b. Columbus, OH
Lives and works in Chicago, IL
Solo, Two, and Three Person Exhibitions
2024 Deep End, Cuff & Post, Chicago, IL
2022 Heat Rash, Folio, Green Bay, WI
2019 Larissa Borteh & Jan Christopher-Berkson, Evanston Art Center, Chicago, IL
2019 Another Trap Door, Julius Caesar, Chicago, IL
2014 Recent Works: Steve McClure and Larissa Borteh, Renate Albertsen-Marton Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2011 Uninhibited Exuberance, Harlem Studios, New York, NY
2010 Borteh, Gaydos, Welshman, Skylight Gallery, New York, NY
2010 Two Parts Rabbit, The School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2009 Walk Of Shame, The Williamsburg Bridge, New York, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Dance This Mess Around, Patient Info, Chicago, IL
2022 …And The Pursuit Of, The Research House for Asian Art, Chicago, IL
2021 Bilingual: Abstract & Figurative, Bruno David Gallery, Saint Louis, MO
2020 Summer Gala, Evanston Art Center, Chicago, IL
2019 Paper 2019, Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
(curated by Jennifer Farrell, Associate Curator of Drawings and Prints, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC)
2019 Wish You Were Here, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
2018 New Work, The Carl, Chicago, IL
2017 Sockpile Jones, The Carl, Chicago, IL
2017 Gødbottom, The Condo Association, Chicago, IL
2017 Disclosed / Undisclosed, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
2017 Like Your Work, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
2017 Fight or Flight, The Painting Center, New York, NY
2017 The Mind's I, Organized by Anne Harris, Ed Paschke Art Center, Chicago, IL
2017 Animal Farm, Dalton Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2016 Pliocene Park, Site Red, Chicago, IL
2016 East Meets West, TWFine Art, Brisbane, Australia
2016 Ljós, Gallery Sím, Reykjavik, Iceland
2015 Baudrillard’s America, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago, IL
2015 Duck Show, Minotaur Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Not Or, But And, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
2014 SAIC Graduate Exhibition, Sullivan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2013 Global Positioning Systems (Green Acres), EXPO Chicago, Chicago, IL
(Select exhibition organized by Amanda Ross-Ho)
2013 Pen Pal, Cranbrook Art Museum, Forum Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2013 Visual Arts Showcase, Union League Civic & Arts Foundation, Chicago, IL
2012 Under 30, Skylight Gallery, New York, NY
2011 Feed 2011 Biennial, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
2011 Art Protects, Yvon Lambert Gallery, Paris, France
2011 Bay Ridge Storefront Art Walk, Brooklyn, NY
2011 Small Works Salon Show, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2010 New Work, The Art Institute and Gallery, Salisbury, MD
2010 Private I, Skylight Gallery, New York, NY
2010 SVA Alumni Exhibition: 1965-2010, Palisades Park Multimedia Center, Palisades Park, NJ
2010 Open Studios, The School Of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2010 Etchings, Woodcuts, Linocuts, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY
2009 Open Studios, The School Of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2009 Future Works and Processes, Collective Gallery, New York, NY
2007 Foundation Drawing Exhibition, The School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2007 Foundation Sculpture Exhibition, The School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2006 Ohio Art Exhibition, Ohio Department of Education, Columbus, OH
Awards & Residencies
2023 Faculty Enrichment Grant, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2022 White Columns Curated Artist Registry, White Columns, New York, NY
2019 Ace Hotel Artist in Residency (A.I.R.), Ace Hotel, Chicago, IL
2017 Kunstnarhuset Messen, Ålvik, Norway
2016 The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists (SÍM), Reykjavík, Iceland
2015 Leon Levy Foundation Grant
2015 The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH
2014 George and Ann Siegel Fellowship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
2014 Painting and Drawing Teaching Fellowship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
2014 Claire Rosen & Samuel Edes Foundation Prize Nominee, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
2013 Steketee Scholarship, Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists’ Residency, Saugatuck, MI
2013 Visual Arts Honorarium, Union League Civic & Arts Foundation, Chicago, IL
2012 - 2014 School of the Art Institute of Chicago Grant Recipient, Chicago, IL
2012 George and Isabel Brown Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2011 Viewing Program, Artist Registry, The Drawing Center, New York, NY
2011 Dave Bown Projects Award, New York, NY
2011 Vermont Studio Center artists and writers residency, Fellowship Award, Johnson, VT
2010 Honorable Mention, The Art Institute and Gallery, Salisbury, MD
Press
Calobrisi, Amanda Joy. “The Quarantined Artist Part II: Home To You.” ADF Webmagazine, 20 June 2020. https://www.adfwebmagazine.jp/en/art/the-quarantined-artist-part-ii-home-to-you/.
Reiss, Gwen North. “Silvermine's PAPER 2019 Opening Reception on Sunday.” New Canaan's Hamlet Hub, 5 Apr. 2019, 16:31, news.hamlethub.com/newcanaan/events/4501-silvermine-s-paper-2019-on-view-april-3-to-may-16-1553200397.
“Jan Christopher Bergson & Larissa Borteh Exhibition.” Chicago Gallery News, 2018, www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jan-christopher-bergson-larissa-borteh-exhibition.
“Accumulative Sweatsockpile Jones.” The Visualist, 15 Dec. 2017, www.thevisualist.org/2017/12/accumulative-sweatsockpile-jones/.
“Top V. Weekend Picks (12/14-1/03).” Bad At Sports, Visualist Chicago, 14 Dec. 2017, badatsports.com/2017/.
Didden, Katy. “From the Lava on Iceland.” Kenyon Review, 2017, www.kenyonreview.org/journal/mayjune-2017/selections/katy-didden/.
Farley, Michael Anthony. “This Week’s Must-See Art Events: Melting Ice Caps and Harlem Drag Queens.” Art F City, 19 June 2017, artfcity.com/2017/06/19/this-weeks-must-see-art-events-melting-ice-caps-and-harlem-drag-queens/.
“Figurative vs Abstract.” ArtSlant, June 2014, www.artslant.com/chi/events/show/343918-figurative-vs-abstract.
Larissa Borteh, Michael Gaydos and Catherine Welshman Exhibition.” NY Art Beat, Skylight Gallery NYC, Nov. 2010, www.nyartbeat.com/event/2010/3012.
Professional Experience
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Assistant Professor, Adj., Chicago, IL 2014 – Present
Education
2014 MFA, Painting and Drawing, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2010 BFA, Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY