EDUCATION
2012 MFA, Painting, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2007 BA, Studio Art and Biology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
2005 Rome Summer Program, Rhode Island School of Design, Rome, Italy
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 TBD, Andrew Rafacz, Chicago, IL (forthcoming)
2022 Low Tide at the Leetown Reservoir, Andrew Rafacz, Chicago, IL
2021 Root Music, M+B, Los Angeles, CA
2020 Brains, Andrew Rafacz, Chicago, IL
2018 Small Drawing Working Group, 4th Ward, Chicago, IL
Low Relief Inferno, Andrew Rafacz, Chicago, IL
2017 Reverse Rehearsal, McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage, Chicago, IL
2015 Inland Antic, Valerie Carberry Gallery, Chicago, IL
2013 Yellow Humid Picture Night, Autumn Space, Chicago, IL
Outside, Pleasant Plains Workshop, Washington D.C.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Thicket, Gaa Gallery, New York, NY
The Quiet Is So Noisy, ZL Gallery, curated by Lora Fosberg, Chicago, IL
2023 Objects of Affection, Wasserman Projects, Detroit, MI
The Suburban Presents Julius Caesar, The Suburban at Barely Fair, Chicago, IL
Adventure In My Dream, Andrew Rafacz, Chicago, IL
Milk and Eggs, Color Club, Chicago, IL
2022 Connect the Dots, School of the Art Institute Wellness Center, curated by Alex Stark, Chicago, IL
Marcus Brutus Vol. II, The Suburban, Milwaukee, WI
2021 Marcus Brutus Vol. I, Monaco, St. Louis, MO
Stopgap, MASSIMODECARLO Vspace, curated by Tony Lewis
2020 Artists Run Chicago 2.0, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
Josh Dihle / Catalina Ouyang, Ruschman, Mexico City
2019 The Map Is Not the Territory, Andrew Rafacz, Chicago, IL
Home Game, Flyweight Projects, New York, NY
2018 X, Julius Caesar, Chicago, IL
Casting Inside, Essex Flowers, curated by Matt Morris with ADDS DONNA, New York, NY
Thunderfoxes, curated by Gurl Don’t Be Dumb, Atlanta, GA
From the Ground Up, Carrie Secrist, Chicago, IL
2017 Hide and Go Chic, Rover, Chicago, IL
Casting Inside, ADDS DONNA, Chicago, IL
Group Portrait, Unisex Salon, New York, NY
Incensarium, Recinto Serra, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2016 Chicago and Vicinity, Shane Campbell, Chicago, IL
Come As You Are, Annarumma Gallery, Naples, Italy
2015 New American Paintings: Midwest Edition, curated by Staci Boris, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL
2014 Outdoor Disco, Valerie Carberry, Chicago, IL
Looking Back Six Years: Part Two, Selected New Acquisitions, University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor, ME
2013 Scenery: The Appearance of a Place, Adult Contemporary, Chicago, IL
Saturation Point, DUTTON, New York, NY
2012 New Work, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL
DUTTON, Untitled. Fair, Miami Beach, FL
On the Double, DUTTON, Austin, TX
Whitney Houston Biennial, Murdertown, Chicago, IL
Ex, IAM Gallery, New York, NY
2011 Champion Temporary, Champion, Austin, TX
Roger's Grocery, Mess Hall, Chicago, IL
Small(er) Works Show, Manifest Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
2010 Funny Stuff, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS
2020-Present Co-Founder, Color Club, Chicago, IL
2019-Present Co-Founder, Barely Fair, Chicago, IL
2013-Present Associate Professor, Adjunct, Painting and Drawing Department, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2014-2024 Co-Director, Julius Caesar, Chicago, IL
2022 Visiting Artist, Maine College of Art & Design, Portland, ME
Visiting Artist, University of Illinois Chicago, Iris Bernblum’s drawing class, Chicago, IL
Excellence in Teaching Award: Nick and Keven Wilder Award for Part-Time Faculty, SAIC
2021 Artist in Residence, Kunstmeile Krems, Austria
Co-curator, Goodbye Horses, SAIC alumni exhibition, Research House for Asian Art, Chicago, IL
2019 Panelist, “Barely Fair: Economies of Scale,” NADA Chicago Invitational, Chicago, IL
Artist in Residence, Ace Hotel, Chicago, IL
2017 Artist in Residence, Catwalk Institute, Catskill, NY
2015 Artist in Residence, Ox-Bow Summer Arts Faculty Residency Award
2014 Honorable Mention, Texas Contemporary Award, jurors Bill Arning and Anne Ellegood
Curator, Outdoor Disco, Valerie Carberry Gallery, Chicago, IL
2013 Conversation with Seth Hunter, Autumn Space, Chicago, IL
2011 Visiting Artist, kg’s Soft Logic Fibers Class, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Curator, My Ghost at Home, Parallax Gallery, Chicago, IL
2010 Curator and Co-Founder, One Night Stand Exhibitions, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2009 Artist in Residence, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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