Nicholas Howey
Nicholas Howey was born and raised in western Pennsylvania. He has a B.A. from University of Pittsburgh an a M.A. from New York University, both in fine arts. From 1981-1983, Howey worked on the productions of Robert Whitman's performance pieces at a DIA Foundation building in New York City and in 1982, he traveled to Belgrade for his first solo exhibition. In 1986 Robert Rauschenberg curated an exhibition of his paintings at Edison College in Fort Myers, Florida. His paintings have appeared on two covers of the Italian art magazine, Tema Celeste. Howey lived in the city until 2009, when he moved to Bridgehampton, N.Y. where he currently maintains a studio.
Howey has exhibited widely both in the United States and abroad, including Groninger Museum, Groninger, The Netherlands; Norjyllands Kuntsmuseum, Aalborg, Denmark; Espace Dieu, Paris, France; Artiscope, Brussels, Belgium; Sergio Tossi Galleria In Arco, Turin, Italy, Galleria Otto, Bologna, Italy, Galleria Loft, Valdagno, Italy; Bianchi Nuovi Gallery, Rome, Italy; Citizens Gallery, Yokohama, Japan; Leo Castelli Uptown, Max Lang Gallery, Christinerose Gallery, and Greenberg Wilson Gallery, New York, NY; Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY;Evansville Museum, Evansville, IN; Nancy Solomon Gallery, Atlanta, GA; Schmidt Contemporary Art, Saint Louis, MO; Margulies Taplin Gallery, Coral Gables, FLA; Richard Feigan Gallery, Chicago,IL; and Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York.
“My work has both a primitive and gestural nature. It is my own alphabet of of new forms. There is little relation to nature, the human figure or landscape. The image is central to the meaning of the painting. The background is about pure color on which abstract images float. The depth of field is variable.
Some works are made without brushes. Literally handmade objects. Forms are often repeated and brought back in various and different incarnations to promote a continuity of purpose. There is always a sense of play and spontaneity.” — NH
Untitled (Orange), 2008, acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 in
All India Radio, 2007, acrylic on canvas, 32 x 50 in
Untitled II, 2021, watercolor on paper, 9 x 12 in
Untitled IV, 2021, watercolor on paper, 9 x 12 in
Blue Mercury, 2016, acrylic on canvas, 32 x 50 in