Born June 5 1956 Education School of Visual Arts, NYC, NY, BFA Graphics 1977

Selected Museum and University Solo Exhibitions
GARTEL RETROSPECTIVE, Palm Beach Photographic Museum, Delray Beach, FL, 2001
GARTEL RETROSPECTIVE, Nathan D. Rosen Museum Gallery, Boca Raton, FL, 2001
L. Gartel: A Cybernetic Romance, Northwestern State Univ., Natchitotches, LA, 1995
L. Gartel: A Cybernetic Romance, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA, 1994
Gartel: A Cybernetic Romance, Ringling School of Art & Design, FL, 1992
Gartel: A Cybernetic Romance, Musee Francais de Photographie, Paris, France, 1992
Laurence Gartel: Retrospective, Middle Tenn. State Univ., Murfr, KY, 1992
Laurence M. Gartel: Cybernetic Romance, Norton Gallery, W. Palm Beach, FL, 1991
Laurence M. Gartel, Computer Images, Portland State University, OR, 1991
East Meets West, University of Southern Colorado, Pueblo, CO, 1990
Nuvo Japonica, Joan Whitney Payson Gallery, Portland, ME, 1989
A Cybernetic Romance, Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, NY, 1989

Selected Gallery Solo Exhibitions
GARTEL RETROSPECTIVE, Galerie L, Moscow, Russia, 2000
GARTEL Italian Series, Spaziotempo Gallery, Florence, Italy, 2000
GARTEL: MILANO ART FAIR, Milan, Italy, 2000
GARTEL: Digital Art, DFN Gallery, NYC, NY, 2000
GARTEL: Larger than Life, Caitlyn Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 1999
GARTEL, ZURICH ART FAIR, Switzerland, 1999
GARTEL, Colville Place Gallery, London, U.K., 1999
GARTEL, Italian Cultural Institute, NYC., NY, 1999
GARTEL: MILANO ART FAIR, Milan, Italy, 1999
Laurence Gartel: Arte & Tecnologie, Galerie Posteria, Milan, Italy, 1998
L. Gartel: Older Works: 77'-82', Galerie der Gegenwart, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1998
Honoring L. Gartel: 20 Years of Computer Art, ART FAIR, Innsbruck, Austria, 1998
Laurence Gartel: 20 Years of Computer Art, Philip Morris, Berlin, Germany, 1997
Laurence Gartel: 20 Years of Computer Art, Philip Morris, Hamburg, Germany, 1997
Laurence Gartel: 20 Years of Computer Art, Philip Morris, Munich, Germany, 1997
Laurence Gartel: 20 Years of Computer Art, America Haus, Frankfurt, Germany, 1997
L. Gartel: New Works, Galerie der Gegenwart, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1997
L. Gartel: A Cybernetic Romance, Galerie der Gegenwart, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1995
L. Gartel: A Cybernetic Romance, Palm Beach Int. Airport, Palm Beach, FL, 1995
Laurence M. Gartel: A Cybernetic Romance, Nicolae Gallery, Columbus, OH, 1992
Gartel: Romance Cibernetico, Gallery Euroamericano, Caracas, Venezuela, 1992
Cybernetic Romance, Fotogalerie Bordeneau, Neustadt, Germany, 1992
Cybernetic Romance, Calenberger Volksbank, Seelze, Germany, 1992
Laurence M. Gartel, MONDO MIAMI, Virginia Miller Gallery, Coral Gables, FL, 1991
Gartel, Cybernetic Romance and Computography, Neikrug Gallery, NYC, NY, 1991
Nuvo Japonica, Verbum Gallery, San Diego, CA, 1991
L. Gartel, Digitized Holiday Visions, Virginia Miller Gallery, Coral Gables, FL, 1990
Gartel and Photography: The Next 150 Years, Spiritus Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA, 1990
East Meets West, University of Southern Colorado, Pueblo, CO, 1990
Nuvo Japonica, Gallery International 57, NYC, NY, 1990
Laurence M. Gartel: Video Photos, Nikon House Gallery, NYC, NY, 1980
Laurence M. Gartel: Video Photos, Sea Cliff Photography, Sea Cliff, NY

Selected Museum and University Group Exhibitions
First Elvis Art Show, Hollywood Art and Cultural Center, Hollywood, FL, 1998
Inaugural Exhibition, Museum of New Arts, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 1996
Digital Salon, Palm Beach Community College Museum, Lake Worth, FL,1995
Civil Rights, The Bronx Museum for the Arts, Bronx, NY, 1991
Infinite Illusions, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C., 1990
Exchange of Information, Museum of Modern Art, NYC, NY, 1990
Out of Bounds, Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY, 1989
Electronic Imaging, St. Louis Community College, MO, 1989
WYSIWYG, Blair Museum, Holidaysburg, PA, 1989
The Artist & The Computer, Bronx Museum for the Arts, Bronx, NY, 1987
Computer Art, University of Dublin, Ireland, 1987
Computer Art, Columbia University, NYC, NY, 1984
Abstract and Image Processing, P.S. 1 Museum, Long Island City, NY, 1984
The Artist & The Computer, Long Beach Museum of Art, CA, 1983
Points of View, Museum of Art University of Oklahoma, OK, 1982

Selected Gallery Group Exhibitions
Summer Show, DFN Gallery, NYC, NY, 2000
Dream Contenary Computer Graphics Grand Prix 99, Aizu, Japan, 1999
Video History: Making Connections, Syracuse, NY, 1998
Pioneers of Digital Photography, Open Space Gallery, Allentown, PA, 1998
TOUCHWARE Art Gallery: 25th Anniversary, Siggraph '98, Orlando, FL, 1998
Computer Art: Anjal & Laurence Gartel, Broward Community College, FL, 1998
Digipainting '97 Echi dal terzo Millennio, Rome, Italy, 1997
ART FAIR: Editions of Art, Innsbruck, Austria, 1997
ART FAIR: Art Multiple, Dusseldorf, Germany, 1996
Computer Art, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, 1996
ART FAIR: LA Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA, 1992
East/ West Photography Conference, Poland, 1992
Computer Art, Olympia & York, NYC, NY, 1991
The Exquisite FAX, FAX ART, 612-690-0172, Minneapolis, MN, 1991
Transportation on Images, John Wayne International Airport, Orange County, CA, 1990
Second International Symposium on Electronic Art, Amsterdam, Holland, 1990
Eurographics 1990, Montreaux, Switzerland, 1990
Infinite Illusions, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C., 1990
Computer Art, Prix Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria, 1989
Computer Art, Images Du Futur, Montreal, Canada, 1988
Computer Art Show, Siggraph, various locations 1986-83
Ready for Prime Time Artists, Discovery Gallery, Glen Cove, NY, 1983
Video Art, Flviana Gallery, Locarno, Switzerland, 1980

Selected Collections
The Museum of Modern Art, Lending Collection, NYC, NY
Long Beach Museum of Art, CA
Experimental TV Center, Owego, NY
Fine Art Museum of Long Island, NY
School of Visual Arts, NYC, NY
Palm Beach Photographic Museum, FL
Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France
Musee Francais de la Photography, Paris, France
Coca-Cola, Atlanta, GA
Polaroid Collection, Cambridge Massachusetts, and Zurich, Switzerland
Philip Morris, Hamburg, Germany
Commerzbank, Frankfurt, Germany
Absolut Museum, NYC, NY
Shaw Walker, NYC, NY
Polk & Davis & Wardell, NYC, NY

Selected Grants and Awards
Institut fur Neue Median, Frankfurt, Germany
Artist in Residency InterMedia Art Center, Bayville, NY
Video Award Experimental TV Center, Owego, NY
Artist in Residency Film Video Arts Center, NY
Artist in Residency Art Directors Club of New Jersey
22nd Annual Award Show Polaroid Corporation, MA
Research Grant Kodak Corporation, NY
Research Grant Apple Computer, Milan, Italy

In Kind Grants
IBM, Canon USA, Apple, Adobe Systems, Roland, Iomega, La Cie, Epson America, Metacreations, ArcSoft, LaCaere

Selected Commissions
The Walt Disney Company; Bristol Myers Squibb; Philip Morris,; Commerzbank; GWW Wiesbaden; BATES Agency Frankfurt; Budweiser; Amerivox; Sprint; Roche Pharmaceuticals; Phoenix Suns Basketball Team; Dan Majerle's Sports Bar, Phoenix, AZ; St. Louis Rams Football Team, Museum of Discovery & Science, FL; Mobil Oil; Amerivox; Grapevine Telecards; IBM; Canon USA; Marlboro; SWATCH, Switzerland; Boy Scouts of America; Future Film Festival, Bologna, Italy; METRO-DADE Art-In-Public-Places commission for the Miami International Airport Concourse F; ABSOLUT GARTEL for Absolut Vodka appearing in: Art-In-America, Artforum, Art and Auction, Sotheby's Preview, Scientific America, WIRED, Art and Antiques, Technology Review, NY Magazine; Official Poster for the Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival, Ft. Lauderdale, 1995; Official Poster for the Palm Beach Photography Workshops & Museum; Dinosaur Poster Series Image Marketing, Chicago, IL; Foto Fusion Festival, Delray, FL, 1996; SAKURA, NYC, NY; ACME Writing Tools; Ritzenhoff Cristal, Germany; and numerous international private collections