Education
MFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
BFA, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri
Selected Exhibitions
Solo
2024
(September), Studio Break Gallery, West Chicago, IL
2023
Shelter, JPS Gallery, Paris
2022
Our Nature, JPS Gallery, Hong Kong
2021
Afire, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
1996
Small Victories, Lyons-Wier & Ginsberg Gallery, Chicago, IL
1995
Trivial and Paradigmatic, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
1994
Daniel Oliver, Lyons Wier Gallery, Chicago, IL
1993
New Paintings, Lyons Wier Gallery, Chicago, IL
Group
2024
(September) The Quiet is So Noisy, curated by Lora Fosberg, Zolla Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
Subject Matters, Richard Beavers Gallery, Soho, New York, NY
Gesso III “In Plain Sight,” curated by Mr. Nice Art, Connect Gallery, Chicago, IL
Los Caprichos, curated by Gabi Suarez, Est_Art Space, Madrid, Spain
Urvanity Art Fair 2024 (UVNT), with JPS Gallery, Madrid, Spain
2023
Art Central Hong Kong, with JPS Gallery, Tokyo, Hong Kong
Dreaming Awake, Dan Oliver, Geppy Pisanelli and Mark Posey, GR Gallery, New York, NY
California Dreamin’: A Group Show in Collaboration with Joe Chira, Lorin Gallery DTLA, Los Angeles, CA
2022
A Sizzlin’ Summer, GR Gallery, New York, NY
Yesterday We Said Tomorrow: Painting and Sculpture by Lora Fosberg, Dan Oliver and Frank Trankina, Peeler Art Center, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
Fahrenheit 2022, Glow, Chicago, IL
Art Fair Tokyo, with JPS Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Bonjour Paris, pop-up exhibition by JPS Gallery, Paris, France
Expo Chicago, with OTI Gallery, Chicago, IL
Gesso, curated by Mr. Niceart, 400 N. Peoria, Chicago, IL
Gesso Gold Coast, curated by Mr. Niceart, 112 E. Oak Street, Chicago, IL
Art Central Hong Kong, with JPS Gallery, Tokyo, Hong Kong
2021
Generation Next, 21 Grams Gallery, Chicago, IL
Solitude, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
9th Annual Bridgeport Art Center Competition, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL
2020
Of Time and Place, The Art Center Highland Park, Highland Park, IL
The Shit Show, Mighty Fine Arts, Dallas, TX
76th Rockford Midwestern Biennial, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
2019
Flat File Program, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, New York, NY
Inside/Outside, The Art Center Highland Park, Highland Park, IL
Intimate: Small works by 9 Artists, Glow, Chicago, IL
2001
From Steel to Flesh, curated by Lisa Wainwright, Indiana University NW Gallery of Art, Gary, IN
Gallery Artists, Gescheidel Gallery, Chicago, IL
1999
Gallery Artists, Lyons-Wier Packer Gallery, Chicago, IL
1995
More than Real, curated by Phyllis Bramson, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL
S.O.F.A, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL (Lyons-Wier & Ginsberg Gallery)
Is There Still Life?, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL
Gallery Artists, Lyons-Wier & Ginsberg Gallery, Chicago, IL
1994
New Art '94, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Rockford Vicinity Exhibition, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
13th Annual Benefit Auction, N.A.M.E. Gallery, Chicago, IL
1993
Group Show, N.A.M.E. Gallery, Chicago, IL
Deluge, Lyons Wier Gallery, Chicago
Group Exhibition, Peter Miller Gallery, Chicago, IL
1992
Bi-State Regional Art Showcase, Davenport Museum of Art, Davenport, IA
1991
Group Exhibition, Gallery 2, Chicago, IL
Awards and Distinctions
1991
Traveling Fellowship Award, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1988
Full-Tuition Merit Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Press
GR Gallery Strikes Again with “Dreaming Awake,” Art Exhibition Featuring Dan Oliver, Geppy Pisanelli and Mark Posey, Jeff Mitchell, Odd Nugget, May 3, 2023
Dan Oliver: Interview, Inspirational 60 Art Magazine, April 2022
“Afire” Burns Brightly from Within the Evanston Art Center, Rebecca Memoli, New Art Examiner, January, 2022
9th Annual Art Competition (Catalog), Bridgeport Art Center, 2021
The Rockford Midwestern Biennial (Catalog), Rockford Art Museum, 2020–2021
In These Times, Mitch Hurst, The North Shore Weekend, Dec. 20, 2020
The Shelf-Life of Abstraction, Jonathan Beller, 1994
A Closer Look, Chicago Artists' News, February, 1994