Althuis  Hofland

Fine Arts

Brooklyn-based painter Austin Eddy creates autobiographical paintings that straddle the line between figuration and abstraction. His monochromatic works—mixtures of oil pastel, cardboard, spray-paint, and newsprint—have been described as Picassoeque, their flattened and fractured forms harkening back to 20th century Cubism.

During the past decade Eddy has been navigating painting in various forms. Over the past few years his focus has shifted to an exploration of the metaphor of birds and the spaces they occupy. Eddyʼs semi representational imagery could be considered an attempt to stave off the claustrophobia of anxiety though the visual exploration of widened landscapes and sensory perceptions. The images addressed in these works exist less as singular representations of birds, and more as formal starting points to open a discussion of various aspects of the human condition.

Particularly in this body of work Eddy mines memory and personal experience to construct abstracted narratives alluding to love and longing. Allowing the experience to be constructed through tone and color, the birds become coat racks for emotion. The titles of the works similarly pull together poetic and musical references. He collages geographic locations, weather conditions, light, and literature to allude to muddy feelings and psychological experiences.

(Photo by Dave Sanders for The New York Times)

Education

School of the Art Institute of Chicago, BFA in Painting, 2009

Solo Exhibitions / Two Person Shows

2021
As The Crow Flies, Baldwin Gallery, Aspen, CO. (Forthcoming)
A Place For Dreams, Berggruen Gallery. San Fransico, CA. (Forthcoming)
Seeuferweg- Livie Fine Art. Zurich, Switzerland
Light Reflecting Distance, The Pit, Los Angeles, CA.

​2020
Selected Poems, Room Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
Birds At Night, Althuis Hofland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Poet And The Muse, Galeri Sabine Knust. Munich, Germany
Cold On The 4th Of July, Institute 193b, New York, NY.
The Online Arch, Althuis Hofland Fine Art, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Online Exhibition)

2019
Hermes Riders Lounge, Lyon, France
Pink Moon; River Walk, W/ Sylvia Fragoso – Left Field Gallery, San Louis Obispo, CA Plan B Fair- Abigail Oglivy Gallery, New York, NY
Wooden Mushroom Garden, Resort Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Tur Til Turtle Island, SoCo Gallery, Charlotte NC

2018
Giardino Di Funghi In Legno – Cellar Contemporary, Trento IT
Red, Yellow, Blue, Green and Sometimes Grey, Ampersand Gallery, Portland, OR Houten Paddestoelen,  Ornis Althuis Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Man From Taured, Boy Toy Championships, Los Angeles, CA

2017
House Special, Austin Eddy – EDDYSROOM, Brooklyn, NY
Flying Fingers, One Night Show presented by Half Gallery – Cafe Henri, New York, NY
Garmonbozia pt.2 – One River School, Allendale NJ
Garmonbozia pt.1 – One River School, Inglewood, NJ
Walking To Work, Two Person Show w. Benjamin Edmiston – David Shelton Gallery, Houston, TX Follow The Crooked Path (Though It Be Longer),  Taymour Grahne Gallery, New York, NY

2016
On The Nose, Two-Person Show w. Scott Anderson – Denny Gallery, New York, NY
The Gloaming, Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX

2015
Two Friends Walk Into A Bar… – Launch F-18 Gallery Project Space, New York, NY
It’s Not That Simple – Workshop @ Christian Berst Art Brut. New York, NY.
Finger Nose Thumb – Roberto Paradise, San Juan. New York, NY

2014
Someone to Ride the River With, Get This Gallery, Atlanta GA Down in the Blanket – Bendixen Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, Denmark