Adrian Halpern

Maryland Institute College of Art: 1999-2003

Curated Exhibitions (including participation)

2010
-Mantik Manifesto Group Show, Windhorse Tattoo/Gallery, Kansas City, Mo. Also curated by Mark Galloway
-Immovable Axioms Group Show, 2631 Gallery, Kansas City, Mo. Curated by Adrian Halpern

2005
-The Vault Gallery @ Leedy-Voulkos Art Center–“Newrotica”, Experiment in Eroticism, Kansas City, Missouri

2002
-Innervision Entertainment, Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, DC, First Artist on Website and curated group show at College Park School in Maryland

Group Exhibitions:

2015
-Om Film Fest (omfilmfest.com) animation videos shown at Cinemark Theater on the Plaza, Kansas City, Mo.
-Windhorse Tattoo/Gallery, 10,000 Eyes, Kansas City, Mo.

2012
-Mattie Rhodes Arts Center, Day of The Dead, Kansas City, Mo.
-Old Souls Tattoo Parlour & Gallery: Solo show “METAPORES”, Kansas City, Mo.

2011
-Alameda Gallery, InPrint, El Paso, Tx.
-Union Station, Art At Work (through ArtsKC) Honorable Mention, Kansas City, Mo.
-Skate Deck Art Show 2, Lovely Skate Decks, Kansas City, Mo.
-Neon Forrest Gallery, Grab N’ Go, Orlando, Fl.

2010
-Mantik Manifesto Group Show, Windhorse Tattoo/Gallery, Kansas City, Mo.
Curated by Adrian Halpern & Mark Galloway
-H & R Art Space, Flatfiles, Kansas City, Mo.
-Beware All Stylebiters: Battle Conditions, 2631 Gallery, Kansas City, Mo.
-Immovable Axioms Group Show, 2631 Gallery, Kansas City, Mo. Curated by Adrian Halpern
-Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Re-Ripe: Reopening of the Ripe Show, Kansas City, Mo.
-Keyhole Gallery, Ripe: Erotic Art Show, Kansas City, Mo.
-Art Table for Grinders West Restaurant, Kansas City, Mo.

2009
-Emerald Space, MUTT TOY Show and Group Show “Proper Assortment”, Kansas City, Mo/
-A.OK Official Gallery, MUTT Toy Traveling Show, Chicago, IL
-APW Gallery, MUTT Toy Traveling Show, New York City
-Urban Culture Project and Azteca de Greater Kansas City, Group Show 2, La Esquina Gallery kcmo
-ButtonWood Art Space: Drawing The Line, Kansas City, Mo
-Third Eye Gallery/Leedy-Voulkos, Sorry For The Miscommunication, Kansas City, Mo.

-2008
-Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, Ks: Munny Toy Art Show
-Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri: Renegades of Funk: A Look into KC’s Lowbrow
-Kansas City Chalk and Walk Festival, Kansas City, Missouri: Featured Artist
-Urban Culture Project and Azteca de Greater Kansas City Present: Comunidad/Community, a group
exhibit, la Esquina, Kansas City, Missouri
-H & R Block Art Space, Kansas City, Missouri: Flat Files
-Meya Metal Works, Kansas City, Missouri: Style Biters Presents Massive Toy Recall

2007
-Style Biters 2, Kansas City, Missouri

2006
-The Gild: “Mary Mack Dressed in Black”–@ The Changing Room, New York City (installation/participation)
-Accessible Arts Auction @ American Century, Kansas City, Missouri
-Push Houston, Houston, Texas: “Skatedeck Benefit”
-Mattie Rhodes Arts Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri: “Day of the Dead”
-The Paragraph Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri: “Hip-Hop Showcase 2”
-Mattie Rhodes Art Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri: “Loteria”

2005
-Accessible Arts Auction @ American Century, Kansas City, Missouri (invitational auction)
-H & R Block Art Space, Kansas City, Missouri: Flat Files
-The Brick, Kansas City, Missouri: “Style-Biters”
-The Peanut, Kansas City, Missouri: “Hip-Hop & Hot-Wings”, Featured Artist Working Live
-Visual Goods Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri: “Urban Eyes”,
-Gild, New York City: “Fulcrum” 200
-Troy Swangstu and Alex Whitney Studio, Kansas City, Missouri: “Attention Orange”

2004
-H & R Block Art Space, Kansas City, Missouri: Flat Files
-Hallar Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri: Anniversary Show
-Hallar Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri: “The Art of Giving”

2003
-The Kansas City Jewish Museum, Kansas City, Missouri: “Bless This House: Art for the Home Auction” (invitational auction)
-The Late Show Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri
-The Arts Incubator, Kansas City, Missouri
-The Next Space Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri: “Breaking It Down”
-The H. Lewis Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland: “Rough Copy”
-The Whole Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland

2002
-Mattie Rhodes Arts Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri
-Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland

2001
-Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland

2000
-Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
-La Strada dell’ Arte: street painting festival, Kansas City, Missouri

1999
-La Strada dell’ Arte: street painting festival, Kansas City, Missouri

1998
-The Society for Contemporary Photography, Kansas City, Missouri
-Plaza Art Fair, Paseo Academy Booth, Kansas City, Missouri
-Grand Arts Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri: Tim Rollins and The K.O.S.
-Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center, Kansas City, Missouri
-Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art/Paseo Academy Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri: “Portrait of Self”

1997
-Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri

Solo Exhibitions:

2012
-Old Souls Tattoo Parlour & Gallery: Solo show “METAPORES”, Kansas City, Mo.
1998
-Opie Gallery @ Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Kansas City, Missouri

Restaurant Showings:

Affare, Kansas City, Mo. 2014
Ruins Pub, Kansas City, Mo. 2015-Current

Publications, Press, Reviews:

-La Strada dell’ Arte –Featured artist as part of brochure insert –Artisan level
-Local Zines, Mini-comics, and Mail Art Collections, Kansas City, Missouri Public Library, 1999
-The Pitch Newspaper, Kansas City, Mo.
-Review Magazine, Kansas City, Mo.
-Urbanitebaltimore.com
-Presentmagazine.com
-Hiphopkc.com
-Freshlydipped.com
-Highfructose.com
-Innervisionentertainment.com
–www.steakmob.com/2011/08/19/steakmob-feature-adrian-halpern/
–www.steakmob.com/2012/02/01/adrian-halpern-old-souls-tattoo-parlour-kc/
–think.faesthetic.com/archives/5457
–www.acclaimmag.com/arts/adrian-halpern/
–artboom.info/painting/illustration/the-psychedelic-art-of-adrian-halpern.html
–businessboomcollective.com/0430/adrian-halpern/
-madatme.info/blog
-bitethebelt.com/2015/09/30/adrian-halpern-visual-project-part-1-achuma/
-demencha.com/2015/08/dan-matic-releases-32-new-tracks-on-new-synthetic-soul-project/
-limbovectors.wordpress.com/2014/11/22/visual-dubs-and-rainbow-metamorphosing-characters/
-ipaintmymind.org/art/adrian-halpern/