Spencer Sweeney
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Biography
Portrait by Elisabet DavidsdottirSpencer Sweeney was born in 1973 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1997.
Sweeney's recent solo exhibitions include "The Painted Bride" at Gagosian, New York, New York (2024); "Amplifications" at The Karpidas Collection, Dallas, Texas (2023); "Perfect" at The Brant Foundation Art Study Center, Greenwich, Connecticut (2022); "Queue" at Gagosian, London, England (2021); "Tennis Elbow 111" at The Journal Gallery, New York, New York (2020); and "Smalls" at Gagosian, Paris, France (2019). Recent group exhibitions include "Human Nature" at The Journal Gallery, Los Angeles, California (2024); "A.R. Penck & Spencer Sweeney" at The Journal Gallery, New York, New York (2023); "Unapologetically" at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, London, England (2022); and "Different Strokes" at Almine Rech, London, England (2021).
Works by Sweeney are held in the High Museum of Art, Atlanta; the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York; and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles.
Spencer Sweeney lives and works in New York, New York.
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Works
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Spencer SweeneyBailey Green Scarf, 2025Oil on linen18 x 14 in (45.7 x 35.6 cm)
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Spencer SweeneyWoman in Hallway, 2014–2025Oil on linen40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
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Spencer SweeneyBlue Woman, 2025Oil and charcoal on linen40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
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Spencer SweeneyBillie, 2024Oil on linen18 x 14 in (45.7 x 35.6 cm)
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Spencer SweeneyAishling, 2025Oil on linen18 x 14 in (45.7 x 35.6 cm)
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Spencer SweeneyGold Boa, 2025Oil on linen18 x 14 in (45.7 x 35.6 cm)
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Spencer SweeneyNun, 2024Oil on linen18 x 14 in (45.7 x 35.6 cm)
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Spencer SweeneyShare the Blame, 2013Oil on canvas60 x 48 in (152.4 x 121.9 cm)
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Spencer SweeneyBefore Behind, 2019Acrylic, charcoal and carbon dust on unstretched canvas105 x 135 in (266.7 x 342.9 cm)
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Spencer SweeneyThe Athlete, 2020Oil pastel, oil stick and mixed media on paper67 x 23 in (170.2 x 58.4 cm)
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Spencer SweeneyThe Poet, 2020Oil, oil pastel and oil stick on paper34.5 x 19 in (87.6 x 48.3 cm)
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Spencer SweeneyHanged Man #2, 2020Oil pastel, oil stick and spray paint on paper71.5 x 27.25 in (181.6 x 69.2 cm)
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Spencer SweeneyThree Figures Outdoors, 2020Oil, oil stick, and oil pastell on paper14.5 x 21.25 in (36.8 x 54 cm)
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Spencer SweeneyFigure in Repose 6, 2020Oil pastel on inkjet paper11.5 x 16.5 in (29.2 x 41.9 cm)
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Spencer SweeneySevere Pleaser, 2020Oil pastel on paper13 x 19 in (33 x 48.3 cm)
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Exhibitions
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Spencer Sweeney
Sisters Tennis Elbow 138 12 April – 31 May 2025 Los AngelesRead more -
Yves Scherer, Spencer Sweeney, Jules de Balincourt, Marcus Leslie Singleton, Katherine Bradford, Nicole Wittenberg...
Human Nature 7 June – 10 August 2024 Los AngelesRead more -
A.R. Penck and Spencer Sweeney
Tennis Elbow 111 3 – 23 February 2023 New YorkRead more -
Jenna Gribbon, Spencer Sweeney, Louis Eisner, Marcus Leslie Singleton, Chloe Wise, Katherine Bradford, Federico de Francesco, Chris Martin, Rachel Rossin, Mie Olise Kjærgaard, Karyn Lyons...
Summer Sun 26 August – 31 October 2021 East Hampton -
Spencer Sweeney
Tennis Elbow 69 23 October – 5 November 2020 New YorkRead more -
Bendix Harms, Rita Ackermann, Spencer Sweeney, Nikki Maloof, Alex Becerra, Dan McCarthy, Tyson Reeder, Bill Saylor ...
The Great Figure Two 29 June – 7 August 2016 New York -
Darren Bader, Harmony Korine, Rita Ackermann, Spencer Sweeney, Chris Johanson, Kon Trubkovich, Leigh Johnson, Jack Webb
Salad Days 21 October – 15 December 2010 New York
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