Henry Detweiler
Born 1989, Atlanta, Georgia USA
Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
EDUCATION
2021
MFA, University of Washington School of Art, Seattle, WA
2012
BFA, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
RESIDENCIES
2023
Officina Stamperia del Notario, Tusa, Italy
2022-2023
World of Co., Sofia, Bulgaria
2022 & 2015
SÍM Residency, Reykjavík, Iceland
2015
Nes Artist Residency, Skagaströnd, Iceland
2013
The Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
AWARDS
2021
Ingham Award, Seattle, WA
2020
Boyer and Elizabeth Bole Gonzales Graduate Scholarship, Seattle, WA
2014
Forward Arts Foundation Emerging Artist Award (finalist), Atlanta, GA
2013
Artist Fellowship, The Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
SOLO AND DUAL EXHIBITIONS
2015
SEARCH INGIN / SURCH ENGINE, Octane Westside, Atlanta, GA
filler (with Hannah Tarr), BACKSPACE, Atlanta, GA
2014
NVR LONELEE, WonderRoot, Atlanta, GA
2013
NO VACANCY (with Ben Coleman), Dashboard, Atlanta, GA
2012
Meta Quotient (with Jared Kelley), MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
Remote Residue, Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, Athens, GA
MFA+MDes Thesis Exhibition, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
Notes on the Unseen, The Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA
2018
The Golden Hour (curated by Oshun Lane), Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, GA
2016
I FUCKING L*** YOU TOO., Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2015
You Are New To The Mountain, SÍM Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland
Little Things Mean A Lot, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
BUFF?, SÍM Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland
ALTERNATE | ALTERNATE, Doppler Projects; Atlanta, GA
2015
Sprawl! Drawing Outside the Lines (curated by Michael Rooks), The High Museum of Art, Atlanta GA
Ephemeral Memorable, The Mammal Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Forward Arts Foundation Finalist Exhibition; Swan Coach House, Atlanta, GA
2014
Grab Bag (curated by Will Hutnick and Polly Schindler), Trestle Gallery, New York, NY
2013
75 Blue Doors, WonderRoot, Atlanta, GA
Grand Re-Opening, MINT Gallery, Atlanta GA
ärt·iNG (v.), The Office, Atlanta, GA
aplicação, WonderRoot, Atlanta, GA
2012
BFA Exit Exhibition, Ernest G. Welch School Galleries, Atlanta, GA
Intermission Portfolio, The Cube Gallery, Atlanta, GA
The Imaginary Million, 200 Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA
From Cosmology to Neurology and Back Again (curated by Dr. Jerry Cullum), Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta GA
Life is But a Dream (curated by Chanel Kim), The Coop, Atlanta, GA
The Goods, Spruill Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2011
For-Ever-Green Tree and Wreath Lot 2011, Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta, GA
We (ART)Work Here, Limelight Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Ground Floor, Dashboard, Atlanta, GA
Mondo Art Show (for Mondo Homo), Sous Whisky Marin Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Hello World… I’m Your Wild Girl, WonderRoot, Atlanta, GA
2009
Images of the Apocalypse (curated by John R. Decker PhD., Ernest G. Welch School Galleries, Atlanta, GA
PERFORMANCES
2015
What We Talk About When We Talk About Me, The Mammal Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2014
Two Quantum Mechanics Walk Into A Bar (with Ben Coleman), Sumptuary, Atlanta, GA
2013
Reserved: Touch Everything (with Ben Coleman), Dashboard, Atlanta, GA
2011
Something This Domestic Requires Whisky, Dashboard, Atlanta, GA
CURATORIAL
2016
CHILD STAR (juror), Video! Video! Zine, Chicago, IL
2015
PAINTING, The Low Museum, Atlanta, GA
2014
Shara Hughes: Midnight Snacks, Institute 193, Lexington, KY
Undergraduate Juried Exhibition (juror), Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
Live Amateurs: 1st Annual Juried Exhibition (with Craig Drennen), MINT Gallery, Atlanta GA
2013
636//08.03.13: William Schweigert and Kevin Byrd, MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2010-2014
OMIGOD HELLO WHO ARE YOU (with Heather Wood Buzzard, Michael Hessel-Mial, and Meredith Kooi), various locations, Atlanta, GA
COMMISSIONS
2022
The Big Ponder: Happiness (podcast with Michael Hobbes), Goethe Institute, Berlin, DE
2017
Automatic Transmission (with Jane Foley), Floromancy, Atlanta, GA
2015
#crossfit/#bae (for Dashtravlr), Dashboard, Atlanta, GA
2013
WonderRoot CSA, WonderRoot, Atlanta, GA
2012
TANZPLATZ (with Christ, Lord), Art on the Atlanta BeltLine, Atlanta, GA
Foxtrot, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
COLLECTIONS
The High Museum of Art, Permanent Collection, Atlanta, GA
City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs, Portable Collection, Atlanta, GA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2020-2021
Adjunct Professor, ART 140: Intro to Photography, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2015-2017
Painter, Theater Emory, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
2015
Project Assistant to Michael Lin, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
Selection Committee for WonderRoot Studio Program, WonderRoot, Atlanta, GA
2014
Interim Director, Institute 193, Lexington, KY
Gallery Coordinator for Gallery 72, City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs, Atlanta, GA
2013-2015
Teaching Artist, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
2013-2014
Gallery Director, MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Art Handler, Souls Grown Deep Foundation, Atlanta, GA
2013
Editorial Fact Checker, ART PAPERS Magazine, Atlanta, GA
Gallery Installation Assistant to Bethany Collins, Dashboard, Atlanta, GA
2012
Installation Assistant to Anya Liftig, Flux Projects, Atlanta, GA
2011-2013
Events Editor, BURNAWAY, Atlanta, GA
K-8 Art Teacher, The Atlanta School, Atlanta, GA
PUBLICATIONS AS AUTHOR
2021
“Available Futures or: How To Mourn When You’re Not Done Dying, A Reflection.” Masters thesis. University of Washington, 2021.
2016
“What We Talk About When We Talk About Me.” Emergency INDEX volume 5, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2016: print.
2015
“Artists fuse funny-haha, funny-odd and existential angst at ACAC’s “Pratfall Tramps”.” ArtstATL, March 26, 2015.
2014
“NO VACANCY: Ben Coleman and Henry Detweiler.” Emergency INDEX volume 3, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2014: print.
2012
“The Possibilities of Performance: Deliverance at ACAC.” BURNAWAY, September, 14, 2012.
“From Picasso to Warhol to Sega: Ashley Anderson’s Shinobi Marilyn.” BURNAWAY. July 25, 2012.
“Films for the 99%: Art, Politics, and People Converge at {Poem 88}.” BURNAWAY, July 24, 2012.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2021
Konadu, Luther. “Henry Detweiler: Graduate Showcase.” University of Washington, June, 2021.
2018
Johns, Myke. “Artists Ring In ‘Golden Hour’ At Oakland Cemetery.” WABE. May 18, 2018.
2015
Lightner, Kayla. “Cover Story - Personal Pride: 6 local artists on creativity and queer identity.” Creative Loafing Atlanta, October, 2015: print.
Thornton, Grace. “‘Ephemeral Memorable’ show range, character of DIY art at Mammal Gallery.” ArtsATL, May 4, 2015.
Pousner, Howard. “High Museum commissions atrium floor painting you can walk on.” The Atlanta Journal Constitution. April 2, 2015.
2014
Vashi, Sonam. “The Mammal Gallery brings human to Downtown.” Creative Loafing Atlanta, January 2014: print.
2013
Darrow, Susannah. “Art Crush: Henry Detweiler’s Collaborative Spirit.” BURNAWAY, November 15, 2013.
Eler, Alicia. “Detritus Blossoms in an Abandoned Nightclub.” Hyperallergic, August 16. 2013.
Alexander, Andrew. “Dashboard Co-op unites emerging artists and empty building.” The Atlanta Journal Constitution, August 9, 2013.
McClure, Faith. “Artists give lived-in look to Dashboard’s stimulating but unfocused “No Vacancy”.” ArtsATL, July 30, 2013.
Lash, Miranda. “SOUTH #106.” New American Paintings. June/July 2013: print.
Williams, Wyatt. “MINT Gallery Hires Henry Detweiler.” Creative Loafing Atlanta. May 29, 2013.
2012
WonderRoot. “WonderRoot CSA - Henry Detweiler.” WonderRoot. December 10, 2012.
Levy, Evan. “In Whitespace’s “From Cosmology to Neurology,” images converse amid an ocean of ideas.” ArtsATL, July 19, 2012.
Cullum, Jerry. “Dr. Jerry Cullum discusses the origins of “From Cosmology to Neurology and Back Again”.” Whitespace Blog, June 26, 2012.
Lampe, Lilly. “Granolapocalypse at CouchCouch, a New Generation of Poets.” BURNAWAY, March 3, 2012.
2011
Abernathy, Jeremy.“ARTSpeak: Dashboard Co-op’s Edgewood Art Walk.” BURNAWAY, October 4, 2011.