VANESSA CONTE *1977, Tarrytown, NY, USA, lives and works in Dusseldorf, Germany EDUCATION 1999 BA, New York University 2004 MFA, University of California UCLA with Lari Pittman and Laura Owens, Los Angeles EXHIBITIONS 2008 Dust, VAN HORN, Dusseldorf, with WOLS (S) 2007 Der Pinselhieb der Natur oder Die betrogene Flaeche, KIT, Dusseldorf, DE, curated by Gertrud Peters (G, Cat.) Showing Landscape, Schokoladenmuseum Koeln, DE (G) Regarding Dusseldorf II, 701 e.V., Dusseldorf, DE, curated by Pia Witzmann (cat.) 2006 Crumb, Conte, Scurti, Galerie Jacky Strenz, Frankfurt, DE (G) in collaboration with VAN HORN 2005 In The Moonlight, VAN HORN, Dusseldorf, DE (S) 2004 MFA graduation exhibition, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA (G) Supersonic, Art Center, Pasadena, CA, USA (G) Drawing show, PlusUltra Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA (G) 2002 With pleasure, wickedness, and finess, The Basement, Los Angeles, CA, USA (G) Making, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA , USA (S) 2001 Ruminations on place, Bingo Hall, Brooklyn, NY, USA (G) 1999 Paradise 8, Exit Art, New York, NY, USA (G) Graduation exhibition, New York University, New York, NY, USA (G) Hit n’run 3, West 38 Street, New York, NY, USA (S) Works on paper, Catherine Moore Fine Art, New York, NY, USA (G) Works on paper, Burton-Marinkovich Gallery, Washington, DC, USA (G) (S= solo-show) (G = group-show) (C = catalogue)