Marcus Leslie Singleton

  • Biography

    Marcus Leslie Singleton was born in Seattle, Washington in 1990. He attended the Seattle Art Institute in Seattle, Washington.

    Singleton's recent solo and group exhibitions include "New Steps" at the Contemprary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio (2025); "Winter Atlantic Summer" at The Journal Gallery in Los Angeles, California (2024); “Return from Exile” at Mitchell-Innes & Nash in New York, New York (2023-24); “Press Release (Cycle VII)” at Storage Gallery in New York, New York (2024); “Soiled” at Tennis Elbow at The Journal Gallery in New York, New York (2022); Diagrams and Dilemmas at Jupiter Contemporary in Miami Beach, Florida (2022); Future Memories at TURN Gallery in New York, New York (2021); Shake Up The Room at September Gallery in Hudson, New York (2021); Summer Sun curated by The Journal Gallery at Van de Weghe in East Hampton, New York (2021); Tennis Elbow at The Journal Gallery in New York, New York (2020); “MEANWHILE...” at Brilliant Champions in Brooklyn, New York (2020); “Up Trying To Remember a Dream” curated by Lizzie Renfrew Vogt at SPRING/BREAK Art Fair with SKAVO Gallery in New York, New York (2020); “CIRCUSLAND” at Turn Gallery in New York, New York (2019); “BOILING POINT” at Superposition Gallery in Los Angeles, California (2019); and “Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone” at Medium Tings in Brooklyn, New York (2018).

    Work by Singleton is held in the public collection of the San Antonio Museum of Art in San Antonio, Texas; the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia; and the Portland Museum of Art in Portland, Maine.

    Marcus Leslie Singleton lives and works in Catskill, New York.

  • Works
    • Marcus Leslie Singleton, Lint's Palace, 2024
      Marcus Leslie Singleton
      Lint's Palace, 2024
      Oil on panel
      10 x 10 in (25.4 x 25.4 cm)
    • Marcus Leslie Singleton, Mar & Lint, 2024
      Marcus Leslie Singleton
      Mar & Lint, 2024
      Oil on panel
      48 x 60 in (121.9 x 152.4 cm)
    • Marcus Leslie Singleton, Medley, 2024
      Marcus Leslie Singleton
      Medley, 2024
      Oil, spray paint, and glitter on panel
      48 x 60 in (121.9 x 152.4 cm)
    • Marcus Leslie Singleton, Pearl, 2024
      Marcus Leslie Singleton
      Pearl, 2024
      Oil, spray paint, and glitter on panel
      48 x 60 in (121.9 x 152.4 cm)
    • Marcus Leslie Singleton, Space Heater, 2024
      Marcus Leslie Singleton
      Space Heater, 2024
      Oil, spray paint, and glitter on panel
      80 x 110 in (203.2 x 279.4 cm)
    • Marcus Leslie Singleton, The Joy Was In Their Hearts & Upon their Eyelids, 2024
      Marcus Leslie Singleton
      The Joy Was In Their Hearts & Upon their Eyelids, 2024
      Oil and spray paint on panel
      60 x 48 in (152.4 x 121.9 cm)
    • Marcus Leslie Singleton, the last studio visit, 2024
      Marcus Leslie Singleton
      the last studio visit, 2024
      Oil and spray paint on panel
      48 x 60 in (121.9 x 152.4 cm)
    • Marcus Leslie Singleton, West 4th, 2024
      Marcus Leslie Singleton
      West 4th, 2024
      Oil and spray paint on panel
      40 x 40 in (101.6 x 101.6 cm)
    • Marcus Leslie Singleton, Daisy, 2022
      Marcus Leslie Singleton
      Daisy, 2022
      Oil on panel
      60 x 48 in (152.4 x 121.9 cm)
    • Marcus Leslie Singleton, Heavyweight St. Louis, 2022
      Marcus Leslie Singleton
      Heavyweight St. Louis, 2022
      Oil on panel
      60 x 48 in (152.4 x 121.9 cm)
    • Marcus Leslie Singleton, Old Record, 2022
      Marcus Leslie Singleton
      Old Record, 2022
      Oil on panel
      Diptych
      60 x 120 in (152.4 x 304.8 cm)
    • Marcus Leslie Singleton, The Spiritual Weight of America, 2022
      Marcus Leslie Singleton
      The Spiritual Weight of America, 2022
      Oil and enamel on panel
      48 x 48 in (121.9 x 121.9 cm)
    • Marcus Leslie Singleton, The Writer, 2022
      Marcus Leslie Singleton
      The Writer, 2022
      Oil on panel
      12 x 9 in (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
    • Marcus Leslie Singleton, Water Me, Too, 2022
      Marcus Leslie Singleton
      Water Me, Too, 2022
      Oil on panel
      48 x 36 in (121.9 x 91.4 cm)
    • Marcus Leslie Singleton, G Street, 2021
      Marcus Leslie Singleton
      G Street, 2021
      Oil and enamel on canvas
      60 x 60 in (152.4 x 152.4 cm)
    • Marcus Leslie Singleton, Fruit Stand, Juan Dolio, 2020
      Marcus Leslie Singleton
      Fruit Stand, Juan Dolio, 2020
      Oil on panel
      14 x 14 in (35.6 x 35.6 cm)
      Framed 15 x 15 in (38 x 38 cm)
    • Marcus Leslie Singleton, Street Eating, 2020
      Marcus Leslie Singleton
      Street Eating, 2020
      Acrylic on panel
      12 x 16 in (30.5 x 40.6 cm)
      Framed 13 x 17 in (33 x 43.2 cm)
    • Marcus Leslie Singleton The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, 2020
      Marcus Leslie Singleton
      The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, 2020
      Acrylic on panel
      12 x 12 in (30.5 x 30.5 cm)
      Framed 13 x 13 in (33 x 33 cm)
  • Exhibitions