Justin Orvis Steimer
Justin Orvis Steimer,
union square (7.4.16.44.16), 2016
pure pigment, acrylic, and ink on boat sail
50 × 84 in
Justin Orvis Steimer,
knew beginnings, 2016
pure pigment, acrylic and ink on boat sail
68 × 52 in
Justin Orvis Steimer, sokuru and the guardian spirits, 2016
oil, ink, and acrylic on found tarp
39 × 66 in
Justin Orvis Steimer, Piacere, 2015
pigment, oil, acrylic and ink on 1940’s boat sail
52 × 68 in
Justin Orvis Steimer
Carnival, 2015
pigment, oil, acrylic and ink on 1940’s boat sail
52 × 68 in
Justin Orvis Steimer, yapci, 2015, oil, acrylic and ink on linen, 29 × 23.5 in
Justin Orvis Steimer,
march 2016, 2016
pure pigment, acrylic, wood dye and ink on paper
22.5 × 18 in
Justin Orvis Steimer, Palazzo Mora, 2015
pigment, oil, acrylic and ink on 1940’s boat sail
52 × 68 in
Justin Orvis Steimer
rachel, 2015
oil, acrylic and ink on polyester shirt
28 × 21 in
Justin Orvis Steimer, feb #2, 2015, water color, pure pigment, and ink on paper, 22 × 22 in
Justin Orvis Steimer, march #2, 2015, water color, pure pigment, and ink on paper, 22 × 22 in
Justin Orvis Steimer, something about a triangle, 2014, oil and acrylic on boat sail
52 × 68 in
JUSTIN ORVIS STEIMER (b. 1981, American)
Justin Orvis Steimer paints energy. When he works, Steimer focuses his attention on his environment, whether a space, person or object, translating it into his ever evolving abstract vocabulary. Still, “abstract painter” falls short of the correct descriptor as even his simplest shapes convey space and time in a universal language the viewer may intrinsically understand. This universality stems from the fact that Steimer is striving for something greater than himself. In the words of Piet Mondrian, the artist is “essentially a channel.” Steimer’s subjects or the places he finds himself give him the material from which he sews his canvases; their color, geometry and embedded energy affecting the finished result as much as his brush and paint.
Steimer earned his BFA in painting from the University of Colorado (2004). Catinca Tabacaru Gallery opened its program of solo exhibitions with Steimer’s first solo show. Most recently, his work was included in the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)’s New Wave exhibition (2015); in Personal Structures at Palazzo Mora during the 56th Venice Biennial (2015); and in Zig Zag Zim at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe (2016). Steimer is a co-founder of the CTG collective.
BORN 1981 IN AURORA, CO
LIVES AND WORKS IM BROOKLYN, NY
EDUCATION
- 2004
BFA University of Colorado at Boulder
MUSEUM & INSTITUTIONAL EXHIBITIONS
- 2016
Zig Zag Zim, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare; Curator: Catinca Tabacaru
- 2015
New Wave, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY; Curator: Holly Shen
Personal Structures, European Pavilion, 56th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2016
cave paintings of a homo galactian, Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, New York
- 2014
have you ever wondered what a soul looks like?, Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, New York
SITE-SPECIFIC & PUBLIC WORKS
- 2017
Eaux Claires, Wisconsin, USA
- 2016
gatekeepers of the north, Pool’s Island, Canada (public mural)
- 2013
Love, Two North Riverside Plaza, Chicago
- 2012
Revolution, National Pastime Theater, Chicago (permanent mural)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2017
TERRA NOVA, Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, New York
- 2016
Zig Zag Zim, Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, New York
- 2015
Devotion, Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, New York; Curators: William Corwin and Catinca Tabacaru
- 2014
The Collection Plus New Artists, Eastmen Gallery, Hasselt, Belgium
It Begins On Paper, Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, New York- 2013
39th Mill Valley Film Festival, San Francisco, USA
Here Now, Pop Up Gallery, New York; Curator: Nathan Evans
Ever Ours, Beethoven Festival: LOVE, Chicago, USA; Curator: Catinca Tabacaru- 2012
Beethoven Festival: REVOLUTION, National Pastime Theater, Chicago, USA; Curator: Catinca Tabacaru
Visions Did Appear, PS Project Space, New York; Curator: Catinca Tabacaru
G-train Salon, Brooklyn, NY- 2011
Carbon, New York, NY
Justin Orvis Steimer, The Schoolhouse, Brooklyn, NY
RESIDENCIES
- 2016
CTG: Newfoundland, in collaboration with Matthew Evans
- 2015
CTG: Zimbabwe, in collaboration with Dzimbanhete Arts Interactions
- 2012
Beethoven Festival, Chicago, USA