Drew Maillard layers cross-hatch heavy linework with watercolors as a means to present works that are almost static in appearance. A viewer looking at these works might even feel a sense of itchiness or discomfort but that is exactly what Drew wants. Through his art Maillard seeks to comment on the American culture and how it packages and sells the nuances of human emotion to consumers like a mass produced commodity. Maillard calls into question what difference, if any, is there between fine art and commercial art.
Solo Exhibitions:
4/12 Living in Interesting Times , MF Gallery , Brooklyn , NY.
7-8/06 Gutter Slime Mutates! Seeks Revenge… Art Show Gallery. Danbury, CT
2/01 Who Arted? The Pourhouse. Williamsburg, NY
8/00 More Miserable Crap. Art Land Bar. Williamsburg, NY.
Group Exhibitions
9/18 OUT OF STEP , ARTWORKS Trenton , Trenton NJ.
8/18 SLAP HAPPY , Bizarre Gallery , Brooklyn NY.
8/18 MF Gallery’s 15th Anniversary Art Show . MF Gallery , Brooklyn , NY .
1/18 19th Annual WAH Salon Exhibition , Williamsburg Arts and Historical Center , Brooklyn , NY .
12/17 Annual Toy and Krampus Art Show ! MF Gallery , Brooklyn NY .
10/17 15th Annual Halloween Art Show ! MF Gallery , Brooklyn NY .
10/17-2/18 Skulls , Skulls , Skulls , Eight of Swords Tattoo / Gallery , Brooklyn , NY .
6/17 EVEL KNIEVEL ART SHOW , MF Gallery , Brooklyn , NY .
4/17 DAMN DIRTY APE ; A planet of the Apes tribute show . Co-Curated by Moses Jean . MF Gallery , Brooklyn NY .
1/17 18th Annual WAH Salon Exhibition , Williamsburg Arts and Historical Center , Brooklyn , NY .
1/17 Handbills of Subversion ,exhibition to benefit Planned Parenthood and the A.C.L.U.MF Gallery , Brooklyn NY .
12/16 2016 MF Toys Show , MF Gallery , Brooklyn NY .
10/16 MF Gallery Presents ; Halloween Art Show at Revel Restaurant and Bar , Manhattan NY .
10/16 MF Gallery’S 14th Annual Halloween Art Show , MF Gallery , Brooklyn , NY .
10/16 The Horror House ; Williamsburg Arts and Historical Society , Brooklyn , NY .
10/16 Art of Darkness . ARTWORKS , Trenton , NJ .
8/16 Against the Grain ; Art of the Counterculture , ARTWORKS , Trenton , NJ .
8/16 No Reserve ; EAC Employee Art Show , Sotheby’s Galleries , NYC . NY .
7/16 The Smut Peddlers , An exhibition of Pulp . Curated by Michael Lee Nirenberg MF Gallery , Brooklyn NY .
2/16 Guide Ropes and Live Wires , works by art center faculty , Arts Center of New Jersey , Summit NJ.
1/16 17th Annual WAH Salon Art Club Show , Williamsburg Arts and historical Society , Brooklyn NY.
12/15 MF TOYS SHOW , MF Gallery , Brooklyn , NY .
10/15 MF Gallery’s 13th annual Halloween Art Show , MF Gallery , Brooklyn , NY.
8/15 Art Works ; EAC Employe Art Show , Sotheby’s Galleries , NYC. NY.
6/15 Addicted to Method , Gesamtkunst Werkshop , Brooklyn NY.
1/15 16th WAH Salon Art Club Show , Williamsburg Arts and Historical Society , Brooklyn NY.
12/14 MF TOYS SHOW , MF Gallery , Brooklyn NYC .
10/14 MF Gallery’s 12th annual Halloween art show . MF Gallery , Brooklyn NY .
8/14 Art Works , EAC Employee Art Show , Sotheby’s Galleries , NYC , NY .
5/14 ALL HAIL GWAR ! Dave Brockie Memoriall Art Show , MF Gallery , Brooklyn NY.
4/14 Welcome to My Nightmare , Shillelagh Tavern ,Queens NY.
2/14 This Red Door , with TRD Family and Friends , Kunsthalle Galapagos , Brooklyn NY.
2/14 15th WAH Salon Art Club Show , Williamsburg Arts and Historical Society , Brooklyn NY.
2/14 … be my … VALENTINE , Violaboxart Gallery and MF gallery present ; Genoa , Italy .
2/14 THE DIRTY SHOW 15 , Russell Industrial Center , Detroit MI.
1/14 This Particular Patch , curated by Lucas Bucholtz , The Gowanis Ballroom Brooklyn NY.
11/13 20013 MF Toys Show ! MF Gallery , Brooklyn NY .
10/13 11th Annual Halloween Show ! , MF Gallery , Brooklyn NY.
8/13 Art Works , EAC Employee Art Show , Sotheby’s Galleries , NYC , NY .
6/13 MF Gallery’s 10th Anniversary Extravaganza ! , MF Gallery , Brooklyn , NY.
1/13 Phelias ; Loved to Death . Gristle Tattoo , Brooklyn NY.
1/13 14th Annual WAH Salon Art Club Show , Williamsgurg Arts and Historical society, Williamsburg NY.
12/12 MF Galleries Annual Toy Show , MF Gallery , Brooklyn NY.
11/12 Grand Harvest Festival ! , Williamsburg Art and Historical Society .Williamsburg NY.
10/12 Carnival of Terror ! , Gristle Tattoo , Brooklyn NY.
10/12 MF Gallery’s 10th Annual Halloween Art Show ! MF Gallery , Brooklyn NY.
7/12 Art Fundraiser for Pit Bulls , proceeds go to Animal Farm Foundation, Gristle Tattoo , Brooklyn NY.
6/12 Villains & Superheroes ! , Gristle Tattoo Brooklyn NY .
5/12 See You in Hell 2 , MF Gallery , Brooklyn , NY .
2/12 My Fetish Valentine , Art and Soul Studios , Allentown PA.
2/12 Immaculate ; Reflections of Mary , Curated by Shannon Daugherty & Kirsten Flaherty , MF Gallery , Brooklyn , NY.
1/12 PRINT THIS ! MF Gallery Genoa , Italy
12/11 MF Galleries Annual Toy Show , MF Gallery , Brooklyn , NY.
11/11 Illustrious , Guerrilla Galleries , Newark NJ.
10/11 MF Gallery’s Ninth Annual Halloween Art Show , MF Gallery , Brooklyn , NY.
7/11 Stranamore, MF Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
5/11 B-HORROR! MF Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
3/11 40oz Show, MF Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2/11 Magic Fucking Kingdom! MF Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
1/11 Hatching: crossing the line, Guerilla Galleries, Newark, NJ
11/10 MF Galleries Annual Toy Show, Brooklyn, NY
10/10 NIGHT of TERROR, sponsored by Fangoria Magazine, G2, NYC, NY.
10/10 MF Galleries 8th Annual Halloween Art Show, This Time in Italy! MF Gallery Genoa, Genoa Italy
7/10 Zombies Attack Brooklyn! MF Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
7/10 Summer Blast! Group Exhibition, G2, NYC, NY
5/10 I need your Skull! MF Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
4/09 Grand Opening, G2, NYC, NY
10/09 Return of the Living Decks, Horror Skateboard Art Show, sponsored by Fangoria Magazine, Avenue A, NYC, NY
10/09 Tattoo, MF Gallery Genoa, Genoa, Italy
8/09 Kings of Pop, Avenue A, NYC, NY
6/09 MF Gallery Show, Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park, NJ
2/09 Delineations, Ad Hoc Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
1/09 Grand Inaugural Exhibition, MF Gallery Genoa, Genoa, Italy
9-11/08 Paradise Lost; Celebrating John Miltons’s 400th Birthday, Williamsburg Arts and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
9/08 MF Gallery’s 6th Annual Halloween Show , MF Gallery, NYC. NY.
9/08 Art At Large Juried Competition Show, Pet Saliva juror, Cry Baby Gallery, Asbury Park , NJ .
6/08 PAINT IT! MF Gallery, NYC, NY
4/08 Zombies Attack Again! MF Gallery, NYC, NY
2/08 22nd International Juried Exhibition, Carter E. Foster juror, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ
1/08 Sci-Fi Art Show, MF Gallery, NYC, NY
11/07 A New Spirit of Progress, with Art for Progress Artists Group, World Cuture Open Gallery, NYC, NY
4/07 MF Creepy Carnival Extravaganza ! , MF Gallery, NYC, NY
4/07 Zombies Attack II, MF Gallery. NYC, NY
2/07 Don’t Say M F Mother Fucker, MF Gallery. NYC, NY
11/06 I Love Living in the City. Art Show Gallery. Danbury, CT
2-3/06 20th International Juried Show. Visual Arts Center of New Jersey. Summit, NJ
1/06 Zombies Attack. MF Gallery. NYC, NY
9-10/04 Second Annual Halloween Show. MF Gallery. NYC, NY
6-7/04 Freak Show. MF Gallery. NYC, NY
9/03 Brave Destiny: International Surrealist Exhibition. Williamsburg Art and Historical Society. Williamsburg, NY
7/03 Decadence: Erotic Art Exhibition. Curetted by John John Jesse with The Antagonist Art Movement. Niagara. NYC,NY
10/02 Would you like…? With the Antagonist Art Movement. Niagara. NYC, NY
2/02 Meat Annex; The Public Responds To Meat And Mark Ryden. CA State University Fullerton’s Grand Central Art Center. Santa Ana, CA
1/ 02 Media Merge Maximum Urge. CBGB Gallery. NYC, NY
11/01 I’m Angry With You Because You Won’t Fulfill My Unreasonable– Expectations. The Pourhouse. Brooklyn, NY
8/01-10/01 Closing Exhibition, Subculture Gallery. NYC NY
6/01-8/01 Group Exhibition, Subculture Gallery. NYC NY
4/01-6/01 9 Year Anniversary Exhibition. Subculture Gallery. NYC NY
5/99 Your Logo Here; Surreal Art By Local Youth. Deep Listening Space. Kingston, NY
Curator:
11/01 I’m Angry With you Because You Won’t Fulfill My Unreasonable –Expectations. The Pourhouse. Brooklyn, NY
11/06 I Love Living in the City. Art Show Gallery. Danbury, CT
Awards and Honors:
11/12 The 16th Anniversary Grand Harvest Curator’s Choice Award , Williamsburg Art and historical Society Grand Harvest Exhibition
1/08 Artist of the Month, Art for Progress, internet
3/06 Best Watercolor, “The Man, The Myth, The Lunchbox”, 20th International Juried Show, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Patterson Sims, juror
11/01 Honorable Mention, “Meat,” in Juxtapoz. Mark Ryden, juror
5/99 SVA Juried Portfolio 20. Honorable Mention
Group Affiliations:
1/13-present Williamsburg Arts and Historical Society Salon Art Club
4/08-present Drawing and printmaking instructor at Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
3/06- 3/08 Art for Progress
9/03 – Society for Art of the Imagination
4/01-10/01 Subculture Artist Group
Education:
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. School of Visual Art. NYC, NY. 6/99
Kingston High School. Kingston, NY. Graduated 1992.
Artist Statement
I use layers of chicken scratch cross-hatching over watercolor to make formal almost static compositions, evoking the oppressive itchiness of a strait jacket. I combine iconic and absurd images pulled and mashed together from different periods and sides of the tracks to create ironic and satirical compositions; to explain as much as I can the paranoia, fear, pain, loneliness, dizziness, humor and outrage that is the televised, bought, sold, marketed, homogenized, prepackaged, and prefab 12 car pile up that is the American culture at large. A sensation not unlike being an ant, under God’s magnifying glass, waiting to get burned. With the increase of media, and genres, the lines between commercial art and “fine” art are becoming blurred and almost negligible. The only real difference being the audience. The true validation being intent, as long as you always make the choices and decisions in your work. Besides it’s not selling out it’s buying in. Right?
Phone: (347)497-8637
Artist Personal Website: www.drewmaillard.com
Email: drewmaillard@gmail.com
