Grace Weaver
Grace Weaver has created a painterly universe of the modern Western world. Her works can be read as social commentary of city life and its inhabitants. Although her protaganists often seem out of place, the scenarios stand in as markers of the mundane – whether working from home, pursuing outdoor recreation or spending leisure time at bars. With an inward gaze, their bodies moving clumsily in space, they seem overwhelmed by the complexities of everyday life. Combining color and story-telling, her works offer vast possibilities of interpretation and depict the vividness of modern experience.
Grace Weaver graduated with an MFA from the Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond in 2015. She has been awarded with grants and residencies including a VCUARTS Dean’s Graduate Research Grant (2014), Artist-in-Residence at DakshinaChitra, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IMD (2012) and the Burlington City Arts’ ArtLab residency, Burlington, VT (2012).
Grace Weavers current and recent shows include a solo exhibition at Yuz Museum, Shanghai and Neues Museum, Nürnberg (2023); recent solo and group shows include Kunstpalast, Dusseldorf, 24h, BRAUNSFELDER, in collaboration with Super Super Markt, Cologne, DE (2022), How To & Know How, Neue Galerie Gladbeck, DE (2022), DROOP at Soy Capitán, Berlin, DE (2021), Kunstmuseum Ravensburg, DE (2021), O.K., Kunstpalais Erlangen, DE (2019), Little Sister, Oldenburger Kunstverein, DE (2019), Super Busy, Soy Capitán, Berlin, DE (2017); Pedestrian, Kunstverein Reutlingen, DE (2017); Skinny Latte, Soy Capitán, Berlin, DE (2015).
Her work is featured in the collections of Yuz Museum, Shanghai, Kunstpalast Düsseldorf, FRAC des Pays de la Loire, Carquefou, France, ARoS Museum, Aarhus, Denmark and the Pizzuti Collection of the Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, USA.
Grace Weaver, born 1989 in Vermont, United States, lives and works in New York.
Exhibitions
Press
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"Grace Weaver's TRASH-SCAPES Channel Beckett" by Evan Pricco
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INTERVIEW: Grace Weaver at Galerie Max Hetzler, London, 2022
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"Vier Fragen an Grace Weaver" von Laura Helena Wurth
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"Grace Weaver: Trashscapes" by Eddy Frankel
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Interview
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“The Bold New Mode of Artist Grace Weaver” by Marley Marius
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Critics’ Picks by Louisa Elderton
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Interior Motives: Grace Weaver’s ‘Droop’ at Soy Capitán
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Mach mal ’ne Pause: Das Kunstmuseum Ravensburg lädt ein zur „Auszeit“
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Figurative and Abstract Paintings Brighten NY Galleries
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Grace Weaver’s Portraits of Urban Anxiety by Daniel Penny
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In Bold Figurative Paintings, Grace Weaver Captures the Mood of Her Generation by Alina Cohan
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Grace Weaver, The Big Picture, Interview by Evan Pricco
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Grace Weaver Paints About Skin Care And Avocado Toast
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Grace Weaver zeigt bei Soy Capitán die Selbstzweifel der Millenials
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“Mensch, Grace” by Hendrik Lakeberg
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“A Pioneering Feminist Artist’s Studio Gets Revived in New York” by M. H. Miller
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“Six Views of America” by Alice Pimrose
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“Grace Weaver. Weingummikunst” by Emma Stenger
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"Neue Malerei" by Sebastian Frenzel (PDF upon request)
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“Unlimited Freedom” by Maria Chiara Valacchi
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“These 20 Female Artists Are Pushing Figurative Painting Forward” by Casey Lesser
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"9 Emerging Artists to Discover at Art Cologne" by Andrew M. Goldstein
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Art Cologne 2016 feature
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The 8 Best Booths at Art Cologne by Alexander Forbes
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“Grace Weaver’s Skinny Latte at Soy Capitán” by Kate Lewin
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"Exhibition // Grace Weaver’s Skinny Latte at Soy Capitán" by Göksu Kunak
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"Grace Weaver at Soy Capitán"
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“Grace Weaver” by Amie Cunat
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“Grace Weaver - Studio Visit” by Zoë Harris
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“First New York solo exhibition of Grace Weaver opens at Thierry-Goldberg Gallery”