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Churchman's work is held in the collections of the [[Whitney Museum of American Art]] and [[Mumok]], among others.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leidy Churchman|url=https://whitney.org/collection/works/47421|access-date=July 31, 2019|publisher=whitney.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Leidy Churchman|url=https://www.mumok.at/en/leidy-churchman|access-date=July 31, 2019|publisher=Mumok.at}}</ref>
Churchman's work is held in the collections of the [[Whitney Museum of American Art]] and [[Mumok]], among others.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leidy Churchman|url=https://whitney.org/collection/works/47421|access-date=July 31, 2019|publisher=whitney.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Leidy Churchman|url=https://www.mumok.at/en/leidy-churchman|access-date=July 31, 2019|publisher=Mumok.at}}</ref>


Churchman's work is represented by Matthew Marks Gallery.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Artists {{!}} Matthew Marks Gallery|url=https://matthewmarks.com/artists|access-date=2021-06-05|website=Artists {{!}} Matthew Marks Gallery}}</ref>
Churchman's work is represented by [[Matthew Marks Gallery]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Artists {{!}} Matthew Marks Gallery|url=https://matthewmarks.com/artists|access-date=2021-06-05|website=Artists {{!}} Matthew Marks Gallery}}</ref>


He is concerned with the question of how images are perceived and processed in the present age, when visual stimuli display an omnipresence.
They are concerned with the question of how images are perceived and processed in the present age, when visual stimuli display an omnipresence.


In addition, during the period from 2011 till 2012, Churchman acted as a resident artist at Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam. Currently, he lives and works in New York City.
In addition, during the period from 2011 till 2012, Churchman acted as a resident artist at Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam. Currently, they live and work in New York City.


In 2022, Churchman participated in the [[2022 Whitney Biennial]] titled "Quiet as It's Kept" curated by [[Adrienne Edwards]] and David Breslin.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Mitter |first=Siddhartha |date=2022-01-25 |title=Whitney Biennial Picks 63 Artists to Take Stock of Now |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/25/arts/design/whitney-biennial.html |access-date=2022-01-25 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
In 2022, Churchman participated in the [[2022 Whitney Biennial]] titled "Quiet as It's Kept" curated by [[Adrienne Edwards]] and David Breslin.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Mitter |first=Siddhartha |date=2022-01-25 |title=Whitney Biennial Picks 63 Artists to Take Stock of Now |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/25/arts/design/whitney-biennial.html |access-date=2022-01-25 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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== Achievements ==
== Achievements ==


* Leidy Churchman is a well-known painter, who is known for his works, that explore the question of how images are perceived and processed in the modern world.
* Leidy Churchman is a well-known painter who is known for their works that explore the question of how images are perceived and processed in the modern world.
* Leidy is a recipient of the Hampshire College Threshold Grant for Continued Study. His works are kept in the collections of different museums, including the Whitney Museum of American Art and Mumok.
* Leidy is a recipient of the Hampshire College Threshold Grant for Continued Study. Their works are kept in the collections of different museums, including the Whitney Museum of American Art and Mumok.

== Exhibitions ==
* ''Good Afternoon!'', Sunday Gallery, New York (2009)<ref>{{cite web|title=Leidy Churchman: ''Good Afternoon!''|url=https://www.seanhortonpresents.com/exhibitions/72-leidy-churchman-good-afternoon|access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
* ''Painting Treatments'', Horton Gallery, Berlin (2010)<ref>{{cite web|title=Leidy Churchman: ''Painting Treatments''|url=https://www.seanhortonpresents.com/exhibitions/61-leidy-churchman-painting-treatments|access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
* ''Black Green Black'', Silberkuppe Galerie, Berlin (2012)<ref>{{cite web |title=Leidy Churchman: ''Black Green Black'' |url=https://www.contemporaryartlibrary.org/project/leidy-churchman-at-silberkuppe-berlin-7103 |website=Contemporary Art Library |access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
* ''Lazy River'', [[Boston University]] Art Gallery at the Stone Gallery (2013)<ref>{{cite web |title=Leidy Churchman: ''Lazy River'' |url=https://www.bu.edu/art/2013/09/04/leidy-churchman-lazy-river/ |website=Boston University Art Galleries |access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
* ''A Fruit Stare'', Silberkuppe Galerie, Berlin (2014)<ref>{{cite web |title=Leidy Churchman: ''A Fruit Stare'' |url=https://www.contemporaryartlibrary.org/project/leidy-churchman-at-silberkuppe-berlin-8413 |website=Contemporary Art Library |access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
* ''The Meal of the Lion'', [[Murray Guy gallery|Murray Guy]], New York (2015)<ref>{{cite web |title=Leidy Churchman: ''The Meal of the Lion'' |url=https://www.galleriesnow.net/shows/leidy-churchman |website=GalleriesNow |access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
* ''Permanent Culture'', [[Art Basel]]: Statements, Murray Guy (2016)<ref>{{cite web |title=Art Basel Statements, Leidy Churchman: ''Permanent Culture'' |url=https://murrayguy.com/exhibitions/art-basel-2016/ |website=Murray Guy |access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
* ''Lost Horizons'', Rodeo, London (2016)<ref>{{cite web |title=Murray Guy presents: Leidy Churchman: ''Lost Horizons'' |url=https://www.galleriesnow.net/shows/murray-guy-presents-leidy-churchman-lost-horizons |website=GalleriesNow |access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
* ''Free Delivery'', Kölnischer Kunstverein, Cologne (2017)<ref>{{cite web |title=Leidy Churchman does Free Delivery |url=https://www.phaidon.com/agenda/art/articles/2017/february/27/leidy-churchman-does-free-delivery/ |website=Phaidon |access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
* ''Kindly Bent to Ease Us'', Mary Boone Gallery, New York (2017)<ref>{{cite web |title=Leidy Churchman: ''Kindly Bent to Ease Us'' |url=https://www.maryboonegallery.com/exhibition/1853/press-release |website=Mary Boone Gallery |access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
* ''For The Moon There is The Cloud'', [[Reena Spaulings Fine Art]], Los Angeles (2018)<ref>{{cite web |title=Leidy Churchman: ''For The Moon There is The Cloud'' |url=https://www.contemporaryartlibrary.org/project/leidy-churchman-at-reena-spaulings-fine-art-los-angeles-11433 |website=Contemporary Art Library |access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
* ''Snowlion'', Rodeo, Piraeus, Greece (2018)<ref>{{cite web |title=Leidy Churchman: ''Snowlion'' |url=https://rodeo-gallery.com/exhibitions/leidy-churchman-2/ |website=Rodeo Gallery |access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
* ''Crocodile'', Hessel Museum of Art and CCS at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson (2019)<ref>{{cite web |title=Leidy Churchman: ''Crocodile'' |url=https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/528-leidy-churchman-crocodile |website=CCS Bard |access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
* ''Earth Bound'', Matthew Marks Gallery, New York (2020)<ref>{{cite web |title=Leidy Churchman: ''Earth Bound'' |url=https://matthewmarks.com/exhibitions/leidy-churchman-earth-bound-02-2020 |website=Matthew Marks Gallery |access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
* ''The Between is Ringing'', Rodeo, London (2021)<ref>{{cite web |title=Leidy Churchman: ''The Between is Ringing'' |url=https://rodeo-gallery.com/exhibitions/the-between-is-ringing/ |website=Rodeo Gallery |access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
* ''FOCUS'', [[Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth|Modern Art Museum of Forth Worth]] (2021)<ref>{{cite web |title=FOCUS: Leidy Churchman |url=https://www.themodern.org/exhibition/focus-leidy-churchman |website=The Modern |access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
* ''New You'', Matthew Marks Gallery, New York (2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=Leidy Churchman: ''New You'' |url=https://matthewmarks.com/exhibitions/leidy-churchman-03-2022 |website=Matthew Marks Gallery |access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref>


== Views ==
== Views ==
Leidy Churchman explores the way images are perceived and processed in modern times. Within this context, he produces paintings, based on pre-existing images from the "extraordinary junkyard' of visual formulations. Thus, the artist copies the works of other artists and uses logos, book covers or advertisements as sources or makes references to Far Eastern religions or art, related to folklore. For this reason, the pictorial universe, that confronts viewers in Churchman’s presentations, often seems familiar, even if the paintings differ from their sources to a greater or lesser extent.
Leidy Churchman explores the way images are perceived and processed in modern times. Within this context, they produce paintings, based on pre-existing images from the "extraordinary junkyard' of visual formulations. Thus, the artist copies the works of other artists and uses logos, book covers or advertisements as sources or makes references to Far Eastern religions or art, related to folklore. For this reason, the pictorial universe, that confronts viewers in Churchman’s presentations, often seems familiar, even if the paintings differ from their sources to a greater or lesser extent.

== Collections ==
Churchman's work can be found in a number of institutions, including:


* Whitney Museum of American Art, New York<ref>{{cite web |title=Leidy Churchman: ''Tallest Residential Tower in the Western Hemisphere'' |url=https://whitney.org/collection/works/47421 |website=Whitney Museum of American Art |access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
* Hessel Museum of Art and CCS at Bard College, New York<ref>{{cite web |title=Leidy Churchman: ''Earth Bound (Card 21 of the Secret Dakini Oracle)'' |url=https://bard.emuseum.com/objects/6263/earth-bound-card-21-of-the-secret-dakini-oracle?ctx=fcc8199932c83db55db63c2799c2d7a10fb2f1c7&idx=0 |website=CCS Bard |access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
* Mumok, Austria<ref>{{cite web |title=Leidy Churchman |url=https://www.mumok.at/en/leidy-churchman |website=Mumok |access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
* [[National Gallery of Canada]], Ottawa, Ontario<ref>{{cite web |title=Leidy Churchman: Disappearing Acts |url=https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artwork/disappearing-acts |website=National Gallery of Canada |access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
* Siftung Kunsthalle [[Bern]], Switzerland<ref>{{cite web |title=Leidy Churchman (*1979) |url=https://www.stiftungkunsthallebern.ch/de/sammlung-churchman-a77-2.html |website=Sifting Kunsthalle Bern |access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
== References ==
== References ==
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Leidy Churchman in their studio, 2022

Leidy Churchman (born 1979 in Villanova, PA) is an American painter who lives and works in New York.

Early life and education

Churchman received their M.F.A. from Columbia University in 2010 and B.A. from Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, in 2002. From 2011–12, they were a resident artist at Rijksakademie van Beeldende in Amsterdam.[1] The artist's work has been reviewed in the New York Times and Artforum.[2][3]

Career

Churchman first presented their work publicly in 2002 through queer feminist journal and art collective LTTR, which also included artists K8 Hardy, Every Ocean Hughs (then Emily Roysdon), and Ginger Brooks.[4]

Crocodile, Churchman's first US museum exhibition at Hessel Museum of Art at Bard College, surveyed more than sixty oil paintings dating from 2010 to 2019. The accompanying catalogue, co-published by Dancing Foxes Press and CCS Bard, features essays by Ruba Katrib, Arnisa Zeqo and Alex Kitnick, as well as an interview between Churchman and curator Lauren Cornell.[5] Churchman's work has been the subject of institutional exhibitions at Kölnischer Kunstverein (2017) and Boston University Art Gallery, and was also included in the important group exhibitions One day at a Time: Manny Farber and Termite Art at Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (2018–19); Trigger: Gender as a Tool and a Weapon at the New Museum, New York (2017–18); Painting 2.0: Expression in the Information Age at Museum Brandhorst, Munich (2015), and Greater New York, MoMA PS1, New York (2010).[6][7][8][9][10][11]

Churchman's work is held in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art and Mumok, among others.[12][13]

Churchman's work is represented by Matthew Marks Gallery.[14]

They are concerned with the question of how images are perceived and processed in the present age, when visual stimuli display an omnipresence.

In addition, during the period from 2011 till 2012, Churchman acted as a resident artist at Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam. Currently, they live and work in New York City.

In 2022, Churchman participated in the 2022 Whitney Biennial titled "Quiet as It's Kept" curated by Adrienne Edwards and David Breslin.[15]

Achievements

  • Leidy Churchman is a well-known painter who is known for their works that explore the question of how images are perceived and processed in the modern world.
  • Leidy is a recipient of the Hampshire College Threshold Grant for Continued Study. Their works are kept in the collections of different museums, including the Whitney Museum of American Art and Mumok.

Exhibitions

  • Good Afternoon!, Sunday Gallery, New York (2009)[16]
  • Painting Treatments, Horton Gallery, Berlin (2010)[17]
  • Black Green Black, Silberkuppe Galerie, Berlin (2012)[18]
  • Lazy River, Boston University Art Gallery at the Stone Gallery (2013)[19]
  • A Fruit Stare, Silberkuppe Galerie, Berlin (2014)[20]
  • The Meal of the Lion, Murray Guy, New York (2015)[21]
  • Permanent Culture, Art Basel: Statements, Murray Guy (2016)[22]
  • Lost Horizons, Rodeo, London (2016)[23]
  • Free Delivery, Kölnischer Kunstverein, Cologne (2017)[24]
  • Kindly Bent to Ease Us, Mary Boone Gallery, New York (2017)[25]
  • For The Moon There is The Cloud, Reena Spaulings Fine Art, Los Angeles (2018)[26]
  • Snowlion, Rodeo, Piraeus, Greece (2018)[27]
  • Crocodile, Hessel Museum of Art and CCS at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson (2019)[28]
  • Earth Bound, Matthew Marks Gallery, New York (2020)[29]
  • The Between is Ringing, Rodeo, London (2021)[30]
  • FOCUS, Modern Art Museum of Forth Worth (2021)[31]
  • New You, Matthew Marks Gallery, New York (2022)[32]

Views

Leidy Churchman explores the way images are perceived and processed in modern times. Within this context, they produce paintings, based on pre-existing images from the "extraordinary junkyard' of visual formulations. Thus, the artist copies the works of other artists and uses logos, book covers or advertisements as sources or makes references to Far Eastern religions or art, related to folklore. For this reason, the pictorial universe, that confronts viewers in Churchman’s presentations, often seems familiar, even if the paintings differ from their sources to a greater or lesser extent.

Collections

Churchman's work can be found in a number of institutions, including:

References

  1. ^ "Residents 2011: Leidy Churchman". rijksakademie.nl. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  2. ^ Smith, Roberta (May 21, 2015). "Review: Leidy Churchman, 'The Meal of the Lion'". The New York Times. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  3. ^ Perlson, Hili. "Leidy Churchman: SILBERKUPPE". Artform. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  4. ^ Marcus, Daniel (October 2019). "I Of The Storm". Artforum. 58, No. 2: 171–179.
  5. ^ "Leidy Churchman: Crocodile". ccs.bard.edu. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  6. ^ "Leidy Churchman: Free Delivery". koelnischerkunstverein.de. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  7. ^ "Lazy River: Leidy Churchman". bu.edu. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  8. ^ "One day at a Time: Manny Farber and Termite Art". moca.org. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  9. ^ "Trigger: Gender as a Tool and a Weapon". newmuseum.org. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  10. ^ "Painting 2.0: Expression in the Information Age". museum-brandhorst.de. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  11. ^ "Greater New York". momaps1.org. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  12. ^ "Leidy Churchman". whitney.org. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  13. ^ "Leidy Churchman". Mumok.at. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  14. ^ "Artists | Matthew Marks Gallery". Artists | Matthew Marks Gallery. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  15. ^ Mitter, Siddhartha (2022-01-25). "Whitney Biennial Picks 63 Artists to Take Stock of Now". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  16. ^ "Leidy Churchman: Good Afternoon!". Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  17. ^ "Leidy Churchman: Painting Treatments". Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  18. ^ "Leidy Churchman: Black Green Black". Contemporary Art Library. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  19. ^ "Leidy Churchman: Lazy River". Boston University Art Galleries. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  20. ^ "Leidy Churchman: A Fruit Stare". Contemporary Art Library. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  21. ^ "Leidy Churchman: The Meal of the Lion". GalleriesNow. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  22. ^ "Art Basel Statements, Leidy Churchman: Permanent Culture". Murray Guy. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  23. ^ "Murray Guy presents: Leidy Churchman: Lost Horizons". GalleriesNow. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  24. ^ "Leidy Churchman does Free Delivery". Phaidon. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  25. ^ "Leidy Churchman: Kindly Bent to Ease Us". Mary Boone Gallery. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  26. ^ "Leidy Churchman: For The Moon There is The Cloud". Contemporary Art Library. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  27. ^ "Leidy Churchman: Snowlion". Rodeo Gallery. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  28. ^ "Leidy Churchman: Crocodile". CCS Bard. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  29. ^ "Leidy Churchman: Earth Bound". Matthew Marks Gallery. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  30. ^ "Leidy Churchman: The Between is Ringing". Rodeo Gallery. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  31. ^ "FOCUS: Leidy Churchman". The Modern. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  32. ^ "Leidy Churchman: New You". Matthew Marks Gallery. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  33. ^ "Leidy Churchman: Tallest Residential Tower in the Western Hemisphere". Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  34. ^ "Leidy Churchman: Earth Bound (Card 21 of the Secret Dakini Oracle)". CCS Bard. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  35. ^ "Leidy Churchman". Mumok. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  36. ^ "Leidy Churchman: Disappearing Acts". National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  37. ^ "Leidy Churchman (*1979)". Sifting Kunsthalle Bern. Retrieved July 1, 2022.


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