SIOBHAN MCCLURE
EXHIBITIONS (Solo Shows):
2023 CONVERSATIONS IN THE WILDERNESS (Greg Rose/Siobhan McClure Collaborations), rdfa Gallery, LA, CA
2020 NOVELLAS:: SIOBHAN MCCLURE AND ANN MITCHEL, Roswell Space, Los Angeles,
2014 IN THE TIME OF WATER, 101/exhibit, Los Angeles, CA
2010 TALE OF PEARL, Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2008 THE GARDEN (Collaborations Siobhan McClure/Greg Rose) Lora Schlesinger, Santa Monica
2003 BEAUTIES, Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2001 THE GAGE GIRLS, Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
EXHIBITIONS (Selected Group Shows):
2024 JITTERS (4 person show), Nathalie Karg Gallery, NYC, NY
WHEN THE SUMMER BULLET SINGS, Track 16 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
TRYST ART FAIR, (AWOL Art Gallery), Torrance, CA
FIRST UP, Carolie Parker Studio/Gallery, Altadena, CA
2023 ALLA PRIMA, Carolie Parker Studio/Gallery, Altadena, CA
SMALL WORKS, rdfa Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
5 x 5: CELEBRATING 15 YEARS, Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA
2022 A GATHERING OF ANGELS, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
SUNFLOWER SHOW, Flatline Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2021 NOMAD, Torrance Art Musem, Irvine, CA
LITTLE TOKYO FAC FIRE RELIEF BENEFIT, Durden & Ray, LA, CA
2020 SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL, Irvine Fine Art Center, Irvine, CA, curated by Constance Malison
HOME, Great Park Gallery, Palm Courts Art Complex, Irvoine, CA, curated by Adam Sabolick
L.A. STORIES, Castelli Gallery, Brenau University, Gainesville, GA
2 DAY $200 SHOW, LSH Colab, Los Angeles, CA
2018 THE SEWING CIRCLE, Seaver Gallery, Marlborough School, Los Angeles, CA
THE EDGE OF TODAY, (4 person show) LAUNCH, Los Angeles, CA
200 FOR 200, benefit art sale, Art Division, Los Angeles, CA
ODYSSEY II, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
5 x 5: CELEBRATING WESTMONT COLLEGE 80 YEARS, Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA
2017 Cou.pling, KAMIKAZE SHOW, POST, Los Angeles, CA
POST AUCTION, Los Angeles, CA
2016 BRITISH INVASION, MOAH, Lancaster, CA, curated by Andi Campognone
DREAMING THE REAL, (Three Person Show), South Bay Contemporary, San Pedro, CA
TALES THAT MUST BE TOLD, Cypress College Art Gallery, Cypress, CA
BIRD, Muzeumm, LA, CA, curated by Mischelle Moross
2015 AN ODYSSEY - 10 YEARS OF TAM, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
2014 PREP SCHOOL, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA, curated by Max Presneill/Lisa DeSmidt
FACE 2 FACE, (Mirror, Mirror Project fundraiser) Santa Monica Museum of Art
5 x 5: CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS, Westmont Museum, Santa Barbara, CA
2013 KOI NO YOKAN 1, (Six Person Show), 101/exhibit, Los Angeles, Ca
WALLl WORKS, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA, curated by Carl Berg
ROUTE 66 (Eleventh Annual Art Auction), Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, CA
2012 ARTISTS’ TALES (4 Person Show), Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA, curated by Carl Berg
NOTHING COMES OUT OF THE GROUND STRAIGHT, Andi Campognone Projects, Pomona, CA, curated by Rebecca Niederlander
$99 SHOW, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
FOUR, 101/exhibit, Miami, FL
10 YEARS L.A. @ FOUNDATION KAUS AUSTRALIS, The Prospectus, Pacific Design Center, LA
ROUTE 66 (Tenth Annual Art Auction), Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, CA
2011 ROUTE 66 (Ninth Annual Art Auction), Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, CA
ECHO PARK COMMUNITY ART PROJECT, Echo Park, CA, curated by Negative Space
2010 MASS EMERGENCIES, Angel’s Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA: curated by Devon Tsuno
TWO X FOUR, Haus Gallery, Pasadena, CA, curated by Kristina Newhouse
VENICE ART AUCTION, sponsored by the Venice Family Clinic, Venice, CA
ROUTE 66 (Eighth Annual Art Auction), Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, CA
2009 ON THE DOWN-LOW, Attic Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
HUNT THE POSTCARD AT THE HUNT, The Hunt Museum, Limerick, Ireland
ROUTE 66 (Seventh Annual Art Auction), Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, CA
VENICE ART AUCTION, sponsored by the Venice Family Clinic, Venice, CA
L.A., A SELECTED SURVEY OF ART FROM LOS ANGELES, Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento, CA; curated by Cathy Stone and David E. Stone
2008 TREE SERVICE, Domestic Settings, Venice, CA; curated by Michael Gold and Jeanne Patterson
ROUTE 66 (Sixth Annual Art Auction), Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, CA
2007 30 Years, Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
HAUS GUESTS, Brewery Project, Los Angeles, CA
ROUTE 66 (Fifth Annual Art Auction), Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, CA
2006 WAY TOO OVERHUNG, Concrete Walls Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
VENICE ART AUCTION, sponsored by the Venice Family Clinic, Venice, CA
2005 WIVES & HUSBANDS, Domestic Settings, Venice, CA; curators Michael Gold/Sirje Helder Gold
WHITE BOX, Pasadena Community College Art Gallery, Pasadena, CA
VENICE ART AUCTION, sponsored by the Venice Family Clinic, Venice, CA
2004 VENICE ART AUCTION, sponsored by the Venice Family Clinic, Venice, CA
ROUTE 66 (Third Annual Art Auction), Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, CA
2003 GUSH (five person show), Pierce College, Los Angeles, CA; curated by Kristina Newhouse
VENICE ART AUCTION, sponsored by the Venice Family Clinic, Venice, CA
ART AUCTION 1O, Long Beach Museum of Art. Long Beach, CA
2002 25TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION, Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
BIG WAVE IV, Andrew Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
VENICE ART AUCTION, sponsored by the Venice Family Clinic, Venice, CA
2001 CLEAR AND PRESENT (Four Person Show), Andrew Shire Gallery, LA, CA
BIG WAVE III, Andrew Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
VENICE ART AUCTION, sponsored by the Venice Family Clinic, Venice, CA
ART AUCTION 9, Long Beach Museum of Art. Long Beach, CA
2000 SASSY, SEXY, SWEET, SORDID, SURREAL, Jan Baum Gallery, LA, CA
FACING THE MILLENNIUM: PORTRAITS & SELF PORTRAITS, Jan Baum Gallery, LA, CA
ON & OF PAPER, Gate Gallery, Angeles Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
VENICE ART AUCTION, Venice Family Clinic, Venice, CA
1999 A GATHERING OF ANGELS, Gate Gallery, Angeles Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
VENICE ART AUCTION, sponsored by the Venice Family Clinic, Venice, CA
ART AUCTION 8, Long Beach Museum of Art. Long Beach, CA
1998 PRECIOUS, Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
VENICE ART WALK DOCENT TOUR & ART AUCTION, Venice Family Clinic, Venice, CA
ART AUCTION 7, Long Beach Museum of Art. Long Beach, CA
1997 MY FAVORITE FEMMES, Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
L.A. ART NOW, Cueneca and Madrid, Spain; curated by John de Heras
BIG WAVE, Andrew Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
MADE IN CALIFORNIA, City of La Brea, Brea, CA; juried by Noel Korten
1996 DIVERSITY OF CONTEMPORARY PAINTING, Andrew Shire Gallery, LA, CA
MARIONETTE, Brand Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
SMALL WONDERS II, Brand Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
WITHOUT A PATTERN (Book Art by SLAMB), Brand Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
OPEN BOOK, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA; curated by Patrick Merrill
BRAND XXVI, Brand Library Art Galleries, Glendale, CA; juried by Bonese Collins Turner
ON SITE AT THE GATE, Gate Gallery, San Pedro, CA; juried by Suvan Geer
SPRAWLED DOUBT: RANDOM ACTS & GAPS, CSULB, CA; curator Kristina Newhouse
1995 SMALL WONDERS, Brand Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
ARTISTS CHOOSE ARTISTS, Hello Artichoke, Santa Monica, CA
1994 SIX: A SLAMB SHOW, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
2018 Nancy Kay Turner, “The Sewing Circle: Feminine Narratives at the Marlborough School”, Art and Cake, 09-16-18
2016 Shana Nys Dambrot, “Dreaming the Real: Nathan Huff, Siobhan McClure, and Eve Wood at South Bay Contemporary”,
The Huffington Post, 03-02-16
2015 Peter Frank, ”Haiku Reviews: ART 2014 Roundup II”, The Huffington Post, 01-07-15
2014 Jenny Florence, “The Kids Are Alright: Siobhan McClure’s Visions of a Post-Apocalyptic World”, Artsy Editorial, artsy.net
“Siobhan McClure: In the Time of Water”, Worth a Watch, BLOUINARTINFO, enjp.blouinartinf.co
“Torrance Art Museum Field Manual: PREP SCHOOL, Prepper & Survivalist Ideologies and Utopian/Dystopian Visions”, exhibition catalog, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
Andrea Serna, “Prep School Sounds an Alarm at Torrance Art Museum”, Random Length News
2012 Linda Krall and Amy Runyen, Artist’s Block Cured, Walter Foster Publishing, Irvine, CA
Anne Ellegood, Juror, Senior Curator, Hammer Museum, L A, CA, New American Paintings, No. 97, Pacific Coast Region
2010 Holly Myers, “Driven Into Paradise: The Tale of Pearl; the art of Siobhan McClure”, catalog, Richard Heller Gallery, SM
Peter Frank, “Haiku Review”, The Huffington Post.com, 12-17-10, “The art of Siobhan McClure”, Juxtapose.com, 12-14-10
“Art”, Booooooom.com, 12-08-10
“Must-See-Painting-Shows-December”, New American Paintings.Wordpress.com
“What’s On/ Siobhan McClure/ The Tale of Pearl”, File Magazine.com, 12-10-10
William Bush, “A Few Last Minute Gifts”, Artweek.LA.com, Vol. 5, 12-13-10
“Paintings by Siobhan McClure”, Illustration Matters.com, 12-08-10
2008 SASHA LEE, “Tree Service”, Beautiful Decay.com
2008 “Don’t Miss”, The Guide, LA Times.com, 04/03/08
2005 SCOTT TIMBERO, “Affordable Art? Right This Way: On fantasy shopping sprees with four budgets”, LA Times, 08/25/05
2003 CHARLENE ROTH, “GUSH at Pierce College Art Gallery”, Artweek, p. 26-27, April 2003, Vol. 34, Issue 3
2001 HOLLY MEYERS, “Like a Fairy Tale: Gage Manor”, Los Angeles Times, F22; 02/02/01
2000 SHIRLE GOTTLIEB, “Beauty Captured on Paper”, Press Telegram, p. J-1; 06/25/00
1998 JULIE ANNE CHARMELO, “Precious”, NEWART EXAMINER, November 1998
1996 SHIRLE GOTTLIEB, “Angel’s Gate Competition Draws Artists From Varied Backgrounds”, Press Telegram, p. J-6; 07/14/96
DANIELLA B. WALSH, “From the Beautiful to the Thoughtful to the Just Plain Fun”, The Orange County Register, 06/09/96
REBECCA SCHOENKOPF, “This Week in Art”, OC WEEKLY, 06/07-13/96
KENNETH JOHN VERDUGO, “Identifying the Zeitgeist, Shades of Black and Community Response”. NoMoPoMo, Spring 1996
EDUCATION: California State University, Long Beach, MFA in Drawing & Painting, 1994
RESIDENCIES:
2024 UCROSS FOUNDATION, Ucross, Wyoming
2013 CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CERAMICS, CSULB, Long Beach, CA
2008 FOUNDATION KAUS AUSTRALIS Residency, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
RELATED ART EXPERIENCE:
2023 PANELIST, “Artist Talk”, Rory Devine Fine Art Gallery, moderator Samantha Fields
1996-2022 LECTURER (3 studio classes per semester) School of Art, CSULB
2022 GUEST SPEAKER, Trees_podcast (with Greg Rose & Joe Biel)
2024 GUEST SPEAKER, Artist Talk, California State University, Stanislaus
2018 GUEST SPEAKER, “Artist Talk”, Rio Hondo College, Los Angeles
2017 GUEST SPEAKER, “Artist Talk on Narration & Demo” Art Division, Los Angeles
2016 GUEST SPEAKER, “Curatorial Talk for Tales That Must Be Told”, Cypress College Art Gallery
2013 GUEST SPEAKER, “Narration”, BFA Club, Mount San Antonio College, Walnut, CA
2000 GUEST SPEAKER, “Personal Mythology’, Introduction to Art, Mount San Antonio College, Walnut, CA
2018 CURATOR, The Sewing Circle: Feminine Narratives, Seaver Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2016 CURATOR, Tales That Must Be Told, Cypress College, Cypress, CA
CURATOR, The Edge of Today, LAUNCH, Los Angeles, CA
2011 FINALIST, Google Invitational Competition for Site Specific Project, Google Campus, Venice, CA