EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 2008
Bachelor of Arts, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, 2003
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Solo
2015 Critical Focus, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
2013 Grey Towers, Goodwin Fine Art, Denver, CO
Written on the Wind, Pirate: Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
2012 Untitled, Pirate: Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
2011 Tony James, Dairy Center, Boulder, CO
New Work, Pirate: Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
Tony James, Ironton, Denver, CO
2010 Pink Carnations, Pirate: Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
Deerpark, Hinterland, Denver, CO
Hers & His, The Cracker Factory, Geneva, NY
2009 Baldock, Pirate: Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
2008 Burlwood, Hartell Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2007 Dallas, Tjaden Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2005 Operation Iraqi Freedom, ism gallery, Denver, CO
Group
2018
Year of the Dog, Curated by Joy Armstrong, Colorado Springs Fine Art Center at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
Made in Colorado, Curated by Olga Viso and Cameron Keith Gainer, Emmanuel Gallery, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO
The Pirate Alumni Show, Pirate Contemporary Art, Lakewood, CO
2017
Scrimmage: American Artists' Imagine Football in the Field and in the Stands from the Civil War to the Present, Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA
Introductions, K Contemporary, Denver, CO
2016
Scrimmage: American Artists' Imagine Football in the Field and in the Stands from the Civil War to the Present, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Mystery & Narrative, Slate Art, Oakland, CA
Art of the State, Curated by Collin Parson, Gwen Chanzit, and Michael Chavez, Arvada Center, Arvada, CO
2015
Group Show, Tina Goodwin Gallery, Denver, CO
Scrimmage: American Artists' Imagine Football in the Field and in the Stands from the Civil War to the Present, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
2014
Painting in the World: Reflections on Politics, Violence, and Reconciliation, Curated by Dr. George V Speer, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
Ithaca, Pirate: Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
2013
Group Show, Pirate: Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
2012
Love, Curated by Charles McGill, The Arthur M. Berger Art Gallery, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY
Group Show, Goodwin Fine Art, Denver, CO
Faces, Places, and Spaces, Curated by Collin Parson, Arvada Center, Arvada, CO
Group Show, Pirate: Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
2011
Soft Descriptions, Ironton, Denver, CO
Double Diptych, Curated by Rupert Jenkins, Vertigo, Denver, CO
Gender Matters/Matters of Gender, Freedman Gallery, Albright College, Reading, PA
Group Show, Slag Gallery, New York, NY
Self and Skin, Curated by Viviane Lecourtois, DAVA, Arvada, CO
Group Show, Pirate: Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
2010
Anniversary Show, Pirate: Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
STARK, Curated by Michael Chavez, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
Snow, XL Projects, Syracuse, NY
Faces of Colorado Artists, Curated by Ivar Ziele, Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver, CO
Group Show, Curated by Ivar Ziele, Outdoor Art Gallery, Denver Theatre District, Denver, CO
2009
Colorado Art Open, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
Group Show, Core New Arts, Denver, CO
2008
MFA Thesis Show, Cornell University, AAP NYC Center, New York, NY
2007
Fabula Rasa, Hartell Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
MFA Group Show, Tjaden Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Crit II, Spencertown Academy Arts Center, Spencertown, NY
Small Works, One White Wall, Ithaca, NY
2006
MFA Group Show, Tjaden Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2004
Second Orange County Biennial Exhibition Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton, CA
A Contemporary Show, Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, Palmer Lake, CO
Group Show, Core New Arts, Denver, CO
2003
Under 30, Over 20, Barton Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2002
BFA Group Show, San Francisco State University Fine Arts Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Stillwell, San Francisco State University Fine Arts Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001
Group Show, San Francisco State University Fine Arts Gallery, San Francisco, CA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2022
Portrait conveys essence of trailblazing judge; Re-envisioning incarceration, by Chandra Thomas Whitfield, Colorado Public Radio, November 14, 2022
2021
The Factory, Where We Call Home, Magnolia Network
2020
Episode 7: Balancing Life & Art, Artbound Podcast, Artists Network, December
2019
After a national search, MCA Denver hires from within to fill executive director role, by Ray Rinaldi, Denver Post, August 20, 2019.
Review: Arvada Triennial Shows Off the Art of This State, by Michael Paglia, WESTWORD, Feb 2, 2019.
2018
BEST OF DENVER: Arts & Entertainment, Best New Gallery, WESTWORD, March 29, 2018
Human-animal Bond Examined in ‘Year of the Dog’ Exhibit at FAC, by Michelle, Karas, Gazette, May 16, 2018
Made in Colorado Exhibit Shows How Some Things Are Changing -- And How Some Will Always Stay the Same, by Ray Rinaldi, Denver Post, July 13
Year of the Dog Exhibit in Colorado Springs Explores the Humanity of Man's Best Friend, by Ray Rinaldi, Denver Post, August 2
Five Art Galleries That are Changing the Game in Colorado, by Ray Rinaldi, Denver Post, August 17, 2018.
K Contemporary brings new stamina to Denver’s struggling commercial art scene, by Ray Rinaldi, Denver Post, December 19
2017
Scrimmage Art Exhibit Tackles the Culture of Football, CBS This Morning, CBS News, Oct 14
2016
Art of the State Delivers Mixed Signals at Arvada Center, by Michael Paglia, WESTWORD, March, 2
What Does Art Look Like in Colorado, by Ray Rinaldi, Denver Post, March 4
BEST OF: Arts & Entertainment, Critical Focus: Monique Crine, Best Aesthetic Response to Football, WESTWORD, May 12
Art Meets Football in New Exhibit at Jordan Schnitzer Museum, Around the O, July 20
See How Artists Have Been Responding to Football and its Prominent Role, Evening News, NBC16, Eugene, OR, July 29
New Exhibit - Scrimmage - Opens up at JSMA, Afternoon News, ABC9, KEZI, Eugene, OR, July 28
2015
Monique Crine Football Paintings on Display at UCA, by CSU External Relations Staff, CSU Source, Oct 25
Anything Goes When It Comes To Contemporary Art at MCA Denver, by Michael Paglia, WESTWORD, June 10
Monique Crine Captures Football Players After Their Prime, by Ray Rinaldi, Denver Post, March 4
Critical Focus: Monique Crine, by Susan Froyd, WESTWORD, May 12
Another 100 Colorado Creatives: Monique Crine, by Susan Froyd, WESTWORD, May 7
Best Bet: Critical Focus: Monique Crine, 5280, May 2015 issue.
2014
Artist Collin Parson on new ways of exploring light and why he loves Pirate: Contemporary Art, by Robin Edwards, WESTWORD, March 11, 2014.
Painting Self-Portraits with Real-World Results, by Lien E. Le, THE HARVARD CRIMSON, Feb 18, 2014.
100 Colorado Creatives: Nora Abrams, by Susan Froyd, WESTWORD, February 18, 2014.
Up Close and Personal, By Hilary Oswald, COLORADO HOMES, April 2014 Issue, p. 23-26.
Factory, Made, By Kirin J. Makker, DWELL, March 2014 Issue, p. 70-74.
2013
Monique Crine: “Grey Towers” at Goodwin Fine Art, by Michael Paglia, Art Ltd., July 2013 issue.
Photos: Realism Shows Bring Fine Art to Life at Kirkland and Goodwin Galleries,” by Erin Dubinski, WESTWORD, May 30, 2013.
2012
Now Showing, by Michael Paglia, WESTWORD, August 16, 2012.
Monique Crine’s Tony James show is a handsome exhibit of Western Characters,” by Michael Paglia, WESTWORD, January 11, 2012.
Faces, Places, & Spaces marks Collins Parson’s official debut as exhibition manager at the Arvada Center,” by Michael Paglia, WESTWORD, July 25, 2012.
Best Bets: A Modern Marlboro Man,” by Kyle MacMillan, Denver Post, January 13, 2012, p. 3.
2011
Inward and Out, by Michael Paglia, WESTWORD, August 18, 2011.
In Review: American Pictures – Monique Crine at Pirate, by Rupert Jenkins, DenverArts.org, June 23, 2011, http://denverarts.org/local_exhibits/pirate_phil_bender_and_monique_crine.html
Art's New View: The 12 best Colorado artists 35 and under, by Kyle MacMillan, Denver Post, Mar 22, p.1 & 4
A Very Big Month for Colorado Photography, by Kyle MacMillan, Denver Post, Mar 22, 2010, p.1
Denver Artist Monique Crine Wins a Pollock-Krasner Grant, by Kyle MacMillan, Denver Post, March 22, 2011,
Bring your own interpretations to Ironton for Soft Descriptions, by Michael Paglia, WESTWORD, February 2, 2011.
2010
Best Bets, by Kyle MacMillan, Denver Post, August 6, 2010, p. 3
Black and White Shines at Foothills Art Center, by Michael Paglia, WESTWORD, June 10, 2010.
STARK: Life in Black and White, Portfolio, Foothills Art Center, Volume II 2010, p. 3
2009
Now Showing, by Michael Paglia, WESTWORD, June 16, 2009.
11 Young Innovators, Connecting with Cornell, Volume 22, No 1-2, 2009, p. 70
2007
Clint’s Living Room, selected paintings, Forward Magazine, Spring 2007 issue
2006
Katlynn (I), Forward Magazine, Autumn 2006 issue, cover
2005
Pick, by Joshua Zaffos; Rocky Mountain Bullhorn, October 20, 2005, Northern Colorado, p.18
2004
Something for Everyone, by Daniella Walsh; Orange County Register, January 18, 2004, Arts & Entertainment Section, p.13
Art: Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Orange County Register, January 11, 2004, Arts & Entertainment Section, 3
2003
A Northern California Survey, Sacramento News & Review, March 6, 2003, Sacramento, CA, p.41
1999
Senior Standout, Los Angeles Times, June 9
AWARDS
2011
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
2008
Fulbright Finalist for Denmark, US Department of State
2007
CCA Grant, Cornell Council of the Arts
Helen Marocco Angel Scholarship, Pacific Coast Chapter of the National MS Society
Endowed Scholarship, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2006
Bob Webster Scholarship, Pacific Coast Chapter of the National MS Society
Endowed Scholarship, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
1999
Bank of America Award in Fine Arts
ARTIST LECTURES/TALKS
2023
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
2022
Alfred A. Araj United States Courthouse, Denver, CO
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
2021
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
2019
Château de la Napoule, Mandelieu-la-Napoule, FR
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, Denver, CO
Stedman Elementary, Denver, CO
2018
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Colorado Springs Fine Art Center at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
2017
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO
2016
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2015
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
2014
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
2013
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
2012
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
The Arvada Center, Arvada, CO
2011
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
The Dairy Center, Boulder, CO
Action Figures, Lakewood, CO
Vertigo Gallery, Denver, CO
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Alfred A. Araj United States Courthouse, Denver, CO
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Treasury, City and County of Denver
Colorado Convention Center
Aurora Public Schools