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American Abstract Artists (AAA) has produced over 75 exhibitions of its members. AAA exhibitions have been held at many galleries and museums, including the following venues:
2008
"American Abstract Artists: Tribute to Esphyr Slobodkina", The Painting Center, New York, NY (September 2-28, 2008)
[press release]
[exhibition brochure]
2007
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"Material Matter", Sideshow, Brooklyn, NY (September 8 - October 8, 2007);
Curated by Kat Griefen, Director, AIR Gallery
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"Continuum: In Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of AAA", St. Peter's College Art Gallery, O'Toole Library, Jersey City, NJ (March 21 - April 25, 2007)
[press release]
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2005
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"Optical Simulations",
Yellow Bird Gallery, Newburgh, NY
(September 10 - November 12, 2005);
Curated by Jill Conner
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"Ideal: Selections from the American Abstract Artists", Metaphor Contemporary Art, Brooklyn, NY (June 22 - July 31); Curated by Rene Lynch, Director
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"American Abstract Artists 60th Anniversary Print Portfolio", Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT (May 27 - June 11)
2002
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"Abstract Dilemmas: The American Abstract Artists",
Martin Art Gallery, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
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2000
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"Toward The New: American Abstract Artists", Hillwood Art Museum, CW Post Campus, Long Island University, Brookville, NY
(left: exhibition catalog cover) |
1996
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"Pioneers of Abstract Art: American Abstract Artists 1936-1996",
Sidney Mishkin Gallery, Baruch College, New York, NY (September 20 - October 17)
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"American Abstract Artists 60th Anniversary Exhibition",
The James Howe Fine Arts Gallery, Kean College, Union, NJ
(left: exhibition catalog cover) |
"American Abstract Artists", Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY
1994
Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
"The Persistence of Abstraction: American Abstract Artists Annual Exhibition," The Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ
1992
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"The Persistence of Abstraction: American Abstract Artists",
Edwin A Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
(August 27 - October 18)
(left: exhibition catalog cover) |
1989
"American Abstract Artists: Members Exhibit", 55 Mercer, New York, NY
1987
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"American Abstract Artists: 50th Anniversary Print Portfolio 1987 Exhibition"
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City Gallery, Department of Cultural Affairs, New York, NY
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Condeso/Lawler Gallery, New York, NY
1986
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"American Abstract Artists: 50th Anniversary Celebration 1936-1986", Bronx Museum for the Arts, Bronx, NY (February 6-April 20),
Hillwood Art Gallery, Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, NY (October 1-24)
(left: exhibition catalog cover) |
"50th Anniversary", James Howe Fine Arts Gallery, Kean College, Union, NJ
1983
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"American Abstract Artists", Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC (January 16 thru February 20)
Moody Gallery of Art, University of Alabama, AL (March 6 - April 6)
(left: exhibition catalog cover) |
1982
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"American Abstract Artists: Abstraction in Action (dedicated to Ilya Bolotowsky)", City Gallery, Department of Cultural Affairs, New York, NY (January 6-28) |
1981
"Transitions", Summit Art Gallery, NJ (March 6-31)
1980
"American Abstract Artists: The Early Years", Sid Deutsch Gallery, NY (March)
Traveling exhibition: Telfair Academy, Savannah, GA; Cummer Gallery, Jacksonville, FL; Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN; Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL; University of Virginia Art Museum, Charlottesville, VA; New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ (length of tour: April 1980 - April 1981)
1979
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"American Abstract Artists: Language of Abstraction",
Betty Parsons Gallery and Marilyn Pearl Gallery, NY
(June 19-August 3)
(left: exhibition catalog cover) |
"American Abstract Artists: Works on Paper", Marilyn Pearl Gallery, NY (August)
1977
"American Abstract Artists", Art Museum, University of New Mexico, Albuqerque, NM (February 27 - April 3)
1976
"American Abstract Artists Exhibition in Honor of Josef Albers, George L. K. Morris, I. Rice Pereira, Charles Shaw", Westbeth, NY (October 2-28)
1974
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"American Abstract Artists",
Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY
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1972
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"American Abstract Artists",
Library Gallery, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ (February) |
"American Abstract Artists 36th Annual Exhibition", Contemporary Arts Gallery, Loeb Student Center, New York University, NY (October 31 - November 22)
1970
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"American Abstract Artists", Loeb Student Center, New York University, NY (February - April 16) |
1969
"American Abstract Artists", North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC (February 9 - March 9)
1968
"32nd Anniversary Exhibition", Riverside Museum, New York, NY (October 6 - December 1)
1967
"American Abstract Artists", Loeb Student Center, New York University, NY (July 10 - August 7)
1966
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"American Abstract Artists 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Yesterday and Today 1936 - 1966", Riverside Museum, New York, NY (September 25 - November 27) |
"Paintings from American Abstract Artists", Loeb Student Center, New York University, NY (August 1-30)
1965
"American Abstract Artists 29th Annual Exhibition", Riverside Museum, New York, NY (March 14 - April 25)
1964
"American Abstract Artists 28th Annual Exhibition", Loeb Student Center, South Gallery, New York University, NY (January 8-23)
1963
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| "American Abstract Artists 27th Annual Exhibition", East Hampton Gallery, NY (May 7 - June 1) |
1962
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"American Abstract Artists 26th Annual Exhibition",
IBM Gallery, New York, NY
(February 5-24) |
1961
"American Abstract Artists 25th Annual Exhibition", Lever House, NY (April 3-21)
1960
"American Abstract Artists 24th Annual Exhibition", Riverside Museum, New York, NY (February 28 - March 27)
1959
"American Abstract Artists 23rd Annual Exhibition", Betty Parsons Gallery, NY (June 1-13)
1958
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"American Abstract Artists 22nd Annual Exhibition", Riverside Museum, New York, NY
(March 2- 30) |
1957
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"American Abstract Artists 21st Annual Exhibition",
The Contemporaries Gallery, NY
(April 22 - May 11) |
1956
"American Abstract Artists 20th Annual Exhibition", Riverside Museum, New York, NY (April 8 - May 20)
Traveling exhibition: Hawaii; Union Building, Utah University, Salt Lake City, UT (November)
1955
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"American Abstract Artists 19th Annual Exhibition", New School for Social Research, NY
(February 28 - March 21) |
Traveling exhibition: Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan
1954
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"American Abstract Artists 18th Annual Exhibition", Riverside Museum, New York, NY (March 7-28); included the Japan Abstract Art Club |
1953
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"American Abstract Artists 17th Annual Exhibition",
Hacker Gallery, NY
(May 19 thru June 30) |
"Group exhibition", Artists Equity Association, NY (January 26 - February 14)
1952
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"American Abstract Artists 16th Annual Exhibition",
New Gallery, NY
(February 24 - March 13) |
1951
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| "American Abstract Artists 15th Annual Exhibition", Riverside Museum, New York, NY (March 12 - April 4); (includes British and Danish artists) |
1950
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"American Abstract Artists 14th Annual Exhibition", New School for Social Research, NY
(March 15-31) |
Traveling exhibition: Musee d'art moderne, Paris, France (June 1 - July 15); Copenhagen, Denmark (August 26 - September 10); Galleria nazionale d'art moderna, Rome, Italy (December); Galerie Karin Hielscher, Munich, Germany (March 21 - April 30)
"Art and the Art of Communication No. 2", Christopher R. Cross Associates, NY (May)
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"American Abstract Artists 15th Annual Exhibition",
The Pinacotheca, Rose Friend Gallery, New York, NY
(October 10-28) |
1949
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"American Abstract Artists 13th Annual Exhibition",
Riverside Museum, New York, NY
(March 29 - April 17) |
Traveling exhibition: Boise Art Association, Boise, ID (January 8-30); State College of Washington, Pullman, WA (February 1 - March 1); University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (March); Mills College, Oakland, CA (April 10 - May 15)
1948
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"American Abstract Artists 12th Annual Exhibition",
Chinese Gallery Ltd., New York, NY
(May 29 - June 18) |
Traveling exhibition: Hamline University, St. Paul, MN (January 3-26); Charles A. Wutsun Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI (March); Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (October 19 - November 7); Pasadena Art Institute, Pasadena, CA (November 10 - December 10)
1947
"American Abstract Artists 11th Annual Exhibition", Riverside Museum, New York, NY (March 20 - April 20)
Traveling exhibition: Michigan State College, East Lansing, MI (November 1-29); University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (November 30 - December 20)
1946
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"American Abstract Artists 10th Annual Exhibition",
American-British Art Center, New York, NY
(March 25 - April 13) |
1945
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"American Abstract Artists 9th Annual Exhibition",
Riverside Museum, New York, NY
(March 11 - April 15) |
1944
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"American Abstract Artists 8th Annual Exhibition",
Mortimer Brandt Gallery, New York, NY
(March 27 - April 8) |
1943
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"American Abstract Artists 7th Annual Exhibition", Riverside Museum, New York, NY
(March 16 - April 25) |
1942
"American Abstract Artists 6th Annual Exhibition", Fine Arts Galleries, NY (March 9-23)
1941
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"American Abstract Artists 5th Annual Exhibition",
Riverside Museum, New York, NY
(February 9-23) |
Traveling exhibition: WPA Art Center, Des Moines, IA (May 1 - June 1); WPA Art Center, Mason City, IA (September 4-25); WPA Art Center, Ottumwa, IA (October 25 - November 15); WPA Art Center, Sioux City, IA (December 7-28); WPA Art Center Oklahoma City, OK (January 5-26, 1942); The Norfolk Museum of Arts and Science, Norfolk, VA (January 12 - February 2)
1940
"American Abstract Artists", Galerie St. Etienne, NY (May 22 - June 12)
"American Abstract Artists Fourth Annual Exhibition", American Fine Arts Galleries, NY (June 5-16)
Traveling exhibition: University Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (January - February 3); Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA; Cranbrook Academy of Art, MI
1939
"American Abstract Artists", Riverside Museum, New York, NY (March 7-28)
Traveling exhibition: Beloit College, Beloit, WI
1938
"American Abstract Artists", American Fine Arts Galleries, NY (February 14-28)
"American Abstract Artists", Contemporary Arts Gallery, 92nd Street YMHA, NY
"American Abstract Artists", The Municipal Art Gallery, NY (October 26 - November 13)
Traveling exhibition: Henry Arts Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Palace of Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA; William Rockhill Nelson Museum, Kansas City, MO; Art Institute, Milwaukee, WI
1937
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"American Abstract Artists", Squibb Galleries, New York, NY (April 3-17)
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(left: exhibition catalog cover) |
University Hall, Columbia University, NY
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