Collections
The Dakis Joannou Collection, Athens, Greece
The Progressive Corporation, Cleveland, OH
San Jose Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Selected Bibliography
Goodyear, Dana. “A Ghost in the Family.” The New Yorker 10 Aug. 2015.
Green, Tyler. “SFMOMA acquires a major Margaret Kilgallen.” Artinfo 5 Sept. 2012.
Chun, Kimberly. “Margaret Kilgallen: Exhibition offers a new look at late S.F. artist's work.” San Francisco Chronicle 23 Jan. 2011: 14.
Sussman, Matt. “A Minor Place.” The San Francisco Bay Guardian Aug. 2011.
Baker, Alex, Thom Collins, Jeffrey Deitch, Carlo McCormick, Arty Nelson, Aaron Rose, Christian Strike, James E. Walmesley, and Jocko Weyland. Beautiful Losers: Contemporary Art and Street Culture. Cincinnati: Contemporary Arts Cente, 2011 & San Francisco: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 2011.
Cochrane, Kira. “Margaret Kilgallen: Art on the edge.” The Guardian 7 Aug. 2009.
Joo, Eungie. “At Home With Margaret Leisha Kilgallen.” Giant Robot no. 37 2005.
Berry, Colin. “Like Folk Tale.” Print 57.1 (2003): 102–107.
Augaitis, Daina. For the Record: Drawing Contemporary Life. Vancouver, Canada: Vancouver Art Gallery, 2003.
Pollack, Barbara. “The New Visionaries.” Artnews Dec. 2003: 92–97.
Joo, Eungie. “The New Folk: Stories from the Back Yard.” Flash Art May 2002): 124–26.
“McGee and Kilgallen on PBS.” Strength Jan. 2002: 18.
Rose, Aaron. “Margaret Kilgallen (interview).” Tokion May 2002.
Rinder, Lawrence. Introduction. Whitney Biennial 2002. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 2002.
Helfand, Glen. “In Memory: Margaret Kilgallen.” 7x7 Magazine 2001: 56.
“Place.” Art:21 - Art:21--Art in the Twenty-First Century. PBS New York. 2001.
Powers, Bill. “Quiet! Dad Is Dusting His G.I. Joes.” The New York Times. 30 Dec. 2001.
Smith, Roberta. “Margaret Kilgallen, a San Francisco Artist, 33.” New York Times, July 4, 2001.
”Widely Unknown.” The New York Times 14 Dec. 2001.
”Obituaries.” Art in America Sep. 2001: 166.
Joo, Eungie. Hammer Projects: Margaret Kilgallen. Los Angeles: UCLA Hammer Museum, 2000.
Venus, Rosa. “The Artists in Their Studios: Barry McGee and Margaret Kilgallen.” Flaunt Mar. 2000:132–135.
“Barry McGee & Margaret Kilgallen.” BT Nov. 2000: 129–36.
Grunenberg, Christoph. Freize: Wall Paintings by Franz Ackermann, John Armleder, Margaret Kilgallen, Sarah Morris, Alexander Scott. Boston: Institute of Contemporary Art. 2000.
Helfand, Glen. “Margaret Kilgallen’s Belle Lettres.” Ray Gun May 1999: 94–96.
Pepin, Elizabeth. “Freehand: The Art of Margaret Kilgallen.” Juxtapoz May 1999: 44–47.
“Galleries: Paintings and Works on Paper.” New York Magazine 13 Sep. 1999: 110.
“Margaret Kilgallen/Lane Twitchell.” New Yorker 27 Sep. 1999: 16.
Lockwood, Michele. “Femme Vital: Margaret Kilgallen Hand in Hand.” Super X Media 2.2 (1998): 32–35.
Bay Area Now. San Francisco: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
Cotter, Holland. “Selections Fall ’97.” The New York Times 10 Oct. 1997.
Porges, Maria. “Margaret Kilgallen.” Artforum May 1997: 113–114.
Selections Fall ’97. New York: The Drawing Room at The Drawing Center. 1997.