Malbaurn received his BFA from The Maryland Institute College of Art in 2001 and MFA from Pratt Institute in 2004. His work has been exhibited internationally and nationally with solo exhibitions at Truckenbrod Gallery (Corvallis, OR) Central Utah Arts Center (Salt Lake City, UT) Janet Kurnatowski (Brooklyn, NY) Group exhibitions at Real Tinsel (Milwaukee, WI) Museum of Sonoma County (Santa Rosa, CA) Oregon Contemporary (Portland, OR) The Noyes Museum (Absecon, NJ) White Walls Gallery (San Francisco, CA) Kunsthalle Beacon(KuBe) (Beacon, NY) David Richard Gallery (Santa Fe, NM) Rogue Art Space (New York, NY) Kunsthalle Galapagos (Brooklyn, NY) Denise Bibro (New York, NY) Platform (New York, NY) Envoy Enterprises (New York, NY) New Bedford Museum of Art (New Bedford, MA) The H. Lewis Gallery (Baltimore, MD) among others. Select publications include The Brooklyn Rail, dArt International Magazine, NY Arts Magazine, WagMag, ArtCritical.com, and The Standard Times. Since 2001 Malbaurn is also known for his curatorial practice with projects at The Schneider Museum of Art (Ashland, OR) Platform (New York, NY) Hunter College (New York, NY) Janet Kurnatowski (Brooklyn, NY) Landing Space (Brooklyn, NY) and H. Lewis Gallery (Baltimore, MD) Malbaurn has taught Fine Art at Pratt Institute and Southern Oregon University. He has been a visiting lecturer and critic at the School of the Visual Arts (New York, NY) Yale University (New Haven, CT) Pratt Institute (Brooklyn, NY). Malbaurn currently serves as the Executive Director of the Schneider Museum of Art (Ashland, OR) Malbaurn is a descendent of the Narragansett Indian Tribe and the Nipmuc Tribe.
Education:
MFA 2004, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
BFA 2001, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Exhibition Record: (*Solo Exhibitions marked by asterisk)
2023 My Favorite Words Are: I Love you and All The Bad Words, Real Tinsel, Milwaukee, WI
A Clearing, NIAD Art Center, Richmond, CA
2022 Trying Harder, OPENS Gallery, Portland, OR
*FIRE HEART RACER, Gambrel Gallery, Ashland, OR
*FIRE HEART RACER, Truckenbrod Gallery, Corvallis, OR
*Dans Mes Yeux, Deschutes Gallery, Rogue Valley Manor, Medford, OR
2021 Playing Nice, Scott Malbaurn & Mike McCollum, Liberty Arts, Yreka, CA
2020 *Shhh… We’re Hunting Tigers, Truckenbrod Gallery, Corvallis, OR
2019 A Way of Life, Museum of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, CA
2017 *CAKE, Central Utah Art Center (CUAC), Salt Lake City, UT
Object and Influence, Hygienic Gallery, New London, CT
2016 Abstract Everything, Steuben Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Portland2016: A Biennial of Contemporary Art - Salon, Disjecta Contemporary Art
Center, Portland, OR
2015 MICA Then/Now, The Noyes Museum, Absecon, NJ
Paperazzi III, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2014 10 Year Anniversary, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Space Squared, White Walls Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013 *Modular Chevron Series, Southern Oregon University CVA Gallery, Ashland, OR
Spiral Bound, Mooney Center Gallery, New Rochelle, NY
MICA Then/Now, Kunsthalle Beacon(KuBe), Beacon, NY
Cést Brooklyn-Paper, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Wider than a Postcard, Breeze Block Gallery, Portland, OR
Paperazzi II, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2012 Forward. Rewind. Repeat, Ground Arts, New York, NY
Intersections, An Artbridge Installation, Barclays Arena, Brooklyn, NY
Seeing Red, David Richard Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Group Exhibition for Bushwick Open Studios, Pinebox, Brooklyn, NY
Summer Snacks, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Paperazzi, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2011 *LEAN, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
12 Painters 12 Hours, Rogue Art Space Chelsea, New York, NY
Can't Hear the Revolution, Kunsthalle Galapagos, Brooklyn, NY
Spiral Bound, National University, La Mesa, CA
Art Hamptons, McNeill Art Group, South Hampton, NY
Chromesthesia, McNeill Art Group TriBeCa Project Space, New York, NY
Op, Pop and Geo Again, David Richard Contemporary, Santa Fe, MN
Paper, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2010 Gallery Artists, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
SOFA Chicago, David Richard Contemporary, Chicago, IL
Art Santa Fe, David Richard Contemporary, Santa Fe, MN
SOFA WEST: Santa Fe, David Richard Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
The Marquee Ball, The Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD
Works on Paper, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Geometric Themes and Variations, Gallery 128, New York, NY
2009 Summer Selections, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY
Forever Summer, Platform, New York, NY
Everyone, Envoy Enterprises, New York, NY
2008 Winter Salon, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY
*Nautical Sun, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Red Dot Art Fair, Denise Bibro Fine Art, London, UK
Affordable Art Fair, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY
*New Works on Paper, Wheathersby Fine Arts Building Gallery, Louisiana College,
Pineville, LA
Scott Malbaurn and Gerry Hayes, Platform, New York, NY
2007 *Scott Malbaurn, Clay Projects, New York, NY
2006 *White Light, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Fountain Miami, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Miami, FL
Frantically Baroque, Broadway Gallery, New York, NY
*Tornado Flowers, Brooklyn Public Library, Central Branch, Brooklyn, NY
Static Gesture, Two person exhibition, Central Utah Art Center, Ephraim, UT
Interpretations of Nature, Gallery Gotham, New York, NY
RAPSIDA, Gallery 138, New York, NY
Mystery History, Broadway Gallery, New York, NY
Mixed Cocktails, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2004 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Innovations Explorations, Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY
The Grand Group show, Danny Simmons Corridor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Group Show, Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Summer in Winter, BQE 33, Brooklyn, NY
M.F.A.’s Colliding, New York University, New York, NY
2003 From the Ground Up, New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford, MA
Drawing Exhibition, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2002 Merge: A Ministry of Now Exhibition, Landing Space, Brooklyn, NY
2001 B.F.A Thesis Exhibition, The Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
3X3, H. Lewis Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Satellites, Hygienic Gallery, New London, CT
2000 *Transitions, H. Lewis Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Personal Narratives, Secret Theatre, New London, CT
1999 Painting Exhibition, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT
Curated Exhibitions:
2023 Intuitive Nature: Geometric Roots & Organic Foundations, Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland, OR
My Favorite Words Are: I Love You and All the Bad Words, Real Tinsel, Milwaikee, WI
2020 Migrating Bodies: For(taking) Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, Co-Curated
with Richard Herskowitz and Jill Hartz, Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland, OR
Celebrating Wild Beauty, Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland, OR
2019 Apocalypse, Co-Curated with Richard Herskowitx, Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland,
OR
2018 Terrain: The Space Between From The Collections of the Jordan D. Schnitzer and His
Family Foundation, Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland, OR
The Animated Image, Co-Curated with Richard Herskowitz, Schneider Museum of Art,
Ashland, OR
2017 Convergence: Digital Media & Technology, Co-Curated with Richard Herskowitz,
Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland, OR
2016 Art on Paper: 10 Women Artists, Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland, OR catalog
In Scene, Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland, OR
Exploring Reality, Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland, OR catalog
2009 Forever Summer, Platform, New York, NY
2007 Breaking the White Light, Platform, New York, NY
Pratt M.F.A, CAA Exhibition, Hunter College, New York, NY
2006 Making the Timeless Now, Broadway Gallery, New York, NY
2005 Art on the Line, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2003 Merge-A Ministry of Now Exhibition, Landing Space, Brooklyn, NY
2002 3X3, H. Lewis Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2001 Inception, H. Lewis Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Selected Publications