Grace Weaver
Brooklyn based painter Grace Weaver has created a painterly universe in which her figures engage in everyday contemporary life in all its complexities. The figures, oftentimes female and introspective protagonists, unveil vast and psychologically compelling moments that tell stories eluding definite interpretations. In her recent paintings, Grace Weaver continues her distinctive imagery of emblematic figures, portraits, urban scenes and scenarios. Expanding her vocabulary, the new works are painted up-close, direct and present. In a similar manner to how she draws with charcoal—marking, rubbing out, and layering to create new arrangements—Weaver exposes previously buried brushstrokes and compositions.
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).
Weaver’s upcoming shows include Indoor Paintings, Hetzler | Marfa, Marfa, TX (2023), a solo exhibition at Neues Museum, Nürnberg (2023) and a group exhibition at Yuz Museum, Shanghai (2024). Weaver’s recent shows include TRASH-SCAPES, a solo show at Galerie Max Hetzler, London, UK (2022), 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), STEPS, James Cohan Gallery, New York, US (2020), O.K., Kunstpalais Erlangen, DE (2019), Little Sister, Oldenburger Kunstverein, DE (2019), BEST LIFE, Super Busy, Soy Capitán, Berlin, DE (2017); Pedestrian, Kunstverein Reutlingen, DE (2017); No hard feelings, Koppe Astner, Glasgow, UK (2017) Skinny Latte, Soy Capitán, Berlin, DE (2015).
Her work is featured in the collections of Kunstpalais 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.
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Exhibitions
Press
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"Grace Weaver's TRASH-SCAPES Channel Beckett" by Evan Pricco
Juxtapoz Magazine, 1/2023
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INTERVIEW: Grace Weaver at Galerie Max Hetzler, London, 2022
Galerie Max Hetzler, 12/2022
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"Vier Fragen an Grace Weaver" von Laura Helena Wurth
Frankfurter Allgemeine, 12/2022
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"Grace Weaver: Trashscapes" by Eddy Frankel
Time Out, 11/2022
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Interview
The Art Form: Issue 06, 05/2022
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“The Bold New Mode of Artist Grace Weaver” by Marley Marius
Vogue Magazine, 01/2022
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Critics’ Picks by Louisa Elderton
Artforum, 06/2021
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Interior Motives: Grace Weaver’s ‘Droop’ at Soy Capitán
Berlin Art Link, 6/2021
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Mach mal ’ne Pause: Das Kunstmuseum Ravensburg lädt ein zur „Auszeit“
SWR 2, 5/2021
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Figurative and Abstract Paintings Brighten NY Galleries
Art & Object, 8/2020
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Grace Weaver’s Portraits of Urban Anxiety by Daniel Penny
Frieze, 9/2020
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In Bold Figurative Paintings, Grace Weaver Captures the Mood of Her Generation by Alina Cohan
Artsy, 5/2020
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Grace Weaver, The Big Picture, Interview by Evan Pricco
Juxtapoze Magazine, 9/2018
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Grace Weaver Paints About Skin Care And Avocado Toast
Nylon, 9/2018
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Grace Weaver zeigt bei Soy Capitán die Selbstzweifel der Millenials
Tagesspiegel Kunst, 9/2017
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“Mensch, Grace” by Hendrik Lakeberg
Numéro Berlin, 5/2017
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“A Pioneering Feminist Artist’s Studio Gets Revived in New York” by M. H. Miller
The New York Times Styles Magazine, 2/2017
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“Six Views of America” by Alice Pimrose
Royal Academy, 1/2017
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“Grace Weaver. Weingummikunst” by Emma Stenger
ART Magazin, 2/2017
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"Neue Malerei" by Sebastian Frenzel (PDF upon request)
Monopol Magazin, 10/2016
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“Unlimited Freedom” by Maria Chiara Valacchi
Arte e Critica No. 85, 6/2016
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“These 20 Female Artists Are Pushing Figurative Painting Forward” by Casey Lesser
Artsy, 6/2016
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"9 Emerging Artists to Discover at Art Cologne" by Andrew M. Goldstein
Artspace, 04/2016
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Art Cologne 2016 feature
Aesthetica, 4/2016
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The 8 Best Booths at Art Cologne by Alexander Forbes
Artsy, 4/2016
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“Grace Weaver’s Skinny Latte at Soy Capitán” by Kate Lewin
Creativepool, 11/2015
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"Exhibition // Grace Weaver’s Skinny Latte at Soy Capitán" by Göksu Kunak
Berlin Art Link, 10/2015
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"Grace Weaver at Soy Capitán"
Art Viewer, 9/2015
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“Grace Weaver” by Amie Cunat
Eutopia, 8/2015
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“Grace Weaver - Studio Visit” by Zoë Harris
KubaParis, 9/2015
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“First New York solo exhibition of Grace Weaver opens at Thierry-Goldberg Gallery”
Art Daily, 2015