STATEMENT
Inspired by the bedroom communities of the Midwest, my work examines the conflict between our need to push our individual sexual boundaries and our longing to appear as ambassadors of a white-picket-fence America. Using materials sourced from the suburban landscape, such as paint chip samples from Home Depot and clothing from the all-American company Ralph Lauren, along with imagery and text appropriated from the Casual Encounters section of Craigslist, I explore the dichotomy between public persona and private behavior. My paintings, sculptures and mosaics use the vernacular of the American heartland to scratch the surface of suburban pretense, exploring the compulsion to both veil ourselves behind the facade of the American Dream and our desire to expose our most intimate moments through the wormhole of electronic media.
EDUCATION
2005 MA, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, UK
2002 BFA, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2017 "Glass Houses" Engine Room Art + Projects, New Orleans, LA
2016 "Garden of Delights" Vanderbilt Republic, Brooklyn, NY
2015 "If We'd Never Seen the Sea" Undercurrent Projects, New York, NY (TWO-PERSON with Rebecca Nison)
2011 "Casual Encounters" Masters & Pelavin Gallery, New York, NY
2010 "Private Space/Public Face" Giacobetti Paul Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (TWO-PERSON with Raghava KK)
2009 "Re:Ralph" Eye Level BQE Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2008 "Afterlifestyle" Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2006 “A Private View” Toni Heath Gallery, London, UK
2004 “Backyard Games” York Street Gallery, Newport, KY
2003 “HEADLINE: 1971-2003” SSNOVA Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH
SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATIONS
2017 "Branded Rose Yellow" The Drifter Hotel, New Orleans, LA
2015 "Branded Rose Bushwick" in conjunction with Norte Maar, Brooklyn, NY
2014 "Bridge of Flowers" in conjunction with Arts Gowanus and the NYC Dept. of Transportation, Brooklyn, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017 "Ephemera Obscura" Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
"Garden of Earthly Delights" Claire Elizabeth Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2016 "εὖτόπος (Eutopia)" Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Staten Island, NY
"Fake" Undercurrent Projects, Brooklyn, NY
"Wild" Cornell Art Museum, Delray Beach, FL
2015 "Hot & Sticky" Smith&Jones, Brooklyn, NY
"ArtWorks Gowanus" Site: Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
"THE(un)SCENE Art Show", Armory Arts Week, New York, NY
"S(P)LICE" Undercurrent Projects, New York, NY (co-curated with Roberta Kent)
2014 "Year End Review" Court Tree Collective, Brooklyn, NY
"Art From the Heart" Gowanus Loft, Brooklyn, NY
"Benefit Exhibition for BalletX" Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
"Subtle Approach" BAC Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2013 "Small Works Show" 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
"Starting Small" Porter Contemporary, New York, NY
2012 "NURTUREart Benefit" Charles Bank Gallery, New York, NY
2011 "Cutters" The Parlour, Curated by Ugly Art Room, Brooklyn, NY
"Coming Soon" Giacobetti Paul Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2010 "Exposure" ICA Gallery, Curated by NUDEwithaGOOSE, New York, NY
2009 "You're Dead To Me" Eye Level BQE Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
"Brooklyn Artillery" Castle Braid, Brooklyn, NY
"INTRO SHOW" MadArts Studios Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
"Kinsey Institute Juried Art Show" Indiana University SoFA Gallery, Bloomington, IN
"The Dirty Show X" Bert's Warehouse Theater, Detroit, MI
2008 "Square Foot" AWOL Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2007 “Reconfigured” The Basement Gallery, Knoxville, TN
“Private Prop.” The Residence Gallery, London, UK
“America” Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
“Open 07” Bow Arts Trust, London, UK
“multicomplexificationalities” Nunnery Gallery, London, UK
“Anonymous Drawing 4” blütenweiss, Berlin, Germany
“The Dirty Show 8” Bert’s Warehouse Theater, Detroit, MI
“Disposable Fetish” Nunnery Gallery, London, UK
2006 “Open 06” Bow Arts Trust, London, UK
2005 “A Moment In Time” Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, Dublin, Ireland
“artbelowzero” Westbourne Studios, London, UK
“MA Shows 05” Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, UK
“American Elusive” Lounge Gallery, London, UK
“Big Makes Me Feel Good” Triangle Space, London, UK
2004 “heartFELT” Northern Kentucky University Gallery, Highland Heights, KY
2003 “A Very American X-mas” The Mockbee Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2002 “StudioWorks II: Directors’ Choice” Reed Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
“DAAPWorks” University of Cincinnati Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
PRESS
Steussy, Lauren. "There is such a thing as utopia: 'Eutopia' exhibit at Snug Harbor." SILive 25 July 2016
Levit, Donny. "Hidden in Full View: Artist Carlton Scott Sturgill's 'Garden of Delights' at Gowanus Loft." Park Slope Stoop 7 April 2016
Thomason, John. "Natural Beauty, Pointed Commentary Infuse Wild." Boca Magazine 29 January 2016
Johnson, Paddy. "Bushwick Open Studios: Where Artists Run the Show." ArtFCity 11 June 2015
Seftel, Briana. "A Bushwick Open Studios Recap of Jefftown." Bushwick Daily 9 June 2015
Lin, Kemy. "New York's Armory Week Anti-Fairs: Clio and (Un)Scene." Hyperallergic 8 March 2015
"Best of Brooklyn: Unique Gowanus Art." News 12 Brooklyn 29 October 2014
Fleming, Olivia. "Artist Turns Unwanted Ralph Lauren Shirts Into Roses." The Daily Mail UK Online 20 October 2014
Hurowitz, Noah. "Artist adorns Gowanus Canal with 'Roses' made from Ralph Lauren shirts." The Brooklyn Paper 24 October 2014
"Gowanus Open Studios to Give Public Behind-The-Scenes Look at Local Artists." NY1 News 17 October 2014
Chin, Heather J. "Bridge of Flowers Brightens Gowanus." Home Reporter 17 October 2014
Hoffman, Ashley. "This Artist Made Roses Out of Ralph Lauren Shirts No One Wanted." Styleite.com 17 October 2014
Steinhauer, Jullian. "Your Concise Guide to Gowanus Open Studios 2014." Hyperallergic 16 October 2014
Malone, Basak. “The New Collectors Book" 2014
"Brooklyn Arts Council Features New Exhibit." News 12 Brooklyn 12 August 2014
"OtherPeoplesPixels Interviews Carlton Scott Sturgill." 21 July 2012
Maselli, Giovanna. "A Casa Di Keith Haring." Urban Italia April 2010
Goodman, Wendy. The Cut, New York Magazine, Design Hunting, (Blog). 4 March 2010
Goodman, Wendy. "In the House of the Radiant Baby." New York Magazine 1 February 2010
Durrell, Jane. "Afterlifestyle Review." CityBeat 2 December 2008
Le Feurve, Lisa. “Gutter Dreams” 2006
“Lifting the Curtain.” Creative Week September 2006
Aitken, Clare. “A Private View.” Flaverpill LND September 2006
Gargano, Jason. “Playful Subversion: The Deceptive Art of Carlton Scott Sturgill.” CityBeat 10 November 2004
Bernzott, Julie. “Look Here!” CityBeat 3 November 2004
Gargano, Jason. “Headline: 1971-2003.” CityBeat 1 October 2003
Inspired by the bedroom communities of the Midwest, my work examines the conflict between our need to push our individual sexual boundaries and our longing to appear as ambassadors of a white-picket-fence America. Using materials sourced from the suburban landscape, such as paint chip samples from Home Depot and clothing from the all-American company Ralph Lauren, along with imagery and text appropriated from the Casual Encounters section of Craigslist, I explore the dichotomy between public persona and private behavior. My paintings, sculptures and mosaics use the vernacular of the American heartland to scratch the surface of suburban pretense, exploring the compulsion to both veil ourselves behind the facade of the American Dream and our desire to expose our most intimate moments through the wormhole of electronic media.
EDUCATION
2005 MA, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, UK
2002 BFA, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2017 "Glass Houses" Engine Room Art + Projects, New Orleans, LA
2016 "Garden of Delights" Vanderbilt Republic, Brooklyn, NY
2015 "If We'd Never Seen the Sea" Undercurrent Projects, New York, NY (TWO-PERSON with Rebecca Nison)
2011 "Casual Encounters" Masters & Pelavin Gallery, New York, NY
2010 "Private Space/Public Face" Giacobetti Paul Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (TWO-PERSON with Raghava KK)
2009 "Re:Ralph" Eye Level BQE Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2008 "Afterlifestyle" Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2006 “A Private View” Toni Heath Gallery, London, UK
2004 “Backyard Games” York Street Gallery, Newport, KY
2003 “HEADLINE: 1971-2003” SSNOVA Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH
SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATIONS
2017 "Branded Rose Yellow" The Drifter Hotel, New Orleans, LA
2015 "Branded Rose Bushwick" in conjunction with Norte Maar, Brooklyn, NY
2014 "Bridge of Flowers" in conjunction with Arts Gowanus and the NYC Dept. of Transportation, Brooklyn, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017 "Ephemera Obscura" Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
"Garden of Earthly Delights" Claire Elizabeth Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2016 "εὖτόπος (Eutopia)" Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Staten Island, NY
"Fake" Undercurrent Projects, Brooklyn, NY
"Wild" Cornell Art Museum, Delray Beach, FL
2015 "Hot & Sticky" Smith&Jones, Brooklyn, NY
"ArtWorks Gowanus" Site: Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
"THE(un)SCENE Art Show", Armory Arts Week, New York, NY
"S(P)LICE" Undercurrent Projects, New York, NY (co-curated with Roberta Kent)
2014 "Year End Review" Court Tree Collective, Brooklyn, NY
"Art From the Heart" Gowanus Loft, Brooklyn, NY
"Benefit Exhibition for BalletX" Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
"Subtle Approach" BAC Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2013 "Small Works Show" 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
"Starting Small" Porter Contemporary, New York, NY
2012 "NURTUREart Benefit" Charles Bank Gallery, New York, NY
2011 "Cutters" The Parlour, Curated by Ugly Art Room, Brooklyn, NY
"Coming Soon" Giacobetti Paul Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2010 "Exposure" ICA Gallery, Curated by NUDEwithaGOOSE, New York, NY
2009 "You're Dead To Me" Eye Level BQE Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
"Brooklyn Artillery" Castle Braid, Brooklyn, NY
"INTRO SHOW" MadArts Studios Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
"Kinsey Institute Juried Art Show" Indiana University SoFA Gallery, Bloomington, IN
"The Dirty Show X" Bert's Warehouse Theater, Detroit, MI
2008 "Square Foot" AWOL Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2007 “Reconfigured” The Basement Gallery, Knoxville, TN
“Private Prop.” The Residence Gallery, London, UK
“America” Altered Esthetics Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
“Open 07” Bow Arts Trust, London, UK
“multicomplexificationalities” Nunnery Gallery, London, UK
“Anonymous Drawing 4” blütenweiss, Berlin, Germany
“The Dirty Show 8” Bert’s Warehouse Theater, Detroit, MI
“Disposable Fetish” Nunnery Gallery, London, UK
2006 “Open 06” Bow Arts Trust, London, UK
2005 “A Moment In Time” Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, Dublin, Ireland
“artbelowzero” Westbourne Studios, London, UK
“MA Shows 05” Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, UK
“American Elusive” Lounge Gallery, London, UK
“Big Makes Me Feel Good” Triangle Space, London, UK
2004 “heartFELT” Northern Kentucky University Gallery, Highland Heights, KY
2003 “A Very American X-mas” The Mockbee Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2002 “StudioWorks II: Directors’ Choice” Reed Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
“DAAPWorks” University of Cincinnati Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
PRESS
Steussy, Lauren. "There is such a thing as utopia: 'Eutopia' exhibit at Snug Harbor." SILive 25 July 2016
Levit, Donny. "Hidden in Full View: Artist Carlton Scott Sturgill's 'Garden of Delights' at Gowanus Loft." Park Slope Stoop 7 April 2016
Thomason, John. "Natural Beauty, Pointed Commentary Infuse Wild." Boca Magazine 29 January 2016
Johnson, Paddy. "Bushwick Open Studios: Where Artists Run the Show." ArtFCity 11 June 2015
Seftel, Briana. "A Bushwick Open Studios Recap of Jefftown." Bushwick Daily 9 June 2015
Lin, Kemy. "New York's Armory Week Anti-Fairs: Clio and (Un)Scene." Hyperallergic 8 March 2015
"Best of Brooklyn: Unique Gowanus Art." News 12 Brooklyn 29 October 2014
Fleming, Olivia. "Artist Turns Unwanted Ralph Lauren Shirts Into Roses." The Daily Mail UK Online 20 October 2014
Hurowitz, Noah. "Artist adorns Gowanus Canal with 'Roses' made from Ralph Lauren shirts." The Brooklyn Paper 24 October 2014
"Gowanus Open Studios to Give Public Behind-The-Scenes Look at Local Artists." NY1 News 17 October 2014
Chin, Heather J. "Bridge of Flowers Brightens Gowanus." Home Reporter 17 October 2014
Hoffman, Ashley. "This Artist Made Roses Out of Ralph Lauren Shirts No One Wanted." Styleite.com 17 October 2014
Steinhauer, Jullian. "Your Concise Guide to Gowanus Open Studios 2014." Hyperallergic 16 October 2014
Malone, Basak. “The New Collectors Book" 2014
"Brooklyn Arts Council Features New Exhibit." News 12 Brooklyn 12 August 2014
"OtherPeoplesPixels Interviews Carlton Scott Sturgill." 21 July 2012
Maselli, Giovanna. "A Casa Di Keith Haring." Urban Italia April 2010
Goodman, Wendy. The Cut, New York Magazine, Design Hunting, (Blog). 4 March 2010
Goodman, Wendy. "In the House of the Radiant Baby." New York Magazine 1 February 2010
Durrell, Jane. "Afterlifestyle Review." CityBeat 2 December 2008
Le Feurve, Lisa. “Gutter Dreams” 2006
“Lifting the Curtain.” Creative Week September 2006
Aitken, Clare. “A Private View.” Flaverpill LND September 2006
Gargano, Jason. “Playful Subversion: The Deceptive Art of Carlton Scott Sturgill.” CityBeat 10 November 2004
Bernzott, Julie. “Look Here!” CityBeat 3 November 2004
Gargano, Jason. “Headline: 1971-2003.” CityBeat 1 October 2003
