April 29–May 27, 2023
Installation Views
Works
Steve Turner is pleased to present The Water Will Catch Us, a solo exhibition by Bradley McCrary that features recent paintings inspired by the natural beauty of Maine, figure skating, dance and Cèline Dion. McCrary’s figures are depicted as empowered, joyous and fearless even when in danger from a shark, a maelstrom or as the target of an archer’s arrow. His images are built up through layers of textured acrylic paint, a world of his own invention that has been profoundly influenced by his surroundings in rural Maine and his desire to empower queer narratives within the history of figurative and landscape painting.
Bradley McCrary (born 1998, Schenectady, New York) earned a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design (2020) and had a solo exhibition with Steve Turner (2022) and has had work in group exhibitions at Waterman Gallery, Providence (2017); Memorial Hall Gallery, Providence (2017 & 2018); Galleria Bibliotè, Rome (2019); Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence (2020) and Thierry Goldberg Gallery, New York (2021). This is his second exhibition at Steve Turner.
Born 1998, Schenectady, New York
Lives and works in Rockland, Maine
Education
2020
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
2019
European Honors Program, Rhode Island School of Design, Rome
Solo Exhibitions
2023
The Water Will Catch Us, Steve Turner, Los Angeles
2022
Dancers In The Stream, Steve Turner, Los Angeles
Group Exhibitions
2021
Viewfinder, Thierry Goldberg Gallery, New York
2020
Senior Painting, Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence
2019
Painting Triennial, Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence
Interaction, Titles, and Pieces, Galleria di Bibliotè, Rome
Basta Cosi: The Lemon Has Been Squeezed, Palazzetto Cenci, Rome
Sophomore and Junior painting show, Memorial Hall Gallery, Providence
2018
Sophomore and Junior painting show, Memorial Hall Gallery, Providence
2017
Drawing showcase, Waterman Gallery, Johnstown, New York
2016
Juried Group Show, Fulton Montgomery Community College, Johnstown
Biography
2022
“Issue 158,” New American Paintings