Contact
camerongainer@gmail.com
Ongoing projects
The Third Rail ↗co. ↗
Education
Tyler School of Art, MFA 2003University of Colorado Boulder, BFA 1999
Selected Awards and Grants
2013/14—Smithsonian Artist Research Fellow2010—McKnight Fellowship2009—Pollock-Krasner Grant2009—Jerome Travel and Research Fellowship2008—Institute for Research in Art Resident Fellow2007—Individual Artist Initiative Grant, Queens Council on the Arts, NY2006—Emerging Artist Fellowship Socrates Sculpture Park, LIC, NY2003—Rochelle Toner Dean Emeritus Award Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, Pa.2002—Temple Rome/Italy Art and Culture Fellowship, Rome, Italy1999—University of Colorado Research Opportunity Grant, Boulder, Colorado1998—University of Colorado Research Opportunity Grant, Boulder, Colorado
Solo Exhibitions / Screenings
2016—“N.I.L.” Weinstein Gallery. Minneapolis, Minnesota2016—“Cameron Gainer” Nemeth Art Center. Park Rapids, Minnesota2012—“Luna del Mar” Mint Museum. Charlotte, North Carolina2008—“Impact Sight” USF Contemporary Art Museum. Tampa, Florida2008—“Cameron Gainer” Fabric Workshop and Museum. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Selected Group Exhibitions and Screenings
2019—“Artists Need to Create on the Same Scale that Society Has the Capacity to Destroy: Mare Nostrum” Collateral Event of the 58th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia. Curated by Phong Bui and Francesca Pietropaolo. Venice2016—“State of the Art” Minneapolis Institute of Art. Minneapolis, Minnesota2016—“Metagalactic” David B. Smith Gallery. Denver, Colorado2015—“Think Film” Curated by Branka Bencic. Galerija Podroom Belgrade, Serbia2014—“Bloodflames” Curated by Phong Bui. Paul Kasmin Gallery. New York, New York2014—“State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now” Crystal Bridges Museum of Art. Bentonville, Arkansas2013—“Spectators, Rendered and Regulated” Koenig and Clinton Gallery. New York, New York2013—“Coming Together: Surviving Sandy” Curated by Phong Bui. Brooklyn, New York2013—“Rocks and Clocks” Ambach and Rice Gallery. Los Angeles, California2013—“Portal” McClain Gallery. Houston, Texas2012—“Midnight Party” Walker Art Center. Minneapolis, Minnesota2012—“Abstract Realities” Curated by Hal Bromm. TSKW Gallery. Key West, Florida2012—“We could be heroes” Brigham Young University Museum of Art. Provo, Utah2012—“The Paranoia of Time” Curated by John Knuth. Citizen & Carter Gallery. Los Angeles, California2012—“Field Notes” Curated by Anastasia Rygle. Bard College. New York, New York2012—“Cinemaniac” Kino Tuškanac. Zagreb, Croatia2012—“Cinemaniac” Art-kino. Rijeka, Croatia2011—“In the Pale” Curated By Jonathan Thomas. Art of This Gallery. Minneapolis, Minnesota2011—"McKnight Visual Artist Fellowships" Minneapolis College of Art and Design Galleries, Minneapolis, Minnesota2011—“Keep Out You Thieving Bastards” Hendershot Gallery. New York, New York2009—“Sculpture Key West 2009” Juried by Shamim Momin. Key West, Florida2009—“Shinders” Organized by Artist Mathew Bakkom. Minneapolis, Minnesota2009—“Cameron Gainer” Fairchild Tropical Research Garden, Miami, Florida2008—“Sculpture Key West 2008” Juried by Sculpture Center Director Mary Ceruti. Key West, Florida2007—“40th Anniversary of Art in the Parks” NYC Parks and Recreation Other artists exhibiting include Roxy Paine, Sol Lewitt, Keith Haring and others. New York, New York2006—“Cinemania[c]” Screening French Cultural Institute. Torino, Italy2006—“EAF 06” Socrates Sculpture Park. Long Island City, New York2003—“Cinemania[c]” LUKA Multi Media Center/Pula Film Festival. Pula, Croatia