Jonathan Hammer

Jonathan Hammer - sea garden

Artist Biography: Born in Chicago in 1960, Jonathan Hammer has had 50+ solo exhibitions. For more than 35 years he has worked in several mediums including works on paper, photography, unique books, sculpture, ceramics, and prints, as well as his signature screens and panels made from marque-try of exotic skins. Hammer has exhibited widely in Germany, Switzerland, Norway, France, England, Japan, Mexico and the United States. In Spain he has had many solo shows. He has had 10 one person exhibitions in New York (including five at Matthew Marks Gallery). Along with numerous group exhibitions in museums worldwide, Hammer has had solo shows in Gene-va at the Centre d'Art Contemporain, the Berkeley Art Museum and the Derfner Museum. His art is in many private and public collections including multiple works in each of the following: the Museum of Modern Art; San Francisco MOMA; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Hammer Museum (UCLA); Berkeley Art Museum; Whitney Museum of American Art; New York Public Library; Jumex Collection, Mexico City, among others. An authority on Zurich Da-da, (especially Hugo Ball and Jean Arp/Sophie Taeuber Arp) Hammer published his critical writings on the subject in his book "Ball and Hammer", Yale University Press, 2002. He has re-ceived honors from among others: Art Matters, NY; Pro Helvetia (the Swiss Arts Council); The Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, NY; The Pollock Krasner Foundation, NY; PEW Foundation, Philadelphia; Arp Foundation, Berlin. Hammer is the founder of the Villa Bergerie artists residency project. He lives and works in Spain. Born in Chicago in 1960, Jonathan Hammer has had more than 50 solo exhibitions. For 35 years, he has worked using a variety of techniques including works on paper, photography, one-of-a-kind books, sculpture, ceramics and Prints, as well as his screens and paintings made of exotic fur. Hammer has exhibited in Germany, Switzerland, Norway, France, England, England, Japan, Mexico, Spain and the United States (including five at Matthew Marks Gallery). Along with numerous group exhibitions in museums around the world, Hammer has had solo exhibitions in Geneva at the Center for Contemporary Art, the Berkeley Art Museum and the Derfner Museum. His works are part of, among others, the following collections: MOMA NY; MOMA San Francisco; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Hammer Museum (UCLA); Berkeley Art Museum; Whitney Museum of American Art; New York Public Library; Jumex Collection, Mexico City. A former expert in the Zurich Da-da circle, (especially Hugo Ball and Jean Arp/Sophie Taeuber Arp) Hammer published his critical writings on the subject in his book "Ball and Hammer", Yale University Press, 2002. He has been honored by the following institutions: Art Matters, NY; Pro Helve-tia (Swiss Arts Council); the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, NY; the Pollock Krasner Foundation, New York; PEW Foundation, Philadelphia; Arp Foundation, Berlin. Hammer is the founder of the Villa Bergerie artist-in-residence project. He lives and works in Spain.