JOSEPH KOROM
Chicago, IL United States ![]()
Originally from Milwaukee, I have since chosen to reside in Chicago. I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1989 from the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, and in 1992, I secured a Master of Architecture degree also at the University of Wi... More
Artist Statement:
Originally from Milwaukee, I have since chosen to reside in Chicago. I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1989 from the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, and in 1992, I secured a Master of Architecture degree also at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Before attending the university, my art education included studying painting with the distinguished German-born artist, Guido Brink (1913-2002) at the Milwaukee Art Museum in 1977. Like Brink, I am a confirmed modernist, and consequently have always challenged the viewer to interpret my art and to personally engage with it. Art history courses figured prominently throughout college.
To a lesser degree my artistic influence rests with architecture, its forms and lines. Large color fields recall two- and three-dimensional features of architectural design and of the paintings of the mid-century Abstract Expressionists. Their non-representational images sparked my creative curiosity. Unlike the exactitudes of architectural drawing—which I certainly appreciate—I chose to pursue the freedoms and interpretations that Abstract Expressionism offers. Flat fields of color, serendipitous lines, and free-form brush strokes are primary elements of my compositions.
My work principally consists of acrylic paint on gesso-prepared canvas. When composing a collage, also on canvas, I consider almost any type of paper, cardboard, photograph, or fabric. With much of my work I employ a robust impasto.
The most influential individuals, those who truly speak to me, hail from the New York School. These include Robert Motherwell, Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline, Hans Hofmann, Willem De Kooning, Helen Frankenthaler, and Richard Diebenkorn.
Besides being a devoted artist, I am also the owner and president of Korom Creative LLC, a fine arts firm focusing on my painting, photography, and writing. Furthermore, I have photographed buildings in some fifty major cities in the United States and Europe for professional publication. I have recently completed my ninth full-length book about American art and architecture. Besides being an accomplished artist, I remain an architect.
I am a proud member of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Field Museum of Natural History, and the Society of Midland Authors.
I am willing to accept and create commisioned works, as I have in the past.
Artist Resume
August 2019
Juried Solo Exhibitions:
2019 Abstract Expressionism by Joey Korom Essentia Gallery, Chicago
2017 Korom New Work Essentia Gallery, Chicago
2016 Korom Abstraction Essentia Gallery, Chicago
2013 Art Lakeview Evolution Gallery, Chicago
2011 Gallery Night & Day Spring Show Cityside Plaza Gallery, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Summer Show, Cityside Plaza Gallery, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Fall Show, Cityside Plaza Gallery, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Winter Show, Cityside Plaza Gallery, Milwaukee
2010 Gallery Night & Day Fall Exhibition, Cityside Plaza Gallery, Milwaukee
1996 Korom: Abstraction Exhibition Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Juried Group Exhibitions:
2019 Catholic Charities, Chicago Navy Pier Annual Gallery of the Arts
UGallery On-going, on-line gallery, San Francisco
2018 UGallery On-going, on-line gallery, San Francisco
2017 Williams-Sonoma, on-line catalog Ten paintings chosen, included in national pub.
Crate & Barrel, on-line catalog Twenty-four paintings completed & selected for
national catalog, exhibited work in Water Tower
Place, Chicago
Leigh Gallery, Chicago Abstract Painting Show
UGallery On-going, on-line gallery, San Francisco
Judged entries for exhibition Deer Path Art League, Lake Forest, Illinois
2016 RIC Art in Motion Exhibition Lurie Center Ryan Family Atrium, Chicago
UGallery On-going, on-line gallery, San Francisco
Juror – 62nd Annual Art Fair Deer Path Art League, Lake Forest, Illinois
Art for Social Change: Behind the Wall Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, Illinois
Art on Display Leigh Gallery, Chicago
Catholic Charities, Chicago Navy Pier Annual Gallery of the Arts
The Fourth Annual Abstract Show Brickton Art Center, Chicago
2015 UGallery On-going, on-line gallery, San Francisco
Bridgeport Art Center Third Annual Art Competition, Chicago
Chicago Art Mart Gallery Up-Cycling Art Exhibition, Chicago
RIC Art in Motion Exhibition Lurie Center Ryan Family Atrium. Chicago
Arts on Elston Gallery Chicago Creative Coalition Art Exhibit
Arts on Elston Gallery Art by America
Gala of the Arts Exhibition Catholic Charities Art Expo, Chicago
Arts on Elston Gallery Far-Flung, Contemporary Art of the Midwest
2014 UGallery On-going, on-line gallery, San Francisco
RIC Art in Motion (3rd Place–Best Painting) Lurie Center Ryan Family Atrium, Chicago
2nd Annual Art Competition Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago
Spring Fever Art Exhibition Deer Path Art League, Lake Forest
Fifth Annual Ward Office Art Exhibit Arena Gallery, Chicago
Abstraction III Exhibition Brickton Gallery, Park Ridge, Illinois
Crossing Borders Exhibition Chicago Creativity Coalition Show, Chicago
Deer Path Abstraction Show Deer Path Art League, Lake Forest, Illinois
Arts on Elston Exhibition Chicago Creative Coalition Show, Chicago
16th Annual Abstraction International Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska
Art Exhibition
10th Annual Benefit and Auction Brickton Gallery, Park Ridge, Illinois
2013 Creativity as Identity Chicago, Chicago Creative Coalition
Fourth Annual Ward Office Art Exhibit Chicago, Alderman Arena Gallery
Fringe Fest Gallery Chicago, Chicago Creative Coalition
Bridgeport Juried Art Exhibition Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago
2009 Gallery Night & Day Spring Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Summer Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Fall Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Winter Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
2008 Gallery Night & Day Spring Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Summer Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Fall Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Winter Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
1999-2007 various in-studio and gallery exhibitions
1998 The AIDS Benefit Show Milwaukee AIDS Project, Milwaukee
1997 Abstraction on Walls, Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Spring Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Summer Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Fall Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Winter Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
1996 Abstraction on Walls Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Spring Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Summer Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Fall Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Winter Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
1995 Abstraction on Walls Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Spring Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Summer Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Fall Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Winter Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
1994 Wisconsin Artists’ Fine Arts Exhibition Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee
Milwaukee LGBT Art Festival Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee
1993 unnamed exhibition Wisconsin Gallery of Art, Milwaukee
1991-1992 various in-studio exhibitions
1990 Morning Glory Art Fair Lake Park, Milwaukee
1989 various in-studio exhibitions
1988 unnamed exhibition Tough Gallery, Chicago
1987 various in-studio exhibitions
1986 unnamed exhibition Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee
1985 Spring Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Art Park Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Fall Art Exhibition Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Winter Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
1984 Spring Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Art Park Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Fall Art Exhibition Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Winter Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
1983 Spring Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Art Park Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Fall Art Exhibition Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Winter Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Interlude Artists Exhibition Interlude Gallery, Milwaukee
COMMERCIAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
My paintings are represented in numerous personal and commercial collections throughout the country. A few select examples are listed below:
Rowland Design, Indianapolis, Indiana. Painting purchase for display in insurance company home office
building, Indiana. 1/2018
Farmboy Fine Arts Inc, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Digitized Korom’s painting (90 images) for Stonehill & Taylor Architects P.C., New York City; Chicago (Hyde Park) Hotel Sophy project, et al. 12/2017
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE:
I served as the Artist-In-Residence at Hartford Avenue Middle School for the University Bound, Milwaukee, WI, 2010.
Served as mentor to architecture students enrolled in School of Architecture and Urban Planning, 1992-1995
SELECT PUBLICATIONS AUTHORED:
Chicago CHIPS Series, five-volume view of Chicago’s art and architecture, 2015
Skyscraper Facades of the Gilded Age: Fifty-One Extravagant Designs, 1875-1910 (McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, Jefferson, NC), available late 2012
The American Skyscraper 1850-1940: A Celebration of Height (Branden Books, Boston, MA), 2008
Milwaukee Architecture, (Prairie Oak Press, Madison, WI), 1995
Look Up Milwaukee, (Franklin Publishers, Milwaukee, WI), 1979
SELECT PUBLISHED WRITINGS:
Subjects include art, design theory, architecture, architectural history, urban design, American history; published in numerous periodicals, 1975 – ongoing
Composed architecture critique for grand opening of new School of Architecture and Urban Planning (1992) on campus of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Architecture Critic: Art Muscle Magazine, (Milwaukee, WI), 1992-1995
To a lesser degree my artistic influence rests with architecture, its forms and lines. Large color fields recall two- and three-dimensional features of architectural design and of the paintings of the mid-century Abstract Expressionists. Their non-representational images sparked my creative curiosity. Unlike the exactitudes of architectural drawing—which I certainly appreciate—I chose to pursue the freedoms and interpretations that Abstract Expressionism offers. Flat fields of color, serendipitous lines, and free-form brush strokes are primary elements of my compositions.
My work principally consists of acrylic paint on gesso-prepared canvas. When composing a collage, also on canvas, I consider almost any type of paper, cardboard, photograph, or fabric. With much of my work I employ a robust impasto.
The most influential individuals, those who truly speak to me, hail from the New York School. These include Robert Motherwell, Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline, Hans Hofmann, Willem De Kooning, Helen Frankenthaler, and Richard Diebenkorn.
Besides being a devoted artist, I am also the owner and president of Korom Creative LLC, a fine arts firm focusing on my painting, photography, and writing. Furthermore, I have photographed buildings in some fifty major cities in the United States and Europe for professional publication. I have recently completed my ninth full-length book about American art and architecture. Besides being an accomplished artist, I remain an architect.
I am a proud member of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Field Museum of Natural History, and the Society of Midland Authors.
I am willing to accept and create commisioned works, as I have in the past.
Artist Resume
August 2019
Juried Solo Exhibitions:
2019 Abstract Expressionism by Joey Korom Essentia Gallery, Chicago
2017 Korom New Work Essentia Gallery, Chicago
2016 Korom Abstraction Essentia Gallery, Chicago
2013 Art Lakeview Evolution Gallery, Chicago
2011 Gallery Night & Day Spring Show Cityside Plaza Gallery, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Summer Show, Cityside Plaza Gallery, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Fall Show, Cityside Plaza Gallery, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Winter Show, Cityside Plaza Gallery, Milwaukee
2010 Gallery Night & Day Fall Exhibition, Cityside Plaza Gallery, Milwaukee
1996 Korom: Abstraction Exhibition Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Juried Group Exhibitions:
2019 Catholic Charities, Chicago Navy Pier Annual Gallery of the Arts
UGallery On-going, on-line gallery, San Francisco
2018 UGallery On-going, on-line gallery, San Francisco
2017 Williams-Sonoma, on-line catalog Ten paintings chosen, included in national pub.
Crate & Barrel, on-line catalog Twenty-four paintings completed & selected for
national catalog, exhibited work in Water Tower
Place, Chicago
Leigh Gallery, Chicago Abstract Painting Show
UGallery On-going, on-line gallery, San Francisco
Judged entries for exhibition Deer Path Art League, Lake Forest, Illinois
2016 RIC Art in Motion Exhibition Lurie Center Ryan Family Atrium, Chicago
UGallery On-going, on-line gallery, San Francisco
Juror – 62nd Annual Art Fair Deer Path Art League, Lake Forest, Illinois
Art for Social Change: Behind the Wall Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, Illinois
Art on Display Leigh Gallery, Chicago
Catholic Charities, Chicago Navy Pier Annual Gallery of the Arts
The Fourth Annual Abstract Show Brickton Art Center, Chicago
2015 UGallery On-going, on-line gallery, San Francisco
Bridgeport Art Center Third Annual Art Competition, Chicago
Chicago Art Mart Gallery Up-Cycling Art Exhibition, Chicago
RIC Art in Motion Exhibition Lurie Center Ryan Family Atrium. Chicago
Arts on Elston Gallery Chicago Creative Coalition Art Exhibit
Arts on Elston Gallery Art by America
Gala of the Arts Exhibition Catholic Charities Art Expo, Chicago
Arts on Elston Gallery Far-Flung, Contemporary Art of the Midwest
2014 UGallery On-going, on-line gallery, San Francisco
RIC Art in Motion (3rd Place–Best Painting) Lurie Center Ryan Family Atrium, Chicago
2nd Annual Art Competition Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago
Spring Fever Art Exhibition Deer Path Art League, Lake Forest
Fifth Annual Ward Office Art Exhibit Arena Gallery, Chicago
Abstraction III Exhibition Brickton Gallery, Park Ridge, Illinois
Crossing Borders Exhibition Chicago Creativity Coalition Show, Chicago
Deer Path Abstraction Show Deer Path Art League, Lake Forest, Illinois
Arts on Elston Exhibition Chicago Creative Coalition Show, Chicago
16th Annual Abstraction International Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska
Art Exhibition
10th Annual Benefit and Auction Brickton Gallery, Park Ridge, Illinois
2013 Creativity as Identity Chicago, Chicago Creative Coalition
Fourth Annual Ward Office Art Exhibit Chicago, Alderman Arena Gallery
Fringe Fest Gallery Chicago, Chicago Creative Coalition
Bridgeport Juried Art Exhibition Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago
2009 Gallery Night & Day Spring Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Summer Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Fall Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Winter Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
2008 Gallery Night & Day Spring Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Summer Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Fall Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Winter Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
1999-2007 various in-studio and gallery exhibitions
1998 The AIDS Benefit Show Milwaukee AIDS Project, Milwaukee
1997 Abstraction on Walls, Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Spring Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Summer Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Fall Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Winter Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
1996 Abstraction on Walls Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Spring Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Summer Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Fall Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Winter Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
1995 Abstraction on Walls Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Spring Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Summer Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Fall Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Winter Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
1994 Wisconsin Artists’ Fine Arts Exhibition Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee
Milwaukee LGBT Art Festival Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee
1993 unnamed exhibition Wisconsin Gallery of Art, Milwaukee
1991-1992 various in-studio exhibitions
1990 Morning Glory Art Fair Lake Park, Milwaukee
1989 various in-studio exhibitions
1988 unnamed exhibition Tough Gallery, Chicago
1987 various in-studio exhibitions
1986 unnamed exhibition Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee
1985 Spring Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Art Park Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Fall Art Exhibition Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Winter Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
1984 Spring Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Art Park Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Fall Art Exhibition Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Winter Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
1983 Spring Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Art Park Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Fall Art Exhibition Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Winter Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Interlude Artists Exhibition Interlude Gallery, Milwaukee
COMMERCIAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
My paintings are represented in numerous personal and commercial collections throughout the country. A few select examples are listed below:
Rowland Design, Indianapolis, Indiana. Painting purchase for display in insurance company home office
building, Indiana. 1/2018
Farmboy Fine Arts Inc, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Digitized Korom’s painting (90 images) for Stonehill & Taylor Architects P.C., New York City; Chicago (Hyde Park) Hotel Sophy project, et al. 12/2017
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE:
I served as the Artist-In-Residence at Hartford Avenue Middle School for the University Bound, Milwaukee, WI, 2010.
Served as mentor to architecture students enrolled in School of Architecture and Urban Planning, 1992-1995
SELECT PUBLICATIONS AUTHORED:
Chicago CHIPS Series, five-volume view of Chicago’s art and architecture, 2015
Skyscraper Facades of the Gilded Age: Fifty-One Extravagant Designs, 1875-1910 (McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, Jefferson, NC), available late 2012
The American Skyscraper 1850-1940: A Celebration of Height (Branden Books, Boston, MA), 2008
Milwaukee Architecture, (Prairie Oak Press, Madison, WI), 1995
Look Up Milwaukee, (Franklin Publishers, Milwaukee, WI), 1979
SELECT PUBLISHED WRITINGS:
Subjects include art, design theory, architecture, architectural history, urban design, American history; published in numerous periodicals, 1975 – ongoing
Composed architecture critique for grand opening of new School of Architecture and Urban Planning (1992) on campus of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Architecture Critic: Art Muscle Magazine, (Milwaukee, WI), 1992-1995
Education:
Master of Architecture, 1992
School of Architecture & Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Bachelor of Science, Architecture, 1989
School of Architecture & Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Before attending the university, I studied art and easel painting with the distinguished German-born artist Guido Peter Brink (1913-2002) at the Milwaukee Art Museum, 1977.
School of Architecture & Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Bachelor of Science, Architecture, 1989
School of Architecture & Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Before attending the university, I studied art and easel painting with the distinguished German-born artist Guido Peter Brink (1913-2002) at the Milwaukee Art Museum, 1977.
Awards & Distinctions:
COMMERCIAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
My paintings are represented in numerous personal and commercial collections throughout the country. A few select examples are listed below:
Rowland Design, Indianapolis, Indiana. Painting purchase for display in insurance company home office
building, Indiana. 1/2018
Farmboy Fine Arts Inc, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Digitized Korom’s painting (90 images) for Stonehill & Taylor Architects P.C., New York City; Chicago (Hyde Park) Hotel Sophy project, et al. 12/2017
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE:
I served as the Artist-In-Residence at Hartford Avenue Middle School for the University Bound, Milwaukee, WI, 2010.
Served as mentor to architecture students enrolled in School of Architecture and Urban Planning, 1992-1995
SELECT PUBLICATIONS AUTHORED:
Chicago CHIPS Series, five-volume view of Chicago’s art and architecture, 2015
Skyscraper Facades of the Gilded Age: Fifty-One Extravagant Designs, 1875-1910 (McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, Jefferson, NC), available late 2012
The American Skyscraper 1850-1940: A Celebration of Height (Branden Books, Boston, MA), 2008
Milwaukee Architecture, (Prairie Oak Press, Madison, WI), 1995
Look Up Milwaukee, (Franklin Publishers, Milwaukee, WI), 1979
SELECT PUBLISHED WRITINGS:
Subjects include art, design theory, architecture, architectural history, urban design, American history; published in numerous periodicals, 1975 – ongoing
Composed architecture critique for grand opening of new School of Architecture and Urban Planning (1992) on campus of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Architecture Critic: Art Muscle Magazine, (Milwaukee, WI), 1992-1995
Exhibitions:
Juried Solo Exhibitions:
2019 Abstract Expressionism by Joey Korom Essentia Gallery, Chicago
2017 Korom New Work Essentia Gallery, Chicago
2016 Korom Abstraction Essentia Gallery, Chicago
2013 Art Lakeview Evolution Gallery, Chicago
2011 Gallery Night & Day Spring Show Cityside Plaza Gallery, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Summer Show, Cityside Plaza Gallery, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Fall Show, Cityside Plaza Gallery, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Winter Show, Cityside Plaza Gallery, Milwaukee
2010 Gallery Night & Day Fall Exhibition, Cityside Plaza Gallery, Milwaukee
1996 Korom: Abstraction Exhibition Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Juried Group Exhibitions:
2019 Catholic Charities, Chicago Navy Pier Annual Gallery of the Arts
UGallery On-going, on-line gallery, San Francisco
2018 UGallery On-going, on-line gallery, San Francisco
2017 Williams-Sonoma, on-line catalog Ten paintings chosen, included in national pub.
Crate & Barrel, on-line catalog Twenty-four paintings completed & selected for
national catalog, exhibited work in Water Tower
Place, Chicago
Leigh Gallery, Chicago Abstract Painting Show
UGallery On-going, on-line gallery, San Francisco
Judged entries for exhibition Deer Path Art League, Lake Forest, Illinois
2016 RIC Art in Motion Exhibition Lurie Center Ryan Family Atrium, Chicago
UGallery On-going, on-line gallery, San Francisco
Juror – 62nd Annual Art Fair Deer Path Art League, Lake Forest, Illinois
Art for Social Change: Behind the Wall Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, Illinois
Art on Display Leigh Gallery, Chicago
Catholic Charities, Chicago Navy Pier Annual Gallery of the Arts
The Fourth Annual Abstract Show Brickton Art Center, Chicago
2015 UGallery On-going, on-line gallery, San Francisco
Bridgeport Art Center Third Annual Art Competition, Chicago
Chicago Art Mart Gallery Up-Cycling Art Exhibition, Chicago
RIC Art in Motion Exhibition Lurie Center Ryan Family Atrium. Chicago
Arts on Elston Gallery Chicago Creative Coalition Art Exhibit
Arts on Elston Gallery Art by America
Gala of the Arts Exhibition Catholic Charities Art Expo, Chicago
Arts on Elston Gallery Far-Flung, Contemporary Art of the Midwest
2014 UGallery On-going, on-line gallery, San Francisco
RIC Art in Motion (3rd Place–Best Painting) Lurie Center Ryan Family Atrium, Chicago
2nd Annual Art Competition Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago
Spring Fever Art Exhibition Deer Path Art League, Lake Forest
Fifth Annual Ward Office Art Exhibit Arena Gallery, Chicago
Abstraction III Exhibition Brickton Gallery, Park Ridge, Illinois
Crossing Borders Exhibition Chicago Creativity Coalition Show, Chicago
Deer Path Abstraction Show Deer Path Art League, Lake Forest, Illinois
Arts on Elston Exhibition Chicago Creative Coalition Show, Chicago
16th Annual Abstraction International Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska
Art Exhibition
10th Annual Benefit and Auction Brickton Gallery, Park Ridge, Illinois
2013 Creativity as Identity Chicago, Chicago Creative Coalition
Fourth Annual Ward Office Art Exhibit Chicago, Alderman Arena Gallery
Fringe Fest Gallery Chicago, Chicago Creative Coalition
Bridgeport Juried Art Exhibition Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago
2009 Gallery Night & Day Spring Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Summer Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Fall Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Winter Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
2008 Gallery Night & Day Spring Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Summer Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Fall Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Winter Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
1999-2007 various in-studio and gallery exhibitions
1998 The AIDS Benefit Show Milwaukee AIDS Project, Milwaukee
1997 Abstraction on Walls, Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Spring Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Summer Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Fall Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Winter Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
1996 Abstraction on Walls Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Spring Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Summer Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Fall Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Winter Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
1995 Abstraction on Walls Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Spring Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Summer Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Fall Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Winter Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
1994 Wisconsin Artists’ Fine Arts Exhibition Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee
Milwaukee LGBT Art Festival Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee
1993 unnamed exhibition Wisconsin Gallery of Art, Milwaukee
1991-1992 various in-studio exhibitions
1990 Morning Glory Art Fair Lake Park, Milwaukee
1989 various in-studio exhibitions
1988 unnamed exhibition Tough Gallery, Chicago
1987 various in-studio exhibitions
1986 unnamed exhibition Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee
1985 Spring Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Art Park Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Fall Art Exhibition Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Winter Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
1984 Spring Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Art Park Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Fall Art Exhibition Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Winter Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
1983 Spring Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Art Park Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Fall Art Exhibition Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Winter Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Interlude Artists Exhibition Interlude Gallery, Milwaukee
2019 Abstract Expressionism by Joey Korom Essentia Gallery, Chicago
2017 Korom New Work Essentia Gallery, Chicago
2016 Korom Abstraction Essentia Gallery, Chicago
2013 Art Lakeview Evolution Gallery, Chicago
2011 Gallery Night & Day Spring Show Cityside Plaza Gallery, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Summer Show, Cityside Plaza Gallery, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Fall Show, Cityside Plaza Gallery, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Winter Show, Cityside Plaza Gallery, Milwaukee
2010 Gallery Night & Day Fall Exhibition, Cityside Plaza Gallery, Milwaukee
1996 Korom: Abstraction Exhibition Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Juried Group Exhibitions:
2019 Catholic Charities, Chicago Navy Pier Annual Gallery of the Arts
UGallery On-going, on-line gallery, San Francisco
2018 UGallery On-going, on-line gallery, San Francisco
2017 Williams-Sonoma, on-line catalog Ten paintings chosen, included in national pub.
Crate & Barrel, on-line catalog Twenty-four paintings completed & selected for
national catalog, exhibited work in Water Tower
Place, Chicago
Leigh Gallery, Chicago Abstract Painting Show
UGallery On-going, on-line gallery, San Francisco
Judged entries for exhibition Deer Path Art League, Lake Forest, Illinois
2016 RIC Art in Motion Exhibition Lurie Center Ryan Family Atrium, Chicago
UGallery On-going, on-line gallery, San Francisco
Juror – 62nd Annual Art Fair Deer Path Art League, Lake Forest, Illinois
Art for Social Change: Behind the Wall Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, Illinois
Art on Display Leigh Gallery, Chicago
Catholic Charities, Chicago Navy Pier Annual Gallery of the Arts
The Fourth Annual Abstract Show Brickton Art Center, Chicago
2015 UGallery On-going, on-line gallery, San Francisco
Bridgeport Art Center Third Annual Art Competition, Chicago
Chicago Art Mart Gallery Up-Cycling Art Exhibition, Chicago
RIC Art in Motion Exhibition Lurie Center Ryan Family Atrium. Chicago
Arts on Elston Gallery Chicago Creative Coalition Art Exhibit
Arts on Elston Gallery Art by America
Gala of the Arts Exhibition Catholic Charities Art Expo, Chicago
Arts on Elston Gallery Far-Flung, Contemporary Art of the Midwest
2014 UGallery On-going, on-line gallery, San Francisco
RIC Art in Motion (3rd Place–Best Painting) Lurie Center Ryan Family Atrium, Chicago
2nd Annual Art Competition Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago
Spring Fever Art Exhibition Deer Path Art League, Lake Forest
Fifth Annual Ward Office Art Exhibit Arena Gallery, Chicago
Abstraction III Exhibition Brickton Gallery, Park Ridge, Illinois
Crossing Borders Exhibition Chicago Creativity Coalition Show, Chicago
Deer Path Abstraction Show Deer Path Art League, Lake Forest, Illinois
Arts on Elston Exhibition Chicago Creative Coalition Show, Chicago
16th Annual Abstraction International Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska
Art Exhibition
10th Annual Benefit and Auction Brickton Gallery, Park Ridge, Illinois
2013 Creativity as Identity Chicago, Chicago Creative Coalition
Fourth Annual Ward Office Art Exhibit Chicago, Alderman Arena Gallery
Fringe Fest Gallery Chicago, Chicago Creative Coalition
Bridgeport Juried Art Exhibition Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago
2009 Gallery Night & Day Spring Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Summer Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Fall Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Winter Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
2008 Gallery Night & Day Spring Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Summer Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Fall Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Winter Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
1999-2007 various in-studio and gallery exhibitions
1998 The AIDS Benefit Show Milwaukee AIDS Project, Milwaukee
1997 Abstraction on Walls, Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Spring Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Summer Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Fall Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Winter Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
1996 Abstraction on Walls Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Spring Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Summer Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Fall Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Winter Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
1995 Abstraction on Walls Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Spring Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Summer Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Fall Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
Gallery Night & Day Winter Show Gallery H2O, Milwaukee
1994 Wisconsin Artists’ Fine Arts Exhibition Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee
Milwaukee LGBT Art Festival Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee
1993 unnamed exhibition Wisconsin Gallery of Art, Milwaukee
1991-1992 various in-studio exhibitions
1990 Morning Glory Art Fair Lake Park, Milwaukee
1989 various in-studio exhibitions
1988 unnamed exhibition Tough Gallery, Chicago
1987 various in-studio exhibitions
1986 unnamed exhibition Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee
1985 Spring Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Art Park Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Fall Art Exhibition Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Winter Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
1984 Spring Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Art Park Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Fall Art Exhibition Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Winter Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
1983 Spring Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Art Park Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Fall Art Exhibition Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Winter Show Gallery 218, Milwaukee
Interlude Artists Exhibition Interlude Gallery, Milwaukee
Artistic Influences:
The most influential individuals, those who truly speak to me, hail from the New York School. These include Robert Motherwell, Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline, Hans Hofmann, Willem De Kooning, Helen Frankenthaler, and Richard Diebenkorn.
Artist Tags:
new york school, abstract expressionism, contemporary, mid-century modern, acrylic, urban
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