ARA DYMOND (1978-2022) was a fine artist based in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. His mixed media work incorporates sculpture, found objects, and other unconventional materials. He was born in Honolulu, HI, grew up in New York City, and graduated from SUNY Purchase with a degree in Art History.

Solo Exhibitions

2014 Ara Dymond: Surviving the Pinocchio Locomotive, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, NY, United States.

2013 Ara Dymond: Famous, New York, Modernism Everywhere, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA, United States.

2012 WimIpeNrsGonSat!ion, with Jesse Willenbring, Laurel Gitlen, New York, New York, United States.

2011 Ara Dymond and Jason Nocito, Taxter and Spengemann, New York, New York, United States.

2008 Ara Dymond & Uri Aran: New York, Mesler & Hug, Los Angeles, California, United States.

Group Exhibitions

2017 Lucky Draw, The Sculpture Center, New York, NY, United States

2016 THÈÂTRE DE L’ABSURDE (PREQUEL), Galerie Gabriel Rolt, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2016 NADA: New York, Feuer Mesler / Mesler Feuer, NY, United States

2015 Lucky Draw 2015: Sculpture Center, New York, NY, United States

2015 Puente, Kinman Gallery, London, UK

2014 Stars and Stripes: American Art of the 21st Century from the Goldberg Collection, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Bathurst, Australia

2014 Miami Art Basel: Mothers Tankstation, Focus, Miami, FL, United States

2014 Frieze Art Fair: London, Mothers Tankstation, NOVA. London, UK

2014 Stars and Stripes: American Art of the 21st Century from the Goldberg Collection, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Lisa and Danny Goldberg, Toured by Musems and Galleries of NSW. Curated by Richard Perram OAM

2013 Ground Control to Major Tom, Cookie Butcher, Antwerp, Belgium 

2013 NADA: New York, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, NY United States

2013 ABSOLUT Open Canvas, Absolut, Brooklyn, NY, United States

2013 NADA: Miami Beach Art Basel, Marlborough Chelsea, Miami, FL, United States

2013 Dallas Art Fair: Marlborough Chelsea, Dallas TX, United States

2013 The Wall Marlborough Chelsea. New York NY, United States

2013 ...But The Clouds..., Room East, New York, NY, United States

2013 Tenth Anniversary Show, Wallspace, New York, NY, United States

2012 Objectified: Sculpture Today, Saatchi Gallery, London, United Kingdom

2012 Economy of means: toward humility in contemporary sculpture, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

2012 Gran Prix, Gresham’s Ghost, in collaboration with Nudashank, Baltimore, MD, United States

2012 EAGLES, Marlborough Madrid in Collaboration with Marlborough Chelsea, Madrid, Spain

2011 CHAD OCHOCINCO, AraDymonDarrenBader Collaborative Works, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York

2011 Back Room, Untitled Gallery, New York, NY, United States

2011 HISTOIRES DE VOTRE VIE, AraDymonDarrenBader Collaborative Works, Office Baroque, Brussels, Belgium 

2011 Balice Hertling & Lewis at Front Desk Aparatus, New York, NY, United States

2010 G_M_O_[sho], Nero Magazine online, New York, NY, United States

2010 Number[s], Eighth Veil, Los Angeles, CA, United States

2010 The Coke Factory, curated by Jonathan Ellis King, Ritter/Zamet, London, United Kingdom

2010 Ma, Curated by Carter Mull, Taxter and Spengemann, New York, NY, United States 

2009 The Living and the Dead, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York, NY, United States 

2009 Odeon, Ritter/Zamet, London, United Kingdom

2009 Time-Life Part II, Taxter and Spengemann, New York, NY, United States

2009 On From Here, Guild & Greyskul, New York, NY, United States 

2008 CUBE, GBE @ Passerby, New York, NY, United States

2008 Pruesspress, Rental, New York, NY, United States 

2008 Sunshine, Ritter/Zamet Gallery at Rental, New York, NY, United States

2007 Wu tang/Googolplex, curated by Darren Bader, GBE @ Passerby, New York, NY, United States 

2007 MoMA Presents: Dutch Elm Disease, curated by Darren Bader, GBE @ Passerby, New York, NY, United States 

 

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2016 Artspace: Art Advisor Benjamin Godsill’s Favorite Works From NADA New York 2016

2016 Artspace: WME | IMG Exec Peter Knell’s Favorite Works From NADA New York 2016 

2016 Artnews: NADA New York: Wolf Spiders Bondage Polaroids and Crapstraction Opening day at NADA 

2014 Frieze London: Miley Cyrus, Sleeping Guards, and Race-Car Hunting Trophies

2014 IMMA BLOG Irish Museum of Modern Art, The Best of Frieze Week, mothers tankstation, Frieze Focus

2014 Postcardwall, Three Hundred And Sixty, By Sophie Hill. mothers tankstation, Frieze Focus

2014 Opening Cermony: SO TRENDY! NEON & MIRRORS FOR SELFIES

2014 CRITIC’S VIEW: Art Basel Miami Beach, – Happy Days are Here Again. HapmtonsArtHub

2013 Art Observed AO ON-SITE: NADA New York Art Fair at Basketball City

2013 Interview: 25 Questions for Cacti-Inspired Conceptual Artist Ara Dymond

2013 Ara Dymond: Famous, New York, Modernism Everywhere

2013 Farago, Jason. “...But The Clouds....” ArtForum Critics’ Picks 

2012 Perrine, Forrest “Ara Dymond and Jesse Willenbring Show”

2012 Friedman, Julia. “Economy of means: toward humility in contemporary sculpture.” Artforum Critics Picks, March 17, 2012

2012 Interactive Technology, Sculptural Minimalism (...), Economy of means: toward humility in contemporary sculpture, Phoenix News Time Feb 9, 2012

2012 Lehrer-Graiwer, Sarah. “Darren Bader.” ArtForum 

2012 Ara Dymond/Jesse Willenbring. The New Yorker, September 24, 2012 

2011 Greenberg, David. “Darren Bader.” Art in America March 2011 

2011 Ara Dymond “Balice Hertling & Lewis” at Front Desk Apparatus, Contemporary Art Daily

2010 “SIMON SOMETHING”

2009 Coxhead, Gabriel. “Odeon.”. Ara Dymond, Darren Bader and Uri Aran Time Out London, May 21, 2009, p. 53