Garth Weiser Explained
Garth Weiser (born 1979) is an artist based in New York City.
Weiser was born in Montana. He makes paintings which mix stark geometric patterns with textured paint surfaces.[1] His work is a mixture of figurative and abstract imagery and references art and design from the 1980s and 1990s.[2]
Weiser received his MFA from Columbia University School of the Arts in 2005, after receiving his BFA from Cooper Union. He is currently married to artist Francesca DiMattio.
Notable exhibitions
2002
- Native, The House Gallery, Miami
- Collector's Choice, The Nelson Fine Art Museum, Tempe
2003
- New Paintings, Coos Bay Art Museum, Oregon
2004
- And One For Grandma, Capsule Gallery, New York
2005
- Folk Machine, Guild & Greyshkul, New York
- Greater New York, PS1 MoMA, Long Island City
2006
- Jessica Stockholder - Jedediah Caesar - Markus Amm - Garth Weiser, Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris
- The Manhattan Project, Frederic Snitzer Gallery, Miami
- The Difficult Shape of Possible Images, ZieherSmith, New York
2007
- Blackberrying, Galleri Christina Wilson, Copenhagen
2009
2011
- Solo exhibition, Casey Kaplan, New York[4]
References
- http://www.friezeartfair.com/artists/yearbook/garth_weiser FriezeArtFair.com
- http://www.caseykaplangallery.com/press_release/2007/garth_weiser_2007.pdf press release
- http://www.frieze.com/shows/review/garth_weiser/ Shows: Garth Weiser
- http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/reviews/garth-weiser/ Reviews: Garth Weiser
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