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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