Born in 1978 in USA
Lives and works in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Belanger’s practice at large is centered on the creation of sculptural objects and tableaux that draw from, and critique, the aesthetics of capitalist production and consumption. Working in a multitude of materials and techniques, including porcelain, stoneware, metal, wood, upholstery, and painting, Belanger creates psychologically charged mise-en-scènes, creating objects that act as surrogates for human feeling or experience. Her work considers the ways in which advertising manipulates our psychology; the dynamics of consumption; issues of privacy in our increasingly online world; and coping mechanisms for the overwhelm.
education
2012 Master of Fine Arts, Combined Media, Hunter College, New York, NY, USA
2004 Bachelor of Fine Arts, The School of The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA
2002 Bachelor of Fine Arts coursework, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, USA
solo shows
2024
- In the Right Conditions we are Indistinguishable, Pace, London, UK
- One More Good Day, roldolphe janssen, Brussels, Belgium
- Suave Inquietud (Anxious Bodies), Genesis Belanger and Yoriko Mizushiri, Fundación MEDIANOCHE0, Granada, Spain
2022
- Blow Out, Perrotin, Paris, France
2021
- Another Man's Treasure, Perrotin, Tokyo, Japan
- We Were Never Friends, The Consortium Museum, Dijon, France
2020
- The Party's Over, rodolphe janssen, Brussels, Belgium
- Through the Eye of a Needle, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT, USA
2019
- Coins for the Ferrymen, François Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Holding Pattern, New Museum, New York, NY, USA
2018
- A Strange Relative, Genesis Belanger & Emily Mae Smith, Perrotin, New York, NY, USA
2017
- Cheap Cookie and a Tall Drink of Water, Mrs. Gallery, Maspeth, NY, USA
group shows
2025
- EN PLEIN CŒUR: Un siècle d’amour sans filtre, La Maison Guerlain, Paris, France
- Desire and Abundance: American Culture and the Still Life, Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
- Dreams and Reality, Alina Szapocznikow, Genesis Belanger, and Pipilotti Rist, Villa Santo Sospir, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
- Mélodies en Sous-Sol: Expérience Pommery #18, Domaine Pommery, Reims, France
2024
- Body of Work, Mrs. Gallery, Queens, NY, USA
- Une Chambre à Soi, Chateau la Coste, Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, France
- Are You Joking? Women & Humor, The Church, Sag Harbor, NY, USA
- Day Jobs, traveling to Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Giants, roldophe janssen, Brussels, Belgium
2023
- Funk You Too!: Humor and Irreverence in Modern and Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY, USA
- Pleasure Principle, curated by Genesis Belanger, François Ghebaly, New York, NY, USA
- Day Jobs, Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, TX, USA
2022
- Mirror Mirror: Fashion and the Psyche, MoMu Fashion Museum, Antwerp, Belgium
- Les Fleurs du Mâle, Musée d'Art Naïf Anatole-Jakovsky, Nice, France
- Finger Bang, curated by Genesis Belanger and GaHee Park, Perrotin, Paris, France
- Performing Femininity, Mrs. Gallery, New York, NY, USA
- Ojos de Perro Azul, curated by Natalie Weder and Nuria Galland, Marinaro, New York, NY, USA
- WOMEN, ARKEN Museum of Moderne Art, Ishøj, Denmark
- Sausage Party, rodolphe janssen, Brussels, Belgium
2021
- Anniversary, Mrs. Gallery, New York, NY, USA
- Clay Pop, Jeffrey Deitch Inc, New York, NY, USA
- The Shoo Sho, curated by Julie Curtiss, Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY, USA
- Bitter Nest, Perrotin, Tokyo, Japan
- Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity), Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin, Germany
- Time Takes a Cigarette, Josh Lilley, London, UK
2020
- Artists for New York, Hauser & Wirth, New York, NY, USA
- Good Pictures, Jeffrey Deitch Inc, New York, NY, USA
- A Love Letter to a Nightmare, Petzel Gallery, New York, NY, USA
2019
- Dark Laughter, curated by Barry Schwabsky, Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London, UK
- Magnetic Fields, curated by Cecilia Alemani, Gió Marconi Gallery, Milan, Italy
- No Patience For Monuments, Perrotin, Seoul, South Korea
- Group Show, Howard’s, Athens, GA, USA
2018
- Distortions, Nathalie Karg Gallery, New York, NY, USA
- Liquid Dreams, François Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Objects Like Us, curated by Amy Smith-Stewart and David Adamo, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT, USA
- Uncanny Memories, Sophia Contemporary Gallery, London, UK
- Body So Delicious, Reyes Projects, Birmingham, MI, USA
2017
- Genesis Belanger, Melissa Brown, Roy de Forest, Mimi Gross, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY, USA
2016
- Scarlet Street, Lucien Terras, New York, NY, USA
- Happiness and Other Forms of Self Delusion, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Frida Smoked, Invisible Exports Gallery, New York, NY, USA
- Nature/Gesture, Project Art Space, New York, NY, USA
- Spring Break/Art Fair, New York, NY, USA
public collections
Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
Fundación MEDIANOCHE0, Granada, Spain
Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL, USA
Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY, USA
Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA, USA
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, USA
Pond Society, Shanghai, China
