Christian Rex van Minnen

Born in Rhode Island, USA, 1980. Currently lives and works in Brooklyn, USA.

Christian Rex van Minnen is an American contemporary artist known for his distinctive and surrealistic style. Van Minnen grew up in Colorado and developed a passion for art from an early age. He pursued his interest in painting and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Regis University in 2002. Van Minnen began his professional painting career around 2005–2006, initially working on smaller scales and creating personal pieces. As his career progressed, he transitioned to larger scales, evolving his technique and balancing complexity with composition. Notably, Van Minnen has embraced the internet as a platform for showcasing and sharing his work, bypassing traditional art scene barriers. His artwork often features vividly rendered, fantastical subjects that elicit both attraction and repulsion, exploring themes of life, absurdity, and power. While his work has drawn comparisons to historical art movements and artists, van Minnen's unique approach to color, form, and subject matter has earned him recognition as a leading figure in the realm of contemporary art.

1980年出生於美國羅德島州。目前在美國布魯克林生活和工作。

Christian Rex van Minnen是一位美國當代藝術家，以其獨特的超現實主義風格而聞名。 van Minnen在科羅拉多州長大，從小就對藝術充滿了熱情。他長大後一直持續對繪畫的追求，並於2002年從瑞吉斯大學畢業，並獲得了文學學士學位。van Minnen於2005 年左右開始了他的專業藝術家生涯，最初從事較小規模的創作和作個人作品。隨着他的職業生涯的發展，他轉向了更大尺寸的畫布，同時不斷精進他的技術並在複雜性與構圖中獲得平衡。值得注意的是，van Minnen一直將互聯網作為展示和分享其作品的平台，以此繞過了傳統藝術界的障礙。他的藝術作品常常以生動和奇幻的主題為特色，既互相吸引卻又互相排斥，探索生命、荒謬和權力的主題。雖然他的作品被拿來與歷史藝術運動和藝術家進行比較，但van Minnen對色彩、形式和主題的獨特處理方式為他贏得了當代藝術領域領軍人物的認可。

PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS

2022
Coniunctio | Ross+Kramer Gallery | New York, NY
2021
It Comes In Waves| NANZUKA Underground | Tokyo, Japan
Skin, Bone, Quinadridone, Adrenochrome | Galeria Javier Lopez Fer Frances | Madrid, Spain
2020
West Cliff | Ross+Kramer Gallery | New York, NY
2019
Bloom | Robischon Gallery | Denver, CO
In Heaven, Everything is Fine | Ross+Kramer Gallery | New York, NY
2018
Chum Chum Rubby Dubby | AISHONANZUKA | Hong Kong
UNTITLED | ART, Richard Heller Gallery | Miami Beach, FL
2017
Mourning Wood in Liminal Dawn | Richard Heller Gallery | Santa Monica, CA
2016
Enantiodromia | Gallery Poulsen | Copenhagen, Denmark
2015
Golden Memes | Robischon Gallery | Denver, CO
2014
Glazed and Confused | Gallery Poulsen | Copenhagen, Denmark
2013
Welsh Rats | Robischon Gallery | Denver, CO
2012
Fever Dream | Copro Gallery | Los Angeles, CA
2011
Rainbow Blight | Bert Green Fine Art | Los Angeles, CA
2010
Neo-Grotesque |Roq la Rue Gallery | Seattle, WA
2024
Intervals | Robischon Gallery | Denver, CO
2023
Mixed Pickles 12 | Ruttkowski68 | New York, NY
Storage Wars | The Hole, Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA
Roq La Rue Anniversary Show Part 2 | Row La Rue Gallery | Seattle, WA
Group Show Of Works On Paper By Gallery Artists (And Others) | Bert Green Fine Art | Chicago, IL
2022
Sublime Bodies | AISHONANZUKA | Hong Kong
45+, Robischon Gallery | Denver
XY | Curated by Sasha Bogojev at Galerie Rundgaenger | Frankfurt, Germany
2021
My Sweet Doppleganger | Richard Heller Gallery | LA, USA
Shape of an Image b| curated by Sasha Bogojev | WOAW Gallery, Hong Kong
Nature Morte | The Hole Gallery | New York, USA
This Must Be The Place | Villa Schoeningen x Ruttkowski68 | Potsdam
Figure 9 | curated by Ryan Travis Christian | Western Exhibitions | Chicago, USA
2020
Christian van Minnen curates “Blastover” | Ruttkowski68, Paris France
Blunt | Gallerie Julien Cadet | Paris France
Mixed pickels 8 | Ruttkowski68 | Berlin, Germany
NANZUKA Underground: Global Pop Underground, Parco Museum Tokyo, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Black and White vs Color | Richard Heller Gallery | Santa Monica, CA
Still Human | Coleccion Solo, Madrid, Spain
Juxtapoz and Sugarlift: ME | High Line Nine | New York, USA
2019
Mixed pickels 6 | Ruttkowski68 | Cologne, Germany
Mixed pickels 5 | Ruttkowski68 | Berlin, Germany
UNTITLED | ART, Richard Heller Gallery | Miami, USA
2018
Expo Chicago | Richard Heller Gallery | Chicago, USA
Immersion | Richard Heller Gallery | Santa Monica, USA
Realism D'aujourd'hui | Gallerie Julien Cadet | Paris France
Dallas Art Fair | Richard Heller Gallery | Dallas, USA
Pulse Art Fair | Gallery Poulsen | Miami, USA
Mixed pickels 4 | Ruttkowski68 | Cologne, Germany
2017
UNTITLED | ART, Richard Heller Gallery | Miami Beach, USA
EXPO Chicago | Richard Heller Gallery, | Chicago, USA
Dallas Art Fair | Richard Heller Gallery | Dallas, USA
Beheaded | Richard Heller Gallery | Santa Monica, USA
con-figuration | Postmasters | New York, USA
2016
UNTITLED | ART, Richard Heller Gallery | Miami Beach, USA
EXPO Chicago | Richard Heller Gallery | Chicago, USA
Juxtapoz x Superflat | co-curated by Takashi Murakami and Evan Pricco (Juxtapoz Magazine) | Vancouver Art Gallery | Vancouver, Canada
Juxtapoz x Superflat | co-curated by Takashi Murakami and Evan Pricco (Juxtapoz Magazine) | Pivot Art + Culture Center | Seattle, USA
Dallas Art Fair | Richard Heller Gallery | Dallas, USA
2015
Objects Installation, Denver Art Museum | Denver, USA
HEY! 3 | Halle St Pierre | Paris, France
The Copenhagen Interpretation | Lodge Gallery | New York, USA
Jokes of Nature, Redline Arts | Denver, USA
All Types of Characters | Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, USA
Pulse NYC | Gallery Poulsen | New York, USA
2014
Heat! | Gallery Poulsen | Copenhagen, DK
Annual Art Auction | Anderson Ranch Arts Center |Snowmass, USA
Winter Group Show | Jonathan Levine Gallery | New York, USA
Ducks | Greenpoint Terminal Gallery | Brooklyn, USA
2013
Messin’ With The Masters | Mesa Arts Center | Mesa, USA
The Gallery Poulsen 10 Years Anniversary Show | Copenhagen, Denmark
Beinart Collective 2013 Group Show | Copro Gallery | LA, USA
Varnish 10th Anniversary Show |Varnish Fine Art | San Francisco, USA
The Wild Bunch | Gallery Poulsen | Copenhagen, Denmark
2012
Texas Contemporary Art Fair | Robischon Gallery, Denver, USA
Unnatural History | Royal West of England Academy | Bristol, England
Against the Grain | Mark Moore Gallery | Los Angeles, USA
SWAB Contemporary Art Fair | Represented by MiTO Contemporary | Barcelona, Spain
2011
Cute and Creepy | Florida State Univ. Museum of Fine Art,Tallahassee, FL
Don’t Wake Daddy VI | Feinkunst Kruger, Hamburg, Germany
Dark Water | Copro Gallery | Santa Monica, USA
What would we wish for in the future? | Biologiska Museet | Stockholm, Sweden
Another Roadside Attraction | ISE Cultural Foundation | New York, USA
2010
Ripe | Seattle Pacific Arts Center | Seattle, USA
Another Roadside Attraction | ISE Cultural Foundation| New York, USA
New Realisms | MiTO Contemporary | Barcelona, Spain
2009
OCHO: Numero Atomico Global Group Show | ROJO Artspace | Barcelona, Spain
15th Annual Realism Invitational, Klaudia Marr Gallery | Santa Fe, USA
2011
Artist in Residence, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO
Juxtapoz Magazine, Vol. 159, San Francisco, CA
Lodown, Mystery Issue, Berlin, Germany
The Wild, WTF Issue, NY, NY
Joia Magazine, Vol. 36, Santiago, Chile
Hi-Fructose, Vol. 25, Ouch Factory Yum Club, Richmond, CA
Hey! Modern Art and Pop Culture Mag., Ankama Editions, Paris, France
Cute and Creepy Exhibition Catalog, Florida State U MoFA, Tallahassee, FL
Playboy Magazine, November 2010, Playboy Inc., Chicago, IL
Beautiful/Decay Book 4, Feral Children Publishing, Los Angeles, CA
Direct Art Magazine, Vol., 17 Slowart Publishing, NY
Cartilagine, Vol. 0, Milan, Italy
Empty Magazine, Issue #15 (Cover), Design is Kinky Publishing, Australia
ROJO OCHO: Numero Atomico, ROJO Publishing, Barcelona, Spain
Direct Art Magazine Vol. 15, Slowart Publishing, NY
Look de Book, Issue #2 Vol. 1, Barcelona, Spain
Metamorphosis II, Beinart Publishing Co. New Brunswick, Australia

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