Bite the Hand
Jonathan Hopson presents Bradley Kerl, Bite the Hand, his second solo exhibition of new works with the gallery.
Sunday, May 23 through Sunday, August 01, 2021.
Jonathan Hopson presents Bradley Kerl, Bite the Hand, his second solo exhibition of new works with the gallery.
Sunday, May 23 through Sunday, August 01, 2021.
In one of the most immersive solo exhibitions to date, Bite the Hand is an intimate approach towards a traditional painting exhibit. Entering the gallery, visitors will be greeted with a replication of Kerl's studio complete with paint palettes and personal ephemera. The painter's studio then gives way to a minimal white cube curation of large canvases. Moving through this exhibition reveals a new perspective of Kerl's practice as we enter an Oz like space full of the enchanted items that makeup each completed painting. Gently pulling back the curtain of the painter's studio unveils satisfaction and wonder for Kerl's painterly process.
"Bite the Hand—is an invitation to view the connective tissue and seemingly divergent strands that make up my studio practice. With a simulated, pseudo-studio installation, the show peels back the curtain a bit, featuring works in a variety of sizes and mediums that demonstrate the ways my drawings and paintings bleed into and riff off of each other."
"Bite the Hand—is an invitation to view the connective tissue and seemingly divergent strands that make up my studio practice. With a simulated, pseudo-studio installation, the show peels back the curtain a bit, featuring works in a variety of sizes and mediums that demonstrate the ways my drawings and paintings bleed into and riff off of each other."
- Bradley Kerl
Bradley Kerl (b. 1986, Beaumont, TX) is a painter based in Houston, Texas.
He holds Drawing & Painting degrees from both the University of North Texas (BFA) and the University of Houston (MFA). Bradley has been the focus of solo exhibitions at Jonathan Hopson Gallery, Houston, TX, Ivester Contemporary , Austin, TX., and Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX.
Group exhibitions include Paradisia at Mini Galerie in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Rude Assembly Part 4 at China Heights Gallery in Sydney, Australia, Got It For Cheap at Galleri Golsa in Oslo, Norway, 10 Years 10 Artists at Octavia Art Gallery in New Orleans, LA, and FUN (2017) at Kirk Hopper Fine Art in Dallas, TX. Artist residencies include Villa Lena in Tuscany, Italy and 100 W Corsicana in Corsicana, TX.
His work also appears in New American Paintings No. 138 and Friend of The Artist: Volume 7.
He holds Drawing & Painting degrees from both the University of North Texas (BFA) and the University of Houston (MFA). Bradley has been the focus of solo exhibitions at Jonathan Hopson Gallery, Houston, TX, Ivester Contemporary , Austin, TX., and Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX.
Group exhibitions include Paradisia at Mini Galerie in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Rude Assembly Part 4 at China Heights Gallery in Sydney, Australia, Got It For Cheap at Galleri Golsa in Oslo, Norway, 10 Years 10 Artists at Octavia Art Gallery in New Orleans, LA, and FUN (2017) at Kirk Hopper Fine Art in Dallas, TX. Artist residencies include Villa Lena in Tuscany, Italy and 100 W Corsicana in Corsicana, TX.
His work also appears in New American Paintings No. 138 and Friend of The Artist: Volume 7.