b. 1979, Chicago, IL
Lives and works in Queens, NY
Education
2011 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
2005 MFA, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2001 BA, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
Solo Exhibitions
2024
(forthcoming) Wich Language, M+B Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2023
At the Soft Stages, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY
2022
Oyster, M+B Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2021
There's The Air, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY
2020
Bits of Tooth, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY (online exhibition)
2017
Ply, Horton Gallery, New York, NY
2015
The Names of Objects Might as Well Fall Off, Freedman Gallery, Albright College, Reading, PA
Touch'd Lustre, Zieher Smith & Horton, New York, NY
2014
Mary, Mary, Diane Rosenstein Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
Petal, Pedal, Peddle, Fred Giampietro Gallery, New Haven, CT
Comb, Soloway, Brooklyn, NY
2013
Clare Grill, Reserve Ames, Los Angeles, CA
Steeped, Fred Giampietro Gallery, New Haven, CT
2011
New Work, Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY
2010
The Forest for the Trees, Sloan Fine Art, New York, NY
What You're Told, Jen Bekman Gallery, New York, NY
2007
Somethings Last a Long Time, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024
Of Flesh and Air, Galería Marta Cervera, Madrid, Spain
2023
Edging, Real Tinsel, Milwaukee, WI
Chromazones, Analog Diary, Beacon, NY
Deep! Down! Inside!, Hales Gallery, New York, NY
The Feminine in Abstract Painting, Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof Foundation, New York, NY
2022
Spiraling, Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA
Loose Tooth, Kate Werble Gallery, New York, NY
2019
New Skin, Monica King Gallery, New York, NY, curated by Jason Stopa
Clare Grill, Lauren Luloff, Kathia St. Hilaire, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY
Certain Women, Nancy Littlejohn Fine Art, Houston, TX
A Strange Form of Life, Peninsula Art Space, Brooklyn, NY, curated by Johhny Mullen
Inquiry: Investigation through Abstraction, Meyers Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, curated by Mark Brosseau
2018
Group Show, Steven Harvey Fine Art, New York, NY, curated by Jason Stopa
Eddys Room, Usable Space Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, curated by Austin Eddy
Buddy System, Deanna Evans Projects, Brooklyn, NY
Primary, Korn Gallery, Drew University, Madison, NJ, curated by Jason Karolak
Of Weight and Breath, East Side Project Space, Nashville, TN, curated by Christina Renfer Vogel and Ty Smith
Artist in Residence Biennial, Ewing Gallery, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2017
Holding Hands, 191 Henry Street, New York, NY, curated by Robert Otto Epstein
The Curator, New York NY, NEW NEW YORK: Abstract Painting in the 21st Century, University of Hawaii at Manoa Art Gallery, Honolulu, HI, curated by Debra Drexler and Liam Davis
2016
EddysRoom, Brooklyn, NY, Clare Grill and Matthew Ronay
Painters NYC, MUPO (El Museo de los Pintores Oaxaqueños), Oaxaca, Mexico, (curated by Meaghan Kent and Maureen Cavanaugh)
Real States, Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects, New York, NY
2015
Double Nickels on the Dime, D'Agostino & Fiore, New York, NY
Painters NYC, Paramo, Guadalajara, Mexico, (curated by Meaghan Kent and Maureen Cavanaugh)
Homeful of Hands, Josh Lilley Gallery, London, Italy
Where the Trees Line the Water that Falls Asleep in the Afternoon, P420, Bologna, Italy, (curated by Chris Sharp)
The Crayon Miscellaney, OMI International Art Center, Ghent, NY, (curated by Julie Ryan)
Oysters With Lemon, Ventana 244, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Andrew Huston and Michael Zahn)
Transforming Accessory, LVL3, Chicago, IL
2014
Volatiile, Galleri Jacob Bjorn, Aarhus, Denmark
This One's Optomistic: Pincushion, New Britain Museum of Art, New Britain, CT, (curated by Cary Smith)
Brooklyn Bridge, George Lawson Gallery, San Francisco, CA, (curated by Justine Frischmann)
Folklore, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Lancaster, PA, (curated by Heidi Leitzke)
Smart Painting, Artspace, New Haven, CT, (curated by John O'Donnell)
Love's Industrial Park, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY
2013
Split Seven, Fowler Arts Collective, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Matt Phillips)
Dying on Stage: New Painting in New York, Garis + Hahn, New York, NY, (curated by Kyle Chayka)
Cathedral, Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
Season Review: Selected Artists, Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY
Loves Industrial Park, GrizzlyGrizzly, Philadelphia, PA
Spring, The Willows, Brooklyn, NY
Paintings and Drawings, Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY
2012
Out of the Ruins, New Art Center, Newton, MA, (curated by Liz Thach)
Primary, Nudashank Gallery, Baltimore, MD, (curated by Jamillah James)
The Big Show 7, Silas Marder Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
I Know This but You Feel Different, Marc Jancou Contemporary, New York, NY, (curated by Shara Hughes and Meredith James)
A Survey, Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY
2011
Reformation 2011, Reformed Church, Skowhegan, ME, (curated by Kyla Chevrier)
Kin, Sloan Fine Art, New York, NY
A Review, Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY
2010
Talk Show, Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY
2009
Mixtape, Jen Bekman Gallery, New York, NY
Relocation, Sloan Fine Art, New York, NY
Artist in the Marketplace 29, Bronx Museum, Bronx, NY, (curated by Micaela Giovanotti)
Suspend, Roots and Culture, Chicago, IL, (curated by Stacie Johnson)
2008
Clare Grill and Ju Young Ban, The Clay Projects, New York, NY, (curated by Andrea Serbonich)
The Brand New Deal, Caren Golden Fine Art, New York, NY, (curated by Shane McAdadms)
Emerge 9, Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ, (curated by Christopher Lew)
2007
Brief Encounters, Caren Golden Fine Art, New York, NY
Follies, OH+T Gallery, Boston, MA
2006
Stilled Life, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY, (curated by Daria Brit Shapiro)
Works on Paper, Long Beach Island Foundation for the Arts, Loveladies, NJ, (curated by Carter Foster)
Imperfect Accounts, The Studio, Armonk, NY, (curated by Simone Subal)
Meditating America, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA, (curated by Ernesto Pujol)
Selected Bibliography
2023
Elizabeth Buhe, “Clare Grill: At The Soft Stages,” The Brooklyn Rail, June 2023
Mario Naves, "At Two New York Galleries, Welcome Gatherings and an Embrace of Optimism," The New York Sun, June 6, 2023
2021
Jennifer Samet, “Beer With a Painter: Clare Grill,” Hyperallergic, July 3, 2021
Will Heinrich, “3 Gallery Shows to See Right Now,” New York Times, April 7, 2021
John Yau, “Clare Grill’s Untranslatable Paint,” Hyperallergic, April 24, 2021
2019
Clark, Andy Martinelli, "Critic’s Pick," Artforum, January 2020
"20 Painters Who Are Shaping the New Decade," Daily Collector, January 2020
Kalm, James. "Strange Form of Life at PENINSULA ART SPACE," vimeo
2018
Burns, Emily. "Interview with Clare Grill," Maake Magazine, issue 7
2017
Layendecker, Ashley. "Interview: Clare Grill," Locate Arts, Dec 14
Colucci, Emily. "EDDYSROOM: Out of the Galleries and Into The Closet," Frontrunner Magazine, January 4
2016
Alfred, Brian. "Clare Grill," Sound & Vision podcast, episode 23
Yau, John. "More Than Meets the Eye," Hyperallergic, February 28
2015
"Clare Grill: The Names of Objects Might As Well Fall Off" (exhibition catalog), The Freedman Gallery, Albright College, Reading, PA
Sharp, Chris. "Clare Grill Paints Some Pictures," (catalog essay) "Clare Grill: The Names of Objects Might as Well Fall Off," Oct 2015
Riley-Lopez, Erin. "It’s All in the Details," (catalog essay) "Clare Grill: The Names of Objects Might as Well Fall Off," Oct
Schira, Ron. "Clare Grill at the Freedman Gallery: The Power of Color," The Reading Eagle, Sept 13
"Where the Trees Line the Water that Falls Asleep in the Afternoon," Artviewer, Aug 27
Griffin, Nora. "Clare Grill Touch’d Lustre," Brooklyn Rail, April 25
Hurst, Howard. "A Refreshing Dose of Cynicism-Free Abstraction," Hyperallergic, April 20
Smith, Roberta. "10 Galleries to Visit in Chelsea," New York Times, April 16
Grimes, William. "Distinct Prisms in an Ever-Shifting Kaleidoscope," New York Times, April 16
2014
Ollman, Leah. "Clare Grill paintings: Muted bits of memory, melancholy," Los Angeles Times, Nov 28
Osberg, Molly. "How an Artist’s Foggy Recollections Become Ghostly Reconstructions of the Past," Artsy Editorial, Oct 31
Nathan, Emily. "Stitches to Strokes: How An Artist Turns Antique Embroideries into Spare Paintings," Artsy Editorial, October 2
Kleberg, Matt. "September 2014 Monthly Guest: Clare Grill," paintingisdead.com, interview, Sep 5
Hudson, Suzanne. "Clare Grill," Artforum, March 2014 issue, pp.195
Christoph, Sara. "Clare Grill, Comb," Brooklyn Rail, March 2014 issue
2013
Hanson, Sarah P. "Dying on Stage: New Painting in New York, Modern Painters," October 2013 issue, pp.107
Bickford, Kerry. "Love's Industrial Park," Title Magazine, July 23
Micchelli, Thomas. "The New Casualists Strike Again," Hyperallergic, June 29
Wylie, Erin. "Girl With the Most Cake," Lula Magazine, SS13 issue 16, pp. 52-58 (interview)
2012
Gorky’s Granddaughter studio visit interview, www.gorkysgranddaughter.com
McQuaid, Kate. "Romanticism, with a dose of modern anxiety," Boston Globe, Sept 26
Butler, Sharon. "Year-end roundup: The IMAGES column, 2011," twocoatsofpaint.com, Jan 2
2011
Butler, Sharon. "IMAGES: Clare Grill," twocoatsofpaint.com, Jun 16
ARTnews, February issue, front cover
Caruth, Nicole. "Not Just Desserts," ARTnews, February issue, p. 94-97
2010
Naves, Mario. "Talk Show," cityArts, Apr 20
Schor, Mira. "Looking For Art to Love, day one: Chelsea," ayearofpositivethinking.com, Apr 29
2009
Chun, Kimberly. "'Buddy System': A Conversation in Art," San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 16
Johnson, Ken. "Young Artists Arrive, Either Rough or Ready," New York Times, Jul 8
2008
Genocchio, Benjamin. "Beguiled by Fresh Talent," New York Times, Aug 22
Bischoff, Dan. "Newark art exhibition is part swank, part cutting-edge," New Jersey Star-Ledger, Aug 2
2007
New American Paintings, Vol 68 (Northeast edition, back cover)
2005
Hackett, Regina. "Artists muse on America with mostly positive results," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Nov 11
Invited Lectures
2023
Visiting Artist Lecture, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2022
Evening Lecture Series, New York Studio School, New York, NY
Visiting Artist Lecture, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2021
Visiting Artist Lecture, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
2020
Visiting Artist Lecture, Drew University, Madison, NJ
Visiting Artist Lecture, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
2018
Visiting Artist Lecture, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2017
Visiting Artist Lecture, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Visiting Artist Lecture, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
2016
Visiting Artist Lecture, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee MFA program, Milwaukee, WI
2015
Visiting Artist Lecture, Albright College, Freedman Gallery, Reading, PA
2013
Visiting Artist Lecture, Maryland Institute College of Art, Hoffberger School of Painting MFA program
Teaching
2019
Adjunct Professor, Graduate Painting Seminar Fall 2019, Tyler School of Art at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2017
Artist-in-Residence Fall 2017, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville, TN
Awards/Residencies
2020
American Academy of Arts and Letters 2021 Art Award and Purchase Program nominee
2017
Residency, Steep Rock Arts, Washington, CT
Artist-in-Residence, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, TN
2011
Pratt Alumni Award, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
2008
AIM 29, Bronx Museum, Bronx, NY
Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2007
Emerge 9, Aljira, Newark, NJ
2006
Viewing Program, The Drawing Center, New York, NY
"Best in Show", Long Beach Island Foundation for the Arts, Loveladies, NJ, Works on Paper, (juried by Carter Foster)
Public Collections
Minneapolis Insititute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, MN
Albright College, Reading, PA
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA
Soho House, New York, NY
Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN
Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, NY