I’m thrilled to have contributed an essay for this feature about my work in Chronos, published by my alma mater McGill University. Many thanks to Editor-in-Chief Edward Dunsworth and Managing Editor Cian Dinan for the opportunity!
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NOT EVEN HOME WILL BE WITH YOU FOREVER
I’m happy to share that my work is currently on view in Field Projects’ virtual exhibition, NOT EVEN HOME WILL BE WITH YOU FOREVER, accompanying their physical exhibition of the same name.
The show’s curatorial theme really speaks to me and resonates with the inspiration behind my painting, Hawk’s Nest, below. Check out the physical show in NYC and the online exhibition at fieldprojectsgallery.com
Thank you to curators Amanda Barker, Jacob Rhodes, Kris Racaniello and Carmen, and thank you Field Projects for the opportunity!
Color: Visible Windows
I’m excited to share that I’ll have new work in this group show with wonderful artists Kim Manfredi and Amanda Bylone at Gong Art Gallery in Newport Beach, CA. Opening Friday April 22nd 5:30-7:30 and up through June 5th.
EMBRACE // curated by Deanna Evans // Maake Projects exhibition July 17th - Aug 21st, 2021 →
I’m thrilled to be included in EMBRACE, Maake Projects’ summer group exhibition curated by Deanna Evans. In-person viewings at Maake’s new exhibition space in State College, PA, are available by appointment — please email info@maake.org to schedule a visit. Sincerest thanks to Deanna Evans and everyone at Maake <3
Bound up Together: On the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment
It’s an honor to have several of my paintings included in this timely exhibition. Sincere thanks to Rachel Gugelberger and Smack Mellon for the opportunity.
For more information please visit www.smackmellon.org
Rejoinder: Storytelling for Social Change (Issue 5, Spring 2020) →
Sincere thanks to Sarah Tobias and Andrea Zerpa for including my work in the Spring 2020 issue of Rejoinder, a journal published by the Institute for Research on Women at Rutgers in partnership with The Feminist Art Project.
My paintings of author Zora Neale Hurston and artist Clementine Hunter are among the issue’s articles, poetry, and art exploring the theme "Storytelling for Social Change”.
It’s an honor to be in the company of fellow contributors Lori Barkley, Regina A. Bernard, Shima Bhamra, Dmitry Borshch, Laura Bisaillon, Jeanne Ciravolo, Christina Claes, Orlaith Darling, Monica Fuglei, Margaryta Golovchenko, Janet Jones, K.L. Kivi, Elizabeth Lanphier, Ferial Pearson, Laurie Riccadonna, Lina Rincón, Judy Rohrer, Lauren Sele, and Vicki Toscano.
The full issue launched today and is available at: http://irw.rutgers.edu/rejoinder
My painting of artist Clementine Hunter has been selected for the 2019 AXA Art Prize Juried Exhibition →
Thank you to the exhibition jurors: Ian Alteveer of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jennie Goldstein of the Whitney Museum, Cara Manes of MoMA, and Massimiliano Gioni of the New Museum — and of course, thank you to @axaartprize for this incredible honor.
The exhibition will be on view in San Francisco, Chicago, and NYC this fall.
Details below!
Thank you to Laurie Granieri for this article about my work in Rutgers Today!
2018 Tepper Chair Event Featuring Kara Walker and the Rutgers Cohort →
The 2018 Tepper Chair event with Kara Walker and the Rutgers cohort was the culmination of our year-long course focusing on memorials, monuments, and memory within the context of New Orleans' complex history. It was an honor to collaborate with and explore New Orleans with Kara and all fellow members of the cohort, and to be part of this incredibly memorable event.
First-Year MFA Exhibition || Opening November 17th
The opening reception for our first-year MFA show is Friday, November 17th, 6-9pm at the Mason Gross Galleries! So honored to be a part of this incredibly inspiring group of artists. The show will be up until December 9th. Hope you can join us!
Thrilled and honored to have received a full fellowship to get an MFA at the 2nd school on this list, beginning this fall..
Artist Residency || Chandelier Creative's Mermaid Ranch
Thank you for the space, time, and sunsets, Chandelier Creative!
Limited-edition prints of my portrait of Lydia Davis are now carried by Anthropologie
Anthropologie is now carrying limited edition framed prints of my painting of author and translator Lydia Davis. Thank you Anthropologie and Zoe Bios Creative for making this happen.
HelloGiggles || Stop everything and check out this amazing stop motion video by BETS →
HelloGiggles has published a feature on BETS' ethereal song "Daydream" & the stop motion animation I created for the music video. Thank you HelloGiggles!
Vermont Studio Center || Artist Residency Grant
The Vermont Studio Center generously awarded me an artist residency grant for the month of August. A month in paradise! Thank you to all of the wonderfully kind and inspiring people of VSC.
Solo show at Estia's in Sag Harbor, NY || March 1st - April 26th
Many thanks to Colin Ambrose of Estia's for hosting my new solo exhibition, Writers & Storytellers of the East End & Beyond. The show will be on view in the Hamptons until the end of April and will then move to Estia's Connecticut location. Please join us for the opening reception in Sag Harbor and enjoy drinks and appetizers at Estia's on Sunday, April 10th, 4 - 6pm!
Limited-edition prints || now available at Anthropologie
Limited edition prints of some of my work are now available at anthropologie online. The prints originally appeared in a limited edition book of paintings and text that I made for the 2015 LA Art Book Fair; each portrait is accompanied by a typewritten excerpt from the author's work that I found particularly meaningful and resonant. Many thanks for making this happen zoe bios creative and anthropologie.
"Feed Your Need to Read" || The Act of Imagining: Valerie Suter's Literary Paintings →
Many thanks to Jessica Ferri and Feed Your Need to Read for this beautifully written piece about my work.
Lenny Letter No. 7 || Ellen Pao →
Thank you Lenny Letter for the opportunity to do a portrait of Ellen Pao; the illustration accompanies her important piece in issue No. 7: Ellen Pao: Silicon Valley Sexism IS Getting Better.
