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KIRSTEN DEIRUP

Kirsten Deirup’s portrait paintings have been compared to the work of Giuseppe Arciboldo and ​explore a territory where theater, nature and devastation commingle. She accentuates uneasy relationships that appeal to our subconscious by depicting a reality that is beyond explanation.

Kirsten Deirup (b. 1980), Berkeley, CA) attended The Cooper Union, New York, NY. She has had solo exhibitions at Hesse Flatow, New York, NY; Nichelle Beauchene Gallery, New York, NY; Guild and Greyschul, New York, NY; Rare, New York, NY and de boer, Los Angeles, CA. Group exhibitions include; Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York, NY; Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York, NY; Marc Wolf Contemporary Art, San Fransisco, CA; Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA; and Roberts and Tilton, Los Angeles, CA.

Selected Works

Bloom Loop, 2022
oil on linen
33 x 43 in. (83.82 x 109.22 cm)

The Double, 2022
oil on linen
12 x 16 in. (30.48 x 40.64 cm)

Prelude, 2022
oil on linen
36 x 54 in. (91.44 x 137.16 cm)

Aftermath, 2022
oil on linen
36 x 54 in. (91.44 x 137.16 cm)

Remote View, 2020
oil on linen
24 x 24 in. (61 x 61 cm)

Forest Pump, 2020
oil on linen
24 x 30 in. (61 x 76.2 cm)

Sympathetic Magic, 2021oil on linen30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)

Sympathetic Magic, 2021
oil on linen
30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)

Shade, 2020oil on linen26 x 42 in. (66 x 106.7 cm)

Shade, 2020
oil on linen
26 x 42 in. (66 x 106.7 cm)

Thigh High,​ 2020gouache and egg tempera on paper mounted on wood panel 30 x 20 in. (76.2 x 50.8 cm)

Thigh High,​ 2020
gouache and egg tempera on paper mounted on wood panel
30 x 20 in. (76.2 x 50.8 cm)

Robin​, 2019gouache on paper mounted on wood panel 16 x 20 in. (41 x 51 cm.)

Robin​, 2019
gouache on paper mounted on wood panel
16 x 20 in. (41 x 51 cm.)

Exhibitions

Kirsten Deirup
Of Withered Apples
January 11 – March 29, 2025

de boer, Antwerp

Kirsten Deirup
Understory
August 27 – October 15, 2022

de boer, Los Angeles

Killer Cute
July 17 - August 28, 2021

de boer, Los Angeles

Kirsten Deirup Remote View de boer gallery artist exhibition

Kirsten Deirup
Remote View
November 21, 2020 – January 2, 2021

de boer, Los Angeles

NEWS

5 Artists on Our Radar This October (Kirsten Deirup)

Artsy | October 1, 2021