Bill Saylor
| Bill Saylor | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960 Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🏫 Education | California State University, Long Beach (BFA) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Contemporary art |
| 🌐 Website | billsaylor.com |
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Bill Saylor (born 1960, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania) is an American painter recognized for his fusion of gestural abstraction and symbolic imagery.[1][2] He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. His art explores tensions between natural forces and human-made environments while incorporating eclectic references from marine life to subcultural iconography.[3]
Education
He studied at Santa Barbara City College before earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts from California State University, Long Beach in 1985.[1]
Art practice
Bill Saylor's paintings are characterized by gestural abstraction combined with recurring motifs, such as hybrid creatures and organic forms. His work draws from various sources, including natural history, industrial imagery, mythology, and popular culture. He frequently works on unprimed canvases or patched fabrics, using oil, charcoal, spray paint, and mixed media.[4]
A review in Document Journal described his paintings as featuring fantastical aquatic imagery and symbolic references, noting that they evoke environmental themes.[5] According to an article from the University of Wisconsin–Madison Art Department, Saylor's work is “distinguished by his merging of explosive, gestural abstraction with a comprehensive personal iconography, revealing an anthropogenic concern and interest in natural history, weather patterns, and marine biology”.[6]
Gallery representation and exhibitions
Bill Saylor is represented internationally by several contemporary art galleries. In New York, he is represented by Magenta Plains, where he has held multiple solo exhibitions since 2017.[7] In Paris, he is represented by Bremond Capela (formerly Galerie Julien Cadet), with which he has exhibited his work in solo and group presentations since 2022.[1] In Stockholm, he is represented by Loyal Gallery, where he has also presented solo projects.[8]
Selected solo exhibitions:
- 2025 – A.K.A. PSYCHOPOMP, Cadet Capela, Paris, France[9]
- 2024 – Snow Paintings, Magenta Plains, New York, USA[10]
- 2023 – LOW LEVEL HIGH, Magenta Plains, New York, USA[11]
- 2022 – The Freaks Are Stealing Our Sunshine, Galerie Julien Cadet, Paris, France[12]
- 2022 – Intersect Aspen, Magenta Plains, Aspen, USA[13]
- 2020 – Le Deuce Deuce, The Arts Center at Duck Creek, East Hampton, USA[14]
- 2019 – Neptune’s Machine, Magenta Plains, New York, USA[15]
- 2017 – Shadow Ballers, Magenta Plains, New York, USA[16]
- 2015 – New Works, Makebish, New York, USA[17]
- 2014 – Bill Saylor, NADA New York, Makebish, New York, USA[18]
- 2012 – Liquidy Split, Makebish, New York, USA[19]
- 2011 – Audio Tuna Sunshine, Leo Koenig Inc., New York, USA[20]
- 2010 – Ghost Light Junkie, The Journal Gallery, Brooklyn, USA[21]
- 2009 – If fantasies came by the gallon, this baby could run forever, Leo Koenig Inc., New York, USA[22]
- 2007 – No Confusion, Big Mistakes, Loyal Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden[23]
- 2006 – Bill Saylor & Josh Smith, Hiromi Yoshii Gallery, Tokyo, Japan[24]
- 2003 – Softail Project, Leo Koenig Inc., New York, USA[25]
- 2002 – Espontaneo, Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, USA[26]
- 2001 – Why Go Anywhere?, Leo Koenig Inc., New York, USA[27]
- 1999 – Bill Saylor, Leo Koenig Inc., New York, USA[28]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Bill Saylor". Bremond Capela. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Bill Saylor". Cadet Capela. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Bill Saylor". Document Journal. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Magenta Plains | Bill Saylor". magentaplains.com. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ↑ "4 artists comment on Bill Saylor's primordial, uncanny allure". Document Journal. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Visiting Artist Colloquium: Bill Saylor". University of Wisconsin–Madison Art Department. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Bill Saylor". Magenta Plains. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Bill Saylor". Loyal Gallery. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "A.K.A. PSYCHOPOMP". Bremond Capela. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Snow Paintings". Magenta Plains. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "LOW LEVEL HIGH". Magenta Plains. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "The Freaks Are Stealing Our Sunshine". Instagram. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Intersect Aspen". Artsy. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Le Deuce Deuce". Duck Creek Arts Center. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Neptune's Machine". Art Viewer. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Shadow Ballers". Magenta Plains. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "New Works". Bill Saylor Official Website. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Solo booth at NADA New York". Bill Saylor Official Website. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Liquidy Split". Bill Saylor Official Website. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Audio Tuna Sunshine". ArtMap. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Ghost Light Junkie". Bill Saylor Official Website. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "If fantasies came by the gallon". Bill Saylor Official Website. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "No Confusion, Big Mistakes". Loyal Gallery. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Bill Saylor & Josh Smith". ArtMap. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Softail Project". Bill Saylor Official Website. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Espontaneo". Bill Saylor Official Website. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Why Go Anywhere?". Bill Saylor Official Website. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ↑ "Bill Saylor". Bill Saylor Official Website. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
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