JOSH DIHLE (American, b. 1984) lives and works in Chicago, IL. He received his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2012 and his BA at Middlebury College in 2007. His residencies include Kunstmeile Krems (Austria), Ace Hotel (Chicago, IL), Catwalk Institute (Catskill, NY), Vermont Studio Center (Johnson, VT) and the Ox-Bow Summer Arts Faculty Residency (Sagatauck, MI). Solo exhibitions include ANDREW RAFACZ, forthcoming (Chicago, IL), M+B (Los Angeles, CA), 4th Ward Project Space (Chicago, IL), the McAninch Arts Center (Chicago, IL), and Valerie Carberry Gallery (Chicago, IL). Group exhibitions include Gaa Gallery (New York, NY), Zolla Lieberman (Chicago, IL), MASSIMODECARLO Vspace (Milan, Italy), University of Maine Museum of Art (Bangor, ME), Hyde Park Art Center (Chicago, IL), Rover (Chicago, IL), Elmhurst Art Museum (Elmhurst, IL), Flyweight Projects (New York, NY), Essex Flowers Gallery (New York, NY), Ruschman (Mexico City, Mexico) and Annarumma Gallery (Naples, Italy). His work and curatorial projects have been written about in the New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, NewCity, Artspace, The Washington Post, and Artsy, among others. For a decade, Dihle was co-director of the Chicago artist project space Julius Caesar. Currently he is a co-founder of COLOR CLUB (Chicago, IL), co-founder of Barely Fair (Chicago, IL), and co-founder of The Sugar Hole, the world’s only puppet-powered ice cream walk-up window (located at Color Club, Chicago,IL).

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Josh Dihle, The Austrian Method, 2024, jewelry, found bullet casing, shells, toys, eye agate, Lacoste patch, and casein on carved walnut, 18 x 14 x 1.5 in.
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Josh Dihle, Vista (Lush), 2024, oil on canvas, 12 in. diameter
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Josh Dihle,Vista (Desert), 2024, oil on canvas, 12 in. diameter
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Josh Dihle, Sinus, 2024, amber, fossils, rocks, toys, mosaic glass, and casein on carved walnut, 18 x 14 x 1.5 in.
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Josh Dihle, Untitled (Moreau/Detrick), 2024, walnut, paper pulp, plaster, foam, faux fur, found objects, acrylic, and oil on panel, 40.25 x 31 x 13 in.
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Josh Dihle, Untitled (Moreau/Detrick), detail, 2024.
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Josh Dihle, Mr. Sun Mr. Sun, 2024, oil and acrylic on canvas over panel, 10.25 x 16 in.
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Josh Dihle, Mrs. Toast, 2024 Turquoise, fossils, coral, guitar picks, rocks, glass, amber, toys, glass, unfired clay, enamel, plastic, and casein on carved basswood, 18 x 14 x 1.75 in.
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Josh Dihle, Night Scene, 2024, turquoise, fossils, rocks, bell, rivet, and colored pencil on carved, oxidized walnut, 18 x 14 x 1.25 in.
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Josh Dihle, Gum, 2023, amber, fossils, rocks, plastic toys, beads, glass, metal pin, hair clip, and casein on carved walnut, 18 x 14 x 2 in.
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Josh Dihle, Fledermaus, 2023, casein, rocks, crystals, metal bell, fossil, shells, PopSocket, and plastic pegasus toy on carved walnut, 18.5 x 14 x 2 in.
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Josh Dihle, Nest, 2023, casein, enamel, air-drying clay, pipe cleaner, duct tape on carved walnut, 61 x 42 x 3 in.
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Josh Dihle, Dis, 2023, amber, fossils, rocks, metal, plastic toys, and enamel on carved oxidized walnut, 18 x 14 x 2 in.
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Josh Dihle, Yellow Heart, 2023, fossils, amber, shells, rock, colored pencil, and casein on carved walnut, 4.5 x 5 x 1.75 in.
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Josh Dihle, Red Hand, 2023, amber, shells, colored pencil, and casein on carved walnut, 5 x 4.5 x 1 in.
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Josh Dihle, Blue Head, 2023 Fossil, amber, shell, colored pencil, and casein on carved walnut, 4.5 x 4 1.5 in.
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Josh Dihle, Hand with Tooth (front), 2023, human tooth, acorn, rocks, amber, fossil, bead, and walnut on carved mahogany, 4.5 x 4.5 x 1.5 in.
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Josh Dihle, Duck/Hand (green), 2023, fossils, amber, shells, rock, colored pencil, and casein on carved walnut, 4 x 7 x 1 in.
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Josh Dihle, Gift Hand, 2023, fossils, amber, glass, rocks, plastic level, and Legos on carved walnut, 3 x 2.5 x 2 in.
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Josh Dihle, Hand with Tooth (back), 2023, human tooth, acorn, rocks, amber, fossil, bead, and walnut on carved mahogany, 4.5 x 4.5 x 1.5 in.
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Josh Dihle, Sedan with Flag, 2020, walnut, cloth, string, rock, bell, bead, 5.25 x 2 x 4.5 in.
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Josh Dihle, Alligator Gar, 2022, fossils, rocks, crystals, amber, beads, nut, plastic toy, metal bell, and colored pencil on walnut, 10.5 x 3.75 x 3.75 in.
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Josh Dihle, Bluegill, 2022, rocks, amber, metal bells, plastic toys, glass, bead, and colored pencil on walnut, 4 x 8 x 3 in.
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Josh Dihle, Reminder, 2023.
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Josh Dihle, Reminder, 2023 meteorite, AirPod, rocks, and tacks on carved walnut, 7.25 x 4 x 3.5 in.
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Josh Dihle, Reminder, 2023.
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Josh Dihle, Untitled (Drawing 48), 2015-2022, graphite on paper, 12 x 9 in.
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Josh Dihle, Untitled (Drawing 23), 2015-2022, graphite on paper, 12 x 9 in.
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Josh Dihle, Untitled (Drawing 18), 2015-2022, graphite on paper, 12 x 9 in.
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Josh Dihle, Untitled (Drawing 28), 2015-2022, graphite on paper, 12 x 9 in.
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Josh Dihle, Untitled (Drawing 19), 2015-2022, graphite on paper, 12 x 9 in.
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Josh Dihle, Untitled (Drawing 37), 2015-2022, graphite on paper, 12 x 9 in.
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Josh Dihle, Blue Cave, 2020, oil on linen over panel, 24 x 18 in.
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Josh Dihle, Them, 2020, Oil on linen, 24 x 18 in.
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Josh Dihle, Purple Pond, 2017-20, oil on linen over panel, 24 x 18 in.
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Josh Dihle, Seer, 2020, oxidized walnut, 66 x 49.5 x 3 in.
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Josh Dihle, Feeler, 2020, walnut, 66 x 51 x 2.5 in.
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Josh Dihle, Sampler, 2020, casein, rocks, fossils, human tooth, coral, colored pencil, walnut nuts, bismuth, plastic toys, metal lid, beach glass, 9 mm shell casings, memory card, plastic fruit, steel penny, mercury head dime, and uvarovite on walnut, 66 x 50 x 4 in.
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Josh Dihle, Nether Eye Looking Bench, 2019, wenge, fossils, plastic frog, acrylic, graphite, oil, found objects, 20 x 30 x 10 in.
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Josh Dihle, Cave Dog, 2020, teeth, pastel, and colored pencil on walnut, 24 x 18 x 3.5 in.
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Josh Dihle, Eaters (red striped plants), 2020, enamel on basswood, 13 x 10 x 2 in.
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NADA Miami, Installation view, 2024.
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NADA Miami, Installation view, 2024.
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NADA Miami, Installation view, 2023.
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NADA Miami, Installation view, 2023.
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NADA Miami, Installation view, 2023.
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Adventure in My Dream, Installation view, 2023.
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Adventure in My Dream, Installation view, 2023.
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Adventure in My Dream, Installation view, 2023.
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Adventure in My Dream, Installation view, 2023.
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Adventure in My Dream, Installation view, 2023.
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Josh Dihle, Low Tide at the Leetown Reservoir, Installation View, 2022.
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Josh Dihle, Low Tide at the Leetown Reservoir, Installation View, 2022.
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Josh Dihle, Low Tide at the Leetown Reservoir, Installation View, 2022.
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Josh Dihle, Low Tide at the Leetown Reservoir, Installation View, 2022.

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