Marcus Leslie Singleton
Oil on panel
50.8 x 50.8cm
20.00 x 20.00 in
Marcus Leslie Singleton
Born in 1990 in Seattle, WA
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
Education
2012 Design of Textile and Fashion, Seattle Art Institute, Seattle, WA
Public Collections
Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, Florida
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine
San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas
Singleton’s practice offers implicit critiques of contemporary social and political issues while simultaneously inviting viewers to engage in a visceral discourse examining the dialogue around spirituality and social constructs. Through natural, carefree, and playful strokes, his work depicts narrative scenes highlighting the trials of reality and it's nonphysical components; "I'm interested in creating new paths that aim to contextualize aesthetic beliefs and inspire people to unlearn and humanize us presently and in the future," Singleton explains. His presentation of these timelines both highlight and celebrate the multiplicity in society detailing the parallel realities of joy and hardship in a figurative language. Using spontaneity, scale, and expressive placement of color Singletons paintings offer a jovial perspective that is both poignant and bold.
Body Full of Stars , New York
June 21 - July 28, 2023
Solo Exhibitions
2022
Soiled, Journal Gallery, New York, NY
Diagrams & Dilemmas, Jupiter Contemporary, Miami Beach, FL
2021
Future Memories, TURN Gallery, New York, NY
2020
Quarantine Series, Journal Gallery, New York, NY
2019
Circusland, TURN Gallery, New York, NY
2018
Marcus Leslie: Tell Me How Long The Train’s Been Gone, Medium Tings, Brooklyn, NY
Group Exhibitions
2023
Body Full of Stars, Ceysson Bénétière, New York, NY
2022
VI XX – Twenty years of V1 Gallery, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
Superposition Gallery Annual Group Show, Eastville Museum, Sag Harbor, New York
Interior Dialogs, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2021
Summer Sun, Van De Weghe Gallery, Hamptons, NY
(ir)Reverent Futures, Group Show, Online
Shake Up The Room, September Gallery, Hudson, NY
i.de.al.is.tic, University Museum, Albany, NY
2020
I Was Tempted To Throw My Phone In The River, Steve Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2018
Brilliant Champions Group Show, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY
2015 New School MFA presentation for the Afro-Futurism exhibition
2018 Electrospective talk for upcoming artists and producers
2020 JUSTSMILE magazine interview with Tschabalala Self
2020 JUXTAPSOSED Magazine Art Review
2021 Art Forum Critics Review
2021 Art Net News Studio Visit
2022 New York Times
2022 T Magazine/ New York Times