Halsey Rodman (born 1973) is an artist based in

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. Rodman was born in Davis, California. He makes installations containing assemblages,

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, text and figurative

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, which form mythological narratives. Common motifs in Rodman's work are

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s, clouds of smoke, pickles and geometric forms Rodman received his BA from the

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in 1995 and his MFA from

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, New York in 2003.

Selected exhibitions

*2009: ''Pinch Pots and Pyramids'', Kate Werble Gallery, New York City, with Susana Rodríguez,

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and

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. *2007: ''The Performative Object'', The Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art *2006: ''The Navigator's Quarters Must Not Be Disturbed'', Guild & Greyshkul, New York *2005: ''The Minded Swarm'', LACE, Los Angeles *2004: ''drift:shift'', Linda Schwartz Gallery, Cincinnati *2004: ''Kis Multiplied'', Triple Candie, New York *2003: ''One Enemy vs. 25 Millions of Friends'',

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, Germany *2000: ''One and Many Suns'', Caltech University, Pasadena *1997: ''Quartzose'', Galleri Tommy Lund, Denmark

References

External links

*Halsey Rodman a
Guild & Greyshkul
*Images, texts and biography from th

*Jerry Saltz

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodman, Halsey American artists Living people 1973 births University of California, Santa Barbara alumni Columbia University School of the Arts alumni