DAN PELONIS
B. 1977
Canadian
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Dan Pelonis is a painter best known for his use of playful and subversive themes in his pattern composition; generating friction by merging history with modernity. Working within the Pop Art aesthetic, Pelonis's paintings explore the degradation and gradual abstraction of an image when repeatedly painted. The artist graduated magna cum laude with an MFA in painting from the New-York Academy of Art (NYAA) in 2005 and later worked as a studio assistant for artist Jeff Koons. A recipient of an Elizabeth Greenshields Grant in 2010, Pelonis has exhibited in North America and abroad. In 2020, the ultra-exclusive Eden Rock St Barth acquired several paintings by Pelonis for the hotel's permanent collection. Currently, the artist works out of his painting studio located in Toronto, Ontario.
Education
2005 The New York Academy of Art (NYAA), MFA magna cum laude, Painting
2003 The Ontario College of Art and Design, Diploma in Visual Arts AOAC, Painting
2001 Ontario College of Art and Design Study Abroad Program Florence, Italy
Awards & Residencies
2010 The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Artist Grant, Montreal, Canada
2010 New York Artist Residency Studio Foundation (NARS), Brooklyn, NY
2004 The New York Academy of Art, Academic Scholarship, New York, NY
2003 International House Resident Scholarship, New York, NY
2001 Eleanor Logan, Rose of Cedardale, Excellence in Figure Painting, Toronto, Canada
1997 Ryerson University Scholarship, Excellence in essay writing, Toronto, Canada
Select Exhibitions
2021 Spring Group Exhibition, Space Gallery St Barth, New York, NY
2020 Collection of Eden Rock St Barth, St Jean Bay, St Barthélemy
2020 Summer Exhibition, New York Academy of Art (NYAA), New York, NY
2019 Art New York, New York Academy of Art (NYAA), Curated by Helena Christiansen, New York, NY
2018 Texas Contemporary Art Fair, Stella Ripley Gallery, Houston, TX
2017 Why the $@#! Do You Paint?: All the Colors, Gladstone Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2017 Summer Exhibition, Flowers Gallery, New York, NY
2017 Dan Pelonis: Attack and Decay, Atomic Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2016 Picturing the Unprintable, Flux Gallery, New York, NY
2016 Take Home a Nude, Sotheby’s, New York, NY
2014 Figurative Exhibition, ARC Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2013 Take Home a Nude, Sotheby’s, New York, NY
2013 Deck the Walls, New York Academy of Art (NYAA), New York, NY
2013 SingleFare3, RH Gallery, New York, NY
2011 Springz Here, Geary and Wilson Contemporary, New York, NY
2011 Single Fare2: Please Swipe again, Sloan Fine Art, New York, NY
2010 Team Work, Allan Nederpelt Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2010 Single Fare, 224 Grand Street Studio, Brooklyn, NY
2010 Dan Pelonis, Martin Lerner Gallery, Roxbury, NY
2009 Summer Exhibition, New York Academy of Art (NYAA), Curated by Eric Fiscl, Matt Flowers, Anne Strauss, New York, NY
2009 Sartori, Chashama Gallery, New York, NY
2008 Summer Exhibition, New York Academy of Art (NYAA), Curated by David Salle and Jenny Seville, New York, NY
Bibliography
2010 Exhibition catalog, Team Work, Allan Nederpelt Gallery, New York, NY
2009 Exhibition catalog, Summer Exhibition, New York Academy of Art (NYAA), curated by Eric Fiscl, Matt Flowers, Anne Strauss, New York, NY
2008 Exhibition catalog, Summer Exhibition, New York Academy of Art (NYAA), curated by David Salle and Jenny Seville, New York, NY