born 1968, lives and works in New York, NY
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2012
History Lessons, curated by David Gibson, Studio Salon, Brooklyn, NY March (forthcoming)
fresh stART auction, curated by Mylissa Fitzsimmons, Santa Monica Art Studios, CA February
2010-11
Chain Letter, Curated by Camilo Alvarez, Samson Projects, Boston, MA July
Silent Auction and Shop: Summer at AG Gallery, Brooklyn, NY July 2011
LaSurprise, Curated by Théo Gennitsakis, Galerie Surprise, Paris, France, January
All Insignificant Things Must Disappear - Responses to the Changing Economic Landscape
Phenomena Project at the Trinity Museum, Curated by Darren Jones, New York, NY October
Vision Quest, Curated by Pam Grossman, Observatory, Brooklyn, NY January
Nature, Once Removed: The (Un)Natural World in Contemporary Drawing, Curated by Sean McCarthy,
Lehman College Art Gallery, New York, NY February
2009
Mixtape, Group Exhibition, Jen Bekman Gallery, New York, NY November
Summer Reading, Group Exhibition, Jen Bekman Gallery, New York, NY July
Manifest Destination, Andrew Prayzner and William Crump, Tiger Strikes Asteroid Gallery, Philadelphia, PA July
William Crump, Lonesome Ghosts (Solo), Littlebird Gallery, Los Angeles, CA March
2007-8
X Marks the Art, Jen Bekman Gallery, New York, NY December
Picturing America, Curated by Keith MIller, SAC Gallery, Ston yBrook University, Long Island, NY October
Meta-Majesty, Chashama, Curated by Tracy Candido, New York, NY, September
Fertile Ground, Varnish Fine Art, Curated by Alix Sloan, San Francisco, CA, September
Locations of Elsewhere, Curated by Leah Oates, Peer Gallery, New York, NY, June
Deep End, Aidan Savoy Gallery, Curated by Alix Sloan, New York, NY, May
2006
Night of 1000 Drawings, Artist Space, New York, NY, November
Art (212) Contemporary Art Fair, Art Gotham Booth, New York, NY, October
Cooper Union Summer Residency Program, Group Exhibition, New York, NY, July
Draw_Drawing_2, The Foundry, London, UK, July
The Pop Art Show, Kaufmann Arcade, Curated by, Leah Oates, New York, NY April
Wide Open, Group Exhibition, Evoke Gallery, St. Paul, MN, March
The Salon, Curated by Tracy Candido, Brooklyn, NY, February
AAF Contemporary Art Fair NYC, David Allen Gallery, New York, NY, October
2004-5
The New Romantics (Solo), David Allen Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, March
The Studio, David Allen Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, June
This Dream, America, Curated by Keith Miller, Art League of Long Island, May
Crimson Passions, Art Gotham Gallery, New York, NY February
By the Light of the Chandelier, Art Gotham Gallery, New York, NY January
Composition in Hi-Fi, David Allen Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, November
EDUCATION
Ringling School of Art and Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting, 1994
RESIDENCY
The Cooper Union School of Art Summer Residency Program, 2006
PROJECTS/PUBLICATIONS/FEATURES
Progress-Report.org, William Crump, Take Five Artist Selections, January 2011, http://progress-report.org
Interview: Rebel Magazine, December 2010, http://www.wearerebels.com/?p=7760
Beautiful Decay: Featured Artist, Sept. 2010, http://beautifuldecay.com/2010/09/08/william-crumps-far-far-far-out-trip/
Oxford American Magazine, Best of the South, featured artist, June 2009
ROJO Magazine,®pranapure solid true, featured artist, June 2009
20x200 Print Series, Double Edition, August 2008, 20x200.com
Partyka, Guest Artist for May 2008, www.partykausa.com
Paping Zine #17, Featured Artist, edited by John Mejias, Available at St. Marks Books, June 2009
Paping Zine #16, The Teacher’s Edition, Featured Artist, edited by John Mejias, 2008
LaSuperette, Eyebeam, New York, NY December 2006
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2011 Carrier, David "All Insignificant Things Must Disappear" review, Art US, 2011
2009 Laura Meli, "Summer Reading" at Jen Bekman review, NY Art Beat, July 27, 2009
2009 Edith Newhall, "Dark Duo" review, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 19, 2009
2009 Roberta Fallon, "An Introspective 4th of July", review, theartblog.org, July 7, 2009
2009 Leah Ollman, "William Crump at LittleBird Gallery", review, L.A. Times, March 26, 2009
2007 Michael Leaverton,”Tip of the Iceberg”, review, San Francisco Weekly, Sept. 2007
2006 Mary Abbe, “Walls of St. Paul”, review, Minneapolis Star Tribune, March 20, 2006
2005 Helen A. Harrison, “Making the Ordinary Extraordinary,” review, The New York Times, May 29, 2005