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ARIEL DILL
Born in Los Angeles, CA. Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
Four O’clocks, LADIES’ ROOM, Los Angeles, CA
2016
Cosmic Springs, Turn Gallery, New York, NY
2012
Oscillations, Southfirst Gallery, Brooklyn,NY
2009
Umbra Penumbra, Neverwork, New York, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
Dream Machine, Good Naked X Middle Room Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2024
Ocean Ions: Christian Sampson, Art+Nature, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
Pool Party, SCAPE Gallery, Corona Del Mar, CA
David Hammons, David Horovitz’s 7th Avenue Garden, Los Angeles, CA
Pomme de Air En Plein Terre, David Horovitz’s 7th Avenue Garden, Los Angeles, CA
Viewpoints 1, Starr Suites, Brooklyn, NY
2023
Akin, Vita Art Center, Ventura, CA
January, Platform Art, online
2022
Garden, LADIES’ ROOM, Los Angeles, CA
Generations, The Brand Library, Glendale, CA
TEN SENTENCES, Turn Gallery, New York, NY
2021
Garden, LADIES’ ROOM, Los Angeles, CA
2020
Waves, LADIES’ ROOM, Los Angeles, CA
2019
Making (it) work, California College of the Arts, Oliver Art Center, CCA Oakland Campus, Oakland, CA
2017
Ripple Effect, Turn Gallery, New York, NY
2016
Ariel Dill/ Mairikke Dau, Safe Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Super Sketchy, Alleyoop Projects, DCTV, New York, NY
Let's Walk, Cuevas Tillard Projects, New York, NY
2015
Befana's Secret Booty, Orgy Park, Brooklyn, NY
I Lost Something In The Hills Or A Painting Of Blue Roses, A play by Amanda Friedman, US Blues, Brooklyn, NY
Receptive Fields, Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY
Anderson's Secret Game (Melissa Brown, Ariel Dill, Henry Gunderson), Loyal Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2014
Shandaken Retrospective Exhibition, New York, NY
The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Pablo's Birthday, New York, NY
Drawing Hilma af Klint, Jackie Klempay, Brooklyn, NY
Humor Risk, Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts, Brooklyn, NY
Coup de Foudre, Orgy Park, Brooklyn, NY
First Responders, Good Work Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2013
NADA MIAMI, Jack Hanley Gallery, Miami, FL
Split Seven, Fowler Project Space, Brooklyn, NY
New Paintings By...., Jack Hanley Gallery, New York, NY
Sharp & Blurry, The Beehive, Boston, MA
Dying on Stage, Garis and Hahn, New York, NY
Hot House, LongHouse Projects, New York, NY
Human Drama, (curated by Denise Kupferschmidt), Halsey McKay Gallery, East Hampton, NY
Dear Painting, Looking Forward!, 247365, Brooklyn, NY
Donut Muffin, Dorsky Gallery, Long Island City, NY
2012
Love, Artblog Artblog at One River Gallery, Englewood, NJ
Epiphanic Glow, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
Can't Stop Rock Lobster, Shoot the Lobster, Martos Gallery, New York, NY
Vision Quest, Nicole Klagsbrun, New York, NY
Robots Will Keep Us as Pets, Alderman Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
The Cat Show, Tomato House, Brooklyn, NY
Inaugural, Sophiajacob, Baltimore, MD
Peripheral Nausea, BFP Creative, Brooklyn, NY
2011
The Unfunny Show, Small Black Door, Ridgewood, NY
Ariel Dill and Brian Faucette, Foyer Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Itinerant Ones, curated by Jules de Balincourt, Storefront, Brooklyn, NY
Women and Weaving, (Polly Apfelbaum, Ariel Dill, Michelle Grabner), Southfirst, Brooklyn, NY
Grasping for Relics, ZieherSmith, New York, NY
Painting Club, Exit Art, New York, NY
The Open Daybook, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, LA, CA (cat.)
One Night Show, Vaudeville Park, (curated by Leigh Ruple), Brooklyn, NY
2010
Tide Pool, Sara Meltzer Gallery/projects, (curated by Ariel Dill and Denise Kupferschmidt) New York, NY
Feast of Fools, curated by Sarvia Jasso and Kathryn Garcia, Second Floor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
New Paintings, Staley/Wise, New York, NY
Please Jump Around Here, Storefront, Brooklyn, NY
2009
Inglenook, Ariel Dill & Christian Sampson, Southfirst Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Kings County Biennial, curated by, James Fuentes and Kidd Yellin Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Giftland, curated by Apartment Show, Printed Matter, New York, NY
Tulsa Doom, Apartment Show, Brooklyn, NY
Trance, Chance, Dreams & the Unconscious, Southfirst, Brooklyn, NY
The Big Show, The Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
Euphoric Recall, Lumenhouse, Brooklyn, NY
Everybody, Envoy, New York, NY
2007
Fine Arts Fellows Invitational Exhibition, Provincetown Museum, Provincetown, MA
2006
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Hunter College/Times Square Gallery, New York, NY
2005
Process and Sensibility, The Lab Gallery @ The Roger Smith Hotel, New York, NY
2004
superSalon, Samson Projects, Boston, MA
2003
Unframed First Look, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, NY
BIBLIOGRAPHY/PRESS
New American Paintings, Book# 175, Pacific Coast Issue, 2025
Turner, Andrew, “Laguna Museum marks a dozen years of merging art with nature”, latimes.com, Nov 1, 2024
Ritz, Jessica, “Yes, You Can Be an Art Collector,” shondaland.com, August 22, 2022
Redman, Bridgette, “Time and place inspire Ladies’ Room exhibition”, LA Downtown News, July 17, 2021
Meroney, John Michael. "Artist: Ariel Dill." ART QA Issue #5, Summer 2016
Antonini, Marco; Ho, Christopher K., ed. "Golden Age: Contemporary Abstract Painting Today." Nurture Art, New York, Sept. 2014
Bravo, Arthur Ivan, Love at First Sight, Artlog, Oct. 13, 2014
Hackett, Mary Addison, Final Miami Roundup,twocoatsofpaint.com, Dec. 10, 2013
Hanson, Sarah P. Dying on Stage: New Painting in New York, Modern Painters, October 2013
Critics Pick, Dying on Stage: New Painting in New York, Time Out NY, July 2, 2013
Griffin, Nora, Art Critical Pick: Five Painters at Jack Hanley, Art Critical.com, Oct 14, 2013
Russeth, Andrew, New Paintings By, NY Observer, Oct. 15, 2013
Ruiz, Steve, Review: Robots Will Keep Us As Pets/Alderman Exhibitions, NewCity Art Blog, July 17, 2012
Baker, Brett, Painter's Table: Top 10 Best Posts: May 2012
The Huffington Post Blog, June 16, 2012
Butler, Sharon, The roots (and limbs) of abstraction, twocoatsofpaint.com, May 25, 2012
Butler, Sharon, Sneaky Funny in Ridgewood, twocoatsofpaint.com, November 19, 2011
Calandra, Maria, Ariel Dill, pencilinthestudioblogspot.com, May 7, 2012
Tam, Herb, Painting in 2030, Mind Spray, herbtam.wordpress.com, Sept.14, 2011
Barliant, Claire, Women and Weaving, The New Yorker, July 25, 2011
Valdez, Aldrin, Subconscious Pickings, artslant.com, July 10, 2011
Doran, Anne, Tide Pool, Time Out New York, January 13, 2011
The Open Daybook, Edited by David P. Earle, Random House, 2010
Johnson, Paddy, What to See Before Christmas, artfagcity.com, Dec.18, 2009
Lutz, John, Interview with Ariel Dill and Christian Sampson, theoldgold.blogspot.com, Dec.16, 2009
Sapienza, Jeremy, When Chelsea and Bushwick Collide, bushwickbk.com, April 30, 2009
Cohen, David, Riding the LES Wave, New York Sun, November 8, 2007
Fershleiser, Rachel, What the Hell Is It, Ethel?, Grand Street News, October 2007
Nevitt, Naomi, Chinatown and Lower East Side, refinery29.com, 2007
Frank, Peter, Pick of the Week, LA Weekly, August 30, 2006
New American Paintings, Book#56, Northeastern Edition 2006
AWARDS AND HONORS
2015 New York Foundation for the Arts Painting Fellow
2015 Alex Katz Foundation Collection
EDUCATION
MFA, Hunter College, New York, NY, 2006
BA, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, 1998