Gregg Louis



BIOGRAPHY



Gregg Louis (1983-) is a multidisciplinary artist who works in a myriad of mediums including, sculpture, painting, drawing, video, and installation. Louis was born in Saint Louis, Missouri and received his B.F.A from Missouri State University and his M.F.A from the School of Visual Arts in New York City.  His work often focuses on the blurry edge between representation and abstraction and draws from several art historical movements such as surrealism, pop art, and conceptualism. In 2009, Louis was an artist-in-residence at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.  Solo exhibitions include Monaco, Saint Louis; NH Galería, Cartagena; Nohra Haime Gallery, New York; Hverfisgallerí, Reykjavik; Hotel Maria Kapel, Hoorn Netherlands (collaboration).  Select group exhibitions include Frieze, London; Vienna Contemporary, Vienna; ARTBO, Bogata; Nohra Haime Gallery, New York; Postmaster Gallery, New York; Galerist, Istanbul; Here Art Center, New York; Interstate Projects, Brooklyn; and Los Caminos, Saint Louis.  The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Sculpture Magazine, and several other prominent online publications and journals have covered his work. 
Louis lives and works in Saint Louis, Missouri.



Gregg Louis in his studio in 2017


SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024    Foundry Art Centre, Saint Charles, Missouri, In Plain Sight
2023    Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, New York, No Open Sky
2021     NH Galeria, Cartagena, Colombia, TRUST

2020    Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, New York, When the Fever Breaks
2018     Monaco, Saint Louis, Missouri, After Yesterday Before Tomorrow

             Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, New York, Mirage 
2017     NH Galeria, Cartagena, Colombia
2015     Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, New York, Likeness
             HVERFISGALLERÍ, Reykjavik, Iceland, Blind Spot
2013     Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, New York, Psychic Menagerie 
             Hotel Maria Kapel, Hoorn Netherlands - collaboration with Avi Krispin & Erik Alkema
2011     Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, New York, Everyday UFOs

GROUP EXHIBITION
2024    Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, New York, US
             Square One, Saint Louis, Missouri, Dopamine
             Atrium Gallery, Saint Louis, Missouri, Roots
2022    Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, New York, 40 Anniversary Exhibition

             NH Galeria, Cartagna, Colombia, Small Format
2019     Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, New York, SCULPT-URE
   
             Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, New York, Reboot   
2018     Monaco, Saint Louis, Missouri, Grand Prix
2017     Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, New York, New Place New Space
             Skowhegan's New York Program Space, New York, New York, Personals
             The World Chess Hall of Fame, Saint Louis, Missouri, Imagery of Chess
2016     Visual Arts Gallery, New York, New York, SKOWHEGAN x SVA
             Vienna Contemporary, Postmasters Gallery, Vienna, Austria  
             Galerist, Istanbul, Turkey, This One is Smaller Than This One
             Postmasters Gallery, New York, New York, This One is Smaller Than This One
2015     Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, New York, The Fifth Avenue Zoo
2014     ARTBO, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, New York
             Frieze London, Salon 94, London, England
             Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, New York, Paper
             Here Art Center, New York, New York, Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo
2013     Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, New York, Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
             Pulse New York, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, New York
2012     Pulse Miami, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, New York
             The Willows, Brooklyn, New York, Home
             The Shirey, Brooklyn, New York, Bushwick Blackout
2011      Los Caminos Gallery, Saint Louis, Missouri, Doing Easy
             Vaudville Park, Brooklyn, New York, Urban Legend
             Interstate Projects, Brooklyn, New York, Life In a Peaceful New World
2010     Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, New York, Objects of Desire
             St. Cecilia’s Convent, Brooklyn, New York, I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER              
              De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, Slave: Nuit Blanche - collaboration with Avi Krispin            
             Concertina Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, I’m OK, You’re OK
2009    55 Delancey Street, New York, New York,  A New Currency, Curated by Dan Cameron             
              Visual Arts Gallery, New York, New York, Heterotopia, Curated by Why + Wherefore
2008    Westside Gallery, New York, New York, Personal Algorithms             
              Visual Arts Gallery, New York, New York Cenacle: Reverie Refurbishing Revelry and Vice Versa,                   Curated by Tommy Lannigan-Schmidt2007     
              Barrow + Juarez, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Works on Paper Show


AWARDS
2012    Shortlist, Emdash Award, Frieze Foundation, London, England
2011     VBS Fonds, Project Grant, Utrecht, Netherlands
2009   Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Fellowship, Skowhegan, Maine
            Alumni Scholarship Award, School of Visual Arts, New York


EDUCATION

2009     Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, Maine
2009     School of Visual Arts, New York, New York             
              Master of Fine Arts
2006     Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri
              Bachelor of Fine Arts



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