Born in 1985 in Michigan City, IN, USA
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY, USA

Danielle ORCHARD

Nodding to the great painters of the modern era including Picasso and Matisse, Orchard’s paintings often reference their styles and subject by portraying female nudes in a more abstract manner; the figures are portrayed in multi-perspectival Analytic Cubist style or abbreviated otherwise into solid contours and saturated colors. As she tackles depiction plane by plane, or each abstract part that she sculpts with thick impasto, Orchard is exploring the female corporeal representation. While the concept of female nude finds itself deeply ingrained in art history as a muse and more recently being established as a subject of study, Orchard adds depth by infusing her own experiences as a female artist, having trained, posed, and even taught in life drawing classes.

In narratives ranging from art historical tropes to contemporary leisure activities, the viewers can expect to find scenes of familiarity in Orchard’s work. By using popular motifs, Orchard eliminates the viewers’ guesswork in discerning the subject, directing their attention to her mode of expression instead. As the backgrounds or accompanying objects echo the body language of the women, depicted with muted emotions, the artist invites the viewers to empathize and contemplate on the interiority of the models.

education

2013 MFA, Painting, Hunter College, New York, NY
2009 BFA, Painting, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

solo shows

2023
-You Are a Serpent Who’ll Return to the Ocean, Perrotin, New York, NY

2022
-Page Turner, Perrotin, Paris, France 

2021
-At the Seams, Perrotin, Seoul
-A Face for Every Season, Half Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2020
-Mother's Magazines, Jack Hanley Gallery, New York, NY

2019
-Head of a Woman, Andrew Rafacz, Chicago, IL
-3PM, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark

2018
-A Little Louder, Love, Jack Hanley Gallery, New York, NY

2017
-Tennis Elbow, Journal Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

group shows

2023
-Dans la tête de Balthus, Perrotin Matignon, Paris, France 
-In New York, Thinking of You (Part II), The FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY 
-Pleasure Principle, curated by Genesis Belanger, François Ghebaly, New York, NY

2022
-Finger Bang, curated by Genesis Belagner & GaHee Park, Perrotin, Paris, France
-Chapeau!, Anton Kern Window, New York, NY
-Regarde-moi, Perrotin, Paris, France

2021
-Fantasy Body, Projet Pangée, Montreal, Canada
-Eau de Vallotton, Tif Sigfrids, New York, NY

2020
-Sympathetic Magic, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, CA
-Vortex, Kravets Wehby Gallery, New York, NY
-Eros Unlimited, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark

2018
-Five Propositions, Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, CA

2017
-Embodiment, D.C. Moore Gallery, New York, NY
-Moving, Still, Monya Rowe Gallery, St Augustine, FL
-Look Her Way, Thierry Goldberg, New York, NY
-Try to Smoke It, curated by Holly Coulis, Taymour Grahne, New York, NY
-SPRING/BREAK ART SHOW, Mulherin New York, New York, NY

awards

2019
Frederick Hammersley Artist in Residence, Tamarind Institute, Albuquerque, NM

2015
Alma B.C. Schapiro Resident, The Corporation of Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY

2013
MFA Fellowship Recipient, Dedalus Foundation, New York, NY

  • June 5, 2023
    Galerie Magazine — 3 PAGES

  • April 27, 2023
    Vogue — 7 PAGES

  • January 28, 2023
    How to Spend It — 2 PAGES

  • October 18, 2022
    I-D — 13 PAGES

  • September 22, 2022
    Flash Art — 7 PAGES

2023

BALTHUS, Jean-Siméon CHARDIN, Jean-Baptiste Camille COROT, Gustave COURBET, Malù DALLA PICCOLA, Eugène DELACROIX, Jean-Philippe DELHOMME, André DERAIN, Jens FÄNGE, Théodore GÉRICAULT, Alberto GIACOMETTI, Laurent GRASSO, Antoine-Jean GROS, Francis GRUBER, Charles HASCOËT, Jean-Auguste-Dominique INGRES, Alain JACQUET, Klara KRISTALOVA, Elladj LINCY DELOUMEAUX, Aristide MAILLOL, Danielle ORCHARD, GaHee PARK, Pierre PUVIS DE CHAVANNES, CHEN Ke, maxime BIOU

July 6, 2023 - July 29, 2023

paris

8 avenue Matignon

Dans la tête de Balthus

curated by Edwart Vignot, Isotta Bosi

Danielle ORCHARD

April 26, 2023 - June 10, 2023

new york

130 Orchard Street

You Are a Serpent Who’ll Return to the Ocean

2022

Danielle ORCHARD

September 3, 2022 - October 8, 2022

paris

76 RUE DE TURENNE 75003 PARIS

Page Turner

Henni ALFTAN, Trevor BAIRD, Genesis BELANGER, Chris BOGIA, GELITIN, Elizabeth GLAESSNER, Vivian GREVEN, Ivy HALDEMAN, Sharon MADANES, Nikki MALOOF, Jesse MOCKRIN, Danielle ORCHARD, GaHee PARK, Veronika PAUSOVA, Christina QUARLES, Sarah SLAPPEY, Emily Mae SMITH, Michael STAMM, Jessica STOLLER, Young-jun TAK, Robin F. WILLIAMS, Mark YANG

September 3, 2022 - September 24, 2022

paris

10 IMPASSE SAINT CLAUDE 75003 PARIS

Finger Bang

curated by Genesis Belanger & GaHee Park

Daniel ARSHAM, Sophie CALLE, Jiang CHENG, Johan CRETEN, Jean-Philippe DELHOMME, Jens FÄNGE, CHEN Fei, GELITIN, Laurent GRASSO, Charles HASCOËT, Gregor HILDEBRANDT, JR, Izumi KATO, CHEN Ke, Klara KRISTALOVA, Trevon LATIN, ROMEO MIVEKANNIN, Danielle ORCHARD, zéh PALITO, Christiane POOLEY, Claude RUTAULT, SONG Kun, Kathia ST. HILAIRE, Xavier VEILHAN

June 9, 2022 - July 30, 2022

paris

76 RUE DE TURENNE 75003 PARIS
10 IMPASSE SAINT CLAUDE 75003 PARIS

Regarde-moi

2021

Danielle ORCHARD

October 7, 2021 - November 26, 2021

Seoul

1F 5 Palpan-gil, Jongno-gu

At the Seams

"DANS LA TÊTE DE BALTHUS" AT PERROTIN MATIGNON

"DANS LA TÊTE DE BALTHUS" AT PERROTIN MATIGNON

BALTHUS, Jean-Siméon CHARDIN, Jean-Baptiste Camille COROT, Gustave COURBET, Malù DALLA PICCOLA, Eugène DELACROIX, Jean-Philippe DELHOMME, André DERAIN, Jens FÄNGE, Théodore GÉRICAULT, Alberto GIACOMETTI, Laurent GRASSO, Antoine-Jean GROS, Francis GRUBER, Charles HASCOËT, Jean-Auguste-Dominique INGRES, Alain JACQUET, Klara KRISTALOVA, Elladj LINCY DELOUMEAUX, Aristide MAILLOL, Danielle ORCHARD, GaHee PARK, Pierre PUVIS DE CHAVANNES, CHEN Ke, maxime BIOU

"Page Turner" at Perrotin Paris

"Page Turner" at Perrotin Paris

Danielle ORCHARD