NEW YORK STAFF SHOW [Catalogue]

New York Staff Art Show

New York Staff Art Show 15-23 August 2019

Sholto Ainslie COSMOS 2018 Acrylic on Board 18” X 18”

“PAINTING IS A CELEBRATION OF LIFE” SHOLTO AINSLIE is a New York City-based artist living in Alphabet city on the Lower East Side.He was born into an artistic family in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1963 . It wasthe height of the Apartheid era and his father was running the ÿrst multi-racial artschool in South Africa. The government strictly enforced a policy of segregationand mixed race schools were illegal. It was in this environment that he found hisartistic voice.He moved to the United States in 1983 where he has been living and working asa liaison between artists in Northern America and Southern Africa, dedicated tocultivating exchanges between these countries.

“My inspiration comes from a uniÿcation of many stimuli. The sonic colors of certain musical forms, ranging from the rhythms and harmonies of jazz to multi-tracking and sampling, have been as much a creative in°uence as my fascinationwith topographical features of the earth, particularly in arid areas such as theNamib desert.My work

owes much to the indigenous architectural styles and geography of mynative land. My paintings are activated by organic ÿelds of color and a variety oftextures. The emphasis of my painting is on plasticity and expression rather thanon the narrative. My aim is to reach the energies that animate our psychic life – to penetrate the spiritual being.I commence my painting with a process of laying. Surfaces are not just painted,they evolve. Paint is allowed to °ow forming skins and crevices. One is seldom aware of brush strokes. Stains, dribbles, splashes and thick running paint createsurfaces which advance and recede similar to that of geological forms.

In someof my paintings the texture of the paint remains palpable. It is left untouched orelse it is absorbed into numerous veils and waterfalls of color. It is the color thatdictates the mood of the painting whether it be pale and luminous, bright and joyous or dark and threatening.In short my paintings should be approached with an open mind, free of preconceptions.”

Richard Berardino 1) Untitled (Portrait 2019); 2) Untitled (Portrait 2019) 2019 1) Oil and charcoal on panel; 2) Oil on canvas 1) 24”x19”; 2) 16”x12”

Email: RBerardino@phillips.com Instagram: richard_berardino

Richard Brownbill 1) Curves; 2) Freeze Frame; 3) Movement Fine Art Photography 1) 25.5” x 18”

Reid Cashour 1) Central Park, 2019; 2) Park Avenue, 2018; 3) Fifth Avenue, 2018 1) 2019; 2) 2018; 3) 2018 Chromogenic print 1) 5” X 7”; 2) 8” X 10” ; 3) 8” X 10”

Reid Cashour was born in 1992 in Long Branch, New Jersey, and lives in Brooklyn, New York. He has been shooting photos since 2012 and recently made the transition to 35mm film point and shoot cameras. His primary subjects are people in urban environments. “I carry a camera most of the time, when camera-less I am guaranteed to miss golden opportunities.”

Sean Cleary 10 Montauk Lighthouses 2018 Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas 40” x 30” each

Vincent Como No Title 2019 Ballpoint pen on graph paper with subway flyer, framed in 3 parts.

30.5” x 10”

Vincent Como (b. 1975) lives and works in Brooklyn NY. He was trained by the CIA (Cleveland Institute of Art) from1993 - 1998, where he earned a BFA in Drawing. He has exhibited nationally and internationally for the past 20 years and is represented by Minus Space gallery in Brooklyn.

Como is also a founding member of TSA New York (est.2012) an artist run exhibition space in Bushwick.

Eric Fernandez 1) Cosmic Exchange; 2) Morphology; 3) Lunar Charge; 4) Orbital Rift; 5) Crystal Charge 2017 1) Acrylic on canvas; 2) Mixed Media on canvas; 3) Acrylic on canvas; 4) Mixed media on canvas; 5) Mixed media on canvas 1) 27”X 9”; 2) 40”x 40”; 3) 20”X 30”; 4) 40”X 40”; 5) 24”X 36”

Born in the Bronx and raised by two artist Eric Fernandez has had a heavy creative upbringing from an early age. Following his parents footsteps he attended the infamous New York city High School of Art and Design as they did when they first met. Shortly after Eric attended The School of Visual Arts where he met professor Tim Rollins. After a critique with Tim and a few follow up conversations, Tim invited Eric to become a member of his art collective Tim Rollins and K.O.S. (Kids of survival). Through the years of development Eric has used these roots and experiences to shape the art he makes. The work borrows and experiments with the aesthetics and visuals from his mother’s graphic design background paired with his father’s graffiti background. Eric still lives and works out of a studio in the Bronx.

Devin Fry 1) Fire Woman; 2) In the night 2017 1) 36”x36”; 2) 36”x36”

Bryce Janssens Dimension X 2018 Video 16:9

Bryce Janssens is a composer and multi-media artist from Saskatoon Saskatchewan. He is the audio technician for events and auctions at Phillips.

James Jones Passing Thoughts 2019 Mixed media 4’ x 4’

Cary Leibowitz i woke up from a dream where everything was unfair 2019 Glazed ceramic 16 in diameter

Liia Magi Bronx University Issue 4 pages 4-6 2018 Medium Pen and Ink. Color: Digital 16�x20�

Born and raised in Tallinn, Estonia, Liia started drawing as soon as she could get her hands on a pencil. Her love of art took her across multiple countries and continents until she finally made New York City her home. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Communication Design from the Pratt Institute, and currently works as a digital designer at Phillips Auctioneers.

In 2017 Liia and her partner Juan Suarez, started their own comic book publishing company Conviction Comics Inc. where she serves as illustrator and creative director.

Chris Mahoney Empire State and a selection of other self-published items 2017-19 Inkjet on paper 8” by 5 ¼” each

Tim McDermott WARNING 2019 Oil base paint, plastic (PVC) 14”x10”

Jed Moch Park Avenue I & II 2018, 2019 Inkjet on paper 8 x 11� each

Garry Nichols 1) Jimena; 2) Jimena in New York; 3) Jimena by New York waterfront 1) 2015; 2) 2016; 3) 2015 1) Oil on wood; 2) Oil on wood; 3) Oil on canvas 1) 20” x 16”; 2) 16” x 12” ; 3) 16” x 12”

2011 Narrative Biography

Statement

Garry Nichols was born in Tasmania, Australia. He studied at the National Art School, in Sydney and at the New York Studio School.

My paintings have evolved into landscapes of symbols collected from direct observations of nature, and from specific memories of my childhood in Tasmania. Weaving through this landscape, are images derived from convict carvings on the Ross Bridge in Tasmania.

The paintings, structured with pathways like children’s mazes lead the viewer to be lost in my landscape, populated with plant forms, ships, symbols and the ancient heads and shapes.

Following the pathways creates a displacement in time and place.

Since 1986 exhibitions in New York include Monique Knowlton Gallery, White Columns, the Drawing Center, Artists Space, Pierogi Gallery and Sideshow Gallery. His work is included in collections in New York, Japan and Australia.

Selected awards include Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, Grant for Painting, Gottlieb Foundation Grant, New York Foundation for the Arts, Fellowship in Painting and Marten Bequest Travelling Art Prize from Australia.

Jason Osborne Heartbreaker 2018 Collage on Panel 24”x20”

Rachel Peart Highway B, Richmond, Missouri 2014-2017 Digital inkjet prints 8” x 10” each

James Reeder 1)Untitled photographic object no.74; 2) Untitled photographic object no.77; 3) Untitled photographic object no.88; 4) Untitled photographic object no.89 1) 2018; 2) 2018; 3) 2019; 4) 2019 gelatin silver print 1) 8.5” x 13”; 2) 8.5” x 13”; 3) 13” x 8.5”; 4) 8.5” x 13”

Bryan Rosado 1) Simple; 2) A Foggy Night in Brooklyn; 3) SHOWTIME! 1) 2019; 2) 2018; 3) 2019 1) Paper on Canvas; 2) Inkjet print; 3) Inkjet Print 1) 12”x16”; 2) 12”x18”; 3) 6”x12”

Ryan Russo Untitled 2019 Acrylic on paper collage 13” x 8.5”

Alexis Sabater Stickball Legacy The Foundation of an American sport 2019 Rubber, wood, glass, Velcro 44”x6”x3”

Ryan Schroeder Blind Spots 2018 Oil on linen 63”x51”

Ryan M Schroeder of New York received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to Germany in the field of Art from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, 2017-2018. Schroeder lived and worked in Düsseldorf and Münster.

There he created a body of work inspired by the Ghost Town of Immerath, and the Garzweiler Tagebau coal mines bordering Immerath, in the state of Nordrhine Westfalia. Between JanuaryMarch, 2018, and also in August-October, 2016, Schroeder was the Guest Artist at the Raketenstation at Museum Insel Hombroich, Neuss Germany.

Schroeder received his MFA from the New York Academy of Art in 2015, and BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art, 2009.

He was a STAR Fellow at the Guttenberg Arts Foundation, Guttenberg, NJ, 2017. Schroeder was awarded a grant from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, 2014. In 2014 he undertook a residency at Shanghai University. Schroeder’s work engages socio-economic realities, and more broadly, is a reflection on themes of abandonment and social issues in areas that are often overlooked. Schroeder has shown internationally and in the United States.

Pablo Serrano-Otero 1) Barceloneta; 2) Luquillo (Balusters) 1) 2013; 2) 2018 Archival Pigment Print 1) 39.75” x 29.5”; 2) 18” x 14.5”

Eric Simmons Cuckooland Too 2018 etching, relief, silkscreen, lithography, collage, acrylic on paper mounted on wood 33 1/2 “x 30 1/2”

Eric Simmons was born and raised in Rockdale, Georgia. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

Michael Stark “I drank 3 monster energy drinks and stayed up all night making this I don’t give a frick when my bedtime is you can’t tell me what to do dad” Aluminum and LED lights 24.5” x 10.75”, 25” x 10.25”, 39” x 16.5’”

Carolina Swan 1) Agnès Varda; 2) Anya 1) 2019; 2) 2018 Gouache 1) 9”x12”; 2) 9”x12”

Carolina Enriquez Swan has been doing art since her days in Seattle. Swan has been featured in a variety of group art shows at places such as True Love Art Gallery and Vermillion Art Gallery. She also partook in the art market scene in Seattle with Latin inspired cupcakes, kitschy paintings and hand sewn felt brooches. She is inspired by the cult classic films, her Mexican culture and punk roots. Her art is a feminine, kitsch vibe with an edge.

In her four years at Phillips, this will be her 4th year in the staff art show. In the last couple years her paintings have been focused in cult culture and her Latin roots. This year was still in the cult culture but centered on female figures. Agnès Varda (1951-2019) is immortalized as the cat lover and inspirational woman she always has been. The other piece is of a strong and inspirational local punk icon Anya! Anya’s eclectic punk patterns and flare lend themselves to gouache. You can see her bartending at local watering holes or slapping the bass in bands like Subversive Rite.

Brendon Swanson Vasa BossA 2019 Mixed Media 11”x14”x2”

Jon Thies 1) 99 Cents; 2) Bike Totem/Never Forget 2019 1) PVC Vinyl, Vinyl Adhesive; 2) Plywood, Sheet metal, Found stolen bike frames, hardware 1) 36” x 24”; 2) 12” x 109”

Michael Tracy The Day Limps Into Evening 2019 Oil on Canvas 10”x10”

Jeff Velazquez i) Wasting Away 2019, ii) EVAsArt i) Found book cover, found frame, unused sale signage ii) Three drawings, two paintings and one collage i) 37” x 77” ii) 77” x 37”

First life began in the oceans. Lighting and churning seas gave birth to marine life. Huge animals evolved to dominate a violent and ever changing planet. As plates shifted, large quantities of plants and animals were lost in the undertow. Time and pressure gave birth to oil!

Eons after all that excitement, along came a clever mammal that stood on two feet. Early on, we used oil sparingly. Then the machine age was born and with it, the need for power. Nothing compared to billions of years of stored energy. We’ve burned through a trillion gallons like drunken sailors, squandering a one time endowment like nobody’s business. In our age of ‘Black Magic’ pretty much everything is now hydrocarbon derivative. The food we eat, our plastics-unending and of course fine art sale signage. Unused but not unloved, I present the signage not taken. Destined for a landfill far from here, to be carried away by the magic of stored energy, but shortly before that, a moment in the sun. A moment to shine a light upon the one true end product of modern industrial society – entropy. Ours is the wastebased economy, staggering along, drunk on overnight shipping, far flung vacations and debt upon debt... Wasting Away 2019.

Every year I say to myself, this is my last Staff Show and each year I’m back with more art than the year before. I guess this year was special.

EVAsART is a group of works inspired by the brightest light in my life, my baby daughter Eva. The materials were collected from random scraps and a fancy crate cover found in my trash covered streets. I don’t know why but I am an avid recycler.

In the end, it’s all trash and shifting through it all does get me upset about my baby’s future.

Repurposing is my voice in the wilderness, make a way for a new thought, a new way to live and not waste. Pretty high ideals for my lowly art...

This group of works includes Flubby the Drawing, Winston Mix, Flubby the Painting, a few drawings done with Eva in my arms and Mr. Butters 10,000 Years in the Making. It’s ART to bring her joy, it’s ART to make her smile. It is EVAsART.

Hart Waltman 1) The Seven Stages of Employment ; 2) The Life Cycle of Neuroses; 3) Turbulent Waters: Wistful; 4) Modern Art Critic, c. 1652 1) 2016; 2) 2010; 3) 2018; 4) 2019 1) Pen, Ink and Coloured Pencil on paper; 2 )Pen, Ink and Coloured Pencil on paper; 3) Pen, Ink and wash on paper; 4) Pen, Ink and wash on paper 1) 19” x 24” .; 2) 18” x 24”; 3) 11” x 14”; 4) 11” x 14”

Please contact artist at hart@waltman.me

Graham Wilson Transcontinental Overload…(Running On Empty) Plexiglass, Vinyl Graphic, Cardboard, Motion Activated Speaker 28”x 16” x 12”

Graham Wilson (b. 1987, Louisville, Kentucky) lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. The artist has been featured in solo exhibitions internationally including Paris, Milan, Brussels, Denmark and New York. His works have been reviewed in renowned publications such as Artforum, Architectural Digest, The Wall Street Journal and Modern Painters.

Samantha Wood Untitled 2019 Paint and white charcoal on paper 26.25� x 36�

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