Born July 7, 1976 in San Antonio, TX
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

Education
Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT
MFA, Painting and Printmaking, May 2001.

University of Texas at Austin
BFA, Studio Art, with emphasis in Painting and Drawing, May 1998.

Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
I Think of Demons, Fredericks & Fresier, New York, NY, 2008.

Nicholas Di Genova & Sean McCarthy, Fredericks Freiser Gallery, New York, NY, 2005.

Group Exhibitions
Natural Renditions, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, NY, 2010.

The New Weird America, Dana Art Gallery, Wellesley, MA, 2010.

Insomnia, Peter Fingesten Gallery, Pace University, New York, NY, 2009.

Freaks, Privateer, Brooklyn, NY, 2008.

They Fought a Running Engagement (Collaborations), Fredericks & Fresier, New York, NY, 2008.

Drawn, Hanged and Quartered, Peter Fingesten Gallery, Pace University, New York, NY, 2007.

100 Artists - 100 Watercolors, Jeannie Freilich Fine Art, New York, NY, 2006.

DIY TLC, New York Institute of Technology, New York, NY, 2006.

Ides of March, ABCNoRio, New York, NY, 2006.

Black Moon Island: Contemporary International Drawing, One in the Other, London, UK, 2006.

Projector Project, aRAMONA Gallery, New York, NY, 2005.

Graphic, Fredericks Freiser Gallery, New York, NY, 2004.

Publish and be Damned, Cubitt Artists Gallery, London, UK, 2004.

MFA Thesis Exhibition, Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT, 2001.

Yale 2001 MFA Painting/Printmaking Exhibition, Ellen Battell Stoeckel Estate, Norfolk, CT, 2000.

Publications
The New Weird America, exhibition catalogue, Dana Art Gallery, 2010.

Monster Island 3, edited by Billy Mavreas, Conundrum Press, 2007.

Palimpsest Literary & Arts Magazine, Volume 4, Issue 1, 2006.

Paping, issues 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 14, edited by John Mejias, 2003–2006.

Boog City, issue 33, art directed by Brenda Ijima, 2006.

DIY TLC: An Exhibition of New Art by Partyka and Friends, exhbition catalogue, Partyka, 2006.

Partyka: Selected Daily Drawings, 2003–2005, Partyka, 2005.

See How Pretty, See How Smart, issues 1,2 and 3 edited by the artist, 2003–2004, issue 4 edited by the artist and Craig Taylor, 2005.

Broken Pencil, Issue 28. 2005.

Publish and be Damned, exhibition catalogue, Cubitt Artists Gallery, 2004.

Yale 2001 MFA Painting/Printmaking Exhibition, exhibition catalogue, Yale Norfolk Summer School of Art and Music, 2000.

Curatorial/Editorial
Curator, Nature, Once Removed: The (Un)Natural World in Contemporary Drawing, Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, NY 2010.

Section Editor, Glossator: Theory and Practice of the Commentary, CUNY Graduate Center, April 2008–present.

Curator, Permutations, New York Institute of Technology, New York, NY, 2007.

Bibliography
Cook, Mary. “Sean McCarthy at Fredericks & Freiser,” NY Arts, March/April 2008.

Davis, Paul Matthew. “Paping #14,” Punk Planet, January/February 2007.

Dickson, Evan. “See How Pretty See How Smart #4,” Broken Pencil, Issue 30, 2006.

Defore, John. “Framed: New Talent Travels In Packs,” San Antonio Current, May 10, 2006.

Diaz, Hatuey. “See How Pretty, See How Smart #2, #3, #4,” Punk Planet, March/April 2006.

Gelber, Eric. “Sean McCarthy at Fredericks & Freiser,” artcritical.com, March 2008.

Horner, James. “Staying up with ‘Insomnia’,” examiner.com, November 17, 2009.

Knight, Julia. “Au Revoir, Andy Warhol: Zak Smith and Sean McCarthy Interview,” Whitehot Magazine, Issue 4, Summer 2007.

Rosson, Keith. “See How Pretty, See How Smart #3,” Razorcake, February/March 2006.

Smith, Zak. “Zak Smith in Conversation With Sean McCarthy,” The Rumpus, June 15, 2009.

Trice, Emilie. “Anarchy in the U.K.,” artnet Magazine, October 15, 2007.

Wilson, Michael. “Nicholas Di Genova at Fredericks & Freiser,” Artforum, May 2010.

Zucker, Kevin. “Thematic Apperception Test,” The Highlights, August 2008.

Teaching Positions
Lehman College, City University of New York, Bronx, NY
Assistant Professor, Art, September 2007 – present.
Adjunct Lecturer, Art, January 2006 – May 2007.

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Lecturer, HEOP Summer Enrichment Program, July 2007.

New York Institute of Technology, New York/Old Westbury, NY
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Fine Arts, September 2004 – May 2007.

Yale University, New Haven, CT
Teaching Assistant to Kurt Kauper, Intermediate Painting, September 2000 – May 2001.
Teaching Assistant to Craig Taylor, Intermediate Drawing, Summer 2000.

Awards and Residencies
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, Artist's Grant and Residency, July 2009.

Lectures, Juries and Public Appearances
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, Guest Critic, Printmaking, March 2010 and May 2009.

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, Visiting Artist, Painting, October 2009.

New York Institute of Technology, New York, NY, Panel moderator, Permutations, April 2007, and DIY TLC, April 2006.

Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, Visiting Artist, Drawing, November 2006.

MacDougal Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, Guest Lecturer, October 2006.

WPS1 Art Radio, New York, NY, Guest Host, “The Lonely Bitter Hour,” Editions 5, 6, 16, 17, 20, 21, 2005 – 2006.

Scholastic Art Awards, Juror, Drawing and Group I Region-at-Large, 2006.

Lehman College, City University of New York, Bronx, NY, Visiting Artist, Printmaking, Novermber 2005.

Baltimore School for the Arts, Baltimore, MD, Visiting Artist, Painting, November 2005 and April 2002.

Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, Visiting Artist, Painting, October 2000.