timo fahler (b. Tulsa, OK) Downloadable PDF
email: timofahler@gmail.com
Education
2009-2012 University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Master of Fine Arts
2006-2009 Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI), Bachelor of Fine Arts
2004-2005 San Francisco City College
Exhibitions
solo/duo
2024 t.b.a., Philbrook Museum, Tulsa, OK
t.b.a., Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum, Long Beach, CA
2023 DUSTOPIA, Sebastian Gladstone, Los Angeles, CA
2022 hope against hope, 56 Henry, New York, NY
2021 light, first and foremost, Stanley's Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2020 Precarious As Obtained by Entreaty or Prayer, Maple Street Construct, Omaha, NE
2019 Todo Fine with Daniel Gibson, New Image Art, Los Angeles, CA
an earth between us with Lara Schoorl, The American Institute of Thoughts and Feelings, Tucson, AZ
step into my office, Galerie Maximus Oppenheimer, Los Angeles, CA
Nepantla with Rafa Esparza, Gamma Galeria, Guadalajara, Mexico
2018 I Heard They Suck Since They Got Clean with Daniel Gibson, Galerie Maximus Oppenheimer, Los Angeles, CA
2017 slow relief, Ibid Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
through with Rafa Esparza, Art Contemporary Los Angeles (ALAC), Los Angeles, CA
2016 In with Rafa Esparza, Club Pro, Los Angeles, CA
2015 a most imperfect understanding, a most slanted manner, LAXART, Los Angeles, CA
group
2023 Mala Muerte, SUR: Biennial, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
I’ve Gone to Look for America, Murmurs LA, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Floral Impulse, David Castillo, Miami, FL
2021 were-:Nenetech Forms, MOCA Tucson, Tucson, AZ
2019 “bust: indestructable columns”, Performance Space New York, Washington D.C./New York, NY
2018 Spaghetti Western Gala, Ballroom Marfa, New York, NY
My Kid Could Do That, The Underground Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Topography of a Terrestrial Paradise, curated by Morgan Mandalay, Et Al Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2017 Yawnings and Dawnitecture, University of Redlands, Redlands, CA
Tierra. Sangre. Oro., Ballroom Marfa, Marfa, TX
FOCUS; LosAngeles, Art Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Night Sweats, Current Projects, Miami, FL
Unframed, ACRIA Art Auction benefiting AIDS Research, Hauser and Wirth, Los Angeles, CA
Forward, LTD Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2016 This Matriarchy, Some Time Salon, San Francisco, CA
Hunks, Egyptian Art and Antiques, Beverly Hills, CA
Rema Hort Mann Benefit Auction, Los Angeles, CA
2015 Con Safos C/S, with Clockshop LA, Los Angeles River and Parks, CA
LAXART Benefit Auction, Los Angeles, CA
Headlands Center for the Arts Benefit Auction, Sausalito, CA
Peninsula Art Project Space Select Fair, New York, NY
2012 Muster/Cluster, Cathy Cooper Studios, Los Angeles, CA
UCLA MFA Thesis Exhibition, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
2011 The Golden Ass, Annie Wharton Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010 RE:CYCLE, UCR Sweeney Art Gallery, Riverside, CA
2009 Craft in America Gallery Process Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
Bibliography
2022 “Conversation with Timo Fahler,” Cracked with Chevonne Ariss, podcast
“Timo Fahler’s Stained Glass,” feature by Jonathan Orozco Esparza, White Hot Magazine
“At NADA, a Glorius Collision of Painting and Ceramics,” booth feature by Martha Schwendener, The New York Times
2021 “Artist Timo Fahler Shines a Light –and Through– His Personal History,” feature by Michael Slenske, Los Angeles Magazine
2019 “El Punk Como Agente de Cambio,” interview, Gatopardo
“Take Your Child to Work Day is Every Day for This Collector,” feature, TheNew York Times
2018 “Angelenos in America,” feature by Hedi Slimane, Garage Magazine
“Si Ere Fan de Prada Marfa, esta es la exhibición que no te debes perder,” review, Vogue Mexico
2017 “Pulling Back the Curtain,” interview, FOUNDATIONS Magazine
Max King Cap, "Ibid Gallery - Timo Fahler,” review, Artillery Magazine
2016 Degen Pener, “Nomadic Tendencies,” Cultured Magazine
Stephanie Eckardt, “The Best Alternative Art Galleries in Los Angeles,” W Magazine
Jason Bailor-Losh, “LA-Based BBQLA Gallerists/Artists Adam Beris, Timo Fahler, and Thomas Linder,” podcast, Seeing is Forgetting
Grants/Fellowships/Residencies
2022 BedStuy Art Residency + Artist Grant, Brooklyn, NY
2020 Maple Street Construct + Artist Grant, Omaha, NE
2018 Small Time Residency, This Will Take Time, Point Arena, CA
2010 Casa Biciteka Residency, bicycle workshop, Mexico City, MX
Cotsen Institute of Archeology, U.C.L.A., Southern Mexico Basin (codices study)
2009 Fernando Mastrangelo Studios, Los Angeles, CA (intern/sculptural adviser)
2008 Andy Brayman, The Matter Factory/Easy Ceramic Decals, Kansas City, MO
2006 Paul Soldner and Jun Kaneko workshop at Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, CO
Awards/Honors
2018 Small Time Artist in Residence Grant
2011 National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts Fellowship
Martha Matthias Denny Scholarship, U.C.L.A
Edward J. and Alice Mae Smith Scholarship, U.C.L.A
Resnick Scholarship, U.C.L.A.
2010 UCMEXUS Grant, U.C.L.A.
2009 Full Scholarship, U.C.L.A. Graduate Arts Program Graduate Opportunity Fellowship, U.C.L.A.
2006-2009 Kansas City Art Institute Merit Scholar
Organizational
2015-2019 Co-founder of BBQLA & BBQLA’s migrating exhibition american fine arts, and allegory for americas
2017 Co-founder of MEATGRINDER, Los Angeles Youth Art Community
2003-2004 Co-founder of CO-OP, artist-run space in San Diego, CA
Curatorial
2018 "american fine arts, an allegory for americas," yearlong migrating exhibition series:
Part 1: "life’s not fair and people don’t act right," BBQLA, Los Angeles CA
(January27 – March 3)
Part 2: "on the tip of my tongue," Cloaca Projects, San Francisco, CA
(April 14 – May 12)
Part 3: "the fool’s journey," BS Projects, Houston; Territory OKC, OKC; Living Arts of Tulsa, Tulsa; HAW Contemporary, KC; This Works Projects, St. Paul; Maple Street Construct, Omaha; G-CADD, Granite City; Anytime Dept, Cincinnati; Sugar Space, Indianapolis.
(August 14 – September 25)
Part 4: "Lost & Found," 2351 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL
(September 28)
Part 5: "Livin’ a dream reality," Marvin Gardens, New York, NY
(October 7 – 27)
Part 6: "Life on Mars," Current Projects, Miami, FL
(November 4 – December 1)
Part 7: "reprise: american fine arts, an allegory for Americas," ArtMovement, Los Angeles
(February 16 - March 23)
”Freshly cut and softly bound," Vacation Gallery, New York, NY
(June 17 -30)
"What We Have Here Is A Failure to Communicate," part of CO/LAB II at the Torrance ] Art Museum, Torrance, CA
(March 31 - May 18)
2017 "Teeter Totter," BBQLA, Los Angeles, CA
"BBQLA" ArtSea, Marina Del Rey
2016 "Tailgate," BBQLA, Los Angeles, CA
“Marinade," BBQLA, Los Angeles, CA
2015 “The Steak Flew Over the Rainbow,” BBQLA, Los Angeles, CA
2011 “River Study Part 2,” Ballona Creek, Culver City, CA
2010 “River Study,” Ballona Creek, Culver City, CA
2003 "The Dead Show," The CO-OP Gallery, San Diego, CA
"Streets," The CO-OP Gallery, San Diego, CA