Janiva Ellis
Janiva Ellis | |
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Born | 1987 |
Nationality | American |
Education | California College of the Arts |
Known for | Painter |
Janiva Ellis (born 1987) is an American painter based in Brooklyn, NY and Los Angeles, CA.[1] Ellis often makes figurative paintings that explore the African-American female experience.[2]
Early life and education[]
Born in Oakland, California, Ellis moved to Hawaii at the age of 7, moving between the islands of Kauai and Oahu.[3] Raised solely by her white mother, in a state with a small black population, Ellis uses her art practice to investigate and examine the complex racial dynamic of her upbringing.[3] Ellis studied painting at California College of the Arts in San Francisco, graduating in 2012.[3]
Artistic practice[]
Ellis describes her paintings as “not only an attempt to communicate to nonblack women my experience, but also to call to other black women, ‘Do you feel this, too?’”[2] Critics have commended Ellis for the psychoanalytic tension in her paintings.[4] Occasionally, the paintings incorporate religious symbology; such as lambs or angels, referencing the canon of religious painting.[4] In 2017, Ellis presented "Lick Shot" at 47 Canal, her first solo show in New York City.[5] In 2018, Ellis participated in the New Museum Triennial - “Songs for Sabotage.”[4] Ellis was included in the 2019 Whitney Biennial curated by Rujeko Hockley and Jane Panetta.[1]
Selected exhibitions[]
- 2017 - "You Catch More Flies With Arsenic Than Honey” - Club Pro, Los Angeles, California[6]
- 2017 - "Cabin Fever" - BBQLA, Los Angeles California[7]
- 2017 - Lick Shot” - 47 Canal, New York City[5]
- 2017 - Prick Up Your Ears” - Karma International, Los Angeles, California[8]
- 2018 - “Painting: Now & Forever, Part III” - Greene Naftali, New York City[9]
- 2018 - Triennial: “Songs for Sabotage” - New Museum, New York City[10]
- 2019 - Whitney Biennial 2019, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City[1]
Awards[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Whitney Biennial 2019". whitney.org.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Sheets, Hilarie M. (2 February 2018). "Meet Six Disrupters at the New Museum's Triennial". The New York Times.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Brown, Laura. "X-TRA". www.x-traonline.org.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Cortbett, Rachel (13 February 2018). "5 Young Stars-in-the-Making From the New Museum's 'Songs for Sabotage' Triennial". artnet News.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Janiva Ellis "Lick Shot" at 47 Canal, New York •". Mousse Magazine (in Italian). 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Proceed with caution: finding hope in the perils of You Catch More Flies with Arsenic Than Honey". 20 February 2017.
- ^ Miranda, Caroline. "Datebook: Photos of adult babies, race and the public figure, and weaving Brazil's landscape". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Heinrich, Will (Aug 31, 2017). "What to See in Los Angeles Art Galleries This Week". New York Times.
- ^ "Janiva Ellis (Contemporary Art Daily)". www.contemporaryartdaily.com.
- ^ "2018 Triennial: Songs for Sabotage". www.newmuseum.org.
- ^ "Janiva Ellis – Rema Hort Mann Foundation".
- ^ "Rema Hort Mann Foundation Announces 2018 Emerging Artist Grantees for Los Angeles". www.artforum.com.
External links[]
- Living people
- African-American painters
- 1987 births
- Artists from Oakland, California
- People from Hawaii
- American contemporary painters