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Austin Eddy

Austin Eddy is an abstract painter whose works are characterized by their skewed perspectives and dimensional flatness, influenced by Cubism of the early twentieth century. Eddy’s evocative works playfully use brilliant colors, layered textures and abstract planes of light, whilst all the while investigating loss and the fleeting passage of time that is the human condition. Over the past few years his focus has shifted to an exploration of the metaphor of birds and the spaces they occupy, perched on the edge of reality.

Austin Eddy (b. 1986, Boston, MA, USA) lives and works in Brooklyn. He earned his BFA in Painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2010. Notable recent exhibitions include Kunstverein Heilbronn, Heilbronn (2024); De Brock, Knokke (2024); Eva Presenhuber, Vienna (2024); Berggruen, San Francisco (2023 and 2021); Livie, Zurich (2023 and 2021); Eva Presenhuber, Antiparos and New York (Both 2022); Le Consortium, Dijon (2022) and The Pit, Los Angeles (2021).

Austin Eddy, Blue Hawaii, 2024, oil and flashe on canvas, 91.4 x 50.8 cm

The work has always been about things I have seen, felt, or thought. But letting go of that personal narrative and allowing a larger interpretation to take place is the end goal.

Austin Eddy

Biography

Education

  • 2010

    School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA

Exhibitions

  • 2025

    Baldwin Gallery, Aspen, CO, USA

    Kunsthalle Emden, Emden, Germany

    Museum Penzberg, Penzberg, Germany

  • 2024

    Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Vienna, Austria

    Pace Editions, New York, NY, USA

    De Brock, Knokke, Belgium

    Kunstverein Heilbronn, Heilbronn, Germany

  • 2023

    Livie Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland

    Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA

    The Armory Show, New York, NY, USA (with Livie Gallery)

  • 2022

    Tif Sigfrids, Athens, Greece

    Knust Kunz, Munich, Germany

    Eva Presenhuber, Antiparos, Greece

    Le Consortium, Dijon, France

    39 Great Jones, New York, NY, USA

    Marfa Invitational, Marfa, TX, USA (with Baldwin Gallery)

    Gallery 12.26, Dallas, TX, USA

    Eva Presenhuber, New York, NY, USA

  • 2021

    Baldwin Gallery, Aspen, CO, USA

    Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Livie Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland

    The Pit, Los Angeles, CA, USA

  • 2020

    Althuis Hofland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Galeri Sabine Knust, Munich, Germany

    The Other Space, Copenhagen, Denmark (Online Exhibition)

    Althuis Hoffland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Online Exhibition)

    Institute 193b, New York, NY, USA

  • 2019

    Hermes Riders Lounge, Lyon, France

    Left Field Gallery, San Louis Obispo, CA, USA (with Sylvia Fragoso)

    Abigail Oglivy Gallery, New York, NY, USA

    Resort Gallery, Baltimore, MD, USA

    SoCo Gallery, Charlotte, NC, USA

  • 2018

    Cellar Contemporary, Trento, Italy

    Ampersand Gallery, Portland, OR, USA

    Ornis Althuis Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Boy Toy Championships, Los Angeles, CA, USA

  • 2017

    EDDYSROOM, Brooklyn, NY, USA

    Cafe Henri, New York, NY, USA (with Half Gallery)

    One River School, Allendale, NJ, USA

    One River School, Inglewood, NJ, USA

    David Shelton Gallery, Houston, TX, USA (with Benjamin Edmiston)

    Taymour Grahne Gallery, New York, NY, USA

  • 2016

    Denny Gallery, New York, NY, USA (with Scott Anderson)

    Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX, USA

  • 2015

    Launch F-18 Gallery Project Space, New York, NY, USA

    Workshop @ Christian Berst Art Brut, New York, NY, USA

    Roberto Paradise, San Juan, Puerto Rico

  • 2014

    Get This Gallery, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Bendixen Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, Denmark

  • 2013

    The Horticultural Society, New York, NY, USA

    University of Kentucky Hospital, Lexington, KY, USA

    Roberto Paradise, San Juan, Puerto Rico

  • 2012

    Important Projects, Oakland, CA, USA

Public Collections

  • US

    Bank of America, Charlotte, NC, USA

    Rosa de la Cruz Collection, Miami, FL, USA

    deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA, USA

Selected images

Exhibitions