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biography

John Waters

lives and works in Baltimore, Maryland



1946 Born in Baltimore

Education




Graduated from Boy’s Latin School, Maryland (K-12)

Prizes and Awards




1997 Jack Smith Lifetime Achievement Award, Chicago Underground Film Festival
1999 Filmmaker on the Edge Award, Provincetown International Film Festival
2003 Coper Wing Tribute Award, Pheonix Film Festival
2004 Stephen F. Kolzak Award, GLAAD Media Awards
2017 Ian McLellan Hunter Award, Writer’s Guild Award
2017 Timeless Star Award, Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

feb 02 - apr 21 2019Indecent ExposureWexner Center of the Arts,
Ohio
sep 21 2016 - jan 22 2017Black Box: Kiddie FlamingosBaltimore Museum of Modern Art,
Baltimore, USA
aug 14 - nov 01 2015How much can you take?Kunsthaus Zurich
jul 01 - aug 15 2015Beverly Hills JohnSprüth Magers London
jan 10 - feb 14 2015BEVERLY HILLS JOHNMarianne Boesky Gallery,
New York
sep 05 - sep 14 2014Fifty Years of John Waters: How Much Can You Take?Film society of Lincoln Center,
New York
feb 07 - apr 12 2014Bad Director’s ChairSprüth Magers Berlin
oct 01 - nov 26 2011John WatersArthur Roger Gallery,
New Orleans
mar 15 - apr 14 2011John Waters: NeuroticMcClain Gallery,
Houston
may 27 - jul 10 2010John Waters: RushRena Bransten Gallery,
San Francisco
jan 20 - feb 27 2010John Waters: VersaillesC. Grimaldis Gallery,
Baltimore
aug 14 - sep 15 2009John Waters: NeuroticAlbert Merola Gallery,
Provincetown
apr 11 - may 22 2009John Waters: Rear ProjectionGagosian Gallery,
Los Angeles
apr 03 - may 02 2009John Waters: Rear ProjectionMarianne Boesky Gallery,
New York
oct 11 2008 - jan 11 2009Artistically Incorrect: The Photographs and Sculpture of John WatersLaumeier Sculpture Park,
St. Louis
jul 12 - aug 18 2007John WatersRena Bransten Gallery,
San Francisco
oct 07 - oct 28 2006John Waters: Eat MeArthur Roger Gallery,
New Orleans
oct 06 - dec 11 2006John Waters: Unwatchable Series21c Museum Hotel,
Louisville
jun 16 - jul 06 2006John WatersAlbert Merola Gallery,
Provincetown
apr 21 - may 20 2006John Waters: UnwatchableMarianne Boesky Gallery,
New York
apr 21 - may 20 2006John Waters: Unwatchablede Pury & Luxembourg Gallerie,
Zurich
mar 03 - apr 01 2006John WatersThe University of Alabama at Birmingham - The Visual Arts Gallery,
Birmingham
oct 30 2005 - jan 15 2006John Waters: Change of LifeOrange County Museum of Art,
Newport Beach
jun 17 - jul 07 2005CondemnedAlbert Merola Gallery,
Provincetown
may 21 - sep 04 2005John Waters: Change of LifeThe Andy Warhol Museum,
Pittsburgh
jan 08 - feb 26 2005John Waters: Greatest Hits 1994-2004Arthur Roger Gallery,
New Orleans
may 29 - aug 22 2004John Waters: Change of LifeFotomuseum Winterthur,
Switzerland
apr 01 - may 08 2004Last Call; Photographs and SculptureGreg Kucera Gallery,
Seattle
feb 07 - may 02 2004John Waters: Change of LifeNew Museum of Contemporary Art,
New York
nov 20 2003 - jan 03 2004FlopRena Bransten Gallery,
San Francisco
jul 10 - aug 15 2003Hair In The GatePortfolio Group-Salon Privé,
Santa Fe
jun 18 - jul 06 2003Hair In The GateAlbert Merola Gallery,
Provincetown
feb 21 - mar 22 2003Hair In The GateAmerican Fine Arts CO.,
New York
- 2003John WatersJurgen Becker,
Hamburg
nov 01 - dec 01 2002Straight to VideoC. Grimaldis Gallery,
Baltimore
jun 06 - jun 29 2002Low Definition: Photographs and SculptureGreg Kucera Gallery,
Seattle
jun 01 - jul 19 2002John WatersArthur Roger Gallery,
New Orleans
feb 25 - may 04 2002John Waters: RetardGalleria Emi Fontana,
Milan
feb 14 - mar 16 2002Straight to VideoRena Branston Gallery,
San Francisco
dec 08 2001 - jan 19 2002John WatersGalerie Emmanuel Perrotin,
Paris
jun 21 - jul 31 2001John WatersGaleria Marta Cervera,
Madrid
nov 17 - dec 30 2000Straight to VideoAmerican Fine Arts CO.,
New York
jun 11 - jul 31 2000John WatersGeorg Kargl Fine Arts,
Vienna
apr 01 - apr 29 2000John WatersArthur Roger Gallery,
New Orleans
dec 10 1999 - jan 10 2000Low DefinitionParco Gallery,
Tokyo
jun 18 - jul 01 1999Low DefinitionAlbert Merola Gallery,
Provincetown
jun 05 - jul 31 1999Director’s CutGalerie Emmanuel Perrotin,
Paris
jun 02 - aug 21 1999John Waters: PhotographWexner Center for the Arts,
Columbus
may 20 - jun 19 1999My Little Movies: Photographic WorksAeroplastics Contemporary,
Brussels
nov 07 - nov 28 1998Low DefinitionAmerican Fine Arts CO.,
New York
jun 18 - jul 31 1998MarksGavin Brown’s Enterprise,
New York
jun 20 - jul 26 1997Director’s CutPaceWildenstein MacGill,
Los Angeles
jun 07 - jun 30 1997John WatersArthur Roger Gallery,
New Orleans
may 20 - may 24 1997John WatersGalleria Emi Fontana,
Milan
apr 25 - may 30 1997My Little MoviesGalerie Christian Nagel,
Cologne
nov 09 - nov 30 1996Director’s CutAmerican Fine Arts CO.,
New York
apr 22 - may 20 1995My Little MoviesAmerican Fine Arts CO.,
New York

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

may 13 - nov 26 201757th Venice Biennale: Viva Arte Viva A.o., John Waters57th Biennale,
Venice
mar 16 - apr 15 2017The Intricacies of Love A.o., John WatersBronx Art Space,
New York, USA
sep 17 - oct 29 2016Ill Seen lll Said A.o., John WatersWhite Flag Projects,
St. Louis, USA
jul 22 - aug 11 2016Catastophe, curated by John WatersJohn WatersAlbert Merola Gallery,
Provincetown, USA
may 28 - sep 04 2016Allure [frz. style, elegance] – Photograph from the Susanne von Meiss Collection A.o., John WatersC|O Berlin, D
apr 15 - may 28 2016Home Improvements, curated by John WatersJohn WatersFraenkel Gallery,
San Francisco, USA
mar 18 - aug 21 2016L’image vole (The stolen image) A.o., John WatersFondazione Prada,
Milan, I
mar 18 - may 07 2016These American Lives A.o., John WatersRena Bransten Projects,
San Francisco, USA
feb 07 - may 08 2016New Arrivals: Maryland Artists A.o., John WatersThe Baltimore Museum of Art,
Baltimore, USA
jul 11 - aug 15 2015Queer Fantasy A.o., John WatersOHWOW,
Los Angeles

feb 08 - may 03 2015The Triumph of Love: Beth Rudin deWoody Collects A.o., John WatersNorton Museum,
West Palm Beach
jan 26 - mar 26 2015Side Show A.o., John WatersEdgewood Gallery, Yale School of Art,
New Haven
jan 12 2015 - apr 23 2014Pop Culture: Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation A.o., John WatersBoca Museum of Art,
Boca Raton
jan 09 - jan 13 2015PRIVATE! A SMALL COLLECTION A.o., John WatersWerkschau photo15
nov 14 2014 - jan 10 2015Reinging Cats and Dogs A.o., John WatersRena Bransten Projects, San Francisco
mar 15 - may 18 2014Wörter als Türen in Sprache, Kunst, Film A.o., David Lamelas, John WatersKünstlerhaus KM - Halle für Kunst & Medien,
Graz
sep 07 - sep 28 2013More Than A Likeness A.o., John WatersMcClain Gallery,
Houston, Texas
sep 06 - oct 25 2013(con)TEXT A.o., John WatersSharon Arts Center,
Manchester
mar 08 - jun 16 2013Brilliant Disguise A.o., Cindy Sherman, John WatersContemporary Arts Center,
New Orleans
sep 04 2012 - jan 06 2013Art=Text=Art A.o., Ed Ruscha, John WatersZimmerli Art Museum - Rutgers,
New Brunswick
sep 08 - oct 22 2011Word Up! A.o., John WatersBenrimon Contemporary,
New York
aug 17 - oct 16 2011Art=Text=Art: Works by Contemporary Artists A.o., John WatersUniversity of Richmond Museum,
Richmond
jul 29 - sep 30 2011PULP: Work on Paper/Works with Paper A.o., John WatersBeta Pictoris Gallery,
Birmingham
jun 11 2011 - jul 29 2012Absentee Landlord: Curated by John Waters A.o., John WatersWalker Art Center,
Minneapolis
apr 02 - may 08 2011Notes on Notes on Camp A.o., John WatersInvisible Exports,
New York
feb 20 - may 15 2011Seeing Now: Photography Since 1960 A.o., John WatersBaltimore Museum of Art,
Baltimore
oct 15 2010 - jan 09 2011Ordinary Madness A.o., John WatersCarnegie Museum of Art,
Pittsburgh
oct 09 2010 - sep 04 2011What Makes Us Smile A.o., John WatersAmerican Visionary Art Museum,
Baltimore
aug 15 - sep 30 2010A Total Trash Show A.o., John WatersA440,
San Francisco
jun 25 - jul 15 2010Night A.o., John WatersAlbert Merola Gallery,
Provincetown
jun 20 - sep 26 2010Funny Bones: Humor in Contemporary Art A.o., John WatersJohn Michael Kohler Arts Center,
Sheboygan
may 05 - jul 11 2010Photos and Phantasy: Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation A.o., John WatersBeverly Hills Municipal Gallery,
Los Angeles
feb 13 - apr 03 2010Think Pink A.o., John WatersGavlak Gallery,
Palm Beach
oct 17 2009 - jan 31 2010Unnatural Rubber A.o., John WatersThe Andy Warhol Museum,
Pittsburgh
jul 02 - aug 08 2009Decline and Fall A.o., John WatersRena Bransten Gallery,
San Francisco
jul 01 - aug 22 2009Summer ’09 A.o., John WatersC. Grimaldis Gallery,
Baltimore
may 29 - aug 30 2009The Making of Art A.o., John WatersSchirn Kunsthalle,
Frankfurt
may 02 - jun 27 2009Practice, Practice, Practice A.o., John WatersLora Reynolds Gallery,
Austin
feb 18 - apr 04 2008REGIFT A.o., John WatersSwiss Institute Contemporary Art,
New York
- 2008.meta A.o., John WatersLinfield Gallery/Linfield College,
Oregon
dec 03 2007 - jan 27 2008Season's Greetings - Contemporary Photography A.o., John Watersde Pury & Luxembourg Gallerie,
Zurich
sep 01 - nov 18 2007A New Reality: Black-and-White Photography in Contemporary Art A.o., John WatersJane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum,
New Brunswick
jun 15 - jul 07 2007Eliminate A.o., John WatersAlbert Merola Gallery,
Provincetown
jun 01 - sep 03 2007Situation Comedy: Humor in Recent Art A.o., John WatersMuseum of Art,
Fort Lauderdale
apr 27 - jun 10 2007Dialogues & Attitudes A.o., John WatersLudwig Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art,
Budapest
jan 20 - apr 29 2007Celebrity A.o., John WatersScottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art,
Scottsdale
oct 29 2006 - jan 15 2007Defamation of Character A.o., John WatersP.S. 1 MoMA,
New York
sep 09 - dec 31 2006Situation Comedy: Humor in Recent Art A.o., John WatersThe Contemporary Museum,
Honolulu
sep 01 - oct 29 2006Complicit! Contemporary American Art and Mass Culture A.o., John WatersUniversity of Virginia Art Museum,
Charlottesville
jun 10 - sep 10 2006Situation Comedy: Humor in Recent Art A.o., John WatersWinnipeg Art Gallery,
Canada
jun 08 - aug 12 2006Not Gay Art Now A.o., John WatersPaul Kasmin Gallery,
New York
mar 18 - apr 22 2006As Good As Your Next Gig A.o., John WatersWalter Maciel Gallery,
Los Angeles
feb 04 - apr 09 2006Situation Comedy: Humor in Recent Art A.o., John WatersCultural Center,
Chicago
feb 04 - apr 16 2006100 Artists See God A.o., John WatersCheekwood Museum of Art,
Nashville
jan 19 - mar 11 2006Hollywood Boulevard A.o., John WatersFortes Vilaça Gallery,
Sao Paulo
jan 04 - jan 28 2006Through the Lens II A.o., John WatersC. Grimaldis Gallery,
Baltimore
nov 19 - dec 24 2005The Comeback Exhibition A.o., John WatersArthur Roger Gallery,
New Orleans
sep 30 - nov 20 2005(No Title) A.o., John WatersFreedman Art Gallery, Albright College,
Reading
jun 17 - jul 23 2005POST NO BILLS A.o., John WatersWhite Columns,
New York
jun 09 - sep 04 2005100 Artists See God A.o., John WatersContemporary Art Center of Virginia,
Virginia Beach
apr 08 - jun 11 2005Photographic Works A.o., John WatersJürgen Becker,
Hamburg
jan 20 - feb 26 2005Waters and Watercolours A.o., John WatersGeorg Kargl Fine Arts,
Vienna
nov 19 2004 - jan 09 2005100 Artists See God A.o., John WatersInstitute of Contemporary Arts,
London
oct 22 - nov 18 2004Election A.o., John WatersAmerican Fine Arts CO.,
New York
aug 04 - sep 07 2004Drunk vs. Stoned A.o., John WatersPasserby at Gavin Brown’s Enterprise,
New York
aug 01 - oct 03 2004100 Artists See God A.o., John WatersLaguna Art Museum,
Laguna
jul 18 - sep 05 2004Planet B A.o., John WatersBregenzer Kunstverein,
Austria
jul 18 2004 - jan 09 2005Disparities and Deformations: Our Grotesque A.o., John WatersSite Santa Fe,
Santa Fe
jul 15 - aug 20 2004Summer ’04 A.o., John WatersC. Grimaldis Gallery,
Baltimore
jul 15 - sep 06 2004Summer Group Show A.o., John WatersPortfolio Group-Salon Privé,
Santa Fe
jun 10 - jul 31 2004I Am The Walrus A.o., John WatersCheim and Read,
New York
mar 07 - jun 27 2004100 Artists See God A.o., John WatersThe Contemporary Jewish Museum,
San Francisco
oct 18 - nov 15 2003My People Were Fair And Had Cum In Their Hair (But Now They’re Content to Spray Stars From Your Boughs) A.o., John WatersTeam Gallery,
New York
jan 11 - feb 08 2003Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition A.o., John WatersGavin Brown’s Enterprise,
New York
jul 02 - aug 16 2002Something, Anything A.o., John WatersMatthew Marks Gallery,
New York
jun 16 - aug 18 2002Sans Consentement A.o., John WatersCAN-Centre d’Art Neuchåtel,
Switzerland
apr 26 - may 26 2002Enough About Me A.o., John WatersMomenta Art,
Brooklyn
apr 19 - may 24 2002Hair Stories A.o., John WatersAdam Baumgold Gallery,
New York
apr 13 - jun 09 2002Screen Memories A.o., John WatersContemporary Art Center, Art Tower Mito,
Toyko
- 2002Art Downtown A.o., John Waters25 Broad Street,
New York
nov 10 2001 - jan 01 2002Boomerang (Collector’s Choice Series) A.o., John WatersExit Art,
New York
may 04 - jun 03 2001Skank A.o., John WatersWinkleman Gallery,
Brooklyn
- 2001(No Title) A.o., John WatersAmerican Fine Arts, Co. at PHAG,
New York
- 2001(No Title) A.o., John WatersAlbert Merola Gallery,
Provincetown
- 2000A Two Year Old Girl Choked To Death Today On An Easter Egg A.o., John WatersHallway Gallery,
London
- 2000(No Title) A.o., John WatersAlbert Merola Gallery,
Provincetown
- 1999Dope. An XXX-Mas Show A.o., John WatersAmerican Fine Arts, Co.,
New York
- 1999Photographs by Painters, Sculptors and a Filmmaker A.o., John WatersThomas Segal Gallery,
Baltimore
jun 07 - aug 30 1998Pop-Surrealism A.o., John WatersThe Aldrich: Art Contemporary Museum,
Ridgefield
- 1998When Worlds Collide A.o., John WatersCenter for Contemporary Art,
Glasgow
- 1998Peep Show A.o., John WatersVaknin Schwartz,
Atlanta
apr 05 - jun 08 1997Photo-Op A.o., John WatersContemporary Art Center,
Cincinnati
jan 31 - mar 15 1997Someone Else With My Fingerprints A.o., John WatersDavid Zwirner Gallery,
New York
- 1997Edith Has a Fit A.o., John Waters4th Lyon Biennial of Contemporary Art,
Lyon,
France
- 1997Essence d’un sens (Sentir du regard) A.o., John WatersPassage de Retz,
Paris
dec 02 - dec 23 1996Current Trends in Cross-Over Art A.o., John WatersPaterson Museum,
Paterson
- 1996Dope. An XXX-Mas Show A.o., John WatersAmerican Fine Arts, Co.,
New York
- 1996Summer Group Show A.o., John WatersAmerican Fine Arts, Co.,
New York
- 1996Art at Home, Ideal Standard Life A.o., John WatersSpiral Garden 1F,
Tokyo
jul 08 - jul 29 1995Summer Group Show A.o., John WatersAmerican Fine Arts, Co.,
New York
- 1992Our Town A.o., John WatersAperture Gallery,
New York