Cassidy Early

Cassidy Early (born 1994) is an American painter, based in Chicago. Their paintings are focused on the queer body.^[1]

Biography

Cassidy Early was born in 1994 in Worcester, Massachusetts.^[2] They are Scottish American, trans, and non-binary.^[3]^[4] Early's interest in art began from drawing and pop culture influences including video games, the Dragon Ball Z television series, fantasy literature, and tabletop role-playing games.^[2]

They received a BFA degree in 2016, from Boston University College of Fine Arts; and graduated with an MFA degree in 2020, from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, in studio, painting, and drawing.^[2]^[5]^{[better source needed]} Early was awarded the School of Art Institute of Chicago Dean's Scholarship from Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists Residency in 2019.^[5]^{[better source needed]}

Early's paintings include themes of grief, memory, and personal experience. Below are some of their works and exhibitions.

Tread (2020), frosted mylar, graphite, and acrylic on paper^[5]^{[better source needed]}

Living Room Dues (2020), oil on canvas^[2]
Trans People are Angels (2022), oil on canvas, at Lauren Powell Projects, Los Angeles, California^[3]
Early After (2023), oil on panel, at A Very Serious Gallery, Chicago, Illinois^[3]

In the Light of Day (2022), Lauren Powell Projects, Los Angeles, California^[6]

Aesthetics of Loss (2023), Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, Illinois^[4]^[7]
Nowhere Fast (2023), Olympia, New York City, New York
American Honey (2024), McColl Center for Art + Innovation, Asheville, North Carolina^[1]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Current Work And What's Next". The Charlotte Observer. 2024-08-18. pp. C3. Retrieved 2026-05-20 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "Artist of the Week: Cassidy Early". LVL3 (interview). November 2, 2020. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Di Liscia, Valentina (June 8, 2023). "Cassidy Early and Grieving Through Painting". Hyperallergic (interview). Retrieved 2026-04-07.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Aesthetics of Loss". Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA). Retrieved 2026-02-13.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 "Cassidy Early, Master of Fine Arts in Studio, Painting and Drawing". School of the Art Institute of Chicago Class of 2020 Graduate Website. 2020. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
↑ "09.02—10.08.2022, In the Light of Day, Cassidy Early". Lauren Powell Project. 2022. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
↑ Dockery, Regan (April 5, 2023). "An Exploration of Grief: A Review of "Aesthetics of Loss" at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art". Newcity Art. Retrieved 2026-02-13.

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