May 9, 2025
Laurie Nye (b. 1972, Memphis, Tennessee) received her BFA from the Memphis College of Art, (1995, Memphis, Tenn.), and her MFA from the California Institute of the Arts (2002, Valencia, California). Nye’s work was the subject of a recent solo exhibition “My River Runs to Thee,” at Philip Martin Gallery (Los Angeles, California). Her solo exhibition, “It Wasn’t A Dream It Was A Flood,” at Philip Martin Gallery (Los Angeles, California) was an Artforum Best of Year 2021 feature. Nye’s group shows include, “A Particular Kind of Heaven,” Parrasch Heijnen (Los Angeles, California); “The Moth & The Thunderclap,” Stuart Shave Modern Art (London, UK, 2023); “Encounter,” Rachel Uffner (New York, New York, 2022); “BodyLand,” Galerie Max Hetzler (Berlin, Germany, 2022); and “Unnatural Nature: Post-Pop Landscapes,” Acquavella (New York, New York, 2022). Laurie Nye’s artist project, “Chickasaw Moon,” at Odd Ark (Los Angeles, California) was an Artforum Critic’s Pick. Laurie Nye’s work has recently been the subject of solo and group exhibitions at Philip Martin Gallery (Los Angeles, California); Rachel Uffner (New York, New York); Bozomag (Los Angeles); Van Doren Waxter (New York, New Yorl); Harper’s (Hamptons); Bark Berlin Gallery (Berlin, Germany); The Pit (Glendale, California), Blake and Vargas, (Berlin, Germany); Day and Night Gallery (Atlanta, Georgia). Nye has work in the OZ Art Northwest Arkansas, (Bentonville, Arkansas) collection. Her work has been reviewed in such publications as Artillery, Los Angeles Times, Artforum (Print), FAD Magazine and LA Weekly. Nye splits her time between Los Angeles, California where she lives and works and her hometown Memphis, Tennessee.
