
KELTIE FERRIS
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2018
Oil and powdered pigment on paper
Suite of 14 works, each: 40 by 26 in. 101.6 by 66 cm.
Installation view of *O*P*E*N* at The Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, 2018
KELTIE FERRIS
Installation view of *O*P*E*N* at The Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, 2018
KELTIE FERRIS
Installation view of *O*P*E*N* at The Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, 2018
KELTIE FERRIS
Installation view of *O*P*E*N* at The Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, 2018
KELTIE FERRIS
Maelstrom
2018
Oil and acrylic on canvas
80 1/8 by 60 in. 203.5 by 152.4 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
Surge
2018
Oil and acrylic on canvas
72 by 60 1/8 in. 182.9 by 152.7 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
I O
2018
Oil and acrylic on canvas
96 by 77 1/8 in. 243.8 by 195.9 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
Acres
2018
Oil and acrylic on canvas
96 by 77 in. 243.8 by 195.6 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
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2018
Oil and acrylic on canvas
90 by 60 in. 228.6 by 152.4 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
Fly Butter Theory
2018
Oil and acrylic on canvas
80 by 60 in. 203.2 by 152.4 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
Gray Matter
2017
Oil and acrylic on canvas
40 1/4 by 35 1/8 in. 102.2 by 89.2 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
2017
Oil and acrylic on canvas
96 by 77 in. 243.8 by 195.6 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
*#*
2017
Oil and powdered pigment on paper
40 1/2 by 26 in. 102.9 by 66 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
Neighbors
2017
Oil and powdered pigment on paper
39 7/8 by 26 3/16 in. 101.3 by 66.5 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
M\A\R\C\H
2017
Oil and powdered pigment on paper
51 3/4 by 69 5/8 in. 131.4 by 176.8 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
About Face
2017
Oil and powdered pigment on paper
40 3/16 by 26 1/16 in. 102.1 by 66.2 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
Know How
2017
Oil and acrylic on canvas
72 by 60 in. 182.9 by 152.4 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
Primaries
2016
Oil and acrylic on canvas
96 by 77 in. 243.8 by 195.6 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
parAgon
2016
Oil and acrylic on canvas
96 by 77 in. 243.8 by 195.6 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
sunK sun
2016
Oil and acrylic on canvas
100 by 80 in. 254 by 203.2 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
W(A(V)E)S
2015
Acrylic and oil on canvas
96 by 130 in. 243.8 by 330.2 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
Cleopatra
2015
Acrylic and oil on canvas
96 by 130 in. 243.8 by 330.2 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
A+R+G+O
2015
Acrylic and oil on canvas
96 by 130 in. 243.8 by 330.2 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
Boxer
2015
Acrylic and oil on canvas
100 by 80 in. 254 by 203.2 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
Story
2015
Acrylic and oil on canvas
90 by 80 in. 228.6 by 203.2 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
La Estrella
2015
Acrylic and oil on canvas
80 by 80 in. 203.2 by 203.2 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
oRiOn
2015
Acrylic and oil on canvas
72 by 60 in. 182.9 by 152.4 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
WoVeN
2015
Acrylic and oil on canvas
72 by 60 in. 182.9 by 152.4 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
Marksman
2015
Acrylic and oil on canvas
72 by 60 in. 182.9 by 152.4 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
Clocked
2015
Acrylic and oil on canvas
72 by 60 in. 182.9 by 152.4 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
P.e.r.s.e.u.s
2015
Acrylic and oil on canvas
40 by 35 in. 101.6 by 88.9 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
*L*y*r*a*
2015
Acrylic and oil on canvas
40 by 35 in. 101.6 by 88.9 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
C!R!U!X
2015
Acrylic and oil on canvas
30 by 30 in. 76.2 by 76.2 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
[P]y[X]i[S]
2015
Acrylic and oil on canvas
30 by 30 in. 76.2 by 76.2 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
Bluet
2015
Oil and powdered pigment on paper
30 by 22 1/2 in. 76.2 by 57.2 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
Titan
2015
Oil and powdered pigment on paper
40 by 26 in. 101.6 by 66 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
Now
2015
Oil and powdered pigment on paper
30 by 22 3/8 in. 76.2 by 56.8 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
King
2015
Oil and powdered pigment on paper
40 by 26 in. 101.6 by 66 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
Jack
2015
Oil and powdered pigment on paper
40 1/8 by 26 in. 101.9 by 66 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
Robot
2015
Oil and powdered pigment on paper
40 by 26 in. 101.6 by 66 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
Facade
2015
Oil and powdered pigment on paper
40 by 26 in. 101.6 by 66 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
Ray
2015
Oil and powdered pigment on paper
40 1/8 by 26 in. 101.9 by 66 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
Multitudes
2015
Oil and powdered pigment on paper
49 1/2 by 52 in. 125.7 by 132.1 cm.
KELTIE FERRIS
Installation view at Mitchell-Innes & Nash, NY, 2015
KELTIE FERRIS
Installation view at Michell-Innes & Nash, NY, 2015
b. 1977, Louisville, Kentucky
Keltie Ferris is known for her mostly large-scale canvases covered with layers of spray paint and hand-painted geometric fields. Ferris’s pixilated backgrounds and atmospheric foregrounds create perceptual depth that allows for multidimensional readings of her work. Characterized by a continuously expanding investigation into painting, her practice considers a multiplanar site for constructed light and shifting space. In her ongoing series of body prints, Ferris uses her own body like a brush, covering it with natural oils and pigments and pressing it against a canvas, to literalize the relationship of an artists’ identity to the work that he or she produces.
Keltie Ferris was born in Kentucky in 1977 and currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated with a BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and an MFA from the Yale School of Art in 2006. Recent solo exhibitions include Body Prints and Paintings at the University Art Museum at SUNY Albany, New York (2016); Paintings and Body Prints at Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York (2015); Keltie Ferris: Doomsday Boogie at the Santa Monica Museum of Art, Los Angeles (2014); Body Prints at Chapter NY, New York (2014); and Man Eaters at the Kemper Museum, Kansas City (2009-10). Her works have been included in group exhibitions at institutions, including Saatchi Gallery, London (2014); Contemporary Arts Museum of Houston, Texas (2014); The Academy of Arts and Letters, New York (2014); Brooklyn Museum, New York (2012); the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis (2010); and The Kitchen, New York (2009). She was recently awarded the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award in Painting by the Academy of Arts and Letters.
All images © Keltie Ferris.
The Speed Art Museum presents a solo exhibition of paintings and works on paper by Keltie Ferris.
Bid on a work on paper Keltie Ferris in the California Coalition for Women Prisoners 2018 Benefit Auction August 15 through August 29, 2018.
Bid on Sarah Braman, Keltie Ferris and Eddie Martinez in the 2018 White Columns Benefit Auction. All proceeds benefit White Columns, New York's oldest alternative, non-profit space.
Sarah Braman and Keltie Ferris are included in the group show, Noon - One, at CANADA Gallery, New York.
Support those impacted by the hurricanes in Puerto Rico by bidding on artworks generously donated by artists including Katherine Bernhardt, Joe Bradley, Keltie Ferris, Angel Otero, Josh Smith, Stanley Whitney and more. All proceeds will go to the MariaFund, which provides immediate relief to Puerto Rican communities in need, and El Serrucho, an emergency grant program that supports artists and cultural workers on the island.
Keltie Ferris is featured in a solo exhibition at Klemm's Berlin.
Curated by Arnold Lehman, Artspace has partnered with The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of New York for a benefit auction at their annual Center Dinner fundraiser, this year honoring Mary-Louise Parker and Timothy Chow. The auction, featuring artworks by Keltie Ferris, Deborah Kass, Shepard Fairey, Inez and Vinoodh and more, is now open for bidding. The online auction closes on Thursday, April 14, at 9:15 p.m. EST.
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Built up in layers of spray gun washes and palette knife zips, these fresh and original large-scale abstractions reference textiles, graffiti, and modernist painting through a pixilated haze of neon, dark night tones, and tempered pastels. The body prints are an extension of this layered approach to image-making.
On the occasion of Frank Stella: A Retrospective, this roundtable discussion with artists Walead Beshty, Keltie Ferris, Jordan Kantor, and Sarah Morris explores key aspects of Stella’s heterogeneous approach to painting and its significance for younger generations of artists working today.
New York, March 17, 2014 — The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced today the eleven artists who will receive its 2014 awards in art. The awards will be presented in New York City in May at the Academy’s annual Ceremonial. The art prizes, totaling $112,500, honor both established and emerging artists. The award winners were chosen from a group of 37 artists who had been invited to participate in the Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts, which opened on March 6, 2014. The Exhibition continues through April 12, 2014, and features over 120 paintings, sculptures, photographs, and works on paper. The members of this year’s award committee were: Lynda Benglis, Varujan Boghosian, Eric Fischl (Chairman), Yvonne Jacquette, Catherine Murphy, Philip Pearlstein, Judy Pfaff, Paul Resika, Dorothea Rockburne, and Terry Winters.
Doomsday Boogie includes several of Ferris’s large-scale paintings, along with a series of thin vertical paintings—physical realizations of the zips that originated in Barnett Newman’s abstract expressionist work.
Without cynicism, these painters stage studio experiences in which one sees acts of painterly lovemaking accumulate over time. By tenderly examining the surfaces of their works, one can reconstruct the painterly decisions, additions, revisions, and erasures that lead to the finished image and thereby reconstruct the narrative by which the artists fall in love with their own work. The painterly pleasure they seek is like the fugitive lover whose loss has to be perpetually risked in order to keep their passion level high, and we, the audience, can experience that pleasure vicariously.
Open Windows: Keltie Ferris, Jackie Saccoccio, Billy Sullivan, and Alexi Worth Guest-curated by artist Carroll Dunham, this exhibition presents the work of four contemporary American painters: Keltie Ferris, Jackie Saccoccio, Billy Sullivan, and Alexi Worth. Representing distinct and varied approaches to painting from abstraction to realism, these artists’ works will be set in counterpoint to modernist paintings chosen by Dunham from the Addison’s permanent collection. By juxtaposing new and recent paintings by the four artists with historic works ranging in date from the 1930s to early 1960s by artists such as Franz Kline, Irene Rice Pereira, John Graham, and Reginald Marsh, to name a few, Open Windows reveals sometimes surprising affinities, influences, and contrasts among and between the twenty-first-century works and mid-twentieth-century paintings, opening windows on new possibilities and fresh ways of seeing. On view through April 8, 2012.