b. 1966, Boulder, CO
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
EDUCATION
University of Michigan, MFA, Painting, 1990
Drake University, BFA, Summa Cum Laude, Painting and Art History, 1988
SELECTED ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2014 Short Stack, Galerie Kuckei/Kuckei, Berlin, Germany
2013 Sentry - Works by Joe Biel, UCR Sweeney Art Gallery, Riverside, CA
2011 Greg Kucera gallery, Seattle
2009 Lexicon, Nettie Horn Gallery, London, England
New Work, Galerie Kuckei/Kuckei, Berlin, Germany
2006 New Works on Paper, Goff + Rosenthal Gallery, New York City, New York.
New Work, Kuckei/Kuckei, Berlin, Germany
2005 Captain Ill, Acuna-Hansen Gallery, Los Angeles, California
New Work, Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, Washington
2004 Lightness, Acuna-Hansen Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2003 Works on Paper, Kuckei/Kuckei, Berlin, Germany
Drawings, Mixture Gallery, Houston, Texas
2002 Works on Paper, Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, Washington
New Work, Galerie Katia Rid, Munich, Germany
2001 New Works on Paper, Roberts & Tilton Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, Nebraska
2000 Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, Washington
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 Imperfect Crystal, Moskowitz Bayse Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2016 TeleGen. Kunst und Fernsehen, Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Vaduz
2015 TeleGen. Kunst und Fernsehen, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Germany
Hearsay, Lancaster Museum of Art and History, Lancaster, CA
2014 Choice Cuts, Mark Wooley Gallery, Portland, OR
Hoge Horizon, Bruegelland, vroeg 21ste eeuw, Stedelijk Museum Wuyts-Van Campen en Baron Caroly, Lier, Belgium
In 2040….., JAUS, Los Angeles, CA
2013 PLURAL, WW Gallery, London
Tierstücke der Sammlung SØR Rusche Oelde/Berlin, Museum Abtei Liesborn, Wadersloh
Drafted, Schema Projects, New York City, NY
2012 New Prints 2012/Summer, International Print Center New York, New York City, NY
Alptraum, Green Papaya Art Projects, Quezon City
Alptraum, Goethe-Institut Johannesburg, Johannesburg,
2011 ALPTRAUM, Blank Projects, Cape Town
ALPTRAUM, The Company. Los Angeles, CA
ALPTRAUM, Washington D.C., London, Berlin, Los Angeles, Kapstadt, Projektraum Deutscher Künstlerbund, Berlin
Embodying, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta
2010 Exquisite Corpse, Cream Contemporary, Berlin, Germany
MADE IN U.S.A., Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, WA
Paper!Awesome, Baer Ridgway Exhibitions, San Francisco, CA
2009 Back To The Drawing Board: A New Look At Contemporary Drawing, Arin Contemporary Art, Laguna Beach, CA
Backyard Funerals, Sam Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Drawn/Draft/Depict, IVC Art Gallery, Irvine Valley College, Irvine, USA
2008 The Unruly and the Humorous, Angles Gallery, Los Angeles, Callifornia
Looky-See, Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, California
Ashes for Breakfast, Goff and Rosenthal Gallery, New York, New York
2007 World Receiver, Kunstalle, Hamburg, Germany
The Diane and Sandy Besser Collection, De Young Museum, San Francisco, California
Rogue Wave, LA Louver Gallery, Venice, California
It Figures, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, California
2006 The O-Scene: Contemporary Art and Culture in OC, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, California
The Square Root of Drawing, Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, Dublin, Ireland
Talking Heads, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, California
2005 Paradise Lost, Goff + Rosenthal Gallery, New York City, New York
Contemporary Erotic Drawing, Part One: DiverseWorks, Houston, Texas; Part 2: The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut (catalogue)
2004 Frame of Mind, Domestic Setting, Los Angeles, California
Drawn Fictions, Marylhurst University, Portland, Oregon
2003 Not Always the Same, Part One: Hammer/Sidi Gallery, London, England; Part Two: Mjellby Art Center, Halmstad, Sweden
Little Disasters, Red Dot Gallery, Scope Art Fair, New York City, New York
What a Painting Can Do, Hayworth Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2002 Art on Paper, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, North Carolina (catalogue)
1997 Oregon Biennial, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon
ARTICLES & REVIEWS
2007 Ollman, Leah. “The good type of ‘Rogue’,” Los Angeles Times, July 6: E22.
2006 Campbell, Clayton. "Joe Biel," Contemporary 21, Issue 83, July: 24-27(illustrated, cover image).
Morris, Tom. "Bedtime Fairy Tales These Are Not," Artreview, Issue 01, July: 70-71 (illustrated).
2005 Horodner, Stuart, ed. Contemporary Erotic Drawing (Ridgefield, CT: The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum), 64-65 (illustrated).
2004 Boas, Pat. “The Un-Storyteller,” Art Papers, January/February: 20-21 (illustrated).
Ollman, Leah. “Packing a Heavy Metaphoric Punch,” Los Angeles Times, March 5: E-19 (illustrated).
Taylor, Sue. “Joseph Biel at Mark Woolley,” Art in America, February: 132-133 (illustrated).
2003 Row, D.K. “Dark Star of Humor,” The Oregonian, September 12: AE-56.
2002 Doll, Nancy and Ron Platt. Art on Paper 2002 (Greensboro, NC: Weatherspoon Art Museum), 5 (illustrated).
2001 Myers, Holly. “Delicate and Inquisitive,” Los Angeles Times, December 7: F-26.
AWARDS AND HONORS
2008 Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Grant Award recipient Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation Award recipient
2004-07 Residency, 18th Street Arts Complex, Santa Monica, California
2004 Residency, The Ballinglen Foundation, Ballycastle, North County Mayo, Ireland
2003 Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Grant Award recipient
2002 Featured Artist, New American Paintings: 2002 Pacific Coast Edition, Jessica Morgan (curator, ICA, Boston), juror
2000 Residency, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska