Chanterelle at ASHES/ASHES

Artists: Lara Joy Evans, Erik Frydenborg, Justin Ortiz, Vincent Pocsik, Lenard Smith, Torbjörn Vejvi

Exhibition title: Chanterelle

Venue: ASHES/ASHES, New York, US

Date: November 3 – December 17, 2023

Photography: all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and ASHES/ASHES

Lara Joy Evans (born 1993; Los Angeles, CA) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. Evans received a BA from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Evans’ recent solo exhibitions include: Empedocles, Final Hot Desert, Lund, NV; Arnhemse Uitnacht, Code Rood, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Primal_ditch_BP (before present), Galerija Miroslav Kraljevic, Zagreb, Croatia. Evans’ recent group exhibitions include: The last man on planet earth, ASHES/ASHES, New York, NY; Dreams in Deixis, Tufenkian Fine Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Earth Positive, Spas Setun, Moscow, Russia; Pineal Eye Infection, Seasons, Los Angeles, CA; Paradise on Mars, OJ Art Space; Istanbul, Turkey.

Erik Frydenborg (born 1977; Miami, FL) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. Frydenborg received an MFA from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA and a BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD. Frydenborg’s recent solo and two-person exhibitions include: Anthony Miler & Erik Frydenborg, The Pit, Palm Springs, CA; Street Elbow, Starr Suites, New York, NY; Tongue and Groove, Mykola Haleta & Erik Frydenborg, Headstone Gallery, Kingston, NY. Frydenborg’s recent group exhibitions include: Unstuck in Time, Pasaquan/Bo Bartlett Center, Buena Vista and Columbus, GA; Domestic Air Bag, curated by Matteo Tannatt, Pio Pico, Los Angeles, CA; Fever Dream Dream Fever, AMP Gallery Los Angeles Mission College, Los Angeles, CA.

Justin Ortiz (born 1998; Sleepy Hollow, NY) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. Ortiz apprenticed at classical painting ateliers prior to receiving a BFA in Painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Ortiz’s recent solo and two-person exhibitions include: The Golden Arm, Five Car Garage, Los Angeles, CA; The Apartment: Justin Ortiz & Kira Scerbin, Droll, Chicago, IL; Pleasure Guttus, Five Car Garage, Los Angeles, CA. Ortiz’s recent group exhibitions include: Beach, Nino Mier Gallery, New York, NY; Evening Shadow, Make Room, Los Angeles, CA; Nice Work, curated by Jake Fagundo, Sulk Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Vincent Pocsik (born 1985; Cleveland, OH) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. Pocsik received an MA in Architecture from Southern California Institute of Architecture, Los Angeles, CA, and a BS in Environmental Science from Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH. Pocsik’s recent solo exhibitions include: Cabinet Is Me, Objective Gallery, New York, NY; Anatomical Torsions, Twentieth Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA; Upside/Downside, Objective Gallery, Shanghai, China. Pocsik’s recent group exhibitions include: Marfa Invitational, Room57 Gallery, Marfa, TX; Friends and Lovers, Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles, CA; Nomad Capri, Objective Gallery, St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Lenard Smith (born 1975; Los Angeles County, CA) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. Smith received an MFA in Advanced Photographic Studies from Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. Smith’s recent exhibitions include: Spatial Studies, as-is.la, Los Angeles, CA; Crafting the Future, The Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art, San Bernardino, CA; There Is No Outside, curated by Kristopher Raos, Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.

Torbjörn Vejvi (born 1972, Växjö, Sweden) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. Vejvi received an MFA from Malmö Academy of Fine Art, Malmö, Sweden. Vejvi’s recent solo exhibitions include: Torbjörn Vejvi, Pio Pico, Los Angeles, CA; Within Their Shores, South Willard, Los Angeles, CA; Summer Room, Treignac Projet, Treignac, France. Vejvi’s recent group exhibitions include: South Willard, Gordon Robichaux, New York, NY; Domestic Air Bag, curated by Matteo Tannatt, Pio Pico, Los Angeles, CA; This Is My Community, curated by Michael Rashkow, Canepa Selling, Los Angeles, CA.

Chanterelle, 2023, exhibition view, ASHES/ASHES, New York

Chanterelle, 2023, exhibition view, ASHES/ASHES, New York

Chanterelle, 2023, exhibition view, ASHES/ASHES, New York

Chanterelle, 2023, exhibition view, ASHES/ASHES, New York

Chanterelle, 2023, exhibition view, ASHES/ASHES, New York

Chanterelle, 2023, exhibition view, ASHES/ASHES, New York

Chanterelle, 2023, exhibition view, ASHES/ASHES, New York

Chanterelle, 2023, exhibition view, ASHES/ASHES, New York

Torbjörn Vejvi, Untitled, 2023, oil paint on wood, 25 x 27 1/2 x 8 1/2 in 63.5 x 69.8 x 21.6 cm

Torbjörn Vejvi, Untitled, 2023, oil paint on wood, 25 x 27 1/2 x 8 1/2 in 63.5 x 69.8 x 21.6 cm

Vincent Pocsik, Sunhands I, 2023, carved black walnut, 20 x 23 x 12 in 50.8 x 58.4 x 30.5 cm

Vincent Pocsik, Sunhands I, 2023, carved black walnut, 20 x 23 x 12 in 50.8 x 58.4 x 30.5 cm

Chanterelle, 2023, exhibition view, ASHES/ASHES, New York