Issue 143

New American Paintings

Follow the Evolution of Contemporary Painting

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New American Paintings
Editor/Publisher: Steven T. Zevitas Associate Publisher: Andrew Katz Designer/Production Manager: Kayelani Ricks Operations Manager: Alexandra Simpson Marketing Manager: Liz Morlock Copy Editor: Lucy Flint Nora Burnett Abrams Museum of Contemporary A
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Winners: Midwestern Competition 2019
Herman Aguirre | Allan Bennetts II | Kristian Alanson Bruce | Anna Buckner | Lea Bult Benjamin Cabral | Jessica Campbell | Caitlin Cartwright | Adam Dahlstrom | Faron Fiada Benjamin Frederick | Anthony Keith Giannini | Abrahm Guthrie | Jesse l Howard
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Noteworthy:
Juror’s Pick p76 Iowa-based Mary Jones seems an apt choice to single out within this Midwest painting context. Though she has worked as an artist for more than forty years, her work continues to be timely, significant, and downright charming. Jones g
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Editor’s Note
Staci Boris is one of my favorite art-world people, and this is the third time she has served as a juror for New American Paintings. We all want to congratulate her on her new position as Associate Director of Exhibitions at the School of the Art Ins
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Juror’s Selections
The following section is presented in alphabetical order. Biographical information has been edited. Prices for available work may be found on p178. ■
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Herman Aguirre
Chicago, IL 773.676.4791 (artist) / 312.944.1990 (Zolla/Lieberman Gallery) haguir@saic.edu / www.hermanaguirre.org / @herman.aguirre.35 2017 MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 2014 BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Ch
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Staci Boris
It seems silly to argue that painting is alive and well: it has held a prominent place in art making for millennia now. The hundreds of submissions for this issue of New American Paintings are evidence of its continued allure and relevance. The varie
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Allan Bennetts II
Ferndale, MI ab@allanbennetts.com / www.allanbennetts.com / @allannaut 2019 MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI 2016 BFA, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 2015-17 Studio of Steven Assael, New York, NY 2019 Vernacular Environments,
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Kristian Alanson Bruce
Chicago, IL kbruce@saic.edu / @kristian alanson 2016 BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 2016 At a Place Where the Trees Were Still All Green, Stuart & Co. Gallery, Chicago, IL 2019 On the Tip of the Tongue, Galeria Karen Huber,
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Lea Bult
Coloma, MI leabult@gmail.com / www.leabult.com / @leabult 2012 MFA, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 2005 BFA, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI 2015 MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH 2014 Phillip C. Curtis Residency, Albion C
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Benjamin Cabral
Chicago, IL @benjamincabral 2019 MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 2016 BA, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA 2016 Some Faces from around Here (The Paintings), Martha Pace Swift Gallery, San Diego, CA Open Up Your E
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Anna Buckner
Lansing, MI annadbuckner@gmail.com / www.annabuckner.com / @annerbuck 2016 MFA, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 2012 BFA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 2018 Design Inquiry, Vinalhaven, ME 2017 Unlisted Projects, Aus
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Caitlin Cartwright
Dayton, OH ccartwright123@gmail.com / www.caitlincartwright.com / @caitlincartwright 2013 MA, School for International Training, Washington, DC 2005 BFA, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD 2011-12 Pocosin Arts, Columbia, NC 2018 Front S
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Adam Dahlstrom
Muskegon, MI amdahlstrom@yahoo.com / www.adamdahlstrom.com / @adamdahlstromart 2014 Chronicle of Walks: Adam Dahlstrom, Firebarn Gallery, Grand Haven, MI 2013 The Art of Collaboration: Book Illustrations from Dov Talpaz and Adam Dahlstrom, Holland Ar
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Benjamin Frederick
Dayton, OH 937.671.4808 benfrederickart@gmail.com / www.benjaminfrederickart.com / @benfrederickart 2018 MFA, Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA 2008 BFA, Miami University, Oxford, OH 2019 Visiting Faculty, Miami University Regionals, Hamilton, OH 201
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Faron Fiada
Chicago, IL faronfiada@gmail.com / www.faronfiada.com / @faronfiada b. 1984 Oak Lawn, IL I try to make things that I would like to see. I want them to be original and simple and fun.
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Jessica Campbell
Chicago, IL 312.480.8390 (Western Exhibitions) www.westernexhibitions.com/artist/jessica-campbell / @zappafan2 2014 MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 2011 BFA, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada 2018-19 Chicago Works: Jessi
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Anthony Keith Giannini
Detroit, MI 248.884.9014 anthonykgiannini@gmail.com / www.anthonygiannini.com / @akgenie 2012 MFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI 2007 BFA, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 2012 Denniston Hill, Woodridge, NY 2018 Mess Head,
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Jesse L. Howard
Maywood, IL jessehowardstudio@gmail.com / www.jessehowardstudio.com / @stormbeforethecrisis 1973 BS, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 2019 Guest lecture, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL Guest lecture, Northeastern Illinois University, C
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Abrahm Guthrie
Madison, WI abrahmguthrie@gmail.com / www.abrahmguthrie.com / @Innerearcomics 2019 MFA candidate, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI 2013 BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI 2013 Wandering Planer, Fjord, Philadelphia, PA I gr
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Mary Jones
Indianola, IA mjonesart@gmail.com / www.maryjonesart.com / @maryjonesart 1977 MFA, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN 1973 BFA, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 2013 Anchor Graphics, Chicago, IL 1992 The Ragdale Fou
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Duk Ju L. Kim
Chicago, IL 312.654.9900 (Zg Gallery) lkim8487@gmail.com / www.dukjulkim.weebly.com / @djlnda 1993 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 1990 BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI 1992 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculp
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Dennis Michael Jones
Plymouth, MI 734.658.6504 dmjones@wowway.com / www.dennismichaeljones.space / @dennisjonesvisualart 2018 Dennis Jones, Candyland, NCRC Galleries, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mi 2013 sometimes you might discover something beautiful, Northville
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Daniel Klewer
Green Bay, WI www.danielklewer.com 2011 MA, Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, WI 2006 Bachelor of Arts, University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, Green Bay, WI 2020 PLOCH Art Gallery, Brookfield, WI 2019 74th Art Annual, Neville Public Museum, Green B
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Chad Kouri
Chicago, IL 213.213.0078 (Subliminal Projects) chad@chadkouri.com / www.chadkouri.com / @chadkouri 2019 The Center, Subliminal Projects, Los Angeles, CA 2017 Chad Kouri at NEIU, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL 2014 No Wrong Answers: Pap
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Nick Larsen
Columbus, OH nickolaus.larsen@gmail.com / www.nick-larsen.com / @nick.larsen 2019 MFA, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2007 BFA, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 2018 West Ghost / Spirit Willing, Skylab Gallery, Columbus, OH (collaborative exhi
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Colin Matthes
Milwaukee, WI 414.828.6321 www.colinmatthes.com / @colinmatthes 2003 MFA, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 2019 Hotel Pupik, Schrattenberg, Austria 2013 Little Brown Mushroom Camp, St. Paul, MN 2018 Colin Matthes and Chris Smith: Total Informati
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Juan Neira
Chicago, IL 786.389.1412 neirajuanstudio@gmail.com / www.neirajuan.com / @juanneira_ 2019 MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 2018 Stepping into a Personal Void, Ideobox, Miami, FL 2016 Blank Spaces, Elt Space, Miami, FL 2019 A B
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Alicia LaChance
St. Louis, MO 314.398.9636 info@alicialachance.net / www.alicialachance.com / @alicia_lachance_ 2019 Public commission for a hospitality project, Singapore 2018 Public sculptural commission, Kobe, Japan 2016 Commission, Nashville, TN (lead designers
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Gabe Lanza
Chicago, IL 312.401.0481 gabe@gabelanza.com / www.gabelanza.com / @robotlover 1999 Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI 2019 Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL 2018 One River School, Chicago, IL 2010 Logsdon 1909, Chicago, IL 2019 C
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Justin Henry Miller
Cape Girardeau, MO 217.254.2703 (artist) / 314.696.9900 (Zg Gallery) j51loco@hotmail.com / justinhenrymiller.wordpress.com / @justinhenrymiller 2006 MFA, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 2003 MA, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL 20
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Garry Noland
Independence, MO garrynoland@gmail.com / www.garrynolandart.com / @garry.noland 1978 BA, University of Missouri-Kansas City, MO 2011-13 Studio Residency Fellowship, Studios Inc., Kansas City, MO 2020 Shockoe Artspace, Richmond, VA 2019 Insurance, Gra
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Debo Mouloudji
Milwaukee, WI debom217@gmail.com / www.debomouloudji.com / @debomouloudji 2021 MFA candidate, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY 2015-17 The Art Students League of New York, New York, NY 2012-13 École nationale supérleure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France 201
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Celeste Rapone
Chicago, IL 773.278.1664 (Corbett vs. Dempsey) kate@corbettvsdempsey.com 2013 MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 2007 BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI 2019 Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, CA Josh Lilley Gallery,
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Stephen Proski
Kansas City, MO stephenproski@gmail.com / www.stephenproski.com / @stephenproski 2010 BFA, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO 2016-direct support professional, Imagine That!, Kansas City, MO 2018 Year Zero, Gallery No One, Chicago, IL I Think
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Melissa Oresky
Normal, IL melissa.oresky@gmail.com / www.melissaoresky.com / @moooooooooosky 2000 MFA, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 1996 BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 2010 Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM 2000 Skowhe
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Tim Olson
Dubuque, IA 563.599.7560 tim@timolsonstudio.com / www.timolsonstudio.com 2003 BA, Loras College, Dubuque, IA 2017 The Iowa State Fair Panorama (installation), Iowa State Fair, Des Monies, IA St. Mary’s to Steeple Square, A Community Portrait, Steeple
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Nick Schleicher
St. Louis, MO www.nickschleicher.com / @nickschleicherart 2011 BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 2017 .skin, PLAQUE, Granite City, IL 6 paintings 9 sculptures, Grease 3, St. Louis, MO 2015 Synthesizer, Hoffman LaChance Contempo
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Claire Whitehurst
Iowa City, IA www.clairewhitehurst.com / @claire_downes 2020 MFA candidate, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 2017 Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA 2015 BFA, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
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Editor’s Selections
The following section is presented in alphabetical order. Biographical information has been edited. Prices for available work may be found on p178. ■
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Orkideh Torabi
Chicago, IL 312.480.8390 (Western Exhibitions) www.westernexhibitions.com/artist/orkideh-torabi / @orkidto 2016 MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 2017 Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE Wassaic Residency Program, Was
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Ellen Hanson
Chicago, IL ellenrhanson@gmail.com / www.ellenrhanson.com / @ellenrhanson 2021 MFA, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 2014 BA, Bennington College, Bennington, VT 2019 Hold Sway: Ellen Hanson and Aimee Beaubien, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, I
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Lynnea Holland-Weiss
Cleveland, OH +41.22.700.51.51 (Galerie Sébastien Bertrand) info@galeriebertrand.com / www.lynneahollandweiss.com / @lynneahw 2013 BFA, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA 2018 The Light Knows, Siena Heights University, Adrian, MI Flood
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Jessica Westhafer
Bloomington, IN jessicalynnlani@hotmail.com / www.jessicawesthafer.com / @_jessicawesthafer 2020 MFA, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 2014 BFA, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 2015 Plants, Patterns, and Portraits, Arsaga’s Depot, Fayette
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Madeleine Leplae
Chicago, IL madeleine.leplae@gmail.com / @madeleineleplae 2017 BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 2018 Spare Stripes, Yours Truly, Milwaukee, WI 2019 The Red Show, Happy Gallery, Chicago, IL My painting practice is in a direct l
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Rosie Lee
Grand Rapids, MI rosieleeart@gmail.com / www.rosieleeart@gmail.com / @rosieleeart 2020 MFA and MA candidate, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI 2002 BA, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 2019 Showcase, Urban Institute of Contempo
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Yowshien Kuo
St. Louis, MO albertyowshien@gmail.com / www.albertyowshien.com / @yowshien 2019 Safety Last!, The Bermuda Project, Ferguson, MO Too Good To Be True, LVL3, Chicago, IL 2018 A Demonstration from Fifty Percent, Putnam Center for the Arts, Jacksonville,
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Pricing
Herman Aguirre p16 POR p17 POR p18 POR Allan Bennetts II p20 NFS p21 NFS p22 NFS Kristian Alanson Bruce p24 POR p25 POR p26 POR Anna Buckner p28 $500 p29 $500 p30 $500 Lea Bult p32 NFS p33 NFS p34 NFS Benjamin Cabral p36 $3,800 p37 $ 3,800 p38 $4,500

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