JIM RISWOLD

BORN
1957 Seattle, WA
Resides Portland, OR

EDUCATION
1983 BA Philosophy, History, Communications, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 Selling Jesus, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR
2007 Mao Home and Garden, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR
2007 Mao Home and Garden, Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA,
2006 The Last Supper, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR
2006 Göring’s Lunch, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem, OR
2005 Napoléon 1769 a 2005, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR
2005 Göring’s Lunch, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 War, curated by Jim Riswold, Guestroom Gallery, Portland, OR
2007 Maryhill Museum, Goldendale, WA, Gadzooks, Amazing Books by Northwest Artists
2007 8th Northwest Biennial, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
2007 Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA, Frida: Portraits of an Icon
2006 Work from the Permanent Collection, Phototgraphy Collection, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR, June 06 - January 07
2004 Decade 1994-2004, S.K. Josefsberg Gallery, Portland, OR

PUBLICATIONS
Davison, Dave R. "Digital artist deflates late dictators", Tacoma Weekly, March 29, 2007, p. C-2, (Illustrated)
Row, D.K. "Ad guru turned artist skewers political world with satire", The Sunday Oregonian, January 7, 2007, pp. D4-5
Row, D.K. "Post-Holiday Feasting for the Eyes", The Oregonian, January 4, 2007, p. E1 (illustrated)
Raymond, Camela. "Mao and Me," Portland Monthly, January 2007, pp. 213-214 (illustrated)
Visual Codec. One Shot 2006 flipbook, January 2007
Roberts, Prudence F. "Jim Riswold at Augen Gallery," Artweek, September 2006, Volume 37,
Issue 7, pp. 21 & 22 (illustrated)
Speer, Ricard. "Overkill," Willamette Week, June 21, 2006, p. 76 (illustrated)
Row, D.K. "'The Last Supper,' but first, a word from our sponsors," The Oregonian,
June 16, 2006, p. 39 & 41 (illustrated)
Libby, Brian. “First Thursday pulses with vibrancy,” The Oregonian, June 1, 2006, p. E1
(illustrated)
Gallivan, Joseph. “This Last Supper took eons to cook up,” Portland Life, Portland Tribune,
May 30, 2006, p. B3 (illustrated)
Row, D.K. “Jim Riswold,” Summer Guide – Visual Arts, The Oregonian, May 26, 2006, p. 10
Ryan, Chris. “Collectible Facists,” The Fader, May/June 2006, p. 38 (illustrated)
Levere, Jane L. “Actually, A Role Model,” New York Times, February 19, 2006
Section 3, p. 2 (illustrated)
Gallivan, Joseph. “Art openers ring in the new year,” Portland Tribune, January 3,
2006, pp. B1 & B4 (illustrated)
Speer, Richard. “The Best of 2005,” Willamette Week, December 29, 2005. p. 46
(best photography show-three way tie)
Gallivan, Joseph. “Galleries trot out the odd and unusual,” Portland Tribune,
November 29, 2005, p. 3
Toedtemeier, Terry. “The Power of Toys and the Emperor Reincarnate: The Art of Jim
Riswold,” November 19, 2005, (brochure)
Dundas, Zach. “Q&A Jim Riswold,” Willamette Week, September 21-27, 2005, p. 14
Riswold, Jim. “Hitler Saved My Life,” Esquire, September 2005, pp. 162-169 (illustrated)
Speer, Richard. Willamette Week, August 17, 2005, p. 53
Row, D.K. “D.K.’s Hot Sheet,” The Oregonian, July 29, 2005, p. 39 (illustrated)
Feitelberg, Rosemary, “Riswold Toys With Dictators,” Women’s Wear Daily,
March 2005 (illustrated)
Speer, Richard. “One Review,” Willamette Week, February 9, 2005, p. 66 (illustrated)
Spitznass, Jill. “Göering’s Lunch,” Portland Tribune, February 4, 2005, p. B6
Row, D.K. “Despots on Display,” The Oregonian, February 3, 2005, pp. E1 & E3 (illustrated)

WEBOGRAPHY
Ponnekanti, Rosemary. "Witty Artist has fun mocking Mao", the news tribune.com, (www.thenewstribune.com), March 26, 2007, Tacoma, WA
Bernstein, Amy. "Mao Chairman Mao: Jim Riswold at Augen Gallery", PORT (www.portlandart.net), January 21, 2007, Portland, OR (illustrated)

SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Hallie Ford Museum, Willamette University, Salem, OR
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA

LECTURES
Tacoma Art Museum, July 14, 2006, Tacoma, WA: "What's So Funny About Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, World War II and All Its Unpleasantness, Napoleon, Mao, the Cultural Revolution, the Crusades, the Reign of Terror, the Guillotine, Hubris, and Some Reallly Adorable Dollhouse Furniture?"
Apple Computer, July 27, 2006, Cupertino, CA: "Hitler Saved My Life"
MC2 Conference, October 3, 2006, Golden Gate Club at the Presidio, San Francisco, CA: "Hitler Saved My Life"

COMMISSIONS
Tacoma Art Museum, piece for Bastille Day, 2006