Kristy Gordon is a Canadian-born artist based in New York City. Her paintings have been described by Galleries West as “contradictory and enigmatic scenes (that) unravel centuries of power relations and imagine a new future.” She holds a BFA from OCAD University and an MFA from the New York Academy of Art, where she now teaches as an adjunct professor.
Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at the European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM) in Barcelona, the National Academy Museum in New York City, and Flowers Gallery, NYC.
Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at the European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM) in Barcelona, the National Academy Museum in New York, and Flowers Gallery. She’s been awarded three Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grants, apprenticed with Odd Nerdrum, and completed residencies in China, Italy, Norway, and France.
Gordon’s paintings are held in over 600 private and public collections worldwide, including the Government of Ontario Art Collection and Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History. She is represented by Grenning Gallery (Sag Harbor, NY), Garvey|Simon (New York City), and Studio Sixty Six (Ottawa, Canada).
Through her work, Gordon explores transformation, human connection, and the reimagining of mythologies — celebrating new narratives where wonder, wisdom, and change take center stage.
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Garvey|Simon
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EDUCATION
2013 — MFA, Painting, New York Academy of Art
2011 — BFA, Drawing and Painting, Ontario College of Art and Design
2001 — Diploma, Television Animation, Algonquin College
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 — Map of the Universe, Garvey|Simon Gallery with DFN Projects, New York, NY
2024 — Alchemical, Studio Sixty Six, Ottawa, ON
2024 — Portals, The Gallery at Greenly Center, Bloomsburg University, PA
2021 — Planetary, Langham Cultural Centre, Kaslo, BC
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 — Uprise 2025: The Art of Resistance, Untitled Space, New York, NY
2024 — FORMah: The Feminine Divine, Curated by Marina Granger, New York, NY
2023 — Prophets, Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY
2022 — Down The Rabbit Hole, Grenning Gallery (Two Person Show with Hunt Slonem), Sag Harbor, NY
2020 — Artists for Artists, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2020 — Select 5, Garvey|Simon Gallery, New York, NY
2018 — Mod Portrait, MEAM, European Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona, Spain
2018 — Summer Exhibition, Flowers Gallery, New York, NY
2017 — Creative Mischief, National Academy Museum, New York, NY
2015 — Gems, Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY
2014 — Art Market Hamptons, Grenning Gallery booth, Bridgehampton, NY
2013 — Take Home a Nude, Sotheby’s, New York, NY
2012 — Mutual Interests, Shanghai 99 Art Center, Shanghai, China
RESIDENCIES
2023 — Vermont Studio Center Residency, Vermont, USA
2012 — China Residency, New York Academy of Art, Shanghai and Beijing, China
2011 — Apprentice to Odd Nerdrum, Norway and France
SELECTED TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2014–Present — Adjunct Professor, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2015–2017 — Faculty, National Academy Museum and School, New York, NY
2017–2018 — Faculty, New York School of the Arts, New York, NY
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2024 — Artists Magazine, “40th Annual Art Competition: Meet the Jurors”
2023 — VOGUE, “Brooke Shields, Naomi Watts Honor Artist Amy Sherald at NYAA’s Tribeca Ball”
2022 — Hyperallergic, “A View From the Easel”
2021 — Fine Art Today, “Planetary: Large Works by Kristy Gordon”
2019 — The Artist’s Magazine, “Independent Study: Master Lessons”
2017 — Fine Art Connoisseur, “More Than Just Faces”