| Personal Information Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Avery Singer |
| Sorority | Avery is a member of the sorority Delta Delta Delta |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | Born in 1987. As of 2024, she is around 37 years old. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Engaged / Partner | Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Children / No. of Kids | None |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | Jewish |
| Nationality | American |
| Does Avery Singer have arthritis? | Avery has a type of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis it is called Spondyloarthropathy. |
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Avery Singer is an American artist and writer whose practice addresses ideas of painting in relation to contemporary art. Her work also includes elements of institutional critique.
- She combines painting with contemporary technology such as 3D-modeling software and Google SketchUp to create a blend between analog and digital imagery. Her work makes strong connections to art history, which is often referenced in the titles of her paintings.
- The gallery Gavin Brown’s Enterprise has represented her since 2015. The gallery also represents artists such as Martin Creed, Jeremy Deller, and Ed Atkins.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Avery Singer was born to artist parents in New York, in 1987, where she continues to live and work.
Early Life and Education :
- Avery began her studies in art at The Cooper Union, in New York, which she attended from 2005 until 2010, focusing on sculpture.
- In 2008, she attended the prestigious Städelschule in Frankfurt, Germany, returning to New York to graduate from Cooper Union.
- Singer then went on to study at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, from where she graduated in 2013.
Work, Career, Salary and Net Worth :
- One of Singer’s first solo shows was in 2013, at Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, in Berlin, Germany.
- She then went on to exhibit in Switzerland in 2014 and Italy in 2015.
- In 2016, she exhibited at Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and in Cologne in 2017.
- In 2018, she had her first solo show in America, where she exhibited at Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, in New York.
- Alongside her painting practice, Singer has participated in panel discussions, curated shows and has been awarded a number of awards, including the Jean-Francois Prat Prize in 2017.
- She has also been part of multiple group-shows around the world at museums and art institutes such as Ludwig Museum (Cologne, Germany), S.M.A.K. (Ghent, Belgium) and Le Museé d’art contemporain de Lyon (Lyon, France).
Fun Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Styles that can be found referenced to in her work span from Surrealism to Russian Constructivism, with Naum Gobo being a strong inspiration. She also references Cubism within her work.
- Singer feels that using new technology in relation to painting is a way to revolutionise painting, one of the oldest artistic mediums known to western art.
- Singer’s practice is strongly influenced by film, with the artist wittily stating that one of her biggest influences is Mel Brooks’ History of the World part 1.
- Woody Allen and Zero Mostel’s works have also influenced Avery’s work. Referencing film within a static painterly and sculptural art practice is one of the many elements that give her work a contradictory nature.
- Her work also includes writing, such as the fictional press release she made for her Berlin show. This, amongst other things, is one of the many parts of her practice where she practices institutional critique.
- Singer believes that all artists, but especially painters, need to address art history to be successful in the field.