Doug Crocco is an Artist and curator based in Los Angeles, California. He has exhibited his work in New York, Los Angeles, Palm Beach, Miami, Boston, and Melbourne Australia. He received his MFA from Claremont Graduate University in 2003. From 2015-2020 he was owner and director of the project space Big Pictures Los Angeles He is currently producing new artworks.
Artist Email: dougcrocco (at) gmail.com
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| EDUCATION | ||
| 2003 | Master of Fine Arts, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA | |
| 2001 | Graduate Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL | |
| 2000 | Bachelor of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL | |
| SOLO & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS | ||
| 2011 | Doug Crocco & Aramis Gutierrez, Legalarts, Miami, FL | |
| 2010 | Entropy, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL | |
| 2006 | Drawing and Sculpture, The Happy Lion Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, with Gustavo Godoy | |
| 2003 | MFA Thesis, East Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA | |
| SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS | ||
| 2024 | HOLLYWOOD DREAM BUBBLE: Ed Ruscha’s Influence, The Hole, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2021 | The Retail Shop, Tile Blush, Miami, FL | |
| 2019 | Holding Space, Big Pictures LA, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2019 | House Museum, O-K-O-K, Los Angeles, CA, Curted by Alex Reed | |
| 2019 | I Wake Up and Write Down My Dreams, No Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2018 | The Art Den, Odd Ark, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2018 | The Mushroom Show, Craryville NY, Curted by Dan Gratz and Leatha Wilson | |
| 2017 | Pensive, Tile Blush, Miami, FL | |
| 2017 | The Cactus Show, Craryville NY, Curted by Dan Gratz and Leatha Wilson | |
| 2017 | Polaroid Black, Big Pictures LA, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2015 | Sharp Contrast, Palomar College, San Marcos, CA | |
| 2015 | Works of Paper II, ACME, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2013 | Random Ceremonies, The Sacred Door, Venice, CA | |
| 2012 | Things Fall Together, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, Curated by David Pagel | |
| 2008 | The Palm Beach Biennial, Gavlak Gallery, Palm Beach, FL | |
| 2007 | Tugboat, ACME at Domestic, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2007 | Big Secret Cache, Angstrom Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Curated by Kristin Calabrese | |
| 2005 | L.A. Times, Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA | |
| 2005 | Pacific Lines, Yancey Richardson Gallery, NY, NY, Curated by Dean Anes | |
| 2004 | Supersonic, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA | |
| 2003 | Drawings from LA, Uplands Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, Curated by David Pagel | |
| 2002 | Graduate School Show, Lowe Art Museum, Miami, FL | |
| CURATORIAL PROJECTS | ||
| 2019 | Holding Space, Big Pictures Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2019 | I Wake Up and Write Down My Dreams, No Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2019 | I Have Always Imagined That Paradise Will Be a Kind of Library, Blake and Vargas, Berlin, Germany | |
| 2019 | Flat Earth Society, Big Pictures Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2018 | Transmutation, Big Pictures Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2017 | Starting at The Sun, Big Pictures Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2017 | Polaroid Black, Big Pictures Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2016 | Slamdance DIG (Digital, Interactive, and Gaming) 2, Big Pictures Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2015 | Slamdance DIG (Digital, Interactive, and Gaming), Big Pictures Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2012 | NeoNatural, Steve Turner Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA | |
| SELECTED PERIODICALS | ||
| 2017 | Pagel, Dvaid. “Where dread and beauty collide”, L.A. Times, September 11 | |
| 2017 | Wagley, Catherine. “5 Shows to See”, L.A. Weekly, April 26 | |
| 2008 | Davis, Christine. “Art Connections”, Palm Beach Post, August 3 | |
| AWARDS & RESIDENCIES | ||
| 2012 | The Adolf & Esther Gotlieb Foundation, Grant Recipient | |
| 2009 | The Armory Art Center, Palm Beach, FL, Artist in Residence | |
