Artist Bio
Born 1979, Springfield, Missouri / Lives and works in Brooklyn, New York
ECA is presently outside, chasing gods and monsters.
Education
2007 – School Of Visual Arts, MFA, New York, New York
2002 – Drury University, BA, Springfield, Missouri
1998 – Regent’s College , Study Abroad Program, London, England
Performances
2011 – Pearl (with Genevieve White); This Red Door, New York, New York
– Bow; Goldman Sachs Headquarters, New York, New York
– Character Study; Engineer’s Office Gallery, New York, New York
2010 – Man of Tomorrow: Wall Street; Wall Street & Broad Street, New York, New York
Selected Exhibitions
2011 – An Evening With Zefrey Throwell (participant & collaborator); Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York
– February Salon Show; Greenpoint Gallery; Brooklyn, New York
2010 – Bring Your Own Art; X Initiative; New York, New York
– Tattoo Culture 2010 Group Show; Tattoo Culture; Brooklyn, New York
2008 – Tattoo Culture 2008 Group Show; Tattoo Culture; Brooklyn, New York
– Entrepreneurship & Innovation Alumni Exhibition; Drury University; Springfield, Missouri
– Photoworks, Prints and Artists’ Books; Abecedarian Gallery; Denver, Colorado
2007 – Tattoo Culture 2007 Group Show; Tattoo Culture; Brooklyn, New York
– MFA Thesis Show; School of Visual Arts Westside Gallery; New York, New York
– Bird Beak Group Show; Headquarters Studio; New York, New York
– Monmouth County Arts Council Juried Show; Monmouth County Museum of Art; Lincroft, New Jersey
2006 – The Book Show; School of Visual Arts Westside Gallery; New York, New York
2004 – Overlong (solo show); Good Girl Art Gallery; Springfield, Missouri
– Overlong II (solo show); Joplin Law Convention Center; Joplin, Missouri
2001 – Selected Group Exhibition; ReDesign Gallery; Springfield, Missouri
2000 – Senior Capstone Exhibition; Cox Gallery; Springfield, Missouri
1999 – Works In Progress; Cox Gallery; Springfield, Missouri
Selected Bibliography
John Doyle & Barry Paddock, Naked New Yorkers Arrested for Stripping Down on Wall St... New York Daily News, August 01, 2011
Jerry Saltz, Relational Aesthetics, Thanks for the Ride, Gavin! Artnet, March 22, 2011
Jerry Saltz, How a Joyride in Gavin Brown’s Volvo Became Art, New York Magazine, March 19, 2011
Benjamin Sutton, Is It Art? Gallery-Goers Mistake Gavin Brown’s Car for Participatory Performance, The L Magazine, March 18, 2011