Tara Downs

Ivy Haldeman

Biography

Ivy Haldeman (b. 1985, Aurora, US; lives and works in New York) gained her BFA from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in 2008. Selected solo presentations: Tara Downs, New York, US (2024) (forthcoming); “Pictures for Use and Pleasure,” Yuz Museum, Shanghai, CN (2022); “The Agreement, The Fool, The Storm,“ François Ghebaly, Los Angeles, US (2024); Twice,” Tara Downs New York, US (2021); “Hello, the Future Is Certain,” François Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles, US (2020); “(Hesitate),” Capsule, Shanghai, CN (2019). Selected group exhibitions: “I'd Love To See You,” Rusha & Co., Los Angeles, US (2024); “I'm Not Afraid Of Ghosts,” Palazzo Tiepolo Passi, Venice, IT (2024); “Plastic Stars,” Tara Downs, New York, US (2023); The Margulies Collection, Miami, US (2022); “Finger Bang,” Perrotin, Paris, FR (2022); “A Love Letter to a Nightmare,” Petzel Gallery, New York, US (2020); “Personal Private Public,” Hauser & Wirth, New York, US (2019); “Throwback Jack,” Fredericks & Freiser, New York, US (2019); “Noise! Frans Hals, Otherwise,” Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, NL (2018); “The Sun is Gone But We Have The Light,” Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, Hancock, US (2018); “Body So Delicious,” Reyes Projects, Birmingham, US (2018); “Eye to Eye,” Arsenal Contemporary, New York, US (2018); and “The Curator’s Egg,” Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, US (2017). Her practice is the subject of extensive reviews in publications including Artforum, Artnet News, The Brooklyn Rail, The New Yorker, The New York Times, The New York Times T Style Magazine, Observer, Vice Magazine China, and W Magazine. Haldeman’s work is included in significant public and private collections internationally including the Dallas Museum of Art, Denver Museum of Art, ICA Miami, Yuz Museum, and X Museum, among numerous others.

Exhibition view of Ivy Haldeman: Plastic Stars. Tara Downs, New York, 2023.

Ivy Haldeman, Double Figure, Back to Back, Head Tilts Left, Hand Along Thigh, 2023. Acrylic on canvas,
83 1/2 × 57 1/2 in / 212 × 146 cm

Installation view of Next Door: A Yuz Foundation Collection. Yuz Project Space of Art, Shanghai, 2023. Courtesy of Yuz Museum and Yuz Foundation. Photo: Alessandro Wang

Exhibition view of Ivy Haldeman: Pictures for Use and Pleasure, 2022. Yuz Museum Shanghai.

Ivy Haldeman. Two Figures, Eyes Closed, Arm Outstretched, Leg Dangles, Forearms Cross, Toe Touches Edge, 2022. Acrylic on canvas, 4 panels, each: 84 × 58 in / 213,3 × 147,3 cm

Exhibition view of Ivy Haldeman: Pictures for Use and Pleasure, 2022. Yuz Museum Shanghai.

Ivy Haldeman. Twice, Eyes Half Closed, Bun Puff to Nose, Pinkies Up, 2022. Acrylic on canvas, 83 3/4 × 57 3/4 in / 213 × 147 cm

Exhibition view of Ivy Haldeman: Pictures for Use and Pleasure, 2022. Yuz Museum Shanghai.

Ivy Haldeman. Colossus, Droplet, Fingers Cover Eye, Legs Foreground, 2022. Acrylic on canvas, 83 3/4 × 57 3/4 in / 213 × 147 cm

Exhibition view of Ivy Haldeman: Pictures for Use and Pleasure, 2022. Yuz Museum Shanghai.

Ivy Haldeman. Two Suits, Bend, Cuff to Waist (Quinacridone Red, Phthalo Green Deep), 2022. Acrylic on canvas, 67 × 63 3/4 in / 170 × 162 cm

Exhibition view of Ivy Haldeman: Twice, 2021. Tara Downs, New York.

Ivy Haldeman, Two Suits, Face to Face, Cuff Grasped (Smalt, Red), 2021. Acrylic on canvas, 67 3/8 × 60 1/4 in / 171 × 153 cm

Exhibition view of Ivy Haldeman: Twice, 2021. Tara Downs, New York.

Ivy Haldeman. Twice Colossus, Head Leans Left, Pinky Up, Head Leans Right (Gaze), 2021. Acrylic on canvas,
83 1/2 × 57 1/2 in / 212 × 146 cm

Exhibition view of Ivy Haldeman: Twice, 2021. Tara Downs, New York.

Ivy Haldeman, Two Suits, Sitting, Cuff to Lapel, Belly Down, Shoulders Tilt (Red, Blue Horizontal), 2021. Acrylic on canvas, 67 3/8 × 60 1/4 in / 171 ×153 cm

Ivy Haldeman, Twice Colossus, Four Hands Touch, Palms Apart, Buns Press Slightly, 2021. Acrylic on canvas, 83 1/2 × 57 1/2 in / 212 × 146 cm

Exhibition view of Ivy Haldeman: Twice, 2021. Tara Downs, New York.

Ivy Haldeman, Full Figure, Head Toss, Fingers to Cheek, Feet Together, 2020. Acrylic on canvas, 84 × 58 inc / 213,4 × 147,3 cm

Ivy Haldeman, Thumb to Ring Finger, Step Right, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 24 × 16 1/2 in / 61 × 41,9 cm

Ivy Haldeman, High Heel Banana Peel, Counter Wrap, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 24 × 16 1/2 in / 61 × 41,9 cm

Exhibition view of Personal, Private, Public, 2019. Hauser & Wirth, New York.

Ivy Haldeman, Colossus, Toe Forward, Heel Touches Ankle, Thumb to Index, Glance Over Shoulder, 2019. Acrylic on Canvas, 84 × 58 in / 213,4 × 147,3 cm

Exhibition view of Throwback Jack, 2019. Fredericks & Freiser, New York.

Exhibition view of Frieze New York, 2019. Presented by Tara Downs, New York.

Ivy Haldeman, Colossus, Pinky Down, Forearm Presses Bun, Two Books, 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 84 × 58 inc/ 213,4 × 147,3 cm

Exhibition view of Ivy Haldeman: (Hesitate), 2019. Capsule, Shanghai.

Exhibition view of Ivy Haldeman: The Interesting Type, 2018. Tara Downs, New York.

Ivy Haldeman, Full Figure, Open Book, 2018. Acrylic on canvas, 60 × 84 in/ 152,4 × 213,4 cm

Exhibition view of Noise! Frans Hals, Otherwise, 2018. Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, Netherlands.

Ivy Haldeman, Close Up, Calf Over Thigh, Cream, Index and Middle Finger Forward, 2018. Acrylic on canvas, 24 × 16 1/2 inc / 61 × 41,9 cm

Ivy Haldeman, Banana Phone, Torn Bun 2018. Acrylic on canvas, 24 × 16 1/2 inches / 61 × 41,9 cm

Exhibition view of Body So Delicious, 2018. Reyes | Finn, Detroit.

Exhibition view of The Curator's Egg, 2017. Kasmin Gallery, New York.

Ivy Haldeman, Colossus, Shin on Torso, Hands Push Bun Upward, Head Leans to the Left, 2017. Acrylic on canvas, 84 × 60 inches / 213,4 × 152,4 cm

Biography

Ivy Haldeman (b. 1985, Aurora, US; lives and works in New York) gained her BFA from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in 2008. Selected solo presentations: Tara Downs, New York, US (2024) (forthcoming); “Pictures for Use and Pleasure,” Yuz Museum, Shanghai, CN (2022); “The Agreement, The Fool, The Storm,“ François Ghebaly, Los Angeles, US (2024); Twice,” Tara Downs New York, US (2021); “Hello, the Future Is Certain,” François Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles, US (2020); “(Hesitate),” Capsule, Shanghai, CN (2019). Selected group exhibitions: “I'd Love To See You,” Rusha & Co., Los Angeles, US (2024); “I'm Not Afraid Of Ghosts,” Palazzo Tiepolo Passi, Venice, IT (2024); “Plastic Stars,” Tara Downs, New York, US (2023); The Margulies Collection, Miami, US (2022); “Finger Bang,” Perrotin, Paris, FR (2022); “A Love Letter to a Nightmare,” Petzel Gallery, New York, US (2020); “Personal Private Public,” Hauser & Wirth, New York, US (2019); “Throwback Jack,” Fredericks & Freiser, New York, US (2019); “Noise! Frans Hals, Otherwise,” Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, NL (2018); “The Sun is Gone But We Have The Light,” Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, Hancock, US (2018); “Body So Delicious,” Reyes Projects, Birmingham, US (2018); “Eye to Eye,” Arsenal Contemporary, New York, US (2018); and “The Curator’s Egg,” Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, US (2017). Her practice is the subject of extensive reviews in publications including Artforum, Artnet News, The Brooklyn Rail, The New Yorker, The New York Times, The New York Times T Style Magazine, Observer, Vice Magazine China, and W Magazine. Haldeman’s work is included in significant public and private collections internationally including the Dallas Museum of Art, Denver Museum of Art, ICA Miami, Yuz Museum, and X Museum, among numerous others.