WILLIE STEWART

(b. 1982, Gallatin, TN)
Lives and works in New Haven, CT

EDUCATION

2018 MFA, Yale University, New Haven, CT
2016 BFA, The Cooper Union, New York, NY
2014 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME

SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2023 Nicelle Beauchene, New York, NY (forthcoming, October 19th, 2023)
Hello Walls, Morán Morán, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Hollywood at the Hearth: Willie Stewart & Walter Robinson, Morgan Presents, New York, NY
2021 Everything Has a Crack, Nicelle Beauchene, New York, NY
2019 In Between Days, Morán Morán, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Grand Ole Opera, with Brent Stewart, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY
2016 House on Fascination Street, Motel, Brooklyn, NY
Runners, with Brent Stewart, Seed Space, Nashville, TN
2015 Six Flags Part 2, 41 Cooper Gallery, New York, NY
2014 The Love You Withhold is the Pain that You Carry, Kijidome, Boston, MA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2022 Metafiguration, TOPS Gallery, Memphis, TN
Janus, Morgan Presents, New York, NY
2020 Noah’s Ark, Nicelle Beauchene Gallery, New York, NY
2018 Objects to Identify, Morán Morán, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:, 630 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY
2016 Strategies in the Geometry of Homecoming, Torrance Shipman, Brooklyn, NY
2015 Feelers, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
Strangers Forming a Group Waiting to Kiss, Motel, Brooklyn, NY
Sounds Like, Herron College of Art, Indianapolis, IN
Summer Reading, ZieherSmith, Nashville, TN
2014 HappyLand, SkowheganPERFORMS, Socrates Sculpture Park, New York, NY
Loose Noose, ZieherSmith, Nashville, TN

SCREENINGS

2017 Fylde Film Showcase, The Regent, Blackpool, UK
20/92, Icebox Project Space, Philadelphia, PA
2016. Freebird, with Brent Stewart, Zeitgeist, Nashville, TN
2015 Deep Fun Play House, Seed Space, Nashville, TN
2013 Nashville Film Festival, Nashville, TN
2012 Louisville International Film Festival, Louisville, KY

AWARDS

2016 Elliot Lash Memorial Prize
2015 Yip Harburg Foundation Award
2014 Alex Katz Fellowship
2013 Independent Spirit Award, Nashville Film Festival

RESIDENCIES

2016 Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY
2014 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2019 Helfand, Glen. “Willie Stewart / Morán Morán.” Artforum, Summer.
Chui, Vivian. “Gallery Peeping: Best of Los Angeles Spring 2019.” Cultured, Apr.
2018 Marsh, Antonia. “There’s a heavy metal show goin on in a London tube station.” Dazed, 3 May.
Jansen, Charlotte. “Grace Ahlbom and Willie Stewart on Ouija Boards and Heavy Metal.” Elephant, 23 Apr.
2017 Kelsey, Colleen. “Willie Stewart and Brent Stewart’s Long, Strange Trip.” Interview Magazine, 14 Jun.
2016 Mufson, Beckett. “Giant Bottle Rockets and VHS Tape Sculptures are a Blast.” Vice, 2 May.