Mette Tommerup
3687 Avocado Ave
Miami, FL 33133
Home/Fax: 305 774 0029
Cell: 646 361 1294
Email: tommerup@aol.com
www.mettetommerup.com
BORN
Kalundborg, Denmark 1969
Lives and works in Miami, FL
EDUCATION
MFA
1995PaintingSchool of Visual Arts, NYC
1995PaintingSchool of Visual Arts, NYC BFA1990PaintingIndiana University of Pennsylvania, PA
1990PaintingIndiana University of Pennsylvania, PA SELECTED INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS/PROJECTS
2006
TRACKS, Fredric Snitzer Gallery Project Room, Miami , FL
New Work, Byron Cohen Gallery for Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
2003
Free Transform, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL
Invert, Byron Cohen Gallery for Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
Invisible, ARENA NYC
2002
Trampoline, Wolfsonian-FIU, Miami Beach, FL
2001
DigiCommons, Fredric Snitzer Gallery - Project Room Installation, Miami, FL
Hormone, DesignLabMiami, Miami, FL
Pinch, Virgin Atlantic Airlines, Clubhouse, JFK Airport, New York, NY
CloneRoom, Starwood Urban Investments/ Project for the Arts, 137 Miracle Mile Miami, FL Curated by Amy Cappellazzo
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007
Top Soil, CasaLin, Miami, FL
Confluence, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL
Rediviva - Flight 19, Locust Projects, Miami, FL
Seinfeld, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL
2006
Landscape, Upstairs Berlin, Berlin, Germany
ArtBasel Miami Beach, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL
Postcards From the Edge, Sikkema Jenkins & Co., NYC
2005
ArtBasel Miami Beach, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL
Scope, Byron Cohen Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Pulse, Byron Cohen Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Destination Works, Pulse, Miami, FL Curated by Jade Dellinger
O, The Games We Play, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL
Postcards From the Edge, Robert Miller Gallery, NYC
2004
ArtBasel Miami Beach, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL
Me, Myself and I, Schmidt Center Gallery, FAU, Boca Raton, FL
All You Can Eat, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, FL
Surface Tension, Chelsea Art Museum, NYC
Lock Stock and Barrel, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL
Postcards From the Edge, Brent Sikkema, NYC
2003
ArtBasel Miami Beach 2003, Fredric Snitzer Gallery
Space - Thinking Outside the Sphere, Miami Sceince Museum, Miami, FL
Turning the Pages, Celebrating South Florida Artist-Made Books, Centre Gallery, Wolfson Campus, Miami-Dade College
Inner City Project, Exit Biennial: The Reconstruction, Exit Art, NYC
Digital Purr, The Beaker Gallery, Tampa, FL
Manifest Destiny, The Madonna Building, Miami, FL curated by Anat Egbi
Free Spirits Artist Lounge, Sponsored by ArtBasel
Free Spirits Bar, Miami Beach, FL
Postcards From the Edge, Galerie Lelong, NYC
2002
Beached/Not Stranded, The Beaker Gallery, Tampa, FL
Scratch, Arena, NYC
Florida Focus Exhibition 2002: Fresh Squeezed, Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Largo, FL
That Place , July 25 - Sept 20, Curated by Cesar Trasobares
Mia Gallery, Miami International Airport
The Alphabet Show
The Main Library, Miami FL
That Place, The Moore Building, Dacra, Miami Design District
Reactions, Exit Art, NYC (Artwork in responce to 9/11 gifted to the Library of Congress in Washington DC)
Globe>Miami<Island, MoCA DC, Washington DC
Postcards From the Edge, Sperone Westwater, NYC
2001
Globe>Miami<Island, Curated by Robert Chambers, Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL
Blotter, Botanical Gardens, Miami Beach, FL
Spunky, Exit Art, NYC
Hurricane, New Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
The Sears Building, Curated by Robert Chambers, The House, Miami FL
Emerging Perspectives, Esperito Santo Bank, 1290 Brickell Ave, Miami
Postcards From the Edge, Sara Meltzer Gallery, NYC
2000
Postcards From The Edge, Andrew Kreps Gallery, NYC
I Hate NY, Curated by Kenny Schachter/Rove, Shoreditch High St, London, UK
Small Works, Dorsch Gallery, Miami, FL
Robot, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL
Freedom Rocks, Curated by Fredric Snitzer, Dacra Building, Miami, FL
To The Edge, Dorsch Gallery, Miami, FL
Departing Perspectives, Curated by Fredric Snitzer, Espirito Santo Bank,1290 Brickell Ave, Miami, FL
1999
War, Postmasters, NYC
Paradise Now, Exit Art, NYC
Postcards From The Edge, Alexander and Bonin, NYC
1998
100, Holland Tunnel, Brooklyn, NYC
10 Women, George Billis Gallery, NYC
Postcards From The Edge, Kenny Schacter/Rove, 526 W26th St, NYC
1996
Set Off, View room Exhibitions, 515 West 29th St, NYC
1995
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Visual Arts Gallery, SVA, NYC
America's Most Wanted Painting,curated by Komar and Melamin Visual Arts Gallery, SVA, NYC
Problem, West Side Gallery, SVA, NYC
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL
HRH Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, Denmark
Dacra Collection, Miami, FL
Milton Ferrel Collection, Miami, FL
George Lindemann Collection, Miami, FL
Hallmark Collection, Kansas City , MO
Douglas Maxwell Collection, NYC
Four Seasons Hotel, Miami, FL
Susan and Dennis Richard Collection, Miami Beach, FL
Trump Hotel, Aventura, FL
Peter Menendez Collection, Miami, FL
Wilmer Hale Collection, Washington DC
Estelle and Paul Berg Collection, Miami, FL
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2008
Feinstein, Roni. "After the Fair(s)". March 2008. ART IN AMERICA.
2007
LYDIA MARTIN AND FABIOLA SANTIAGO "Miami itself becomes a Work of Art". The Miami Herald. Dec 2, 2007
LYDIA MARTIN AND FABIOLA SANTIAGO " Las Artes Cambian el Rostro de Miami". El Nuevo Herald. Dec 2. 2007 (COVER)
JANE WOOLDRIDGE Quirky CasaLin is all local. The Miami Herald. Dec 6 2007
JANE WOOLDRIDGE, DANIEL CHANG AND FABIOLA SANTIAGO. “ART BASEL - Some complain of Art Basel's high prices”. The Miami Herald. Dec 6 2007
Turner, Elisa. ”Snitzer show brings 59 homegrown artists together”. The Miami Herald. July 22 2007.
2006
Feinstein, Roni. "Gavin Perry and Mette Tommerup at Fredric Snitzer". Art in America. December 2006
Riley, Terence. "A Fair is Born". Florida InsideOut. November/December 2006
Triff, Alfredo. ”Miami Arts Explosion” Thomson 2006
2004
Mills, Michael. “Through a Fractured Lens”. Broward Palm Beach New Times November 18 2004
Mills, Michael. "Cuisine de Pop". Broward New Times. July 29, 2004
Weinberg, Michelle. "All That Glitters". Miami New Times. July 29, 2004
Turner, Elisa. "Critic's Pick I ART". The Miami Herald. July 9, 2004
Feinstein-Bartl, Beth. Hollywood center's exhibition has plenty of bite". South Florida Sun-Sentinel, July 7, 2004
2003
Feinstein, Roni. "Expanding Horizons". Art in America. December 2003
Turner, Elisa. " ". ArtReview Magazine. December 2003
McDonnell, Evelyn & Ocana, Damarys. "Alternative scenes: in a bar, on the sand". The Miami Herald.
December 5, 2003
Buckley, Suzy. "Art Notables". Ocean Drive, ArtBasel Miami Beach. December 2003
Triff, Alfredo. "In our own Image". Miami New Times. Oct 16, 2003
Triff, Alfredo. "Sites Seen ". Miami New Times. Jan 16th, 2003
2002
Turner, Elisa. "Odd new forums showcase emerging artists". The Miami Herald. Dec 8, 2002
Dr. Paula Harper. "Bass Forward". Art in America. June 2002
Turner, Elisa. "Discovering a Place in Miami's Hot Art Scene". The Miami Herald. June 16, 2002
2001
Johnson, Ken. "Gallery Reviews". The New York Times, Exit Art Spunky, Oct 19, 2001
Wallach, Amei. " In Miami, a Hot Spot of Art, the Temperature's Rising". The New York Times , September 16 2001
Triff, Alfredo. "All Over the Place - Do you have time for all the art that's out there?"
Miami New Times, April 26 2001.
Antoni, Brian. ““Modern Art in the Digital Age””, Ocean Drive Magazine, Summer 2001
Turner, Elisa. "Digital Technology Takes Art Beyond Brush", The Miami Herald, February 15 2001
Turner, Elisa. "Gallery Reviews", The Miami Herald, January 31, 2001
The Insider. "Miracle Art", Miami Today, January 2001
Iran Issa-Khan. " Social Studies", Ocean Drive Magazine, February 2001
2000
Robinson, Walter. "Miami Art Diary", Artnet.com, February 2000.
review:http://www.artnet.com/magazine/reviews/robinson/robinson1-24-00.asp#14
Austin, Tom. "Warhol Sandwiches and Travels with a Princess",
Ocean Drive Magazine, May 2000
Turner, Elisa. "Gallery Review", The Miami Herald, September 16, 2000
Gauche, Sheri. "Santos Project". Sculpture Magazine, November 2000
Kroomer, Martin. "I Hate NY". Time Out, June 2000
Robinson, Walter. "I Hate NY". Artnet.com, June 2000
1999
Cotter, Holland. "Changes Aside Soho Is Still Very Much Soho"
New York Times, February 12, 1999.
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Visiting Instructor : Florida International University, Miami, FL
Spring 2008
PREVIOUS TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Professor: Florida International University 2003 - 2007
Visiting Artist: Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Visiting Artist: SUNY Stony Brook, NY
NYU Epilepsy Workshop, Medical School, NYC
SYMPOSIA
Glee – Painting Now
Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art, Lake Worth, FL
Glee: Painting Now curated by Amy Cappellazzo
March 2001
Communication and Social Space in New Media Art
Moderated by Michael Rush
Bass Museum of Art
Miami Beach, FL
January 2002
CURRENT GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL
REFERENCES
Paul Harper, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Art History
Department of Art and Art History, University of Miami
Phone: (305) 284-2542
Cathy A. Leff, Director
The Wolfsonian-FIU, Miami Beach, FL
Phone: (305) 535-2615
Amy Cappellazzo, International Co-Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art
Christie’s
acappellazzo@christies.com
