Christopher Sproat

 

1945        BORN, BOSTON, MA

1963        SKOWHEGAN SCHOOL OF PAINTING & SCULPTURE

1964-65   BOSTON UNIVERSITY

1965-69   BOSTON MUSEUM SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS

 

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

 

1970        INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, BOSTON, MA

1972        PARKER 470 GALLERY, BOSTON, MA

1973        BROCKTON ART CENTER, BROCKTON, MA

1974        ROHM / SPROAT, (TWO PERSON) MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, MA

1975        HARCUS KRAKOW ROSEN SONNABEND GALLERY, BOSTON MA

1976        HAYDEN GALLERY, MIT, CAMBRIDGE, MA

1978        LAMONT GALLERY, PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY, EXETER, NH

1980        MARIAN GOODMAN GALLERY, NYC

1983        BETTE STOLER GALLERY, NYC

1984        THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM, BOSTON, MA

1985        BETTE STOLER GALLERY, NYC

                  BARBARA KRAKOW GALLERY, BOSTON, MA

1993        CITICORP CENTER ATRIUM, NYC

1995        BARBARA KRAKOW GALLERY (PROJECT ROOM), BOSTON MA

1999        TOWER 49, LOBBY - 12 EAST 49TH ST., NY, NY

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

 

1970        BOSTON BAND, PARKER 470 GALLERY, BOSTON, MA

1971-72   ELEMENTS OF ART, MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, MA

1973        WHITNEY BIENNIAL, WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, NY

1977        LOCATIONS, ROSE ART MUSEUM, BRANDIES UNIVERSITY, WALTHAM, MA

1979        SPROAT/ MOSS, (TWO PERSON) THOMAS SEGAL GALLERY, BOSTON, MA

                LEAH LEVY GALLERY, S.F. CA.

1980        INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION, PAM ADLER GALLERY, NY

1980        SEVEN GRAPHIC ARTISTS, INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, BOSTON, MA

1980        FURTHER FURNITURE, MARIAN GOODMAN GALLERY, NY C

1981        LIGHTING, PS1, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY

1981        TABLEAUX, WAVE HILL, BRONX, NY

1982        NEW WORK IN BLACK & WHITE, MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NY

1984        PHOENIX-NEW ATTITUDES IN DESIGN, TORONTO, CANADA

1985-86   FURNITURE, FURNISHINGS, SUBJECT  & OBJECT, R.I.S.D., PROVIDENCE, RI

1985        FUTURE FURNITURE, NEWPORT HARBOR ART MUSEUM, NEWPORT BEACH, CA

1992        ILLUMINATION, PFIZER INC., NY, NY

2011          BRATTLEBORO MUSEUM AND ART CENTER, BRATTLEBORO VT

 

GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS:

 

1975        MASSACHUSETTS ARTS & HUMANITIES FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP

1975-76   NATIONAL ENDOWMENT OF THE ARTS GRANT

1978        MASSACHUSETTS ARTS & HUMANITIES FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP

1980-81   NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS GRANT

1984-85   NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS GRANT

1985-86   NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS GRANT

 

SELECTED PUBLIC & CORPORATE COLLECTIONS:

 

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL GALLERY

BANK OF AMERICA, S.F., CA

EMBASSY SUITES, PHILADELPHIA, PA

DAYS INN, PHILADELPHIA, PA

RAYOVAC CORP., MADISON, WI

U.S. GOVT. VA HOSPITAL, BRONX, NY

PRIVETBANKEN, U.S.A. OFFICES. NY, NY

U.S. GOVT. GSA FEDERAL COURTHOUSE, MADISON, WI

HYATT HOTELS, GAINEY RANCH, SCOTTSDALE, AZ

HASBRO INC., PAWTUCKET, RI

MBTA SOUTH STATION RED LINE, BOSTON, MA (destroyed for The Big Dig)

LA RAPID TRANSIT, UNION STATION, LA, CA

ART COMMISSION OF S.F., CA. ELLIS O'FARRELL PARKING CORPORATION

WESTIN HOTEL, BOSTON MA.

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, COMMISSION ON THE ARTS – DANIELSON COURTHOUSE

NYC ARTS FOR TRANSIT, 640' FUNCTIONAL SCULPTURE FOR GRAND CENTRAL SUBWAY STATION #7 LINE, NY, NY

VALLEY HOSPITAL, RIDGEWOOD, NJ