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“You’re seeing what’s appearing before you, and then you’re trying to push it somewhere.” - Amy Sillman
“You’re seeing what’s appearing before you, and then you’re trying to push it somewhere.” - Amy Sillman
Artists You Need to Know: Amy Sillman Amy Sillman is an influential contemporary American painter whose practice conflates the abstract and the figurative into large-scale, gestural oil paintings. Her process-based work, suffused with humor and conceptual exploration, employs vibrant color and intense layering and drawing, and seeks intensity rather than beauty. In addition to her painting practice, Sillman also produces zines and iPad animations, and writes on the work of other artists. The artist has exhibited widely, and her work is included in numerous museum collections in the US and Europe. Her first museum survey, “one lump or two,” curated by Helen Molesworth, opened in 2013 at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. Sillman is based in New York. Images and text Courtesy of Amy Sillman, Sotheby's and Artnet © The Artist #AmySillman #ContemporaryPainting #LondonPaintClub Follow @londonpaintclub for more inspiration + artist resources
Artists You Need to Know: Amy Sillman Amy Sillman is an influential contemporary American painter whose practice conflates the abstract and the figurative into large-scale, gestural oil paintings. Her process-based work, suffused with humor and conceptual exploration, employs vibrant color and intense layering and drawing, and seeks intensity rather than beauty. In addition to her painting practice, Sillman also produces zines and iPad animations, and writes on the work of other artists. The artist has exhibited widely, and her work is included in numerous museum collections in the US and Europe. Her first museum survey, “one lump or two,” curated by Helen Molesworth, opened in 2013 at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. Sillman is based in New York. Images and text Courtesy of Amy Sillman, Sotheby's and Artnet © The Artist #AmySillman #ContemporaryPainting #LondonPaintClub Follow @londonpaintclub for more inspiration + artist resources
Artists #MakingTheirMark! 🎯 At the opening celebration of “Making Their Mark,” we were joined by artists Charline von Heyl, Amy Sillman (@amyandomar), Carrie Moyer (@carrie.moyer.studio), Jenna Gribbon (@jennagribbon), Cecily Brown, Rachel Jones (@jo.nesr), Sheree Hovsepian (@shereehovsepian), Joan Semmel (@semmeljoan), along with book editors editors @markgodfrey1973 and @katysiegel.88, and exhibition curator @ceciliaalemani. It takes a village!
Artists #MakingTheirMark! 🎯 At the opening celebration of “Making Their Mark,” we were joined by artists Charline von Heyl, Amy Sillman (@amyandomar), Carrie Moyer (@carrie.moyer.studio), Jenna Gribbon (@jennagribbon), Cecily Brown, Rachel Jones (@jo.nesr), Sheree Hovsepian (@shereehovsepian), Joan Semmel (@semmeljoan), along with book editors editors @markgodfrey1973 and @katysiegel.88, and exhibition curator @ceciliaalemani. It takes a village!
We are delighted to announce the winner of the 2026 Burlington Contemporary Art Writing Prize⁠ ⁠ This year’s prize was judged by the artist Amy Sillman @amyandomar and the art historian Richard Shiff. It was awarded to Barnaby Foot @barneyfoot for his review of the group exhibition 'Nomenclature for the Time Being' at Raven Row, London @raven__row. ⁠ ⁠ The judges were particularly impressed by ‘the writer’s poetically specific vocabulary and their entwining of language and materiality, word and body’. They praised the review’s focus on ‘the artists’ provocative use of materials that allude to global ecologies and industrial economies, hinting at sources of political tension’, noting that ‘there is an effective critical strategy at work here, consistent with the curatorial stress on materiality’. ⁠ ⁠ The judges also highly recommended Rada Georgieva’s @rada.georgievaa review of 'Origo' by Delcy Morelos at the Barbican, London, for its clarity in conveying the site-specific work, as well as Christina Young’s review of Miguel Novelo’s solo exhibition ‘Inframundo’ at the Institute for Contemporary Art San José, which they commended for its serious consideration of ‘the overlap between rocks and time, and politics and soul’. ⁠ ⁠ Link in bio to read Barnaby's winning review. ⁠ ⁠ Images: Installation view of 'Nomenclature for the Time Being' at Raven Row, London, 2026. (Photograph Marcus J. Leith).
We are delighted to announce the winner of the 2026 Burlington Contemporary Art Writing Prize⁠ ⁠ This year’s prize was judged by the artist Amy Sillman @amyandomar and the art historian Richard Shiff. It was awarded to Barnaby Foot @barneyfoot for his review of the group exhibition 'Nomenclature for the Time Being' at Raven Row, London @raven__row. ⁠ ⁠ The judges were particularly impressed by ‘the writer’s poetically specific vocabulary and their entwining of language and materiality, word and body’. They praised the review’s focus on ‘the artists’ provocative use of materials that allude to global ecologies and industrial economies, hinting at sources of political tension’, noting that ‘there is an effective critical strategy at work here, consistent with the curatorial stress on materiality’. ⁠ ⁠ The judges also highly recommended Rada Georgieva’s @rada.georgievaa review of 'Origo' by Delcy Morelos at the Barbican, London, for its clarity in conveying the site-specific work, as well as Christina Young’s review of Miguel Novelo’s solo exhibition ‘Inframundo’ at the Institute for Contemporary Art San José, which they commended for its serious consideration of ‘the overlap between rocks and time, and politics and soul’. ⁠ ⁠ Link in bio to read Barnaby's winning review. ⁠ ⁠ Images: Installation view of 'Nomenclature for the Time Being' at Raven Row, London, 2026. (Photograph Marcus J. Leith).
Was hat Zeit für Amy Sillman (@amyandomar) mit der Malerei zu tun?   Besuche «Amy Sillman. Oh, Clock!» (bis 2.2.25) und erlebe, wie sich die Zeit in den Farbschichten ihrer Werke entfaltet. Mehr erfahren: kunstmuseumbern.ch/amysillman oder via Link in Bio   ___ What does time have to do with painting for Amy Sillman (@amyandomar)?   Visit ‘Amy Sillman. Oh, Clock!’ (until 2.2.25) and experience how time unfolds in the layers of colour in her works. Find out more: kunstmuseumbern.ch/amysillman or via link in bio   ___ #AmySillman #OhClock #KunstmuseumBern #Malerei #ZeitgenössischeMalerei #ContemporaryArt
Was hat Zeit für Amy Sillman (@amyandomar) mit der Malerei zu tun?   Besuche «Amy Sillman. Oh, Clock!» (bis 2.2.25) und erlebe, wie sich die Zeit in den Farbschichten ihrer Werke entfaltet. Mehr erfahren: kunstmuseumbern.ch/amysillman oder via Link in Bio   ___ What does time have to do with painting for Amy Sillman (@amyandomar)?   Visit ‘Amy Sillman. Oh, Clock!’ (until 2.2.25) and experience how time unfolds in the layers of colour in her works. Find out more: kunstmuseumbern.ch/amysillman or via link in bio   ___ #AmySillman #OhClock #KunstmuseumBern #Malerei #ZeitgenössischeMalerei #ContemporaryArt
PODCAST S6, E4: Amy Sillman x Jarrett Earnest, The Art of Writing. Listen via the 🔗 in Stories or your go-to podcast app.⁣⁣ ⁣ The celebrated artist on the role of art criticism today, and how she probes and ultimately goes beyond the limitations of her painting in her other practice as a writer. This episode with Sillman, who in 2020 published Faux Pas, a new collection of her writings, is guest-hosted by @JarrettEarnest, and is the last of his 3-part miniseries on serious artists who are also serious writers.⁣ ⁣ Sillman’s work will be featured in the 2022 Venice Biennale and was recently on view in Toni Morrison’s Black Book, an exhibition curated by @HiltonAls at David Zwirner 19th Street.⁣⁣ —⁣⁣ Animation by @scott_gelber, inspired by Amy Sillman’s artwork⁣ ⁣ #dzdialogues #podcasts #davidzwirner #writerscommunity #writerslife #artcriticism
PODCAST S6, E4: Amy Sillman x Jarrett Earnest, The Art of Writing. Listen via the 🔗 in Stories or your go-to podcast app.⁣⁣ ⁣ The celebrated artist on the role of art criticism today, and how she probes and ultimately goes beyond the limitations of her painting in her other practice as a writer. This episode with Sillman, who in 2020 published Faux Pas, a new collection of her writings, is guest-hosted by @JarrettEarnest, and is the last of his 3-part miniseries on serious artists who are also serious writers.⁣ ⁣ Sillman’s work will be featured in the 2022 Venice Biennale and was recently on view in Toni Morrison’s Black Book, an exhibition curated by @HiltonAls at David Zwirner 19th Street.⁣⁣ —⁣⁣ Animation by @scott_gelber, inspired by Amy Sillman’s artwork⁣ ⁣ #dzdialogues #podcasts #davidzwirner #writerscommunity #writerslife #artcriticism
#JoanMitchell on what makes a painter: “It’s some sort of sickness. I mean, you can’t do without it, it’s like an addiction. You have to go on doing it. To paint was indispensable.” Celebrate Joan Mitchell, born on this day in 1925, by watching our latest episode of PROGRAM, which revisits our recent exhibition Joan Mitchell: Paintings, 1979–1985, and explores the artist’s work through a conversation and walkthrough of the show with the artist Amy Sillman, art historian Erin Kimmel, and PROGRAM host Helen Molesworth (@hmolesworth). Together, the three debate the stylistic shifts evident in her work and how—or how not—to look at an abstract painting. 🔗 —⁣⁣ #JoanMitchell #HelenMolesworth #AmySillman #ErinKimmel #DZProgram @joanmitchellfdn
#JoanMitchell on what makes a painter: “It’s some sort of sickness. I mean, you can’t do without it, it’s like an addiction. You have to go on doing it. To paint was indispensable.” Celebrate Joan Mitchell, born on this day in 1925, by watching our latest episode of PROGRAM, which revisits our recent exhibition Joan Mitchell: Paintings, 1979–1985, and explores the artist’s work through a conversation and walkthrough of the show with the artist Amy Sillman, art historian Erin Kimmel, and PROGRAM host Helen Molesworth (@hmolesworth). Together, the three debate the stylistic shifts evident in her work and how—or how not—to look at an abstract painting. 🔗 —⁣⁣ #JoanMitchell #HelenMolesworth #AmySillman #ErinKimmel #DZProgram @joanmitchellfdn
Best gala speech of 2025! 🖤 @kaje.world #PamLins “We’re Polish, we’re farmers.” — Amy Sillman speaks beautifully about her friend, Pam Lins. @plins718
Best gala speech of 2025! 🖤 @kaje.world #PamLins “We’re Polish, we’re farmers.” — Amy Sillman speaks beautifully about her friend, Pam Lins. @plins718
Amy Sillman switches gears as she takes on the #oped section of the @WashingtonPost with her article “Spring: Abstraction as Ruin.” In it, Sillman raises the question: Could a comic animation provoke one minute of productive confusion? Her response is a one-minute video that conjures an unfurling world, bringing together over 300 of the artist‘s drawings and a slapstick score by composer Maria Rosenfeld (@marinahhmr). “That is how I have always thought of abstract art in general: the bandaging together of critical thinking and not-quite-knowing, the intimate labor of form that stays close to the body, in your hands, and that includes a sense of humor sutured to doubt, intelligence and skepticism; something for when all else fails.” —#AmySillman 🔗 To read more and watch the video, click the link in our bio. This should get you past the paywall but you may have to click past a box. #AbstractionasRuin #WashingtonPost
Amy Sillman switches gears as she takes on the #oped section of the @WashingtonPost with her article “Spring: Abstraction as Ruin.” In it, Sillman raises the question: Could a comic animation provoke one minute of productive confusion? Her response is a one-minute video that conjures an unfurling world, bringing together over 300 of the artist‘s drawings and a slapstick score by composer Maria Rosenfeld (@marinahhmr). “That is how I have always thought of abstract art in general: the bandaging together of critical thinking and not-quite-knowing, the intimate labor of form that stays close to the body, in your hands, and that includes a sense of humor sutured to doubt, intelligence and skepticism; something for when all else fails.” —#AmySillman 🔗 To read more and watch the video, click the link in our bio. This should get you past the paywall but you may have to click past a box. #AbstractionasRuin #WashingtonPost
David Zwirner Announces Representation of Amy Sillman @davidzwirner @amyandomar #amysillman #davidzwirner #artefuse #artnews
David Zwirner Announces Representation of Amy Sillman @davidzwirner @amyandomar #amysillman #davidzwirner #artefuse #artnews
#JoanMitchell on what makes a painter: “It’s some sort of sickness. I mean, you can’t do without it, it’s like an addiction. You have to go on doing it. To paint was indispensable.” Celebrate Joan Mitchell, born on this day in 1925, by watching our latest episode of PROGRAM, which revisits our recent exhibition Joan Mitchell: Paintings, 1979–1985, and explores the artist’s work through a conversation and walkthrough of the show with the artist Amy Sillman, art historian Erin Kimmel, and PROGRAM host Helen Molesworth (@hmolesworth). Together, the three debate the stylistic shifts evident in her work and how—or how not—to look at an abstract painting. 🔗 in bio to start streaming. —⁣⁣ #JoanMitchell #HelenMolesworth #AmySillman #ErinKimmel #DZProgram @joanmitchellfdn
#JoanMitchell on what makes a painter: “It’s some sort of sickness. I mean, you can’t do without it, it’s like an addiction. You have to go on doing it. To paint was indispensable.” Celebrate Joan Mitchell, born on this day in 1925, by watching our latest episode of PROGRAM, which revisits our recent exhibition Joan Mitchell: Paintings, 1979–1985, and explores the artist’s work through a conversation and walkthrough of the show with the artist Amy Sillman, art historian Erin Kimmel, and PROGRAM host Helen Molesworth (@hmolesworth). Together, the three debate the stylistic shifts evident in her work and how—or how not—to look at an abstract painting. 🔗 in bio to start streaming. —⁣⁣ #JoanMitchell #HelenMolesworth #AmySillman #ErinKimmel #DZProgram @joanmitchellfdn
Here for the chipmunk sneeze, stayed for the tools 🛠 bts life of a fine artist 👩🏻‍🎨 #geddesfineart #renaegeddes #thismomentrightnow #lifeofanartist #btsart
Here for the chipmunk sneeze, stayed for the tools 🛠 bts life of a fine artist 👩🏻‍🎨 #geddesfineart #renaegeddes #thismomentrightnow #lifeofanartist #btsart
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