Chris Bors was born in Ithaca, New York and received his MFA from School of Visual Arts. Solo shows include Randall Scott Projects in Washington, D.C. His art has also been exhibited at MoMA PS1, Freight+Volume, Arts+Leisure, Kustera Projects, White Columns, and the Bronx Museum of the Arts in New York, Casino Luxembourg in Luxembourg, Bahnwarterhaus in Esslingen, Germany and Bongoût in Berlin. His work has been reviewed in the New York Times, Time Out New York, and the Brooklyn Rail and featured in Vogue Italia, K48 and zingmagazine. He has written for Artforum, ArtReview, and Art in America, among many other publications.
CHRIS BORS
Born in Ithaca, New York. Lives and works in New York City.
EDUCATION
MFA, School of Visual Arts, New York
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
BA, University at Albany, Albany, New York
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
Brian Leo Projects, Ackchyually, New York
2018
ADO Projects, American Jesus, Brooklyn, New York
2016
Guttenberg Arts, Kill Your Idols, Guttenberg, New Jersey
2013
Randall Scott Projects, The Youth are Getting Restless, Washington, DC
2009
Envoy Gallery, Forward and Backward Pam and Tommy, New York
2008
Go North, i against i, Beacon, New York
2005
Argo Gallery, America is a mistake, a giant mistake., Nicosia, Cyprus
Haven Arts, Virtual Dumpster Diving, Bronx, New York
2002
Here Art, Quest for Herb, New York
TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2021
Chris Bors and Joe Waks: Punk Waffel Remix, curated by Brian Leo and Lee Wells, IFAC Arts, The Yard Lower East Side, New York
2001
Meredith Allen and Chris Bors, P.S. 122 Gallery, New York
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
Vision of the Invisible, Rosebud Contemporary, New York
2023
Secret Show, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York
Microdots in Camelot, curated by Fred Fleisher, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, Los Angeles
2022
The Patriot, O'Flaherty's, New York
Make Art Not War, Pierogi, Brooklyn, New York
Dark Shadows, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, Los Angeles
2021
Nothing’s Shocking, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York
2020
The Confidence Game, curated by Savannah Spirit & Joe Nanashe, Undercurrent Projects, Artsy
Electoral Electric, curated by Michelle Vitale, Dineen Hull Gallery, Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, New Jersey
Power Ts 2020, Pierogi, New York
General Store, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York
A Horse Walks Into a Bar, curated by D. Dominick Lombardi, Hampden Gallery, UMass Amherst, Amherst, MA
The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, Los Angeles
2019
Foodie Fever, curated by D. Dominick Lombardi and Thalia Vrachopoulos, Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery, John Jay College (catalog)
Malled & Walled: American Style, curated by Fred Fleisher, Turbine Space, Glarus, Switzerland
2018
The Southwest Brooklyn Biennial, Kustera Projects, Brooklyn, New York
Summer of Love, curated by Nick Lawrence, Freight+Volume, New York
Power Ts 2018, Pierogi, New York
Shadowman Meets the Kids, curated by Noah Becker, Contra Studios, New York
2017
Collect Hudson, curated by Fred Fleisher and Michelle Vitale, Dineen Hull Gallery, Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ
20 Eyes in My Head, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York
Successive Excessive, The Parlour Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York
2016
The Art of the Narrative, curated by Natalie Kates, Art & Music Lounge at the Hamptons Film Festival, Monika Olko Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York
Beggars Banquet, curated by Noah Becker and Alfredo Martinez, Saloman Arts Gallery, New York
Dumbsh*t Video Art, curated by Stefan Popescu, Brenda May Gallery, New South Wales, Australia
Made Here, Guttenberg Arts, Guttenberg, New Jersey
Eat Sleep Copy Repeat, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York
Shifted Memories, curated by Fanny Allié and Ketta Ioannidou, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York
2015
Your Bad Self, Arts+Leisure, New York
Special Hypocrite, curated by Arielle De Saint Phalle and Michael Valinsky, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York
Free Market Economy, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York
The Dreams That I Gave Her, curated by Kelli Burton and Yulia Topchiy, NARS Foundation, Brooklyn
2014
Show #13, The Parlour Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York
Everything Bad is Good for You, Grizzly Grizzly, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DNA Artists' Residency Exhibition, DNA Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts
Eye Candy, curated by Jill Slaymaker, Jadite Gallery, New York
By Invitation Only 3, curated by Andrew Gori and Ambre Kelly, Kinz + TIllou Fine Art, Brooklyn, New York
Forced Collaboration II, curated by Jacob Rhodes, Artspace New Haven, New Haven, CT (catalog)
Out There, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York
2013
Hello Nasty, Cindy Rucker Gallery, New York
2012
Project Room, curated by Tom Sanford, BravinLee Programs, New York
Spacegrass, Bloom Projects, New York
Untitled #1, Randall Scott Projects, Washington, DC
Group Show #2, The Parlour, Bushwick, New York
Brucennial 2012, 159 Bleecker Street, New York
2011
Toys & Games with a Twist, curated by Juanita Lanzo and Vanessa Gonzalez, Longwood Art Gallery, Hostos Community College, Bronx, New York
Bronx Calling: The 1st AIM Biennial, curated by Wayne Northcross and Jose Ruiz, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, New York (catalog)
2010
Love and Hate, Centre of Contemporary Art Diatopos, Nicosia, Cyprus
Painting with Pictures, curated by David Gibson, Savannah Spirit, and Asya Geisberg, Casita Gallery, Bronx, New York
Art - Athina, with Centre of Contemporary Art Diatopos, Athens, Greece
Jamaica Flux Video Slam, curated by Heng-Gil Han, Jamaica Performing Art Center, Jamaica, New York (catalog)
I’m Caught Up, curated by Melissa A. Calderón, BronxArtSpace, Bronx, New York
Brucennial 2010: Miseducation, 350 West Broadway, New York
2009
Family Jewels, curated by Conny Becker and Damien Deroubaix, Bahnwärterhaus, Esslingen, Germany (catalog)
Two Degrees of Separation, Gallery Satori, New York
The Better Half, curated by David Gibson and Jeffery Rakien Nomura, Ernest Rubenstein Gallery, The Educational Alliance, New York
The Cursed Chateau, curated by Timothy Hutchings, Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, Indiana
Tone and Temperament, curated by Sophie Landres, Art Currents, New York
2008
Papercut, curated by Julie Fishkin and Matt Lucas, Heist Gallery, New York
Family Jewels, curated by Conny Becker and Damien Deroubaix, Bongoût Gallery, Berlin
Volume(s), curated by Marc Clement and Kevin Muhlen, Casino Luxembourg, Luxembourg
This One Goes up to 11, curated by Summer Guthery, Hanne Mugaas, Lumi Tan, and Nicholas Weist, Monkeytown, Brooklyn, New York
Old News 4, organized by Jacob Fabricius, Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2007
Why + Wherefore, curated by Summer Guthery, Lumi Tan, and Nicholas Weist, www.whyandwherefore.com
Let's Bolt, curated by Julie Fishkin, Matt Lucas and Lumi Tan, Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center, New York
Inventory Control, curated by Judith Page, Anthony Giordano Gallery, Dowling College, Oakdale, New York (catalog)
Artwave Radio, The Athens Biennial, Athens, Greece
2006
Grendel, with Jack the Pelican Presents, Old Green Supermarket, Miami, FL
Rules of Engagement, curated by Lee Wells, Guerrilla Media Vehicle, Miami, FL
Memoryscapes, curated by Melody Parker-Carter, SoundLAB, edition 04, Cologne, Germany
The Social History of Objects, Triple Candie, New York
2005
Sasquatch Society, Sixtyseven, New York
Welcome Home, Argo Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus
Scärab: The Heavy Metal Art Show, curated by Robert Chaney, Lump Gallery, Raleigh, North Carolina (catalog)
Now Playing, curated by Karlos Carcamo, ParaSite, Beacon, New York
2004
One Night Only, curated by Charles Reeve and Helena Reckitt, Garage Projects, Atlanta, Georgia
Aljira Emerge 2003, curated by Dominique Nahas, Aljira, A Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, New Jersey (catalog)
The Infinite Fill Show, curated by Cory and Jamie Arcangel, Foxy Production, New York
Scärab: The Heavy Metal Art Show, curated by Robert Chaney, Project Room, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (catalog)
Good Humor, organized by Tricia McLaughlin and Sharon Paz, Pullox, Berlin, Germany
The Stray Show, False Front, Chicago, Illinois
Screwball, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jamaica Flux: Workspaces & Windows, "Bronco Video Series," curated by Karlos Carcamo, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, Jamaica, Queens (catalogue)
2003
Mama's Boy, curated by Jane Harris, White Columns, New York
Works on Paper, Archimede Staffolini Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus
100 Artists Make 100 T-shirts, Daniel Silverstein Gallery, New York
Recession 2003 $99 Show, curated by Tim Thyzel, Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York
2002
Heaven Video Series, curated by Doug Lussenhop, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2001
B Hotel, MoMA PS1, Long Island City, New York
Infinite Jest, Ten in One Gallery, New York
Stromereien Open Air Performance Tage, curated by Harm Lux, Zurich, Switzerland
Impakt 2001, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Videoex Festival, Zurich, Switzerland (catalogue)
Good Humor, organized by Tricia McLaughlin and Sharon Paz, EcommercePartners, New York
The American Living Room Film and Video Festival, curated by Libby Hartle, Here Art, New York
2000
Open Video Call Selections, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Preview Show, P.S. 122 Gallery, New York
OuterLimits, (Elsewhere: Williamsburg), Goliath, Brooklyn, New York
Hot Cam, coordinated by Jennifer Charron, Smack Mellon Studios, Brooklyn, New York
GRANTS, AWARDS, RESIDENCIES
2018
ESKFF Residency at Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, New Jersey
2016
Space & Time Artist Residency, Guttenberg Arts, Guttenberg, New Jersey
2014
DNA Artist Residency, Provincetown, Massachusetts
2011
Artist in the Marketplace program, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York
2008
Swing Space, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York
2006
Swing Space, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York
2003
Emerge 2003, Aljira, Newark, New Jersey
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2022
Dark Shadows, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, Los Angeles (co-curator)
2021
Nothing’s Shocking, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York (co-curator)
2020
General Store, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York
The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, Los Angeles
2017
Identity Document, Bergen Community College, Paramus, New Jersey
20 Eyes in My Head, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York, co-curated with Nicolas Touron
Sucessive Excessive, The Parlour Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, co-curated with Fred Fleisher
2016
Eat Sleep Copy Repeat, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York
2015
Free Market Economy, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York
2014
Color Me Badd, NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, New York
Out There, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York
2013
If 6 Was 9, Projekt722, Brooklyn, New York
Hello Nasty, Cindy Rucker Gallery, New York
2012
Spacegrass, Bloom Projects, New York
2009
Co-curator, Chimera, Arcade Experimental Art Projects / Stoa Aeschylou, Nicosia, Cyprus
Co-curator, Chimera, Envoy Enterprises, New York
2007 — 2009
Co-Director, Triton Gallery LLC, www.tritongalleryllc.com
2004
Screwball, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania