1956
Born in Santa Monica, California
Currently
lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

Education
1982
B.A., Painting and Drawing, California State University, Fullerton, California

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2010
Ordinary Madness, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA (October 15, 2010 – January 9, 2011)
2009
Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO, travelling to the Tang Museum, Skidmore College, Saratoga, NY and the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
White Cube, London, UK
2006
Fred Tomaselli, James Cohan Gallery
2005
Fred Tomaselli, Carlier - Gebauer, Berlin, Germany
2004
Fred Tomaselli, White Cube, London, UK
Fred Tomaselli: Monsters of Paradise, organized by Fiona Bradley, The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland; traveling to Domus Artium, Salamanca, Spain; Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland (March 9 – June 19, 2005); The Rose Art Museum of Brandeis University, Waltham, MA (September 15 – December 5, 2005) (catalogue)
2003
Albright-Knox Gallery of Art, Buffalo, New York
James Cohan Gallery, New York
2001
White Cube, London
Gravity’s Rainbow, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana
Fred Tomaselli: 10-Year Survey, curated by Amy Cappellazzo, Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, Florida; traveled to SITE Santa Fe, New Mexico
2000
Phrase Book (text by Rick Moody, illustrated by Fred Tomaselli), Christine Burgin Gallery, New York
James Cohan Gallery, New York
1999
Gravity’s Rainbow, curated by Eugenie Tsai, Whitney Museum of American Art at Philip Morris, New York (catalogue)
Galerie Gebauer, Berlin, Germany (catalogue)
Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris, France
1998
Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, California
1997
Jack Tilton Gallery, New York
1996
Fred Tomaselli, The Urge to Be Transported, co-curated by Marilu Knode and Rene Pritikin, Center for the Arts at Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, California; Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, California; Rice University, Houston, Texas; The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
1995
Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, California (catalogue)
Jack Tilton Gallery, New York
1994
Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, California
Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris, France
1993
Josh Baer Gallery, New York
Jack Tilton Gallery, New York
1992
Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, California
1991
White Columns Gallery, curated by Bill Arning, New York
Randy Alexander Gallery, New York
1990
Artist’s Space, curated by Cornelia Butler, Project Room, New York
1987
P.S. 1 Museum, curated by Tom Finkelpearl, Long Island City, New York