Bob Linder
Los Angeles, CA.
boblinder@gmail.com
+1(415) 706-1786
Education
2002 MFA in Visual Arts, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
1999 Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, Skowhegan, MA
1998 BFA in New Genres, The San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Professional Experience
The David Ireland House at 500 Capp Street
Head Curator
2016 - 2019
Developed twenty contemporary art exhibitions and eleven public programs for The David Ireland House at 500 Capp Street. Created and oversaw all exhibition and public programming texts: for press, social media outreach, newsletters, brochures, and website. Organized and designed artist editions, publications, as well as limited edition posters. Designed booths for all art fairs. Prepared relevant information on artists and upcoming exhibitions for grant applications. Responsible for the completion of all projects in a deadline-driven environment.
Oversaw the institution’s collection of 2,500 artworks, objects, and ephemera. Organized all incoming and outgoing loan agreements. Managed domestic and international shipping. Managed the curatorial department as well as all aspects of the Assistant Curator’s role. Managed gallery assistants, archivist, conservators, and art handlers. Led private tours of the exhibitions for art patrons, art dealers, students, and colleagues from other institutions. Organized exhibition walkthroughs and external research materials for docents. Supported a warm, positive, and respectful work environment.
CAPITAL
Co-owner, Director
2015 - 2019
Organized thirty exhibitions and ten public programs. Worked closely with artists as liaison for exhibitions, special projects, editions, and programming. Created and oversaw all exhibition and public programming texts: for press, social media outreach, and website. Assisted with design, installation, and deinstallation of all gallery exhibitions and art fairs. Managed domestic and international shipping, as well as gallery inventory and general maintenance. Managed gallery assistants, interns, and guest curators. Responsible for the completion of all projects in a deadline- driven environment.
Exhibitions
The David Ireland House at 500 Capp Street
The Echo David Ireland at Skellig Michael
September 9, 2016 – January 14, 2017
The Disagreeable Object
Virginia Overton
February 3 – April 29, 2017
Box of Angels
David Ireland & Felix Gonzalez-Torres
May 12 – July 29, 2017
Residue of an Interview
Bethan Huws
August 12 – November 4, 2017
Michael E. Smith
November 18, 2017 – February 3, 2018
School of Chairs
Forrest Bess, Jason Dodge, Rodney Graham, Jo Hanson, Los Jaichackers, K.r.m. Mooney, Feminist Land Art Retreat, Anicka Yi
February 17 – June 9, 2018
I hope all is well...
Tony Matelli
June 23 – October 13, 2018
Pushing and pulling, pulling and pushing
Mike Kelley
November 3, 2018 – February 16, 2019
Amulet or He calls it chaos
Mathis Altmann, Tony Cokes, Moyra Davey, Michel Houellebecq, Hans Haacke, Katharina Grosse, Rashid Johnson, Sherrie Levine, Mark McCloud, Cady Noland, Will Rogan, Jorge Satorre, Cindy Sherman, Gabriel Sierra, Oscar Tuazon, and Andra Ursuţa
March 9 – June 1, 2019
TIMESHARE
Liz Magor
June 22 – October 12, 2019
The Garage Gallery at 500 Capp Street
Not the Apple but the Fall
Francis Alÿs, Fiona Connor, and Tony Labat
June 23 – August 11, 2018
Be kind to the night
Cerith Wyn Evans, Laura Figa, Stephen Lichty
September 1 – October 13, 2018
Drag-Out
Nina Canell
June 22 – August 17, 2019
Public Programming
500 Capp Street
Artist Talk: Mark McCloud & Will Rogan in Conversation
I ♥︎ MIKE KELLEY: A curatorial talk by Matthew Higgs
Artist Talk: Tony Matelli
Artist Talk: The Emeryville Mudflats by Joey Enos
Artist Talk: K.R.M. Mooney
Michael E. Smith presents: An evening with Barbara Buckner & Frank Wright
Curator Talk: Dan Cameron
Artist Talk: An Evening with Jibz Cameron (aka) Dynasty Handbag
Nothing doesn’t happen, A performance by Richard T. Walker
Artist Talk: Virginia Overton
Curator Talk: Bob Nickas: 100 Paintings / 100 Years (1915–2015)
Exhibitions
CAPITAL
Touch the Spindle
Cynthia Daignault, Virginia Overton, Will Rogan
January 23 - February 28, 2015
Crazy Arms Rainen Knecht
March 13 – April 14, 2015
New Pictures, Bench and Six Sampler Works
Brendan Fowler
April 24 - June 6, 2015
The Measure, The Weight, The Ground, The Scale
Jason Kalogiros
June 12 - July 18, 2015
Stephen Lichty
July 24 – August 29, 2015
APPROACH OR ENTER
Davina Semo
September 4 – October 17, 2015
The Distance
Letha Wilson / Richard T. Walker
October 23 – December 5, 2015
NADA MIAMI BEACH
Brendan Fowler
December 3 - 5, 2015
Invincibles
Fergus Feehily
December 11, 2015 – January 23, 2016
Quadrants Ruth Laskey
January 29 – March 5, 2016
the life of a fly is short
Todd Bura
March 11 – April 16, 2016
BLACK STANDARD
Davina Semo, Phil Wagner, Survival Research Laboratories
CAPITAL at Minnesota Street Project
April 8 - April 24
WORLD WON’T LISTEN
Bruce Conner, Andrea Longacre-White, Cheyney Thompson, Kara Walker
April 22 - May 28, 2016
Flex
Justin Morin
June 3 - July 16, 2016
Milk Of The Poppy
Joshua Abelow, Bill Adams, Matthew Clifford Green, Rainen Knecht, Becky Kolsrud, Sterling Ruby, Trevor Shimizu
July 23, 2016 – September 3, 2016
Reciprocal Folds
Stefanie Victor and Christopher Garrett
September 9, 2016 – October 22, 2016
NADA MIAMI BEACH
Todd Bura, Matthew Clifford Green, Rainen Knecht, Stefanie Victor w/special project by The Estate of Joel Mesler
December 1 - 4, 2016
Untitled (Persian Rug)
Martin Roth
November 12, 2016 – December 24, 2016
Gypsy Wagon
Justin Adian and Wendy White
January 14 – February 25, 2017
The pure products of America go crazy
Cynthia Daignault
March 10 – April 22, 2017
Oomingmak
Shimon Minamikawa, Margaret Lee, Daan van Golden, Yuki Okumura, Mark Roeder. Curated by Jeffrey and Misako Rosen
May 19 – July 1, 2017
Project: Flag
David Berezin
May 19 - July 1, 2017
Margins, Gutters, Bleeds & Creeps
Garry Knox Bennett, Todd Bura, William S. Burroughs, Raque Ford, Sam Francis, Nicholas Gottlund, Fox Hysen, Lazaros, Alicia McCarthy, Nikholis Planck, Oa4s, Davina Semo
July 14 - August 26, 2017
Substation 8
Bill Jenkins
September 9 - October 21, 2017
My Biggest Fan
Raque Ford
November 10 - December 23, 2017
Project: Henna Vainio
November 10 - December 23, 2017
Attitude Problem
Rainen Knecht
January 13 - February 24, 2018
Golden Conversion
Jennifer West
March 16 – April 28, 2018
Earth Cake
Matthew Clifford Green
May 12 – June 23, 2018
Project: Kenn Taylor and Eric Buechel
May 12 – June 23, 2018
Reception In Clear
Chadwick Rantanen
July 13 – August 25, 2018
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L + A.S.T.R.A.L.O.R.A.C.L.E.S
September 14 – October 27, 2018
Earth-1218
Joe Roberts
November 9 - December 21, 2018
Project: Lights Out
Allison Shields
November 9 - December 21, 2018
WE BURN OUR DREAMS JUST TO STAY WARM
Gina Beavers, Will Benedict, Sara Clendening, Bjorn Copeland, Olivia Erlanger, Bill Jenkins, Arnold Kemp, Erin Jane Nelson, Michael E. Smith, Andrea Longacre-White
January 19 - March 2, 2019
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
Justin Morin
March 15 - April 27, 2019
Project: Sean Kennedy
March 15 - April 27, 2019
Teaching Experience
San Francisco Art Institute
Visiting Faculty
2003 - present
California College of the Arts, Visiting Faculty
2003 - present
Selected Publications
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