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| Chelsea Greene Lewyta |
Portfolio 1 is a selection of Chelsea's art exhibiting strong themes. This body of work is heavily content driven. These pieces were created for
the purpose of published illustration, gallery exhibition, or personal thesis.
the purpose of published illustration, gallery exhibition, or personal thesis.
| Chelsea Greene Lewyta New York, N.Y., United States Chelsea Greene Lewyta, artist and freelance illustrator. She graduated from The Pratt Institute in May 2009 with a Bachelor's of Fine Art in Illustration. While at Pratt she also studied various forms of print making and was a winner from the society of illustrators student competition in 2008. Since, she has been exhibiting her work internationally and was published in Hunt & Gather: Discovering New Art in 2010. |
| Some of her favorite artists include Kiki Smith, Marlane Dumas, Hans Bellmer, Louise Bourgeois, Julie Heffernan, Fuyuko Matsui, Takato Yamamoto, Yu Jinyoung, Arthur Rackham, Jessie Wilcox Smith, Katherine Shippen Green , Beatrix Potter, Egon Schiele, Alphonse Mucha, Edouard Manet, Singer Sargent, William Adolphe Bouguereau, and Sophie Jodoin. Commercial projects Chelsea has worked on were children's books, fashion illustration, album covers, drawing installations, editorial illustration, sequenial art, cover art, portraiture and concept art. Some of her clients include Biolumina, Art & Anthropology, The New York Observer, Dress Up America, Real Magazine and Tiffany & Co. |
Past Shows:
Society of Illustrators Student Show 2008. Greenwich Workshop Award Winner.
The National Grid. Sydney, Australia. Summer 2008.
Fort Gondo. St. Louis, MO. Fall 2008.
London Miles Gallery. London, United Kingdom. April 2009.
Twin: Our Favorite Albums Not Yours. New York, NY. April 2009.
The Kids are Alright Emerging Artist Tour curated by Beau Basse:
T and P Fine Art, Philadelphia, PA. April 2009.
Subtext, San Diego, CA. May 2009.
Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. July 2009.
Show and Tell Gallery, Toronto, Canada. August 2009.
LeBASSE, Culver City, CA. October 2009.
The Pratt Show. New York, NY. May 2009.
Summer Print Exhibition at London Miles Gallery. London, United Kingdom. July 2009.
A Twisted Soul Show. Poughkeepsie, NY. October 2009.
Hunt & Gather at the Thinkspace Gallery. Culver City, CA. April 9. 2010.
Chelsea Greene Lewyta: Solo Exhibition at Painter's. Cornwall, NY. June 2010.
G2: Group Exhibition. G2 Avenue A. New York, NY. August 2010.
No Biting. 320 West 37th Street. New York, NY. July 2010.
Convergence. The 69th Fighting Regiments Armory. New York, NY. August 2010.
Voices for Umoja's "Raising Voices" Benefit Art Show.Los Angeles, CA. September 2010.
Chelsea Greene Lewyta: Solo Exhibition at Beast. Brooklyn, NY. October 2010.
Fangoria. G2 Avenue A. New York, NY. October 2010.
Ready or Not. The Marketplace Gallery. Albany, NY. November 2010.
The Contrast Art Show. 320 West 37th Street. New York, NY. November 2010.
The New American Art Show. Ceres Gallery. New York, NY. December 2010.
Last Chance. The Marketplace Gallery. Albany, NY. December 2010.
The Rabbit Room. A solo exhibition and installation. Brewer's Mansion. Brooklyn, NY. January & February 2011.
Bleak March. The Acheron. Brooklyn, NY. March 2011.
The Contrast Art Show. 320 Studios. New York, NY. March 2011.
Featured artist at Lovebird Studio. Rosendale, New York. April 2011.
unKnown Art Show. Good Units at the Hudson Hotel. New York, NY. April 2011.
Sakura Exhibition 2011. Tokyo, Japan. April 2011.
Sakura Exhibition 2011. Roppongi, Japan. April & May 2011.
Sakura Exhibition 2011. New York, NY. June 2011.
The Contrast Art Show. 320 Studios. New York, NY. June 2011.
PornSaint Exhibition. Erotic Museum. Amsterdam, Netherlands. Summer 2011.
Launch 2011. Sacramento, CA. July 2011.
Society of Illustrators Student Show 2008. Greenwich Workshop Award Winner.
The National Grid. Sydney, Australia. Summer 2008.
Fort Gondo. St. Louis, MO. Fall 2008.
London Miles Gallery. London, United Kingdom. April 2009.
Twin: Our Favorite Albums Not Yours. New York, NY. April 2009.
The Kids are Alright Emerging Artist Tour curated by Beau Basse:
T and P Fine Art, Philadelphia, PA. April 2009.
Subtext, San Diego, CA. May 2009.
Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. July 2009.
Show and Tell Gallery, Toronto, Canada. August 2009.
LeBASSE, Culver City, CA. October 2009.
The Pratt Show. New York, NY. May 2009.
Summer Print Exhibition at London Miles Gallery. London, United Kingdom. July 2009.
A Twisted Soul Show. Poughkeepsie, NY. October 2009.
Hunt & Gather at the Thinkspace Gallery. Culver City, CA. April 9. 2010.
Chelsea Greene Lewyta: Solo Exhibition at Painter's. Cornwall, NY. June 2010.
G2: Group Exhibition. G2 Avenue A. New York, NY. August 2010.
No Biting. 320 West 37th Street. New York, NY. July 2010.
Convergence. The 69th Fighting Regiments Armory. New York, NY. August 2010.
Voices for Umoja's "Raising Voices" Benefit Art Show.Los Angeles, CA. September 2010.
Chelsea Greene Lewyta: Solo Exhibition at Beast. Brooklyn, NY. October 2010.
Fangoria. G2 Avenue A. New York, NY. October 2010.
Ready or Not. The Marketplace Gallery. Albany, NY. November 2010.
The Contrast Art Show. 320 West 37th Street. New York, NY. November 2010.
The New American Art Show. Ceres Gallery. New York, NY. December 2010.
Last Chance. The Marketplace Gallery. Albany, NY. December 2010.
The Rabbit Room. A solo exhibition and installation. Brewer's Mansion. Brooklyn, NY. January & February 2011.
Bleak March. The Acheron. Brooklyn, NY. March 2011.
The Contrast Art Show. 320 Studios. New York, NY. March 2011.
Featured artist at Lovebird Studio. Rosendale, New York. April 2011.
unKnown Art Show. Good Units at the Hudson Hotel. New York, NY. April 2011.
Sakura Exhibition 2011. Tokyo, Japan. April 2011.
Sakura Exhibition 2011. Roppongi, Japan. April & May 2011.
Sakura Exhibition 2011. New York, NY. June 2011.
The Contrast Art Show. 320 Studios. New York, NY. June 2011.
PornSaint Exhibition. Erotic Museum. Amsterdam, Netherlands. Summer 2011.
Launch 2011. Sacramento, CA. July 2011.
