Joseph Quintela - at a glance

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

  • Between Two Worlds, Curated by Stephan Lipuma (Court Tree Collective, New York, July 2016)
  • The Quarters Project, Curated by Chashama (Chashama, New York, 2015)
  • Portrait of the Artist as the Cast of You in Eye, Curated by Rachel Eliza Griffiths (DUMBO SKY, New York, 2013)
  • FOOT | KNOTS (Installation), Curated by Josephine Jansen (Project Space Envelope, New York, 2012)

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • Feral City, Curated by Elisha Wagman, New York (October, 2015)
  • Whaterer The Sky Is The Sky s Blue, Curated by Denver Butson (VESPA Art Projects, New York, October 2015) 
  • old Tech / new Tech, Curated by Maddy Rosenberg (Central Booking, New York, September 2015)
  • Untitled, Curated by Liz Emirzian (Livestream Public, July 2015)
  • Nocturne, Curated by Andrea Morin (LITM, Jersey City, July 2015)
  • Do Not Pass Go, Curated by Danielle Grega (Central Booking, New York, June 2015)
  • the sum of uncountable things, Curated by Denver Butson (Court Tree Collective, New York, May 2015)
  • Loci: Joseph A. W. Quintela and Cande Aguilar, Curated by Bethanie Collins (PLEAT Gallery, Online, May 2015)
  • Scenes of the Crime, Curated by Maddy Rosenberg (Central Booking, New York, May 2015)
  • When I Was Seventeen, Curated by Nasrene Haj (The Creator’s Collective, New York, March 2015)
  • Psyched, Curated by Maddy Rosenberg (Central Booking, New York, 2014)
  • Annual Photography Exhibition, Curated by Shawn James (Greenpoint Galleries, New York, 2014)
  • Art For The Heart, Curated by Katie Peyton (Vanderbilt Republic, New York, 2014)
  • Books Without Words, Curated by Deadly Chaps Press (Undercurrent Projects, New York, 2014)
  • KISS: A Video Exhibition, Curated by Katie Peyton (Zona Trienta, Peru, 2014)
  • Mind-Roaming Journeys: Surreal Performances of Projection, Voice, and Text, Curated by Barbara Rosenthal (Bowery Art + Science, NYC, 2013)
  • Definition (noun): the matter of us, Curated by Prudence Groube (Central Booking, NYC, 2013)
  • X-Streets, Curated by Prudence Groube (Mangiami, NYC 2012)

 

VIDEO ART

  • I Don’t Know Why We Disappear But We Do, Director (2014)
  • #Bookdress | Blank Apple, Co-Director (2013)
  • Woman Without Umbrella, Assistant Producer - Directed by Rachel Eliza Griffiths (2013)
  • UnBound, Concept, Set Design and Costuming - Directed by Rachel Eliza Griffiths (2012)  

 

PERFORMANCE ART

  • #Bookdress, Ongoing living book project with appearances including the The Strand, the MET, Central Booking (NYC, 2012-2013)
  • Collect Art Series, Interactive performance series co-curated with Prudence Groube including: Public-Works (NYC, 2012), ShowDown (NYC, 2012), ChopShop (NYC, 2011), DarkRoom (NYC, 2011), CrossFire (NYC, 2011)

 

ONGOING SHOWINGS AND COMMERCIAL INSTALLATIONS

  • Ancestry Books, ongoing exhibition of Portrait of the Artist as a Wandering Eye (Minneapolis, 2014)
  • Central Booking, Book Record installed in ongoing showing (NYC, 2013)
  • Salinas Restaurant, LED-lit branches (2) and book sculptures (2) commissioned for 4-season garden, (NYC, 2013)
  • Zeitguide, 2’x2’ wall-mounted book sculpture commissioned for office space (NYC, 2013)
  • The Strand, 8’x2’ wall-mounted book sculpture permanently installed in Rare Books Room (NYC, 2012)

 

DESIGN 

Design services specializing in web design, book/catalog design, and LED light installations

 

CURATORIAL

  • On Becoming Nicole Calihan, Group Exhibition at Court Tree Collective (New York, July 2016)
  • Hot&Sticky, Group Exhibition at Smith&Jones (New York, 2015)
  • Jest Another Art Show, Group Exhibition at Smith&Jones (New York, 2015)
  • Love Is A Battlefield, Group Exhibition at Smith&Jones (New York, 2015)
  • Art For Benjamin, Group Exhibition at Smith&Jones (New York, 2014)
  • What Do You Want On Your Tombstone, Group Exhibition at Smith&Jones (New York, 2014)
  • Se Cayo Todo, Solo Exhibition of Drawings by Katie Peyton at Terrazzo Art Projects (New York, 2014)
  • Rite of Passage, Group Exhibition at Smith&Jones (New York, 2014)

 

BOOKS

  • Black Market, Publication Studio Malmo (Sweden, 2013)
  • Between Two Worlds, Patasola Press (USA, 2013)
  • This is not poetry. #poetry, The Red Ceiling Press (UK, 2011)

 

EDITORIAL

  • Senior Editor, Short, Fast, and Deadly, Monthly literary magazine devoted to short form poetry and prose, word art, and conceptual poetry (2009-ongoing),
  • Senior Editor, Deadly Chaps Press, Chapbook press including titles by Denver Butson, Doug Kearney, Rachel Eliza Griffiths, Rosaire Appel, Howie Good, and James Tolan (2010-ongoing)

 



Bio

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 Bio: Joseph A. W. Quintela creates art that explores themes of natural affinities, material excess, and a curious interplay between the exuberant and the meditative. His practice harnesses a fluency in a variety of media including paint, LED light, books, and culinary ingredients. Solo exhibitions in New York have included Between Two Worlds (2016), The Quarters Project (2015), Portrait of the Cast of You in Eye (2013) and FOOT | KNOTS (2012). Ongoing displays of his work are displated at The Strand, Central Booking (LES), and Salinas Restaurant (Chelsea)

Everyone Walked, A Period, (2012)
permanent collection, Rare Books Room
Photograph Courtesy of The Strand Booksellers