b. 1977, Louisville, KY
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
Education
MFA, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
BFA, NSCAD (Nova Scotia College of Art and Design)
Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions
2010
Horton Gallery, New York, NY (forthcoming)
2009
Man Eaters, Kemper Museum, Kansas City, MO
2008
Dear Sir or Madame, SUNDAY L.E.S., New York, NY
Sincerely Yours, New Art Dealers Alliance Fair, Miami, FL (with SUNDAY L.E.S.)
Keltie Ferris & Molly Larkey, SUNDAY L.E.S., New York, NY
2007
Boy Genius, Kinkead Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
Boy Genius, The Prequel, curated by Simon Watson, Scenic, New York, NY
Group Exhibitions
2010
Objective: Abstraction,Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, IN (Curators: Scott Grow) (forthcoming)
This Is A Performance, ACP, Los Angeles, CA (Curators: Sam Gordon)
2009
This Is A Test , ACP @ X initiative, New York, NY (Curators: Sam Gordon)
The Open, , Deitch, Long Island City, NY
Aberrant Abstraction, The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS
Besides, With, Against, And Yet: Abstraction and The Ready-Made, The Kitchen, New York, NY
Oculus Imaginationis, Horton Gallery, New York, NY
The Best is Yet to Come, Galleria Glance, Turino, Italy
Rattled By the Rush, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago, IL
DiSoRgAnIzEd (Another 24 Hours), Museum 52, New York, NY
2008 (Curators: Jacob Robichaux)
Party at Phong’s House, Galeria Janet Kurnatowski, Brooklyn, NY (Curators: Chris Martin)
There is No There There, Rivington Arms, New York, NY
Accident Blackspot, Freight + Volume, New York, NY (Curators: Jim Lee and Rob Nadeau)
Defining A Moment: 25 New York Artists, House of Campari, New York, NY (Curators: Chris Martin)
Unnameable Things, Artspace, New Haven, CT
Accident Blackspot, Markus Winter, Berlin, Germany (Curators: Jim Lee and Rob Nadeau)
Performed Identity, Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts, New York, NY (Curators: Simon Watson)
Untitled (Works on Paper), Moti Hasson Gallery, New York, NY
Living Room Paintings, Bucket Rider Gallery, Chicago, IL
2007
Painted Faces, Kinkead Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
Some Kind of Portrait, Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA (Curators: Simon Watson)
Distinctive Messengers, House of Campari, Miami, FL (Curators: Simon Watson)
2006
Flex Your Textiles, John Connelly, New York, NY (Curators: Travis Boyer and Ginger Brooks Takahashi)
School Days, Jack Tilton Gallery, New York, NY
MFA Thesis Show, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
Selected Bibliography
Brooks, Amra. "Must See Art." LA Weekly. March 14, 2007.
Dumenco, Simon. “How the Art World Became the Last Party in Town: Ones To Watch.” Details. October 2008.
Finch, Charlie. "Hanging at the Horts.” Artnet.com. March 31, 2008.
McGary, Suzanne. "Perfect Date Southern Exposure." KC Magazine. December 2009.
Packham, Chris. "The Nerman's Aberrant Abstraction is tamer than it sounds." The Pitch. December 1, 2009.
Rosenberg, Karen. “Keltie Ferris at SUNDAY.” The New York Times. January 1, 2009.
Saccoccio, Jackie. “What State Abstraction: Carroll Dunham & Keltie Ferris.” Bombsite. December 18, 2009.
Schwendener, Martha. Keltie Ferris at SUNDAY.” Artforum.
Spencer, Laura. "Artist Keltie Ferris at Kemper at the Crossroads and the Nerman Museum." Interview on KCUR 89.3FM. December 2009.
Tang, Alyssa. “Spray On Symmetry.” New York Art Beat. December 30, 2008. (interview)
Thorson, Alice. "Nerman presents 'Aberrant Abstraction,' a group show that somehow comforts." Kansas City Star. December 5, 2009.
Thorson, Alice. "Artist Keltie Ferris exhibits at Kemper at the Crossroads." The Kansas City Star. November 14, 2009.
Thorson, Alice. "Nerman Unveils New Exhibits." The Kansas City Star. November 19, 2009.
Watson, Simon. Defining A Moment: 25 New York Artists. May 30 – June 15, 2008. (brochure)
Wolin, Joseph. “Keltie Ferris at SUNDAY.” Modern Painters. March 2008.
Publications
Grabner, Michelle. Man Eaters, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO., 2009.
Collections
The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS
Awards & Honors
2009
Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation nominee
2006
Rema Hort Mann Foundation Grant
Artist Pension Trust
Carol Schlosberg Memorial Prize for excellence in painting at the Yale School of Art
2005
Jacob Javits Fellowship
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
Education
MFA, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
BFA, NSCAD (Nova Scotia College of Art and Design)
Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions
2010
Horton Gallery, New York, NY (forthcoming)
2009
Man Eaters, Kemper Museum, Kansas City, MO
2008
Dear Sir or Madame, SUNDAY L.E.S., New York, NY
Sincerely Yours, New Art Dealers Alliance Fair, Miami, FL (with SUNDAY L.E.S.)
Keltie Ferris & Molly Larkey, SUNDAY L.E.S., New York, NY
2007
Boy Genius, Kinkead Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
Boy Genius, The Prequel, curated by Simon Watson, Scenic, New York, NY
Group Exhibitions
2010
Objective: Abstraction,Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, IN (Curators: Scott Grow) (forthcoming)
This Is A Performance, ACP, Los Angeles, CA (Curators: Sam Gordon)
2009
This Is A Test , ACP @ X initiative, New York, NY (Curators: Sam Gordon)
The Open, , Deitch, Long Island City, NY
Aberrant Abstraction, The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS
Besides, With, Against, And Yet: Abstraction and The Ready-Made, The Kitchen, New York, NY
Oculus Imaginationis, Horton Gallery, New York, NY
The Best is Yet to Come, Galleria Glance, Turino, Italy
Rattled By the Rush, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago, IL
DiSoRgAnIzEd (Another 24 Hours), Museum 52, New York, NY
2008 (Curators: Jacob Robichaux)
Party at Phong’s House, Galeria Janet Kurnatowski, Brooklyn, NY (Curators: Chris Martin)
There is No There There, Rivington Arms, New York, NY
Accident Blackspot, Freight + Volume, New York, NY (Curators: Jim Lee and Rob Nadeau)
Defining A Moment: 25 New York Artists, House of Campari, New York, NY (Curators: Chris Martin)
Unnameable Things, Artspace, New Haven, CT
Accident Blackspot, Markus Winter, Berlin, Germany (Curators: Jim Lee and Rob Nadeau)
Performed Identity, Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts, New York, NY (Curators: Simon Watson)
Untitled (Works on Paper), Moti Hasson Gallery, New York, NY
Living Room Paintings, Bucket Rider Gallery, Chicago, IL
2007
Painted Faces, Kinkead Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
Some Kind of Portrait, Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA (Curators: Simon Watson)
Distinctive Messengers, House of Campari, Miami, FL (Curators: Simon Watson)
2006
Flex Your Textiles, John Connelly, New York, NY (Curators: Travis Boyer and Ginger Brooks Takahashi)
School Days, Jack Tilton Gallery, New York, NY
MFA Thesis Show, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
Selected Bibliography
Brooks, Amra. "Must See Art." LA Weekly. March 14, 2007.
Dumenco, Simon. “How the Art World Became the Last Party in Town: Ones To Watch.” Details. October 2008.
Finch, Charlie. "Hanging at the Horts.” Artnet.com. March 31, 2008.
McGary, Suzanne. "Perfect Date Southern Exposure." KC Magazine. December 2009.
Packham, Chris. "The Nerman's Aberrant Abstraction is tamer than it sounds." The Pitch. December 1, 2009.
Rosenberg, Karen. “Keltie Ferris at SUNDAY.” The New York Times. January 1, 2009.
Saccoccio, Jackie. “What State Abstraction: Carroll Dunham & Keltie Ferris.” Bombsite. December 18, 2009.
Schwendener, Martha. Keltie Ferris at SUNDAY.” Artforum.
Spencer, Laura. "Artist Keltie Ferris at Kemper at the Crossroads and the Nerman Museum." Interview on KCUR 89.3FM. December 2009.
Tang, Alyssa. “Spray On Symmetry.” New York Art Beat. December 30, 2008. (interview)
Thorson, Alice. "Nerman presents 'Aberrant Abstraction,' a group show that somehow comforts." Kansas City Star. December 5, 2009.
Thorson, Alice. "Artist Keltie Ferris exhibits at Kemper at the Crossroads." The Kansas City Star. November 14, 2009.
Thorson, Alice. "Nerman Unveils New Exhibits." The Kansas City Star. November 19, 2009.
Watson, Simon. Defining A Moment: 25 New York Artists. May 30 – June 15, 2008. (brochure)
Wolin, Joseph. “Keltie Ferris at SUNDAY.” Modern Painters. March 2008.
Publications
Grabner, Michelle. Man Eaters, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO., 2009.
Collections
The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS
Awards & Honors
2009
Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation nominee
2006
Rema Hort Mann Foundation Grant
Artist Pension Trust
Carol Schlosberg Memorial Prize for excellence in painting at the Yale School of Art
2005
Jacob Javits Fellowship