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Selected Solo Exhibitions

 

2025: The Aristocracy of the Imperishables - Projektraum Övelgönne 106; Hamburg, Germany

2025: Disaster Selfie - The National Arts Club; New York, USA

2024: An Unscratchable Itch - artloft.berlin: Berlin, Germany

2020: Antimatter – Galerie Greulich; Frankfurt, Germany

2018: The Machine Stops – W+S Gallery; Berlin, Germany

2018: Unpacking Ego: Space K; Seoul, Korea

2017: Robber Barons – Artfein Gallery; Berlin, Germany

2017: Biomass – Galerie Greulich; Frankfurt, Germany

2017: Anthropocene – Contemporary Art Ruhe – with Artfein Gallery; Essen, Germany

2016: The Edge of Forever - Kunst Zürich - with Galerie Greulich; Zurich, Switzerland

2016: Corporate Warfare - The National Arts Club; New York, USA

2016: Cultural Devolution - Artfein Gallery; Berlin, Germany

2016: Continental Drift - Galerie Greulich; Frankfurt, Germany

2014: From the Permanent Collection: Casey McKee - Corporate Warfare - The National Arts Club; New York, NY, USA

2013: Corporate Warfare - Galerie Greulich; Frankfurt, Germany

2012: The Uncertainty Principle – Galerie Greulich; Frankfurt, Germany

2011: Greenwash – Galerie Greulich; Frankfurt, Germany

2010: Mistakes Were Made - Galerie Greulich; Frankfurt, Germany

2010: Robber Barons - Stadtbibliothek Bremen; Germany

2009: End of Reason - heliumcowboy artspace; Hamburg, Germany

2008: Everything Must Go! - Galerie Greulich; Frankfurt, Germany

2007: 9 to 5 - heliumcowboy artspace; Hamburg, Germany

2007: Milking the Cashcow - Galerie Greulich; Frankfurt, Germany

2006: Corporate Warfare - Galerie Greulich; Frankfurt, Germany

2005: Corporate Warfare - heliumcowboy artspace; Hamburg, Germany

2005: No Exit - The Larsen Gallery; Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

2004: The Berlin Series - The Cultural Exchange Gallery; Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

2003: Iconoclast - The Cultural Exchange Gallery; Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

2002: Study from a Portrait by Bacon after Velazquez - The Cultural Exchange Gallery; Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

2002: Casey McKee: New Works - Van de Griff/Marr Gallery; Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

2002: The Futile Accident - Phoenix Public Library; Phoenix, Arizona, USA

2001: Study from a Portrait by Bacon after Velazquez - Raymond Lawrence Gallery; Atlanta, Georgia, USA

 

Museum Exhibitions and Art Biennials

 

2026: Openart Lausitz Biennale für zeitgenössische Kunst - Cottbus, Germany
2025: OSTRALE Biennale 15. International Exhibition of Contemporary Arts – Dresden, Germany
2025: Disaster Selfie - The National Arts Club; New York, USA
2024: The Value - CICA Museum - Gimpo, South Korea
2023: OSTRALE Biennale 14. International Exhibition of Contemporary Arts – Dresden, Germany

2021: NordArt – International Juried Art Exhibition – Kunstwerk Karlshütte; Büdelsdorf, Germany

2021: OSTRALE Biennale 13. International Exhibition of Contemporary Arts – Dresden, Germany

2020: Distorted Portrait – Space K Museum; Seoul, Korea

2018: NordArt – International Juried Art Exhibition – Kunstwerk Karlshütte; Büdelsdorf, Germany

2018: Unpacking Ego: Space K; Seoul, Korea

2017: Body Language: Trends in Contemporary Figurative Art - Tucson Museum of Art; Tucson, Arizona

2017: NordArt – International Juried Art Exhibition – Kunstwerk Karlshütte; Büdelsdorf, Germany

2015: Gute Kunst? Wollen - SØR Rusche Sammlung Oelde/Berlin - Offen auf AEG; Nürnberg, Germany

2013: Schöne Landschaft/Bedrohte Natur - Kunsthalle Dominikanerkirche; Osnabrück, Germany

2013: Tierstücke - der Sammlung SØR Rusche Oelde/Berlin - Museum Abtei Liesborn; Wadersloh, Germany

2012: Transformed Human - Space K Museum; Daegu, Korea

2011: The Fourth Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art; Russia

2010: Die Kunst der Krise - Künstlerhaus Bethanien; Berlin, Germany

2010: Kunstverein Walkmühle; Wiesbaden, Germany

2009: Von Liebeslust und Lebenslast - der inszenierte Alltag - Museum Höxter-Corvey; Germany

2008: Village People - Künstverein Wolfsburg; Germany

2007: Human Conditions: selections from the permanent collection - Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art; Arizona, USA

2007: Un/Fair Trade – Die Kunst der Gerechtigkeit - Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum Joanneum; Graz, Austria

2003: New Acquisitions - Phynque Phamily Phoundation Modern Art Museum; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

2003: New Acquisitions - The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art; Arizona, USA

2003: New Acquisitions - The Phoenix Art Museum; Arizona, USA

2002: New Acquisitions - Tucson Museum of Contemporary Art; Arizona, USA

 

Artist in Residence

 

2025: Övelgönne 106; Hamburg, Germany

2022: The Arctic Hideaway; Fleinvaer, Norway

2021: The Arctic Hideaway; Fleinvær, Norway

2011: Schloss Wolkenburg; Germany

2010: The Fountainhead Residency Program; Miami, Florida, USA

 

Art Fairs

 

2018: Kunst Zürich – with Galerie Greulich; Zürich, Switzerland

2018: Art Karlsruhe – with Galerie Mühlfeld + Stohrer; Karlsruhe, Germany

2017: Köllner Liste – with Artfein Gallery; Cologne, Germany

2016: Contemporary Art Ruhr - with Artfein Gallery; Essen, Germany

2016: Berliner Liste - with Artfein Gallery; Berlin, Germany

2015: ArtKruezberg - with Artfein Galery; Berlin, Germany

2015: Berliner Liste - with Artfein Gallery; Berlin Germany

2012: ArtPosition Art Fair – with Galerie Greulich; Salavaux, Switzerland

2011: Art Karlsruhe – with Galerie Greulich; Germany

2010: Art International Zurich – with Galerie Greulich; Switzerland

2010: ArtPosition Art Fair – with Galerie Greulich; Salavaux, Switzerland

2009: Art International Zurich – with Galerie Greulich; Switzerland

2007: Scope Miami Art Fair– with heliumcowboy artspace; Florida, USA

2007: Liste Köln – with Galerie Greulich; Germany

2006: Berliner Liste – with Galerie Greulich; Germany

2001: Photo San Francisco – with Freddie Fong Contemporary Art; California, USA

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

 

2026: Fresh Legs – Galleri Heike Arndt; Berlin, Germany

2025: Scout – Galleri Heike Arndt; Kettinge, Denmark

2025: Fresh Legs – Galleri Heike Arndt; Berlin, Germany

2024: Scout – Galleri Heike Arndt; Kettinge, Denmark

2024: Fresh Legs – Galleri Heike Arndt; Berlin, Germany

2024: Papercut - MEGA Contemporary; Hamburg, Germany

2024: International Artist Grand Prize Competition - Finalist - Art Revolution Taipei, Taiwan

2023: Scout – Galleri Heike Arndt; Kettinge, Denmark

2023: Fresh Legs – Galleri Heike Arndt; Berlin, Germany

2023: Forgotten Places – LoosenArt; Rome, Italy

2021: Charity Auction in favour of the CS Hospiz Rennweg – Sotheby’s; Vienna, Austria

2017: Moderne Zeiten – Galerie Christine Knauber; Berlin, Germany

2017: 15th Anniversary Group Exhibition – heliumcowboy artspace; Hamburg, Germany

2013: Portas Abertas (Open Doors) - Fórum Eugénio de Almeida, Évora, Portugal

2013: Millerntor Gallery #3 - Hamburg, Germany

2012: A Summer with Old Friends – heliumcowboy artspace; Hamburg, Germany

2010: Anarchitecture – Nomade Gallery; Miami, Florida, USA

2010: Mountain to Surf – heliumcowboy artspace; Hamburg, Germany

2010: Spectacle – The Smokehouse Gallery; London, UK

2010: SO-OWE - online exhibition – www.rightsforpeople.org/exhibition/index.html

2009: The Audacity of Imagination - Galerie Römerapotheke; Zürich, Switzerland

2008: 5 Jahre Heliumcowboy - heliumcowboy artspace; Hamburg, Germany

2006: New Faces - Costello/Childs Contemporary Art; Phoenix, Arizona, USA

2005: Under Construction - DNA Galerie; Berlin, Germany

2005: What Are You Looking At? - Sixth Street Gallery; Los Angeles, California, USA

2003: Group Exhibition - Allene Lapides Gallery; Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

2003: Group Exhibition - Ann Nathan Gallery; Chicago, Illinois, USA

2001: Summer Exhibition - Euro Galleries; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

2001: Melotones: Extending Human Vision” - Featured Artist - Raymond Lawrence Gallery; Atlanta, Georgia, USA

2001: Spring Exhibition – Artfit/Twilo; New York, New York, USA

2001: 25th Year Anniversary Summer Show - Blackheath Gallery; London, UK

2001: Spring Exhibition - Freddie Fong Contemporary Art; San Francisco, California, USA

 

Books and Catalogues

 

2025: OSTRALE Biennale O23 14. International Exhibition of Contemporary Arts (exhibition catalogue)

2025: Fresh Legs (exhibition catalogue) – Printed by Galleri Heike Arndt; Berlin, Germany

2024: Fresh Legs (exhibition catalogue) – Printed by Galleri Heike Arndt; Berlin, Germany

2023: Forgotten Places – LoosenArt; Rome, Italy (exhibition catalogue)

2023: OSTRALE Biennale O23 14. International Exhibition of Contemporary Arts (exhibition catalogue)

2023: Fresh Legs (exhibition catalogue) – Printed by Galleri Heike Arndt; Berlin, Germany

2021: NordArt (exhibition catalogue) – Printed by Kunst in der Carlshutte GmbH; Büdelsdorf, Germany

2021: OSTRALE Biennale O21 13. International Exhibition of Contemporary Arts (exhibition catalogue)

2020: Distorted Portrait (exhibition catalogue) – Printed by Space K Museum; Seoul, Korea

2020: Antimatter (exhibition catalogue) – Printed by Galerie Greulich; Frankfurt am Main, Germany

2018: Unpacking Ego (exhibition catalogue) – Printed by Space K; Seoul, Korea

2018: NordArt 2018 (exhibition catalogue) – Printed by Kunst in der Carlshutte GmbH; Büdelsdorf, Germany

2017: Wirtschaft trifft Kunst (hardcover book) – Gabler Verlag; Germany

2017: Corporate Warfare (exhibition catalogue) – Printed by Artfein Gallery; Berlin, Germany

2017: NordArt 2017 (exhibition catalogue) – Printed by Kunst in der Carlshutte GmbH; Büdelsdorf, Germany

2011: 4th Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (exhibition catalogue)

2011: Ten Words and One Shot (hardcover book) - Krumnikl Environment

2010: Spectacle (exhibition catalogue) - Printed for the exhibition 'Spectacle' at the Forman's Smokehouse Gallery – London, UK

2008: The Upset: Young Contemporary Art (hardcover book) - Die Gestalten Verlag; Germany

2008: Everything Must Go! - the works of Casey McKee (exhibition catalogue) - Printed by Galerie Greulich; Frankfurt, Germany

2007: Casey McKee - 9 to 5 (exhibition catalogue) - Printed by the Heliumcowboy Artspace; Hamburg, Germany

2007: Un/Fair Trade” (exhibition catalogue) - Printed by the Neue Galerie Graz am Landesmuseum Joanneum; Austria

2006: The Cowboy's Work is Never Done - (art book for the Heliumcowboy Artspace) - Printed by the Heliumcowboy Artspace; Hamburg, Germany

 

Selected Press

 

2026: Artwork Archive, Page Simianer, “How Casey McKee Uses Absurdity to Expose the Systems We've Stopped Questioning”, April 2026

2025: Collater.al, Anna Frattini, "Cosa raccontano i Disaster Selfie di Casey McKee", June 2025

2025: Noosphere, Joyce Koh, “Artist Casey McKee on American politics and why our phones won't save us”, 29. April

2025: Substack, Brooke Nemetz, “Posing While the World Burns: Casey McKee Confronts Our Digital Narcissism”, 13. March

2021: Art Reveal Magazine no.57, “Casey McKee Interview”, February

2021: Handbook – The Official Costa Smeralda Magazine, “Casey McKee”, June

2020: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) Schütte, Christoph, “Nach dem großem Knall”, 6. August

2019: Lowdown Magazine (Berlin, Germany), Fortmann, Sven, “Artist Feature: Casey McKee”, April

2018: Art In Culture (Seoul, South Korea), Gim Jae Seok, “Two Eyes See the World”, November

2018: Collater.al, Guido, Giulia, “The Machine Stops di Casey McKee é una storia di solitudine”, 10. October

2018: Design Culture, Filipe Gustavo Leão. “Casey McKee Apresenta a Série ‘The Machine Stops’, 5. October

2018: My Modern Met, Stewart, Jessica. “Artist Blurs the Line Between Painting and Photography in Thought-Provoking Series”, 4. October

2018: Yatzer, David, Eric. “Casey McKee Presents ‘The Machine Stops' Series”, 29. September

2017: Neues Deutschland, Klaus Hammer. “Blanceakte menschlicher Gefährdung: Casey McKees Kombinationen aus Fotographie und Malerei sind in der Kreuzberger Artfein Gallery zu sehen“, 26. September

2016: Helikon Art, Strese, Ruedi. “Casey McKee: 'Cultural Devolution' - von Shanghai nach Berlin”, 18. April

2013: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Lindsay, Frey. “Wie kreativ ist Berlin?”, 11. August

2012: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Ehradt, Constanze. “Bei gutem Wein abtauchen”, 3. September

2012: Art Review Magazine, Mania, Astrid. “4th Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art”, 13. December

2011: Temp Magazin #2, Double-page image feature – pages 60-61, December.

2011: Reuters, Ferris-Rotman, Amie/Astrasheuskaya, Nastassia. “New media big focus at Moscow's Fourth Biennale”, 26. September

2010: Collective Review, Istim, Brigitte. “Hackney Spectacular”, 9. June

2010: small-things.eu, Heikhaus, Jörg. “Mariage Material”, 12. January

2009: Kulturformate.de Schomacker, Tim. “Die Woche” (radio interview), 25. April

2008: Journal Frankfurt, Hoffmeister, Marina. “Casey McKee malt eine grau-bunte Welt des Konsumzwangs”, October

2008: Frankfurter Rundschau, Mazassek, Volker. “Der einsame Konsument: Nach den Managern knöpft sich sich der Künstler Casey McKee die monströse Warenwelt vor”, 30 October

2008: Kunstforum, Hauffen, Michael. “Village People”, #193 September/October

2008: Indigo Magazine, Wolff, Alexandra. “Village People' im Kunstverein: Nichts für Land-Idyllialisten”, August

2008: Wolfsburger Kurier, “Ausstellung 'Village People' im Schloss”, 13 July

2008: Wolfsburger Nachrichten, Karweik, Hans-Adelbert. “Ach wie so trügerisch ist des Landes Idylle”, 10 July

2008: Jitter Magazine, Schomacker, Tim. “Fight Club Revisited” (cover feature story), June

2007: Frankfurter Neue Presse, Peschke, Marc. “Männer im Arbeitskampf”, 23 May

2007: Financial Times Deutschland, Hillenbrand, Thomas. “Brutales Business”, 11 May

2006: Art Magazine, Kobel, Stefan. “Liste, Preview, Kustsalon: Die Berliner Parallelmessen”, 2 October

2006: Arizona Republic, Nilsen, Richard. “Best city for art depends on the artist”, 9 April

2005: AZ Central, Burnett, R. “Art One planning new space”, 3 December

2004: Artbook of the New West, Deitch, Dr. Drew. “A Unique Perspective”, Fall/Winter 2004-05. (cover story)

2004: Arizona Republic, Villani, John Carlos. “Auf Wiedersehen, Phoenix”, 1 February

2004: Where Magazine, Polacheck, Lisa K. “Horses of a Different Color”, February

2004: New Times, Watson, Joe. “When in Berlin”, 5-11 February

2004: New Times, Collins, Gina Cavallo. “Scottsdale Stroll”, 12-18 February

2003: Java Magazine, Collins, Gina Cavallo. “The Grand Renaissance”, January

2002: Shade Magazine, Collins, Gina Cavallo. “Washed Shadows: Casey McKee”, September

2002: Arizona Foothills Magazine, West, Ann. “Emotive Emulsion”, January

2002: Blue Food Magazine, Handel, Rick. “Retrospective: The Progression of Mixed-Media Artist Casey McKee”; January

2002: Blue Food Magazine, Salcido, David. “Casey McKee: The Making of The Futile Accident”; January

2001: Atlana Journal Constitution, Cullum, Jerry. “Exhibit conveys power of photography”, 26 October

2001: The Arizona Republic, Villani, John Carlos. “Exhibit clocks in on ‘9 to 5’”, April

2001: Java Magazine, Esser, Greg. “An Exotic Odyssey”, February

2000: Atlanta Journal Constitution, Cullum, Jerry. “Finding magic in the everyday”, October

2000: Blue Food Magazine, Salcido, David. “Full Exposure: Photographer Casey McKee documents his progression through self exploration, both before and behind the camera”, October

2000: The Arizona Republic, Lawson, Kyle. “Trio’s visually aggressive works are serious stuff”, 16 July

2000: Get Out Magazine, Rose, Josh. “Valley artist leaves his art in San Francisco”, 13 July

2000: Java Magazine, Blair, Tatiana. “Casey McKee: Photographic Intelligence”, July/August

2000: The Arizona Republic, Proffitt, David. “Artists Open Studios to the Public for Art Detour”, 16 March

1999: Get Out Magazine, Rose, Joshua. “Feeling Funky”, 1 July.

1999: The Arizona Republic, Proffitt, David. “Lights, Camera, Music!”, 1 July

1999: Playtime Magazine, Handel, Rick. “The ‘ism’ Challenging Art of Casey McKee”, July

1999: New Times, Mr. P. Body. “Going Underground: Astropop, kindness and the art of noise”, 20-26 May.

1999: Arizona State University Press, Ringle, Hayley. “Three the Mod Way”, 4 March

1996: Austin Chronicle, Marshall, Cari. “Extreme Exposure”, August.

 

Public Collections

 

FountainHead Equity Partners - Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Georgia Dome Owner’s Club - Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum - Mesa, Arizona, USA

Kolon Industries - Seoul, South Korea

The National Arts Club - New York, NY, USA

The Phoenix Art Museum - Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Phynique Phamily Phoundation - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Projektraum Övelgönne - Hamburg, Germany

Space K Museum - Seoul, South Korea

The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art - Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

The Tucson Museum of Contemporary Art - Tucson, Arizona, USA

The University of Texas at Austin - Austin, Texas, USA

West Valley Art Museum - Phoenix, Arizona, USA