Avery Singer (born 1987) is an American artist known for creating digitally assisted paintings created through 3D modeling software and computer-controlled airbrushing.
Early life and education Singer was born to artists Janet Kusmierski and Greg Singer. She graduated from Cooper Union in 2010.Andrew Russeth (May 7, 2014), Brush Up: Avery Singer on Her Shows at Frieze New York and Kunsthalle Zurich The New York Observer. She has since been working out of studios in the BronxAndrew Russeth (May 7, 2014), Brush Up: Avery Singer on Her Shows at Frieze New York and Kunsthalle Zurich The New York Observer. and later in Bushwick, Brooklyn.Siddhartha Mitter (July 9, 2021), Avery Singer Pushes the Limits of Painting W.
Work In her work, Singer uses architectural, automation and other modelling software (and an animation specialist) to create the backdrop before then airbrushing layers of images using a computer-controlled printer that was designed to transfer logos on to trucks and aeroplanes.Melanie Gerlis (February 7, 2020), Avery Singer: the artist breathing fresh life into painting Financial Times. The images she uses are oftentimes culled from Internet image searches based in genres and trends inherited from the history of art.Hammer Projects: Avery Singer, October 6, 2015 – January 17, 2016 Hammer Museum. She has cited Charline von Heyl as a source of inspiration.Melanie Gerlis (February 7, 2020), Avery Singer: the artist breathing fresh life into painting Financial Times. In her earlier work, she primarily used a narrow palette of black, white, and grays; only later she started using color.Siddhartha Mitter (July 9, 2021), Avery Singer Pushes the Limits of Painting W.
Exhibitions In 2016, curator Beatrix Ruf presented Singer's first European museum solo at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, showing works from 2012 onwards.Siddhartha Mitter (July 9, 2021), Avery Singer Pushes the Limits of Painting W. It was also the first time her work could be seen in the Netherlands. Singer presented the big installation that was so impressive during her exhibition ‘Statements’ in Art Basel in 2015. Since then it is part of the Stedelijk Museum's collection.
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Collections Singer's paintings are in the public collections of the Museum Ludwig, Stedelijk Museum, The Whitney Museum,Avery Singer | Untitled The Whitney Museum. the Hammer Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Avery Singer | Screen Burn Metropolitan Museum of Art. In 2017, her Google SketchUp–inspired Anxiety Painting (2014) became her first work to enter the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.Alex Greenberger (January 30, 2017), MoMA Names Recent Acquisitions: James Turrell’s ‘Meeting,’ a 12-Foot-Long Mark Bradford Painting, K8 Hardy Video, More ARTnews.
Recognition In 2017, Singer won the annual Prix Jean-François Prat.Alex Greenberger (June 28, 2017), Avery Singer Wins $22,000 Prix Jean-François Prat ARTnews.
Art market Singer is represented by Hauser & Wirth (since 2020)Melanie Gerlis (February 7, 2020), Avery Singer: the artist breathing fresh life into painting Financial Times. and Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler. From 2017 until 2020, she worked with Gavin Brown's Enterprise.Melanie Gerlis (February 7, 2020), Avery Singer: the artist breathing fresh life into painting Financial Times.
In 2021, Singer's Untitled (Tuesday) (2017) sold for HKD 35 million ($4.5 million) at Christie’s in Hong Kong.Angelica Villa (December 2, 2021), Records for Amoako Boafo, Avery Singer, Bernard Buffet Set in Christie’s $192 M. Hong Kong Evening Sale ARTnews.
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