About — J. Carino

J. Carino (b.1988, Littleton, Colorado) received a BFA from Parson School of Design, New York, NY. His work has recently been exhibited at James Cohan Gallery, New York, NY; Auxier/Kline, New York, NY; Sow & Tailor, Los Angeles, CA; Beers London, London, U.K; Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles, CA; Monya Rowe Gallery, New York, NY, and with Yossi Milo Gallery (NY) at the Dallas Art Fair. In 2023 Carino was awarded a residency at The Art House of San Clemente, San Clemente, CA, and in 2024 completed a residency at PM/AM, London, U.K. The artist lives and works in Riverside, CA.

Artist Statement:

I am interested in the interactions between people and nature, and how the creation of our sense of self is connected with the natural world. My work depicts monumental nude, queer figures in landscapes that are both idyllic and tinged with danger. It wrestles with ideas of traditional fertility and queer intimacy. Queer people are often not afforded the luxury of "permanence" in society, and are viewed as "unnatural". In my work, the figures become a part of the landscapes on different scales of time: the fleeting lives of wildflowers, the multi-decade life of the agave and trees, and the eternity of the mountains. This work expresses the idea that there is a “naturalness” to nudity, to sexuality, and to queerness that is as elemental a component of the landscape as are the rocks and trees. Through a mixture of self-portraiture and drawings from models, the bodies and faces undulate through the landscapes and bring the different parts of myself together on the canvas.

CV:

Born 1988, Colorado, USA

BFA, Parsons: The New School - 2008-2011

Solo Shows:

2024 ‘56’, PM/AM Gallery, London, UK

2024 ‘Emparadise’, Monya Rowe Gallery, NYC

2023 ‘Frontiers and Boundaries’, Sow & Tailor, Los Angeles, CA

2023 ‘Natural Disaster’, Monti 8, Latina, Italy

2023 ‘Face-to-Face’, A BLVE ROSE Gallery, Riverside, CA

2023 “Genesis”, Auxier/Kline, NYC

Residencies:

2024 PM/AM Gallery, London, UK