- William Powhida
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name = William Powhida
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birthdate =1976
location =New York City
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nationality = American
field =drawing ,painting ,writing
training =Hunter College
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awards =William Powhida is a
visual artist andart critic born in1976 inNew York . He is known for controversial subject matter that addresses thecontemporary art industry itself as well as combinationportraits drawn entirely from memory. In a satirical way, Powhida constructs work deliberately about growing his own fame, addressing the major obstacles facing emerging contemporary artists. Controversial topics have included creating an "enemies" list as well as letters addressed to famous contemporary curators (such asZach Feuer Gallery ), collectors and critics, requesting recognition.He is known for staging acts of destruction to his own work [ [http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/art/archives/121689.asp Fear And Loathing In Seattle ] ] , creating his own press coverage [ [http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2007/05/angsty_artist_hates_art_world.html ‘New York’ Magazine Loves William Powhida. Sort of. - Vulture - Entertainment & Culture Blog - New York Magazine ] ] and promoting his shows as being curated under duress. [ [http://chelseaartgalleries.com/Schroeder+Romero/This+Is+A+Work+Of+Fiction......html William Powhida: This Is A Work Of Fiction at Schroeder Romero ] ]
Powhida received his
Master of Fine Arts in painting fromHunter College in January,2002 . His work has been exhibited in the following galleries:
* [http://www.schroederromero.com Schroeder Romero Gallery, New York City]
* [http://www.hainesgallery.com/artists/Powhida_William/Powhida_01.html Haines Gallery, San Francisco]
* [http://www.platformgallery.com Platform Gallery, Seattle]
* [http://www.damstuhltrager.com Dam Stuhltrager Gallery, Brooklyn]
* [http://www.plymouthac.org.uk Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth, UK]
* [http://www.arteinformado.com/servlet/GestionPresentaPub?operacion=detExpoGoogle&codExposicion=00002934 Americana, Galeria Arteveintiuno, Madrid, Spain]
* [http://www.sfboca.com/home.html San Francisco Bar of Contemporary Art, San Francisco]
* [http://www.frontroom.org/ Front Room Gallery, Brooklyn]
* [http://www.sixtysevengallery.com/exhibitions/Sasquatch_Society.html Sixtyseven Gallery, New York]
* [http://www.parkersbox.com/about/about.html Parker's Box, Brooklyn]
* [http://www.whitecolumns.org/ White Columns Gallery, New York]References
External links
* [http://www.williampowhida.com William Powhida's website]
* [http://williampowhida.blogspot.com William Powhida's Blog]
* [http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2007/05/angsty_artist_hates_art_world.html New York Magazine Article]
* [http://artforum.com/inprint/id=19331 David Joselit's review in Art Forum]
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