Oliver Vernon and Christian Calabrò are showcasing their dynamic collaborative works that draws upon an incredibly varied pool of influences; from abstract expressionism, to post pop surrealism and figurative realism creating a fascinating mix of architecture, landscape and abstractions.
Laying out layer upon layer, they create an impossible amount of dimensions that connect to make a universe that is like a sea of multi-faceted, independent worlds.
Coming from different countries (Vernon: US, Calabro: Switzerland) and having studied different disciplines (Vernon: painting/sculpture, Calabro: graphic design), the two artists converged in a Brooklyn loft with adjacent studios in 2001. With parallel interests in art history stemming from Kurt Schwitters and early Modernist movements, their creative kinship developed over years before the artistic collaborations began in 2010.
Their work plays with the intersection of intuitive gestural mark making and hard edged design elements while mixing a rigid abstract formalist approach with a reverence for the absurd. Their process is spontaneous, seeking to capture a moment free of preconceptions. Tight craftsmanship is as much an ingredient as absolute looseness, giving the artists a freedom to push the boundaries of perceptual norms.


OLIVER VERNON

EDUCATION
1992-1995 BFA, Parsons School of Design, New York
, NY
1990-1992 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
KIRK Gallery, Brushing Away the Veil
Mirus Gallery, Denver (USA), Awaken the Chrysalis

2018
KIRK Gallery, Collaborative exhibition with Christian Calabro

2013
Renegade Trajectories at Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY

2012
Tilt at David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO

2011
Sprung at Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY

2010
Oscillation Throttle at Meta Gallery, Toronto Canada
New Works at David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO

2009
Double Down at Irvine Contemporary Art Gallery, Washington DC
New Works at David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO
New Works on Paper at Meta Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Unexpected Occurrences at Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY

2007
Macro/Micro at Irvine Contemporary Gallery, Washington DC
Oliver Vernon at Microcosm Gallery, New York, NY

2006
Infinity Within at Lineage Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2005
Live Paintings Remixed at Jan Larsen Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY
Modern Mantra at Lineage Gallery, Burlington, VT

2004
Far at Spector Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020
Inside Out, KIRK Gallery, Denmark

2017
North International Art Fair, Denmark, KIRK Gallery
Scope International Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland, KIRK Gallery

2016
Scope International Art Fair, Miami, Alexander Chambers Gallery

2015
Context International Art Fair, Miami, Fifty24MX Gallery

2014
Momentum, 3-person show with Mars-1 and Damon Soule, Space Gallery, Denver

2013
Cosmic Terrain, 3-person show with Mars-1 and Damon Soule, Petaluma Arts Center, CA
Direct Address: An Inaugural Group Exhibition at Joshua Liner Gallery,
New York, NY

2012
artMRKT Contemporary & Modern Art Fair, Bridgehampton, NY
Summer Group Exhibition at Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY

2010
Further at Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY
SCOPE International Art Fair with David B. Smith Gallery, New York, NY

2009
Street/Studio Group Exhibition at Irvine Contemporary Gallery, Washington DC
Group Exhibition at Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Harley Davidson presents The Art of Rebellion at the Bergamot Station Arts Center,
Santa Monica, CA
Aspect:Ratio Group Exhibition at Irvine Contemporary Gallery, Washington
Group Exhibition at David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO

2008
Aspect: Ratio, Small-Format Paintings at Irvine Contemporary Gallery,
Washington DC
Mapmakers an Inaugural Group Exhibition at Meta Gallery, Toronto
, Canada
Uncorked at Urban Angel, London, UK
365 at 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Groundwork II at Foundation One Gallery, Decatur, GA
Locked & Loaded at Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY
Limited Addiction: Anniversary Group Show at Limited Addiction Gallery, Denver, CO
Group Show at MicroCoSM Gallery, New York, NY

2007
Saturnalia: Festival of Gallery Artists for the Winter Season at Irvine Contemporary Gallery, Washington DC
Josh Keyes and Oliver Vernon at Limited Addiction Gallery, Denver, CO
Claimin Space – Context and Urban Art: A Visual Arts Exhibition for the 2007 Bumbershoot Arts Festival at BLVD Gallery, Seattle, WA
Oliver Vernon and Damon Soule at Boulevard Projects, Seattle, WA
Elevation at Limited Addiction Gallery, Denver, CO
Group Show at Lineage Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2006
Square Foot at Thinkspace, Los Angeles, CA
Mescalito at White Walls Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2005
Identity Crisis at Lineage Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Convergence at The Showroom NYC, New York, NY
Minds Wide Open – traveling exhibition at Light Space Gallery, Venice, CA/ Around The Coyote Gallery, Chicago, IL/ Microcosm Gallery, New York, NY

2001
The Armory Show with Modern Culture Gallery, New York, NY

2000
Start! at Modern Culture Gallery, New York, NY



CHRISTIAN CALABRÒ


EDUCATION
1995-1998 BA Graphic Design, School Of Visual Arts, New York

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 SHREDS, The Chambers Project, Nevada City, CA
2018 POST NO BILLS, Tart Art, Zurich, Switzerland
2018 WITH OR WITHOUT, collaborative exhibition with Oliver Vernon and Christian Calabro, Kirk Gallery, Denmark

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 SECOND AVENUE ARTS Group Show, Tribeca Loft, NYC
2019 APORIAS, Mirus Gallery, San Francisco
2017 ART PRIZE, Grand Rapids, MI
2016 SCOPE International Art Fair, Miami, Alexander Chambers Gallery
2016 OFF CHELSEA, NYC
2015 BAZAA SOYAYYA, Off Space, Broadway, NYC
2014 SALON ACME, Williamsburg, NY