Public art projects
2011 (July) ÒOn this site stood – Lower Manhattan,Ó N.Y., NY
2010 ÒSculpture Key West Invitational,Ó Key West, FL
2009 ÒSculpture Key West 2009,Ó Key West, FL
2007 ÒOn this site stood,Ó The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT.
2006 ÒThe Byrdcliffe Outdoor Sculpture Show,Ó Woodstock, N.Y.
2006 ÒUnexpected CatskillsÓ Byrdcliffe Arts Colony, Woodstock, N.Y.
2005 ÒKaren DeWitt,Ó Historical marker with political content installed on
HeartÕs Content Road in Greene County, N.Y.
2004 ÒDo unto others,Ó ÒPractice what you preachÓ
Two :30 videos that aired 96 times on national tv leading up the Nov., 2004 election.
2003 ÒJesus loves you, Bush doesnÕtÓ Viral internet project
2000 ÒPull toyÓ Cow Parade, Riverside Park, N.Y., N.Y.
Solo Museum Exhibitions
2009 ÒDescent into the politicalÓ Bard College at SimonÕs Rock, Great Barrington, MA
2007 On this site stood" The Main St. Sculpture Project of
The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT.
2003 ÒMetaphorical MenagerieÓ Pember Museum, Granville, N.Y.
2001 ÒImage and Allegory,Ó The University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
2000 ÒNorm Magnusson -- American PainterÓ The Springfield Art Museum, MO
Solo Gallery Exhibitions
2008 ÒYouth Culture in AmericaÓ Muddycup Gallery, Kingston, N.Y.
ÒAmerica's Seven Cardinal VirtuesÓ Van Brunt Gallery, Beacon, N.Y.
2006 ÒAmericaÕs Seven Deadly SinsÓ Van Brunt Gallery, Beacon, N.Y.
2004 ÒFigures of speech in paintÓ Inquiring Mind Gallery, Saugerties, N.Y.
2003 ÒVacationÓ Spike Gallery, N.Y., N.Y.
2002 ÒAfter the 11thÓ BridgewaterFineArts, N.Y., N.Y.
2001 ÒThe Animal AlphabetÓ Bridgewater/Lustberg/Blumenfeld, N.Y. 2001
1999 ÒCentral Park Animals - Then and NowÓ The Arsenal Gallery,
Central Park, N.Y. , N.Y.
1998 ÒAmerican PaintingsÓ Bridgewater/Lustberg Gallery, N.Y.
1997 ÒNorm MagnussonÓ J.J. Brookings Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
1997 ÒTravelogueÓ Bridgewater/Lustberg Gallery
1996 ÒNorm MagnussonÓ Picturesque Gallery, Akaroa, New Zealand
1995 ÒBestiaryÓ Bridgewater/Lustberg Gallery
1994 ÒThe Normandy PaintingsÓ Bridgewater/Lustberg Gallery
1993 ÒRecent paintingsÓ The Gallery Upstairs at Flamingo East, NYC
1992 ÒNorm MagnussonÓ The Gallery Upstairs at Flamingo East, NYC
Group Museum Exhibitions
2009 ÒFoodÓ Muroff Kotler Visual Arts Gallery, SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, NY
2005 ÒOver the top - Under the rugÓ The Shore Institute of Contemporary Arts
2003 ÒGenetic expressions: Art after DNAÓ Hecksher Museum, Huntington, NY
2000 ÒAnimals in ArtÓ The Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Alaska
Selected Group Shows
2011 ÒRoute 28 or thereaboutsÓ, Van Brunt Projects, Beacon, NY
2010 ÒDefine the decadeÓ GCCE, Catskill, NY
ÒSKW insideÓ Lucky Street Gallery, Key West, FL
ÒMill Street Loft invitationalÓ, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
ÒGroup showÓ Kleinert James Art Center, Woodstock, N.Y.
2009 ÒDecorating natureÓ Gallery 668, Battenville, N.Y.
Òspctclr vwsÓ One Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY
ÒInauguralÓ Van Brunt Gallery, Beacon, NY
2008 ÒHudson Valley InvitationalÓ Van Brunt Gallery, Beacon, N.Y.
ÒAnimal allegoriesÓ Gallery 668, Battenville, N.Y.
ÒWild thingÓ Ira Wolk Gallery, Napa, CA
ÒStrange bedfellowsÓ Le Petit Versailles, NYC
2007 ÒVariations on a rainbowÓ Le Petit Versailles, N.Y., N.Y.
ÒAbout face: artists not afraid of U-turnsÓ GCCA, Catskill, N.Y.
2006 ÒNew Hudson RoomÓ Van Brunt Gallery, Beacon, N.Y.
2005 ÒCompared to whatÓ Gallery OneTwentyEight, N.Y., N.Y.
ÒThis is not an archiveÓ Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.
2004 ÒAmbushÓ VanBrunt Gallery, N.Y., N.Y.
ÒHappy Art for a sad worldÓ Spike Gallery, N.Y., N.Y.
2002 ÒReactionsÓ Exit Art, N.Y., N.Y.
ÒBiennialÓ Bradford Brinton Memorial, Big Horn, Wyoming
2000 ÒAnimals as SymbolÓ Curated online exhibition, Guild.com
ÒSalonÓ HereArt, N.Y., N.Y.
1999 ÒUrbicultureÓ Sylvia White Gallery, N.Y., N.Y.
ÒA big show of small workÓ Bridgewater/Lustberg/Blumenfeld, N.Y.
ÒPortraits 2Ó Jorgenson Gallery, N.Y., N.Y.
ÒWish you were hereÓ Elsa Mott Ives Gallery, N.Y., N.Y.
ÒFramedÓ Elsa Mott Ives Gallery, N.Y., N.Y.
1998 ÒOpen your heartÓ Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, N.Y.
ÒA big show of small worksÓ Bridgewater/Lustberg, New York, N.Y.
ÒAnima MundiÓ Bridgewater/Lustberg, New York, N.Y.
1997 ÒWhit, Whimsy & HumorÓ Castle Gallery, New Rochelle, N.Y.
ÒWinter showÓ J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, N.Y.
ÒPhotoSohoÓ Buhl Foundation, New York, N.Y.
ÒArt walk Ô97 ShowÓ J.J. Brookings Gallery, San Francico, CA.
ÒA big show of small work 2Ó Bridgewater/Lustberg, NYC
1996 ÒA big show of small workÓ Bridgewater/Lustberg, New York, N.Y.
ÒSummer exhibitionÓ J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, N.Y.
Selected group shows (conÕt.)
1995 ÒCreative ConflictÓ Elsa Mott Ives Gallery, New York, N.Y.
ÒHigh/Low/Art SoupÓ Renee Fotouhi Fine Art, East Hampton, N.Y.
ÒAnimal KingdomÓ The Union League Club, New York, N.Y.
ÒOpen your heartÓ Christinerose Gallery, New York, N.Y.
ÒPreview of 1995Ó J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, N.Y.
1994 ÒThen and NowÓ Bridgewater/Lustberg Gallery, New York,N.Y.
ÒSummer 1994Ó J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, N.Y.
ÒAccidental TouristÓ Bridgewater/Lustberg Gallery, New York, N.Y.
ÒGarden in the GalleryÓ Elsa Mott Ives Gallery, New York, N.Y.
1994 ÒGroup ShowÓ Galerie Antoinette, Paris, France
1993 ÒCelebration of Victor HugoÓ Galerie Les Etelles, Villequier, France
ÒGroup ShowÓ Galerie Antoinette, Paris, France
"Apres New York" Galerie Les Etelles, Villequier, France
Selected Bibliography
ÒDecorating nature by Norm MagnussonÓ, Wine and Bowties, Feb. 20, 2010
ÒPolitical descentÓ, Woodstock Times, November 5, 2009
ÓNorm MagnussonÕs Ôhistorical markersÕÓ, Woodstock
Times, July 31, 2008
ÒNorm MagnussonÓ Sculpture, June 2008
ÒOn this site stood a man with a messageÓ The New York Times, Sep. 30, 2007
"Signposting America," Eyeteeth: A journal of incisive ideas, Aug. 18, 2007
ÒStanding ground – The Aldrich goes Americana, sort ofÓ, Bedford Mag., July 2007
"Parting shot: Norm Magnusson," Chronogram, August, 2007
ÒMagnussonÕs markers highlight social issues,Ó Ridgefield Press, July 12, 2007
ÒI saw the signÓ, Modern Painters, June 2007
"Norm Magnusson - On this site stood," American Towns, June 3, 2007
ÒOn this site stood: culture jamming history,Ó Art Threat, May 29, 2007
ÒƒnoncŽ de lÕartiste,Ó Esse arts + opinion, Spring-summer 2007
"Painting politics," The Woodstock Times, August 3, 2006
ÒA blossoming of political artÓ The Huffington Post, June 6, 2006
ÒArt that pushes the limits of studio walls,Ó Atlanticville Press, September 7, 2005
ÒCaution: angry artists at work,Ó The New York Times, August 27, 2004
ÒVacation,Ó The New York Times, September 12, 2003.
ÒNorm Magnusson,Ó The Week, August 29, 2003.
"Images of a beautiful era, and of scientific breakthroughs," The NY Times, July 27, 2003
"Pember Museum has Art Exhibit," The Granville Sentinel, February 19, 2003
ÒArtistÕs ÔfunismÕ provides lesson behind each animal,Ó Springfield News Leader,
October 18, 2000
"The ArtistÕs Way," Adweek, August 16, 1999
"Norm Magnusson," Review, March 1, 1997
"Travels with Magnusson," Where New York, February, 1997
"Ecological awareness with paint and a brush," The Villager, February 12, 1997
"From the Big Apple to Akaroa," The Press (Christchurch), March 27, 1996
"Fun-ism in art," The Beta Theta Pi Magazine, Spring 1996
"Museum/Gallery Notes," Wildlife Art News, Sept./Oct. 1995
"Norm Magnusson," Cover, September, 1995
"Viel Rauch um nichts," Der Vogel, August 18, 1995
"Raw News," Raw Vision, Summer 1995
"Animal Rites," The Villager, June 28, 1995
"Norm Magnusson," The New Yorker, February 28, 1994
ÒScene Change,Ó The Villager, February 16, 1994
"Dimanche, les ecoliers invitaient aussi a voter," Le Courier Cauchois, March 27, 1993
"La peinture sur le chemin des ecoliers," Le Courier Cauchois, January 23, 1993.
"A la decouvert dÕun peintre americain avec les ecoliers de Villequier,"
Paris Normandie, 1/22/93
"A Self-taught Village Artist Creates a ÔFunismÕ Style," The Villager, Sept. 9, 1992.
"Enjoyable and Accessible Art," The Villager, August 19, 1992.
Museum Collections
Anchorage Museum of History and Art - Anchorage, Alaska
The Museum of Modern Art - New York, N.Y.
(Franklin Furnace/ArtistÕs book collection)
The Springfield Art Museum - Springfield, Missouri
The Pember Museum - Granville, N.Y.
Selected Private Collections:
Mr. William Burback Garrison, N.Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Kristen and Johann Eveland New Canaan, CT.
Mr. Kenneth Cole New York, N.Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Ione and Marshall Crenshaw Rhinebeck, N.Y.
Ms. Kim Dickens Los Angeles, CA
Mr. Laurence Rockefeller New York, N.Y.
Ms. Jill Sobule Los Angeles, CA
Mr. & Mrs. Andy and Kate Spade New York, N.Y.
Mr. Theo Spencer New York, N.Y.
Dr. & Mrs. Harlan Waksal Telluride, Colorado
Tanya Wexler & Amy Zimmerman New York, N.Y.
Public/Corporate Collections
AmSouth Bank - Birmingham, Alabama
Fidelity Insurance - Boston, Mass.
Kenneth Cole - New York, N.Y.
Simmons, U.S.A. - Atlanta, Georgia
Awards
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council 2008
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, 1998-1999