Sayre Gomez

Early life and career

Sayre Gomez was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1982. He received his BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2005 and his MFA from the California Institute of the Arts in 2008. Gomez was a student of the late Michael Asher.

Work

Sayre Gomez works in a variety of media including sculpture, sound, video, installation, and chiefly painting. His exhibitions reflect a highly considered approach to exhibition design. His paintings often site windows as a way to contextualize the imagery he uses.

Exhibitions

Gomez's work has been included in solo exhibitions at Francois Ghebaly Gallery in Los Angeles, Ca., Galerie Parisa Kind in Frankfurt, DE., Michael Jon Gallery in Miami, Fl., Kavi Gupta Gallery in Chicago, Il., and The HOLE in New York, Ny. The artist has been included in group exhibitions at Galerie Nagel Draxler in Cologne, DE., Gavin Brown's Enterprise in New York, Ny., Galeria Marlboro, in Madrid, ES., REDCAT in Los Angeles, Ca., The Urban Institute for Contemporary Art in Grand Rapids, Mi., The University Art Gallery at University of California, Irvine, Ca. Gomez has also curated exhibitions at Night Gallery (in collaboration with JPW3) in Los Angeles, Ca., Steve Turner Gallery in Los Angeles, Ca., and Michael Jon Gallery in Miami, Fl.

Collections

The artist's work is part of the Rubell Family Collection.

Art Market

Sayre Gomez is represented in America by Francois Ghebaly and Michael Jon Gallery, and in Europe by Galerie Parisa Kind and Galerie Nagel Draxler.

Publications

The Artist's work has been included in 100 New Artists, edited by Francesca Gavin and published by Lawrence King Publishers, in 2011, and Bright: Typography Between Illustration and Art, Edited By MAGMA Brand Design, published by DAAB in 2012.