Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
1991
MFA Art History (20th-century specialization), Ohio University
1990
MFA Painting, Ohio University
1988
BA Interdisciplinary Studies (Art/English), Glenville State College, summa cum laude
Solo and Duo Exhibitions
2012
[Dramatis Personæ], SALTWORKS, Atlanta, GA
2011
Awful Inside, PORTABLE, Toronto, Canada
2010
Timon of Athens, Samsøn, Boston, MA
2009
Mistresses, Apemantus, and Flattering Lords, Gallery Stokes, Atlanta, GA
2008
Yueqi Zhang & Craig Drennen, Degree Zero Gallery, Beijing, China
Craig Drennen & Todd Schroeder, 2Car Garage Gallery, Savannah, GA
2007
Pictures From the Phantom Zone, Samson Projects, Boston, MA
2006
The Supergirl Project, Savannah Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2005
Helen Slater as Supergirl, Brooklyn Fireproof Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2004
Helen Slater as Supergirl, Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, GA
Michael Scoggins & Craig Drennen, Samson Projects, Boston, MA
2002
Craig Drennen, Starland Gallery 28, Savannah, GA
1998
Craig Drennen & Jack Bach, E.i.E., Brooklyn, NY
1992
Duveneck Gallery, Carnegie Center for the Arts, Covington, KY
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013
Four Atlantans, SALTWORKS, Atlanta, GA
Drawing Inside the Perimeter, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
2012
Painters Panting, curated by Stuart Horodner, Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
2011
Flux 2011, commissioned performance 1-Hour Awful (for Apemantus), Atlanta, GA
Skowhegan Performs, Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens, NY, performed Awful Outside
Movers & Shakers, Museum of Contemporary Art, Georgia
Anthony Greaney x Dan Graham x Samsøn, Cottage Home, Chinatown, Los Angeles
Spacelift, WallEye Gallery, Cleveland, OH; curated by Kristin Rogers
Chain Letter, group exhibition, Samsøn, Boston, MA
The Painted Photograph, curated by Lisa Tuttle, Southwest Arts Center Performance Theater Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Pastiche and Provenance, Todd Art Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfeesboro, TN
2010
New Curators, New Ideas, PPOW, New York City; curated by Erin Dziedzic
TRAIT, Archer Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver, WA; curated by Blake Shell
Triangle 2010 Workshop Open Studio, Triangle Art Center, Brooklyn, NY
Why Go Anywhere Else, Montenegrin Center of Contemporary Art, Montenegro; National
Gallery,Belgrade, Serbia; Museum of Contemporary Art Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia; curated by Blazo Kovacevic
Summer Salon, Saltworks Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2009
Le Flash, Atlanta, GA, public sites in Atlanta, GA; curated by Stuart Keeler and Cathy Byrd
Add-Art, internet banner project, curated by Colleen Asper
Volta Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland, with Samsøn, Boston, MA
MACO art fair, Mexico City, with Samsøn, Boston, MA
2008
Reorder, curated by Fred Jesser, Marietta College Gallery, Marietta, OH
Comfort/Burn, Artspace & Big Orbit Gallery, Buffalo, NY; curated by Alex Young
2008_02, Peo Peo Gallery, Shanghai, China
Ambivalent Figuration, Samson Projects Gallery, Boston, MA
2007
In The Viewing Room, Frederieke Taylor Gallery, NYC; curated by Lisa Sigal
Triangle Alumni Exhibition, Triangle Art Foundation, Brooklyn, NY
Blank, Tilt Gallery & Project Space, Portland, OR
2006
NADA (New Art Dealers Alliance) art fair, Miami, FL, with Samson Projects
Goundswell Benefit, Exit Art, NYC
MAGA Film Festival Exhibition, Macon, GA
2005
Semiconductors, Pharmaka Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Reorder, curated by Sarah Walko, Savannah Gallery, Atlanta, GA & Red Gallery, Savannah, GA
Small Wonders, Pharmaka Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2004
Champagne, Cadillacs, and Cash, curated by Rowley Kennerk, Urban Institute Art Center, Grand Rapids, MI
2003
Tension & Release, curated by Jinchul Kim, Art Institute & Gallery, Salisbury, MD
Craig Drennen & Eve Laroche-Joubert, Triangle Arts Studios, Brooklyn, NY
2002
Unframed First Look, Lehman/Maupin Gallery, NYC; work selected by Peter Halley, Ross Bleckner, and Sue Williams
Inauguracion, Espacio Pinar, Madrid, Spain
Nine, exhibition of nine painters, Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, GA
Momenta Art Benefit 2003, Momenta Art, Brooklyn & White Columns, NYC
Unfiltered, AquaSpace, Savannah, GA
2001-2003
Carry On Drawings, traveling exhibition curated by Avantika Bawa, Jehangir Art Gallery, Boroda, India; ArtCore Gallery, Mumbai, India; Indian Habitat Center, New Delhi, India; Rapid Transit Gallery, Savannah, GA; Beguiling Gallery, Toronto, Canada; Student Art Gallery, University of California San Diego
2002
New Artists/New Art, Cork Gallery, London
2001
Flood, AquaSpace, Savannah, GA
Reflections of Jane Fonda, Orleans Gallery, Savannah, GA
2000
Liberal Propaganda, (installation and performance of Ew/Dw), Starland, Savannah GA
Wallflowers, Flower Trademark, Savannah, GA /dd>
1999
Small Work, Selena Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
1998
99 44/100 % Pure, Lubelski Gallery, New York City
Paper, E.i.E., Brooklyn, NY
1997
Arts Exchange, with Sara Meltzer, New York City
Emergency Art Exhibition, Pat Hearn Gallery, New York City
Chaperone, exhibition/event, DiLeia Contemporary + Cultural Machine Works, Cincinnati, OH
Redundant/Redundant, artist multiples, DiLeia Contemporary, Cincinnati, OH
Mental Reck, Subculture Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1994
Gen Art: Art of the Next Generation, Christinerose Gallery, New York City
1993
Mixed Bag, In Collaboration, Akron, OH
Awards
2011
Welch Scholar inaugural faculty research grant, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Flux Projects grant for 1-Hour Awful, Flux 2011, Atlanta, GA 2010
GSU Summer Research Fellowship, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Ohio University School of Fine Arts 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award
2006
Skowhegan fellowship, Skowhegan School of Painting & Drawing, Skowhegan, ME
2005
Presidential Fellowship, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA
2003
Triangle Arts Foundation Artist Residency, Brooklyn, NY
2002
Vermont Studio Center Individual Artist Residency, Johnson, VT