Born in Sacramento CA, 1939
Studied Art and Engineering at Sacramento State College, Sacramento CA, 1959 – 1961
Moved to Los Angeles CA, 1968
Lived and worked in Pasadena CA, 1969 – 1993
Taught Sculpture and New Forms at UCLA, Los Angeles CA, 1989 – 1994
Lives and works in Sierra Madre CA
Solo Exhibitions
2013
S.M.A.K., ‘Richard Jackson. Ain’t Painting a Pain’, Ghent, Belgium
Museum Villa Stuck, ‘Richard Jackson. Ain’t Painting a Pain’, Munich, Germany
Orange County Museum of Art, ‘Richard Jackson. Ain’t Painting a Pain’, Newport Beach CA
2012
Galerie Parisa Kind, ‘Richard Jackson. Blue Prints’, Frankfurt, Germany
Armory Center for the Arts, ‘Richard Jackson. Accidents in Abstract Painting, the Armory’, Pasadena CA
2011
David Kordansky Gallery, ‘The Little Girl’s Room’, Los Angeles CA
2010
Rennie Collection, ‘Richard Jackson. Collected Works’, Vancouver, Canada
Kunststiftung Erich Hauser, ‘Richard Jackson. Big Pig’, Rottweil, Germany
Armory Center for the Arts, ‘Richard Jackson. Red Room/Green Room’, Pasadena CA
2009
Hauser & Wirth Zürich, ‘The Laundry Room’, Zurich, Switzerland
2007
Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris, France
Yvon Lambert Gallery, ‘The War Room’, New York NY
2006
Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart, ‘Richard Jackson. Werke aus der Friedrich Christian Flick Collection’, Berlin, Germany
2005
Galerie Parisa Kind, ‘BEER DEER BEAR’, Frankfurt, Germany
Hauser & Wirth London, ‘The Pink Empire’, London, England
2004
Foundation 20 21, ‘Richard Jackson. The Three Bears’, New York NY
Haswellediger & Co. Gallery, ‘Dicks’s Pictures’, New York NY
Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, ‘Unusual Behavior’, Paris, France
2003
Hauser & Wirth Zürich, ‘ACCIDENTS IN ABSTRACT PAINTING’, Zurich, Switzerland
2002
Gabriele Senn Galerie, ‘Richard Jackson. Paint Bear’, Vienna, Austria
BAWAG Foundation, ‘Bank Job’, Vienna, Austria
1998
Hauser & Wirth Zürich, ‘deer beer’, Zurich, Switzerland
1997
David Zwirner, ‘Paint Ball’, New York NY
1994
Galerie zur Kastanienallee, ‘Wall Painting/Room Installation’, Leuk-Stadt, Switzerland
1993
Galerie Gudrun Spielvogel, ‘BIGOILIDEAS’, Munich, Germany
1992
Santa Monica Museum of Art, Artist Project Series, ‘Big Confusing Ideas’, Santa Monica CA
1991
Brigitte March Galerie, ‘Confusing Ideas – Installation / Zeichnung’, Stuttgart, Germany
1990
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles CA
1989
Galerie Tschudi, ‘Installation und Bilder’, Glarus, Switzerland
1988
The Menil Collection, ‘Richard Jackson Installation 1970-1988’, Houston TX
1987
Robert Else Gallery, California State University, ‘Good Deal’, Sacramento CA
1986
Betsy Rosenfield Gallery, ‘Big Ordeals’, Chicago MI
1985
Artpark, Lewiston NY
1984
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, ‘Big Ideals’, Los Angeles CA
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, ‘Untitled Construction’, Los Angeles CA
1983
Daniel Weinberg Gallery, ’1000 Pictures’, San Francisco CA
1981
Betsy Rosenfield Gallery, Chicago MI
Galerie Maeght, ‘Projekte’, Zurich, Switzerland
1980
Galerie Maeght, ‘Big Ideas’, Paris, France
Forum Kunst, Rottweil, Germany
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, ‘Big Ideas (1000 Pictures)’, Los Angeles CA
1979
D.A.A.D. Galerie, ‘Richard Jackson Installations’, Berlin, Germany
Galerie Maeght, ‘Richard Jackson Installations’, Zurich, Switzerland
1978
The Faith and Charity in Hope Gallery, Hope ID
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles CA
1977
Santa Ana College Art Gallery, Santa Ana CA
Fine Arts Gallery, University of California, Irvine CA
1976
Riko Mizuno Gallery, Los Angeles CA
University of California, Davis CA
Daniel Weinberg Gallery, San Francisco CA
1976-1982
Environment created in Pasadena Studio, ‘Bedroom’, Pasadena CA
1975
Galleria Bocchi, Milan, Italy
1974
The California State University, Sacramento CA
Riko Mizuno Gallery, Los Angeles CA
Bykert Gallery, New York NY
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, ‘Untitled, 1972, Installation for Permanent Collection’, Los Angeles CA
1973
Galerie Onnasch, Cologne, Germany
1970
Eugenia Butler Gallery, Los Angeles CA
1969
Eugenia Butler Gallery, Los Angeles CA
1968
Gallery, 669, Los Angeles CA
1961
E.B. Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento CA
Group Exhibitions
2012
Charles Riva Collection, ‘California’, Brussels, Belgium
Shanaynay, ‘Y ..as in Yet’, Paris, France
Mitterrand + Cramer, ‘Hotel California II’, Geneva, Switzerland
Orange County Museum of Art, ‘Oc Collects’, Newport Beach CA
2011
Rubell Family Collection/Contemporary Arts Foundation, ‘American Exuberance’, Miami FL
OCMA Orange County Museum of Art, ‘State of Mind: New California Art Circa 1970’, Newport CA
MOCA The Museum of Contemporary Art, ‘Under the Big Black Sun: California Art 1974-1981’, Los Angeles CA
Avenues of Berlage’s Plan-Zuid, ‘Artzuid 2011 – Internationale Sculptuurroute’, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2010
MoCA Grand Avenue and The Geffen Contemporary at MoCA, ‘The Artist’s Museum’, Los Angeles CA
Magasin – Centre national d’art contemporain de Grenoble, ‘Promenades’, Grenoble, France
Brigitte March, ‘Der erste Impuls – Skizzen – Zeichnungen 1958 – 2010’, Stuttgart, Germany
Galerie Davel 14, ‘Dans, Autour et à Travers’, Cully, Switzerland
2009
La Maison Rouge, ‘Vraoum! Trésors de la bande dessinée et art contemporain’, Paris, France
Château Guiraud, ‘Quand la première ivresse des succès bruyants…’, Sautrenes, France
Fourteen30 Contemporary, ‘Under a Vanishing Night: New York From L.A.’, Portland OR
Otero Plassart, ‘Franz Ackermann, Richard Jackson, Johannes Wohnseifer’, Los Angeles CA
Seattle Art Museum, ‘Target Practice: Painting Under Attack 1949-1978’ Seattle WA
2008
CAPC – Musée d’art contemporain de Bordeaux Entrepôt, ‘Trahison – Collection du CAPC’, Bordeaux, France
Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, ‘Size Matters: XXL-Recent Large-Scale Paintings’, Peekskill NY
Yvon Lambert Gallery, ‘The Stranger’, New York NY
Villa Arson, ‘Ne pas jouer avec des choses mortes’, Nice, France
Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, ‘Hotel California’, Paris, France
Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts, ‘Comme des bêtes. Ours, chat, cochon & Cie’, Lausanne, Switzerland
Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart, ‘Cult of the artist: “I can’t just slice off an ear every day”. Deconstructing the Myth of the Artist’, Berlin, Germany
2007
Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, ‘Oeuvres encombrantes’, Paris, France
10. Triennale Kleinplastik, ‘Bodycheck’, Fellbach, Germany
HVCCA – Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, ‘Size Matters: XXL’, Peekskill NY
2006
The Moore Space, ‘METRO PICTURES’, Miami FL
Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, ‘Ballerina in a Whirlpool. Works by Isa Genzken, Richard Jackson, Roman Signer and Diana Thater from the Hauser & Wirth Collection’, Baden-Baden, Germany
Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, ‘Accidents’, Paris, France
Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght, ‘Le noir est une couleur’, Saint-Paul de Vence, France
Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, ‘Accidents’, Paris, France
Centre Georges Pompidou, ‘Los Angeles – Paris’, Paris, France
2005
Art Athina 2005, Athens, Greece
Gabriele Senn Galerie, ‘Eté urbain’, Vienna, Austria
Centre Georges Pompidou, ‘Dionysac’, Paris, France
Jeu de Paume, ‘Burlesques contemporains’, Paris, France
2004
Pommery Domain, ‘Lost Property’, Reims, France
Galerie George-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, ‘Y a t’il un commissaire pour sauver l’exposition?’, Paris, France
2003
Ferrotel (Castello di Rivoli), ‘Fuori Uso’, Pescara, Italy
Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, ‘Home’, Paris, France
2002
Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris, France
Kunstraum Innsbruck, ‘Plus Ultra’, Innsbruck, Austria
Brigitte March Galerie, ‘What About Hegel (And You)?’, Stuttgart, Germany
ZKM – Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, ‘Iconoclash – Beyond the Image Wars in Science, Religion and Art’, Karlsruhe, Germany
Sammlung Hauser & Wirth, ‘House of Fiction. Sammlung (3)’, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Hauser & Wirth, ‘Ten Years Galerie Hauser & Wirth’, Zurich, Switzerland
2001
Apexart, ‘Making the Making’ (cur. Charles Goldman), New York NY
2000
Museum Villa Stuck, ‘L.A.-ex’, Munich, Germany
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles CA
1999
La Biennale di Venezia, ‘dAPERTutto’ (cur. Harald Szeemann), Venice, Italy
Armory Center for the Arts and Art Center College of Design, ‘Radical Past: Contemporary Art & Music in Pasadena, 1960 – 1974’, Pasadena CA
1998
Holderbank AG, ‘Kunstausstellung Holderbank’, Holderbank, Switzerland
Contemporary Arts Museum, ‘Abstract Paintings. Once Removed’, Houston TX
1997
4th Biennale d’Art Contemporain de Lyon, ‚‘L’Autre’, Lyon, France
1995
Uludag University, International Sculptors Symposium, Bursa, Turkey
1994
National Gallery of Australia, ‘Virtual Reality’, Canberra, Australia
1993
Schloss Presteneck, ‘Bright Light’, Neuenstadt-Stein am Kocher, Germany
1992
The Museum of Contemporary Art, ‘Helter Skelter: L.A. Art in the 1990s’, Los Angeles CA
Schloss Presteneck, ‘Force Sight’, Neuenstadt-Stein am Kocher, Germany
1991
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, ‘Quick Coagulation Forms the August Corpse’, Los Angeles CA
1990
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, ‘Past & Present – Selected Works by Gallery Artists’, Los Angeles CA
The Butler Institute of American Art, ‘California A to Z and Return’, Youngstown OH
1989
Kunstverein Ludwigsburg, Villa Franck, ‘Solitude Echos: Realisierte Projekte der Ausstellung Schloss Solitude-Plane und Projekte, 1986’, Ludwigsburg, Germany
1988
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, ‘New Works on Paper’, Los Angeles CA
Betsy Rosenfield Gallery, Chicago IL
William H. Cook Gallery, ‘Forty Years of Art, California State University, Sacramento’, Rancho Cordova CA
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, ‘One of a Kind, Contemporary Serial Imagery’, Los Angeles CA
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, ’25 Jahre Berliner Künstlerprogramm des DAAD. Balkon mit Fächer’, Berlin, Germany
1987
Michael Kohn Gallery, ‘The Great Drawing Show 1587 – 1987’, Los Angeles CA
Betsy Rosenfield Gallery, Chicago IL
1986
Solitude Palace, ‘Schloss Solitude-Pläne und Projekte’, Stuttgart, Germany
Betsy Rosenfield Gallery, Chicago IL
University Art Gallery, The California State University, ‘Point of View: Artworks from the Collection of Jeffrey Kerns’, San Bernardino CA
1985
École National Supérieure des Beaux-Arts / The Menil Collection, Houston, ‘Fifty Years of American Drawings, 1930 – 1980’, Paris, France (Travelling Exhibition)
Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut, / The Menil Collection, Houston, ‘Fifty Years of American Drawings, 1930 – 1980’, Frankfurt, Germany (Travelling Exhibition)
Buscaglia-Castellani Art Gallery, Niagara University, Niagara Falls NY
Artpark, ‘Artpark Visual Arts Program’, Lewiston NY
1983
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, ‘Summer show’, Los Angeles CA
1982
ARC – Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, ‘Exchange entre Artistes 1931 – 1982 Pologne – U.S.A.’, Paris, France
Long Beach Museum of Art, ‘Drawings by Painters’, Long Beach CA
1981
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, ‘The Museum as Site: 16 Projects’. ‘The Big Idea 2 (3000 Pictures)’, Los Angeles CA
L.A. Louver, ‘California: A Sense of Individualism’, Venice CA
Fine Arts Galleries of California State Universities, ‘Abstraction in Los Angeles 1950-1980, Selections from the Murray and Ruth Gribin Collection’, Northridge and Irvine CA (Travelling Exhibition)
1979
Museum of Contemporary Art, ‘Wall Painting’, Chicago IL
Phoenix Art Museum, ‘New York Now’, Phoenix AZ
1978
Whitney Museum of American Art, ‘Art about Art’, New York NY
1977
Bell Gallery, List Art Building, Brown University, ‘Jack Barth, Richard van Buren, David Deutsch, Richard Jackson, James Reineking’, Providence RI
Institute for Art and Urban Resources, P.S. 1, ‘Rooms’, Long Island City NY
1976
The California State University, Sacramento CA
De Anza College, San José CA
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, ‘Painting and Sculpture in California: The Modern Era’, San Francisco CA
National Collection of Fine Arts, ‘Painting and Sculpture in California’, Washington DC
1975
Stedelijk Museum, ‘Fundamental Painting’, Amsterdam, Netherlands
University Art Museum, University of California, ‘Both Kinds: Contemporary Art from Los Angeles’, Berkeley CA
Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, ‘Current Concerns, Part I’. Los Angeles CA
1974
Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles CA
1972
Sidney Janis Gallery, ‘Los Angeles ‘72’, New York NY
Contemporary Arts Museum, ‘John Baldessari, Franceancis Barth, Richard Jackson, Barbara Munger, Gary Stephan’, Houston TX
Pasadena Art Museum, ’15 Los Angeles Artists’, Pasadena CA
1971
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, ’24 Young Los Angeles Artists’, Los Angeles CA
Corcoran Gallery of Art, ‘The 32nd Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Art’, Washington DC
1970
The Museum of Modern Art, ‘Photography Into Sculpture’, New York NY
1969
Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington IN
University of Nevada, ‘Painting Invitational – Arts 1969 Festival’, Reno NV
Städtisches Museum Schloss Morsbroich, ‘Konzeption / Conception’, Leverkusen, Germany
