EDUCATION
MFA, Painting/Drawing, CUNY Hunter College
BFA, Painting/Drawing, California College of Arts and Crafts
BA, Psychology, University of California San Diego
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
Natural High, Yun Gee Park Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2022
711, Brian Leo Projects, New York, NY
2021
Don Porcella, Field Projects, New York, NY
2020
Solo Show by Don Porcella, Field Projects, New York, NY
2018
The Games We Play, Hermes on Madison Avenue, New York, NY
2017
Everything Must Go, Noysky Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2016
The Great Hall of Nature, Hermes Maison, Shanghai, China
The Games We Play, Airlock Gallery, San Marcos, CA
2015
Shapeshifter, Low Gallery, San Diego, CA
Don Porcella, The Parsonage Museum, Lemon Grove, CA
2014
Don Porcella: Top Flight Projects, Shanghai, China
2013
Don Porcella, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Ozaneaux Artspace, NY, NY
Don Porcella: Seeing is Believing, Trinity College, Hartford, CT
Don Porcella: Two Heads are Better than One, All Roads Gallery, NY, NY
2011
Don Porcella: Everything and Nothing at All, Spattered Columns Exhibition Space, NY, NY
2010
Natural Selection, Cain Schulte Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Don Porcella, Alphonse Berber Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Cave Dwellers, Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Staten Island, NY
2009
Don Porcella, ADA Gallery, Richmond, VA
Don Porcella, Alphonse Berber Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Don Porcella Project Space, New York Container Terminal, Staten Island, NY
Don Porcella Project Space, Swarm Gallery, Oakland, CA
2008
Are We There Yet, Stefan Stux Gallery, NYC
Evolutionary Baggage, NEXT Art Fair, Stefan Stux Gallery, Chicago, IL
Swimming Hole, Mark Wolfe Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
2007
Strip Mall, Werkstatte Gallery, NY, NY
2005
Don Porcella, Planaria Gallery, NY, NY
2002
Don Porcella, Big Pagoda, San Francisco, CA
Don Porcella, Modesto Junior College Art Gallery, Modesto, CA
2001
Don Porcella, AE Gallery, East Hampton, NY
Don Porcella, Gensler, San Francisco, CA
Don Porcella, Zonal, San Francisco, CA
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
Hardly Strictly Mini, Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA
The De Young Open 2023, De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
2022
In Our Minds, Minnesota Museum of American Art, Minneapolis, MN
High Key, Wild Geese Gallery, New York, NY
Fall Group Show, Yun Gee Park Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2021
To Oakland with Love, Pro Arts Gallery at The Loom, Oakland, CA
2020
Death Cult, Torrance Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
FUTURE/Future, Hair and Nails Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Hollyweird, The Montalban, Los Angeles, CA
2019
Now and Beyond, Yun Gee Park Gallery, Tucson, AZ
40 Year Anniversary, Meymac Arts Center, Meymac, France
Collusion, Yucca Valley Arts Center, Yucca Valley, CA
Vending Machine Exhibition, Porto Vista Hotel, San Diego, CA
Longhouse Annual Auction, Longhouse Serve, East Hampton, NY
The Gathering, Ship in the Woods Benefit Auction, Escondido, CA
Holly-Daze, Noysky Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Durden and Ray Annual Auction, Durden and Ray Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Christmas Ornaments, The Eric Minh Swenson Collection, Los Angeles, CA
2018
Art Nagoya, Yukiko Kawase Gallery, Nagoya, Japan
Art Tokyo, Yukiko Kawase Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Ring of Fire, Far x Wide, Brooklyn, NY
Rhuminate, Vivid Space, San Diego, CA
Spring Fling, Yun Gee Park Gallery, Tucson, AZ
It’s Hot Miami, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL
A Harder Soft, Juice Box Gallery, Denver, CO
About A Box, Shoebox Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2017
Swatch Pavilion in the Arsenale, Venice Biennial, Venice, Italy
New Planet Under Construction, YOMO Barcelona, Shanghai, China
Unloaded, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
Intergalactic Dreaming, San Diego Airport, San Diego, CA
Unloaded, Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Density, Writer’s Ink, San Diego, CA
Unloaded, Institute of Contemporary Art, Maine College of Art, Portland, MN
Nobody Walks in LA, Kamikaze at POST, Los Angeles, CA
Unloaded, Bolivar Art Gallery, Lexington, KY
2016
Unloaded, Handwerker Gallery, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
Miniartextil at Montroge, House of Montroge, Montroge, France
Flashback, Yukiko Kawase Gallery, Paris, France
Two Feet Under with Bob Matheny, Bread and Salt, San Diego, CA
Unloaded, Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, IA
Weave Wars, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IA
Selections from San Diego, Eastfield College Art Gallery, Eastfield, TX
Yukiko Kawase Gallery at Young International Artists Art Fair, Paris, France
Standard Fantastic Studios, San Diego Art Institute at Horton Plaza, San Diego, CA
San Diego Art Institute 2016 Benefit Auction, Writer’s Block, San Diego, CA
Unloaded, Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
MAS Attack 10, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA
Thunder in Our Hearts, Noysky Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2015
Swatch Pavilion in the Arsenale, Venice Biennial, Venice, Italy
When Jupiter Aligns with Mars, SugarMynt Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Deconstruction Now, Yukiko Kawase Gallery, Paris, France
Women’s Work, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA
The Emperor of Ice Cream, Cindy Rucker Gallery, NY, NY
Nordic Design and Innovation Fair, Shanghai, China
Unloaded, SPACE Gallery, Pittsburg, PA
Unloaded, Northern Illinois University Museum, Dekalb, IL
Cognitive Camouflage, A Ship in the Woods, Del Mar, CA
Studio System, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
San Diego Art Institute Auction, Paddle 8, San Diego, CA
A Ship in the Woods Art Auction, Bread and Salt, San Diego, CA
Art Nagoya, Yukiko Kawase Gallery, Nagoya, Japan
MAS Attack 8, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA
2014
Into the Unknown, Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, China
Stir: Visual and Sound Group Show, Planet Rooth, San Diego, CA
Beyond Limits: 2014 Mediations Biennale, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego
Art Nagoya, Yukiko Kawase Gallery, Nagoya, Japan
Regeneration, Annual Textile Art Exhibition, Yukiko Kawase Gallery, Paris, France
Annual Textile Art Exhibition, Villa Como, Como, Italy
Future/Past, Reverse Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
California Dreaming, Cindy Rucker Gallery, NY, NY
10x10, Cindy Rucker Gallery, NY, NY
MAS Attack 6, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
Slick Art Fair, Yukiko Kawase Gallery, Paris, France
2013
Weird World, ISE Cultural Foundation, NY, NY
Museum of Art and Design Annual Auction, NY, NY
A-Side/ B-Side, Rhombus Space, Brooklyn, NY
Typhoon Haiyan Philippines Relief Benefit, The Lodge Gallery, NY, NY
2012
Sunshine & Demented Minds, Mulherin+Pollard, NY, NY
Peekskill Project, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY
Recent Acquisitions at The West Collection, Oaks, PA
The Sixth Sense and Other Myths, New York Industries for the Blind, Brooklyn, NY
Spoiler Alert, Coyle Cavern, Staten Island, NY
Go Brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
Fountain Art Fair, Big Deal Arts, New York, NY
Studio Residency Exhibition, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
2011
NY Fiber Art in the 21st Century, Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, NY
Bitches Brew, Galerie Poulsen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art Auction, Robert Miller Gallery, NY, NY
Museum of Art and Design Annual Auction, NY, NY
Emerging Artist Exhibition, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY
Brian Leo & Don Porcella, Christina Ray Gallery, NY, NY
Don Porcella Solo Project, Art Star, Affordable Art Fair, NY, NY
2010
Museum of Art and Design Annual Auction, NY, NY
In-flec-tion, Hudson Valley Contemporary Museum, Peekskill, NY
Gracias Por Pensar En Mi, Parque Cultural del Caribe, Barranquilla, Colombia
Make Believe, New Jersey City University Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
Escape from New York, Paterson Arts Council, Paterson, NJ
Director’s Choice, Cain Schulte Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Lumen: International Video and Performance Festival, Staten Island, NY
2009
Performance by Don Porcella at Robert Miller Gallery, NYC
Fountain Art Fair, Miami, FL
Art Miami at Art Basel Fair, Stefan Stux Gallery, Miami, FL
“Happy Hour” at ISE Cultural Foundation, NYC
“Playing Around”, Brattleboro Museum, Vermont
Low Blow, Stefan Stux Gallery, NYC
10-Year Anniversary Exhibition, Mixed Greens, NYC
NEXT Art Fair Special Project, Lyons Wier Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2008
Art Miami at Art Basel Fair, Stefan Stux Gallery, NY, NY
Bridge Art Fair, Cain Schulte Gallery, Berlin, Germany
West Collection, “Evolutionary Baggage”, Oaks, PA
Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art Auction. Yvon Lambert Gallery, NY, NY
2007
London Art Fair, Yukiko Kawase Gallery, London, England
Mixed Greens Gallery, Road Trip, NY, NY
Florida State University Gallery, All Systems Go, Tallahassee, FL
2006
Yukiko Kawase Gallery, Human Nature #2, New Trans-Species Fantasy, Paris, France
California College of the Arts Exhibition, Oakland, CA
Jack the Pelican Presents, Scope Hamptons Art Fair, East Hampton, NY
2005
JET Artworks, GO FIGURE: Contemporary Figuration, Washington, D.C.
Michael Martin Gallery Group Show, San Francisco, CA
2004
Spike Gallery, Reality Check, NY, NY
Michael Martin Gallery, Group Show, San Francisco, CA
2003
Lehmann Maupin Gallery, Unframed: First Look, NY, NY
Spike Gallery, 27 Emerging Artists, NY, NY
SELECT PUBLICATIONS
Sep. 2022 Interview with Dr. Lisa, Dr. Lisa Gives a Shit, RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
July 2020 Issue 01, HAMAM
Nov. 2018 New York Holiday Windows, Architectural Digest, NY, NY
Nov. 2018 Hermes Holiday Windows by Don Porcella, Whitewall, NY, NY
Nov. 2018 Behind the Holiday Window, L’OfficielUSA, NY, NY
Nov. 2018 Most Delightful Windows Made with Pipe Cleaners, New York Magazine, NY, NY
June 2018 SD Voyager, Interview with Don Porcella, San Diego, CA
May 2018 Only in Hollywood, Noysky Projects: Cutting Edge Art on Hollywood Blvd, LA, CA
May 2018 Phoenix New Times, Arizona Biennial 2018 Artists Chosen, Phoenix, AZ
July 2017 Whitehot Magazine, Don Porcella’s Everything Must Go at Noysky Projects, NY, NY
July 2017 Art and Cake, Everything Must Go Don Porcella’s solo show at Noysky, LA, CA
July 2017 Star Tribune, Artists Take Aim at US Gun Ownership, Minneapolis, MN
June 2017 LA Times, Don Porcella “Everything Must Go” at Noysky Projects, Los Angeles, CA
June 2017 Art Blitz LA, Don Porcella: Everything Must Go, Los Angeles, CA
June 2017 Artillery, Don Porcella “Everything Must Go” at Noysky Projects, Los Angeles, CA
June 2017 Art Daily, Everything Must Go, Monterrey, Mexico
June 2017 Curate LA, Don Porcella “Everything Must Go” at Noysky Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Sept. 2016 Target Luxury Magazine, Don Porcella Interview and Feature, Shanghai, China
Sept. 2016 Nuvo, Indy’s Indie Voice, Weave Wars Review, Indianapolis, IA
Sept. 2016 SOHU Fashion Magazine, Natural Songs, Shanghai, China
Oct. 2016 The Ana Brown Show, Interview with Don Porcella, RPDB Radio, San Diego, CA
Aug. 2016 Numero, Interview with Don Porcella, Weaving Paradise, Shanghai, China
Aug. 2016 Ultimate Luxury Magazine, Video Interview, aired in airports and on planes in China
July 2016 La Jolla Light, Porcella in China, San Diego, CA
June 2016 Vogue Magazine, Creatures in Wonderland, Beijing, China
June 2016 Elle Deco, Hermes Hearts Craftsmen, Shanghai, China
May 2016 HyperAllergic, Confronting Museumgoers, Grand Rapids, MI
Aug. 2015 Jack Shalom Blog, The Outsider Artist and his Art Outside, Brooklyn, NY
Aug. 2015 WBAI Radio NYC (+40 Affiliates), Don Porcella, Arts Express w/ Prairie Miller
Aug. 2015 LA Weekly, Studio System Experimental Residency, Los Angeles, CA
Aug. 2015 Dekalb County Online, “Unloaded” Art Exhibition Examines Politics of Firearms
July 2015 Web of Modern Art, A Talk with Don Porcella, Milan, ItalyJuly 2015 Vanguard Culture, Don Porcella's 'Shapeshifter' @ Low Gallery, San Diego, CAJuly 2015 Con Art Magazine, The Futures Comin Round with Don Porcella, Tel Aviv, Israel
June 2015 San Diego CityBeat, Don Porcella’s Collaborations with a Dead Oil Painter
April 2015 TribLive, Art Review: Unloaded at Space, Pittsburgh, PA
April 2015 Pittsburgh City Paper, A Group Takes Aim at Gun Culture, Pittsburgh, PA
March 2015 La Jolla Light, It was Art for Artists’ Sake at Balboa Park, San Diego, CA
March 2015 La Montagne, La Foret, Source Revee de L’imaginaire, Paris, France
March 2015 Pittsburgh Gazette, Unloaded Exhibit Aims to Point Out Tragedies of Gun Violence
March 2015 Pittsburgh Articulate, Unloaded at Space Reviewed by Todd Keyser
Feb. 2015 Nak You Out, Unloaded, An Exhibition Exploring Guns in Our Culture
Jan. 2015 San Diego CityBeat, Cognitive Camouflage
Nov. 2014 Complex, The Swatch Art Peace Hotel is an Art Gallery You Can Live In
Oct. 2014 KMUD Public Radio, Face Urchins on Spiritual Perspectives
Sept. 2014 Brooklyn Daily, Wordscape by Don Porcella
Oct. 2013 The James Kalm Report, Don Porcella at Ozaneaux Art Space
Sept. 2013 San Diego CityBeat, Monster Drawing by Don Porcella
Sept. 2012 Juxtapoz Magazine, Pipe Cleaner Eroticism by Don Porcella, LA, CA
Jan. 2012 M Magazine, “Most Memorable of 2011, Don Porcella at Spattered Columns”
Dec. 2011 The New York Times, "Seeing the World on a Budget", featuring Don Porcella at the Museum of Arts and Design, NY, NY
Nov. 2011 In Style Magazine, Artist Colony by Don Porcella, NY, NY
Oct. 2011 CRAFT Magazine, Review of Don Porcella’s Solo Exhibition, NY, NY
Oct. 2011 Fecal Face, Review of Don Porcella’s Solo Exhibition, SF, CA
Oct. 2011 Beautiful Decay, Review of Don Porcella’s Solo Exhibition, NY, NY
Sept. 2010 New York Times review of IN-FLEC-TION at HVCCA Museum, Peekskill, NY
Sept. 2010 Fecal Face, Don Porcella at Alphonse Berber Projects, San Francisco, CA
Sept. 2010 Fiber Arts Magazine, “Fanciful Figures”, NY, NY
Sept. 2010 Global Magazine review of “Natural Selection” at Cain Schulte, Berlin, Germany
Sept. 2010 Art Business, Don Porcella at Alphonse Berber Projects, San Francisco, CA
Jan. 2009 Beautiful Decay Magazine Review, NY, NY
Jan. 2009 NY Press, Supercraft: The New Insider Folk Art by Noah Sudarsky, NY, NY
April 2008 NY ARTS Magazine, “Don Porcella at Stefan Stux Gallery”, NY, NY
April 2008 Village Voice, “Kunst Gruppe Adores Neon” by Noah Sudarsky, NY, NY
April 2008 Art Cal, “Armory 2008” Don Porcella is one of 3 best in show, NY, NY
Jan. 2008 Chelsea Now, “Are We There Yet?” Art Review, NY, NY
Aug. 2007 Village Voice, “Best in Show”, Recommendations by R.C. Baker, NY, NY
Dec. 2007 Auberge Floue Magazine, “Featured Artist - Don Porcella”, Paris, France
July 2005 The New York Times, “Nick Payne and Don Porcella” by Ken Johnson, NY, NY
AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2018 MOCA Tucson Summer Intensive Artist-in-Residence, Tucson, AZ
2016 High Tech High Chula Vista, Artist-in-Residence, Chula Vista, CA
2015 Studio System Artist Residency, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
2015 Featured Artist at San Diego Museum of Art Collector’s Group, San Diego, CA
2014 Swatch Art Residency, Shanghai, China
2014 Grier School, Artist-in-Residence, Pennsylvania
2013 Owl’s Head Contemporary Art Award Mural, Brooklyn, NY
2013 Ensworth School, Artist-in-Residence, Nashville, TN
2012 West Collects Prize, Oaks, PA
2012 Museum of Arts and Design, Artist-in-Residence, NY, NY
2011 Emerging Artists Fellowship from Socrates Sculpture Park, NY, NY
2011 DCA Grant from the Brooklyn Arts Council, Brooklyn, NY
2010 DCA Premier Grant from COAHSI, Staten Island, NY
2010 NYSCA Original Work Grant from COAHSI, Staten Island, NY
2008 ISE Award, Japan
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Nishiji Collection of Japan
Swatch Art Collection
The West Collection
Artist Pension Trust Global
Tucson Museum of Art
Minnesota Museum of American Art
Copelouzos Family Art Museum, Greece
NYC Industries for the Blind
Jean Pigozzi Collection
Beth Rudin DeWoody
Kevin Hearn, The Barenaked Ladies
Eli Broad
Mary Boone
Jeffrey Deitch
Morgan Spurlock
Marc Straus
