About:
Growing up in an experimental town built by A.T. Stewart on Long Island New York that was intended to mediate the lives of workers in his NYC dry goods stores, William Demaria over the years has become acutely aware of the subtle network of soft barriers embodied in forms of bridge heights, bus stops, and one way streets that divide the suburban landscape. William Demaria sees these soft barriers as contemporary bullworks for class division and in many cases racism. Combining his experience with his interest in nonwestern systems of aesthetics, William Demaria makes paintings and prints that coopts this charged network of soft barriers to arrive at work which he believes conveys his understanding of his place within the constructed landscape.
Born on Long Island, New York, 1998.
Lives and works in Baltimore, Maryland.
Education
BFA, Cornell University, 2020
Apprenticeship, Daneil Pollera, 2016-2022
Printer, Universal Limited Art Editions, 2020-2023
Selected Exhibitions
2023 Sea Nymphs and Mourning Dreams (solo exhibition), Last Word, Huntington, NY61st
lI Artists Exhibition (group exhibition), Art League of Long Island (curated by Neill
Slaughter), Dix Hills, NY
2020 What Matters Most (group exhibition), The Artist Essentials(curated by Huguett Despault
May), Online, United States
2019 Memories of a Faded Landscape (two-person exhibition), Olive Tjaden Gallery, Ithaca NY
Scenes from an Honest Delusion and Other Veracious Mistakes (two-person exhibition)
Experimental Gallery, Ithaca NY
I See You (IC/CU) (group exhibition), The Ink Shop Gallery, Ithaca, NY
2018 A Portrait in Other Fractured Landscapes (solo exhibition), Experimental Gallery, Ithaca NY
I See You (IC/CU) (group exhibition), The Ink Shop Gallery, Ithaca, NY
Art Fairs
2023 53rd Annual Art in Park, Heckscher Park (curated by Art League of Long Island), Huntington, NY
NYC Art Bazaar, Grand Bazaar, New York, NY
Shop Local NYC, Grand Bazaar, New York, NY
NYC Spring Market, Grand Bazaar, New York, NY
2022 Holiday Gift Bazaar, Gallery North, East Setauket, NY
Holiday Market, Bell Abzug Park (curated by Colored Colors), New York, NY
East End Market, Jamesport Brewery (curated by Colored Colors), Jamesport, NY
Gallery North Outdoor Art Show, Gallery North, East Setauket, NY
2019 PRINTFEST 2019, International Print Center NY, New York, NY
2018 PRINTFEST 2018, International Print Center NY, New York, NY
Awards, Grants, Residencies
2023 2nd Place, 53rd Annual Art in Park, Heckscher Park (curated by Art League of Long Island),
Huntington, NY
2020 Kip Brady Prize for achievement in printmaking, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2019 Kip Brady Prize for achievement in printmaking, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Artist in Resident, Kala Art Institute, Berkley, Ca
2018 Residency, Andrew Raftery Studio, Providence RI
Hunter R. Rawlings III Cornell Presidential Research Scholars Program, Cornell University,
Ithaca, NY
Press:
https://research.cornell.edu/news-features/dialoguing-pen-plate-and-artist