CHARLES GINNEVER
About
An internationally recognized artist, Charles Ginnever initially trained under Ossip Zadkine in the early 50’s at the Acedémie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. He completed his artistic training in 1959 with a Masters in Fine Arts from Cornell University. Ginnever’s prolific career spans over six decades, and from his earliest works to his last he consistently challenged viewers’ notions of perspective, both Western and Non-Western.
Ginnever’s early break-throughs in sculpture were influenced by the Abstract Expressionists, with pieces created from found railroad ties incorporated with scraps of found bent steel, freeing his forms from the base with work that jutted into space. Some of these pieces were included in the influential exhibition at the Martha Jackson Gallery, “New Forms, New Media” in 1960. These works then gave way to pieces primarily composed of found steel scraps that he welded together, sometimes incorporating canvas, which were then painted to accentuate the push and pull of their sculptural forms.
In 1964, Ginnever created “Dante’s Rig”, prefiguring much of his mature work. The piece, according to Carol Squiers, “explored non-western art ideas, especially about perspective," and it foreshadowed his interest in “forced illusory perspective”. It was this interest in perspective that has been the dominant characteristic of Ginnever’s oeuvre ever since.
Ginnever’s mature works, dating from the mid 60’s until his death in 2019, are rooted in the tradition of large-scale welded steel sculpture that dominated much of the latter half of the 20th century. Ginnever has exhibited widely over his long career in prestigious galleries and museums around the world. His work can be found in many private as well as public collections and sculpture parks around the country, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Walker Art Center, Storm King and The Smithsonian.
Featured Work
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1959
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Franklin Hall Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Charles Ginnever: Sculpture & Drawings, March 2–12
1961
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Allan Stone Gallery, New York, NY, Chuck Ginnever: Sculpture, November
1965
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New Gallery, Bennington College, Bennington, VT, Chuck Ginnever: Major Works 1963–64, November 4–15
1966
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Park Place Gallery, New York, NY, Charles Ginnever: Dante's Rig, November 27–December 8
1968
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Washington Square Park, New York, NY
1970
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Battery Park, New York, NY (on extended exhibit)
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Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, NY, October 24–November 17
1971
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Jewish Museum, New York, NY, Disposable Monument for W. Eugene Smith, February 2–April 4
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Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, NY
1972
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Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, NY
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Windham College Fine Arts Gallery, Putney, VT, Charles Ginnever Sculpture, October 10–21
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Hammarskjöld Plaza Sculpture Garden, New York, NY, Charles Ginnever, December 1972–February 1973
1975
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Sculpture Now, Inc., New York, NY, Charles Ginnever, 20 Years–20 Works, November–December. Catalogue
1978
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Max Hutchinson Gallery, Houston, TX
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Max Hutchinson Gallery, New York, NY, Charles Ginnever: Hellenic Series, March 28–April 22
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Smith Andersen Gallery, Palo Alto, CA, Charles Ginnever: Recent Sculpture, April 15–May 27
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Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA, Charles Ginnever: The Hellenic Series Sculptures, November 5–28
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Galerie Simonne Stern, New Orleans, LA, Charles Ginnever—Metal Sculpture
1979
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ConStruct, Chicago, IL, Charles Ginnever, November 30, 1979–January 14, 1980
1980
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Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY. Catalogue
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Max Hutchinson Gallery, New York, NY
1981
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ConStruct, Chicago, IL, Charles Ginnever: New Sculpture, April 3–May 23
1983
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Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY, Charles Ginnever: Large Scale Sculpture, May 7–July 2. Catalogue
1984
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Fuller Goldeen Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Charles Ginnever, February 15–March 10
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Lee Park, Dallas, TX, Charles Ginnever: Large Scale Sculpture, March–September
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Hurd Development, Dallas, TX, May–August
1986
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Fuller Goldeen Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Charles Ginnever: New Bronze Sculpture, June 11–July 3
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Max Hutchinson's Sculpture Fields, Kenoza Lake, NY, Charles Ginnever: Large Scale Sculpture, May 1986–1987. Catalogue
1987
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Esprit Sculpture Garden, San Francisco, CA, Charles Ginnever: Large Scale Sculpture, May 4, 1987–April 1988
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Dorothy Goldeen Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, Charles Ginnever: Bronze and Steel Sculpture, October 14–November 7
1989
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Riva Yares Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, Installation of Gallop-A-Pace (1979) and High Rise (1984)
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Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, Charles Ginnever: Bronze and Steel, October 13–November 3
1990
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Dorothy Goldeen Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, Charles Ginnever: Bronze Sculpture, August 4–September 1
1991
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Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, Charles Ginnever: The Moonwalker Series, October 10–November 3
1992–93
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Runnymede Sculpture Farm, Woodside, CA, Charles Ginnever. Catalogue
1995
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Smith Andersen Gallery, Palo Alto, CA, Charles Ginnever: Sculptures & Etchings, 1993–1994, January 12–February 15
1997
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Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA, Charles Ginnever: Sculpture, February 16–March 22
1998
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Gerlald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, Charles Ginnever: Rashomon, August 15–October 10
2000
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Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, Rashomon. Catalogue
2001
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Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA, Charles Ginnever: Recent Sculpture, May 3–June 2
2002
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Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro VT, Charles Ginnever Sculpture, August 23–December 15
2003
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MOVA (Sonoma County Museum of Visual Art), Luther Burbank Center, Santa Rosa, CA, Charles Ginnever Sculpture, May 2003–May 2005
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Fields Sculpture Park, ART OMI, Ghent, NY, Charles Ginnever Sculpture, July 2003–Spring 2005
2004
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Wooster Arts Space, New York, NY, Charles Ginnever: Rashomon Series, April 24–May 29
2012
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San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA, Charles Ginnever: Rashomon, November 17, 2012–February 16, 2013
2013
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Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA, Charles Ginnever—The Pleasures of Challenged Perception: Rashomon, March 13–September 15
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Riverside Park, NY, Charles Ginnever: High Rise and Medusa, 2013–14
2014
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Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA), Munoz-Waxman Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, New Perspectives: Sculptures by Chuck Ginnever, August 22–November 2
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University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, New Perspectives: Sculptures by Chuck Ginnever and Rashomon (15 units), November 20, 2014–July 1, 2015
2018
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Michael S. Currier Center Gallery, The Putney School, Putney, VT, Chuck Ginnever: Sculptures & Prints, April 1–May 18
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Clarinda Carnegie Art Museum, Clarinda, IA, Charles (Chuck) Ginnever: Folded Forms, June 24–December 4. Catalogue
2020
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Christian Petersen Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, Ginnever: Folded Forms. Catalogue
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Clarinda Carnegie Art Museum, Clarinda, IA, Ginnever: Sculpture Installation
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University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, Ginnever: Transforming Perspectives, Outdoor sculpture installation
2021
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Assemblage, Lincoln, NE, Ginnever: The Art of Perspective. Catalogue
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1955
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The Six Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1956
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The Six Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1957
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San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA, 76th Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition of the San Francisco Art Association
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Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA, Sculpture Annual
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The Six Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1958
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Spatsa Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1960
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Martha Jackson Gallery, New York, NY, New Forms, New Media, Part I, June 6–24. Catalogue
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Martha Jackson Gallery, New York, NY, New Forms, New Media, Part II, September 28–October 22
1961
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Andrew Dickson White Museum, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Young New York Artists
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Green Gallery, New York, NY, Group Show: Jean Follett, Charles Ginnever, Claes Oldenburg, Lucas Samaras, Myron Stout, Mark di Suvero, September 19–October 14
1962
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Riverside Museum, New York, NY, 12 New York Sculptors, April 8–29
1963
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Sun Gallery, Provincetown, MA, two-artist exhibition
1964
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Park Place Gallery, New York, NY
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Royal Marks Gallery, New York, NY, Sculptors' Toys, November 27–December
1965
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
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American Federation of the Arts, Color Sculpture. Travel through 1966
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American Express Pavilion, New York World's Fair, Flushing, NY, Art '65—Lesser Known and Unknown Painters, Young American Sculpture East to West. Catalogue
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World House Gallery, New York, NY, Sculpture from All Directions, November 3–27
1966
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Park Place Gallery, New York, NY, Installation Invitational: Villa, Montgomery, Ginnever, Krebs, Smithson, June 12–July
1967
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Cultural Affairs Department for Gracie Mansion, New York, NY, Sculpture in Environment, October 1–31. Catalogue
1968
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New York Loft, New York, NY, 10 Downtown, April 20–May 6
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Picker Gallery, Charles A. Dana Creative Art Center, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, 10 Downtown, October 18–November 17. Catalogue
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Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, NY, Group Exhibition, November
1969
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Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, NY, Drawing Exhibition, January 11–February 4
1970
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Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
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New Gallery, Cleveland, OH
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Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, NY, Chuck Ginnever and Louis Kahn, April 1–29
1971
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Van Saun Park, Paramus, NJ, Sculpture in the Park: An Exhibition of American Sculpture, June 13–September 26. Catalogue
1972
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Greenwich Library, Greenwich, CT, New York Artists from the Paula Cooper Gallery
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Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY, Painting and Sculpture 1972, April 8–June 11
1974
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Sculpture Now, Inc., New York, NY, Group Exhibition, through January 1975
1975
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MoMA P.S.1, New York, NY, Artists Make Toys, January 1–25
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Sculpture Now, Inc., New York, NY, Group Exhibition, September–November
1976
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Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, Sculpture Made in Place—Dill, Ginnever, Madsen, April 25–June 6. Catalogue
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Nassau County Museum of Fine Arts, Roslyn Harbor, NY, Nine Sculptors—On the Ground, In the Water, Off the Wall, May 2–July 25
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New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA, Fine Arts in New Federal Buildings, organized by the U. S. General Services Administration. Catalogue
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Central City Park, Atlanta, GA
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Greenwich Arts Council, Greenwich, CT, Sculpture '76. Catalogue
1977
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John Weber Gallery, New York, NY, Drawings for Outdoor Sculpture 1946–1977. Travel: Mead Gallery, Amherst, MA; University of California Art Galleries, Santa Barbara, CA; La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA; Hayden Gallery, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. Catalogue
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Wave Hill Sculpture Garden, Bronx, NY, Inaugural Exhibition, September
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MoMA P.S.1, New York, NY, 10 Downtown: 10 Years, September 11–October 2
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Washington State University, Pullman, WA, Two Decades 1957–1977, American Sculpture from Northwest Collections
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Sculpture Now, Inc., New York, NY, Sculpture Yesterday/Today: Mark di Suvero, Tom Doyle, Peter Forakis, Charles Ginnever, October 24–December 3. Catalogue
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Sculpture Now, Inc., New York, NY, Cornell Then, Sculpture Now, December 10, 1977–January 14, 1978. Travel: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, May 24–July 9, 1978. Catalogue
1978
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MoMA P.S.1, New York, NY, Indoor/Outdoor Sculpture Show, April 16–May 21
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Max Hutchinson Gallery, Houston, TX
1979
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Sonoma State University Art Gallery, Rohnert Park, CA, Nine Points of View: Sculpture, April 20–May 18
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Lake George Arts Project, Lake George, NY, Prospect Mountain Sculpture Show, An Homage to David Smith, August 1–October 15. Catalogue
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National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Across the Nation: Fine Art for Federal Buildings, 1972–1979. Travel. Catalogue
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Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO, Beginnings
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University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, WI
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ConStruct, Chicago, IL, Group Show
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ConStruct travelling exhibition, Mark di Suvero, Charles Ginnever, John Henry, Linda Howard, Lyman Kipp, Frank McGuire, Jerry Peart. Travel through 1981: The Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, Hempstead, NY; Grant Park, Chicago, IL; The Arts Festival of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA; Shidoni Gallery, Tesuque, NM. Catalogue
1980
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Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO, Reality of Illusion. Travel to museums through 1981
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ConStruct, Chicago, IL, Group Show
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New Orleans, LA, Contemporary American Sculpture, through 1981
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The Hyde Collection, Glen Falls, NY, Sculptors' Studies: The Prospect Mountain Sculpture Show
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Max Hutchinson Gallery, New York, NY, 10 Abstract Sculptures: American and European, 1940–1980, March 18–April 19. Catalogue
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Sun Gallery, Hayward, CA, Sculpture, May 6–June 21
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Middendorf/Lane Gallery, Washington, DC, The Sculptors of ConStruct: ConStruct Small Scale Travelling Exhibition, June 3–July 12. Travel: University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; Columbus, IN
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ConStruct, Chicago, IL, Drawings by Mark di Suvero, Charles Ginnever, John Henry, Linda Howard, Lyman Kipp, September 5–October 4
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ConStruct Outdoor Travelling Exhibition sponsored by Interpace Corporation, American Eight. Travel through 1981: Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, July 16–August 20, 1980; Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT, August 28– October 31, 1980; Interpace Corporation Headquarters, Parsippany, NJ; Ashland College, Ashland, OH. Catalogue
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Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, OK
1981
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Max Hutchinson Gallery, New York, NY, Sculptors' Drawings, Maquettes,and Proposals
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Tallgrass/Crown Center, Kansas City, MO, 10: A Spectrum
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City of Cleveland, OH, Sculpture Outside in Cleveland, July 18–October 25. Catalogue
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Max Hutchincon Gallery at Grand Palais, Paris, France, FIAC Art Fair
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Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA, Public Sculpture/Public Sites
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Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Sculptors' Work on Paper, November 3–28
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Park West Galleries, Southfield, MI, from Max Hutchinson Gallery, New York, NY, Sculpture Now: Contemporary American Sculpture, November 19, 1981–January 15, 1982
1982
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Chicago Art Fair, Chicago, IL, Mile of Sculpture, May
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Palo Alto Cultural Center, Mitchell Park, Palo Alto, CA, Palo Alto Outdoor Sculpture Invitational, June 15, 1982–June 30, 1983
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Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO
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John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Aspects of Sculpture
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ConStruct Sculpture Park, North Miami, FL, November 21, 1982–Spring 1983
1983
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Metropolitan Museum and Art Center, Coral Gables, FL, ConStruct South, January 16–March 15
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Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, Chicago Sculpture International: Mile 2, May. Catalogue
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Virginia Museum, Richmond, VA, Sculpture in the Garden, August 10, 1983–August 10, 1984
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Nassau County Museum of Fine Art, Roslyn Harbor, NY, Sculpture: The Tradition in Steel, October 9, 1983–January 22, 1984. Catalogue
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Max Hutchinson Gallery, New York, NY, Varieties of Sculptural Ideas: Drawings and Maquettes, December 22, 1983–January 28, 1984
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ConStruct Sculpture Park, North Miami, FL, ConStruct Group Show
1984
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Miami-Dade Community College Gallery, Miami, FL, ConStruct, March 8–29
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ConStruct South, Miami, FL, ConStruct Group Show
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Robert Hull Fleming Museum, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, Contemporary Artists in Vermont, September 25–December 30
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Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY, Masters of Modern and Contemporary Sculpture, November 8–December 4
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Diane Brown Gallery, New York, NY, The Success of Failure, December 12, 1984–January 12, 1985
1985
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American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York, NY, Paintings and Sculpture by Candidates for Art Awards, March 4–31
1986
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Fuller Goldeen Gallery, Los Angeles Contemporary Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA, December 3–5
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The Art Store Gallery, Oakland, CA, Shoebox Show, December 11, 1986–January 15, 1987
1987
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Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO, The Success of Failure, February 15–March 29. Travel by Independent Curators, Inc.: University Art Gallery, North Texas State University, Denton, TX, August 31–September 25; Johnson Gallery, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, October 25–December 13; University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ, January 31–March 12, 1988. Catalogue
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Cold Spring Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, Nothing But Steel, June 1, 1987–March 31, 1988
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Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, AK, Sculpture:Looking Into Three Dimensions, June 28, 1987–May 29, 1988. Travel: Alaska State Museum, Juneau, AK, July 1–August 7, 1988; University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, AK, August 19–October 16, 1988. Catalogue
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Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID, Group Exhibition, June 29–October 1
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Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA, Recent Modern Acquisitions, August 27–October 18
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Dorothy Goldeen Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, Gallery Artists, September 10–October 10
1988
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Walnut Creek Civic Arts Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA, Bay Area Bronze, January 13–March 12
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Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA, Bay Area Sculpture: Metal, Stone and Wood, February 21–April 24
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Sheehan Gallery, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA, Cast in Walla Walla, November 14–December 16
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Dorothy Goldeen Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, Private Reserve, December 1–31
1989
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Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID, Sculpture: Visions Transformed, July 1–August 1
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Sabbeth Art Gallery, Wunsch Arts Center, Glen Cove, NY, A Salute to the Gateway Public Sculpture, August 4–13
1990
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Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY, No Man's Land: Opening Celebration, April 8, 1990–April 1, 1991. Catalogue
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Marvin Seline Gallery, Houston, TX, From California, April 21–May 19
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Chicago International Art Exhibition, Chicago, IL, May
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Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID, Sculpture: Visions Transformed II, July 6–August 4
1991
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Natsoulas/Novelozo Gallery, Davis, CA, The Spatsa Gallery: 1958–1961, January 11–February 3. Catalogue
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Dorothy Goldeen Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, Monochrome, March 31–May 11
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Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID, Sculpture: Visions Transformed III, July 5–August 9
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Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York, NY, Table Sculpture, July 8–August 16
1992
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Ann Jaffe Gallery, Bay Harbor, FL, 27 Anniversary Show, January 7–31
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Gallery Camino Real, Boca Raton, FL, Bronze, January 16–February 8
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Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York, NY, Table Sculpture, May 2–June 26
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Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID, Visions Transformed IV, July 8–August 5
1993
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Contract Design Center, San Francisco, CA, Line, Mass, Process, March 4–May 31
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Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID, March 5–April 15
1995
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The Sculpture Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Selected Artists/Selected Works, January 19–March 7
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Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID, August 1–31
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Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA, Concept in Form: Artists' Sketchbooks & Maquettes, October 5, 1995–January 7, 1996
1997
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Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Purchase, NY, Neuberger Museum of Art 1997 Biennial Exhibition of Public Art, May 10–October 26
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Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ, Summer 1997 Exhibition, Summer. Catalogue
2000
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Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Purchase, NY, Welded! Sculpture of the Twentieth Century, May.
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Cooper Union, New York, NY, Art & Mathematics 2000, November 7–December 15. Catalogue
2001
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Koussevitzky Art Gallery, Berkshire Community College, Pittsfield, MA, Art & Mathematics 2001, February 1–March 30
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Chicago Art Fair, Chicago, IL, Pier Walk 2001
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Art in Public Places Program, Town of Vail Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Ford Park, Vail, CO, Art in Nature Nature in Art, June 29–September 5
2002
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Wright State University Art Galleries, Dayton, OH, With a View Toward the Public, April 7–May 5. Catalogue
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Chelsea Studio Gallery, New York, NY, unforgettable (Ground Zero Proposals), September 5–28
2004
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National Academy of Design Museum, New York, NY, 179th Annual, May 5–June 20
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Smith Andersen Editions, Palo Alto, CA, Hot Off the Press: New Editions by Jens Birkemose, Charles Ginnever, Daniel Phill, Gustavo Ramos Rivera, June 23–August 9
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The Lodz Biennale, Lodz, Poland, Construction in Process, International Invitational Exhibition, October 2–31
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Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, Landfall Press: A Singular Vision, December 10, 2004–January 29, 2005
2006
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Wooster Arts Space, New York, NY
2007
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Broadbent Gallery, London, England, Sculpture/Drawing Show—Willard Boepple, Charles Ginnever and John Henry, February 2–March 3
2009
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Allan Stone Gallery, New York, NY, Bay Area to New York, October 28–December 22
2013
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Allan Stone Projects, New York, NY, Fall Selections, September 6–October 31
2016
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Paradise Ridge Ranch, Santa Rosa, CA, Geometric Reflections, through April 2017
2019
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Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA, Sonoma Modern/Contemporary, April 20–June 16
BIBLIOGRAPHY
BOOKS
Babington Smith, Veronica (ed.). International Directory of Exhibiting Artists, vol. 2. Oxford, England: Clio Press, Ltd., 1982.
Barros, Ricardo. Facing Sculpture. Morrisville, PA: Image Spring Press, 2004.
Boettger, Suzaan. Earthworks: Art and the Landscape of the Sixties. Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 2003.
Clapp, Jane. Sculpture Index. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1970.
Cohen, Ronny H. Introduction by Pierre Restany. Charles Ginnever. San Francisco, CA: Anne Kohs & Associates, Inc., 1987.
Cumming, Paul. Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists, 5th ed. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1988.
Fisher, Doris, and Fisher, Donald. The Fisher Collection. San Francisco, CA: Doris and Donald Fisher, 2007.
Kostelanetz, Richard. A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes. New York: Schirmer Books, 1999.
Kulterman, Ugo. The New Painting. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1977.
Kuspit, Donald. Redeeming Art: Critical Reveries. New York, NY: Allworth Press, 2000.
Marks, Claude. World Artists, 1950–1980. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1984.
Naylor, Colin. Contemporary Artists. Chicago and London: St. James Press, 1989.
FILMS AND VIDEOS
Film, Graffiti & Animation, 16mm film made with Peter Forakis, 1961.
Film, "Sculpture Dance" at Fluxus Festival, George Segal farm, South Brunswick, NJ, with Tom Doyle, Eva Hesse, and Peter Forakis, 1963.
Television program "American Art Forum with Richard Love" featuring Ginnever interview, 1988. youtube.com/watch?v=eV3ysptPqRM
Video by Gayle Maxon-Edgerton of exhibition installation, New Perspectives: Sculptures by Chuck Ginnever, Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA), Santa Fe, NM, August 22, 2014.
Video by Brenden Hussey and Jonathan Berger, Charles Ginnever: Sculpture and Perspectives, 2020
CATALOGUES
Alloway, Lawrence, and Kaprow, Allan. Foreword by Martha Jackson; photographs by Rudolph Burckhardt. New Forms—New Media I. New York, NY: Martha Jackson Gallery, 1960. Photography by Rudolph Burchkardt.
Angel, Brian. Foreword to ICAF/LA86: The International Contemporary Art Fair, Los Angeles. Los Angeles, CA: ICAF/LA86 and Andry Montgomery California Inc., 1986.
Bryant, Edward. 10 Downtown. Hamilton, NY: Pucker Gallery, Charles A. Dana Creative Arts Center, Colgate University, 1968. Illus.: Untitled, 1967.
Collischan, Judy. Neuberger Museum of Art 1997 Biennial Exhibition of Public Art. Purchase, NY: Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, 1997.
Denton, Monroe. No Man's Land. New York, NY: Socrates Sculpture Park, 1991. Illus.: Knossos, 1990.
Everitt, John I. (Foreword). Sculpture in the Park: An Exhibitioin of American Sculpture. Paramus, NJ: North Jersey Cultural Council, Bergen County Parks Commission, New Jeersey State Council on the Arts, Board of Chosen Freeholders.
Friedman, Nathaniel, and Singer, Clifford. Art & Mathematics 2000. New York, NY: The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, 2000.
Goldeen, Dorothy. American Eight. Parsippany, NJ: Corporate Headquarters, Interpace Corporation; Ashland, OH: Ashland College, 1980. Illus.: Nautilus, 1976; Gallop-A-Pace, 1979.
Katsive, David H. Mark di Suvero, Charles Ginnever, John Henry, Linda Howard, Lyman Kipp, Frank McGuire, Jerry Peart.Hempstead, NY: Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, 1979. Illus.: Icarus, 1975.
Larson, Philip. Sculpture Made in Place: Dill, Ginnever, Madsen. Minneapolis, MN: Walker Art Center, 1976.
Meyer, Ruth K. Quintessence. Dayton, OH: City Beautiful Council, 1980. Illus.: Movin' Out (for Jesse Owens), 1980.
Michalik, Mary. Chicago International Art Exposition, 1990. Chicago, IL: Chicago International Art Exposition, 1990. Illus.: Les Funambules, 1988.
Nathanson, Carol A. With a View Toward the Public: Dayton's Alternative Spaces Residence Program, 1977-1983. Dayton, OH: Wright State University Art Galleries, 2002.
New Orleans Museum of Art. Fine Arts in New Federal Buildings. New Orleans, LA: New Orleans Museum of Art, 1976.
Nierengarten-Smith, Beej. Introduction to Laumeier Sculpture Park: First Decade, 1976–1986. St. Louis, MO: Laumeier Sculpture Park, 1986. Illus.: Crete, 1978.
Ratcliff, Carter. Charles Ginnever: Large-Scale Sculpture. New York, NY: Marlborough Gallery, 1983.
San Francisco Museum of Art. Seventy-Sixth Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition of the San Francisco Art Association. San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Museum of Art, 1957.
Sculpture Now. Charles Ginnever: 20 Years—20 Works. New York, NY: Sculpture Now, Inc., 1975.
Shapiro, David. Drawings for Outdoor Sculpture 1946–1977. New York, NY: John Weber Gallery, 1977.
_____. The Success of Failure. New York, NY: Diane Brown Gallery, 1984.
Town of Vail Art in Public Places Program. Art in Nature Nature in Art. Vail, CO: Town of Vail Art in Public Places Program, 2001.
Waller, Bret. Daedalus. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Museum of Art, 1978.
World House Gallery. Sculpture from All Directions. New York, NY: World House Gallery, 1965.
BROCHURES
Donadio, Emmie. Contemporary Artists in Vermont. Burlington, VT: Robert Hull Fleming Museum, University of Vermont, 1984.
Freedman, Doris C. Walking Tour of Public Art in Lower Manhattan. New York, NY: The Public Arts Council/Municipal Art Society and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, 1977. Illus.
Hixon, Nancy, and Shaw, Kim. Art on Campus. Houston, TX: University of Houston –University Park, 1986. Illus.: Troika, 1978.
U.S. General Services Administration. Art-In-Architecture Program. Washington, DC: U.S. General Services Administration, 1978. Illus.: Protagoras, 1976.
ARTICLES
Abbe, Mary. “Reinstallation of a St. Paul sculpture renews a decades-old question: Is it beauty, or a blot?” Star Tribune(Minneapolis, MN), Jul. 19, 2008. Illus.
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