Cameron Welch
Cameron Welch’s (b. 1990, Indianapolis, IN) mosaics reference mythology, black identity and modern society, combining found artifacts from the recent past including CDs, brooms, mirrors, and drums. The surface of each work is crafted out of tiles pieced together from larger block which form individual lines throughout the work. This process speaks to both a specific art historical referent as well as an inherent kitsch. Found objects are imbedded in each work to activate the figures portrayed. These labored surfaces are then collaged and painted atop of in a frenetic manner that pushes against the precious nature of the mosaic process. Welch states, “I was thinking a lot about what could be a new myth and trying to create a new world where people of color get to be represented in this way. So I thought about mashing ancient myths around beauty, sexuality, and identity with more modern signifiers. There are CDs—which are like fossils in the world now because we don’t use them anymore. I was interested in the stories they evoke for people. The mythology doesn’t stop at the depiction of the thing by me but takes on different things with the different people who see the paintings.”
Cameron Welch’s (b. 1990, Indianapolis, IN) mosaics reference mythology, black identity and modern society, combining found artifacts from the recent past including CDs, brooms, mirrors, and drums. The surface of each work is crafted out of tiles pieced together from larger block which form individual lines throughout the work. This process speaks to both a specific art historical referent as well as an inherent kitsch. Found objects are imbedded in each work to activate the figures portrayed. These labored surfaces are then collaged and painted atop of in a frenetic manner that pushes against the precious nature of the mosaic process. Welch states, “I was thinking a lot about what could be a new myth and trying to create a new world where people of color get to be represented in this way. So I thought about mashing ancient myths around beauty, sexuality, and identity with more modern signifiers. There are CDs—which are like fossils in the world now because we don’t use them anymore. I was interested in the stories they evoke for people. The mythology doesn’t stop at the depiction of the thing by me but takes on different things with the different people who see the paintings.”
Welch received his MFA from Columbia University in 2016. He was nominated for the Rema Hort Mann Emerging Artist Grant in 2016, and was the recipient of One River School’s Emerging Art Award in 2019. Welch’s work has been featured in such publications as Vice, Hypebeast, and Forbes. He lives and works in New York, NY.
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Natural Materials
Pancho Jiménez, Nnenna Okore, Cameron Welch 10 Apr - 8 May 2021Jenkin Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, is pleased to present Natural Materials, a group exhibition featuring new works by Pancho Jiménez, Nnenna Okore and Cameron Welch. This exhibition explores three artists’...Read more -
Figurative Summer
Amani Lewis, Ludovic Nkoth, Raelis Vasquez, and Cameron Welch 24 Jun - 27 Aug 2020Jenkins Johnson Projects is pleased to present Figurative Summer, our first virtual exhibition. Figurative Summer features the work of Ludovic Nkoth, Cameron Welch, Raelis Vasquez and Amani Lewis. The works...Read more -
Winter Salon Part II
1 Feb - 7 Mar 2020Jenkins Johnson Gallery is pleased to announce Winter Salon Part II, a showcase of recent selections from leading artists currently showing with the gallery. Following Winter Salon Part I, Jenkins...Read more -
Then & Now
Chase Hall and Cameron Welch 7 Sep - 2 Nov 2019Jenkins Johnson Projects, New York is pleased to present Then & Now , an exhibition curated by Antwaun Sargent , featuring new works by Chase Hall and Cameron Welch ....Read more
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The Armory Show
New York, NY 9 - 12 Sep 2021Jenkins Johnson Gallery was pleased to participate in The Armory Show 2021 at the Javits Center from September 9th - 12th. We presented a selection...Read more -
Frieze New York
New York, NY 5 - 9 May 2021Jenkins Johnson presented artists who explore social and political issues of the Diaspora by bridging past and contemporary moments: Wadsworth Jarrell, Gordon Parks, Ming Smith,...Read more -
Conversations on Culture #12
Figurative Summer Exhibition: Amani Lewis, Ludovic Nkoth, Raelis Vasquez, and Cameron Welch in Conversation with Karen Jenkins-Johnson 26 Jun 2020Friday, June 26th, 2020 was our 12th installment of our digital series, Conversations on Culture. In conjunction with our Figurative Summer exhibition, artists Amani Lewis,...Read more -
UNTITLED, Miami Beach
Miami Beach, FL 3 - 8 Dec 2019Jenkins Johnson Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in UNTITLED, Miami Beach, December 3-8, 2019 in Booth B29. This presentation will feature artists including...Read more
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The Armory Show
New York, NY 9 - 12 Sep 2021Jenkins Johnson Gallery was pleased to participate in The Armory Show 2021 at the Javits Center from September 9th - 12th. We presented a selection...Read more -
Frieze New York
New York, NY 5 - 9 May 2021Jenkins Johnson presented artists who explore social and political issues of the Diaspora by bridging past and contemporary moments: Wadsworth Jarrell, Gordon Parks, Ming Smith,...Read more -
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach, FL 3 - 6 Dec 2020Jenkins Johnson presented artists who explore social and political issues of the Diaspora by linking past and contemporary moments. To strengthen this connection, we will...Read more -
UNTITLED, Miami Beach
Miami Beach, FL 3 - 8 Dec 2019Jenkins Johnson Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in UNTITLED, Miami Beach, December 3-8, 2019 in Booth B29. This presentation will feature artists including...Read more