Peter Schuyff’s paintings typically feature his signature undulating figures that jump around the canvas and weave through themselves. Schuyff positions these forms against realistic imagery, juxtaposing two seemingly dissimilar styles of painting. Michelle Grabner wrote that, “analysis of Schuyff’s work in terms of Surrealism is not erroneous. Addressing the works’ playful, charming, and strange qualities speaks to the heart of the artist’s engagement with fact and fantasy, volume and flatness, abstraction and representation.” In recent work, the artist has used found paintings of landscapes or nautical scenes as the ground for his compositions, virtually obscuring the content of the preexisting paintings. The dissonance between the two fields of paint speaks not to just formal and stylistic contrasts, but to critical concerns about representation and subject matter.
Peter SCHUYFF
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
‘Weft & Warp’, Massimo de Carlo, Beijing
‘Wart & Wet’, Massimo de Carlo, Hong Kong ‘TEFAF’, Massimo de Carlo, NY
2022
‘Recent Works’, Mignoni Gallery, NY
‘Peter Schuyff 1987-2022’, Massimo de Carlo Pièce Unique, Paris
‘Quaranta’, Reiner Opoku, Berlin
2021
‘Silly Symphony’, Luca Tommasi, Italy
‘Untitled (Homage to Morandi)’, City of Bologna cur. Daniele Ugolini, Italy
2020
‘New Paintings’, Half Gallery, NY ‘Peter Schuyff’, White Cube, Mason’s Yard, London
‘Works on Paper’, Carl Kostyál Gallery, London
2019
‘New Paintings’, Bill Brady Gallery, Miami ‘Paperworks’, Niels Kantor, LA
‘BEAVERS’, HERO Gallery, Amsterdam
2018
‘Yellow Paintings’, 0-0 LA, LA
‘Yellow Paintings’, HERO Gallery, Amsterdam
‘Plato Combinato’, Carl Kostyál, London
2017
Sculptures. Galerie Gabriel Rolt Amsterdam, Netherlands
Has BeenFri Art – Centre d’Art Contemporain, Fribourg, Switzerland
2016
SculpturesSorry, we’re closed, Brussels, Belgium
Galerie Gabriel Rolt, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Gun in my pocket, Galerie Karl Pfefferle, Munich, Germany
Twenty One Watercolor And A Painting, Nicole Klagsbrun
GalleryNew York City, NYUSA
2015
Mary Boone Gallery, NYC, NY.
2014
Sorry We’re Closed, Brussels, Belgium.
2013
Galerie Karl Pfefferle, Munich, Germany.
Selected Works 1986-2012.
2011
African Rhythms/African Echoes, BAM, New York
2009
Galerie Gabriel Rolt, Amsterdam
New Works – Studio d’Arte Raffaelli – Palazzo Wolkenstein,
Trento
Recent Works – Galerie Karl Pfefferle, Munich
2008
Galleria Mohtashem, Milan
2007
Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York, NY
Peter Schuyff/Charlie Roberts (Two-person exhibition), Vous Etes Ici,
Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2006
“Lights On” Artiscope, Bruselas
“Paint” Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
“Work on Paper”, Galería Karl Pfefferle, Munchen
STATE Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Galerie Karl Pfefferle, Monaco di Baviera
Dipinti sopra dipinti, Galleria Santa Maria, Milan
2005
James Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA
“Outside Europe”- Aus der Sammlung Daimler Chrysler
Daimler Chrysler Contemporary, Berlin
Private/Corporate III
DaimlerChrysler Contemporary, Berlin
2004
Galería Leyendecker, Tenerife
2003
Karl Pfefferle, Munchen
2002
Galleria In Arco, Torino.
Douglas udell Gallery, Vancouver.
2001
Galerie Karl Pfefferle,
“Paintings Over Found Paintings”, Munich.
Bill Maynes Gallery, New York.
1999
Galería Leyendecker, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Galleria Betta Frigieri, Sassuolo.
1998
Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York.
Udell Gallery, Vancoover.
407 Gallery, New York.
Ulrich Museum, Kansas City.
1997
Galería Leyendecker, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
“Yorick’s Paintings”, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York.
1996
Spheres-New Painting. Tony Shafrazi Gallery , New York.
Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York.
1995
Galería Leyendecker, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
1994
Galería Leyendecker, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Galleria Ciocca Raffaelli, Milano.
Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver.
Paul kasmin Gallery, New York.
Thomas Rehbein, Köln.
1993
“Lupus Malus”, Galerie Thomas Rehbein, Colonia.
Anders Tornberg Gallery, Lund.
Galerie Pfefferle, München.
Vera Van Laer Gallery, Knokke.
1992
Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York.
Galleria Studio Raffaelli, Trento.
Sperone Westwater Gallery, New York.
1991
Lino Silverstein, Barcelona.
Schmidt/Markow Gallery, St Louis. Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York.
Galerie Lambert Tegenbosen, Heusden, Países Bajos.
Galería Leyendecker, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (con J. Nares).
Galleria Alessandra Bonomo, Roma.
Gianenzo Sperone, Roma.
Aschenbach Gallery, Ámsterdam.
1990
Thomas Cohn, Rio de Janeiro.
Gilbert Brownstone, París.
Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York.
1989
Pat Hearn Gallery, New York.
1988
Galerie Paul Maenz, Köln.
1987
Pat Hearn Gallery, New York.
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York.
Lucio Amelio, Nápoles.
Hoffman Borman Gallery, Sta. Monica, CA.
Centre d’Art Contemporain, Genève.
1985
Akira Ikeda Gallery, Nagoya.
Larry Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles.
Pat Hearn Gallery, New York.
1984
Pat Hearn Gallery, New York.
1983
Pat Hearn Gallery, New York.
1982
White Columns, New York.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
“16,436 Days” Leyendecker Gallery, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
2020
“Asymmetrical Variations. Of Relations and Fragments” Fundación MAPFRE Canarias, Tenerife, Spain
2014
“Crossing Collections” Atlantic Center for Modern Art (CAAM), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
2013
“Accrochage” Hans Mayer Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany
2012
“Conceptual Abstraction” Hunter College, New York City, NY, USA
2011
“Session 4 / All of the Above” Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
“Circa 1986” Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (HVCCA), Peekskill, NY, USA
“Paradise Row” Felix Ringel Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany
“Light – Part II” Galerie Gabriel Rolt, Amsterdam, Netherlands
“Lightwork I” Curated by Gabriel Rolt and Nick Hackworth, Paradise Row, London, UK
2010
“Untitled, 2010” Lautom Contemporary, Oslo, Norway
“Peinture Extrême Painting” Projex-Mtl, Montreal, Canada
2008
“Galleria del Tasso” Bergamo, Italy
“Who’s Missing” Galerie Gabriel Rolt, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2007
“Superfudge” Balmoral Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
“Material Transfer” Curated by Susan Gibsey Garvey, Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax, NS, Canada
“Peter Schuyff / Charlie Roberts” Vous Etes Ici, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2006
“Auto-tour de la “geometry” ProjexMtl Galerie, Montreal, QC, Canada
“Lights On – La luz nell’arte” Artiscope, Brussels, Belgium
“Paint” Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2005
“East Village USA” New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY, USA
2000
“Or Gallery” Vancouver, BC, Canada
1999
“Post-Hypnotic” University Galleries, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, USA
1997
“After the Fall: Aspects of Abstract Painting Since 1970” Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, New York, NY, USA