At the end of this month, I am packing some artwork into a suitcase and heading to Berlin. As a part of the B-LA Connect Exchange, the SomoS Art House in Berlin will be hosting Nothing Special Los Angeles for a one-week exhibition. As the proprietor of this little space, I will be presenting the work of six California-based artists (including myself). The show will include work by:
Mark Flores, Julienne Fusello, Anthony Miserendino, Jeff St. Andrews, Frank J. Stockton, and William E. Jones.
Click here to view the Nothing Special's website. Please sign up for the mailing list if it looks like something you're interested in following. Nothing Special is also on Instagram as @nothingspeciallosangeles. B-LA Connect is on Instagram @b_la_connect. I will return to LA from Berlin on June 13.
Dirty Protest at the Hammer Museum - Slide Show Review
This review was originally shared to my Instagram Stories Feed.
Event Horizon - May 18 - June 29, 2019
Event Horizon - Group Show at CMAY Gallery in Los Angeles
I'm happy to be in a group show with some fantastic painters opening this Saturday at CMAY Gallery on Wilshire Blvd. Extrapolating from the press release, "Event Horizon" was curated around a concept of artists who play in equal measures iconography and expressiveness. The chosen cohort consists Carlson Hatton, Hadley Holliday, Mira Schnedler, and myself. The works I am showing revisit the weeping super hero motif that is at the center of my "True Believers" series. A blubbering strongman's chubby tears take center stage in the two main works, and carry over to four other 12 x 9" auxiliary paintings. The show will be on display through June 29.
Group Show at the Alliance Française de Los Angeles
This month, friends Beatrice and Laurent Chassepot are exhibiting a portion of their art collection at the Alliance Française de Los Angeles that includes one of my paintings. The show will be on display during the entire month of February.
Village (2016) will be on display at the Alliance Française de Los Angeles in February 2018.
Click the link below for more information: http://afdela.org/event/art-exhibition-beatrice-laurent-chassepot-french-art-week-2018/
I am also putting the final touches on a collection of casual notes and writings on painting & art called Double Jointed Spiral. Shoot me an email and let me know if you would like a copy when it’s finished.
Thanks for reading. I look forward to sharing more news in a few months.
American Genre: Contemporary Painting at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Portland, ME Exhibition concludes with a day-long symposium and panel discussion on September 15, 2017
AMERICAN GENRE: CONTEMPORARY PAINTING EXHIBITION AND SYMPOSIUM
American Genre: Contemporary Painting at the Institute of Contemporary Art at the Maine College of Art in Portland, ME is a survey of contemporary art exploring the role of three historical painting genres as a framework of knowledge for understanding and contextualizing contemporary painting practices.
Swimmer, oil on un-stretched canvas, 57.5 x 72 in., 2017 (cropped)
When I attended the show’s opening back in July, I felt a tremendous sense of humility and gratitude to see my painting, Swimmer (2017), hanging alongside the work of some of my favorite painters working today.
On Friday, September 15th the Institute will host a daylong symposium and panel discussion featuring a handful of participating artists and writers, along with the critic Barry Schwabsky and the show’s curator, Michelle Grabner.
For further information on the show, click here: https://www.meca.edu/event/american-genre-contemporary-painting-exhibition/ For information about the symposium on September 15, click here: https://www.meca.edu/event/ica-meca-american-genre-painting-symposium/
AMERICAN GENRE: CONTEMPORARY PAINTING // JULY 20 - SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
I’m excited to announce that I will be participating in a group exhibition in Portland, ME this Summer. The exhibition will run from July 20 - September 15, 2017, and will conclude with a live symposium on the subject of genre in contemporary painting. Curated by Michelle Grabner.
Reception: Thursday, July 20, 2017, 5:00–8:00pm
Institute of Contemporary Art at the Maine College of Art in Portland, ME
Information: https://www.meca.edu/event/american-genre-contemporary-painting-exhibition/