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NICK MAKANNA
nmakanna@gmail.com
b. San Francisco, CA 1988
Lives and Works in San Francisco, CA / Chicago, IL
SOLO / TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2020
Habibti’s Castle, with Maryam Yousif, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2019
Spiral Architect, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Makanna Seismic Retrofit Inc., /room/, San Francisco, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020
Relics for the Future, NIAD Art Center, Richmond, CA (Forthcoming)
Stimulus, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2018
Way Bay, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA
Funk Ain’t Dead, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
Coffee for Eight, Pt. 2 Gallery, Oakland, CA
Project 14, C2C Project Space, San Francisco, CA
2017
Dust, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Orfn Memorial Show, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016
New Age of Ceramics Book Release, Dave Frey Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Making Our Mark, Richmond Art Center, SF CA
Shaky Towns, Alter Space & The Battery, SF CA
SFAI MFA Highlights, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, SF CA
Inaugural, Guerrero Gallery, SF CA
Dungeonmaster, SFAI MFA Exhibition, Fort Mason, SF CA
Constructed, Instead, curated by Marcela Pardo, R/SF, San Francisco, CA
Farewell Celebration, Ladybug House, SF CA
2015
Gatherings & Conversations, Guerrero Gallery, SF CA
Afternoons, Athen B. Gallery, Oakland CA
Bitch, Please, NBD Projects, SF CA
Parking Lot Art Fair, Fort Mason Parking Lot, SF CA
4 (minutes) x 40, Southern Exposure, SF CA
Imaginary Milieu, Noroof Gallery, SF CA
No Dogs No Hamsters, Diego Rivera Gallery, SF CA
2014
In Rooms, Open Gallery, Portland OR
Keep Eyes Anniversary, Adobe Books Gallery, SF CA
2013
Youth Crew, Reed College, Portland OR
2012
Anomaly, Rufus Rukus Gallery, NYC
2011
Carry On, Stumptown Division, Portland OR
Concrete & Steel, Breeze Block Gallery, Portland OR
Heavy Metal, Land Gallery, Portland OR
EDUCATION
2016 MFA, San Francisco Art Institute, SF CA
2010 BA, Lewis & Clark College, Portland OR
PRESS
2019
Tamsin Smith & Matt Gonzalez, “Back to Back: Maryam Yousif & Nick Makanna @ Guerrero Gallery,” JUXTAPOZ, Aug. 14th 2019: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/sculpture/back-to-back-maryam-yousif-nick-makanna-guerrero-gallery/
Charles Desmarais, “Bay Area Ceramics Scene Fired Up in New Ways”, San Francisco Chronicle, July 24th 2019: https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/art-exhibits/bay-area-ceramics-scene-fired-up-in-new-ways
2018
Sarah Hotchkiss, “200 Years of Eclectic Bay Area Art at BAMPFA,” KQED, Jan. 24th 2018: https://www.kqed.org/arts/13819924/200-years-of-eclectic-bay-area-art-at-bampfa
Patrick Tehaney, “BAMPFA Exhibit ‘Way Bay 2’ Provides Cohesive, Indecisive Look at Bay Area Art,” The Daily Californian, June 20th 2018: https://www.dailycal.org/2018/06/20/bampfa-way-bay-2/
COLLECTIONS
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
PUBLICATIONS
New Age of Ceramics, Hannah Stouffer, Ginkgo Press, 2016