Ted Lawson (b. 1970, USA) received a BFA in Sculpture from University of the Arts, Philadelphia. Lawson, working across numerous media, produces his works through multiple iterative series’ that conceptually overlap and intersect as they develop. The diverse range of materials and underlying technologies he engages are bound together by oft recurring art-historical themes and mythology. In paintings, sculptures and myriad situational tableaux, Lawson’s work often uses monochromatic colour to distill his intricate surfaces and forms to an essential state, while their constituent parts are as ranging as synthetic hair, robotic eyes, stainless steel, cast silicone, MDF and pure pigment. He is known to use digital technology and code-based algorithms as both a window into our future selves and as a regression.
Solo exhibitions include (Upcoming) Ted Lawson and Christina Nicodeman, duo exhibition, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, UK (2025); Sol Invictus, Scott Miller Projects, Birmingham, AL (2023); Satyrical Garden, Nancy Littlejon Gallery, Houston, TX (2021); Aether, Josée Bienvenue Gallery, NYC (2020)
Group exhibitions include Seeing Red, Looking Blue, Feeling Green, Marquee Projects, Bridgeport NY (2022); OMGWTF, Primary Projects, Miami FL (2021); Untitled Art Fair, Bienvenu, Steinberg & Partner Gallery, Miami FL (2021); Dallas Art Fair, Bienvenu, Steinberg & Partner Gallery, Dallas TX (2021); Hand in Hand, Bienvenu, Steinberg & Partner Gallery, NYC (2021); The Eyes Have It, Lehman Gallery (City College), Bronx NY (2021); Intersect Aspen (Art Aspen), Nancy Littlejohn Gallery, Aspen CO (2021); 100 Sculptures, Anonymous Gallery, NYC (2021) Steinway Building Exhibition, Nelson Watkins Museum of Art, NYC (2021) Art Expo Chicago, Nancy Littlejohn Gallery, Chicago IL (2021);The Armory Show, Josée Bienvenu Gallery, NYC (2020); NADA, Josée Bienvenu Gallery, NYC (2020); Amabies, Postmasters Roma, Rome IT (2020); The Dallas Art Fair, Josée Bienvenu Gallery, Dallas TX (2020); Steinway Building Exhibition, Cuerto Art Advisory, NYC; Untitled Art Fair, Miami, Josée Bienvenu Gallery, Miami FL (2019); TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art 2019 Gala and Auction, Dallas TX (2019); Dallas Art Fair, Josée Bienvenu Gallery, Dallas TX (2019); Flora/Fauna, Josée Bienvenu Gallery, NYC (2019); Ideal Contagion, Bitforms gallery, NYC (2019); Untitled Art Fair, Miami, Josée Bienvenu Gallery, Miami F (2018); Urban Dawn II, Curator 19.90, Beirut, Lebanon (2016); Undressed, Philip Bloom Gallery, Nantucket MA (2015).
Highlights and Collections
In 2022, Ted received the Sculpture Grant Award from the Peter S. Reed Foundations in NYC. Lawson’s work can be found in private and public collections worldwide amongst them includes Hudson River Museums in Yonkers NY; Eagle Family, Dallas, TX; Arsenal, Montreal QC; Paula Crown Collection, Ketchum, ID; Four Seasons Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE and Sean Parker Collection, NY.