Grace Carney, 2022. Photo by Aurora Rose DeCrosta
Referencing Baroque and Renaissance painting, literature, daily life, and her own body, Grace Carney (b. 1992) eschews easy categorization in paintings that hover between abstraction and the suggestion of figurative forms. Reflecting an underlying interest in liminal spaces, her canvases embrace the ambiguity and messiness of the paint itself. Within the manifold layers of her densely worked surfaces, Carney confronts the complexity of contemporary existence and the pursuit of self-determination and transformation. Born in Minnesota, Carney received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, in 2014, and MFA in Painting from the New York Studio School, New York, NY, in 2022. Carney was awarded the Jane C. Carrol Scholarship in 2020-2022 and the Hohenberg Travel Grant in 2022. Her work has been exhibited in I’m Not Your Mother at P·P·O·W, New York, NY, and Three Women: Grace Carney, Jeane Cohen, Abigail Dudley at Steven Harvey Fine Arts Projects, New York, NY. Wrestle, her first solo exhibition in Europe, was on view at Beacon Gallery, Munich, Germany, in the winter of 2022. Carney has recently been featured in Galerie Magazine and W Magazine, among others. Carney presented her largest canvases to date in girlgirlgirl, her first solo exhibition with P·P·O·W in January 2024.
Grace Carney
b. 1992
Lives and works in New York, NY
Education
2022 MFA, New York Studio School, New York, NY
2014 BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Solo Exhibitions
2024
girlgirlgirl, P·P·O·W, New York, NY
2022
Beacon Gallery, Munich, Germany
Group Exhibitions
2023
Considering Female Abstractions, Green Family Art Foundation, Dallas, TX
2022
I’m Not Your Mother, P·P·O·W, New York, NY
Three Women, Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects, New York, NY
Grants & Awards
2022
Hohenberg Travel Grant, New York Studio School, New York, NY
2020
Jane C. Carrol Scholarship, New York Studio School, New York, NY
Public Collections & Foundations
Aïshti Foundation, Jal El Dib, Lebanon
Marquez Art Projects, Miami, FL
Rudolf and Uta Scharpff Foundation for Modern Art, Berlin, Germany
Grace Carney
Oh Me, 2023
oil on canvas
72 x 66 ins.
182.9 x 167.6 cm
Grace Carney
Kiss, 2023
oil on canvas
66 7/8 x 51 1/8 ins.
169.9 x 129.9 cm
Grace Carney
Tickle Pink, 2023
oil on canvas
72 x 66 ins.
182.9 x 167.6 cm
Grace Carney
Son and Mother, 2022
oil on canvas
72 x 66 ins.
182.9 x 167.6 cm
Grace Carney
Drawing XIII, 2022
sanguine crayon on paper
41 x 57.5 ins.
104.1 x 146.1 cm
Grace Carney
Girl, 2021
oil on canvas
64 x 68 ins.
162.6 x 172.7 cm
Welcome to This Week in Culture, a weekly agenda of show openings and events in major cities across the globe. From galleries to institutions and one-of-a-kind happenings, our ongoing survey highlights the best of contemporary culture, for those willing to make the journey.
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P·P·O·W is pleased to announce the representation of Grace Carney and Mosie Romney.
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