CV
Born 1989, Johannesburg, South Africa (North American)
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
Education
Bachelor Fine Arts, Corcoran College of Art & Design, Washington, DC, 2011
Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
2022
- The View From The Boat, Auxier Kline, New York, NY
- What Lies Beneath, Two person show with CJ Chueca, Kates-Ferri Projects, New York, NY
2021
- Blue, curated by Emily McElreath, Spring Break Art Show, New York, NY
- What The Poet Said To The Painter, Pegasus Prints, Brooklyn, NY
2020
- Crying In Public, Two person show with Logan T Sibrel, Auxier Kline, New York, NY
2019
- How To Be Alone, (Site Specific Installation), Public Swim, New York, NY
- There Is Another Sky, Arts & Leisure, New York, NY
2018
- Death and the Maiden, Doppelgänger | Studio, Ridgewood, NY
Group Exhibitions
2023
- A Flower Made of Clay, Auxier Kline, New York, NY
- The Mirror Blue Night, curated by Patrick Neal, Undercroft Gallery / The Church of Heavenly Rest, New York, NY
2022
- Face in the Crowd, curated by Noël Morical, Arts of Life / Circle Contemporary, Chicago, IL
- Picnic, Auxier Kline, New York, NY
- Future Perfect, Kates-Ferri Projects, New York, NY
2021
- Moody, Curated by Deanna Evans, Studio Archive Project, New York, NY
- Auxier Kline: IRL, Auxier Kline, New York, NY
- House Party, Deanna Evans Projects, Brooklyn, NY
- Chrysalis*Metamorphosis, Smoke The Moon, Santa Fe, NM
- A Vase Is A Vase Is A Vase, Deanna Evans Projects, Brooklyn, NY
- Summer Stage: Act One, Auxier Kline, New York, NY
- High Desert High, Smoke The Moon, Santa Fe, NM
- Significant Others, Auxier Kline, New York, NY
2020
- Suddenly Last Summer Part 2, Auxier Kline, New York, NY
- Pungent Dystopia, Freight & Volume Gallery, New York, NY
- My Funny Valentine, Auxier Kline, New York, NY
- Elements of Existence, Public Swim, New York, NY
2019
- SPF32 curated by Madeleine Mermall, William Ulmer Brewery, Brooklyn, NY
- I Heard A Fly Buzz When I Died curated by Chris Lucius, Brooklyn, NY
- Spiritual Art Advisory curated by Sarah Potter and Caroline Larson, Spring Break Art Show NY, UN Plaza, New York, NY
2018
- Ghosts of Electricity, Smoke the Moon, Los Angeles, CA
- Seven Samurai, curated by Sue Muskrat and Phil Knoll, Platform Project Space, Brooklyn, NY
- R E _ A R R A N G E, curated by Jessica Marie Ross, Juxtapoz Projects at Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ
- Artist Project, curated by David Wang x Ed Varie, Independent Art Book Fair, Brooklyn, NY
- The Other Side of Paradise, curated by Sabrina Bockler, Sincerely Tommy, Brooklyn, NY
- Her Horizon, curated by Jenna June, Gallery Also, Los Angeles, CA
- SKINS, Greenpoint Terminal Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
- Summer of Love, Arts + Leisure, New York, NY
- West Reading Museum of Temporary Art, Reading, PA
- Introductions 2018, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017
- People and Plants, Elephant Gallery, Nashville, TN
- Best Kept Secret, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
- The Secret Life Of Plants, curated by Jennifer Coates & Nick Lawrence, Freight + Volume, New York, NY
- New Imagism in Contemporary Painting, curated by Adam Zucker, Good Work Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
- Nor Any Drop To Drink, curated by Adam Zucker, The Grady Alexis Gallery at El Taller Latino Americano, New York, NY
2015
- Nostalgia In Reverse, Chinatown Soup, New York, NY
- She Wolf, Present Works, Milwaukee, WI
Public Collections
- Fidelity Public Collection
Residencies
2023
- Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva, Ok, USA
2018
- DNA Residency, Provincetown, MA, USA
- Bebedero, San Jose, Costa Rica
- Hotel Belmar, Monteverde, Costa Rica
- Anaba Projects, Bethesda, MD, USA
2017
- Starry Nights, Truth Or Consequences, New Mexico, USA
- Artreach at THEARC / the 11th Street Bridge Project, Washington, DC, USA
- Horse and Art Research Program, Barnag, Hungary
2011
- Artreach at THEARC in conjunction with First Lady Michelle Obama & the Congressional Spouses, Washington, DC, USA
2009
- New York Studio Residency Program, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Selected Press
Emilia Olsen and CJ Chueca interviewed by Crush FanZine about What Lies Beneath
What Lies Beneath makes Brooklyn Magazine’s list of 10 Brooklyn Artists With Shows To See Right Now
Keisha Prioleau Martin and Emilia Olsen interviewed by Peptalks For Artists
Artnet’s List of Artists and Galleries selling work to support the Black Lives Matter movement
The 11 Shoes Brooklyn's Most Creative Artists Are Wearing - GQ
Two Coats of Paint review of There Is Another Sky written by Katie Hector
Hyperallergic review of Death and the Maiden written by Patrick Neal
Maake Magazine review of Death and the Maiden written by Emily Burns