Thursday, July 12, 2012

Recess is in!

Very pleased to be participating in the grand opening show for Francesca Arcilesi Fine Art, at her brand-new gallery in DUMBO. They've shown my work at pop-up shows and art fairs, and now they have a permanent space at 111 Front St. Suite# 222. The opening reception is tonight, Thursday the 12th, from 6-9pm- i'll be there around 7:30, so stop by if you're in the area and want to say hi. The show runs until August 1st.

Hunter MFA Video

I appear briefly in a video about Hunter's MFA program, focusing on the studios & some artists from the program. Follow this link to see it.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

I'll Take You There


Happy to be exhibiting in the group show "I'll Take You There: The Constructed Landscape", at Pavel Zoubok Gallery in Chelsea. Opening this Thursday, June 28th from 6-8pm, and running through August 10th. Stop by if you're in the area, it's an amazing group of collage artists.



Tuesday, June 12, 2012

The doctors table

My studio desk looking a bit like Dr. Frankenstein's laboratory of collage. Picking pieces of the dead, to resurrect & reinterpret. Working with old & new technology. Stay tuned for brand-new experiments with antique stereoscopic collage, coming soon.




Tuesday, April 24, 2012

No Other Medicine & Hunter open studios

Have two really cool events coming up- First, this Thursday evening is the reception for "No Other Medicine", an exhibition curated by graduate students from FIT's Art Market program. They are a group of young curators & gallerists, and i'm very pleased to be included in their thesis exhibition. It's located at a great space on the lower east side. Then on Friday evening & Saturday afternoon, Hunter will be having open studios at the MFA building in midtown. I'll be showing some new work & experiments, in my studio 616. I've posted all information about the events below.

"No Other Medicine" April 26 - May 19 (reception April 26, 6-9pm)
NY Studio Gallery
154 Stanton St. (at Suffolk St.)

Hunter Open Studios- April 27, 6-10pm & April 28, 2-6pm
450 West 41st (bet. 9&10 ave) - Studio 616

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Allegory & Fantasy write-up

My solo show at the Hopper House got a nice write-up in a local Nyack newspaper The Journal News- you can read it here. Also received this flattering review from a viewer, which I appreciate very much.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Edward Hopper House Art Center

Thrilled to announce my upcoming solo exhibition: "Max Greis: Allegory & Fantasy in Nature" at the Edward Hopper House Art Center, in Nyack, NY. Opening reception this Saturday March 31, 5-7pm, running through May 13. Gallery hours are Thurs-Sun, 1-5pm, or by appointment. The family and childhood home of Edward Hopper, where he grew up until his 20's. They have some of his earliest work, art tools and family heirlooms. In separate exhibition rooms within the house, I will be displaying several paintings and a video.