SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2023
The Trouble With Having An Interior Designer For A Mother (Part II) Tree Of Life Foundry (residency) Andes, New York
2018
Closed for Business, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Museo sin Muros – Concepción, Chile (publication)
2017
Closed for Business, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile (publication)
2015
Salad Days, presented by Esso Gallery, (For Artissima) Turin, Italy (publication)
Grade Pending, Esso Gallery (at Ierimonti Gallery), NYC
2014
Between Meals, Bleecker Street Arts Club, NYC
NAKED RAVIOLI, Roza Azora Gallery, Moscow, Russia
2013
Parties of Six or More, Norfolk Library, Norfolk, CT
2012
Parties of Six or More, Nyehaus (Chelsea) NYC
Gourmand, AFP Galleries Fuller Building, NYC
2011
Sauce Américaine, Clages, Cologne, Germany
Free Lunch, Museum of Fine Arts, Santiago, Chile (publication)
2009
Cutting Out The Middleman, Nyehaus (Gramercy Park), NYC
RESTAURANT – RESTAURANT, AFP Galleries Fuller Building, NYC
2007
Last Minute Reservations, AFP Galleries Fuller Building, NYC
2005
Epicurean Drawings, Andrew Roth Gallery, NYC
Excellent Napkins, 1000eventi Gallery, Milano, Italy
2004
Cut The Mustard, (project space) Esso Gallery, NYC
2003
The Trouble With Having A Mother For An Interior Designer
1000eventi Milano, Italy
2002
Ten Sculptures, Esso Gallery, NYC
TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS / PERFORMANCES:
2016
Pigmenta and Palette, Gary Lichtenstein Editions, Mana, NJ
2015
Cattivo Cameriere, San Giors Restaurant Turin, Italy
2014
Slow & Low, with Brett Littman Mana Contemporary, NJ
Ravioli Nudi, Roza Azora Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Anti-Social Pasta Performance, Bleecker Street Arts Club, NY
2013
SUSHI-SUSHI performance at Simon Watson 73B The Gehyr, NY
Finger Food Performance (deviled version),
The Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, Germany
Wienerfest, AFC at Postmasters Gallery NYC
2012
Please Help Yourself, at Nyehaus, New York, New York
2011
BATLLE RESERVA performance, Clages, Cologne, Germany
Pots and Pans Private Public Protest, with Claudia Alegria, MNBA Santiago, Chile
Local Wurst Performance, w/ Rita McBride and Dusseldorf Academia students
Ausstellungshalle Zeitgenossische Kunst, Münster, Germany
2010
Way Out West, Rita McBride Clages, Cologne Germany special appearance by
Foie Gras Luxe Sculpture
2007-6
The Myways, Readings The Whitney Museum & Printed Matter, NYC Short
stories by Rita McBride
2003
Free at Last, w/ Matthew Ronay, curated by Ken Freed, Loop Gallery, Berlin
BatllePagk, w/ Paul Pagk, curated by Adrian Dannatt Thomas Erben Gallery, NYC
1998 A Sound Goodbye Demand, w/ Slater Bradley, Studio 870, Los Angeles, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2022
Doomed and Famous: Selections from the Adrian Dannatt Collection, Galerie Pixi-Marie Poliakoff Paris, France
The Name Of The Game, The Corner Gallery, Andes, NY
Sollazzo Ottico, Galleria d’arte Roccarte, Turin, Italy
Doomed and Famous: Selections from the Adrian Dannatt Collection, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London
2021
Doomed and Famous: Selections from the Adrian Dannatt Collection, Miguel Abreu Gallery, NYC
2020
Pandemic Life, Gathering at a Distance, Cascina Esso Sculpture Park, Andes, NY
2019
For Your Eyes Only, Esso Gallery, NYC
Flat Out: Works on Paper, 2000-2019 Mana Contemporary, NJ
2018
1000eventi Storie Di Galleria, Galleria Giuseppe Pero, Milan
Assholes, EIDIA House, Brooklyn, NY
Group Show, 11 Columbia, Monaco
2017
The Painters and The Printer, Gary Lichtenstein Editions, Mana, NJ
Group Show, Esso Gallery, (For Artissima) Turin, Italy
FOOD SEX ART, MoMA PS1, Queens, NY
Small Works, C A B I N gallery U.E. Dubai
2015
Mana Sculpture Show, Mana Contemporary, NJ
I Refuse To Participate In Failure, Spreez Gallery Munich, Germany
The Other side, Chelsea Arts Club, London, U.K.
Self: Artist in Their Absence, The National Academy Museum, New York City
Summer Group Show, Galeria Impakto, Lima, Peru
2014
Things That Do Not Breathe, Chelsea Arts Club, London
Liverpool Love 2, The World Museum Liverpool, U.K.
All The Best Artist Are My Best Friends, organized by
Ray Smith, Glasshouse Museum, Mana Contemporary, NJ
2013
Dead Inside, organized by Meghan Carleton/Max Wolf
Bleecker Street Arts Club, New York City
Inaugural Exhibition, Galeria Impakto, Lima Peru
Lost Weekend, Simon Watson 73B The Gehry, NYC
Lonely Fingers, Museum Abteiberg,Mönchengladbach,Germany
2012
Seymour, Surf Your, Mind, Galerie Christian Berst, Paris, France
Liverpool Love, organized by Christian Furr, Liverpool, U.K.
#3 Made In China, De Faire Studio, Paris, France
2011
Now & Then, Harris Lindsay, curated by Adrian Dannatt, London, U.K.
Everything Must Go, Casey Kaplan Gallery, New York City
Local Host, Ausstellungshalle Zeitgenossische Kunst, Münster, Germany
2010
Swell, Metro Pictures, Nyehaus, & Petzel gallery, NYC
#2 Made In China, Faire, defaire Studio, Paris, France
2009
#1 Made In China, Faire, defaire Studio, Paris, France
Naked!, Kasmin Gallery, NYC
#0 Made In China, Faire, defaire Studio, Paris, France
5 + 1, 1000eventi Gallery, Milan, Italy
2008
Not So Subtle Subtitle, curated by Matthew Brannon
Casey Kaplan Gallery, New York City
Regional Delicacies: Alef’s art mezze, curated Ana Finel Honigman
XVA Gallery Phillips de Pury, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2007
And Who Are You?, curated by Ana Finel Honigman Sara Tecchia Roma Gallery, NYC
Rock, Paper, Scissors, Judy Ann Goldman Gallery Boston, MA
Arte Povera: Now & Then, Esso Gallery. NYC
2006
Music to My Eyes, Esso Gallery, New York City
The Food Show, curated by Robert Edelman and Gina Flore The Chelsea Museum, NY, NY
Mutiny, curated by David Hunt The Happy Lion, Los Angeles, CA
The Monty Hall Problem, by Slater Bradley Blum & Poe Los Angeles, CA
Flex Your Textile, curated by Travis Boyer/Ginger John Connelly Presents, New York City
2005
No Facsimile, Fluorescent Gallery, curated by George Rush Knoxville, TN
2004
I,Assassin, curated by Slater Bradley Wallspace Gallery, NYC
Relentless Proselytizers, curated by David Hunt Feigen Contemporary Gallery, NYC
2003
Labor Day, curated by David Hunt, Rare Gallery, NYC
City Mouse/Country Mouse, curated by David Hunt, Brooklyn
Cut the Mustard, Esso Gallery, New York City
What Am I Doing Here, Esso Gallery, New York City
Confabulation, curated by Peter Dudek, Hunter College, NYC
2002
The Accrochage, Esso Gallery, New York City
New Attitudes In Sculpture, curated by Kenneth L. Freed Gallery @ Green Street, Boston, MA
Now is the Time, curated Ken Freed essay by David Hunt Dorsky Gallery, Long Island City, NY
2001
Boomerang Collector’s Pick by Kenneth L. Freed Exit Art, NYC
Fame Game Drawings, Galerie Frank, Paris, France
Bloodlines, Roberts & Tilton Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
American Sandwich, curated by Peter Dudek, Star 67 Gallery Williamsburg, NY
Friction Fiction, Echo Park Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2000
Future Present Continuous, Sharpe Foundation, Jennifer Bornstein’s Studio New York City
1 plus 1, Refusalon Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Flat Experiment #1, Site Specific Work New York City
1999
Long Cold Winter in an Endless Nameless, Studio 870 Los Angeles, CA
Ministry of Culture Exhibition, curated by Rob Birza and Marian Schooten, Atelier’s 63, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Oh my God, I live on the thirteenth floor in Holland, which doesn’t exist in the U.S., or no?
H. Cleyndertweg, Space 13, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1998
No Retreat, No Surrender, Atelier’s 63, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Idea Show, Beyond Baroque, curated by John Geary Venice CA
1997 New Memory, Spanish Kitchens, curated by Slater Bradley, Los Angeles, CA
1996 Wall Drawings, Jay Batlle, Jessica Wood, Matthew Brannon,
& Slater Bradley, Empire Lips Theater, Los Angeles, CA organized by Roger Herman
PRESS:
2022
La Repubblica by Olga Gamgari, (art review) Sollazzo Ottico group show Italy
2019
Yes & No magazine (print), No.02.02 Image “Fruit Breakthrough” p.89
2018
Bridgeman Images online interview Featured Artist of the Month July by Aretha Campbell
2017
Yes & No magazine (print), No.01.01 Image “Champagne Dreams” p.4 text by Adrian Dannatt
Food, Glorious Food By Ed Tang Art Agency, Partners 11, April 2017
Art Plastiques interview in la librairie culinaire ephemere (french) (web)
2016
Collectionair Journal Interview with Alix Janta-Polczynski and Short Film by Chuka Unumma
Issue Magazine Interview by Graeme Mitchell
2015
I-taly Arts & Culture Grade Pending
Mise Magazine Fuck Yeah, Jay Batlle, Interview
Diner Journal Interview by Emma Mannheimer
2014
Unhemmed Magazine Issue 3 Artists of Mana Contemporary
Art In America June All The Best Artists Are My Friends
Between Meals Artinfo by Michelle Tay
Art F City Roast by WHITNEY KIMBALL
Cat Show L.A. Weekly
Cat Show L.A. The Wild Magazine by: KATE MESSINGER
2013
Dead Inside Week In Pictures Artspace
Daily Artspace 5 Things, 5 Chefs
Artist and Chef Jay Batlle on Pop Art and Food Q&A Artspace Feature Interview by
Alex Greenberger
Table Manners: Turning Restaurant Stationery into Art Storyboard Feature Q&A for
Tumblr by Sky Dylan-Robbins
2012
The Brooklyn Rail Spiderman’s Dick for Paper Monument by Norm Paris
Days of Wine and Roses Seymour Magazine Paris Interview with Alix Janta-Polczynski
Parties of Six or More Service Industry Interview with Katherine Chan for Mad Perfumista
The Huffington Post 10 New York Painters, 10 New York Palettes Liz Markus
Art Diary Jan. 18th 2012 Liz Markus
2011
The Lovage, Giving A la Lovage, Tarajia Morrell’s Food Blog 12.12.2011
Free Lunch LATERCERA- Cultura & Entretenció, pg.94 20/8/2011 by C. Mena
Local Host Mit Sprüchen in der Schale (Slogans in the Shells) Lokales-
Local Wurst Performance Westfaelische-Nachrichten by Heike Eickhoff
Kölsche Südsee-Träume Kultur-Ruhr Nachrichten.de by Von Sabine Müller
Elle Espanol June Premiere pg. 190
2010
Swell, Art in Review New York Times July23rd by Roberta Smith
Huffington Post Jay Batlle’s Best Revenge Interview by David Coggins
2009
Interview Magazine Daily Blog: “Batlle’s Food Fights” by Ana Finel Honigman
Vogue Style.com Daily Blog: “It Girl” Stephanie Le Cava
French Vogue March Issue: Images Thomas Dozol
2008
The Art Newspaper, Issue193: (image) by Adrian Dannatt
Artinfo.com: “Artist as Curator” (image)
Regional Delicacies: Alef’s Art Mezze Artnet, March 24th: “Hello Dubai” (image),
by Ana Finel Honigman
Saatchi Online: “Dubai Diary” 2 parts (image), by Ana Finel Honigman And Who Are You?
M Magazine, April Issue: (image)
New York Magazine, Art Candy, (image) January 17th: “The World’s Best Doodler”
You Tube: “Searching For Charles Saatchi”
2007
NBC, The Morning Show: “Steak Tartar segment”
Mcbrooklyn.blogspot.com: (image)
2006
Artnet, October,18th: “Horticulture Berlin” (image) by Ana Finel Honigman
Artnet, August 21st: “LA Confidential” (image) by Emma Gray
2005
Art and Auction, April Issue, by Reena Jana (image)
The Art Newspaper, March Issue: “New York Diary” (image) by Adrian Dannatt
The Village Voice, March 21st, by Kim Levin
2004
Art In review New York Times, August 6th, by Ken Johnson,
The Village Voice, July 21st by Kim Levin,
2003
Frieze Magazine, May, Issue 83, (image) by Michael Wilson,
The New York Magazine, Feb. 23rd (Page 76), by K.R.
What Am I Doing Here?
The Art Newspaper, July- August Issue n.138, by Adrian Dannatt
Absolute Arts In depth Arts News by Sarah Douglas
The Art Newspaper, October Issue, n.242, (image) by Adrian Dannatt
The New York Times, May 25th, by Ken Johnson
The Trouble with Having an Interior Designer for a Mother
Flash Art Italia (image)
Tema Celesta, (image) by Milovan Farronato
2002
Beaux-Arts, August Issue , by Jean Poderas
Catalogue of the exhibition, May 2002, by Kenneth L. Freed
The Boston Herald Review, April 21st, by Mary Sherman
Art in Review The New York Times, Art in Review, March 1st by Holland Cotter
MONOGRAPHS/ PUBLISHED WRITINGS/ INTERVIEWS/PORTFOLIOS/FILMS:
2019
WORKS / OBRAS 2003 – 2018 Red COVER 8.5” x 14” 216 paged book published by The Museum of Fine Arts Santiago and The Museum of Fine Arts Concepción, Chile 500 copies/ Spanish /English
WORKS / OBRAS 2003 – 2018 Black COVER 8.5” x 14” 216 paged book published by The Museum of Fine Arts Santiago and The Museum of Fine Arts Concepción, Chile 50 copies/ Spanish /English
2018
RESTAURANT RESTAURANT RESTAURANT (artist book) published by Jay Batlle Inc, NYC
Standard Portrait, 8×10 in, 21×26 cm 116 Pages, Edition of 50.
2016
RESTAURANT RESTAURANT (artist book) published by Jay Batlle Inc, NYC
Standard Portrait, 8×10 in, 21×26 cm 116 Pages Edition of 50.
Cold Cuts, Silkscreen edition of 20 Printed and Published by Gary Lichtenstein Editions at Mana
A video portrait of the artist, Jay Batlle, Longsight Films, Directed and Produced by Chuka Unumma
2015
Salad Days, Catalog published by ESSO gallery & books
Hardcover 8″ x 10″/ 30 pages English Text by Adrian Dannatt Translated into Italian by Andrea Cane Each book has a unique drawing on stationery and is hand stamped edition of 50
Issue Magazine Interview #5 pages 66-79 on Graeme Mitchell
2014
R.S.V.P. V.I.P. R.I.P. A portfolio of twelve silkscreen prints with title plate and
custom case Edition of 20 + 5 Artist’s and + 5 Printer’s proofs Each 22″ x 30″
Signed and numbered in pencil by the artist Printed and Published by Gary
Lichtenstein Editions at Mana
2012
Paper Monument, (Text) Spiderman’s Dick (available on Amazon)
2011
Free Lunch, Published by MBNA Santiago, Chile 90 page color catalog
With interview by David Coggins, and essay by Patricio Zárate (available on Amazon)
Local Host ArtSlant Rackroom interview with Ana Finel Honigman
The Poet and The City (Artist talk) Kunstakademie Dusseldorf, Germany
2010
The Huffington Post Jay Batlle’s Best Revenge Interview by David Coggins
2009
Paper Monument (Text), Studio Visit Etiquette
2008
In Dialogue (video) Jay Batlle interviewed live by Adrian Dannatt
Curated by Doug Wada Sara Meltzer Gallery, NYC
Saatchi Online Interview Jay Batlle in Conversation with Ana Finel Honigman
2007
Open City #24 Secret Engines (Image Portfolio) “Places Like This Hate People Like You”
2006
Highways (Fiction) Short stories by Rita McBride et al., Printed Matter, Inc.;
Whitney Museum of American Art; Arsenal Pulp Press. 2006
(Matthew, Matthew Text, last name spelled Battle)
2004
ISSUE Interview with James Welling
Issue Magazine, New York, NY. September 2004
2001
Liminal Nostalgia Press Release for Rita McBride
Alexander & Bonin Gallery, New York, NY
2000
In a Times Squared Burger King (Essay) of Slater Bradley video, Normative Structures Collapse,
Emerging Artist Series, P.S.1, Queens, NY. September 2000
1998
Een Bleek Haus Art Review Article for Metropolis M Magazine, Amsterdam
AWARDS:
1997 Levinson Foundation Scholarship, UCLA
2000 De Atelier’s 63, Artist in Residence, Amsterdam, Holland
2014 Mana Contemporary Artist in Residence, Jersey City
COLLECTIONS:
The Capital Group, Geneva, Switzerland and Los Angeles, CA
The Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
The Artothek Museum, Cologne, Germany
20/21 Foundation New York, NY
The Soho House Group, London, Chicago, Istanbul, New York, Berlin
Mana Contemporary Collection, New Jersey
Colección Engel, Santiago, Chile
EDUCATION:
1996-98 UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, Bachelor of Arts
1998-2000 De Atelier’s 63, Master of Fine Arts
TEACHING:
2019-Present Art Specialty Teacher, Saint Ann’s School, Brooklyn, NY
2011 Visiting Lecturer, Kunst Academia, Dusseldorf, Germany
2009 Visiting Lecturer, U.C. Riverside, Los Angeles, CA
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