Anthony Cudahy
cowlick, 2023
Oil on linen
35.6 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm
14 x 11 x 1 in
14 x 11 x 1 in
Anthony Cudahy (b.1989 Florida, USA) received a BFA from Pratt Institute, NY in 2011 and completed an MFA at Hunter College, NY in 2020. He lives and works in Brooklyn,...
Anthony Cudahy (b.1989 Florida, USA) received a BFA from Pratt Institute, NY in 2011 and completed an MFA at Hunter College, NY in 2020. He lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
Cudahy is a figurative painter whose tender scenes reveal the nuanced complexities of life. In masterful compositions he creates a world for unspoken stories, intimate moments and romantic gesture. Personal and poetic, Cudahy’s figures coalesce with the atmosphere of their environments in fluid brushstrokes.
There is a presence of narrative possibility playing out within and beyond Cudahy’s painted surface. In ‘cowlick’ (2023) the close cropping of the portrait creates a quiet intimacy. The work is a testament to human connection in the warmth of the scene. Cudahy’s intricate brushstrokes and use of colour has its own descriptive potential. The artist creates a tension, a sense of waiting, imbued with the sensation that we are on the brink of something about to happen.
Cudahy has shown internationally, and his first solo museum exhibition 'Conversation' is currently on view at Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dole. In 2022, his solo exhibition 'a pearl caught between my teeth' was held at GRIMM, Amsterdam. In 2021, he exhibited 'Coral Room' a solo exhibition of work at Hales New York. In the same year, he showed work with Ian Lewandowski and Kenny Gardner in It Was Dark in His Arms at Deli Gallery and presented solo exhibitions, Burn Across the Breeze at 1969 Gallery, NY and The Moon Sets A Knife at Semiose Gallery, Paris, France. Previous solo shows include, Farewell Books Austin, TX; 1969 Gallery, NY; Cooler Gallery, NY; Mumbo's Outfit, NY; and The Java Project in Brooklyn, NY, all USA. He has been in group shows at Hales, NY, USA; ICA Miami, Florida, USA; FLAG Art Foundation, NY, USA; Pratt Institute’s Dekalb Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA; Perrotin Gallery, NY, USA; PPOW, Provincetown, MA, USA; Rude Assembly, Sydney, Australia; Danese/Corey NY, USA; Semiose Gallery, Paris, France; Kapp Kapp, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Half Gallery, NY, USA; Deli Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA; Practice, NY, USA; Harpy Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA; ATHICA, GA, USA; Monya Rowe Gallery, NY; Pale Horse, Mulherin, Toronto, ON, Canada; the Dawn Hunter Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; 68 Projects, Berlin, Germany, among others.
Cudahy is a figurative painter whose tender scenes reveal the nuanced complexities of life. In masterful compositions he creates a world for unspoken stories, intimate moments and romantic gesture. Personal and poetic, Cudahy’s figures coalesce with the atmosphere of their environments in fluid brushstrokes.
There is a presence of narrative possibility playing out within and beyond Cudahy’s painted surface. In ‘cowlick’ (2023) the close cropping of the portrait creates a quiet intimacy. The work is a testament to human connection in the warmth of the scene. Cudahy’s intricate brushstrokes and use of colour has its own descriptive potential. The artist creates a tension, a sense of waiting, imbued with the sensation that we are on the brink of something about to happen.
Cudahy has shown internationally, and his first solo museum exhibition 'Conversation' is currently on view at Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dole. In 2022, his solo exhibition 'a pearl caught between my teeth' was held at GRIMM, Amsterdam. In 2021, he exhibited 'Coral Room' a solo exhibition of work at Hales New York. In the same year, he showed work with Ian Lewandowski and Kenny Gardner in It Was Dark in His Arms at Deli Gallery and presented solo exhibitions, Burn Across the Breeze at 1969 Gallery, NY and The Moon Sets A Knife at Semiose Gallery, Paris, France. Previous solo shows include, Farewell Books Austin, TX; 1969 Gallery, NY; Cooler Gallery, NY; Mumbo's Outfit, NY; and The Java Project in Brooklyn, NY, all USA. He has been in group shows at Hales, NY, USA; ICA Miami, Florida, USA; FLAG Art Foundation, NY, USA; Pratt Institute’s Dekalb Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA; Perrotin Gallery, NY, USA; PPOW, Provincetown, MA, USA; Rude Assembly, Sydney, Australia; Danese/Corey NY, USA; Semiose Gallery, Paris, France; Kapp Kapp, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Half Gallery, NY, USA; Deli Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA; Practice, NY, USA; Harpy Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA; ATHICA, GA, USA; Monya Rowe Gallery, NY; Pale Horse, Mulherin, Toronto, ON, Canada; the Dawn Hunter Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; 68 Projects, Berlin, Germany, among others.