ART BIOGRAPHY AND ARTICLES
Fine Art Shows 1986 - 2020
2024
“TOTEM”, Art105 Gallery, Pasadena, CA. May 18 - June 22
2022
"Lost & Found: Assembling New Life from a Throw-Away Culture", Art105 Gallery, Pasadena, CA. Jun 11 - Jul 10
2021
"This Little Piggy Went to the Market", Art105 Gallery, Pasadena, CA. Dec 11 -12 & 18
2020
"Inside Out", Art105 Gallery, Pasadena, CA. Mar 14 - Apr 11
2019
"Journey of the Bearded Tarot", The West Hollywood Library, West Hollywood, CA. Oct 26 - Jan 14
2017
"Looking for Answers", The pARTy Gallery, Los Angeles. Oct 21
2014
"Made in L.A. 2014: Tony Greene: Amid Voluptuous Calm", Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA. Jun 15 - Sep 7
2012
"Men Rrrr Dogs", Goldbug Gallery, Pasadena, CA.
2010
"Artbender" (Group Show), McGinty’s Gallery at the End of the World, Altadena. Dec 2 - Dec 5
2008
"Welcome Home - Alumni Art Show", University of Redlands Pepper Art Gallery, Redlands, CA. Nov 6 - Dec 10
1999
"U & I: A Taste of the Transcendent", Theosophical University Art Gallery, Altadena. Jan. 8 – Mar. 5
1998
"Love at the End of the Tunnel, or the Beginning of a Smart New Day", Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA. Feb 7 - Apr 4
"Reverb: an investigation of music and art", at the Brewery Project, Los Angeles, CA. Feb 8 - Mar 6
"The $99 Store", Miller Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA. Feb 8 - Mar 6
"100 Dollar Show & Up", Post, Los Angeles, CA. Jun 27 - Jul 25
"In the Polka Dot Kitchen", Otis Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA. Oct 3 - Nov 21
"SWEET", Mendenhall Gallery, Whittier College, Whittier, CA. Oct 5 - Nov 14
"In the Polka Dot Kitchen", Armory Center For the Arts, Pasadena, CA.
Oct 11 - Dec 31
1997
"SWEET", Miller Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA. Mar 1 - Mar 29
"Meta-" (Solo Show), Post, Los Angeles, CA. May 31 - Jun 28
"The $99 Store", Miller Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA. Jun 28 - Jul 26
"100 Dollar Show", Post , Los Angeles, CA. July 19 - Aug 9
"Tasty", Rio Hondo College Art Gallery, Whittier, CA. Nov 3 - Dec 4
"GICAFLA", Chateau Marmont , West Hollywood, CA. Dec 5 - Dec 7
"In the Pocket 3", Random Gallery, Highland Park, CA. Dec 6 - Jan 17
1996
"The Scarab", American Section Theosophic LINK, Vol. 8, No. 2
"Chalk", Wedge Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Jun 1 - Aug 5
"100 Dollar Show", Post , Los Angeles, CA. Aug 2 - Aug 31
"littlebigart", Mendenhall Gallery, Whittier College, Whittier CA. Oct 14 - Nov 25
"True.Bliss.", LACE - Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA.
Dec 5 - Jan 26
"Centered on the Center", Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA. Dec 7 - Feb 2
1995
"Lo-Cal", Southern Exposure @ Project Artaud, San Francisco, CA. Mar 17 - Apr 15
https://soex.org/projects-exhibitions/lo-cal-delicious-art-without-all-fat
"FeLiCitY", Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Mar 31 - May 5
"The Great Art Spree Art Auction", Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA. Jun 22 - Jun 24
"Flirting Boundary", California Medical Arts Group, Santa Monica, CA. Jun 5 - Aug 5
"House of Wax", Mendenhall Gallery, Whittier College, Whittier, CA.
Oct 30 - Nov 17
1994
"20th Anniversary 1973-1993", Artists Space, New York, NY. Jan 26 - Mar 13
"15th Anniversary Hollywood Opening", LACE - Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Hollywood, CA. Jun 10 - Jun 10
"Summer Show", Tri Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
"The Green Show", The Bradbury Building, Los Angeles, CA. Jul 16 - Aug 20
"FLOW", Cerritos College Fine Art Gallery, Norwalk, CA. Nov 1 - Nov 23
"The Layered Look", Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA.
Nov 17 - Jan 15
"House of Style(s)", Tri Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Dec 8 - Jan 15
1993
"Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm" (Solo Show), West Gallery, The Claremont Graduate School, West Gallery, Claremont, CA. Feb 22 - Feb 23
"FOOD HOUSE visits the Art Store Gallery", The Art Store Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. May 11 - Jun 5
"Out Auction 93", L.A. Gay & Lesbian Community Services Center, West Hollywood, CA. Jun 12 - Jun 19
"Thank You", Food House, Santa Monica, CA. Jun 9 - Jun 26
"Futura Book Collection", Air De Paris (Traveling Show), Paris, Koln, New York, Nantes
"Contemporary Identities: 23 Artists - The 1993, Phoenix Triennial", Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ. Aug 21 - Oct 10
"Mondo Lot sine qua non", Robert Berman Gallery - Broadway Gallery Complex, Santa Monica, CA. Sept 18 - Sept 18
"Loose Slots", Contemporary Art Collective - Temporary Contemporary Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV. Oct 15 - Nov 20
"Germinal Notations", Food House, Santa Monica, CA. Nov 10 - Nov 27
"TRIDECA" (Solo Show), Tri Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Nov 6 - Dec 18
"Imperfect Intentions", The Momentary Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA.
Dec 1 - Dec 12
1992
"From Media to Metaphor: Art About AIDS", Independent Curators Incorporated (Traveling Show) Clinton, NY; Seattle, WA; Kutztown, PA; Montreal, Canada; Miami, FL; Columbia, SC; Bloomington, IN; Santa Barbara, CA; New York, NY.
Jan 20, 1992 - Feb 28, 1994
"Tattoo Collection", Air De Paris & Urbi Et Orbi (Traveling Show) Paris, Koln, New York, Nantes. Jun 1, 1992 - Feb 8, 1993
"Summer 1992" (Group Show), Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica, CA.
Jun 13 - Sept 12
"VeryVeryVery", Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. Sept 11 - Oct 11
"In the John", FAR Bazaar: L.A. Alternative Fair, Los Angeles, CA. Dec 3 - Dec 20
1991
"The Body", The Renaissance Society at The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Mar 10 - Apr 21
"The Lick of the Eye", Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. Jul 20 - Sept 21
"_ _ _ _ _", Marc Richards Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. Jul 26 - Aug 24
"Window on L.A.", Los Angeles Art Fair - Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA. Nov 20 - Nov 24
"Art Under 30: The FIAR International Prize", Fabbrica Italiana Apparecchiature Radioelettriche (Traveling Show), Milan, Rome, Paris, London, New York, Los Angeles.
1989
"Solo Masters Exhibition", Art Center/Downtown, Pasadena, CA. Mar 14 - Mar 22
"LOADED", Richard Kuhlenschmidt Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. Jul 8 - Aug 19
1988
"Against Nature", Curated by Dennis Cooper and Richard Hawkins, LACE - Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA. Jan 6 - Feb 12
1987
"A Visual Realisation: TIME", The Stock Exchange, Los Angeles, CA.
Sept 24 - Sept 24
1986
"Assembled Paintings", Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA. Jan 23 - Mar 17
Collected Art Articles and Publications
2019
"WeHo Library features ‘Bearded Tarot’ exhibit", Park LaBrea News - Beverly Press
Oct 31
https://beverlypress.com/2019/10/weho-library-features-bearded-tarot-exhibit/
2014
"Made in L.A. 2014: Tony Greene: Amid Voluptuous Calm", Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA. Jun 15 - Sep 7
2014
“Made in L.A. 2014” Catalogue, Hammer Museum, Del Monico Books
2013
“The Making of Yes” cover of catalogue, Geffen Contemporary, 2013
https://www.artbook.com/9780984721054.html
1999
“FOODCULTURE: Tasting Identities and Geographies in Art”edited by Barbara Fischer, YYZ Books Toronto Canada, 1999
1998
“In The Polka Dot Kitchen” Catalogue, Pasadena Art Alliance, 98
“Reveries, Assaults & Evaporating Presence’s; Olfactory Dimensions in Contemporary Art.”, Parachute, Jim Drobnick, Winter (Jan-Mar) 98
1997
KXLU, Phyllis Green interview with Doug Hammett, 7pm. June 8
“Love at the End of the Tunnel, or the Beginning of a Smart New Day” Catalogue, Smart Art Press, 97
“True Bliss”, Art week, Richard Smith, Feb, 97
“A Blissful place at LACE”, Daily News , L.A. Reed Johnston, Jan 10
1996
“True Bliss at LACE”, L.A. Weekly, Lisa Ann Auerbach, Dec27- Jan 1, 96
“Can artist run their own spaces and find true Bliss”, Los Angeles Times, Christopher Knight, Dec. 27, 96
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-12-27-ca-12818-story.html
True Bliss catalogue, “Neutral Grounds/ Fertile Territory: A History of Bliss”, Julie Joyce, “After-School Special: Bliss”, David A.Greene, 96
1995
“Artist Uses Wax as Medium in Display at Whittier College” Pasadena Star News, Michael Easterbrook, Nov. 16, 95
“Artist uses Sealing Wax in Whittier College Display”, Whittier Daily News, Michael Easterbrook, Nov. 9, 1995, pg. A3
“Alumni Notes”, ABRIDGED, Vol #1, Fall 95
“LA Review: Felicity at Jan Baum”, Coagula, Betty Ann Brown, Issue #17 95, pg. 44
“California Sweet; Lo- Cal revels in the candy coated culture that links both halves of the golden state”, San Francisco Weekly, Glen Helfand, April 12-18, 95, pg.33
“Last Chance for Eden: Selected Art Criticism by Christopher Knight 1979-1994” The Foundation for Advanced Critical Studies, Art Issues. Press, 1995
1994
“Layered’: Purposefully Desperately Silly”, Los Angeles Times, William Wilson, Nov. 30, 94
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-30-ca-3005-story.html
“LAX/94: The Los Angeles Exhibition” Catalogue, 94
“Field of Sofas, Summer 94”, L.A. Reader, David A. Green, Aug. 19, 94, Pg. 25
“Locals Only”, Coagula, Matt Gleason, Sept., Issue #14, 94
“Art in Brief”, The Village Voice, Levin, Mar 22, 94
1993
“Doug Hammett Installation a Playful yet Serious Romp”, L. A. Times, David Pagel,
Dec. 17, 93 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-17-ca-2780-story.html
“Downtown’s Art Revolution”,L.A. Reader, Hope Urban, Dec. 10, 93
“Tough, Brave, But Too Familiar”, Arizona Daily Star, Robert S. Cauthorn,
Sept 24, 93
“But is it Art ?”, The Current, Barbara Hasan, Sept. 93
“Contemporary Identities”, PHX Downtown, Cynthia K. Lukas
“Amazing Arizona; Shock Art at the Phoenix Art Museum”, ART ,Dave LaSpaluto, Sept.93
“Contemporary Identities: Pheonix Triennial” Catalogue, Phoenix Art Museum 93
1992
“Cravings: Food Into Sculpture”, Sculpture, Jude Schwedenwien, Nov.- Dec. 92
“From Media to Metaphor: Art About Aids” Catalogue, Independent Curators Incorporated, New York
https://curatorsintl.org/exhibitions/from-media-to-metaphor
1991
FAIR INTERNATIONAL PRIZE Catalogue, Los Angeles section, by Marc Selwyn
“Window on L.A.”, Art L.A. 91 Catalogue, David Pagel
“History as Fiction, The Lick of the Eye, Presenting Rearwards”, Art Issues, Terry R. Myers, Nov. - Dec. 91
“L.A. In Review”, Art Magazine, Susan Kandel, Nov. 91
“... And The Object Is The Body”,New Art Examiner, Kathryn Hixon, Oct. 91
“Art Facts: Getting in touch with the body”, Reader, Bill Starnets, April 5, 91
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/art-facts-getting-in-touch-with-the-body/Content?oid=877345
“Our Bodies, Our Cells”,Chicago Tribune, Alan G. Artner, March 31, 91
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-03-31-9101280878-story.html
“The Body” Catalogue, The Renaissance Society at The University of Chicago 91 https://renaissancesociety.org/exhibitions/375/the-body/
1989
“Loaded”, Arts Magazine, Susan Kandel, Nov. 89
“Who’s Nature”, Art Issues, Fred Fehlau, May, 89
“After Modernism, After Aids, Against Nature”, Art Week, Feb.4, 89
“Transforming our view of the Aids experience”, Los Angeles Herald Examiner by Christopher Knight, Jan. 15, 89
“Aids and Art”,Daily News, Critics Choice, Daryl H. Miller, Jan. 13, 89
“Nature Morte”, L.A. Weekly, Jan Breslauer, Jan 20, 89
1988
“Against Nature: A Group Show by Homosexual Men” Catalogue, Curated by Dennis Cooper and Richard Hawkins, LACE, 1988