Photograph (detail) by Daniel Nicoletta, 1989
Excerpted from: Jerome After the Pageant

Jerome David Caja

Born:  January 20, 1958 in Cleveland, OH
Died: November 3, 1995 in San Francisco, CA

Education

1986 – Master of Fine Art
San Francisco Art Institute

1984 – Bachelor of Art
Cleveland State University

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2014 – Nov. 19 "Jerome Caja,"
    Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
  • 2007 – "Jerome Caja,"
    Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
  • 2005 – "Jerome Caja,"
    Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
  • 1999 – "Jerome Caja,"
    Visual Arts Center, Fullerton, CA
  • 1994 – "Dirty Little Secrets,"
    Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
  • 1990 – "Compact,"
    Art Lick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 1989 – "Cosmetic Miracles,"
    Force Nordstrom Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Group Exhibitions

  • 2012 – "Contemporary Painting, 1960 to the Present,"
    SFMOMA, San Francisco, CA
  • 2011 – "Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture,"
    National Portrait Gallery, WA DC
  • 2008 – "Kiki: The Proof is in the Pudding,"
    Ratio 3 Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 2007 –  "Remember Jerome,"
    Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 2000 – "Made in California,"
    LA County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2000 – "Odyssey and Underworld,"
    SomArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 1998 – "Double Trouble: The Patchett Collection,"
    Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA
  • 1998 – "Cocktail Hour: New Imagery in the AIDS Era,"
    SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA
  • 1997 – "Nature vs. Nurture,"
    SF State University, San Francisco, CA
  • 1996 – "In A Different Light,"
    University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
  • 1996 – "Millennium Coming: The New Degenerate Art Show,"
    The Lab, San Francisco, CA
  • 1995 – "Day Without Art,"
    Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco, CA
  • 1994 – "Toilet Water,"
    Kiki, San Francisco, CA
  • 1994 – "Bad Girls,"
    Kim Light Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  • 1993 – "In Out Of The Cold,"
    Yerba Buena Center for The Arts, San Francisco, CA
  • 1991 – "Tricks and Treats,"
    Art Lick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 1991 – "Facing the Finish,"
    San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
  • 1991 – "Bienville Gallery,"
    New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 1990 – "X-Mas Show,"
    Art Lick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 1990 – "Sophia,"
    Art Lick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 1989 – "X-Mas Show,"
    Art Lick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 1989 – "Cats,"
    Force Nordstrom Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 1989 – "Hospital Party,"
    A Different Light Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 1989 – "Go-Go To Hell,"
    Art Lick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 1986 – "Art Now '86, Master of Art Graduate Exhibition,"
    Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
  • 1985 – "Art From God,"
    Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 1982 – "May Show,"
    Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • 1982 – "Cleveland State Student Exhibition,"
    Cleveland State, Cleveland, OH

Bibliography

  • 2010 – Oct. "Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture," 
    Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C., (essay by Jonathan Katz, catalogue by David C. Ward)
  • 2009 – Oct. 29 "One Fag’s Story: An Episodic Serial of Gay SF,"
    San Francisco Bay Times, (by Baird, Don)
  • 2006 – "Art of Engagement: Visual Politics in California and Beyond,"
    (by Selz, Peter with an essay by Landauer, Suzan)
  • 1996 – Dec. "Resurrection,"
    The Boston Phoenix, (by Turner, Fred)
  • 1996 – "Jerome: After the Pageant,"
    Bastard Books, San Francisco, (by Avena, Thomas)
  • 1994 – Apr. 15 "Give 'em that ol' tired religion,"
    San Francisco Examiner
  • 1994 – Feb. 8 "Bad Girls: Feminism on Wry,"
    Los Angeles Times
  • 1994 – Apr. 1 "Life Sentences, Writers, Artists, and AIDS,"
    Mercury House Books, (by Avena, Thomas)
  • 1993 – Apr. 11 "Drag Queen Waxes Cosmetic to Create 'Compact' Exhibit,"
    San Francisco Examiner, (by Bonetti, David)
  • 1993 – Oct. 22 "New World, New Gallery, New Visions,"
    San Jose Mercury News Eye, (by Marclay, Catherine)
  • 1993 – Oct. 11 "Critics Preview Yerba Events,"
    San Francisco Chronicle, (by Baker, Kenneth)
  • 1992 – May 1 "10 California Artists "Facing The Finish,"
    Los Angeles Times, (by Knight, Christopher)
  • 1991 – Dec. "Facing the Finish,"
    ARTnews
  • 1991 – Oct. 24 "Born To Shop,"
    Artweek, (by Van Proyen, Mark)
  • 1991 – July 19 "And In The End,"
    Santa Barbara news Press, (by Crowder, Joan)
  • 1991 – Jan. 18 "X-Art Coalition deals in Gender and Prepresentation,"
    Crescent City Star, New Orleans, (by Probart, Jeff)
  • 1991 – Jan. 11 "Probing Show Tackles Social Conventions," 
    Lagniappe, New Orleans, (by Green, Roger)
  • 1990 – Dec. 4 "He Covers The Garbage Front: Jerome Caja Turns Trash Into Treasures,"
    The Advocate, (by Koskovich, Gerard)
  • 1990 – Sep. 20 "Modernism Goes International,"
    San Francisco Examiner
  • 1990 – June 28 "Dear Diary: What A Party! From Weird To Outrageous During Gay Freedom Week,"
    San Francisco Examiner
  • 1990 – June 28 "Explosion of Gay AIDS Art,"
    San Francisco Examiner
  • 1990 – Apr. 12 "From Jesus To Bozo,"
    The Sentinel, (by Friedman, Robert)
  • 1990 – Apr. 11 "Visible Alternatives,"
    SF Weekly, (by Helfand, Glen)
  • 1990 – Apr. 5 "As The Legend Grows: A Chat With Jerome About His Life and Art,"
    Bay Area Reporter, (by Abbot, Steve)
  • 1990 – Apr. 5 "Glamour? Jerome,"
    Bay Area Reporter, (by Ford, Dave)
  • 1990 – Apr. 5 "The Vision of A Saint,"
    Bay Area Reporter
  • 1989 – Apr. "Jerome Caja, Force Nordstrom Gallery,"
    Artforum, (by Strauss, David Levi)
  • 1986 – "Art Now '86"
    San Francisco Art Institute, MFA Graduate Exhibition Catalogue
  • 1984 – Nov. "The 65th May Show,"
    Ceramic Monthly
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