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Spencer Sweeney: Sisters  Tennis Elbow 138

Past exhibition
12 April – 10 May 2025 Los Angeles
  • Biography
  • Works
  • Q&A
  • Installation Views
  • Artist
  • Biography

    Portrait of Spencer Sweeney by Elisabet Davidsdottir

    Spencer 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.

  • Works
    • Spencer Sweeney Blue Woman, 2025 Oil and charcoal on linen 40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
      Spencer Sweeney
      Blue Woman, 2025
      Oil and charcoal on linen
      40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
    • Spencer Sweeney Nun, 2024 Oil on linen 18 x 14 in (45.7 x 35.6 cm)
      Spencer Sweeney
      Nun, 2024
      Oil on linen
      18 x 14 in (45.7 x 35.6 cm)
    • Spencer Sweeney Aishling, 2025 Oil on linen 18 x 14 in (45.7 x 35.6 cm)
      Spencer Sweeney
      Aishling, 2025
      Oil on linen
      18 x 14 in (45.7 x 35.6 cm)
    • Spencer Sweeney Gold Boa, 2025 Oil on linen 18 x 14 in (45.7 x 35.6 cm)
      Spencer Sweeney
      Gold Boa, 2025
      Oil on linen
      18 x 14 in (45.7 x 35.6 cm)
    • Spencer Sweeney Billie, 2024 Oil on linen 18 x 14 in (45.7 x 35.6 cm)
      Spencer Sweeney
      Billie, 2024
      Oil on linen
      18 x 14 in (45.7 x 35.6 cm)
    • Spencer Sweeney Bailey Green Scarf, 2025 Oil on linen 18 x 14 in (45.7 x 35.6 cm)
      Spencer Sweeney
      Bailey Green Scarf, 2025
      Oil on linen
      18 x 14 in (45.7 x 35.6 cm)
    • Spencer Sweeney Woman in Hallway, 2014–2025 Oil on linen 40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
      Spencer Sweeney
      Woman in Hallway, 2014–2025
      Oil on linen
      40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
    • Spencer Sweeney Sharon, 2012 Oil on linen 10 x 8.25 in (25.4 x 21 cm)
      Spencer Sweeney
      Sharon, 2012
      Oil on linen
      10 x 8.25 in (25.4 x 21 cm)
  • Q&A

    Spencer Sweeney Questionnaire, drawing
  • Installation Views
    • Spencer Sweeney Sisters Tennis Elbow 138 Installation View 1
    • Spencer Sweeney Sisters Tennis Elbow 138 Installation View 2
    • Spencer Sweeney Sisters Tennis Elbow 138 Installation View 3
    • Spencer Sweeney Sisters Tennis Elbow 138 Installation View 4
  • Artist
    • Spencer Sweeney

      Spencer Sweeney

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