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Donald BAECHLER

Donald Baechler, a member of the East Village art scene in 1980s New York, is known for his painting-collage-drawing works depicting of childhood imagery and nostalgic ephemera like grammar school primers, old maps, and children’s drawings, or purposely cliché motifs such as a skull, a rose, a globe, and a soccer ball. Although critics have suggested that Baechler’s work, reminiscent of Jean Dubuffet, is a critique of innocence and sincerity, Baechler sees himself as an abstract artist whose concerns are primarily formal, rooted in line, shape, color, and composition. A 2011 solo exhibition included bronze sculptures based on childlike silhouettes of flowers as well as numerous faux-naïf black-and-white flower paintings. Baechler is often associated with other East Village artists, including Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Kenny Scharf.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2017

“Donald Baechler”, Cheim & Read, New York

2016

“Early Works”, Lars Bohman Gallery, Stockholm

“New Works”, Refl ex Gallery, Amsterdam

“Early Work 1980-1984”, Gavlak Gallery, Los Angeles

2015

“Donald Baechler Early Works 1980-1984”, Cheim & Read, New York

2013

“Donald Baechler in conversati on with Glenn O’Brien”, New York Academy of Art

2012

“Recent Work”, Baldwin Gallery, Aspen, UUEE.
“Bronze Heads And Collages”, Galerie Ropac, Paris

2011

“Sculptures & Painti ngs” Mc Clain Gallery, Houston, March – April

“Crowds”, Pace Prints, Chelsea, New York

“Painti ng & Sculptures”, Fisher Landau Center for Art, New York

2010

Fower & Boys”, Galerie Ropac, Salzburg, Austria. Nov. 2009 – Jan. 2010

“New York”, Cheim & Read Gallery. New York. April – May 2010

2009

McClain Gallery, Houstos, TX. January 22 – March 7, 2009

Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki. May 28 – august 9

“XL + SS” Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Isernia. Oc. 16 – Dec. 1, 2009

2008

Editi ons. Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac. July
Galleri Lars Bohman. Stockholm. Sweden

2007

Galeria Leyendecker, Tenerife Spain

Museum Moderner Kunst Kärnten MMKK, Klagenfurt, Austria, “Donald
Baechler – New Works” March 23 – May 20

Hommage to Donald Baechler – with Richard Gere, Carey Lowell, Kayce Freed Jennings

2006

Ciasa de ra Regoles – Museo Rimoldi, Corti na d’Ampezzo; “Winter Sports”
February 4 – February 28

Pace Prints, New York; “Donald Baechler” April 11 – May 13

Loyal Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden; “Wes Lang and Donald Baechler: Skulls and Shit,” May 5 – June 11

Galerie Thaddeus Ropac, Salzburg, Austria; “New Sculptures and Related Works,” August 30 –September 30

Cheim & Read, New York, NY; “Donald Baechler,” September 14 – October 28

Galleri Lars Bohman, Stockholm, Sweden, “Donald Baechler,” Novermber 11 – December 10

2005

Cheim & Read, New York; “Sculpture” January 13 – February 12

Kunst Meran, Merano, Italy; “The Enemies of the Rose” January 22–April 3

Duetart Gallery, Varese, Italy; “Roses and Other Works” April 16 – May 14

Galerie Bernd Klüser, Munich, Germany; “Painti ngs 1991- 2003”
September 9 – October 29

2004

Baldwin Gallery, Aspen; “New Work” March 12 – April 12

Cardi & Co., Milan; “Donald Baechler” April 15 – May 29 catalog

Museum der Moderne, Ruperti num, Salzburg; curated by Eleonora Louis;
July 25 – August 29, catalog

Maruani & Noirhomme Gallery, Knokke, Belgium; “Donald Baechler: New
Painti ngs”, August 6

Galeria Leyendecker, Tenerife, Spain; “Donald Baechler: New Painti ngs and Sculptures” September 17-October 29

Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris; “Sculptures” November 27 – January 8, 2005

2003

Cheim & Read, New York; “Donald Baechler”, March 18-April 19

Galerie Bernd Klueser, Munich; “Recent Painti ngs”, March 27-May 15

Mario Diacono, Ars Libri, Boston: “Thinking Without Words”, May 2-June 27

Lars Bohman, Stockholm; “Donald Baechler”, August 28-October 1

Hamiltons Gallery, London; “Donald Baechler”, October 15-November 22

2002

Galeria Leyendecker, Tenerife, Spain; April 12 –May 31

John Berggruen, San Francisco; “Principal & Auxillary Functi ons: Some
Recent Pictures”, April 18 –May 25

Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea della Repubblica di San Marino, Italy; “77 Painti ngs”, July 6–August 31 catalog

Galerie Ropac, Salzburg; “Donald Baechler”, October 19-November 23

Galerie Noirhomme, Brussels; “Donald Baechler”, November 13-

2001

Tony Shafrazi, New York: “Five Easy Pieces”, March 10-April 14

Galerie Jan Wagner, Berlin; “Donald Baechler”, March 17-

Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris; “Oeuvres Récentes”, March 31-April 28

Studio d’Arte Raff aelli, Trento; “Some of My Subjects”, June 8-July 31

2000

Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, East Hampton NY; “Donald Baechler:
new painti ngs”, June 17-July 19

Baldwin Gallery, Aspen CO; “Buildings and Other New Painti ngs”, June 30-July 26

Pace/Prints, New York; “Recent Editi ons”, September 22-October 21

Galeria Leyendecker, Tenerife, Spain; “Donald Baechler”, October 13-
November 16

1999

Cheim & Read, New York; “Crowd Painti ngs”, February 23-March 27

Tony Shafrazi, New York; “Painti ngs from Kunsthalle Basel”,
March 6-April 10

Greenberg Van Doren, St. Louis MO; “Donald Baechler: New Work”;
March 16-April 30

Velge & Noirhomme, Brussels; “Collage Painti ngs”, April 26-May 15

Baron/Boisanté, New York; “New Color Aquati nts”, May 1-June12

Bernd Klueser, Munich; “Recent Painti ngs”, May 18-July 31

Lars Bohman, Stockholm; “Sculptures & Drawings”, October 9-November 9

Thomas Cohn, Sao Paulo; “New Painti ngs”, October 26-November 16

Locks Gallery, Philadelphia; “Donald Baechler”, November 5-December 11

Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris; “Globes and More”, December 4-January 11

1998

Lars Bohman Gallery, Stockholm; “Crowds”, February 28-March 28

Locks Gallery, Philadelphia PA; “Works on Paper”, March 6-April 11

Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg; “Neue Bilder”, May 30-July 18

Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland; “New Painti ngs”, August 29-November 8

Dieu Donné Papermill, Inc., New York; “Donald Baechler Editi oned pulp
painti ngs”; Sept.5 – Oct.7

Baron/Boisanté, New York; “twenty-one etchings”, September 12-October 24

Galeria 56, Budapest, Hungary; November 13-January 9

Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea Trento, Italy; Nov. 20-Jan. 11

1997

Harley Baldwin, Aspen, Colorado; “New Flowers”, February 14-March 13

Tony Shafrazi, New York; “Donald Baechler: Flowers”, November 1- December 6

Paul Kasmin, New York; “One Very Large Painti ng & One Very Large Bust”, Nov.12-Dec.13

Anders Tornberg, Lund, Sweden; “21 Painti ngs”, November 22-December 21

1000eventi , Milan/Gian Enzo Sperone, Rome; November 27-December

Studio d’Arte Raff aelli, Trento; “Works on Paper”, December 4-February 5

1996

Galeria Leyendecker, Tenerife, Spain

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2025

Pontedera | Banksy & Friends: Stories of rebellious artists, Trium Art Gallery

Works on paper by Baechler, Francis, Kass, Rauschenberg, Rosenquist & Salle, Meyerovich Gallery

Unique Paintings and Works on Paper, Alpha 137 Gallery

Art about LOVE, Alpha 137 Gallery

Select prints and multiples from the Alpha 137 Gallery Collection, Alpha 137 Gallery

Rare and Collectible Artist Books, Alpha 137 Gallery

Art with Animals, Alpha 137 Gallery

Art with Text, Alpha 137 Gallery

Black and White Works, Alpha 137 Gallery

Urban and Street Themed Art, Alpha 137 Gallery

2024

Celebrate the Holidays with Pop Art, Meyerovich Gallery

A Shot of Pop!, Intrinsic Values

ARTephemera (1930-present), VINCE fine arts/ephemeraSunburst, Rukaj Gallery

McClain Gallery at Houston Design District, McClain Gallery

In Full Bloom, ARC Fine Art LLC

Mannheim Miami. The Left-Over-Collection. Part Two. Curated by Andreas Osarek, Galerie Crone

Memory, MARUANI MERCIER GALLERY

REFLECTIONS ON SURFACE, Galerie Klüser

Museum Works: Art exhibited, owned or sold by museums and cultural organizations, Alpha 137 Gallery

2023

DRAWING ROOMS, Galerie Klüser

Florals, Newzones

New York Print Artists in the West, Newzones

A Mothers Day Special, Weng Contemporary

A Weng Contemporary Easter, Weng Contemporary

2022

Close at Hand, Universal Limited Art Editions

Flower Power: Works featuring Flowers and Flora, Alpha 137 Gallery

Summer Collaboration with Schoelkopf Gallery (2), ARC Fine Art LLC

Say it with Flowers: Donald Baechler, Donald Sultan, Tim Fowler, Art Republic

I REMEMBER YOU WELL IN THE CHELSEA HOTEL . Donald Baechler & Peter Schuyff, The Pool NYC

People, Places, Things, Dru Arstark Fine Art

International Women’s Day – 8 March 2022, Weng Contemporary

On View, McClain Gallery

2021

Horses?, CHART

Annual Summer Sale, Jim Kempner Fine Art

“Spark Joy”/ Summer 2021, Dru Arstark Fine Art

QUEER ME NOW, Gallery 52

Nature Morte, The Hole

2021

2 Spring Show, Bohman-Knäpper

1 Group Show, Bohman-Knäpper

2020

Dieu Donné Holiday Exhibition, Dieu Donné

BOUND FOR GLORY: Rare Artist’s Books, Catalogues & Ephemera, Gallery 52

Rotating Selection of Gallery Artists, ARC Fine Art LLC

Collecting by Color: Yellow, Alpha 137 Gallery

Hamptons Art Fair Sneak Peek – first pass (unpublished), Alpha 137 Gallery

Donald Baechler and Bjarne Melgaard, Bohman-Knäpper

DONALD BAECHLER, STEPHAN BALKENHOL, LENA CRONQVIST, PETER FRIE, JONATHAN LASKER, BJARNE MELGAARD, Bohman-Knäpper

Blossoms and Awakenings, David Benrimon Fine Art

Art for Mother’s Day | Gallery Selections, Toshkova Fine Art Advisory

Spring Show, Bohman-Knäpper

2019

Winter Show, Bohman-Knäpper

Art for All: An Approachable Art Initiative, Axiom Fine Art

Street Art Collection, Art Republic

New in this month, Art Republic

Paper View, The Hole

“Spark Joy” Summer Sale, Dru Arstark Fine Art

Think in Pictures, AMELCHENKO

Sammlung Unruh, Galerie Crone

Flora, Brintz Gallery

People, Places, Things, Dru Arstark Fine Art

2018

Survey of Dieu Donné Art in Paper: Selections from the Archive, Dieu Donné

The Contemporary Resort Collection, Axiom Fine Art

Mother’s Day!, Toshkova Fine Art Advisory

Lincoln Center Editions 2018, Lincoln Center Editions

Say It With Art!, Toshkova Fine Art Advisor

2017

SUMMER FLOWERS/2017 EXHIBITION, michael lisi / contemporary art
human • NATURE, Goya Contemporary/Goya-Girl Press

‘GARDEN PARTY’, Brintz Gallery

The Hole at Art Los Angeles Contemporary, The Hole

2016

POP Yesterday and Now, Flora Bigai Arte Contemporanea