Tessa Perutz’s artworks function as psychological landscapes, touring the fields and valleys of the earth as well as the inner mind.
Her works are a testimony to spontaneous exploration: pinpointed with anecdotes, hasty jottings and existential ponderings, Perutz’s oeuvre is shaped by processes of conceptualization and intuition, organically intertwining and informing one another. A recent shift has been made into exploring the body itself as a landscape, depicting human curvature in mirroring the earth’s natural peaks and valleys. But instead of the female figure, so often depicted in the history of art making by male artists, the gaze is shifted to the male form. This is a female-forward contribution to realigning male-driven historical trajectories.
Born in 1988 in Chicago, Tessa Perutz received her BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and currently lives & works in Brussels and New York.
Her works are a testimony to spontaneous exploration: pinpointed with anecdotes, hasty jottings and existential ponderings, Perutz’s oeuvre is shaped by processes of conceptualization and intuition, organically intertwining and informing one another. A recent shift has been made into exploring the body itself as a landscape, depicting human curvature in mirroring the earth’s natural peaks and valleys. But instead of the female figure, so often depicted in the history of art making by male artists, the gaze is shifted to the male form. This is a female-forward contribution to realigning male-driven historical trajectories.
Born in 1988 in Chicago, Tessa Perutz received her BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and currently lives & works in Brussels and New York.
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EDUCATION
2011
BFA in Painting, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (US)
2009
Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, London (UK)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
Tessa Perutz, by Luisa Schlotterbeck, Fiebach, Minninger, Cologne (DE)
2020
Château de Sable, Galerie Baronian Xippas, Brussels (BE)
Homme Allongé, Ballon Rouge Collective, Brussels (BE)
2019
Jardin du Midi, MLF | MARIE-LAURE FLEISCH, Brussels (BE)
La Lune Lavande, Stems Gallery, Brussels (BE)
2018
Sans Souci, 3-D Foundation, Verbier (CH)
Letters from Abroad, Serving The People, New York (US)
Karma Solaire, Pablo’s Birthday, New York (US)
2017
Wayfinders, duo show with Jessica Hans, Dayspace, Philadelphia (US)
Bay Pictures, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco (US)
2016
Staring Into The Sea, Pablo’s Birthday, New York (US)
Sail Baby, duo show with Jordan Kasey, In Limbo, Brooklyn (US)
2015
Hashtag Nation, Museum of Americabooks, Brooklyn (US)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
ceramicarpet, Galerie Baronian Xippas, Brussels (BE)
2020
Ulterieur 2020, Avec Gallery, Kortrijk (BE)
The Great Pause, 3-D Foundation, Verbier (CH)
100 Drawings From Now, The Drawing Center, New York (US)
2019
Benefit Auction For Museum Dhondt Dhaenens (BE)
Mona Lisa Must Have Had The Highway Blues, Underdonk, Brooklyn (US)
Imagined Realities, Marie Laure Fleisch, Brussels (BE)
Set For The Sun, Lobe Block, Berlin (DE)
Clear Objects, Like Lalique, curated by Nick Farhi, Ventanas Techo, Mexico City (MX)
Salon de Peinture, Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp, Antwerp (BE)
Looking At The World Through Rose Coloured Glasses, Sofie Van de Velde & Plus-One, Antwerp (BE)
A meeting with Erna Schilling, Pablo’s Birthday, New York (US)
Group Show at Grand Buffet & Pulver’s Glass, Babayaga Gallery, Hudson (US)
2018
Underdonk Selects, Underdonk, Brooklyn (US)
Eddy’s Room, curated by Austin Eddy, Usable Space, Milwaukee (US)
Superposition, curated by Johnny Abrahams, Joshua Liner Gallery, New York (US)
Shapeshifters, curated by Brian Willmont, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco (US)
Group Show, curated by Lucien Smith, Milk Studios, New York (US)
2017
Everything is Going to Be Alright, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Detroit (US)
From out under, curated by Matthew Brown & Lucien Smith, Appointment Only, Los Angeles (US)
Parting and Together, curated by Trudy Benson, Greenpoint Hill, Brooklyn (US)
Somewhere, curated by Gallery 106 Green, Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta (US)
The Paperweight Show, Fisher Parrish Gallery, Brooklyn (US)
BAM Gala and Auction, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn (US)
Post-Election, September Gallery, Hudson, New-York (US)
2016
The River, Hionas Gallery, New York (US)
Bosco, ROE Projects, Brooklyn (US)
The Congregation, curated by Joshua Abelow, Jack Hanley Gallery, New York (US)
Whisper to me in HTML, with Imogen Lloyd and art404, Prelim Projects, London (UK)
Gefa & Taka, Sim House, Reykjavik (IS)
Presenting, In Limbo, Brooklyn (US)
2015
The Year of the Goose, Either Way, Los Angeles (US)
Change of Address, 139 Emerson Place, Brooklyn (US)
Naked Runaway, curated by Xi Garden, Middle Collegiate Church, New York (US)
Strangers Forming a Group Waiting to Kiss, Motel, Brooklyn (US)
99 Cent Plus Art Shop II, 99 Cent Plus, Brooklyn (US)
2011
An Exchange with Sol Lewitt, Mass MoCA, North Adams (US)
7 x 11, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids (US)
Postcards from the Edge, CRG Gallery, New York (US)
Three Men and a Baby, with Coleen Self, Impala Studios, Chicago (US)
2010
Spill, Betty Rymer Gallery, Chicago (US)
100 European Starlings, DePaul Art Museum, Chicago (US)
Women’s Bodies as Public Spaces, North Park University, Chicago (US)
Slade School at Swiss Cottage, Swiss Cottage, London (UK)
RESIDENCIES AND AWARDS
2019
The Macedonia Institute, Chatham, New York (US)
2018
3D Foundation, Verbier Sculpture Park, Verbier (CH)
Sim, Berlin (DE)
2017
Herhusid, Siglufjordur (IS)
Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco (US)
2016
Sim, Reykjavik (IS)
2011
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Merit Scholarship (US)
CURATORIAL
Founder of Massif Central, artist scarf editions, with exhibitions at: Gagosian Gallery, New York; Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn; NADA Art Fair 2016 and 2017, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Detroit; Sincerely, Tommy, Brooklyn; Sculpture Center, Queens; Le Huit, Paris; Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago; Nationale, Portland; Spreadhouse, New York, US
2018
Set Adrift on Memory Bliss, Pablo’s Birthday, New York (US)
2015
Yin Yang, 99 Cent Plus, Brooklyn (US)
2010
Help Art Heal Haiti, benefit for Haitian Earthquake Relief, Evanston, (US)
2009
Cadaver Corpse, Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA and Golden Age, Chicago (US)
2011
BFA in Painting, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (US)
2009
Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, London (UK)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
Tessa Perutz, by Luisa Schlotterbeck, Fiebach, Minninger, Cologne (DE)
2020
Château de Sable, Galerie Baronian Xippas, Brussels (BE)
Homme Allongé, Ballon Rouge Collective, Brussels (BE)
2019
Jardin du Midi, MLF | MARIE-LAURE FLEISCH, Brussels (BE)
La Lune Lavande, Stems Gallery, Brussels (BE)
2018
Sans Souci, 3-D Foundation, Verbier (CH)
Letters from Abroad, Serving The People, New York (US)
Karma Solaire, Pablo’s Birthday, New York (US)
2017
Wayfinders, duo show with Jessica Hans, Dayspace, Philadelphia (US)
Bay Pictures, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco (US)
2016
Staring Into The Sea, Pablo’s Birthday, New York (US)
Sail Baby, duo show with Jordan Kasey, In Limbo, Brooklyn (US)
2015
Hashtag Nation, Museum of Americabooks, Brooklyn (US)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
ceramicarpet, Galerie Baronian Xippas, Brussels (BE)
2020
Ulterieur 2020, Avec Gallery, Kortrijk (BE)
The Great Pause, 3-D Foundation, Verbier (CH)
100 Drawings From Now, The Drawing Center, New York (US)
2019
Benefit Auction For Museum Dhondt Dhaenens (BE)
Mona Lisa Must Have Had The Highway Blues, Underdonk, Brooklyn (US)
Imagined Realities, Marie Laure Fleisch, Brussels (BE)
Set For The Sun, Lobe Block, Berlin (DE)
Clear Objects, Like Lalique, curated by Nick Farhi, Ventanas Techo, Mexico City (MX)
Salon de Peinture, Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp, Antwerp (BE)
Looking At The World Through Rose Coloured Glasses, Sofie Van de Velde & Plus-One, Antwerp (BE)
A meeting with Erna Schilling, Pablo’s Birthday, New York (US)
Group Show at Grand Buffet & Pulver’s Glass, Babayaga Gallery, Hudson (US)
2018
Underdonk Selects, Underdonk, Brooklyn (US)
Eddy’s Room, curated by Austin Eddy, Usable Space, Milwaukee (US)
Superposition, curated by Johnny Abrahams, Joshua Liner Gallery, New York (US)
Shapeshifters, curated by Brian Willmont, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco (US)
Group Show, curated by Lucien Smith, Milk Studios, New York (US)
2017
Everything is Going to Be Alright, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Detroit (US)
From out under, curated by Matthew Brown & Lucien Smith, Appointment Only, Los Angeles (US)
Parting and Together, curated by Trudy Benson, Greenpoint Hill, Brooklyn (US)
Somewhere, curated by Gallery 106 Green, Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta (US)
The Paperweight Show, Fisher Parrish Gallery, Brooklyn (US)
BAM Gala and Auction, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn (US)
Post-Election, September Gallery, Hudson, New-York (US)
2016
The River, Hionas Gallery, New York (US)
Bosco, ROE Projects, Brooklyn (US)
The Congregation, curated by Joshua Abelow, Jack Hanley Gallery, New York (US)
Whisper to me in HTML, with Imogen Lloyd and art404, Prelim Projects, London (UK)
Gefa & Taka, Sim House, Reykjavik (IS)
Presenting, In Limbo, Brooklyn (US)
2015
The Year of the Goose, Either Way, Los Angeles (US)
Change of Address, 139 Emerson Place, Brooklyn (US)
Naked Runaway, curated by Xi Garden, Middle Collegiate Church, New York (US)
Strangers Forming a Group Waiting to Kiss, Motel, Brooklyn (US)
99 Cent Plus Art Shop II, 99 Cent Plus, Brooklyn (US)
2011
An Exchange with Sol Lewitt, Mass MoCA, North Adams (US)
7 x 11, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids (US)
Postcards from the Edge, CRG Gallery, New York (US)
Three Men and a Baby, with Coleen Self, Impala Studios, Chicago (US)
2010
Spill, Betty Rymer Gallery, Chicago (US)
100 European Starlings, DePaul Art Museum, Chicago (US)
Women’s Bodies as Public Spaces, North Park University, Chicago (US)
Slade School at Swiss Cottage, Swiss Cottage, London (UK)
RESIDENCIES AND AWARDS
2019
The Macedonia Institute, Chatham, New York (US)
2018
3D Foundation, Verbier Sculpture Park, Verbier (CH)
Sim, Berlin (DE)
2017
Herhusid, Siglufjordur (IS)
Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco (US)
2016
Sim, Reykjavik (IS)
2011
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Merit Scholarship (US)
CURATORIAL
Founder of Massif Central, artist scarf editions, with exhibitions at: Gagosian Gallery, New York; Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn; NADA Art Fair 2016 and 2017, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Detroit; Sincerely, Tommy, Brooklyn; Sculpture Center, Queens; Le Huit, Paris; Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago; Nationale, Portland; Spreadhouse, New York, US
2018
Set Adrift on Memory Bliss, Pablo’s Birthday, New York (US)
2015
Yin Yang, 99 Cent Plus, Brooklyn (US)
2010
Help Art Heal Haiti, benefit for Haitian Earthquake Relief, Evanston, (US)
2009
Cadaver Corpse, Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA and Golden Age, Chicago (US)
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