Dirk Kortz grew up in New Jersey and New York. He studied painting, film and creative writing at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, NJ, then moved to California where he graduated from San Francisco State University and did graduate work in film. His paintings, collages, assemblages and wood carvings are included in many collections throughout the U.S. and abroad. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
EXHIBITIONS
2023 "Ship Of Fools" Solo Show, Keep Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, Oct 13 - Nov 15
"Everything But The Kitchen Sink" group show, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, July 8 - Aug 31
2022 “No Dead Artists” group show, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA, Sept. 3 - Oct. 22
2021 "Collateral Damage" (with Dennis Larkins) Keep Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM, June 18 - July 18
2020 "POV", Solo Show, Keep Contemporary Santa Fe, NM April 24 - June 17
2019 “When Worlds Collide: Explorations Into The New Contemporary”
Keep Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, NM June 14 - July 14
2016 “New-Mexi-Low-Down” Greg Moon Gallery, Taos, NM, October 1-31
“New Mexico Painters Exhibition” NM Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM 9/25 –11/10
“Real People” The Old Courthouse Art Center, Woodstock, IL., August 25 – Sept
“Santa Fe Artists Medical Fund Auction”, Blue Rain Gallery, SFNM, Dec 2015
2015 “After Dark IV”, Greg Moon Gallery, Taos, NM, June 6 - 27
“Representing” Wheelhouse Art, Santa Fe, NM August 28 - October
“NM Painters Exhibition” NM Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM 9/6 –10/23
“Legends de Lowbrow”, Greg Moon Gallery, Taos, NM, Sept. 25 – Oct 3
“Narcissus”, Santa Fe Community Gallery, SFNM, Nov, 13, 2015 - Jan 14, 2
"Santa Fe Arists Medical Fund Silent Auction”, Blue Rain Gallery, SFNM, Dec 13
2014 “Artfeast Circus Show”, Giacobbe-Fritz Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 2/21 - 3/ 7
"New Mexico Painters Exhibition", New Mexico Highlands University, 8/17 - 10-15
"Orale! Lowbrow Insurgence", Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM, 9/20 -1/25/15
“Persistence of Vision” Solo Show, Wheelhouse Art, Santa Fe, NM Sept. 26 – Oct 27
2013 “New Paintings”, Solo Show, Tom Ross Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, October 11-25, 2013
“Twisted Portraits”, Steven Boone Gallery, Santa Fe, NM October 18 – November 1
2011 “Dirk Kortz -New Works”, Solo Show, Harris & Ruble Los Angeles, CA, April 2 - 29
2010 “SLANT – Art of a Different Inclination” GF Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM July 10-24
2007 “Portraits of the Blues” Hahn Ross Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 11/ 23- 12/5
2005 "Roadhouse Blues", Solo Show, Hahn Ross Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, Oct.21-Nov.3
"De Libris: The Book Transformed", El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe, April 8 - May 21
2004 35th Annual, Palm Springs Desert Museum,(CA) Feb 25 - March 28
Gallery Series – People and Paintings”, Solo Show, Hahn-Ross Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 9/17 – 30
2003 "Re-presenting Representation" Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY 4/ 11 - 8/31
“Urban and Rural”, Soho Gallery Studio City, CA
2002 "Bible Stories You Never Heard in Sunday School" Solo Show, Hahn Ross Gallery,Santa Fe, NM
"Sideshow" Meyer Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2001 "Normal People", Solo Show, Hahn Ross Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
"The Shoe Show" Segreto Contempory Art, Santa Fe,NM
2000 "Sideshow", Hahn Ross Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1999 "Built For Comfort", Solo Show, Hahn Ross Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1998 "Ain't Misbehavin' ", Solo Show, Hahn Ross Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1997 "Delta Blues", Solo Show, Hahn Ross Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1996 "My Life is the Blues" Edith Lambert Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
5th Annual Shrine Show, Owings Dewey Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1995 CCA Shrine Show,Center For The Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe,
"The Pet Show" Edith Lambert Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
9th Annual Shrine Show, Copeland-Rutherford Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
4th Annual Shrine Show, Owings Dewey Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1994 "The Gift" Edith Lambert Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
8th Annual Shrine Show, Copeland-Rutherford Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
3rd Annual Shrine Show, Owings Dewey Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Gallery Artists Group Show, Edith Lambert Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1993 "New Mexico '93" Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM
"Collage: An Invitational Exhibition" Munson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
"Art From The Heart" Edith Lambert Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2nd Annual Shrine Show, Owings Dewey Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
"Madonna Revisited" Gallery At the Rep, Santa Fe, NM
"Black, White and Read" Edith Lambert Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
"Money, Manna and Madness" Edith Lambert Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
"Voyeur: A Show of the Erotic" Rod Goebel Gallery, Taos, NM
1992 "Where's The Folk?" Leslie Muth Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 1989 "Mythmakers" William Campbell Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
1985 "Folk, Funk & Fantasy" Elaine Horwitch Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
PUBLICATIONS
2022 New American Paintings, Number 162, Open Press, Oct/Nov
2020 "No Words, Just Pictures: The Visual Language of Dirk Kortz (plus cover image),
Michael Abatemarco, New Mexican Pasatiempo, April 24
"The Collectors" - Southwest Contemporary, April issue
2014 “Universe of Dirk Kortz” THE magazine Dec-Jan 2014-15
“Persistence of Memory”, Review by Kathryn Davis, THE magazine, Nov.
“Connect The Dots – Dirk Kortz”, Michael Abatemarco, The New Mexican, Sept. 26
“Orale” Lowbrow Insurgence at the Harwood” Michael Abatemarco, The New Mexican, Oct. 3
2013 “Taking A Leap” Albuquerque Journal North, October 11
2011 “The Discovery of The Artist Dirk Kortz” AP video/CCTV.com April 21
2004 "Critical Reflections" (Review of 9/17 show) THE Magazine, November
2002 "Dirk Kortz: Bible Stories You Never Heard in Sunday School" Mokha Laget THE magazine November
"Bible Badness" Francesca Rodriquez, The SF REPORTER Sept. 11
"Professing Themselves To Be Wise, They Become Fools" Teri ThomsonRandall,
Pasatiempo/ New Mexican, Sept. 13-19
"Carnival Crews" Adrienne Frank GetOut Magazine July 11
2001 Gallery Hop The Santa Fe Reporter September 5-11
2000 "Lies We Love" (Cover) Warren Honaberger, PASATIEMPO Sept. 1
"The Other World" Jo Basiste, Albuquerque Journal North, Sept. 1
"Blues Be Gone", Triana Avis, The Santa Fe Reporter, August 30
September Previews, THE magazine, September 1
1999 New American Paintings , Number 24, Open Studios Press, September
"Artist Makes Music On Canvas With Love For The Blues" Craig Sullivan, Arts & Intellect,
Albuquerque Journal North , November 14
"NM Artists Enjoy National Exposure" The Sunday Journal Nov 21
"Comings and Goings" PASATIEMPO / New Mexican , November 12
"The Arts", Journal North , November 12
1998 "Good Mornin' Blues" Dennis Jarrett, The Reporter, October 28
"Dirk Kortz Plays the Blues on his Canvas" Lynn Cline, PASATIEMPO / New Mexican, October 30
"Special Image Issue" THE magazine, October
"Crossroads" The Other Side magazine, Jan/Feb
1997 "Dirk Kortz: Blues Roots" Emily Van Cleve, PASATIEMPO / New Mexican, 9/19
"The Universe of Dirk Kortz" (Cover) Guy Cross, THE magazine, October
"Image Issue" THE magazine , February
1996 "Career Track" Albuquerque Journal North, November 11
"Comings and Goings" PASATIEMPO / New Mexican , May 10 & June 7
"Just Turn Right at the Van Gogh" Gussie Fauntleroy, PASATIEMPO / New Mexican, May 17
1995 "Short Reviews" Richard Tobin, THE magazine, November
1994 "Comings and Goings" PASATIEMPO / New Mexican, October,28
"New Works by Gallery Artists" Gussie Fauntleroy PASATIEMPO / New Mexican, 5/13
"Studio Visits" THE magazine, May
1993 "What Does It Really Mean?" FOCUS/SANTA FE, December
"Gallery Hopping" Dean Balsamo, New Mexican, November
"NM '93 Exhibit Draws from Rich Diversity of Lifestyles" 3/11 Jason Silverman, New Mexican, March 11
"Money, Manna and Madness Exhibit" JohnVillani, New Mexican,
"Comings and Goings" PASATIEMPO / New Mexican, 3/25 -4/16
"Gallery Hopping" Dean Balsamo, New Mexican, March 11
"Gallery Hopping" Dean Balsamo, New Mexican, April 30
"Munson Zeros in Spotlight on the Work of New Artists" John Villani, New Mexican, 4/ 23
"Madonna Revisited: The Sacred Feminine" Simone Ellis, THE magazine, November
1992 "Discover" Tim O'Reilly & Diana Dill Savage, Dallas Morning News, 11/2
1991 "Where Black Ties and Bolos Meet" Anne-Marie Schiro, The New York Times, July.
1987 "Visual Arts" Linda Shockley, New Mexican, October 24
"Art Market" David Bell, Albuquerque Journal, November 28
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
University of Oklahoma Art Museum, Oklahoma City, OK
University of Arizona Art Museum, Tempe, AZ
Carnegie Institute Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Jean and Howard Lipman, Scottsdale, AZ
Jonathan and Faye Kellerman, Beverly Hills, CA
Bryan Cranston, Los angeles, CA
Christopher Cross, Los Angeles, CA
Debra and Bobby McFerrin, Minneapolis, MN
Christoph Wolff, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Rising Tide Productions, Nashville, TN
Jane and Michael Rice, UTZ Quality Foods, INC. New Oxford, PA
Judith Spreiser, Oakbrook, IL
Tom Tierney, New York, NY
Robert and Elizabeth Pozen, Boston, MA
FORMER REPRESENTATION
Elaine Horwitch Galleries Santa Fe, Scottsdale, Sedona, Palm Spgs.
Meyer Gallery Scottsdale, AZ
Edith Lambert Gallery Santa Fe, NM
Hahn-Ross Gallery Santa Fe, NM
Anne Reed Gallery Sun Valley, Idaho
Virginia Breier Gallery San Francisco, CA
Taylor-Gratzer Gallery Los Angeles, CA
Enthios Gallery Palm Springs, CA
Junard Gallery Sedona, AZ
Mobilia Cambridge, MA.
Leslie Muth Gallery Santa Fe, NM