Eliza Douglas
B. 1984, USA.
Lives in New York and Berlin.
Biography
Born in the United States in 1984, Eliza Douglas lives and works in Berlin and New York. Her paintings stage images drawn from pop, fashion, consumer and underground cultures.
Recent exhibitions include Notre Morte, Neue Alte Brücke, Frankfurt; Lord of the Fucking Wasteland, Air de Paris, Romainville; Sex, The Art Institute, Chicago, and Tate Modern, London (with Anne Imhof); Jewish Museum, New York; Old Tissues Fil- led with Tears, Schinkel Pavilion, Berlin, and Eliza Douglas Anne Imhof, Galerie Buchholz, New York.
Also a musician and performer she regularly collaborates with German artist Anne Imhof—most recently on Natures mortes on view at Palais de Tokyo (2021). Douglas composed the score, and was a lead performer in this multimedia pro- duction, which extended throughout the entire institution, featuring works by over 20 artists alongside objects by Douglas and Imhof. Douglas also co-created the music for and was a performer in Anne Imhof’s Faust, which won the Golden Lion at the 57th Venice Biennale in 2017.
Other musical collaborations have taken place with Devendra Banhart, Antony and the Johnsons, and Matteah Baim in the 2000s.
As a model, she has worked closely with Vetements and Balenciaga working most recently with the latter on their “Identities” campaign, which she both starred in and was the creative director of.
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
2015-2017
- Städelschule, Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Frankfurt-Am-Main
2007
- Abschluss mit dem Meisterschüler
- Bard College
- Abschluss B.A. Film Studies
- SOLO and TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2023
- Parole, with Lily van der Stokker, Air de Paris, Romainville, France
2022
- The Whitney Biennial, VI, VII, Oslo, Norway
2021
- Notre Morte, Neue Alte Bruecke, Frankfurt
- Overduin & Co, Los Angeles
2020
- Lord of the Fucking Wasteland, Air de Paris, Paris
2019
- Josh Smith, Overduin & co, Los Angeles
2018
- Jewish Museum, New York.
2017
- Old Tissues Filled with Tears, Schinkel Pavillon, Berlin
- Eliza Douglas Anne Imhof, Galerie Buchloz, New York
- Overduin & Co, Los Angeles
- Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden
- My Gleaming Soul, 6 /12 Weeks, Folkwang Museum, Essen
2016
- I am All Soul, Air de Paris, Paris
- Music, Jo Anne, Stadelschule, Frankfurt
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
- Canned Heat, Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin, Germany
2022
- Barbe à Papa, CAPC, Bordeaux, France
- Youth, Anne Imhof (featuring Eliza Douglas), Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2021
- Lust for Life, Edward Ressle, Shanghai
- Natures Mortes. Anne Imhof, Palais de Tokyo, Paris
2021
- Lust for Life, Edward Ressle, Shanghai
- Natures Mortes. Anne Imhof, Palais de Tokyo, Paris
2020
- Green Go Home, Hua International Berlin Show Room, Berlin
- « Fuck You Be Nice », Air de Paris, Romainville, France
- Studio Berlin, Berghain, Berlin*
- Ma cartographie : la collection Erling Kagge, Fondation Vincent Van Gogh, Arles
- Ups and Downs of a Flipped Planet, Galerie Huber Winter, Vienna
- My C art ography. The Erling Kagge Collection, Santander Art gallery, Boadilla del Monte, Madrid Milléniales. Peintures 2000-2020, Méca – FRAC Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Bordeaux
- Sex, Castello di Rivoli, Rivoli
2019
- More, Air de Paris, Romainville
- Eliza Douglas / Puppies Puppies (Jade Kuriki Olivo)
- Nightfall, Mendes Wood DM, Bruxelles
- Sex, The Art Institute Chicago, Chicago
- Sex, Tate Modern, London
- Mademoiselle, CRAC Sète
2018
- Nightfall, Mendes Wood DM, Bruxelles
- The Vitalist Economy of Painting, Galerie Neu, Berlin
- Mademoiselle, CRAC Sète
- The Vitalist Economy of Painting, galerie Neu, Berlin
- the Seam, the Fault, the Flaw, Greenspon, New York
- Tanya Leighton, Berlin
- hey woman!, Presenza, London
- James Fuentes, New York
2017
- Transitions, Rod Bianco gallery, Oslo
- Home of the Brave, Graduates of the Städelschule, MMK 3, Frankfurt-am-Main
- Cul-de-sac, Antenna Space, Shanghai
- Therianthropy, Laura Bartlett Gallery, London
- James Fuentes Gallery, New York
- Monday is a Day Between Sunday and Tuesday,Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin
2016
- Air de Paris, 11 Columbia, Monaco
- Being There cur. Matt Williams, Vilma Gold, London
- MUSICIAN/ PERFORMER
2020
- Vape Music | A Concert by Anne Imhof and Eliza Douglas, Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris
2019
- Performer, ANOHNI: SHE WHO SAW BEAUTIFUL THINGS, The Kitchen, New York
- Performer, Anne Imhof: Sex, BMW Tate Live, Tate Modern, London
2017
- Co-creator of music and performer, Anne Imhof: Faust, German Pavilion, Venice Biennale, Venice
2016
- Angst II, Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart, Berlin
- Angst, Kunsthalle Basel, Basel
2007
- Matteah Baim (Band), Performance PS-1 MOMA US and European Tour
2006
- Antony and the Johnsons, European Tour “Turning”
2004-2006
- Devendra Banhart (Band), Toured USA, Europe, Japan
Exhibition view
Exhibition view
Exhibition view
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 × 4.5 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches)
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 × 4.5 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled
Oil on Canvas
130 × 100 cm (51 ⅛ × 39 ⅜ inches)
Oil on Canvas
130 × 100 cm (51 ⅛ × 39 ⅜ inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on Canvas
130 × 100 × 4.5 cm (51 ⅛ × 39 ⅜ × 1 ¾ inches)
Oil on Canvas
130 × 100 × 4.5 cm (51 ⅛ × 39 ⅜ × 1 ¾ inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on Canvas
140 × 110 × 4.5 cm (55 ⅛ × 43 ¼ × 1 ¾ inches)
Oil on Canvas
140 × 110 × 4.5 cm (55 ⅛ × 43 ¼ × 1 ¾ inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on Canvas
170 × 130 cm (66 ⅞ × 51 ⅛ inches)
Oil on Canvas
170 × 130 cm (66 ⅞ × 51 ⅛ inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 × 4.5 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches)
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 × 4.5 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 × 4.5 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches)
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 × 4.5 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 inches)
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 inches)
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on canvas
210 × 160 × 4.5 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches)
Oil on canvas
210 × 160 × 4.5 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on canvas
210 × 160 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 inches)
Oil on canvas
210 × 160 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 × 4 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ⅝ inches)
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 × 4 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ⅝ inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on canvas
210 × 160 × 4.5 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches) (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches)
Oil on canvas
210 × 160 × 4.5 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches) (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 inches) (82 ⅝ × 63 inches)
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 inches) (82 ⅝ × 63 inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2023
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 × 4.5 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches)
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 × 4.5 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches)
Exhibition view
Exhibition view
Exhibition view
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 × 4.5 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches)
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 × 4.5 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled
Oil on Canvas
130 × 100 cm (51 ⅛ × 39 ⅜ inches)
Oil on Canvas
130 × 100 cm (51 ⅛ × 39 ⅜ inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on Canvas
130 × 100 × 4.5 cm (51 ⅛ × 39 ⅜ × 1 ¾ inches)
Oil on Canvas
130 × 100 × 4.5 cm (51 ⅛ × 39 ⅜ × 1 ¾ inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on Canvas
140 × 110 × 4.5 cm (55 ⅛ × 43 ¼ × 1 ¾ inches)
Oil on Canvas
140 × 110 × 4.5 cm (55 ⅛ × 43 ¼ × 1 ¾ inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on Canvas
170 × 130 cm (66 ⅞ × 51 ⅛ inches)
Oil on Canvas
170 × 130 cm (66 ⅞ × 51 ⅛ inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 × 4.5 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches)
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 × 4.5 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 × 4.5 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches)
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 × 4.5 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 inches)
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 inches)
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on canvas
210 × 160 × 4.5 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches)
Oil on canvas
210 × 160 × 4.5 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on canvas
210 × 160 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 inches)
Oil on canvas
210 × 160 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 × 4 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ⅝ inches)
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 × 4 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ⅝ inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on canvas
210 × 160 × 4.5 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches) (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches)
Oil on canvas
210 × 160 × 4.5 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches) (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 inches) (82 ⅝ × 63 inches)
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 inches) (82 ⅝ × 63 inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2023
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 × 4.5 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches)
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 × 4.5 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ¾ inches)