Justin Adian (born 1976, Fort Worth, TX) lives and works in New York. Justin Adian has exhibited internationally with solo exhibitions including Almine Rech (Brussels), Skarstedt (New York), Almine Rech (Paris), Skarstedt (London), Half Gallery (New York). Group exhibitions include Rachel Uffner (New York), Gagosian (London), Almine Rech (New York), Luxembourg & Dayan (New York), Martos (New York), National Exemplar Gallery (New York), Loyal (Stockholm). Adian graduated with with an MFA from Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of Art in 2003 and received his BFA from the University of North Texas in 2000. Writing on his work can be found in Artforum, Widewall’s “Young American Painters To Follow”, Interview Magazine, New York Times, W Magazine among others in the international press. Public Collections include Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas. Justin Adian is represented by Almine Rech. Analogue is Justin Adian’s first solo exhibition with Loyal, his first in Scandinavia.

Solo Exhibitions

2023
Tipsy, Almine Rech, Shanghai, China

2021
Justin Adian, Tennis Elbow at The Journal Gallery, New York, NY

2019
Analogue, Loyal, Stockholm, Sweden
Casual Encounters, Sean Horton Presents, Dallas, TX

2018
Almine Rech Gallery, Brussels, Belgium

2017
Sun Tan, Half Gallery, New York, NY

2016
Waltz, Almine Rech Gallery, Paris, France

2015
Fort Worth, Skarstedt, Chelsea, New York, NY

2014
Strangers, Skarstedt, London, England
Backlits, The National Exemplar, New York, NY

2012
Come and Take It, Blackston, New York, NY

2010
Afterglow, Blackston, New York, NY

Group Exhibitions

2023
Blakehaus Palm Springs, Peter Blake Gallery, Palm Springs, CA

2022
Shaped, Lange + Pult, Zurich, Switzerland
Gesamtkunstwerk, Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA

2021
Puffy Luminous Frequencies, MARQUEE PROJECTS, Bellport, NY

2020
The Hundredth Exhibition, Loyal, Stockholm, Sweden
Things on Walls, New Discretions, New York, NY

2019
Rämistrasse 27 - Inauguration of new Gallery Space, Galerie Lange + Pult, Zurich, Switzerland

2018
By Fire, Ceramic Works, Almine Rech Gallery, New York, NY
Justin Adian / Blair Thurman, Galerie Lange + Pult, Zurich, Switzerland
Burnt, Marlborough Contemporary, New York, NY
The Concrete States of Animation, Loyal, Stockholm, Sweden

2017
Gypsy Wagon, Capital, San Francisco, CA
The Surface of the East Coast, from Nice to New York’, Le 109, Nice, France

2016
In Different Ways, Almine Rech Gallery, London, England
Puff Pieces, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY

2015
Rascal House, Half Gallery, New York, NY
Sprayed, Gagosian Gallery, Britannia Street, London, England

2014
The Shaped Canvas, Revisited, Luxembourg & Dayan, New York, NY
Legs, The National Exemplar, New York, NY

2013
Sculpture after Artschwager, David Nolan Gallery, New York, NY
Justin Adian & Tristano Di Robilant, National Exemplar Gallery, New York, NY
Steven Parrino/Blair Thurman/Justin Adian, Half Gallery, New York, NY

2012
Salon Zürcher, Galerie Zürcher, Paris, France
I’m So Goth – I am Dead!, Queen’s Nails, San Francisco, CA
New Traditionalist, Martos Gallery, New York, NY
Can’t Stop Rock Lobster – Merkx & Gyrnne, Shoot the Lobster, New York, NY

2011
Battle of the Brush: An Outdoor Painting Exhibit, Curated by Alexander Glauber, Bryant Park, New York, NY

2010
Foundation for the Contemporary Arts Benefit Auction, Lehmann Maupin, New York, NY
You Were There, Curated by Thomas Duncan, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY
Painting Comes Alive, Artjail, New York, NY

2009
Before the wind blows it all away, Rover Yonder, Brooklyn, NY
Untitled, Jack the Pelican Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Conceptual Furniture, DepARTment Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Lynchmob, HBC Gallery, Berlin, Germany

2008
$999 Christmas Bizarre, Honey Space, New York, NY
Collapsed Present, North Hall Gallery, New York, NY

2007
UNT/NYC #2: Painting, the Semi Sublime, UNT Artspace, Fort Worth, TX

2004
Into the Woods, Morsel Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Pushing Paint, Center for Visual Arts, Brookdale College, NJ
The Very Rich Hours, Elizabeth Line, New York, NY

2003
Toxic, Max Protetch Gallery, New York, NY
New Slang, Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York, NY
Off the Top, Bill Maynes Gallery, New York, NY
Painting’s Edge Summer Residency Exhibition, Idyllwild, CA
CAA MFA Exhibition, Hunter College, New York, NY
Selections from the MFA Annual, OSP Gallery, Boston, MA
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Rutgers University Gallery, Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick, NJ

2001
Master of Reality, Four Walls Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
Five by Seven by X, Dunn & Brown Gallery, Dallas, TX

2000
Pretty Paintings by Rejects, Good/Bad Art Collective, Denton, TX
Expo 2000, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
Beautiful Intentions, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX

1999
Video Night, Good/Bad Art Collective, Denton, TX
Senior Thesis Exhibition, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX

Public Collections
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX