Cassidy Early
Cassidy Early (born 1994) is an American painter, based in Chicago. Their paintings are focused on the queer body.
Biography
Cassidy Early was born in 1994 in Worcester, Massachusetts. They are Scottish American, trans, and non-binary. Early's interest in art began from drawing and pop culture influences including video games, the Dragon Ball Z television series, fantasy literature, and tabletop role-playing games.
They received a BFA degree in 2016, from Boston University College of Fine Arts; and graduated with an MFA degree in 2020, from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, in studio, painting, and drawing. Early was awarded the School of Art Institute of Chicago Dean's Scholarship from Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists Residency in 2019.
Works
Early's paintings include themes of grief, memory, and personal experience. Below are some of their works and exhibitions.
- Tread (2020), frosted mylar, graphite, and acrylic on paper
- Living Room Dues (2020), oil on canvas
- Trans People are Angels (2022), oil on canvas, at Lauren Powell Projects, Los Angeles, California
- Early After (2023), oil on panel, at A Very Serious Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Solo exhibition
- In the Light of Day (2022), Lauren Powell Projects, Los Angeles, California
Group exhibitions
- Aesthetics of Loss (2023), Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, Illinois
- Nowhere Fast (2023), Olympia, New York City, New York
- American Honey (2024), McColl Center for Art + Innovation, Asheville, North Carolina