Wesley Stokes
Born 1982 Tupelo, MS. Lives and works in New Orleans, LA.
Education –
M.A. in Cultural Studies from Columbia College Chicago 2009
B.A. in painting from Memphis College of Art 2005
Solo Exhibitions –
Caligula – Parse Gallery New Orleans, LA - curated by John Otte 06/12
Featuring collaborations with Philippe Andre Landry, Philip Kruse, Elijah Burgher, Justin Benoit, and Michael Jeffrey Lee.
Group Exhibitions –
Braddock Tiles with Swoon – Jones / Hawkins 1900's Lutheran Church, Braddock, PA 5/13
Jockahomo 1.5 – Deity Arts and Performance, New Orleans, LA - as part of Endless Gaycation 10/12
BLACK FOLIAGE – Nudashank Gallery, Baltimore, MA - curated by Matthew Craven 09/12
BLACK FOLIAGE – 48 Bowery New York City, NY - curated by Matthew Craven 07/12
The May Gallery's Soft Opening / Website Launch – The May Gallery New Orleans, LA - curated by Keene Kopper 06/12
Black & White & Read All Over – NP Contemporary Art Center New York, NY 12/10
‘First Matter’ – By Appointment Or By Chance – Ladyhouse Gallery, Brooklyn, NY curated by Lindsay Aveilhe 10/10
Versionfest – Iron Studios, Chicago, IL 04/06
MCA BFA Show – Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN 05/05
Special Exhibitions –
SMOOTH TENSION – Installation for Bywaterloo, Booty's Street Food, New Orleans 06/13
Paintings (Whiten Up!) – Showing of selected new works, Meltdown, New Orleans 05/13
Terror Couple Kills Colonel – Collaboration with James Concannon and MC Trachiotomy, Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans 09/12
He Gets It – Performance at La Centquatre’, Paris, France 07/10
Curation –
harmony korine (a sort of retrospective) – Film Series at Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA 03/13
All You Need To Know About Jacques Tati – Film Series at Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA 01/12
Scumbag Cinema – Film Series at Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA 09/11 – 12/12
The Worst & Found – Film Series at The Spectacle Theatre, Brooklyn, NY 06/11 – 08/11
Black & White & Read All Over – Group Exhibition at NP Contemporary Art Center, New York, NY 12/10
Chicago Bike-In Cinema – Film Series, Chicago, IL 2005-2009
Fish Fry Reading Series – Reading Series at Quimby’s Books, Chicago, IL 05/07
Publications –
Last Call: Alli Miller and Trey Burns at May Gallery – review on PelicanBomb.com 3/13
Ernie K-Doe: The R&B Emperor of New Orleans – review on Press-Street's Room 220 05/12
Object Play at Antenna Gallery – review on InvadeNOLA.com 04/12
Last Call: Headphones at The Front – review on PelicanBomb.com 3/12
Last Call: The Pearl – review on PelicanBomb.com 01/12
Catholic Sin: John Waters – review on PelicanBomb.com 10/11
24 Hour French People – Monograph Zine for Paris performance (ed. 100) 07/10
Young Is Dumb 5 – Art Zine (ed. 25) 05/10
Young Is Dumb 4 – Art Zine (ed. 50) 03/10
Young Is Dumb 3 – Art Zine (ed. 50) 01/10
Young Is Dumb 2 – Art Zine (ed. 80) 09/09
Young Is Dumb 1 – Art Zine (ed. 78) 07/09
Bozo – Interview with Joey D’Auria, published in The Skeleton News, 01/09
Fifteen Years of Thrill Jockey Records – published on Stop Smiling Magazine Online, 12/08
Phantom Utility, Post Humanism, And The Immortal Capitalist – published in The Skeleton News, 12/08
Choke – Interview with Sam Rockwell, published in The Skeleton News, 09/08
‘10 Years Pedaling’ – Interview with This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb, Lumpen - issue 101, 06/08
I Often Think Of Them When It Snows 3 – Personal Zine (ed. 100) 04/07
I Often Think Of Them When It Snows 2 – Personal Zine (ed. 100) 11/06
Next Girl Detour: Alicjia Trout – Interview in Punk Planet Magazine, 11/06
I Often Think Of Them When It Snows 1 – Personal Zine (ed. 200) 09/06
Raging Through The World Of Aggravation – Personal Zine (ed. 50) 05/05
Broadlight – Zine (ed. 50) 12/01
Awards –
Foundation For Contemporary Arts - Emergency Grant - 03/12
Internships And Relevant Experience –
Studio Intern for Cory Arcangel for 'Beat The Champ' at Barbican - London and 'Pro-Tools'at The Whitney Museum of American Art - New York City – 2010-2011
Director for NP Contemporary Arts, New York City – 2010-2011
Member of NO-COAST Artist Collective, Chicago, IL – 2008-2009
Editor of The Skeleton News, Chicago, IL – 2008-2009
Stop Smiling Magazine, Chicago, IL – 2007-2009