Katherine Bernhardt
Katherine Bernhardt (born 1975; Clayton, Missouri) is an artist based in Brooklyn, New York. She is currently represented by CANADA Gallery in New York City.
Work and Career
Bernhardt received her MFA from the School of Visual Arts, New York, and her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois.[1]
Bernhardt is known for painting consumer symbols, tropical animals, and every day objects over bright flat fields of color in an expressionistic and almost abstract style.[2] Previous bodies of work include Moroccan rug-inspired paintings and collages made in collaborations with her husband Youssef Jdia,[3] as well as her "model" paintings, which were loose portraits based on images of supermodels from high fashion magazines.[4]
Bernhardt has also been involved in numerous collaborations within the art and fashion industries. In 2015, Bernhardt was one of five artists asked to contribute to W Magazine's annual "Art Issue" featuring artwork inspired by rapper Drake.[5] Bernhardt also produced a in-store installation in a New York City Chanel location for the launch of the J-12 watch.[6] She has also collaborated with Flaunt magazine, EDUN, and Miss Sixty.
Exhibitions
Katherine Bernhardt's work has been exhibited internationally since 2000.[7] She has been included in both solo and group shows with galleries such as CANADA, the Hole, Team Gallery, VENUS, China Art Objects Galleries, V1 Gallery, and Gavin Brown's Enterprise.[8]
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2015:
Strawberry Banana Power Smoothie, Carl Freedman Gallery, London, UK
Pablo and Efrain, Venus Over Manhattan, New York, New York
Fruit Salad, Venus Over Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Club Caribe, Cidra, Puerto Rico (Permanent installation)
2014:
Doritos and Diet Coke, China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
Stupid, Crazy, Ridiculous, Funny Patterns, CANADA, NY, New York
2013:
Watermelon, Smiley Faces, Ice Cream, Popsicles, Avocado and Sun, Roberto Paradise, San Juan Puerto Rico
Holiday Services: Katherine Bernhardt and Youssef Jdia, The Hole, NYC, NY
2012:
Nomad, Loyal Gallery, Malmo, Sweden
2011:
Rites of Spring Passage, Carbon 12, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2010:
Hot Pop Time Machine, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
Tombouctou 52 Jours, CANADA, New York, NY
Lila Dit Ca, Galerie Suzanne Tarasieve, Paris, France
2009:
Super Models and Swatch Watches, Galeria Marta Cervera, Madrid, Spain
Wonder Women, Carbon 12, Dubai
Greeky, Ransom, London, UK
Kate, Giselle, Natalia, Agyness, Simon, Kanye and George, CANADA, New York
2007:
Drunken Hot Girls, Galerie Suzanne Tarasieve, Paris France
Kiss Me Kate, LOYAL, Stockholm, Sweden
Black White Silver Gold Baby, installation with CHANEL and New York Magazine, CHANEL 64th and Madison Avenue, NY, New York
La Dolce Vita, Galeria Glance, Torino, Italy
Flesh for Fantasy, Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad, Switzerland
Girls on Film, Cannes, France
Budapest, The Gellert Hotel, 10:15pm, Galerie Lisa Ruyter, Vienna, Austria
Winter Special Crazy Fun, Galerie Suzanne Tarasieve, Paris, France
2005:
96 Degrees in the Shade, CANADA, New York
Women of the Forest, Greener Pastures Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Where the Spirits Dwell, Galeria Comercial, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2004:
Pleasure and Paint, Galerie Lisa Ruyter, Vienna, Austria
2003:
Dots, Team Gallery, New York
Selected Group Exhibitions
Bernhardt has been included in group exhibitions with Gavin Brown's Enterprise (Call and Response, 2015; Drunk or Stoned, 2004), Zach Feuer Gallery (Don't Look Now, 2014), V1 Gallery (Independents, 2013; Tonight We Won't Be Bored, 2012; The New Yorkers, 2009), The Hole (Early Man, 2014; Chicken or Beef, 2013), and CANADA (Spaced Out/On Time, 2009; New York's Finest, 2005; Slacker Art, Unfinished On Purpose, 2003).
Publications
Bernhardt, Katherine, et al. The Magnificent Excess of Snoop Dogg - Katherine Bernhardt. PictureBox, 2008.[9]
References
- ↑ "CANADA: Katherine Bernhardt CV".
- ↑ "15 Painters to Watch in 2015 (+3)".
- ↑ "Smith, Roberta. Katherine Bernhardt and Youssef Jdia: ‘Holiday Services’".
- ↑ "Saltz, Jerry. Something Wild".
- ↑ "Solway, Diane. Drake: View from the Five".
- ↑ "KATHERINE BERNHARDT AT CHANEL".
- ↑ "Saltz, Jerry. Why Have There Been No Great Women Bad-Boy Artists? There Have Been, of Course. But the Art World Has Refused to Recognize Them.".
- ↑ "VENUS: Katherine Bernhardt CV".
- ↑ "PictureBox Books".
External links
- Katherine Bernhardt on ArtNet.com
- Images, biography and texts from the Saatchi Gallery
- Further information from CANADA New York
- Katherine Bernhard on ArtFacts.net