Walter Price (artist)
Walter Price is an American painter based in New York City. He is represented by Greene Naftali, David Zwirner, and The Modern Institute.
Early life
Born and raised in Macon, Georgia, United States, Walter Price decided to become an artist in elementary school.After he saw a photo of artist Jacob Lawrence wearing a sailor's uniform and standing next to one of his paintings, Price decided to enlist in the U.S. Navy. His military service enabled him to pursue his art education on the GI Bill.
Career
Price's artistic practice often involves materials beyond acrylic or vinyl paint, as he incorporates fabric and photographs into his works. The paintings, often on wood panel, embody compositions that blur the line between abstraction and figuration.Exhibitions
Group exhibitions
- 2013 – Full Spectrum, Harriet Tubman Museum, Macon, Georgia
- 2016 – Hill of Munch, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY
- 2016 – No Free Tax Art Month, 247365, New York, NY
- 2017 – Mondialité, Boghossian Foundation – Villa Empain, Brussels
- 2017 – 99 Cents or Less, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Detroit, MI
- 2017 – Fictions, The Studio Museum Harlem, New York, NY
- 2018 – FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, Ohio
- 2019 – Techniques of the Observer, Greene Naftali, New York, NY
- 2019–2019 Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, curated by Rujeko Hockley and Jane Panetta
Solo exhibitions
- 2016 - The Modern Institute, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Walter Price
- 2016 - Pearl Lines, Karma, New York
- 2018 - Pearl Lines, The Modern Institute, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- 2018 - Walter Price: Pearl Lines, Kölnischer Kunstverein, Cologne, Germany, Pearl Lines
- 2018 - Walter Price, MoMA PS1, Queens, New York
- 2019 - Walter Price: We passed like ships in the night, Aspen Art Museum.
- 2020 - The Modern Institute, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Walter Price
- 2021 - Walter Price: Pearl Lines, The Camden Art Centre, London. The artist's first major monograph accompanied the exhibition.
- 2022 - The Modern Institute, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Walter Price
- 2024 - Walter Price: Pearl Lines, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 2024 - Walter Price: Pearl Lines, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia. The exhibit features 20 paintings from 2017 to 2023.
Permanent collections
- Whitney Museum of Art, New York, NY
Publications
- 2016 - Crystal Black, Karma, New York