ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

Casey McKee is born 1976 in Phoenix, Arizona.
He now lives and works in Berlin.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010
Mistakes Were Made – Galerie Greulich; Frankfurt, Germany
Robber Barons - Stadtbibliothek Bremen; Germany

2009
End of Reason – heliumcowboy artspace; Hamburg, Germany

2008
Everything Must Go! – Galerie Greulich; Frankfurt, Germany

2007
9 to 5 – heliumcowboy artspace; Hamburg, Germany
Milking the Cashcow – Galerie Greulich; Frankfurt, Germany

2006
A Few Bad Apples – Werketage; Berlin, Germany
McKee in Motion. Two video works by mixed-media artist, Casey McKee – Galerie Greulich; Frankfurt, Germany
Corporate Warfare – Galerie Greulich; Frankfurt, Germany

2005
Corporate Warfare – heliumcowboy artspace; Hamburg, Germany
No Exit – The Larsen Gallery; Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

2004
The Berlin Series – The Cultural Exchange Gallery; Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

2003
Iconoclast – The Cultural Exchange Gallery; Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

2002
Study from a Portrait by Bacon after Velazquez – The Cultural Exchange Gallery; Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Casey McKee: New Works – Van de Griff/Marr Gallery; Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
The Futile Accident – Phoenix Public Library; Phoenix, Arizona, USA

2001
Study from a Portrait by Bacon after Velazquez – Raymond Lawrence Gallery; Atlanta, Georgia, USA
I am an incredibly powerful business person – Off Madison Avenue; Tempe, Arizona, USA
9 to 5 – Studio cm; Phoenix, Arizona, USA

2000
Modified I – Artisimo Gallery; Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

1999
Art Detour – Studio c m; Phoenix, Arizona, USA

1998
Points of Departures – La Menagerie; Austin, Texas, USA

1997
Casey McKee – 503 Gallery; Austin, Texas, USA
Casey McKee – San Marcos Fine Arts Center; San Marcos, Texas, USA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010
Mountain to Surf – group show, heliumcowboy artspace; Hamburg, Germany
Spectacle – The Smokehouse Gallery; London, UK
Die Kunst der Krise – KunstKreuz; Berlin, Germany

2009
The Audacity of Imagination – Galerie Römerapotheke; Zurich, Switzerland
Liebeslust und Lebenslast – Kulturkreis Höxter-Corvey; Höxter, Germany

2008
Village People – Künstverein Wolfsburg; Wolfsburg, Germany
5 years heliumcowboy – anniversary exhibition; Hamburg, Germany

2007
SCOPE Art Fair Miami – with heliumcowboy artspace; Florida, USA
Human Conditions: selections from the permanent collection – Scottsdale Museum of
Contemporary Art; Arizona, USA
Un/Fair Trade – Die Kunst der Gerechtigkeit – Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum Joanneum; Graz, Austria
Liste Köln – with Galerie Greulich; Frankfurt, Germany

2006
New Faces – Costello/Childs Contemporary Art; Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Chaos Theory – 3 Car Pileup; Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Berliner Liste – with Galerie Greulich; Germany

2005
Under Construction – DNA Galerie; Berlin, Germany
What Are You Looking At? – Sixth Street Gallery; Los Angeles, CA, USA
Chaos Theory – 3 Car Pileup – Phoenix, Arizona, USA

2003
New Acquisitions – Phynique Phamily Phoundation; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
New Acquisitions – The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art; Arizona, USA
New Acquisitions – The Phoenix Art Museum; Arizona, USA

2002
New Acquisitions – Tucson Museum of Contemporary Art; Tucson, Arizona, USA

2001
Photo San Francisco – Freddie Fong Contemporary Art; San Francisco, California, USA

2000
Madness – Studio cm/Studio Gallery 1023; Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Culture of Our Underground – The Nile Theatre; Mesa, Arizona, USA
Unique Perspectives – The American Institute of Graphic Arts
Swirling Daze – Alwun House; Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Chaos Theory – 3 Car Pileup - Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Photo San Francisco – Freddie Fong Contemporary Art; San Francisco, California, USA
Summer Exhibition – Euro Galleries; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Melotones: Extending Human Vision – Raymond Lawrence Gallery; Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Spring Exhibition – Artfit/Twilo; New York City, New York, USA
25th Year Anniversary Summer Show – Blackheath Gallery; London, UK
Spring Exhibition – Freddie Fong Contemporary Art; San Francisco, California, USA
Abstract Intentions – Artisimo Gallery; Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

1999
Proclamations of Renewal and Endurance – Raymond Lawrence Gallery; Atlanta, Georgia, USA
The Creative Arena at the Epoch of an American Century – Raymond Lawrence Gallery; Atlanta, USA
F.S.U. – Studio Gallery 1023/ Studio c m; Phoenix, Arizona, USA
New and Old Works by Casey McKee and Brian Rosch – Industria; Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
New Works by Brent Bond, James Leland and Casey McKee – Modified Art Space; Phoenix, Arizona, USA

1998
Summer Exhibit – Ryland Gallery; Phoenix, Arizona, USA

1997
New Works by Mark Matlock and Casey McKee – La Menagerie; Austin, Texas, USA
Music: State of the Art – Wild About Music; Austin, Texas USA
Nude Show – Pro-Jex Gallery; Austin, Texas, USA
Extreme Exposure – Laughing at the Sun Gallery; Austin, Texas, USA

JURIED EXHIBITIONS

2000
Juried Exhibition – Artlink; Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Wood You Believe It – Shemer Art Center; Phoenix, Arizona, USA
14th Annual Juried Competition – Eleven East Ashland; Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Exotic Art Show – Alwun House; Phoenix, Arizona, USA

1999
13th Anniversary - Open Juried Competition – Eleven East Ashland; Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Duality – Contemporary Arts Collective; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Exotic Art Show – Alwun House; Phoenix, Arizona, USA

1998
Transitions – Artist’s Coalition of Austin; Austin, Texas, USA

1997
Aberrations – Artist’s Coalition of Austin; Austin, Texas, USA

RESIDENCIES

2010
The Fountainhead Residency Programme; Miami, USA

PUBLICATIONS (SELECTION)

2008
The Upset – publ. by Die Gestalten; Berlin, Germany
Everything Must Go! – exhibition catalogue, Galerie Greulich; Frankfut, Germany
Hauffen, Michael: Village People – Kunstforum, #193 September/October
Schomacker, Tim:  Fight Club Revisited – Jitter Magazine, June

2007
Casey McKee: 9 to 5 – exhibition catalogue, heliumcowboy artspace; Hamburg, Germany
Un/Fair Trade – exhibition catalogue, Neue Galerie Graz am Landesmuseum Joanneum; Graz, Austria
Peschke, Marc: Männer im Arbeitskampf – Frankfurter Neue Presse, 23 May
Hillenbrand, Thomas: Brutales Business – Financial Times Deutschland, 11 May

2006
A Cowboy‘s Work is Never Done – heliumcowboy artspace; Hamburg, Germany
Kobel, Stefan: Liste, Preview, Kustsalon: Die Berliner Parallelmessen – Art Magazine; October 2
Nilsen, Richard: Best city for art depends on the artist – Arizona Republic; April 9

2005
Burnett, R. Art: One planning new space, AZ Central, December 3

2004
Deitch, Dr. Drew: A Unique Perspective, Artbook of the New West, Fall/Winter 2004-05. Cover Story
Villani, John Carlos: Auf Wiedersehen, Phoenix, Arizona Republic, February 1
Polacheck, Lisa K.: Horses of a Different Color, Where Magazine, February
Watson, Joe: When in Berlin, New Times, February 5-11
Collins, Gina Cavallo: Scottsdale Stroll, New Times, February 12-18

2003
Collins, Gina Cavallo: The Grand Renaissance,  Java Magazine, January

2002
Collins, Gina Cavallo: Washed Shadows, Casey McKee, Shade Magazine, September
West, Ann: Emotive Emulsion, Arizona Foothills Magazine, January
Handel, Rick: Retrospective, The Progression of Mixed-Media Artist Casey McKee, Blue Food Magazine
Salcido, David: Casey McKee, The Making of The Futile Accident, Blue Food Magazine, January

2001
Cullum, Jerry: Exhibit conveys power of photography, Atlana Journal-Constitution, October 26
Villani, John Carlos: Exhibit clocks in on ‘9 to 5’, The Arizona Republic, April
Esser, Greg: An Exotic Odyssey, Java Magazine, February

2000
Cullum, Jerry: Finding magic in the everyday, Atlanta Journal- Constitution, October
Salcido, David: Full Exposure, Photographer Casey McKee documents his progression through self-exploration,
both before and behind the camera, Blue Food Magazine, October
Lawson, Kyle: Trio’s visually aggressive works are serious stuff, The Arizona Republic, July 16
Rose, Josh: Valley artist leaves his art in San Francisco, Get Out Magazine, July 13
Blair, Tatiana: Casey McKee, Photographic Intelligence, Java Magazine, July/August
Proffitt, David: Artists Open Studios to the Public for Art Detour, The Arizona Republic, March 16

1999
Rose, Joshua: Feeling Funky, Get Out Magazine, July 1
Proffitt, David: Lights, Camera, Music!, The Arizona Republic, July 1
Handel, Rick: The ‘ism’ Challenging Art of Casey McKee, Playtime Magazine, July
Mr. P. Body: Going Underground: Astropop, kindness and the art of noise, The Phoenix New Times, May 20-26
Ringle, Hayley: Three the Mod Way, Arizona State University Press, March 4th