Justin Orvis Steimer
JUSTIN ORVIS STEIMER (b. 1981, Colorado, USA)
Justin Orvis Steimer’s work has been developed as a series of responses to invisible sources that have been excluded from scientific versions of reality. With freehand lines and forms he transposes space, time, sound and presence to offer a channeled truth. He makes canvases from materials found in the places he renders, or given to him by the subjects of his portraits; the pre-existing color, texture and geometry affecting the finished result.
He collaborates with practitioners from different fields including musicians, astronomers, shamen, and other artists who contribute to determine the identity of each work.
Steimer earned his BFA in painting from the University of Colorado in 2004. He made his museum debut in 2016 at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe. Steimer is a co-founder of the CTG Collective.
BORN 1981 IN COLORADO, USA
LIVES AND WORKS IN BROOKLYN, NY
EDUCATION
- 2004
BFA University of Colorado at Boulder
MUSEUM & INSTITUTIONAL EXHIBITIONS
- 2019
CTG ( R ): Finland, Serlachius Museum, Mäntta, Finland; curator: Catinca Tabacaru
- 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, Italy
SOLO & TWO-ARTIST EXHIBITIONS
- 2025
[Title TBD], Saint Paul’s Union Chapel, Waldoboro, Maine, USA; Curator: Eric Starck (solo)
Ovidiu Toader & Justin Orvis Steimer, Galeria Catinca Tabacaru, Bucharest- 2018
The Watchers (with Terrence Musekiwa), 50 Golborne, London
- 2017
The Guardian and The Builder (with Terrence Musekiwa), CTG Harare, Zimbabwe; Curator: Catinca Tabacaru
- 2016
cave paintings of a homo galactian, Catinca Tabacaru, New York (solo)
- 2014
have you ever wondered what a soul looks like?, Catinca Tabacaru, New York (solo)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2020
CTG Collective: The Berry Eaters, Catinca Tabacaru Harlem, New York
- 2019
ZWRT, Barbé-Urbain, Ghent, Belgium
Only Echoes, Passing Through the Night, Odetta Gallery, New York; curator: Anssi Taulu
41st Jalovik Art Colony, Kuća Kralja Petra, Serbia; curator: Branislav Nikolic
At Night, You Dance, Barbé Urbain, Ghent, Belgium- 2018
CTG ( R ): Zimbabwe 2018, Catinca Tabacaru, Harare, Zimbabwe
- 2017
TERRA NOVA, Catinca Tabacaru, New York
- 2016
Zig Zag Zim, Catinca Tabacaru, New York
- 2015
Devotion, Catinca Tabacaru, New York; co-curator: William Corwin
CTG ( R ): Zimbabwe, Dzimbanhete Arts Interactions, Zimbabwe; curator: Catinca Tabacaru- 2014
The Collection Plus New Artists, Eastmen Gallery, Hasselt, Belgium
It Begins On Paper, Catinca Tabacaru, New York- 2013
39th Mill Valley Film Festival, San Francisco; curator: Carly Ivan Garcia
Here Now, Pop Up Gallery, New York; curator: Nathan Evans
Ever Ours, Beethoven Festival: LOVE, Chicago; curator: Catinca Tabacaru- 2012
Beethoven Festival: REVOLUTION, National Pastime Theater, Chicago; curator: Catinca Tabacaru
Visions Did Appear, PS Project Space, New York; curator: Catinca Tabacaru
G-train Salon, Brooklyn, NY- 2011
Carbon, New York, NY; curator: Catinca Tabacaru
Justin Orvis Steimer, The Schoolhouse, Brooklyn, NY
SITE-SPECIFIC & PUBLIC WORKS
- 2017
Eaux Claires, Wisconsin, USA
- 2016
gatekeepers of the north, Pool’s Island, Canada; curator: Catinca Tabacaru
- 2013
Love, Two North Riverside Plaza, Chicago; curator: Catinca Tabacaru
- 2012
Revolution, National Pastime Theater, Chicago; curator: Catinca Tabacaru
RESIDENCIES
- 2023
Waldoboro Inn Artist Residency, Maine, USA
- 2019
CTG ( R ): Finland in collaboration with the Serlachius Museum, Finland
- 2018
CTG ( R ): Zimbabwe, Harare
Jalovik Art Colony, Serbia- 2017
CTG ( R ): Zimbabwe, Harare
- 2016
CTG ( R ): Newfoundland, Canada
- 2015
CTG ( R ): Zimbabwe, Harare
- 2012
Beethoven Festival, Chicago
Ovidiu Toader & Justin Orvis Steimer
April 25 – June 21, 2025
Catinca Tabacaru, Bucharest
Justin Orvis Steimer
ODETTA Gallery
Apr 26th – May 12, 2019
Justin Orvis Steimer in Whitewall Magazine
“The series continues Steimer’s exploration of the spirit, translating energy into an ever-evolving vocabulary.”
10.6.2016