Cosmo Whyte (born 1982) is a Jamaican-born American visual artist and educator. His is known for work in sculpture, drawing, painting, and installation art, which often address his Caribbean heritage and topics such as racism, colonialism, migration, and police brutality.[1][2] Whyte lives in Los Angeles, California, and teaches at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).[3][4]
Cosmo Whyte | |
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| Born | 1982 (age 41–42) Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica |
| Education | Bennington College (BFA), Maryland Institute College of Art, University of Michigan (MFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Visual artist, educator |
| Known for | Sculpture, installation art, drawing, painting |
| Awards | Tiffany Foundation Award (2019) |
| Website | www |
Early life and education
editCosmo Whyte was born in 1982, in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica.[5] He started drawing at a young age.[6] In 2001, he moved to the United States.[7]
Whyte received a BFA degree in 2001 from Bennington College in Vermont; followed by study at a postbaccalaureate program at Maryland Institute College of Art; and a MFA degree in 2015 from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design at University of Michigan.[1]
Career
editWhyte teaches in the School of the Arts and Architecture at the University of California, Los Angeles, since September 2022.[4][8] He previously taught at Florida State University,[4] and Morehouse College.[2]
His solo exhibitions have included The Sea Urchin Can't Swim: Tales from the Edge of a World (2024) at Johnson Lowe Gallery in Atlanta, Georgia;[9][10] Hush Now, Don't Explain (2023) at Anat Ebgi Gallery in Los Angeles, California;[3][5] and Beneath Its Tongue, The Fish Rolls The Hook To Sharpen Its Cadence (2019–2020) at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia in Atlanta, Georgia.[11]
He is s recipient of The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award (2019), and the Art Matters Award (2019) from the Art Matters Foundation.[7][12]
Whyte's artwork is in museum collections, including at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia; the Museum of Contemporary Art Georgia in Atlanta, Georgia; the National Gallery of Jamaica in Kingston, Jamaica; and the Pérez Art Museum Miami in Miami, Florida.[13]
Exhibitions
editSolo exhibitions
edit- 2019–2020, Beneath Its Tongue, The Fish Rolls The Hook To Sharpen Its Cadence, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.[11]
- 2023, Hush Now, Don't Explain, Anat Ebgi Gallery, Los Angeles, California, U.S.[3][5]
- 2024, The Sea Urchin Can't Swim: Tales from the Edge of a World, Johnson Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.[9][10]
Group exhibitions
edit- 2012, Outward Reach: 9 Jamaican Photography and New Media Artists, Art Museum of the Americas, Washington, D.C., U.S.[14]
- 2017, Jamaica National Biennial, National Gallery of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica[15]
- 2020, 13th Havana Biennial, Matanzas, Cuba[16]
- 2022, This Tender Fragile Thing, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York City, New York[17][18]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Weber, Julia (2024-07-29). "Transdisciplinary artist Cosmo Whyte to continue CVA lecture series". The Chautauquan Daily. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ a b Feaster, Felicia (October 31, 2017). "Art review: Trauma of migration marks Cosmo Whyte's solo show". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ a b c White, Katie (July 31, 2023). "In His Downtown L.A. Studio, Artist Cosmo Whyte Works Nights Surrounded by Books, Beads, and Two Taxidermied Roosters". Artnet News.
- ^ a b c Jackson, Leigh-Ann (2023-07-28). "In artist Cosmo Whyte's hands, metal beaded curtains become sites of 'archival explorations'". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 2165-1736. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ a b c Torija Nieto, Natalia (2023). "Beaded Curtains, Family Legacies, And The Politics Of Image–Making". Pin-Up.
- ^ Louis, Pierre-Antoine (September 9, 2023). "How These Artists Learn From Each Other". The New York Times. ISSN 1553-8095.
- ^ a b "Atlanta artist Cosmo Whyte adds Tiffany Foundation grant to his list of honors". Arts ATL. May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Cosmo Whyte joins the faculty of UCLA's Department of Art". UCLA Arts: School of the Arts and Architecture.
- ^ a b Walljasper, Myrydd Wells (2024-09-26). "The freedom that comes with creating art". Atlanta Magazine. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ a b Genis, Leia (2024-09-29). "You're Sleeping on Atlanta's Art Scene". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ a b Smith, TK (December 3, 2019). "Review: In MOCA GA show, Cosmo Whyte displays breadth, and hints at what's nex". Arts ATL.
- ^ Sutton, Benjamin (2020-05-12). "Winners of Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Artist Grants Include Deana Lawson and Paul Mpagi Sepuya". Artsy. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Cosmo Whyte: The Mother's Tongue, Pressed to the Grinding Stone". The Arts Club of Chicago. August 2024. Archived from the original on August 18, 2024.
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (2012-08-03). "Reviewed: "Outward Reach" at Art Museum of the Americas". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ Gómez, Edward M. (2017-03-11). "Jamaica Report: A Biennial, Bragging Rights — and the World's Largest Drum?". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ Damian, Carol (June 2019). "Ríos Intermitentes (Intermittent Rivers)". Art Nexus. No. 113.
- ^ "Asymptote Journal: Cosmo Whyte, Coming into Being and Disappearing". FSU. 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ Heisler, Eva (February 3, 2022). "Cosmo Whyte, Coming into Being and Disappearing". Asymptote Journal. Retrieved 2024-11-10.