Caroline Wells Chandler
B. 1985
Lives and works in New York

Education

2011
MFA Painting and Printmaking, Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT

2007
BFA Studio Art, Minor: Art History, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX

2004
Rhode Island School of Design

2003
Universidad de Guadalajara

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2017
Fred Giampierto, New Haven CT
A​ndrew Rafacz, Chicago, IL
Conduit, Dallas, TX

2016
Cow Bois, Bathers, and Kung Fu Fighters, Launch F18, New York, NY
From the Well of Salamakis, Spring Break Art Fair, curated by Jacob Rhodes, New York, NY
Beach Bois, Lord Ludd, Philadelphia, PA

2015
The Best Little Whore House in Texas, Roberto Paradise, San Juan, PR
Queering the Lines, Art League Houston, Houston, TX

2014
Christmas in July, Sanctuary, Pittsburgh, PA
Homunculus, Field Projects, New York, NY

2013
Synchronicities, Open Galley, Nashville, TN

2012
Myth Maker, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA

2007
Will you Remember Me?, The Binkleys, Dallas, TX
Cerebral Chernobyl, Doolin Gallery, Dallas, TX

2006
Listory for Nostalgia, The Binkleys, Dallas, TX

Selected Group Exhibitions

2016
A​iko Hachisuka, Tschabala Self, Caroline Wells Chandler,​ 1​1 Rivington,​ New York, NY
Beauty,​ St Paul’s, curated by Micahel Berube and Keena Gonzalez, New York, NY
Bomb Pop Up Production, 1​822 Fulton St, curated by Drea Cofield New York, NY
Tomorrow Never Happens​, Samek Museum, Lewisburg, PA
Common Threads,​ Danese/Corey, curated by Brent Auxier New York, NY
NADA,​ Roberto Paradise, New York, NY
Laugh Out Loud, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Imagine,​ Brand New Gallery, Milan, Italy
​Material Art Fair,​ Roberto Paradise, Mexico City, Mexico ​
ARCO,​ Roberto Paradise, Madrid, Spain
The Swerve, OYG, curated by Lauren Frances Adams and Jennifer Coates, New York, NY
E​xquisite Corpse,​ Plant House Gallery, New York, NY

2015
Prize Surprise, Greenpoint Terminal, Greenpoint, NY
Women’s Work: Masculinity and Gender in Contemporary Fiber Art, SDAI, San Diego, CA
Cowbois in Paradise, Roberto Paradise, Chicago Expo, Chicago, IL (two person booth with Austin Eddy)
Material Myth, Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, New York, NY
Regan Babies, Ms Barber’s, Los Angeles, CA
She Sells Sea Shells by the Seashore, Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, NY
Secret Identities: Superheroes and Selfhood, Driscoll Babcock, New York, NY
The Royal We, Los Ojos, Brooklyn, NY
NADA, Roberto Paradise, New York, NY
Ornamenting Crime, Zurcher Studio, curated by Irena Jurek, New York, NY
Say it With Flowers, Kimberly Klark, Queens, NY

2014
Video Snack 3, Moma PS1 Print Shop, curated by Lauren Francescone and All Gold, Queens, NY
Improvised Show Boat 2, Katherine Bradford’s Studio, curated by Lauren Britton and Zachary Keeting, Brooklyn, NY
Party’s Over, Topless, curated by Brent Birnbaum and Jenni Crain, Rockaway Beach, NY
Video Snack 2, The Varick Sessions, curated by Lauren Francescone, Brooklyn, NY
Broke Baroque, Sanctuary, curated by Scott Penkava and Rachel Schmidhofer, Pittsburgh, PA
About the Body, Gallery 1989, curated by Lauren Britton, Larchmont, NY
Current: Gowanus, Arts Gowanus, curated by Benjamin Sutton, Brooklyn, NY
Novella Benefit, Novella Gallery, New York, NY
The Smile Face Museum, curated by Adrienne Garbini, Brooklyn, NY
The Monstrous Self, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, curated by Benjamin Sutton, New York, NY
Dream Within a Dream, Real Art Ways, curated by Irena Jurek and Diana Buckley, New York, NY
Do the Yale Thing, N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art, curated by Dexter Wimberly, Detroit, MI
Shrink It, Pink It, Cathouse
FUNeral, curated by Irena Jurek and Diana Buckley, Brooklyn, NY

2013
Show #17: Top Ten RunnersUp, Field Projects, selected by Benjamin Sutton, New York, NY
Buy What You Love, Rema Hort Mann Foundation, New York, NY
The Beginning of Something, Mieke van Schaijk in cooperation with Koos Kwaks, ‘sHertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Exile, El Rincon Social, curated by Oscar Cornejo, Houston, TX
Swerve and Fracture, Camera Club New York, curated by Kelly Cannon, New York, NY
Video Snack, 56 Bogart, curated by Lauren Francescone, Brooklyn, NY
Asshole in the Gallery, Loft 594, curated by Margaret Coleman and Yasmin Keshtkar, Brooklyn, NY Deep Cuts, Anna Kustera, curated by David Humphrey and Wendy White, New York, NY
Postcards from the Edge, Sikkema Jenkins & Co, New York, NY
Interwoven, curated by Kathryn Wat and Melissa Messina, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA

2012
American Craft Today, curated by Mark Leach, The Bascom, Highlands, NC
Texas National, The Cole Art Center, curated by Dave Hickey, Nacogdoches, TX
PDF Release & Party, CAGE, curated by AGWF, New York, NY

2011
Bosch Young Talent Show, Stieglitz Museum, curated by Will Villalongo, ‘sHertogenbosch, The Netherlands
2011 Yale MFA Thesis: Round Two, Green Gallery, New Haven, CT

2010
Art for Haiti Benefit Auction, Green Gallery, New Haven, CT
MFA 2011, Green Gallery, New Haven, CT

2009
2011 MFA, Green Gallery, New Haven, CT

2007
BFA Show, Pollock Gallery, Dallas, TX

2006
One Night Only, Tyler Street Lofts, Oak Cliff, TX
Cash and Carry, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX

2005
Crawley and Chandler, Doolin Gallery, Dallas, TX
Taos Show, Taos, NM

Honors and Awards

2016
Sharpe­ Walentas Studio Program

2015
Queer Art Mentorship Fellow, paired with Angela Dufresne Rema Hort Mann Emerging Artist Grant Nominee

2014
Artist Talk, PI Art Center, Jeju Island, South Korea

2013
Artist Talk, PI Art Center, Beijing, China
Artist Talk, PI Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
Visiting Artist, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN
Artist Talk, PI Art Center, Jeju Island, South Korea

2011
Ralph Mayer Prize, Yale University, New Haven, CT

2007
Dan Wingren Art Award for Outstanding Senior, SMU, Dallas, TX
Academic Departmental Honors, SMU, Dallas, TX

2006
MUSCRAF Grant, SMU, Dallas, TX

2005
Nominee for Norfolk, SMU, Dallas, TX
Dallas Standard Club Scholarship for Outstanding Sophomore, SMU, Dallas, TX

2004-7
Zelle Scholarship for the Arts, SMU, Dallas, TX
SMU Merit Scholarship for the Arts, SMU, Dallas, TX

2004
Honors Scholar, RISD, Providence, RI

Publications

2016
“Queer Threads,” New York, NY

2014
“CREEPS V,” The Creeps Collective, New York, NY (Annual Publication)

2013
Chandler, Caroline, edited by Zachary Rawe, “Art School Peer Review,” Issue XV, Philadelphia, PA
“CREEPS IV,” The Creeps Collective, New York, NY (Annual Publication)

Bibliography

2015
Vartanian, Hrag, “Required Reading Dec 20. 2015,” Hyperallergic, New York, NY
Bradford, Katherine, “The Best Little Whore House in Texas,” The Color Hour, New York, NY
Helmke, Juliet, “Rainbow Bright: Caroline Wells Chandler Crochets a New World,” Blouin Artinfo Modern Painters, New York, NY
Johnson, Paddy, “10 Highlights from the EXPO Art Fair,” ARTFCITY
Morris, Matt, “Expo Chicago Returns, with Big Ambitions, and Some Exhibitor Turnover,” Artnews
Indrisek, Scott, “At Expo Chicago, New Discoveries and Unexpected Deals,” Blouin Artinfo
Steinhauer, Jillian, “The 2015 NADA New York Art Fair in 25 Superlatives,” Hyperallergic, New York, NY
Indrisek, Scott, “Delusional Shopping at NADA,” Blouin Artinfo, New York, NY
Kinnaird, Iva, “Queering the Lines,” Out Smart/Free Press Houston, Houston, TX

2014
Indrisek, Scott, “Artists’ Choice: The Best Shows of 2014: Part I,” Blouin Artinfo, New York, NY
Reese, Derek, “Christmas in July: Derek Reese Interviews Carolyn Wells Chandler,” Pittsburgh Articulate, Pittsburgh, PA
Grand, Robert, “An Interview with Caroline Chandler,” Field Projects, New York, NY
Britton, Lauren, “Caroline Wells Chandler,” Field Projects, New York, NY
Sutton, Benjamin, “World’s Biggest Art Review: 7 Critics Cover 20 New York Gallery Shows,” Artnet, New York, NY Smeyne, Rebecca, “The Armory Show’s Gritty Downtown Alter Ego,” Paper Mag, New York, NY
Silver, Leigh, “10 Curated Rooms You Can’t Miss at the Spring/Break Art Show,” Complex Art+Design, New York, NY
Juggernaut, Cojo Art, “Spring/Break Art Show is Your Elementary School on Psilocybin,” Artiholics, New York, NY
Katz, Samantha, “Go Wild at Spring/Break Art Show,” Whitewall Mag, New York, NY
Lynch, Scott, “Photos: Spring/Break Goes Wild With Maggot Eaten Texter, VW Bug and Other Art,” Gothamist, New York, NY Heddaya, Mostafa, “Are We Having Fun Yet? Spring/Break 2014,” Hyperallergic, New York, NY
Sharp, R, “Higher Education at N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art: ‘Do the Yale Thing,’ Knight Arts, Detroit, MI Welke, Jim, “‘Do The Yale Thing’ at N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art Detroit’,” Artifizz, Detroit, MI
Hodges, Michael, “Exhibit of recent Yale grads shows range and reflection,” The Detroit News, Detroit, MI
Indrisek, Scott, “90 Artists Think in Pink at Cathouse FUNeral,” BlackBook, New York, NY

2013
Boyd, Robert, “Exiles at Rincon Social,” The Great God Pan is Dead, Houston, TX
Baker, Peter, “Swerve and Fracture,” Twice Two blog, New York, NY
Eler, Alicia, “Carrying on a Political Absurdist Legacy,” Hyperallergic, Chicago, IL
Yeapanis, Stacia, “The Other People Pixels Interviews Caroline Wells Chandler,” The Other Peoples Pixels Blog, Chicago, IL
NY Arts Staff, “Three NYC Group Shows To See This February,” NY Arts, New York, NY
Artefuse, “Picture This: The First Cut is the Deepest at Anna Kustera,” Arte Fuse, New York, NY
O’Sullivan, Michael, “Interwoven: Art.Craft.Design,” The Washington Post, Washington, DC
Schwartz, Chip, “Vox Populi Heads into Uncharted Waters of 2013,” Knight Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2012
Wagner, Amanda, “‘Accumulation:’ Trash as Art,” The Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA
Wagner, Amanda, “For the Holiday Haters,” Cultural Passport Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

2011
Villalongo, William. “Caroline Chandler,” BYTS Catalog, Stieglitz Museum, ‘sHertogenbosch, The Netherlands Greenberg, Daniel. “Caroline Chandler,” Yale University School of Art Painting + Printmaking MFA 2011, Yale University, New Haven, CT

2010
Cannon, Kelly. “Artist Profile,” Dimensions Art Journal, Yale University, New Haven, CT