James Gross

James Gross is a native Wichitan. He received his MFA from Wichita State University and pursued additional studies at the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri. Gross has been exhibiting his work for five decades. He has artworks in major collections including those of the Brooklyn Museum in New York City, the New York Public Library in New York City, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City, and the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, France. The prestigious gallery of contemporary art, the Tibor de Nagy Gallery in New York City, has shown Gross’ collages in group exhibitions. Major journals such as ARTS Magazine have reviewed his work. Gross currently maintains a studio in Wichita, KS and teaches.

“The New Abstraction,” (organized by American Abstract Artists, NY), at 55 Mercer Street, New York City, 1989

“American Abstract Artists 50th Anniversary Print Portfolio,” the James Howe Gallery, Kean College, Union New Jersey, (touring exhibition), 1987

“Solo Exhibition,” Althea Viafora Gallery, New York City, NY, 1986

“Group Invitational,” Galerie Asbaek, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1984

“On an Intimate Dimension, A Selected Exhibition,” Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York City, NY, 1983

Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France

British Museum, London England

Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA

Whitney museum of American Art, New York City, NY

Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS

1965-68 - President, East High Art Club

1968 - Accepted into Art Education program

1969 - Art Club visits El Paso, TX and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Bus trip to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art,                   Kansas City, MO

1970-72 - Organizes Kappa Pi Honoring Art Fraternity and serves as President

1972 - Painting selected for the Kansas Biennial, Sandzen Gallery, Lindsborg

1972 - Graduates with a BA in Art Education with a teaching license

1982 - Alumni Award

2018 - Awarded Distinguished Alumnus in Fine Arts, Friends University