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Justin Almquist

American artist Justin Almquist was born in Minneapolis in 1976, received his BFA at Pratt Institute, New York in 1998 and his MFA at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich in 2010. He has lived and worked in Germany since 2003 and his work is represented in the permanent collections of the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung Munich; the Lenbachhaus Munich and the Pinakothek der Moderne Munich. An archive selection of some works exhibited in Justin Almquist, his first exhibition in London held at England & Co in 2014, are reproduced below. The exhibition was accompanied by a concurrent display of works on paper from 1966 - 2001, by the British artist Colin Self.


Paintings   

Drawings & works on paper



Grasshopper Attempting to Negotiate with Prostitutes - Details


Grasshopper Attempting to Negotiate with Prostitutes 2013
23 x 15 cm (9 x 6 inches)
Ink, pencil and collage on paper

Exhibited Justin Almquist, England & Co, 2014.


Ref: JA10
Leaving Old Ghosts Behind - Details


Leaving Old Ghosts Behind 2013
42.5 x 51 cm (16.75 x 20 inches
Acrylic, pencil, collage and watercolor on paper

Exhibited Justin Almquist, England & Co, 2014. Private collection


Ref: JA41
Loss - Details


Loss 2013
30 x 22 cm (11.75 x 8.25 inches)
Ink on paper

Exhibited Justin Almquist, England & Co, 2014.


Ref: JA16
Jaguar Boy - Details


Jaguar Boy 2011
32 x 24 cm (12.5 x 9.5 inches)
Ink and acrylic on paper

Exhibited Justin Almquist, England & Co, 2014.


Ref: JA9
Houseplant with Siren - Details


Houseplant with Siren 2013
66.75 x 48 cm (26.25 x 19 inches)
Watercolor, pencil and acetone transfer on paper

Exhibited Justin Almquist, England & Co, 2014. Private collection


Ref: JA1
Zapped Solifugue 2011 - Details


Zapped Solifugue 2011 2011
23 x 15 cm (9 x 6 inches)
Ink on paper

Exhibited Justin Almquist, England & Co, 2014.


Ref: JA28
Untitled (Studio Study) - Details


Untitled (Studio Study) 2011-12
40 x 30 cm (15.75 x 11.75 inches)
Ink and watercolour on paper

Exhibited Justin Almquist, England & Co, 2014.


Ref: JA36
Popsicle - Details


Popsicle 2013
30 x 18 (11.75 x 7 inches)
Mixed media collage on paper

Exhibited Justin Almquist, England & Co, 2014. Private collection


Ref: JA30
Tattooed Torso Sitting on Rocks (Giant) - Details


Tattooed Torso Sitting on Rocks (Giant) 2013
25.5 x 21 cm (10 x 8.25 inches)
Ink , watercolour and glow-in-the-dark acrylic on paper,

Exhibited Justin Almquist, England & Co, 2014.


Ref: JA14
Dada Resurrection Kit II (T.E.) - Details


Dada Resurrection Kit II (T.E.) 2013
29.5 x 21cm (11.75 x 8.25 inches)
Mixed media collage with acetone transfer on paper

Exhibited Justin Almquist, England & Co, 2014.


Ref: JA31
Modern Art Standing in the Way of a Woman Undressing - Details


Modern Art Standing in the Way of a Woman Undressing 2006
29.7 x 21 cm (11.75 x 8.25 inches
Ink and collage on paper
Exhibited Justin Almquist, England & Co, 2014.
Ref: JA8
South American Beauty Pageant Contestant - Details


South American Beauty Pageant Contestant 2011
23.5 x 17 cm (9.25 x 6.75 inches)
Ink and charcoal on paper

Exhibited Justin Almquist, England & Co, 2014.


Ref: JA27
Light Smoker - Details


Light Smoker 2008
17 x 11 cm (6.75 x 4.25 inches)
Ink on paper

Exhibited Justin Almquist, England & Co, 2014.


Ref: JA17
Untitled - Details


Untitled 2011
30 x 22 cm (11.75 x 8.25 inches)
Ink on paper

Exhibited Justin Almquist, England & Co, 2014.


Ref: JA35
Blood Mobile Study ii - Details


Blood Mobile Study ii 2013
35.5 x 28 cm (14 x 11 inches)
Ink on paper

Exhibited Justin Almquist, England & Co, 2014.


Ref: JA45
Skin Shoppers - Details


Skin Shoppers 2011
48 x 36 cm (18.75 x 14.75 inches
Mixed media with collage using newspaper clippings

Exhibited: The Chinati Foundation, Marfa, Texas, 2011.

Exhibited: Justin Almquist, England & Co, 2014.


Ref: JA5
Dusk - Details


Dusk 2011
23 x 15 cm (9 x 6 inches)
Ink on paper

Exhibited Justin Almquist, England & Co, 2014.


Ref: JA15