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Norm Magnusson is an internationally acclaimed American artist. He has exhibited his work in galleries and museums around the world, and has lectured at universities and high schools across the United States.

HeÕs appeared on TV in France, Norway, Finland, New Zealand, Japan, and the U.S., and his work has been reviewed and raved about in myriad domestic and foreign publications, as well as on the internet. He is the founder of the art movement ÒFunism,Ó whose basic tenets are that art should be intellectually engaging without being intellectually elitist, and that art should be as much fun to look at as it is to think about.

He received a prestigious commission for Kohler in 2010, a monumental sculpture which was installed in the lobby of the Time Warner Building, New York City. Here are links to his interviews about that commission, which appeared on NBC TV:

About the artists.     About the project.     An extended interview with the artist on YouTube     An article on Kohler's website.

Currently, he's working on a tv program about the power of art.

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Norm Magnusson b. 1960

 

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