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CARLTON SCOTT STURGILL

Life in Bloom ||| Exhibition Video

1 April - 29 May 2021

Video by Matthew Spriggs Production

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"Inspired by the bedroom communities of Mid-America, my work examines the conflict between our behavior in the most intimate moments and our desire to appear as ambassadors of a white-picket-fence America."

CARLTON SCOTT STURGILL - Artists - FERRARA SHOWMAN GALLERY

Biography

C A R L T O N   S C O T T   S T U R G I L L   | | |  biography 

[lives & works – New Orleans, LA  :::  b. 1971, Cincinnati, Ohio]

 

CARLTON SCOTT STURGILL was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1971 and is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati (B.A. 2002) and Chelsea College of Art and Design (M.A. Fine Art 2005) in London, United Kingdom. His multidisciplinary body of work includes painting, sculpture, collage, and installation and incorporates a wide variety of materials, with a particular emphasis on repurposed everyday objects. His site-specific floral installations created using second-hand button-down shirts have been displayed in settings as diverse as the Drifter Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana, Pegasus Bank in Dallas, Texas, and as part of the New York City Arterventions public art program, through which he was awarded a grant to create works to be displayed along the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums both nationally and internationally, including the Cornell Museum of Art in Delray Beach, Florida, Temple Bar Gallery in Dublin, Ireland, the Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, and the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art in New York City. After living in Ohio, London, and Brooklyn, Carlton relocated to New Orleans in 2015, where he lives with his wife, Nicole.

CARLTON SCOTT STURGILL - Artists - FERRARA SHOWMAN GALLERY

Artist Statement

Inspired by the bedroom communities of Mid-America, my work examines the conflict between our behavior in our most intimate moments and our desire to appear as ambassadors of a white-picket-fence America. Using materials sourced from the suburban landscape, such as paint chip samples from Home Depot and clothing from the all-American company Ralph Lauren, along with imagery and text appropriated from the Casual Encounters section of Craigslist, my work explores the dichotomy between public persona and private behavior. My paintings, sculptures, and mosaics use the vernacular of the American heartland to scratch the surface of suburban pretense, exploring the compulsion to veil ourselves behind the façade of a commoditized version of the American Dream.

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

2005            MA, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, UK

2002            BFA (Honors), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA

 

SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2021             Life in Bloom, Ferrara Showman Gallery, New Orleans, LA

2018             Something Old, Something New, Ferrara Showman Gallery, New Orleans, LA

2017             Glass Houses, Engine Room Art + Projects, New Orleans, LA

2016             Garden of Delights, Vanderbilt Republic, Brooklyn, NY

2015             If We’d Never Seen the Sea, Undercurrent Projects, New York, NY (with Rebecca
                     Nison)

2011             Casual Encounters, Masters & Pelavin Gallery, New York, NY

2010             Private Space/Public Face, Giacobetti Paul Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (with Raghava KK)

2009            Re:Ralph, Eye Level BQE Gallery, New York, NY

2008            Afterlifestyles, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

2006            A Private View, Toni Heath Gallery, London, UK

2004            Backyard Games, York Street Gallery, Newport, KY

2003            HEADLINE: 1971-2003, SSNOVA Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH

 

SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATIONS

2018            Branded Rose Yellow, in conjunction with Ferrara Showman Gallery and Jammin' on Julia, New Orleans, LA

2017            Branded Rose Yellow, The Drifter Hotel, New Orleans, LA

2015            Branded Rose Bushwick, in conjunction with Norte Maar, Brooklyn, NY

2014            Bridge of Flowers, in conjunction with Arts Gowanus and the NYC Dept. of
                    Transportation, Brooklyn, NY

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2020           Inspiration in Isolation, Ferrara Showman Gallery, New Orleans, LA

2018           Art on Paper Art Fair, Ferrara Showman Gallery. New York, NY

                   Tech Effect, Cornell Art Museum, Delray Beach, FL

                   Art Market San Francisco, Ferrara Showman Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2017           PULSE Contemporary Art Fair, Ferrara Showman Gallery, Miami, FL
                   Ephemera Obscura, Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
                   Garden of Earthly Delights, Claire Elizabeth Gallery, New Orleans, LA

2016           εὖτόπος (Eutopia), Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Staten Island, NY
                   Gowanus, Fake Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
                   Wild, Cornell Art Museum, Delray Beach, FL

2015            Hot & Sticky, Smith&Jones, Brooklyn, NY
                   ArtWorks Gowanus, Site:Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn, NY                       
                   THE(un)SCENE Art Show, Armory Arts Week, New York, NY
                   S(P)LICE, Undercurrent Projects, New York, NY (co-curated with Roberta Kent)

2014            Year End Review, Court Tree Collective, Brooklyn, NY
                    Art From the Heart, Gowanus Loft, Brooklyn, NY
                    Benefit Exhibition for BalletX, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
                    Subtle Approach, Brooklyn Art Council Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2013            Starting Small, Porter Contemporary, New York, NY
                    Small Works Show, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2012            NURTUREart Benefit, Charles Bank Gallery, New York, N