SUPERFLY GALLERY

Jim Dine was born June 16, 1935, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy during his senior year of high school and then went to the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the University of Cincinnati, and Ohio University, Athens, from which he received his B.F.A. in 1957. A B.F.A. is a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts. Dine later moved to NYC in 1959 and was one of the main creators of “Happenings”. He worked with Allan Kaprow, and Robert Whitman. He showed at the Judson Gallery, New York, in 1958 and 1959. His first solo show took place at the Reuben Gallery, New York, in 1960.

Dine is related to the development of Pop art in the early 1960s. Often, he focused on everyday objects such as articles of clothing and even a bathroom sink to his canvas. Dine has created a number of three-dimensional works and is well-known for his prints and drawings. He has written several books of poetry.