Hill of Munch

Hill of Munch
Brian Belott, Alicia Gibson, Wiley Guillot, Shara Hughes, and Walter Price

Co-organized by Brian Belott
February 28 – March 27, 2016
Opening reception: Sunday, February 28; 6 - 8 pm

Brian Belott (b. 1973, East Orange, NJ) Brian Belott lives and works in New York. He received his BFA 1995 from School of Visual Arts, NY after a stint at Cooper Union. Belott has mounted several major solo and two-person exhibitions including The Journal, New York; LOYAL, Malmö, Sweden (with Jesse Greenberg); CANADA, New York; Galerie Zurcher, Paris; Zurcher Studio, New York; Kenny Schacter Contemporary, New York. Other notable exhibitions include: Jeunes créateurs à New York, Musée d’Art moderne de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne (2014), Draw Gym, 247365, Brooklyn, NY (2013), Dadarhea, curated by Jim Drain and Devin Flynn, CANADA, New York (2011); New York Minute: 60 Artists on the New York Scene, curated by Kathy Grayson, MACRO Museum, Rome (2009); Book / Shelf, Museum of Modern Art, New York (2008); Wordless Chorus performance with Larissa Velez, Dark Fair, Swiss Institute (2008).

Alicia Gibson (b. Manhasset, NY) Alicia Gibson was born in Manhasset, NY. She is now based in Brooklyn. She received a BA from Boston College and a MFA from Hunter College in 2009. She has shown at Derek Eller Gallery, CANADA Gallery, Spring/Break Art Show, Orgy Park, Regina Rex, Zurcher Gallery, TSA LA, Brian Morris Gallery, Underdonk Gallery, Eddy’s Room, The Hills Esthetic Center, Honey Ramka Gallery, Harbor Gallery and Bannerette Gallery. She currently has a solo show at Julius Caesar Gallery in Chicago.

Wiley Guillot (b. 1994 New York, NY) Currently lives and works in Baltimore, MD. Graduating with a BFA in painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art in spring 2016. Guillot has previously shown at Basement Gallery and 247367, New York; and Open Space Gallery, Baltimore.

Shara Hughes (b. 1981, Atlanta, GA) Shara Hughes lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and attended numerous residencies after earning her BFA. Hughes attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2011. Her work has been seen in numerous solo and group exhibitions. The former include the Marlborough Chelsea, Museum of Contemporary Art, Georgia, Atlanta; the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta; American Contemporary, New York; Rivington Arms, New York; Museum 52, London; Metroquardo, Turin; and the Galerie Mikael Anderson, Copenhagen. She has participated in group exhibitions at Jack Hanley Gallery, Romer Young Gallery, Coburn Projects, London and Salon 94, New York, Gredier Contemporary, Zurich; and the High Museum of Art in Atlanta amongst others.

Walter Price (b. 1987, Brooklyn, NY) Walter Price graduated from Middle Georgia State University after spending four years in the US Navy. Price received the 9/11 GI Bill Award in 2011. Price has previously exhibited at Jeffrey Stark Gallery, New York; and the Harriet Tubman Museum, Cambridge, MA. Price also exhibited with Karma at NADA Miami Beach 2015.