Biography
Casey Gray (b. 1983 Palo Alto, CA) is an contemporary artist working primarily as a painter, but also makes sculpture, design and site-specific murals. His work examines our collective entanglement with the dignity and reality of the everyday, and engages the symbolic potential of collected objects and ephemera to tell stories and inform identity. He often works in serial format, referencing historical painting tropes as a point of departure. His work is characterized by his commitment to aerosol paints and laborious hand cut masking techniques, resulting in a type of skewed realism.
Gray received his MFA in painting from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2010, and his BA in painting and printmaking from San Diego State University in 2006. He has exhibited extensively across the United States and abroad, and has been published widely both in print and online media. He has lived and worked in San Francisco, California since 2008.
Recent Shows and/or Exhibitions
2024 Sweet Bountiful Life, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
Potluck, curated by Dasha Matsuura, Hashimoto Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
2023 The de Young Open, de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
Lush, curated by Jennifer Rizzo, Hashimoto Contemporary, New York, NY
Potluck, curated by Dasha Matsuura, Hashimoto Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
Inaugural Minnesota Street Projects Exhibition, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
2022 Wild Animal, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
Poison Garden, Antler Gallery, Portland, OR
Wildverse, Visions West Contemporary, Livingston, MT
Saltfish, Curated by SWIM Gallery, New Image Art Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
Vessel, Hashimoto Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
2020 I Can Taste the Sun, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
The de Young Open, deYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA
Casey Gray (b. 1983 Palo Alto, CA) is an contemporary artist working primarily as a painter, but also makes sculpture, design and site-specific murals. His work examines our collective entanglement with the dignity and reality of the everyday, and engages the symbolic potential of collected objects and ephemera to tell stories and inform identity. He often works in serial format, referencing historical painting tropes as a point of departure. His work is characterized by his commitment to aerosol paints and laborious hand cut masking techniques, resulting in a type of skewed realism.
Gray received his MFA in painting from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2010, and his BA in painting and printmaking from San Diego State University in 2006. He has exhibited extensively across the United States and abroad, and has been published widely both in print and online media. He has lived and worked in San Francisco, California since 2008.
Recent Shows and/or Exhibitions
2024 Sweet Bountiful Life, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
Potluck, curated by Dasha Matsuura, Hashimoto Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
2023 The de Young Open, de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
Lush, curated by Jennifer Rizzo, Hashimoto Contemporary, New York, NY
Potluck, curated by Dasha Matsuura, Hashimoto Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
Inaugural Minnesota Street Projects Exhibition, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
2022 Wild Animal, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
Poison Garden, Antler Gallery, Portland, OR
Wildverse, Visions West Contemporary, Livingston, MT
Saltfish, Curated by SWIM Gallery, New Image Art Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
Vessel, Hashimoto Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
2020 I Can Taste the Sun, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
The de Young Open, deYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA