Selected Solo Exhibitions
2025
Hauser & Wirth, 'A Fantastic Woman', Zurich, Switzerland
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 'Uman: After all the things', Ridgefield CT
2024
Hauser & Wirth, 'Darling Sweetie, Sweetie Darling', London, UK
2023
Nicola Vassell Gallery, ‘Uman: I want everything now,’ New York NY
2022
Eleni Koroneou Gallery, ‘Goodnight, sweetdreams,’ Athens, Greece
2021
Fierman, ‘I hope this finds you well,’ New York NY
2019
Fierman, ‘I will sit here and wait for you,’ New York NY
2015
Louis B. James, ‘Uman: 35 Years a Black Sheep,’ New York NY
White Columns Gallery, ‘Uman,’ New York NY
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
Anne De Villepoix, ‘Supra Nature,’ Paris, France
2022
Eleni Koroneou Gallery, ‘Moods & Memories,’ Athens, Greece
Venus Over Manhattan, ‘PERSON(A),’ New York NY
Anne De Villepoix, ‘Face & Figure,’ Paris, France
Rachel Uffner Gallery, ‘Controlled Chaos,’ New York NY
2021
Eleni Koroneou Gallery, ‘Heliotropic,’ Athens, Greece
Nicola Vassell Gallery, ‘The Earth, That Is Sufficient,’ New York NY
Rochester Art Center, ‘The Human Scale,’ Rochester MN
Anne De Villepoix, ‘Face-to-Face, on the occasion of Traversées Africaines,’ Paris, France
Kristen Lorello, ‘Cat’s Cradle, in Collaboration with Fierman and Situations,’ New York NY
2020
Karma, ‘Nothing (but Flowers),’ New York NY
Anne De Villepoix, ‘Flower Power,’ Paris, France
Aga Khan Museum, ‘Sanctuary,’ Toronto, Canada
Anne De Villepoix, ‘L’afrique Fantôme,’ Paris, France
Hair and Nails, ‘FUTUREFUTURE,’ Minneapolis MN
Fierman, ‘RED TELEPHONE,’ New York NY
2018
Anne De Villepoix, ‘The Universe II,’ Paris, France
2017
For-Site Foundation at Fort Mason Chapel, ‘Sanctuary,’ San Francisco CA
Anne De Villepoix, ‘Ungewohnte Nähe,’ Paris, France
2016
Anne De Villepoix, ‘Who Cares?,’ Paris, France
2015
Christian Berst Gallery, ‘I Saw the Earth Like a Broken Egg,’ New York NY
2012
Institute of Contemporary Arts, 'A house to die in', London, UK
Ramiken Crucible, ‘Ideal Pole,’ New York NY
Awards & Grants
2022
‘The Cube Grant,’ FORMAT Festival by TRIADIC, Bentonville AR
2015
Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant, Nominee, New York NY
Special Projects
2022
FORMAT Festival by TRIADIC, ‘The Cube Grant,’ Bentonville AR
2021
Short film with Eve Fowler
2020
Callen-Lorde, ‘Mural in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance,’ New York NY
Monographs
2023
Scobie, Ilka, ‘Uman: I Want Everything Now,’ New York: Nicola Vassell Gallery, 2023, ill. (exh. cat.)
Selected Press
2025
Keller, Marion, 'Uman / Rachel Khedoori', in: Kunstbulletin Magazine, Zürich, March 2025, p. 77, ill.
Enrico, 'Uman: A Fantastic Woman / Hauser & Wirth Zurich, Limmatstrasse', on: vernissage.tv, 31 January 2025.
VernissageTV, 'Uman: A Fantastic Woman / Hauser & Wirth Zurich, Limmatstrasse', on: vernissage.tv, 31 January 2025.
___, 'Wie Uman der Welt Liebe zeigt', in: Stay in Art Magazine, Innsbruck, vol. 1.25, 4 March 2025, cover, pp. 18-28, ill.
Westall, Mark, 'Uman. A Fantastic Woman, her first show in Switzerland', on: fadmagazine.com, 10 January 2025, ill.
2024
Kelly, Philippa, 'In pictures: giving overlooked artists their due at Art Basel Miami Beach', on: theartnewspaper.com, 5 December 2024, ill.
Higgs, Matthew, Miescher, Annatina, 'At Work in the Garden' [interview], in: Ursula Magazine, Hauser & Wirth, Fall/Winter 2024, pp. 40-47, ill.
Rabb, Maxwell, 'JFK Airport commissions artworks by Barbara Kruger and Charles Gaines, among others', on: artsy.net, 17 July 2024
Sheets, Hillarie, ‘Move Over, La Guardia and Newark: 18 Artists to Star at New J.F.K. Terminal,’ on: nytimes.com, 16 July 2024
Steer, Emily, '"I Follow That Gut Feeling': Uman’s Kaleidoscopic Paintings Emerge From Her Dreams." on: artnet.com, 1 February 2024
2023
Douglas, Sarah, 'Hauser & Wirth and Nicola Vassell Unveil New ‘Collective Impact’ Model with Collaborative Representation of Artist Uman', on: artnews.com, 28 November 2023, ill.
Durón, Maximilíano, ‘Uman Paints a Picture,’ in: ARTnews, New York, 2023, pp. 23 – 25, ill.
Boyle, Meka, ‘Uman’s Studio in Upstate New York is a Portal to a Kaleidoscopic World,’ on: elephant.art, 16 June 2023, ill.
___, ‘Uman. I want everything now,’ on: meer.com, 14 June 2023, ill.
Benzine, Vittoria, ‘5 GALLERY SHOWS HEATING UP NY,’ on: fadmagazine.com, 12 June 2023, ill.
Laster, Paul, ‘7 Must-See Solo Gallery Shows Across the U.S. in June,’ on: galeriemagazine.com, 5 June 2023, ill.
Scott, Andrea K, ‘Uman,’ on: newyorker.com, 26 May 2023, ill.
Scott, Andrea K, ‘Uman,’ in: The New Yorker, New York, 5 June 2023, ill.
Xaaji, Xalan, ‘‘‘I Want Everything Now’’—Uman,’ on: cmagazine.com, 31 May 2023, ill.
Valentine, Victoria L, ‘New York: 10 Gallery Exhibitions Feature Works by Artists Fred Eversley, Bob Thompson, Mark Bradford, Lisa Corrine Davis, Kehinde Wiley, Zéh Palito & More,’ on: culturetype.com, 23 May 2023, ill.
Silverman, Erica, ‘Mark Bradford, Senga Nengudi, Uman, and More Must-See Shows in New York,’ on: whitewall.art, 18 May 2023, ill.
___, ‘‘‘Uman: I Want Everything Now," Exhibit at Nicola Vassell Gallery,’ on: lavocedinewyork.com, 9 May 2023, ill.
Heinrich, Will, ‘What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in May,’ on: nytimes.com, 3 May 2023, ill.
___, ‘This Week In Culture: May 1 - May 7, 2023,’ on: culturedmag.com, 1 May 2023, ill.
___, ‘Uman with Chris Martin,’ in: The Brooklyn Rail, New York, May 2023, ill.
Kazanjian, Dodie, ‘It’s Spring! Time for Some Art,’ on: vogue.com, 10 April 2023, ill.
2022
Jacobson, Camille, 'LSD Snowfall: An Interview with Uman', on: theparisreview.org, 19 December 2022, ill.
Shoan, Tatijana, ‘TRANS SOMALI ARTIST UMAN FINDS INSPIRATION IN THEIR ROOTS,’ on: asifmag.com, 28 November 2022, ill.
___, ‘Uman at Eleni Koroneou Gallery,’ on: artviewer.org, 22 November 2022, ill.
Fontaine, Pearl, ‘The Inaugural FORMAT Festival Proposes a New Cultural Destination in the Ozarks,’ on: whitewall.art, 3 October 2023, ill.
Benschop, Jurriaan, ‘Uman,’ on: artforum.com, Fall 2022, ill.
Dodson, Patrick, ‘NEW GALLERY BRINGS NYC ARTISTS TO THE SOUTH END,’ on: albanyproper.com, 18 May 2022, ill.
Keenan, Annabel, ‘At Independent Art Fair, Young Artists Explore Heritage, Identity and Healing,’ on: culturedmag.com, 6 May 2022, ill.
Durón, Maximilíano, ‘The Best Booths at Independent New York 2022, from Personal Abstraction to a Response to the Guston Controversy,’ on: artnews.com, 5 May 2022, ill.
Heinrich, Will, ‘An Elegant Return to Form at Independent Art Fair,’ on: nytimes.com, 5 May 2022, ill.
Schwabsky, Barry, ‘Uman,’ on: independenthq.com, May 2022, ill.
2021
Boyd-Griffith, Shelton, ‘‘‘THE EARTH, THAT IS SUFFICIENT’’ OPENS AT NICOLA VASSELL GALLERY,’ on: graziamagazine.com, 20 July 2021, ill.
2020
Smith, Roberta, ‘A Bouquet of Group Art Shows Near Houston Street,’ on: nytimes.com, 13 August 2020, ill.
2019
___, ‘Mural Unveiled in Honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance,’ on: callen-lorde.org, 25 November 2019, ill.
Smith, Roberta, ‘New York Galleries: What to See Right Now,’ on: nytimes.com, 24 July 2019, ill.
Frank, Priscilla, ‘Meet Uman, The Gender Fluid Artist Who Taught Herself To Express,’ on: huffpost.com, 11 January 2016, ill.
2016
Frank, Priscilla, ‘Meet Uman, The Gender Fluid Artist Who Taught Herself To Express,’ on: huffpost.com, 11 January 2016, ill.
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