Photo by Dan Carillo
Dan Webb – 1815 S Forest St, Seattle, WA 98144; 206.349.5207; danwebb1@me.com
http://www.danwebb.squarespace.com
Born: 1965
Education
1991 Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2017
“Fun/No Fun” (With Kraft Duntz) The Henry Art Gallery at the UW, Seattle WA
“The Visitor” The Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle WA
2015
“Break It Down” Seattle Art Museum, Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle WA
2014
“Fragile Fortress” The Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue WA
2012
“Destroyer” Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle WA
2010
“Unring The Bell” Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle WA
“Stones And Flowers” Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle WA
2008
“Dandelion”, Acuna-Hansen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006
“Never Always”, Howard House, Seattle, WA
2003
“Insomnia Machine”, Howard House, Seattle, WA
2002
“Cover Songs”, Pullium Deffenbaugh Gallery, Portland, OR
2000
“Blindspot”, Howard House, Seattle, WA
1999
“Ex-Cherubs”, The Art Gym, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR
Selected Group exhibitions
2016
“Connection” Smithsonian Museum at The Renwick, Washington D.C.
2014
“State Of The Art” Crystal Bridges Museum, Bentonville, AR
“New Acquisitions” Portland Art Museum, Portland OR
“Optic Nerve: The Art Of Perception” Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma WA
2013
“Sitting For History” The Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma WA
“The Neddy Show” Cornish College Of the Arts, Seattle WA
2012
“Devouring Time” Western Bridge, Seattle WA
2011
“Reclaimed” Seattle Art Museum, Seattle WA
2009
“From Whence The Rainbow Came” Ambach & Rice Gallery, Seattle WA
“Uber Portrait” Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue WA
“I.D. Individual Demographics” Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle WA
“Seduction Of A Blossom” Long Beach Community College, Long Beach CA
“About Face” Rio Hondo Community College, Whittier, CA
2007
“Insubstantial Pageant Faded”, Western Bridge, Seattle, WA
“Paper Trails”, Howard House, Seattle, WA
“In Focus: Seattle Galleries at the RSG, Howard House”, Seattle Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA (group)
2005
“Captain Ill”, Acuna-Hansen Gallery, Los Angeles CA (two person show with Joe Biel)
“Manifesto” Ambrosino Gallery, Miami FL, (four person show)
2002
“Paralax”, Consolidated Works, Seattle, WA
“Lava”, Noodleworks, Seattle, WA
“Fourth Annual Altoids Curiously Strong Collection”, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY
2001
“Luminous”, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
“Bemis Residence: Past and Present”, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
Bibliography
Graves, Jen “The Tree Is Just A Context” The Stranger 2015
Gaddie, Nicole “Dan Webb: A Wood Carving Enchanter” MODE 2014
Beal, Suzanne “Fragile Fortress: The Art Of Dan Webb” The International Sculpture Center Blog
Manitach, Amanda ‘Tempus Fugit (And the gum is real)’ City Arts 2014
Upchurch, Michael ‘Brilliant Dan Webb Show At BAM’ Seattle Times 2014
Bocek, Mark “Dan Webb, Destroyer, Creator” Cornish Alumni Magazine 2014
Sommerfeld, Seth “ A Fiendish Conversation With Dan Webb” Seattle Met Magazine 2014
Pailthorp, Bellamy “Local artist turning centuries old wood into whimsical creations” KPLU Radio 2014
Editor’s Pick, “Best Sculptural Art 2012” Seattle Magazine 2012
Davis, Brangien “Profile” Seattle Magazine August 2012
Scholten, Kiera. “Wood You Believe Me.” ArtWorks Magazine, Summer 2010.
Beal, Suzanne. “Tongue-in-Cheek Eloquence.” Sculpture. September, 2009.
Hackett, Regina. “Webb Carves Fresh Perspectives on Our Mortality.” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January, 2007.
Graves, Jen. “Little Cuts: Dan Webb’s Big Ideas In and On Sculpture.” The Stranger, December 7, 2006.
Koplos, Janet. “Report from Seattle: Plugged In and Caffeinated.” Art in America, September, 2005, p. 69 – 71.
Hall, Emily. “Fall Arts Preview: Visual Art.” The Stranger, August 24, 2000, p. 13.
Hackett, Regina. “Tree limbs strike poignant poses in Colleen Chartier’s photos.” Seattle Post- Intelligencer, December, 1998.
Public Art Projects
2016 Commission for Olsen Kundig, Seattle Wa
2015 Commission for Brighouse 1, Richmond B.C. Canada
2010 Commission for Chief Sealth Trail, Seattle WA
2010 Commission for Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA
2006 Commission for City of Bellevue
2006 Commission for City of Burien
2005 Commission for Equity Office Properties
Awards, Grants and Commissions
2004 Commission for Christopher and Jenny Roberts
2004 Artist Trust/Washington State Arts Commission Fellowship, Seattle, WA
2003 Betty Bowen Award, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
2000 Gap Award, Artist Trust, Seattle, WA
1999 Pollock-Krasner award
1995 Recognition Award, Betty Bowen Awards, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
1995 Seattle Arts Commission Grant, Seattle, WA
Selected Collections
The Smithsonian Museum, at The Renwick, Washington D.C.
Crystal Bridges Museum, Bentonville AR
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle WA
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
The Henry Art Gallery, University Of Washington, Seattle WA
Altoids Curiously Strong Collection of Contemporary Art; New Museum, New York NY
Museum Of Glass, Tacoma, WA