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Presentation

Born in 1974, in Prince, USA.
Lives and works in New York, USA.



   Education

1992   BFA West Virginia University
2014   MFA Bard College, New York



   Presentation


Laska, who might be previously best known as half of the New York sound band I.U.D. takes an almost improvisatory musical process to her paintings, creating dissonance and harmonies inside the structure of a frame. And framing is a device she uses for effect, whether applying the outline of a frame in paint or nailing different-size canvases against each other in box-like grids. In one painting, a fragmented canvas is framed by an old T-shirt, almost like a straight jacket, emphasizing the strain put on enclosure. In other works, the commitment to the rectangle breaks loose. "I keep fighting against the framework and the shape of the canvas and whether it should adhere to the structure of a stretched form, "she says. "Many of the pieces I make end up getting pulled apart again. I’ve accepted that as part of my process that everything might not come together until the final moment."


Christopher Bollen, Interview Magazine

December 12, 2013

Selected Artworks
Untitled
Untitled
2012
102.0 x 122.0 cm / 40.2 x 48.0 in
Untitled
Untitled
2012
178.0 x 137.0 cm / 70.1 x 53.9 in
Untilted 1
Untilted 1
2016
86.0 x 76.0 cm / 33.9 x 29.9 in
Untilted 3
Untilted 3
2016
76.0 x 60.0 cm / 29.9 x 23.6 in
Untilted 4
Untilted 4
2016
205.0 x 77.0 cm / 80.7 x 30.3 in
Glove
Glove
2016
97.0 x 55.8 x 2.5 cm / 38.2 x 22.0 x 1.0 in
Untitled
Untitled
2017
177.8 x 137.2 cm / 70.0 x 54.0 in
Untitled
Untitled
2017
99.2 x 69.5 cm / 39.1 x 27.4 in
Untitled
Untitled
2017
99.2 x 69.5 cm / 39.1 x 27.4 in
Untitled
Untitled
2017
69.5 x 99.2 cm / 27.4 x 39.1 in
Untitled
Untitled
2017
69.5 x 99.2 cm / 27.4 x 39.1 in
Untitled
Untitled
2017
69.5 x 99.2 cm / 27.4 x 39.1 in
Ortho Novum
Ortho Novum
2018
182.9 x 152.4 cm / 72.0 x 60.0 in
Untitled
Untitled
2018
127.0 x 96.5 cm / 50.0 x 38.0 in
Untitled
Untitled
2019
226.1 x 175.3 cm / 89.0 x 69.0 in
I'm sure
I'm sure
2019
182.9 x 137.2 cm / 72.0 x 54.0 in
Untitled
Untitled
2020
76.0 x 56.0 cm / 30.0 x 22.0 in
Untitled
Untitled
2020
76.0 x 56.0 cm / 30.0 x 22.0 in
Untitled (figure)
Untitled (figure)
2021
218.4 x 94.0 cm / 86.0 x 37.0 in
Untitled (figure in dress)
Untitled (figure in dress)
2021
238.8 x 91.4 cm / 94.0 x 36.0 in
Yeah Snail Dress
Yeah Snail Dress
2021
327.7 x 120.7 cm / 129.0 x 47.5 in
Untitled Figures
Untitled Figures
2021
226.1 x 91.4 cm / 89.0 x 36.0 in
Untitled (floating figure with dots)
Untitled (floating figure with dots)
2021
269.2 x 88.9 cm / 106.0 x 35.0 in
Videos
IOWA
IOWA
IOWA
IOWA
Feed the Meter Vol. 2
Feed the Meter Vol. 2
Nudes - Sadie Laska
Nudes - Sadie Laska
Exhibitions In Our Galleries
All Exhibitions



Solo shows  


2023 

Boiling Frog Syndrome, Ceysson & Bénétière, Saint-Étienne France 


2020 

Erehwon, Canada gallery, New York, United States 


2017 

Nudes, Ceysson & Bénétière, Saint-Étienne, France 


2016 

Rock Solid, Office Baroque gallery, Brussels, Belgium 

A Foot, Some Guns, A Boot, Some Hands, Some Lips, A Breast, & A Snail, 56 Henry, New York, United States


2015 

Plain Air, Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Luxembourg

I Clouded, CANADA Gallery, New York, United States 


2014 

Play it as it Lays, Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Geneva, Switzerland 


2013 

SAROJANE, Kerry Schuss, New York, United States  


2012 

Sadie Laska, Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Paris, France 





Group shows (selection)   


2021 

Deep blue, curated by Katherine Bradford, Hall art foundation, Reading, United States 


2020  

The space in between, Ceysson & Bénétière, New York, United States  

Printemps, Galerie Ceysson & Bénétière, Paris, France 

Printemps, Galerie Ceysson & Bénétière, Saint-Étienne, France 


2019 

Bushwick Rodeo, Horton Gallery, Texas, United States  


2018 

True Colours, Newport Street Gallery, London, United-Kingdom

Inflatable Tear, Ceysson & Bénétière, New York, United States 

I Am A Scientist, curated by Sadie Laska, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark 


2017 

Animal Farm, curated by Sadie Laska, The Brant Foundation, Greenwich, United States  

Unobstructed Views, MoCAD, Hawkins Ferry House, Grosse Point Shores, United States  

Based on true story, Galerie Derouillon, Paris, France 

Feed the Meter Vol. II, curated by Wallace Whitney, Ceysson & Bénétière, Wandhaff, Luxembourg 

Sleeping on the Skin of a Nightmare, Romeo, New York, United States 

UNDERCOVER BOSS, Reyes Projects, Birmingham, United States 

Nude, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark 

Bluets, Burning In Water, New York, United States  


2016 

IOWA, Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Paris, France 

Make Painting Great Again, CANADA gallery, New York, United States  


2015 

Call and response, Gavin Brown's Enterprise, New York, United States  

Justin Aidan/Sadie Laska/Leo Fitzpatrick, United Artists, Ltc., Marfa, United States  

Feed the Meter, curated by Wallace Whitney, Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Luxembourg 

Special Guest, curated by Bernard Ceysson, Zürcher Gallery, New York , United States  

Call and Response, Gavin Brown Enterprise, New York, United States  

Slam Section, Gallery Steinsland Berliner, Stockholm, Sweden 


2014 

Laska & Magenheimer, Which arbitrary thing are you ?, Cleopatra's, Brooklyn, New York, United States  

Beware of the Stares, 246356, Brookyn, New York, United States  

Sadie Laska and Jesse Littlefield, Harper's Books, East Hampton, New York, United States  

Café Dancer Pop-Up, Edlin Gallery, New York, United States  

Edge of Continuation, Pablo's Birthday, New York, United States  

Bakerman, IUD collaborative exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tuscon, United States  

Summer : 2014, Kerry Schuss, New York, United States  


2013 

The Cat Show, White Columns, New York, United States  

Greetings From Bitburg, Galerie Le Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France 


2012 

La Ligne Passée, Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Luxembourg 

Le Confort Moderne, Galerie Le Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France 

Suggested Destination, Basilica, Hudson, New York, United States  


2011 

READYKEULOUS, The Hurtful Healer, Invisible Exports, New York, United States  

Scruffy, KS ART, New York, United States  

Dirt Don't Hurt, Jolie Laide Gallery, Philadelphia, United States  

STREET TRASH, Intersection of Commercial Street, Brooklyn, United States  

CANADA, Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Paris, France 


2010 

Dirty Hands, Soloway Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, United States  

Clean Break, Charlie Horse Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, United States  

In There, Out Here, Leo Koenig Projekte, New York, United States  


2009 

Spaced Out/On Time, CANADA Gallery, New York, United States  

If The Darks Are Barking, Apartment Show, Artist Space, New York, United States  

Circle of Friends, Vacant Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 

A Dry Run, Charlie Horse, Brooklyn, United States  

Coco Loco, Stairwell Gallery, Providence, United States  


2008 

The Dark Age, Stairwell Gallery, Providence, United States  

Gold is the New Metal, Stairwell Gallery, Providence, United States  


2005 

Red, White and Blue, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York, United States  

I Throw Herring to the Dog, CANADA Gallery, New York, United States  




Performances (selection) 


2015 

Performance IUD, Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Wandhaff, Luxembourg 


2013 

Performance IUD, Kunsthalle, Zurich, Switzerland 

Performance IUD, Sunday Sessions, Moma PS1 Contemporary Art Center, New York, United States  


2012 

Performance IUD, EMERGENCY CHEESECAKE, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA 


2011 

IUD performance, Astrup Fearnley, Oslo, Norway 


2010 

"Finger It", video screening, Cinders Gallery, New York, United States  

Performance IUD Printed Matter Benefit, Deitch Projects, Long Island City, New York, United States  


2009 

Sound Wreckage Volume 1, Gavin Brown's Enterprise, New York, United States  

Performance IUD for the Constraction Show, Deitch Projects, New York, United States  


2008 

Performance IUD for WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution, Moma PS1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York, United States  

Performance IUD, in collaboration with Nick Relph and Oliver Payne, Galerie Le Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France 

Performance IUD for Jekyll Island, Honor Fraser Gallery, Los Angeles, United States  


2007 

Performance IUD, The Swiss Institute, New York, United States 

Bibliography
Selected Bibliography

Upcoming
Sadie Laska, by Ceysson Éditions d'Art


2017
Trinie Dalton. "Peter's Farm." Artforum, May 17, 2017

2016
Editors "Collectors Susan and Michael Hort's Picks from FIAC 2016." Artspace.com, October 22, 2016

"Make Painting Great Again." The New Yorker, June 29, 2016

Andrew Nunes. "CANADA is Making Painting Great Again." The Creators Project: Vice Magazine, June 22, 2016

Jerry Saltz. "I Love Canada’s 17-Artist State-of-the-Medium Spectacle "Make Painting Great Again." It Also Makes Me Worry for the Fate of the Lower East Side.." Vulture.com, June 14, 2016

"The Six Most Exciting Exhibitions at Independent Brussels." The New York Times Magazine, April 24, 2016

2015
Scott Indrisek. "5 Must-See Gallery Shows: JJ PEET, Huma Bhaba, and More." BLOUIN ARTINFO, June 22, 2015

2014
Boudreau, Alice. "Expositions, Sadie Laska." Go Out Magazine, Geneva, #19

2013
Bollen, Christopher. "The New Abstract", Interview Magazine, December

2011
Heinrich, Will. "Avoiding the Subject: 'Scruffy' at KS ART and 'Walking Forward- Running Past' at Art in General", New York Observer, November 1.

2010
Theme Magazine, issue 22, July, 2010

2009
"Spaced Out/On Time", NY Times, September 25, 2009
"IUD", ANP Quarterly Vol / No 2
"Womb and Doom", New York Press, March 24, 2009

2008
"The Softer Sex Gets Hard", USELESS Magazine, Fall 2008
"Next Wave New York", Interview Magazine, September 2008 2007 Kelsey, John. "Top Ten", Artforum December 2007


Publications
"Catholic No. 1, Cats", Evil Twin
Selected Press