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I'm SHUNGABOY. I create vibrant paintings of male ballet dancers, surrealist male cityscapes, handsome portraits, and homoerotic landscapes.
My work grows out of my figure drawing practice. I believe that the male physique is the most beautiful thing in the world, and I want to overcome the homophobia that pervades society.
BIO
Born in the Hell's Kitchen, New York City, his earliest childhood drawings were plein air crayon drawings of castles in the English countryside. He graduated with a bachelor’s in architecture from Cornell University. His career in architecture included establishing the Tokyo office of a major US architectural firm and later managing the construction of museums in New York City.
In 2002, he left architecture to seek out his own creative spirit. While as a volunteer archivist at the Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation (now the Leslie-Lohman Museum), he started attending the foundation’s male figure drawing group and in 2014 started his own Men’s Naked Drawing Group, which during the pandemic became Men Drawing Men.
IS THERE A MEANING BEHIND THE NAME SHUNGABOY? “Shunga,” is the erotic art genre of 17th century Japan that depicted explicit sexual scenes (often brothel scenes) in woodblock prints. The word "shun" (Spring) connotes sex and "ga" means art. Shungaboy, the name he uses for his art, celebrates both his Japanese descent and the playful spirit he attempts to capture his creative work.
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UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS:
October 4-13, 2024. Dirty Little Drawings, Soho Project Space, 129 Prince Street basement, curated by Harvey Redding and Rob Hugh Rosen. Opening reception Friday October 4, 6-8p.
July 19-September 6, 2024. Portrait as Statement, Halsey Art Center, 119 Halsey St, downtown Newark, NJ. Closing reception and artist talk Friday September 6, 5-8p.
PAST EXHIBITIONS:
July 16-August 3, 2024. We Stand with Ukraine, a fundraiser for the LGBTQI Ukrainian community, Soho Project Space, 129 Prince Street basement. Curated by Rob Hugh Rosen. Concept by Ukrainian photographer Igor Yermakov.
April 20, 2024. Rainbow Book Fair, LGBT Community Center, 208 W 13 St, SAT 12-6p.
March 26-April 13, 2024. Connections VIII (group exhibit), Atlantic Gallery 548 W 28 St #540, gallery hours 12-6p, opening reception THU Mar 28, 6-8p. Unfortunately, I won't be at the opening reception. Please message me if you want to meet at the gallery.
March 1-3, 2024. Q_Art+ Celebration III (three-day art fair), Soho Project Space, 127b Prince St, opening reception FRI Mar 1, 6-8p, SAT/SUN gallery hours 12-6p.
February 4, 2024. Q_Art+ Celebration II (one-day art fair), LGBT Community Center Room 101, 208 W 13 St, SUN 12-6p.
January 30-February 3, 2024. Q_Art+ Celebration I (group exhibit), Atlantic Gallery 548 W 28 St #540, gallery hours 12-6p, opening party THU Feb 1, 6-8p, shorter hours closing day SAT Feb 3, 12-3p. Curated by Kent Lau.
Drawing the Dance, Dixon Place, 2018
Ace Hotel NYC Artist In Residency, 2017
Dirty Little Drawings exhibit 2003, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2016
Solo show “Shungaboy: The DC Drawings” the Vitruvian Gallery, Washington DC, 2013.
Pines Nude Drawing - Boys of Summer, 2013
Nudus at Deep Tanks 2011
Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Fair 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Tom of Finland Erotic Art Fair, West Hollywood 2011, 2012
Seattle Erotic Art Fair
PRESS & MEDIA
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