© Courtesy of Gabe Cortese and Bremond Capela
Gabe Cortese
Biography
Born in 1994 in Key West, FL, US
Lives and works in Providence, RI, US
Gabe Cortese is an American painter whose work explores queer narratives, blending desire and affection with a touch of comedy and drama. Drawing inspiration from classical compositions in art history, particularly Renaissance religious paintings and Mannerism, Cortese subverts these traditional motifs to develop narratives centered on queerness, sexuality, and human relationships. The figures in his works are often a fusion of his own body and that of his partner, creating an avatar to explore these themes.
Gabe Cortese (born in 1994, lives and works in Providence, RI, US) recently held a solo exhibition titled Soft Spot at G/ART/EN (Como, Lombardy, IT). He has also participated in several group exhibitions, including at the Orlando Museum of Art (Orlando, FL, US), the Green Family Art Foundation (Dallas, TX, US), the Institute of Contemporary Art (Miami, FL, US), and the X Museum (Beijing, CN). His works are part of prestigious collections such as the Institute of Contemporary Art (Miami, FL, US), the Orlando Museum of Art (Orlando, FL, US), and the X Museum (Beijing, CN).
Curriculum vitae
Solo and two-person exhibitions
-
2024Deeply, Bremond Capela, Paris, FR
-
2023Soft Spot, G/art/en Gallery, Como, IT
-
2022Limbs, Auxier Kline, Brooklyn, US
-
Nothing Good Happens at Night, M+B, Los Angeles, US
-
Flirting with a Shadow, The Cabin LA, Los Angeles, US
Group exhibitions
-
2023The Cabin LA Presents: A Curated Flashback, The Green Family Art Foundation, Dallas, TX, US
-
Twentysomethings, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL, US
-
2022Fluid Suns and Vitamin C, Curated by Vince Vanden Bogaard, G/art/en Gallery, Como, IT
-
Lost in a Spectacle, Curated by Sasa Bogojev, Woaw Gallery, Beijing, CN
-
Slow Songs, Curated by John Brooks, Quappi Projects, Louisville, KY, US
-
2021A Species of Writing, Online curated exhibition, Auxier Kline, Brooklyn, NY
-
Summer Stage: Act Two, Online curated exhibition, Auxier Kline, Brooklyn, NY
-
Summer Stage: Act One, Online curated exhibition, Auxier Kline, Brooklyn, NY
-
Significant Others, Online Curated Exhibition, Auxier Kline, Brooklyn, NY , US
-
Paper House, UCF Art Gallery, Orlando, FL, US
-
Hopefully, ParkHaus15, Orlando, FL, US
-
2020INsideOUT, Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna, FL, US
-
2019Le Salon 2019, Snap! Space, Orlando, FL, US
-
Body as the Instrument, Tom of Finland Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, US
-
Art as an Expression of Identity, Terrace Gallery, Orlando, FL, US
-
Identity and the Landscape, Fusion Gallery, Orlando Science Center, Orlando, FL, US
-
2017Salon Show 2017, Snap! Downtown, Orlando, FL, US
-
Eclipse(d):UCF Biannual BFA Exhibition, UCF Art Gallery, Orlando, FL, US
-
Rainbow Face, Pop Gallery, Orlando, FL, US
-
Mirror Phase, UCF Art Gallery, Orlando, FL, US
-
Pulse Memorial, UCF Art Gallery, Orlando, FL, US
-
Group Show, Orlando Museum of Art shop, Orlando, FL , US
-
A Memory Wingding, City Arts Factory, Orlando, FL, US
-
2016Coffee and Silver Gelatin , Double Leg Gallery, Orlando, FL , US
-
Florida Noir, UCF Art Gallery, Orlando, FL, US
-
S.T.E.A.M., UCF Art Gallery, Orlando, FL, US
Residencies
-
2022The Fores Project, London, GB
-
La Brea Studio Residency, Los Angeles, US
-
2020Atlantic Center for the Arts Residency with Master-Artist Will Cotton, New Smyrna, FL, US
Collections
-
Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Miami, US
-
Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, US
-
Tom of Finland Foundation
-
X Museum, Beijing, CN
Bibliography
-
2022Flirting with a shadow: New works by Gabe Cortese @ The Cabin, by Evan Pricco, Juxtapoz, Feb 15.
Awards
-
2022Lighthouse Works Artist Fellowship, Fishers Island, NY, US
Education
-
2021Master of Fine Arts, The University of Central Florida
-
2017Bachelor of Fine Arts, The University of Central Florida