Garabedian was the subject of solo survey exhibitions at the La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art (now the MCA San Diego) in 1981, and the Rose Art Museum in 1983, by which time it was clear that he was boldly, exceptionally independent. (museumpublicity.com)
He had his first major solo survey at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1985 and was awarded the Turner Prize in the same year. (whitechapelgallery.org)
In 2006, Pettibon had a major solo survey exhibition at the Centro de Arte Contemporaneo de Malaga, Spain that traveled to the kestnergesellschaft in Hannover, Germany. (en.wikipedia.org)