BIOGRAPHY

2007 MFA, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
2003 BA, Art History and Visual Arts, Occidental College Los Angeles, CA
1980 Born: Washington, DC

ONE & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2009 & MORE & MORE & MORE, An installation for Soon Quarterly, 248BS, Brooklyn, NY
2008 IF I DO WHAT YOU TELL ME WILL YOU LOVE ME? collaboration with Michelle Wiener, Samuel Freeman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
  TUCKER NEEL: MONUMENTS TO THE PRES{ID}ENT, Snow Gallery, Nashville, TN
  CONFABULATIONS: DRAWINGS BY TUCKER NEEL, Commissary Arts, Venice, CA
2004 NEW WORK. TUCKER NEEL, galleryjane, Los Angeles, CA
2003 "AS LONG AS YOU THINK YOU'RE WHITE, THERE'S NO HOPE FOR YOU.", The Mullin Gallery, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009 INAUGURAL EXHIBITION, Control Room, Los Angeles, CA
  A DAY IN L.A. WASHINGTON BLVD. ART CONCERT, Outdoor event along Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
  STATION MUST GO, Raw Materials, Los Angeles, CA
  FLYING WHITE CUBE, Vol 2, Flying White Cube Gallery, curator: Sojung Kwon, part of "You make me laugh" S1F Gallery, Los Angeles, California, May, '09
2008 PLUSH, curator: Martin Durazo, Eagle Rock Center for the Arts, Los Angeles, CA
  CONVENTIONS AND ATTITUDES, curator: Karen Atkinson, an election night arts event as part of Exchange Rate 2008, Remy's on Temple, Los Angeles, CA
  SAN FERNANDO ROAD CONCERT, Outdoor event along San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, CA
  LOOKY SEE, curator: Meg Linton, Ben Maltz Gallery at Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
  PARTY FAVORS,curator: Holly Myers, Bonelli Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
  STATION, El Nopal Press, Los Angeles, CA
2007 THE GREATER LOS ANGELES MASTERS OF FINE ARTS EXHIBITION, Cal State University Long Beach, CA
  SISTER CITY LOVE SLAM, The Engelbrot Gallery, Berlin, Germany
  REMOVE, The Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
  RESOLUTIONS, The Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
  MEMORIAL PROPOSALS FOR THE IRAQ WAR, The 9th Street Gallery, Bethel University, St. Paul, MN
2006 OTIS GRADS, 6147 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  PHANTASMAGORICALIA, The Harmony Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  OTIS MFA MID-RESIDENCY SHOW, The Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
2004 PLEASE CONTINUE WORKING...FOR THE SAKE OF THE COMPANY, The Office, Anaheim, CA
  ART/11, Flash Gallery and Heart Five Gallery, Tucson, AZ
  GROUP SHOW, The Hangar, Los Angeles, CA
2003 INSIDE INSIGHTS, American Friends Service Committee Gallery, Pasadena, CA
  ALUMNI ART SHOW, Occidental College, The Weingart Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Curator: Professor Linda Lyke
  GROUP SHOW, The Hangar, Los Angeles, CA

CURATORIAL PROJECTS

2007 LIVE EARTH POSTER PROJECT to benefit The Alliance for Climate Protection including work by Vik Muniz, Scott Grieger and Katie Holten.
  PERSPECTIVES IN THE CROWD, The Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angels, CA
2006 DOUBLE TAKE, Regent Galleries, Los Angeles, CA

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2008 Frank, Peter. "Looky See" at the Otis College of Art and Design.” Art Week October 2008 Vol. 39 Issue 8 p.15
  Silverman, Jack. “Memorial Tutorial: Tucker Neel: Monuments to the Pres(id)ent.” The Nashville Scene, Oct. 2, 2008. p. 28. (Reproduction)
  Friskics-Warren, Bill. "Tucker Neel explores how political iconography shapes our individual and collective identities," The Tennessean, September 28, 2008. (Reproductions)
  Harmon, Madeline. “Take a look-see at Looky See,” Los Angeles Loyolan, September 11, 2008. (Reproductions) http://media.www.laloyolan.com/media/storage/paper803/news/2008/09/11/Entertainment/Take-A.LookSee.At.Looky.See-3422396.shtml
  Ollman, Leah. “Looky See: A sprawling, satisfying show.” Los Angeles Times, August 22, 2008. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-galleries22-2008aug22,0,1508645.story
  Knapp, Lucinda. “Tucker Neel : Confabulations.” Flavorpill LA, Jan. 16, 2008. http://flavorpill.com/losangeles/events/2008/1/19/tucker-neel-confabulations
2007 Bedford, Christopher. “Critic’s Pick: Perspectives in The Crowd”. Artforum.com Aug. 8, 2007. http://artforum.com/picks/section=la#picks15612
  Lee, Alfred. “Daft Punk Planet.” City Beat Newspaper, Vol. 5, Number 29, July 12, 2007, 25. http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=5812&IssueNum=214

PUBLISHED ARTICLES

2010 “House Call: Tom of Finland Foundation,” Artillery Magazine, Jan./Feb. 2010. Vol 4. Issue 3. 30-31.
2009 “Bari Ziperstein at The Pacific Design Center,” ART LIES Magazine, Issue No. 64 Winter 2009. 64.
  “Art With Some Meat To It: Fallen Fruit’s Daily Servings,” Artillery Magazine, Sept./Oct. 2009, Vol. 4 issue 1. P. 27-29
  “Yo Fukui at David Salow Gallery,”ART LIES Magazine, Issue No. 63, Fall 2009
  "Matthew Picton at SolwayJones," Artillery Magazine, jul/aug 2009 vol. 3.
  "Kerry Tribe at 1301PE," ART LIES Magazine, Issue No. 63 (Fall 2009)
  "Penelope Gottlieb at Kim Light Gallery," Artillery Magazine, May/Jun 2009 vol 3 issue 5
  “Wake Up Call: Machine Project's Field Guide To LACMA,” co-written with Molly Rodgveller, Artillery Magazine, Vol. 3 Issue 3 (Jan. / Feb. 2009): 22, 27.
2008 “Surface Sounding at Seeline Gallery,” ART LIES Magazine, Issue No. 60 (Winter 2008): 112-113.
  “Dancing Daze: bodycity gets its groove on,” Artillery Magazine. Vol. 3 Issue 1, Sept. / Oct. 2008, p 21-22.
  “Phantom Sightings: Art After the Chicano Movement,” ART LIES magazine No 59, Fall 2008.
  "Coachella: Hold The Art," Artillery Magazine. Vol. 2, Issue 6 July/Aug. 2008, p. 38-39.
  "California Video at The Getty Museum,” ART LIES magazine No. 58, Summer 2008, p. 98-99.
  "The Unique Spectacle That Is The Contemporary Art Fair," Fine Art Magazine, Vol. 33 No 1, Spring 2008, 67.
  "Nancy Chunn the Otis College Ben Maltz Gallery," ISM Magazine March, 2008
  "William Pope L.,” Artillery Magazine. Vol. 2 No. 3, Jan. 2008, 40.
2007 "Kathrin Burmester", Artillery Magazine Vol. 2 No. 2, Oct. 2007
  “Dan Flavin,” Artillery Magazine. Vol.2 No. 1, Sept. 2007, 18-19.
  "Andrea Zittel," Artillery Magazine. Vol. 1 No. 6, May, 2007, 35-36.
  "Cindy Smith," Artillery Magazine. Vol. 1 No. 5, April, 2007, 34-35.
  “Jefferson Pinder,” Artillery Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, March, 2007, 40.
2006 “The Things He Loves: A very thorough stroll through David Hockney’s Portraits,” The L.A. Alternative Press, Vol. 5, September 4, 2006, 6.
  “G-Rowing Downtown: Urban arts epicenter Gallery Row continues to blossom,” The LA Alternative Press, Vol. 5, June 2, 2006, 6.
  “Curious Collections and Cosmonaut Canines: A pilgrimage to the Museum of Jurassic Technology,” The L.A. Alternative Press, Vol. 5, March 31, 2006, 8.
  “Sex, Satyrs, and Scandal: An Afternoon at the Getty Villa,” The L.A. Alternative Press, Vol. 5, March 03, 2006, 8.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

2005 Magna Cum Laude
  Phi Beta Kappa

HONORS AND AWARDS

2006 Buchalter Scholarship
2005 Otis College Institutional Scholarship
2002 Occidental College Honors Thesis Student
  Occidental College Academic Student Project Grant
2001 Ford Foundation Summer Research Fellowship
2000 Occidental College List Award For Outstanding Academic and Extracurricular Achievement

LECTURES, RESIDENCIES, & WORKSHOPS

2009 Instructor, Getting Your Shit Together Workshop, Eagle Rock Center For The Arts, Los Angeles, CA
  Presenter, Artist Statement Workshop, Outpost For Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
  Presenter, Survivor Artist Workshop, Dumbo Arts Center, Brooklyn, NY
  Artist Lecture, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
2008 Lecture and Resident, One-week residency at the James E. Walker Library Printing Press, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
  Presenter, Artist Statement Workshop, Outpost For Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
  Presenter, Survivor Artist Workshop, Dumbo Arts Center, Brooklyn, NY
2007 Otis College of Art and Design, Artist Lecture, Los Angeles, CA

PERTINENT WORK EXPERIENCE

2008-Present Project Manager, Praccis, Creative Consulting, Los Angeles, CA
  Marketing Director, Getting Your Sh*t Together (GYST-Ink), Professional Business Solutions for Artists, Los Angeles, CA
2007-2008 Associate Director, BANK Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007 Fine Arts Outreach & Project Manager, Live Earth, Los Angeles, CA
2006-Present Editor and Researcher, Marcia Tucker Estate, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Teaching Assistant, Larry Johnson and Otis College, Los Angeles, CA
2006-Present Freelance Writer, Los Angeles, CA writings available at www.tuckerneel.wordpress.com
2005-06 Teaching Assistant, Marcia Tucker and Otis College, Los Angeles, CA
2004-2005 2004-05 Curatorial Assistant, Joanne Stuhr Curatorial Services, Tucson, AZ

AUCTIONS & BENEFITS

2009 Bookmeat, Side Street Projects, Pasadena, CA
  INCOGNITO, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
2008 INCOGNITO, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
  HeArt Project Auction, HeArt Project, Los Angeles, CA

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