Born in Sacramento CA, 1939
Studied Art and Engineering at Sacramento State College, 1959-1961
Moved to Los Angeles, 1968
Lived and worked in Pasadena, 1969-1993
Taught Sculpture and New Forms at UCLA, 1989-1994
Lives and works in Sierra Madre CA, since 1993
Solo Exhibitions
2009
Hauser & Wirth, Zurich/CH
2007
Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, ‘Richard Jackson’, Paris/FR
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/DE
2005
Galerie Parisa Kind, ‘BEER DEER BEAR’, Frankfurt/DE
Hauser & Wirth, ‘The Pink Empire’, London/UK
2004
Foundation 20 21, ‘Richard Jackson: The Three Bears’, New York NY
Haswellediger / Co. Gallery, New York NY
Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, ‘Unusual Behavior’, Paris/FR
2003
Galerie Hauser & Wirth, ‘ACCIDENTS IN ABSTRACT PAINTING’, Zurich/CH
2002
Galerie Senn, ‘Richard Jackson: Paint Bear’, Vienna/AT
BAWAG Foundation, ‘Bank Job’, Vienna/AT
1998
Galerie Hauser & Wirth, ‘deer beer’, Zurich/CH
1997
David Zwirner, ‘Paint Ball’, New York NY
1994
Galerie zur Kastanienallee, ‘Wall Painting/Room Installation’, Leuk-Stadt/CH
1993
Galerie Spielvogel, ‘BIGOILIDEAS’, Munich/DE
1992
Santa Monica Museum of Art, Artist Project Series, ‘Big Confusing Ideas’, Santa Monica CA
1991
Brigitte March Galerie, ‘Confusing Ideas – Installation/Zeichnung’, Stuttgart/DE
1990
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles CA
1989
Galerie Tschudi, ‘Installation und Bilder’, Glarus/CH
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/CH
1980
Galerie Maeght, ‘Big Ideas’, Paris/FR
Forum Kunst, Rottweil/DE
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, ‘Big Ideas (1000 Pictures)’, Los Angeles CA
1979
D.A.A.D. Galerie, ‘Richard Jackson Installations’, Berlin/DE
Galerie Maeght, ‘Richard Jackson Installations’, Zurich/CH
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/IT
1974
California State University, Sacramento CA
Riko Mizuno Gallery, Los Angeles CA
Bykert Gallery, New York NY
1974-1975
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, ‘Untitled, 1972, Installation for Permanent Collection’, Los Angeles CA
1973
Galerie Onnasch, Cologne/DE
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
2009
Seattle Art Museum, ‘Target Practice: Painting Under Attack 1949-1978’, Seattle WA
2008
capc Musée d’Art Contemporain, ‘Trahison – Collection du CAPC’, Bordeaux/FR
Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, ‘Size Matter: 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/FR
Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, ‘Hotel California’, Paris/FR
Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts, ‘Comme des bêtes. Ours, chat, cochon & Cie’, Lausanne/CH
Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart, ‘Cult of the artist: “I can’t just slice off an ear every day“ Deconstructiong the myth of the artist’, Berlin
2007
Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, ‘Oeuvres encombrantes’, Paris/FR
10. Triennale Kleinplastik Fellbach, ‘Bodycheck’, Fellbach/DE
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/DE
Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, ‘Accidents’, Paris/FR
Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght, ‘Le noir est une couleur’, Saint-Paul/FR
Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, ‘Accidents’, Paris/FR
Centre Georges Pompidou, ‘Los Angeles – Paris’, Paris/FR
2005
Art Athina 2005, Athen/GR
Gabriele Senn Galerie, ‘Eté urbain’, Vienna/AT
Centre Georges Pompidou, ‘Dionysac’, Paris/FR
Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, ‘Burlesques contemporains’, Paris/FR
2004
Pommery Domain, ‘Lost Property’, Reims/FR
Galerie George-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, ‘Y a t’il un commissaire pour sauver l’exposition?’, Paris/FR
2003
Ferrotel [Castello di Rivoli], ‘Fuori Uso’, Pescara/IT
Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, ‘Home’, Paris/FR
2002
Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris/FR
Kunstraum Innsbruck, ‘Plus Ultra’, Innsbruck/AT
Brigitte March Galerie, ‘What About Hegel (And You)?’, Stuttgart/DE
ZKM, ‘Iconoclash – Beyond the image wars’, Karlsruhe/DE
Sammlung Hauser & Wirth, ‘House of Fiction. Sammlung (3)’, St. Gall/CH
Galerie Hauser & Wirth, ‘Ten Years Galerie Hauser & Wirth’, Zurich/CH
2001
Apex Art Curatorial Program, ‘Making the Making’, New York NY (cur. by Charles Goldman)
2000
Museum Villa Stuck and Marstall, ‘L.A.-ex’, Munich/DE
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles CA
1999
XLVIII Esposizione Internazionale d’arte, Biennale di Venezia, ‘dAPERTutto’, cur. Harald Szeemann, Venice/IT
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/CH
Contemporary Arts Museum, ‘Abstract Paintings. Once Removed’, Houston TX
1997
4th Biennale d’Art Contemporain de Lyon, ‚‘L’Autre’, Lyon/FR
1995
Uludag University, International Sculptors Symposium, Uludag/TR
1994
National Gallery of Australia, ‘Virtual Reality’, Canberra/AU
1993
Schloss Presteneck, ‘Bright Light’, Neuenstadt-Stein am Kocher/DE
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/DE
1991
Rosamund Felsen Gallery, ‘Quick Coagulation Forms the August Corpse’, Los Angeles CA
1990
Rosamung 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/DE
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
Sartorius, Joachim, Block, René, ’25 Jahre Berliner Künstlerprogramm des DAAD. Balkon mit Fächer’, Berlin/DE
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/DE
Betsy Rosenfield Gallery, Chicago IL
University Art Gallery, California State University, ‘Point of View: Artworks from the Collection of Jeffrey Kerns’, San Bernardino CA
1985
The Menil Collection, ‘Fifty Years of American Drawings, 1930 – 1980’, Houston for Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris/FR
Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut, ‘Fifty Years of American Drawings, 1930 – 1980’, organized by The Menil Collection, Houston, Frankfurt/DE
Buscaglia-Castellani Art Gallery, Niagara University, Niagara Falls NY
Artpark, ‘Artpark Visual Arts Program’, 1985, 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/FR
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 Gallery, California State University, ‘Abstraction in Los Angeles 1950-1980, Selections from the Murray and Ruth Gribin Collection’, Northridge CA
Fine Arts Gallery, University of California, ‘Abstraction in Los Angeles 1950-1980, Selections from the Murray and Ruth Gribin Collection’, Irvine CA
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
California State University, Sacramento CA
DeAnza College, San Jose 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/NL
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/Francis 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
The 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/DE
Awards and grants
1998
Louis Comfort Tiffany Grant
1988
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
1979
D.A.A.D. Grant, Berlin
Performances, lectures and broadcasts
2000
Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel/Marstall/Museum Villa Stuck, ‘De Nada/Circle Jerk ‘ [performance in: ‘L.A. – ex], Munich/DE
