Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
Education
1998 MFA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
1991 BFA, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Solo Exhibitions
2023
(forthcoming) parrasch heijnen, Los Angeles, CA
2022
EJ Hauser at WINDOW, Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY
2021
Voyagers, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY
2020
Forest Dwellers, Philipp Haverkampf Gallery, Berlin
2019
Barn Spirits, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY
2017
ME + YOU, Regina Rex, New York, NY
seekers / beasts, AWHRHWAR, Los Angeles, CA
peaks + beasts, Romer Young, San Francisco, CA
2015
Amphibian, Regina Rex, New York, NY
2011
Perfecto, LUMP, Raleigh, NC
2009
Hale, John Davis, Hudson, NY
2008
Pinetar Starchart, Never Work, New York, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
2 Years and Change, Olympia, New York, NY
The Ways of Magic, Troost Gardens, Kansas City, MO
2022
Singing in Unison: Artists Need to Create on the Same Scale That Society Has the Capacity to Destroy, Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York, NY
Prisoners' Dilemma, Peninsula Gallery, New York, NY
Metafiguration, Tops Gallery, Memphis, TN
2021
Mail: Hate Mail, Fan Mail, Junk Mail, Email, Olympia Art, New York, NY
2020
NADA This is FAIR, Derek Eller Gallery, NY, NY
FRIEZE New York, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY
20/20 Gallery Swap, Philipp Haverkampf Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2019
GARDEN, Shrine and Sargent’s Daughter’s, New York, NY
FRIEZE New York, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY
Venice Biennale - The River Rail, curated by Phong Bui and Francesca Pietropaolo, Venice, Italy
2018
NADA Miami Beach, Derek Eller Gallery, Miami, FL
A Strange Form of Life, curated by Johhny Mullen, Peninsula Artspace, Brooklyn, NY
Eddysroom, curated by Austin Eddy, Gallerie Thomassen, Göthenberg, Sweden
Intimacy, curated by Stephen Truax, Yossi Milo, New York, NY
Screen Door, curated by Hunter Braithwaite, Tops, Memphis, TN
Vampire’s Kiss, curated by Tyler Blackwell, Aspect Ratio, Chicago, IL
Carry the Bend, Brennan & Griffin, New York, NY
The Arcane Grin, Disturb The Neighbors, New York, NY
Line and Verse, Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm, Sweden
2017
Pictography, Sperone Westwater, New York, NY
Garden Dwellers, Regina Rex, New York, NY
CRUNCH, curated by Matthew F. Fisher, The Breeder, Athens, Greece
Drawing Island, The Journal, Brooklyn, NY
NADA New York, Regina Rex, New York, NY
SAY YES, curated by Kimia Ferdowsi Kline, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
2016
Goulding The Lolly, curated by Brian Belott, Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York, NY
The Female Gaze, Part Two: Women Look at Men, Cheim & Read, New York, NY
So Much, So Little, All at Once, curated by Yevgeniya Baras, Regina Rex, New York, NY
Four Man Show: Albee / Carland / Hauser / Oleson, LUMP, Raleigh, NC
2015
NADA Miami Beach, Regina Rex, Miami, FL
Intimacy in Discourse: Unreasonable Sized Paintings, curated by Phong Bui, School of Visual Art, New York, NY
The Nothing That Is, curated by Bill Thelen, Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh, NC
RBPMW SIP Fellowship Show II, Elizabeth Foundation, New York, NY
2014
NADA Miami Beach, Regina Rex, Miami, FL
Tightened, As if by Pliers, curated by OyG Joshua Bienko, and Leeza Meksin, Knockdown Center, Queens, NY
Two Two One, Regina Rex, New York, NY
Two Rivers 2014, curated by Tamara Gonzales, One River Gallery, Englewood, NJ
NEWD Art Fair, Regina Rex, Brooklyn, NY
Heart’s Gymnastics, curated by Yevgeniya Baras, Outpost, Brooklyn, NY
AIR Biennial, University of Tennessee Ewing Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2013
Hope Despite The Times, ZieherSmith, New York, NY
Come Together: Surviving Sandy, curated by Phong Bui, Dedalus Foundation, Industry City, Brooklyn, NY
Draw Gym, organized by Brian Belott, Know More Games & 247365, Brooklyn, NY
Genius of Love, curated by Jason Stopa, Brian Morris, New York, NY
Thank You, curated by Adam Parker Smith, Lu Magnus, New York, NY
BOMB Magazine 2013 Gala & Silent Auction, New York, NY
Ears Nose Throat, curated by Patrick Berran, Wildlife, Brooklyn, NY
Donut Muffin, curated by Jessica Duffett and Tamara Gonzales, Dorsky Foundation, Queens, NY
About Face, curated by Daniel Weinberg. ACME, Los Angeles, CA
The escape from the banal of everyday life…, curated by Brooke Moyse, NURTUREart, Brooklyn, NY
Pig Party, curated by Gina Beavers, New York City Gallery, New York, NY
Letters Not About Love: EJ Hauser, Nancy Haynes, and Sarah Peters, Regina Rex, Brooklyn, NY
2012
VIP 2.0 Art Fair, James Fuentes, New York, NY
Special Blend, curated by Chris Martin, The Journal, Brooklyn, NY
Blind Spot, curated by Tamara Gonzales, Elizabeth Murray Wall at Bowery Arts, New York, NY
2011
SNOWCLONES / Art Blog, Art Blog, New York, NY
Fist City, curated by Matt Phillips, Fowler Arts Collective, Brooklyn, NY
The Working Title, Bronx River Art Center, New York, NY
2010
Geometric Progressions, Edward Thorp, New York, NY
Collective Show NY 2010, Participant, Inc., New York, NY
NADA Art Fair, Fortress to Solitude, Callicoon, NY
Please Jump Around Here, curated by Jessica Duffett, Storefront Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY
2008
Party at Phong’s House, curated by Chris Martin, Janet Kurnatowski, Brooklyn, NY
Bibliography
2019
Fateman, Joanna. “Galleries-Downtown EJ Hauser,” The New Yorker, January 18, 2019
Butler, Sharon. “EJ Hauser: Innocence and Wonder,” Two Coats of Paint, January 29, 2019
Block, Louis. “EJ Hauser: Barn Spirits” Brooklyn Rail, February 5, 2019
2017
Truax, Stephen. “EJ Hauser,” Brooklyn Rail, April 1, 2017
White, Wendy. “EJ Hauser,” Turps Banana, Issue 17, January/February 2017
2016
Smith, Roberta. “Ryan Nord Kitchen: Small Abstracts, Big Impact,” New York Times, April 28, 2016
2015
Smith, Roberta. “EJ Hauser: Amphibian,” New York Times, December 4, 2015
2014
Corwin, William. “Two Two One,” Frieze, Issue 17, December 2014
Dedalus Foundation. "Come Together: Surviving Sandy, Year 1" exh. cat. 2014, pp. 164-165, Illus
2013
Stopa, Jason. “Profiles: Yevgenia Baras,” Art in America, April, 2013
2012
Cotter, Holland. “The Latest Vibe Moved to Brooklyn,” New York Times, June 7, 2012
Rooney, Kara L. “The escape from the banal everyday life to the world...” Brooklyn Rail, December 2012
2011
Kalm, James. “The Apocalypse Found Us Calmly Unaware,” Brooklyn Rail, June 2011
2008
Maine, Stephen. “Report From the Lower East Side…” Art in America, March 2008. pp.68, Illus.
Web-exclusive Bibliography
2020
Brooklyn Rail, “On The Spot Video with EJ Hauser,” December 5, 2020
Brooklyn Rail, “Gina Beavers with EJ Hauser: New Social Environment #115,” August 26, 2020
Brooklyn Rail, “Judith Bernstein with EJ Hauser: New Social Environment #98,” August 3, 2020
Brooklyn Rail, “EJ Hauser with Phong Bui: New Social Environment #2,” March 25, 2020
2019
Monk, Loren. “EJ Hauser: Barn Spirits at Derek Eller Gallery,” James Kalm Report. January 8, 2019
Cohen, Alina. “13 Artists Who Highlight the Power of Words,” Artsy, January 5, 2019
Brown, Melissa. “Artist Spotlight – EJ Hauser,” Art Saavy, January 4, 2019
2018
Editors of ARTnews. “5 Art Events to Attend in New York City This Week,” ARTnews, December 31, 2018
2017
Bui, Phong. “EJ Hauser: ME + YOU,” Brooklyn Rail, March 1, 2017
Monk, Loren. “EJ Hauser: ME + YOU at Regina Rex,” James Kalm Roughcuts. April 5, 2012
2015
Saltz, Jerry. “The 10 Best Art Shows of 2015,” Vulture, December 9, 2015
Monk, Loren. “EJ Hauser: Amphibian at Regina Rex,” James Kalm Roughcuts. November 21, 2015
Butler, Sharon. "EJ Hauser’s metamorphosis at Regina Rex," Two Coats of Paint, November 16, 2015
2014
Hurst, Howard. “Gutsy Artists: Outpost’s Heart’s Gymnastics," Hyperallergic, June 3, 2014
Indrisek, Scott. “NEWD Art Show Shines a Light On Bushwick,” Blouin Artinfo, May 30, 2014
Butler, Sharon. "Studio visit: EJ Hauser," Two Coats of Paint, August 26, 2014
Butler, Sharon. "Refuge at Salon Zürcher," Two Coats of Paint, May 20, 2014
2013
Butler, Sharon. "The donut muffin: Uniting two worlds," Two Coats of Paint, March. 6, 2013
Monk, Loren. “Letters Not About Love at Regina Rex,” James Kalm Roughcuts. June 20, 2012
2011
Jovanovic, Rozalia & Andrew Russeth. "Gallerist's Week In Pictures…" NY Observer, April 4
Baras, Yevgeniya & Eve Lateiner. “Studio Visit with EJ Hauser,” Bull & Ram, Feb. 20, 2012
Calandra, Maria. “EJ Hauser,” Pencil In the Studio, July 19, 2011
Maine, Stephen. “Variety Trumps Argument at BRAC,” Art Critical, April 23, 2011
Tureen, Rufus. “Retinal Non-Retinal: Idiot’s Delight at Janet Kurnatowski,” Art Critical, Dec. 14, 2011
Selected Published Writing
2020
Hauser, EJ. “Gina Beavers Interviewed for the Social Environment," The Brooklyn Rail, October 2020
2012
Hauser, EJ. “BOMB Specific,” BOMB Magazine, Fall 2012 / Issue 121
Hauser, EJ. “Wendy White,” BOMB Magazine, Fall 2012 / Issue 121
Teaching
2020
Graduate Instructor, Columbia University, Fall
Graduate Instructor, Columbia University, Spring
2019
Graduate Instructor, Hunter College, Spring, Fall
Visiting Artist and Lecturer, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Spring
2018
Undergraduate Instructor, Columbia University, Spring
Graduate Instructor, Hunter College, Spring
Visiting Artist and Lecturer, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Spring
2017
Undergraduate Instructor, Columbia University, Fall
Visiting Artist and Lecturer, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Spring
2016
Visiting Artist, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Spring
2015
Visiting Artist, Yale University, Fall
Visiting Artist, Hunter College, Fall
Visiting Artist, Bruce High Quality Foundation, Fall
2014
Visiting Artist, Bruce High Quality Foundation, Spring
Visiting Artist, New York Studio School, Spring
2013
AIR, Undergraduate & Graduate Painting & Drawing Instructor, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Fall
Visiting Artist and lecturer, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Spring
Visiting Artist, Hunter College, Spring
Visiting Artist, Mount Holyoke College, Spring
Residencies, Grants, and Awards
2021
The American Academy of Arts and Letters, Purchase Prize
2018
Bovina Artist’s Residency, Bovina, NY
2014
Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop
2013
Rema Hort Mann Foundation Grant