TRAVIS LOUIE
 
Born in Queens, NY
Lives and works in Red Hook, NY
 
EDUCATION
1990
BFA in Communication Design at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
 
 
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2020 Imaginary Friends, William Baczek Fine Arts, Northampton, MA
2016 New Works, KP Projects/MKG, Los Angeles, CA
  Art Fair Pulse/Miami, William Baczek Fine Arts(December)
2015 Art Fair Pulse/Miami, William Baczek Fine Arts(December)
  Watch the Skies, KP Projects/MKG, Los Angeles, CA (November)
  Archive of Lost Species, Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle, WA (May)
2014 Before They Were Villains or Heroes, William Baczek Fine Arts, Northampton, MA (May)
2013 Strange Discoveries, Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (November)
  Monsters on Their Day Off, Roq La Rue Gallery,  Seattle, WA (April)
2012 Spirits, The Stranger Factory, Albuquerque, NM (August)
  Secret Pet Society, William Baczek Fine Arts, Northampton, MA (May 2nd - June 2nd 2012)
2011 Curious Pets, Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (November)
  The Creature Show, Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle, WA (April)
2010 Curious Myths, Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY (July)
2009 Lifetime Companions, The Shooting Gallery, San Francisco, CA (Dec)
  Strange Grooming Habits, Copro Nason Gallery,  Santa Monica, CA (May)
2008 Portraits II, Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle, WA (April)
2007 Unusual Circumstances, Copro Nason Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (May)
2006 Portraits, Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle, WA (May)
 
MUSEUM SHOWS
2017 Whence One Comes: The Musings of Travis Louie, University of Wyoming Museum of Art, Laramie, Wyoming May 27-August 26, 2017
2016 Turn The Page: 10 Years of Hi Fructose, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA May 22-Dec 31. Akron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio Feb 7-May 28 2017. Crocker Museum, Sacramento, CA June 11-Sept 17, 2017
  At Home With Monsters: Collection of Guillermo Del Toro, (LACMA) Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California July 31-November 27 Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota March 5- May 28, 2017 Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada Sept 30-Jan 7 2018
2013 Hey! Modern Art & Pop Culture, Musee de la Halle Saint Pierre, Paris, France
2011 Cute & Creepy, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahasse, Florida
2009 Baby Tattooville, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, California
   
 
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017 Animal Kingdom, William Baczek Fine Arts, Northampton, MA
2012 Lush Life, Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle, WA (August)
  Death and The Maiden, Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle, WA (June)
  Sea No Evil, Riverside Municipal Auditorium, Riverside, CA(July)
2011 Lush Life 3, Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle, WA (Oct)
  Sea No Evil, Riverside Municipal Auditorium, Riverside, CA (June)
  Cute and Creepy, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts
2010 Sea No Evil, RiverSide Municipal Auditorium, Riverside, CA (July)
  Tiger Tiger Burning Bright, Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle, WA (May)
  Lush Life 2, Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle, WA (March)
  Who Killed The Music, Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, CA (Jan)
2009 August Group Exhibition,  Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY (Aug.)
  Kokeshi, Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, CA (July-Oct.)
  Lush Life, Roq La Rue, Seattle, WA (May)
  Overdose, Group Exhibition at Copro Nason Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (April)
  The Art of Sketch Theatre, Gnomon Gallery, Hollywood, CA (March)
  Superschool, Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (March)
  World on Fire, curated by Will I. Am, Kris Lewis and Justin GIarla at Pacific Electric Lofts, Los Angeles, CA (Jan.)
2008 New Works, Shooting Gallery, San Francisco, CA (Oct.)
  BLAB SHOW, Copro Nason Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (Sept.)
  Crimes On Canvas Group Exhibition, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV (July)
  The New Mythology, Dorothy Circus Gallery, Rome, Italy (May)
  Locked and Loaded,  Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY (April)
  Femke Hiemstra and Travis Louie, Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle WA (April)
  Grand Opening Exhibition: Hard Left, Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Berlin, Germany (March)
  Brad Benedict?s Sideshow: 20th Anniversary Edition, Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Berlin, Germany (Feb.)
2007 New Works, Shooting Gallery, San Francisco, CA (Oct.)
  October Shadows? A Celebration of Halloween in Art, Rick Baker?s Cinovation studio, Glendale, CA (Oct.)
 

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2014 Hi Fructose Magazine #32 May
2013 Hey! magazine Vol 4
  Art Quarter Vol 04
2011 The Art of Sketch Theatre Vol 1
  The 3D Art Book
2010 Weirdo Noir
2009 Curiosities Baby Tattoo Books
  Juxtapoz Dark Arts
  Bizarre Magazine Sept
  Rue Morgue #92 August
  Owens, Annie. ?Hi-Fructose Collected Edition Box Set.? Last Gasp
2008 Juxtapoz Magazine #95, December
  Coilhouse Issue #1 July
  Inked April
  Fenner, Arnie & Cathy Fenner. ?Spectrum 14.? California: Underwood Books
  Dean, Mike, Groth, Gary & Kristy Valenti. ?Comics Journal #291.? Washington: Fantagraphics Books
2007 Hi Fructose MagazineVolume 5 (V) May
  Blab!Volume 18 Fantagraphics edited and designed by Monte Beauchamp
  Tattoo Society Magazine Issue 7 January
  Empty Magazine issue 10
  Joia magazine issue 2 Feb
2006 Fenner, Arnie & Cathy Fenner. ?Spectrum 13.? California: Underwood Books
2005 Fenner, Arnie & Cathy Fenner. ?Spectrum 12.? California: Underwood Books
2004 Fenner, Arnie & Cathy Fenner. ?Spectrum 11.?. California: Underwood Books
2000 Fenner, Arnie & Cathy Fenner. ?Spectrum 7.? California: Underwood Books
1999 Fenner, Arnie & Cathy Fenner. ?Spectrum 6.? California: Underwood Books
1998 Fenner, Arnie & Cathy Fenner. ?Spectrum 5.? California: Underwood Books
 


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