JOSEPH A. KAMINKSI
Born in Chicago, Joseph received a BFA in Painting from the University of Illinois in 1980 and moved to New York City that same year. From 1988 - 1997, Joseph split his time between New York City and Provincetown. Today, he continues to reside in NYC on the Upper West Side.
Joseph has always been interested in botanical imagery, occasional abstract work, photography, and the human figure.
As a gay man and artist, he celebrates the male body with an unapologetic and clear queer sensibility.
About Joseph…
Expositions
October 2020: “Works At Home" at ARTpartmentNYC, Brooklyn.
March 2020: Uncensored: Queer Art Pop Up Exhibition, Brooklyn.
2019: Two group shows at Blackbird Gallery in Chelsea.
1994: “True Phallacy: the Myth of Male Power” at the Michael Clark Gallery, Washington, D.C. Several of his penis paintings were included in this feminist exhibition, resulting in images of his work being published in the Italian publication, L’espresso, and Penthouse Magazine.
Representation
Amos Eno Gallery, NYC from 1989 to 1995.
Cortland Jessup Gallery, Provincetown, MA, from 1991 to 1997.
Two of his paintings and several ceramic pieces are included in the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art collection with one painting featured in their 2009 exhibition and catalogue, “Treasures of Gay Art from the Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation.”
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