Born in 1969, Doylestown, PA. Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
EDUCATION
2005
M.F.A., New Genres, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
1992
B.A., Cultural Anthropology, Magna Cum Laude, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC
SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2023
Wormhole, Long Story Short, New York, NY
2022
Barrão & Josh Callaghan: FALA COISA, curated by Raul Mourão, Carpintaria by Fortes d’Aloia & Gabriel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Family Tree, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2021
Cursive, Lazy Eye Gallery, Joshua Tree, CA
Promised Land, two-person exhibition with Chaz Guest, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2020
Social Block, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2017
Legacy, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2016
LIFEFORCE, Harmony Murphy Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2015
Chess Set, Harmony Murphy Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2014
Soft Targets, Royale Projects, Palm Desert, CA
2011
Elysian Parking, Steve Turner Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
2009
A Lost and Found, Works Sited, Los Angeles Central Library, Los Angeles, CA
The Distended Hand Truck and other Curiosities, Steve Turner Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
One Hundred Year Anniversary Commemorative Ford Model-T Lamp and Alarm Clock,
Volta NY with Haas & Fischer Gallery, New York, NY
2008
Bachsteintauben, Hass & Fischer Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
Very Concerned, Somewhat Concerned, Not at all Concerned, Bank Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
Re-make/Re-model, MKG127, Toronto, Canada
Afterglow, curated by Night Gallery, Acquavella, Palm Beach, FL
Daydream, curated by The Pink Lemonade, Guy Hepner, New York, NY
2023
Keepsake, presented by Night Gallery for the Art Park at the Dallas Art Fair, Dallas, TX
Supply Chain Issues, MKG127, Toronto, Canada
2022
Transmogrified, Durden and Ray, Los Angeles, CA
2021
Return of the Dragons, Blossom Market, Los Angeles, CA
2020
Majeure Force, Part One & Part Two, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Sample Platter - Contemporary Ceramic, Guggenheim Gallery at Chapman University, Orange, CA
2019
Weather Report, The Aldrich Museum of Art, Ridgefield, CT
Shaggy Dog Stories, curated by Audrey Moyer and Paulina Samborska, San Pedro, CA
2018
Art-o-rama, presentation with Night Gallery, Marseilles, France
Paradise, Organized by Edgar Bryan and Adrianne Rubenstein, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Note to Self, Royale Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Dallas Art Fair with Night Gallery, Dallas, TX
Elemental, L.A. Louver, Venice, CA
2017
Transporter, Paul Kopeikin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Note to Self, Elephant, Los Angeles, CA
Nada New York, with Night Gallery, New York, NY
2016
Hydroponic Forms, Galerie Ampersand, Cologne, Germany
Flowers in your hair, Fused, San Francisco, CA
Current LA: Water, Los Angeles Public Art Biennial, Los Angeles, CA
Flat Foldability, Harmony Murphy Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Display System Four, Eastern Star Gallery, Archer School, Los Angeles, CA
Eight Artists Walk into a Bar, Falcon’s Nest, Los Angeles, CA
Vapegoat Rising, Arturo Bandini at Marfa Ballroom, Marfa, TX
Round Trip Ticket, Soulangh Cultural Village, Tainan, Taiwan
Art Bandini Los Angeles, with Harmony Murphy Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2015
Tickles, 356 Mission, Los Angeles, CA
The Arroyo Seco Golf Classic, Los Angeles, CA
Thank You PF Chang’s, Arturo Bandini, Los Angeles, CA
Feigned, Sam Francis Gallery, Crossroads School, Santa Monica, CA
Wünderkammer, Pitzer College Nichols Gallery, Claremont, CA
2014
Push Me Pull You, Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Another Thing Coming, Torrance Museum of Art, Torrance, CA
Another Cats Show, 356 Mission, Los Angeles, CA
The Beach that Never Was, Institute of Contemporary Art Singapore 2013, Rochor, Singapore
Pistonhead, Venus Over Manhattan, 1111 Lincoln Blvd, Miami, FL
Unlimited Art Fair, with Royale Projects, Miami, FL
Made in Space, Gavin Brown's Enterprise and Venus Over Manhattan, New York, NY
Masters of Irreverence, Arena 1, Santa Monica, CA
Cry Hope Cry Fury, Aran Cravey Gallery, Venice, CA
Neo Povera, L&M Arts, Venice, CA
Bienal Del Sur en Panama, Panama City, Panama
Made in Space, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Dialogs of Practice I & II, West LA College, Culver City, CA, and First Street Art Center
Gallery, Pomona, CA
Art Los Angeles Contemporary, with Night Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2012
The Big Bang, the 19th Annual Watermill Center Summer Benefit, Water Mill, NY
Döppelgangsters, Area 1, Santa Monica, CA
The Planter Show, For Your Art, Los Angeles, CA The Holodeck, Post Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Volta Basel Art Fair, with Steve Turner Contemporary, Basel, Switzerland
Frieze New York Art Fair, Sculpture Park, New York, NY
Prince at the Forum, Beacon Arts Center, Inglewood, CA
Sun Don't Look Angry at Me, Royale Projects, Indian Wells, CA
2011
Aqua Art Miami, with Steve Turner Contemporary, Miami, FL
Art Platform LA, with Steve Turner Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
Baker’s Dozen, Torrance Museum of Art, Torrance, CA
Playtime, See Line Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Art Contemporary, with Steve Turner Contemporary and Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010
Law of the Jungle, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, NY
(N)either Swords (N)or Plowshares: Functional (F)utilities, Cerritos College Art Gallery, Norwalk, CA
5 X 5, ESPAI, Centro d’art Contemporani de Castelló, Castelló, Spain
Larvel Stages, Latned Atsar, Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Zomb, Glendale Community College Gallery, Glendale, CA
Casa Bella, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Hidden Bodies, Statler Waldorf Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Minimum Yields Maximum, Monte Vista Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Art Los Angeles Contemporary Art Fair, Steve Turner Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
2009
The Livingroom, Haas & Fischer Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
Marine Salon 03, Marine Contemporary, Venice CA
Big Ass Sculpture Show, Summercamp Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Summer Show, Grieder Contemporary, Zurich, Switzerland
Works Sited, Los Angeles Central Library, Los Angeles, CA
Nu, Galleria Fortes Vilaça, São Paulo, Brasil
2008
Miami Basel Art Fair, with Galleria Fortes Vilaça, Miami, FL
The White Elephant Complex, Sam Francis Gallery, Crossroads School, Los Angeles, CA
Whatcha See is Whatcha Get, Whatcha Don't See is Better Yet, 533, Los Angeles, CA
Mr. Reverse Psychology, Norma Desmond Productions, Los Angeles, CA
Space as a Space, Bonelli Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
Project(OR) Art Fair, with Fette's Gallery, Rotterdam, Netherlands Abre Allas, O Gentil
Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
2007
Le Flaneur, Fette's Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Preview Berlin Art Fair, with Bank Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Rogue Wave '07, LA Louver Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Kairos!, Kantor/Feuer Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006
Phantom Galleries LA, Pasadena, CA
Material Witness, UC Riverside Sweeney Gallery, Riverside, CA
Campari (this is Not Sponsored By), Park Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Contemporary, Magazzino d’Arte Modern, Rome, Italy
Good Work, Dangerous Curve, Los Angeles, CA
High-Desert Test Sites, Christening of a Cabin, Yucca Valley, CA
That Funny Way I Laugh, South la Brea Gallery, Inglewood, CA
Invitational, USC Master of Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005
New Sculpture So-Cal, Guggenheim Gallery Project Room, Chapman University, Orange, CA
ESL/Esthetics as a Second Language, The Corridor Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Off the Map, at the home of Corina Gamma, Los Angeles, CA
Red White, Blue, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York, NY
Supersonic LA Design Center, Los Angeles, CA
Character Traits, I-5 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
MFA 4, UCLA New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2003
Counterfeit Copyright Protection, Artist's Television Access Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2002
Repurpose, Southern Exposure Annual Juried Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
Emerge, Gen Arts SF 5th Annual Juried Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
1998
Gabinet do Chico, Festival VideoBrasil, with Chelpa Ferro, SESC, São Paulo, Brazil
1997
Danger and Safety, Salon 75, collaborative project with Jesse Berg, New York, NY
1996
Domestic Anxiety, Salon 75, collaborative project with Jesse Berg, New York, NY
1994
Work and Wonder, Franklin Furnace, Collaborative Project with Jesse Berg, New York, NY
Group Show, Team Gallery, Washington, DC
PUBLIC PROJECTS
2017
Berry Berkus Monument, for Brookfield Residential, Playa Vista, CA
Elan Huntington Beach, for Greystar Inc., Huntington Beach,CA
2016
Soulangh Artist’s Village Residency
2015
Playa Vista Phase II, Playa Vista, Los Angeles, CA
2014
Town Park Plaza Project, Culver City CA, for the City of Culver City Union Jack and Voyager
Mall Project, Marina Del Rey CA
2013
Ladder at Full Reach, Armory Center for the Arts, Casita, Pasadena, CA
2012
The Beach Collection, for Standard Pacific Homes, Venice CA
Bryant Park Project II, for the Bryant Park Corporation, New York, NY
2011
Waterfront Park Project, The Campus at Playa Vista, Los Angeles CA
Art With Wind, Tianmu Neighborhood, Taipei, Taiwan
2010
Bryant Park, Herald and Greeley Square Project, for the Bryant Park Corporation, New York, NY
Manhattan Beach Project, Manhattan Beach, CA
5x5 International Contemporary Art Prize Diputació de Castelló, nominee
2006-8
Playa Vista Project, Playa Vista, Los Angeles, CA
2007
Hollywood and Silverlake Project, for the Hollywood Beautification Team, Los Angeles, CA
2005
Hollywood Renaissance Hotel Project, Los Angeles, CA
2004
Town Park Plaza Project, Culver City, CA
GRANTS, AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
1995
Fulbright Fellowship, Nepal
PUBLICATIONS
2015
Raul Mourão, Volume One, Editor Raul Mourão, Galleria Nara Roseler, São Paulo, Brazil
The Benefit of Friends Collected, Vol. 2, Editors Shana Lutker and Jesse Benson, Project X
Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2014
Life Transmissions Catalog, Chapman University Guggenheim Gallery, Ed. Marcus Herse
The Beach That Never Was Catalog, editors Mike Chang, Juka Araikawa, Kristor Olsson, Hayama Projects/Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore
2012
Joyful Noise, visual artist contributor and cover design, Matthew Timmons, Jaded Ibis Press, Seattle, WA
2007
Art in the Age of Technological Seduction, Media-n spring 2007, online journal of the College
Association New Media Caucus, co-editor with Legier Biederman
2005
Show Meat, artist book published with Amir H. Fallah, Analia Saban, and Adrian Ellis
2004
Dark Side of the Sun, Wight Biennale Show Catalog, University of California, Los Angeles
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2022
Nelson Gobbi, “Objetos Recriados Por Parceiros De Longa Data,” O GLOBO, September 21
2021
Daveed Kapoor in Conversation with Josh Callaghan, "Josh Callaghan: Social Block,” Curator, October 28
Editors of Town & Village, "Armory looks to bring the public back outside with modern art installations," Town & Village, September 8
Abby Schultz, "The Armory Show Adds Outdoor Public Art to Annual Fair," Penta, August 30
Keith Estiler, “Josh Callaghan and Chaz Guest Seek the "Promised Land" in Duo
Exhibition,” Hypebeast, May 11
Bridgette M. Redman, “Art brings two artists together at Night Gallery,” The Los Angeles
Downtown News, May 5
2020
"Monday Gallery," Harper's Magazine, March 27
Louis Bury, “Getting Your Weather Report at the Art Museum,” February 15
2018
Nicole Buesing und Heiko Klaas, “Ja, das Meer ist blau, so blau,” DARE, September 7
2017
Cedric Tai, “Brevity or Bust (Under 250 words for "Legacy", Josh Callaghan @ Night Gallery)”, Cedric Tai as a Blog, October 23
Catherine Wagley, “5 Free Art Shows to See in L.A. This Week,” LA Weekly, October 25
Border Crossings, “Art Toronto 2017 Editor’s Picks Day 4,” Bordercrossings, October 29
Makuuchi, “Josh Callaghan: Legacy @ NIGHT GALLERY, Los Angeles,” ex-chamber memo 5, October 30
Steve Rockwell, “FOCUS: Los Angeles / Art Toronto 2017," Artoronto, October
2016
Guerin, Emily,” LA’s New Public Art Biennial Wants to Change the Way You Think About Water,” KPCC, July 21
Terremoto Blog, “Flat Foldability,” June 5
Catherine Wagley, “A Look Inside a Door Within a Door at a Downtown Gallery,” LA Weekly, May 25
Alec Coiro, “The Wrapping Man’s Wrapper,” RavelinMagazine.com
2014
Patricia Engelhorn, “Los Angeles: Sun, Sea, Sand and Celebrities,” Swiss Magazine, Dec. - Jan.
Christopher Knight, “Object Lessons at Torrance Museum’s Another Thing Coming,” LA Times, September 8
2013
Brett Berk, “The Art Cars of Art Basel,” vanityfair.com, December 10
James Wolfcale, “Car Art Exhibition Takes over Miami Parking Deck,” roadandtrack.com,
December 9
Brienne Walsh, “10 Artists to Watch at Art Basel Miami Beach,” Artpfaire.com, December 5
Emily McDermott, “Miami Beach’s Auto Bodies,” Interview Magazine, December 3
Roberta Smith, “Review, Made in Space, New York Times, August 1
Andrew Russeth, “Made in Space, at Gavin Brown’s Enterprise and Venus Over
Manhattan,” GalleryNY.com, July 23
Leah Ollman, “Neo Povera at L&M reveals an altered Arte Povera,” Los Angeles Times, May 30
Jonathan Griffin, “Made in Space,” Art Agenda, March 28
2012
Ela Bittencourt, “Impressions from Frieze New York,” Slant Magazine.com, May 9
Ruth Fremson, “Second Act as a Sculpture at the Frieze Art Fair (photo),” The New York
Times, May 4
BlouinArtInfo.com, “Photo Essay: Frieze New York's Fantastic Sculpture Park,” May 4
Walter Robinson, “New Art Debuts at Frieze NY,” Artnet.com. May 4
2011
Annette Nolte, “Die Kunst Liegt auf der Straße, Exclusive Lufthansa,” July
Holly Myers, “A Sculptor Elevates the Humble,” Los Angeles Times, January 30
Chloe Chang, “Humanity Profile: Joshua Callaghan,” IW Magazine, Issue #81, October
2010
Kerstin Finger, The Infamous Chair: 220º C Virus Monoblock, Gestalten Books, Berlin
Birgit Krols, 3D Street Art, Tectum Publishers, Antwerp, Belgium
Nathan Danilowicz, “Review: The Distended Hand Truck,” Art US, Spring
Klanten, R; Huebner, M, Urban Interventions, Personal Projects in Public Spaces,
Gestalten Books, Berlin
Krystal Miranda, “Profile: Joshua Callaghan,” Title Magazine, pgs. 26-29, No. 5 Dec.-Jan
2009
Afaina De Fong, “Joshua Callaghan Tidies up the Boxes,” Mark Magazine, No. 20, June-July
Klanten, R., Ehmann, S., and Huebner, M. eds., Tangible: High Touch Visuals, Gestalten
Books, Berlin Klanten, Robert and Feireiss, Lucas eds., Beyond Architecture: Imaginative
Buildings and Fictional Cities, pgs.104-105, Gestalten Books, Berlin
Zhou Jingjie, “He Makes the Street Invisible,” Surface China, February, pg 192-195
2008
Telegraph UK, “The urban art of Joshua Callaghan: the man who can turn street objects invisible,” November 13
Josh Rubin, “Joshua Callaghan,” coolhunting.com, November 4 Designboom.com, July 31
2007
Leah Ollman, “Rouge Wave takes a Fresh Turn,” Los Angeles Times, July 6
George Melrod, “Rogue Wave’07: 12 Artists from Los Angeles at LA Louver,” Art Ltd., July
2004
Michael T. Jarvis, “Accessorizing your City,” Los Angeles Times Magazine, December 19
2002
Kenneth Baker, “The Juror Reaches His Verdict,” San Francisco Chronicle, pg D3, November 27