Dearraindrop
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Dearraindrop is an artist collective based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. Dearraindrop incorporates diverse disciplines that work together to create multifaceted sculptures and installations. Part of the collective's operating philosophy is modeled on the idea that our greatest human capability is the ability to work together to achieve a greater goal. DEARRAINDROP's work incorporates painting, collage, video, large-scale, interactive installation pieces, and hand-fabricated musical instruments.
Joe Grillo and Laura Grant founded DEARRAINDROP in 1998 as a clothing line. The collective is currently composed of three artists: Joe Grillo, Laura Grant and Billy Grant. In the past Dearraindrop has worked with a digital electrician Owen Osborn Chris Kuscinski and a painter Alika Herreshoff.
In 2010 Joe Grillo and Laura Grant moved their studio to Brooklyn, New York and are producing work for upcoming exhibitions in Los Angeles, New York, and Norway.
"Facemaker", "Royal/T", Culver City, California
.
2010
"HOT GLUE HULLABALOO", "The Hole", New York
, New York
.
2008
Hidden In, V1 Gallery
, Copenhagen
, Denmark
.
Computer Game Blues, Institute for Advanced Study, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
.
Scared Straight, Perugi Artecontemporanea, Padua, Italy.
2007
Sci-fi Classicsx GAD, Oslo
, Norway
Qualquer Bobagem, Iconic Gallery, Lisbon
, Portugal
2006
Concrete Trees, Glass Grass, and Cream-filled Stones, Loyal Gallery, Stockholm
, Sweden
. Swedish rock band Träd, Gräs & Stenar
performed live at the opening.
V-B, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark.
W.Epaminondas Adrastus Blab, Katherine Mulherin Contemporary Art, Toronto, Canada
2005
Magic Brain, Perugi Artecontemporanea, Padua
, Italy
.
2004
Riddle of the Sphinx at Deitch Projects
. This installation was also shown at the Art Basel Miami
International Art Fair.
Tylenol Island, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Queens
, New York.
"FACEMAKER", Royal/T, Culver City, California
2010
"HOT GLUE HULLABALOO", The Hole NYC, New York
, New York
.
Hot Glue Hullabaloo, a collaboration between downtown art legend Kenny Scharf and Virginia Beach art collective Dearraindrop.
2007
Mad Love, Arken Museum of Modern Art
, Denmark.
2004
Dreamland Artist Club, Coney Island
, Brooklyn
. Curated by Steve Powers.
Magic Brain
2005
OFF/ON. Preface written by culture critic and curator Carlo McCormick
.
Joe Grillo and Laura Grant founded DEARRAINDROP in 1998 as a clothing line. The collective is currently composed of three artists: Joe Grillo, Laura Grant and Billy Grant. In the past Dearraindrop has worked with a digital electrician Owen Osborn Chris Kuscinski and a painter Alika Herreshoff.
In 2010 Joe Grillo and Laura Grant moved their studio to Brooklyn, New York and are producing work for upcoming exhibitions in Los Angeles, New York, and Norway.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2011"Facemaker", "Royal/T", Culver City, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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2010
"HOT GLUE HULLABALOO", "The Hole", New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
2008
Hidden In, V1 Gallery
V1 Gallery
V1 Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located on Vesterbro in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 2002 by designer Jesper Elg and photographer Peter Funch...
, Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
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Computer Game Blues, Institute for Advanced Study, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Scared Straight, Perugi Artecontemporanea, Padua, Italy.
2007
Sci-fi Classicsx GAD, Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
Qualquer Bobagem, Iconic Gallery, Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
2006
Concrete Trees, Glass Grass, and Cream-filled Stones, Loyal Gallery, Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Swedish rock band Träd, Gräs & Stenar
Träd, Gräs & Stenar
Träd, Gräs & Stenar is a Swedish rock band formed in 1969. The group was one of the front acts of the Swedish progg scene, although noticeably less political than their contemporary counterparts....
performed live at the opening.
V-B, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark.
W.Epaminondas Adrastus Blab, Katherine Mulherin Contemporary Art, Toronto, Canada
2005
Magic Brain, Perugi Artecontemporanea, Padua
Padua
Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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2004
Riddle of the Sphinx at Deitch Projects
Deitch Projects
Deitch Projects was a contemporary art gallery in New York City founded by Jeffrey Deitch.-History:Since opening with a performance by Vanessa Beecroft in February 1996, the gallery has presented nearly one hundred and eighteen solo exhibitions and projects, ten thematic exhibitions, and a few...
. This installation was also shown at the Art Basel Miami
Art Basel
Art Basel is an international contemporary art fair held each June in Basel, Switzerland. Similar to the Venice Biennale, it has been called "the Olympics of the art world". Art Basel features nearly 300 leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa...
International Art Fair.
Tylenol Island, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
, New York.
Selected group exhibitions
""2011"""FACEMAKER", Royal/T, Culver City, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
2010
"HOT GLUE HULLABALOO", The Hole NYC, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Hot Glue Hullabaloo, a collaboration between downtown art legend Kenny Scharf and Virginia Beach art collective Dearraindrop.
2007
Mad Love, Arken Museum of Modern Art
Arken Museum of Modern Art
ARKEN Museum of Modern Art is a private non-for-profit charity, state authorized, contemporary art museum near Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. The museum was conceived and created by Copenhagen County.-Museum:...
, Denmark.
2004
Dreamland Artist Club, Coney Island
Coney Island
Coney Island is a peninsula and beach on the Atlantic Ocean in southern Brooklyn, New York, United States. The site was formerly an outer barrier island, but became partially connected to the mainland by landfill....
, Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
. Curated by Steve Powers.
Books
2006Magic Brain
2005
OFF/ON. Preface written by culture critic and curator Carlo McCormick
Carlo McCormick
Carlo McCormick is a culture critic and curator living in New York City. He is the author of numerous books, monographs and catalogues on contemporary art and artists.-Pedagogic Activity:...
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