JTT | Biography

1985	Born, Northfield, MN Lives and works in New York, NY

EDUCATION

2013	M.F.A., Steinhardt School, New York University, NY
2007	B.F.A., Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, CT
2005	Glasgow School of Art, Scotland, UK

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2022	Misery, Almine Rech, Paris, FR Mischief, JTT, New York, NY
2021	Costume Drama, Ovitz Family Collection, Los Angeles, CA Country Western, Almine Rech, London, UK
2020	Jonathan Taylor Thomas, JTT, New York, NY
2019	Neverland, Almine Rech, Brussels, BE
2018	Daisy Chain, Team (bungalow), Los Angeles, CA
2016	Egyptian Violet, Team Gallery, New York, NY
2015	Dear Metal Thing, Team (bungalow), Los Angeles, CA Black Leather Sectional, Joe Sheftel Gallery, New York, NY
2012	La Liseuse, 80WSE Gallery, New York, NY
2010	Ultra Sensitive, Proof Gallery, Boston, MA
2008	FIERCE DOUBT, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT TRUE LOVE, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT
2007	Portraits, Charter Oak Cultural Center, Hartford, CT

SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022	Dark Light: Realism in the Age of Post-Truths, Aïshti Foundation, Beirut, LB. Curated by Massimiliano Gioni Sea Show, Winter Street Gallery, Edgartown, MA Pictus Porrectus: Reconsidering the Full Length Portrait, Isaac Bell House, Newport, RI
2021	Salon de Peinture, Almine Rech, New York, NY
2020	Painting Someone, Almine Rech, Shanghai, CN Drawing 2020, Gladstone Gallery, New York, NY Painting is Painting’s Favorite Food: Art History as Muse, South Etna, Montauk, NY. Curated by Alison Gingeras
2019	Tulips, Kapp Kapp, Philadelphia, PA Lineup, Almine Rech, New York, NY My Head is a Haunted House, Sadie Coles HQ, London, UK. Curated by Charlie Fox
2018	SAFE, Gladstone 64, New York, NY. Curated by Cooke Maroney. The Lure of the Dark: Contemporary Painters Conjure The Night, Mass MoCA, North Adams, MA. Curated by Susan Cross
2017	Dirge, JTT, New York, NY Botanica, Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Curated by Todd von Ammon Hors D’oeuvres, Half Gallery, New York, NY
2016	9999, The Fireplace Project, East Hampton, NY Catastrophe, Albert Merola Gallery, Provincetown, MA. Curated by John Waters
2014	Nick Farhi, Sam McKinniss, Cassie Raihl, Robert Blumenthal Gallery, East Hampton, NY Beyond The Pale, Interstate Projects, Brooklyn, NY Haunted, Louis B James, New York, NY NIGHT TIDE, Gallery Diet, Miami, FL. Curated by Jarrett Earnest First Responders, Good Work Gallery, Brooklyn, NY Nighttime in New York: Doron Langberg and Sam McKinniss, Galerie Thomas Fuchs, Stuttgart, DE
2013	Joachim ‘Yoyo’ Friedrich + Sam McKinniss, envoy enterprises, New York, NY
2012	The Dorian Project, Second Guest Projects, New York, NY ReMixed Messages: A(I)DS, Art + Words, Transformer Gallery, Washington DC The Dorian Project, Ana Cristea Gallery, New York, NY
2011	Figural, DNA Gallery, Provincetown, MA Mixed Messages: A(I)DS, Art + Words, La Mama La Galleria, New York, NY. Curated by John Chaich for Visual AIDS SWAP MEET, Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
2010	Sam & Dave: New Paintings by Dave Whelan and Sam McKinniss, By And By Gallery, Brooklyn, NY Boston does Boston III, Proof Gallery, Boston, MA
2009	Casual Males, Sherman Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA New Work, La Motta Fine Art, Hartford, CT
2007	No-Mad II, The Design Center, Hartford, CT Curated by Hirokazu Fukawa Herndon Gallery, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH
2005	Duty Free, Cal Arts, Valencia, CA. Curated by Niko Solorio

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

2023	Lordi, Emily. Every Woman, T Magazine. February 19.
2022	Ghassemitari, Shawn. Sam McKinniss Reflects on Celebrity in New Almine Rech Exhibition, Hypebeast. October 7. Marius, Marley. An Enthralling Exhibition in Newport Puts the Full-Length Portrait in Focus, Vogue. July 15. Mendelsohn, Meredith. In Newport, Artists Turn Tables on The Gilded Age, The New York Times. July 6. Brooks, Jacob. Sam McKinniss: Mischief, The Brooklyn Rail. June 16.
2021	Bollen, Christopher, et al. Sam McKinniss Is Reimagining Hollywood Iconography in a New Medium, Interview. August 27. Revely-Calder, Cal. Sam McKinniss Turns Celebrities into Idols, Frieze. May 10. Tashjian, Rachel. To Painter Sam McKinniss, With Love, GQ. April.
2020	Glynn, Nash. Artists’ Artists: Sam McKinniss, Artforum. December. Gingeras, Alison. For the Opening Show at New Gallery South Etna Montauk, Art History is the Dish of Choice, Cultured. July 15. Wetzler, Rachel. Sam McKinniss’s Child Star Portraits Mine the Culture of the 1990s, Art in America. June 1. Kotecha, Shiv. Sam McKinniss, 4Columns. February 28.
2019	Cowan, Katy. Lineup: A group show in New York explores the role of ‘stripes’ in art history, Creative Boom. November 1. Indiana, Gary. Claim to Fame, Artforum. September. Siemsen, Thora. Famous Feelings with Painter Sam McKinniss, SSENSE. February 19. Alex, Jen. The Lure of the Dark: Contemporary Painters Conjure the Night, Brooklyn Rail. February 14. Eckardt, Stephanie. Your Favorite Google Images Are Now Paintings, Thanks to the Artist Sam McKinniss, W Magazine. February 2.
2017	Eckardt, Stephanie. In the Studio with Sam McKinniss, the Unapologetic Painter of 'Perverted' Internet Culture, W Magazine. December 14. Traux, Stephen. Why Young Queer Artists Are Trading Anguish for Joy, Artsy. November 7. Tolentino, Jia. The Artist Sam McKinniss on Capturing Lorde in the Twilight, The New Yorker. March 24.
2016	Best of 2016: Artists’ Artists, Artforum. December. Yerebakan, Osman. Purple Reign, Cultured Magazine. Winter. The Lookout: Sam McKinniss at Team, Art in America. November 12. Sam McKinniss: The artist on his new paintings, Blouin Modern Painters. October/November, pp. 28-29. Colucci, Emily. Bathing In The Purple Rain At Sam McKinniss’ Egyptian Violet, ArtFCity. October 21. Powers, Bill. It has to be tragic or somewhat manic-depressive: A Talk with Sam McKinniss, ARTnews. October 13. Pini, Gary. 9 Must-See Art Shows Opening This Week, PAPER. October 12. 9 Art Events to Attend in New York City This Week, ARTnews. October 11. Farley, Michael Anthony. This Week’s Must-See Art Events: Manicures for the Post-Apocalypse, ArtFCity. October 10. Goings On About Town: Art, The New Yorker. October 17, pp.6. Lesser, Casey. 16 New York Gallery Shows Where You’ll Find Exciting Young Artists This October, Artsy. September 30. Rand, Susan. John Waters feeds off the underbelly of culture in Provincetown show, Wicked Local Cape Cod. July 21.
2015	Prickett, Sarah Nicole. Sam McKinniss, Interview Magazine. June/July, pp 142-151. Laster, Paul. Weekend Edition: 11 Things to Do in New York’s Art World before June 2, The Observer. May 28.
2011	Cotter, Holland. ‘MIXED MESSAGES’: ‘A(I)DS, Art + Words', The New York Times, June 24, pp. c27.
2010	Holland, Christian. Sam McKinniss, Boston, Proof Gallery, ART PAPERS. November/December, pp. 47.
2009	Steele, Max. Sam McKinniss <3s Love, East Village Boys. June 12.
2008	Eagen, Matt. The Jury’s Favorites, Hartford Courant. July 17, front cover, pp. 8-9. Buckberrough, Sherry. Sam McKinniss: True Love, Real Art Ways. July.

AWARDS

2009	New Boston Fund Individual Artist Fellowship, Greater Hartord Arts Council, Hartford, CT
2008	GO !, Emerging Artist Contest Winner, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT
2007	Artist Grant and Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT Rudolph Zallinger Painting Prize, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

	Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL
	New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
	Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT
	Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA