Our second show at our NYC location, Gregory Rick Active Shooter at Our Baptism

In the Artist’s Words:
“This survey of my recent work is a mashup, of resistance, violence, Our story and myth. An exploration of power dynamics and the spiritual, all under the umbrella of love and hope. I’m concerned with the magical and unseen worlds of the historic myth and the possibilities of “what if”. My pictures are loaded with archetypes and symbols summoned to interrogate history and to change certain historical moments of importance. The fusing of the internal and the historical captivates me. I think a lot about The Book of Revelations and illustrations of that story. Although likely referring to the coming judgment and fall of the Roman Empire back then, it can also be interpreted in many other ways. Indeed, Revelations has been resonant in all tumultuous times since its inception. I’m looking at humanity, past and present through the window of Revelations. My revelations counters rigidity and entrenched thinking with nuance, hope and images of alternative freedoms. Some of the important themes in the work include separation w/ unity, majority w/ minority, the lumpen w/ the have nots — a ceremonial reinvestigation of power and transcendence, where the personal and political unite. I’m poking and prodding the Myth while acknowledging the active shooter who is always near, even at our baptism.” — Gregory Rick

ARTIST BIO:
Gregory Rick (b. 1981 St. Cloud, MN; based in Fresno, CA) received his BFA from CCA and his MFA in art practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination and a fondness for drawing stories, Rick collapses history while confronting personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal experience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received the Yamaguchi print making award, the Nathan Oliviera fellowship, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award, the Artadia Award, the Daedalus Award, the SFMOMA SECA award and has shown in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California. Rick has lived in the Bay Area since 2012.
Gregory Rick has previously exhibited with HAIR+NAILS in solo shows Coming Home (2023) and The Dancing Plague (2021) and in group shows RIGHT NOW (2020-1), The Human Scale (2021, at Rochester Art Center), Painting Show (2022), Felix Art Fair (2024, Los Angeles), and FRESHLY FOR YOU (2024, H+N NYC).
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