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Ingrid V. Wells enjoys using playful subject matter to address complex topics including resilience, personal energetics and consciousness. She has exhibited her work professionally since 2010 in the United States, Japan, Israel, South Korea and Ireland. Wells has produced over ten solo exhibitions in the San Francisco Bay Area with Glass Rice Gallery, Voss Gallery, Artists' Television Access, Luna Rienne Gallery, Olive Hyde Gallery, Harrington Gallery and in Arizona with Phoenix Institute of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale Public Art and with Eye Lounge: A Contemporary Art Space. She has exhibited her work in over eighty group exhibitions at galleries and museums including The Museum of Northern California Art (MONCA), Mystic Museum of Art, The Museum of Human Achievement, the CICA Museum in Gimpo-si, South Korea, Tokyo International Art Fair, PULSE Miami Art Fair, The Untitled Space (NY, NY), Foley Gallery (NY, NY), Times Square (NY, NY), Center for Contemporary Arts (Santa Fe, NM), Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts (Walnut Creek, CA), Modified Arts, (Phoenix, AZ) and was an invited artist for the ACLU Gala in San Francisco, CA. Wells has exhibited and spoken about her work at art schools and research university galleries including Stanford University, (Stanford, CA), Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design (Denver, CO), Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (Hastings, NE), Skyes Gallery (Millersville, PA), Zoller Gallery (State College, PA), Diego Rivera Gallery (San Francisco, CA) and with California College of the Arts.
Her work has been featured and reviewed in The Huffington Post, Daily Mail, BUST Magazine, Create! Magazine, W Magazine, Girl Talk HQ, Creative Boom, NYLON, Audiofemme, SF Weekly, Hyperallergic, Flavorwire, KQED, The Jealous Curator, Teen Vogue and in other media publications. In 2019 her painting was invited to be featured as a cover image in Spain’s leading newspaper El País representing the international women’s movement. Wells has received generous support from the New York Foundation for the Arts, Center for Cultural Innovation, Cork City Council, San Francisco Art Institute and Arizona State University. Her studio is located in Yelamu, also known as San Francisco, on the unceded territories of Ramaytush Ohlone peoples. Wells was named by Create! Magazine to be on the list of Top 15 Artists to Follow on Social Media. You are welcome to visit her on social. Wells was recently interviewed on the New Visionary Podcast with Victoria J. Fry on How to Bring More Joy & Self-Compassion into Your Art Practice. |
INGRID V. WELLS
San Francisco, CA | ingridvwells[at]gmail.com | ingridvwells.com
EDUCATION
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco, CA
MFA Painting, 2013
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
BFA Painting & Art Education, 2010
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
*indicates solo or two-person exhibition
**indicates curated exhibition
2024
The Playful Spirit, The Museum of Northern California Art (MONCA), Chico, CA
63rd Annual Exhibition, Potrero Hill Library, San Francisco, CA
INFLUX, The Museum of Northern California Art (MONCA), Chico, CA
Contemporary Perspectives, The Lord Mayor’s Pavilion, Cork, Ireland**
Wild: The Arts Queens, Paradigm Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA
2023
Ingrid V. Wells, Emotional Support Paintings, Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, CA*
Alter Ego, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Postcards from Paradise, Voss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Ingrid V. Wells, Emotional Support Paintings, Harrington Gallery, Pleasanton, CA*
2022
Ingrid V. Wells, Phoenix Institute of Contemporary Art, Phoenix, AZ*
Affordable Art Fair NYC, PxP Contemporary, New York, NY
High Beams #6: Convoy, Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, Denver, CO
Pure, Unadulterated Joy, Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
Ingrid V. Wells, Music For Your Inbox, Los Angeles, CA*
Visual Indulgence, Luna Rienne Gallery, San Francisco, CA*
February Favorites, Voss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2021
Glimmers: Ingrid V. Wells, Voss Gallery, San Francisco, CA*
Sweet Dreams and Twisted Realities, Luna Rienne Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2020
Americans Looking In, Center for the Book Arts, New York, NY
Creative Citizens in Action, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Ingrid V. Wells, PxP Contemporary, pxpcontemporary.com*
The Hero Art Project, Big Screen Plaza, New York, NY
Ingrid V. Wells, SWEET FASCINATION, Voss Gallery, San Francisco, CA*
EAT CAKE, Fabrik Projects, Los Angeles, CA
BASL, Voss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Hastings Col. + CREATE! Magazine, Jackson Dinsdale Art Center, Hastings, NE
SHINE, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA**
The Essentials, Voss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
SPARKLE + SHINE, Jackson Dinsdale Art Center, Hastings, NE**
2019
Satellite Art Show, Treat Gallery, New York, NY
PULSE Miami Art Fair, Treat Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
The Essentials, Voss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Fall 2019, Orchard Art Collective, Philadelphia, PA
Bold Expressions, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Sacramento, CA
The Power of Small Things, Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, WA
National Juried Exhibition, Chico Art Center, Chico, CA
Tokyo International Art Fair, Tokyo, Japan
CAFA Annual Exhibition, Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic, CT
Monolith Visual Repository, Berkeley, CA
Treat America Project, The Museum of Human Achievement, Austin, TX
Treat America Project, Foley Gallery, New York, NY
BLOOM, Skyes Gallery, Millersville, PA
Treat America Project, ONSY Project Space, New York, NY
That's What She Said, Zoller Gallery, State College, PA
Invited Artist, ACLU Gala, San Francisco, CA
2018
12th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA(juried by YBCA Director of Visual Arts, Lucía Sanromán)
That's What She Said, AFA Gallery, Scranton, PA
Made in California Annual Exhibition, Brea Gallery, Brea CA
Intolerance as Violence, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI
Spring Juried Show, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
All that Glitters, Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA
Staff Exhibition, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Flat Rate Box, Modified Arts, Phoenix, AZ
2017
Savvy Artists Competition, DailyBrushworks.com, Juried by Carol Marine
Le Salon de Diego, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Spectacle: New Paintings by Ingrid V. Wells, Glass Rice, San Francisco, CA*
Sweet n Low, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Cryin’ Out Loud, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Love is Love, Westfield Centre, San Francisco, CA
28 Day Cycle, Studio 110 Projects, Sausalito, CA**
The Feminist Opposition!, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI
Seeing RED, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
Make Art // Work, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
Portraits, CICA Museum, Gimpo-si, South Korea
UPRISE // Angry Women, The Untitled Space, New York, New York
Nasty Women, The Knockdown Center, New York, New York
See Attached, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, North Carolina
2016
Modern Celebrity, Sulfur Studios, Savannah, GA
Art of the Toy, Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA
Lucky Paintings, Artists' Television Access, San Francisco, CA*
Locals Only, Artists' Television Access, San Francisco, CA
Make Art // Work, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2014
Yumtastic!, Scottsdale Public Art, Scottsdale, AZ*
SUPAH SWEET, Studio 110, San Francisco, CA*
MAS Attack, Studio 17, San Francisco, CA
2013
Found: White Paper, Studio 110, Sausalito, CA
San Francisco Contemporaries, Tel Aviv, Israel
Hang | Over, Studio 110, Sausalito, CA
SFAI Vernissage, The Old Mint, San Francisco, CA
Body, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Whimsical Sister Group, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2012
Severed & Stitched, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
WORD UP: Artists Using Language, Art Intersection, Phoenix, AZ
All Art Arizona, Art Intersection, Phoenix, AZ
Crappy Birthday, Swell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Select Graduates, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2011
Colors of Separation, Eye Lounge: A Contemporary Art Space, Phoenix, AZ*
Portraits, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Schrödinger’s Menagerie, Artlink A. E. England, Phoenix, AZ
Artist Salon: A Pop-Up Exhibition, Artlink A. E. England, Phoenix, AZ
2010
Likeness, Eye Lounge: A Contemporary Art Space, Phoenix, AZ*
Ingrid Wells: Outstanding Painting Area Award Exhibition, ASU, Tempe, AZ*
The Other Side, Step Gallery, Tempe, AZ
Little Things, The Project Lodge, Madison, WI
La Boheme, X-Square, Tempe, AZ
Honors Painting Studios Exhibition, Tempe, AZ
Carnivál, Step Gallery, Tempe, AZ**
Martin Wong Studio Biannual, Martin Wong Studio, Tempe, AZ**
Formed Matters, Step Gallery, Tempe, AZ
Student Success Viewing Space Inaugural Exhibition, Tempe, AZ**
HONORS & LEADERSHIP
2024 Emerging Woman Artist Award, Arts to Hearts, India
2023 Rauschenberg Emergency Medical Grant, New York Foundation for the Arts
2022 Professional Development Grant, Center for Cultural Innovation
2020 Certificate of Honor, Board of Supervisors, City and County of San Francisco
Professional Development Grant, Center for Cultural Innovation
San Francisco Artist Grant, Center for Cultural Innovation
2019 Honorable Mention, Bold Expressions, Sacramento Fine Arts Center
2018 Curator’s Pick Award, Made in California, Brea Gallery
2017 Professional Development Grant, Center for Cultural Innovation
Finalist, Love is Love Prize, Westfield Centre, San Francisco, CA
2012 Graduate Scholarship, San Francisco Art Institute
2011 Graduate Scholarship, San Francisco Art Institute
2010 Outstanding Painting Area Award, Arizona State University
Dean’s Advisory Board Member, Arizona State University
2009 President & Founder, Drawing and Painting Association, Arizona State University
Honors Drawing & Painting one-year studio space, Arizona State University
2006-10 Dean’s List
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2020-2030 TWIRL: A Decade of Artist Interviews, twirlproject.com
2018-Present San Francisco Artists Studios, sfartistsstudios.com
MEMBERSHIP
All She Makes
Art Queens
Where Are All The Women Artists
Northern California Women's Caucus for Art
Women's Caucus for Art
PUBLICATIONS & CATALOGS
2024
New Visionary Magazine, Issue 10, New York, NY
2021
All She Makes Magazine, Issue 02
Create! Magazine, Issue 19 pg. 29
Thought Art Magazine, Issue 04
Divide Magazine, Issue 04
Juniperrag Magazine, Issue 02
Friend of the Artist Vol. 14
2020
Create! Magazine Holiday Gift Guide, November 20th, online
2019
SFAI Alumni Exhibition, Exhibition Catalog, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
In Gold We Trust, Exhibition Catalog, Ashton Gallery, San Diego, CA
Issue 10: Sweet vol. 2, Polemical Magazine, Vancouver, Canada
Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts Annual Exhibition, Exhibition Catalog, Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic, CT
Tokyo International Art Fair, Exhibition Catalog, Tokyo, Japan
2018
13th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Exhibition Catalog, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA
That's What She Said, Exhibition Catalog, AFA Gallery, Scranton, PA
33rd Annual Made in California, Exhibition Catalog (cover), City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA
Unauthorized SFMOMA Exhibition, Exhibition Catalog, San Francisco, CA
Issue IX, Create! Magazine, Philadelphia, PA
All that Glitters, Exhibition Catalog, Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA
2017
Sweet n Low, Exhibition Catalog, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA. June 22.
Little Beauties, Self-Published with Introduction by Aimee Harlib, San Francisco, CA
Vol. IV Issue II, DIALOGIST: Quarterly Poetry & Art, Dialogist.org
January, Average Art Magazine, United Kingdom
2016 Lucky Paintings, Self-Published with Introduction by Ariel Zaccheo, San Francisco, CA
2013 SFAI Vernissage Graduates, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2012 MFA Now Archive Project, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2024
“We’re Getting to the Good Part with Ingrid V. Wells,” Juniper Rag, Paxton & Easton, MA, April 15.
2022
“Ingrid V. Wells: Feminism, Pop Culture and Mental Health,” Visionary Art Collective, Brooklyn, NY, Jan 15.
2021
“Ingrid V Wells Makes Big Happy Paintings,” Creative People, September 16.
“Ingrid V. Wells,” The Jealous Curator - No Such Thing as Too Much Art, August.
2020
“Ingrid V. Wells,” The Jealous Curator, August 17th.
"Galleries Closed Due to COVID-19, but the Art Must go on!" Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, March 17.
"Artist Ingrid V. Wells's new exhibit Explores the Complex Nature of Girlhood in American Pop Culture," Girl Talk HQ, March 9.
"The Complex Nature of Girlhood in America- Artist Ingrid V. Wells," Candyfloss Magazine, Feb.22.
"Passion vs. Paycheck," The State Press, Feb.20.
2019
"The Political Power of Women's Anger," El Pais, Feb 24.
"MU's Sykes Gallery hosts Fresh, New Work in "Bloom" Exhibit," Lancaster Online, Jan 10.
2018
"Surprise and Delight: Interview with Ingrid V. Wells," Create! Magazine, April 3.
“Ingrid V. Wells: Painter,” Kunst Magazine, Jan 29.
"Studio Sundays: Ingrid Wells," Create! Magazine, Jan 21.
"How Artist Ingrid Wells Uses Art To Explore The Feminine Spectacle," am:pm, Jan 12.
2017
"ASU School of Art Alum Releases Artist Book, Hold Solo Show," ASU Now, Dec 20.
"Artist Ingrid V. Wells Explores Absurd Pressures Women Are Forced to Conform to in New Exhibit," Girl Talk HQ, Nov 16.
"Striking Collection of Oil Paintings by Ingrid V. Wells Responds to the Issues Surrounding Women's Rights," Creative Boom, Nov 14.
"New Oil Paintings by Ingrid V. Wells," 360 Magazine, Nov 9.
"Ingrid Wells' Spectacle" Supersonic Art, Nov 2.
“80 ‘Angry’ Female Artists React to Trump Presidency in TriBeCa Exhibit,” DNAinfo New York, Jan 24.
“Trump and Angry Female Art,” Protagon, Jan 20.
“TMS Visits Uprise Angry Women to See How 80 Female Artists Are Fighting Back,” The Mary Sue, Jan 19.
“A Gallery Exhibit Featuring Over 80 Female-Identifying Artists is Challenging Donald Trump’s Presidency,” Teen Vogue, Jan 18.
“See What Happens When Women Artists Come Together to Protest Trump,” NYLON, Jan 17.
“Woman of Interest: Indira Cesarine of The Untitled Space,” Audiofemme, Jan 16.
“NYC Gallery Exhibition ‘UPRISE’ an Ode to Angry Feminism In Wake of the Presidential Election,” Girl Talk HQ, Jan 9.
“See How 15 Women Artists, Including Rose McGowan, Are Reacting to Donald Trump,” W Magazine, Jan 7.
2016
“A Critique of the Artificial,” Artists Inspire Artists, Dec 2.
“Lucky Yes, But Hard-Working, Too” SF Weekly, Sept 19.
2013
“These Paintings Of Honey Boo Boo And Friends Will Keep You Up At Night,” BUST Magazine, Nov 6.
“Honey Boo Boo the artist’s muse: Child beauty queen is immortalized in kitsch oil paintings branded ‘disturbing’ by critics,” Daily Mail, Oct 23.
“’Honey Boo Boo’s Amurrican Starquest’ Just Made Our Day,” The Huffington Post, Oct 22.
“Honey Boo Boo’s Amurrican Starquest: Nightmarishly Vivid Portraits of Child Beauty Queens,” Flavorwire, Oct 10.
“Honey Boo Boo’s Amurrican Starquest,” FECAL FACE DOT COM, June 6.
“Currency: SFAI’s MFA Show @The Old Mint,” Squarecylinder.com, May 29.
“Flavorpill’s Guide to the Weekend: Art Fairs, Makers and Bay to Breakers,” Flavorwire, May 16.
“Meet the MFA Grads Who Make Us Believe in Art Again: KQED Pop,” KQED, May 16.
“We couldn’t Resist Posting This…OMG…Ingrid Wells,” Hyperallergic LABS. May 14.
2012
“State of Matter,” Phoenix New Times. June 21.
PODCASTS & SELECTED FEATURES
2023
New Visionary Podcast, December 21.
2022
SFMOMA, Featured Artist, IG, January 26.
Arts to Hearts Podcast, April 9.
2021
KQEDArts, Featured Artist, IG
The Coastal Post, Featured Artist, IG
CRUSH DU SOIR, Girls Do Art, Featured Artist, IG
Art Girl Rising, herearethewomenartists.com, Featured Artist IG
Arts to Hearts Studio Visit Project, IG
2020
Create! Podcast
EDUCATION
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco, CA
MFA Painting, 2013
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
BFA Painting & Art Education, 2010
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
*indicates solo or two-person exhibition
**indicates curated exhibition
2024
The Playful Spirit, The Museum of Northern California Art (MONCA), Chico, CA
63rd Annual Exhibition, Potrero Hill Library, San Francisco, CA
INFLUX, The Museum of Northern California Art (MONCA), Chico, CA
Contemporary Perspectives, The Lord Mayor’s Pavilion, Cork, Ireland**
Wild: The Arts Queens, Paradigm Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA
2023
Ingrid V. Wells, Emotional Support Paintings, Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, CA*
Alter Ego, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Postcards from Paradise, Voss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Ingrid V. Wells, Emotional Support Paintings, Harrington Gallery, Pleasanton, CA*
2022
Ingrid V. Wells, Phoenix Institute of Contemporary Art, Phoenix, AZ*
Affordable Art Fair NYC, PxP Contemporary, New York, NY
High Beams #6: Convoy, Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, Denver, CO
Pure, Unadulterated Joy, Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
Ingrid V. Wells, Music For Your Inbox, Los Angeles, CA*
Visual Indulgence, Luna Rienne Gallery, San Francisco, CA*
February Favorites, Voss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2021
Glimmers: Ingrid V. Wells, Voss Gallery, San Francisco, CA*
Sweet Dreams and Twisted Realities, Luna Rienne Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2020
Americans Looking In, Center for the Book Arts, New York, NY
Creative Citizens in Action, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Ingrid V. Wells, PxP Contemporary, pxpcontemporary.com*
The Hero Art Project, Big Screen Plaza, New York, NY
Ingrid V. Wells, SWEET FASCINATION, Voss Gallery, San Francisco, CA*
EAT CAKE, Fabrik Projects, Los Angeles, CA
BASL, Voss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Hastings Col. + CREATE! Magazine, Jackson Dinsdale Art Center, Hastings, NE
SHINE, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA**
The Essentials, Voss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
SPARKLE + SHINE, Jackson Dinsdale Art Center, Hastings, NE**
2019
Satellite Art Show, Treat Gallery, New York, NY
PULSE Miami Art Fair, Treat Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
The Essentials, Voss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Fall 2019, Orchard Art Collective, Philadelphia, PA
Bold Expressions, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Sacramento, CA
The Power of Small Things, Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, WA
National Juried Exhibition, Chico Art Center, Chico, CA
Tokyo International Art Fair, Tokyo, Japan
CAFA Annual Exhibition, Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic, CT
Monolith Visual Repository, Berkeley, CA
Treat America Project, The Museum of Human Achievement, Austin, TX
Treat America Project, Foley Gallery, New York, NY
BLOOM, Skyes Gallery, Millersville, PA
Treat America Project, ONSY Project Space, New York, NY
That's What She Said, Zoller Gallery, State College, PA
Invited Artist, ACLU Gala, San Francisco, CA
2018
12th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA(juried by YBCA Director of Visual Arts, Lucía Sanromán)
That's What She Said, AFA Gallery, Scranton, PA
Made in California Annual Exhibition, Brea Gallery, Brea CA
Intolerance as Violence, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI
Spring Juried Show, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
All that Glitters, Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA
Staff Exhibition, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Flat Rate Box, Modified Arts, Phoenix, AZ
2017
Savvy Artists Competition, DailyBrushworks.com, Juried by Carol Marine
Le Salon de Diego, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Spectacle: New Paintings by Ingrid V. Wells, Glass Rice, San Francisco, CA*
Sweet n Low, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Cryin’ Out Loud, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Love is Love, Westfield Centre, San Francisco, CA
28 Day Cycle, Studio 110 Projects, Sausalito, CA**
The Feminist Opposition!, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI
Seeing RED, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
Make Art // Work, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
Portraits, CICA Museum, Gimpo-si, South Korea
UPRISE // Angry Women, The Untitled Space, New York, New York
Nasty Women, The Knockdown Center, New York, New York
See Attached, Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, North Carolina
2016
Modern Celebrity, Sulfur Studios, Savannah, GA
Art of the Toy, Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA
Lucky Paintings, Artists' Television Access, San Francisco, CA*
Locals Only, Artists' Television Access, San Francisco, CA
Make Art // Work, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2014
Yumtastic!, Scottsdale Public Art, Scottsdale, AZ*
SUPAH SWEET, Studio 110, San Francisco, CA*
MAS Attack, Studio 17, San Francisco, CA
2013
Found: White Paper, Studio 110, Sausalito, CA
San Francisco Contemporaries, Tel Aviv, Israel
Hang | Over, Studio 110, Sausalito, CA
SFAI Vernissage, The Old Mint, San Francisco, CA
Body, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Whimsical Sister Group, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2012
Severed & Stitched, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
WORD UP: Artists Using Language, Art Intersection, Phoenix, AZ
All Art Arizona, Art Intersection, Phoenix, AZ
Crappy Birthday, Swell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Select Graduates, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2011
Colors of Separation, Eye Lounge: A Contemporary Art Space, Phoenix, AZ*
Portraits, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Schrödinger’s Menagerie, Artlink A. E. England, Phoenix, AZ
Artist Salon: A Pop-Up Exhibition, Artlink A. E. England, Phoenix, AZ
2010
Likeness, Eye Lounge: A Contemporary Art Space, Phoenix, AZ*
Ingrid Wells: Outstanding Painting Area Award Exhibition, ASU, Tempe, AZ*
The Other Side, Step Gallery, Tempe, AZ
Little Things, The Project Lodge, Madison, WI
La Boheme, X-Square, Tempe, AZ
Honors Painting Studios Exhibition, Tempe, AZ
Carnivál, Step Gallery, Tempe, AZ**
Martin Wong Studio Biannual, Martin Wong Studio, Tempe, AZ**
Formed Matters, Step Gallery, Tempe, AZ
Student Success Viewing Space Inaugural Exhibition, Tempe, AZ**
HONORS & LEADERSHIP
2024 Emerging Woman Artist Award, Arts to Hearts, India
2023 Rauschenberg Emergency Medical Grant, New York Foundation for the Arts
2022 Professional Development Grant, Center for Cultural Innovation
2020 Certificate of Honor, Board of Supervisors, City and County of San Francisco
Professional Development Grant, Center for Cultural Innovation
San Francisco Artist Grant, Center for Cultural Innovation
2019 Honorable Mention, Bold Expressions, Sacramento Fine Arts Center
2018 Curator’s Pick Award, Made in California, Brea Gallery
2017 Professional Development Grant, Center for Cultural Innovation
Finalist, Love is Love Prize, Westfield Centre, San Francisco, CA
2012 Graduate Scholarship, San Francisco Art Institute
2011 Graduate Scholarship, San Francisco Art Institute
2010 Outstanding Painting Area Award, Arizona State University
Dean’s Advisory Board Member, Arizona State University
2009 President & Founder, Drawing and Painting Association, Arizona State University
Honors Drawing & Painting one-year studio space, Arizona State University
2006-10 Dean’s List
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2020-2030 TWIRL: A Decade of Artist Interviews, twirlproject.com
2018-Present San Francisco Artists Studios, sfartistsstudios.com
MEMBERSHIP
All She Makes
Art Queens
Where Are All The Women Artists
Northern California Women's Caucus for Art
Women's Caucus for Art
PUBLICATIONS & CATALOGS
2024
New Visionary Magazine, Issue 10, New York, NY
2021
All She Makes Magazine, Issue 02
Create! Magazine, Issue 19 pg. 29
Thought Art Magazine, Issue 04
Divide Magazine, Issue 04
Juniperrag Magazine, Issue 02
Friend of the Artist Vol. 14
2020
Create! Magazine Holiday Gift Guide, November 20th, online
2019
SFAI Alumni Exhibition, Exhibition Catalog, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
In Gold We Trust, Exhibition Catalog, Ashton Gallery, San Diego, CA
Issue 10: Sweet vol. 2, Polemical Magazine, Vancouver, Canada
Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts Annual Exhibition, Exhibition Catalog, Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic, CT
Tokyo International Art Fair, Exhibition Catalog, Tokyo, Japan
2018
13th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Exhibition Catalog, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA
That's What She Said, Exhibition Catalog, AFA Gallery, Scranton, PA
33rd Annual Made in California, Exhibition Catalog (cover), City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA
Unauthorized SFMOMA Exhibition, Exhibition Catalog, San Francisco, CA
Issue IX, Create! Magazine, Philadelphia, PA
All that Glitters, Exhibition Catalog, Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA
2017
Sweet n Low, Exhibition Catalog, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA. June 22.
Little Beauties, Self-Published with Introduction by Aimee Harlib, San Francisco, CA
Vol. IV Issue II, DIALOGIST: Quarterly Poetry & Art, Dialogist.org
January, Average Art Magazine, United Kingdom
2016 Lucky Paintings, Self-Published with Introduction by Ariel Zaccheo, San Francisco, CA
2013 SFAI Vernissage Graduates, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2012 MFA Now Archive Project, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2024
“We’re Getting to the Good Part with Ingrid V. Wells,” Juniper Rag, Paxton & Easton, MA, April 15.
2022
“Ingrid V. Wells: Feminism, Pop Culture and Mental Health,” Visionary Art Collective, Brooklyn, NY, Jan 15.
2021
“Ingrid V Wells Makes Big Happy Paintings,” Creative People, September 16.
“Ingrid V. Wells,” The Jealous Curator - No Such Thing as Too Much Art, August.
2020
“Ingrid V. Wells,” The Jealous Curator, August 17th.
"Galleries Closed Due to COVID-19, but the Art Must go on!" Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, March 17.
"Artist Ingrid V. Wells's new exhibit Explores the Complex Nature of Girlhood in American Pop Culture," Girl Talk HQ, March 9.
"The Complex Nature of Girlhood in America- Artist Ingrid V. Wells," Candyfloss Magazine, Feb.22.
"Passion vs. Paycheck," The State Press, Feb.20.
2019
"The Political Power of Women's Anger," El Pais, Feb 24.
"MU's Sykes Gallery hosts Fresh, New Work in "Bloom" Exhibit," Lancaster Online, Jan 10.
2018
"Surprise and Delight: Interview with Ingrid V. Wells," Create! Magazine, April 3.
“Ingrid V. Wells: Painter,” Kunst Magazine, Jan 29.
"Studio Sundays: Ingrid Wells," Create! Magazine, Jan 21.
"How Artist Ingrid Wells Uses Art To Explore The Feminine Spectacle," am:pm, Jan 12.
2017
"ASU School of Art Alum Releases Artist Book, Hold Solo Show," ASU Now, Dec 20.
"Artist Ingrid V. Wells Explores Absurd Pressures Women Are Forced to Conform to in New Exhibit," Girl Talk HQ, Nov 16.
"Striking Collection of Oil Paintings by Ingrid V. Wells Responds to the Issues Surrounding Women's Rights," Creative Boom, Nov 14.
"New Oil Paintings by Ingrid V. Wells," 360 Magazine, Nov 9.
"Ingrid Wells' Spectacle" Supersonic Art, Nov 2.
“80 ‘Angry’ Female Artists React to Trump Presidency in TriBeCa Exhibit,” DNAinfo New York, Jan 24.
“Trump and Angry Female Art,” Protagon, Jan 20.
“TMS Visits Uprise Angry Women to See How 80 Female Artists Are Fighting Back,” The Mary Sue, Jan 19.
“A Gallery Exhibit Featuring Over 80 Female-Identifying Artists is Challenging Donald Trump’s Presidency,” Teen Vogue, Jan 18.
“See What Happens When Women Artists Come Together to Protest Trump,” NYLON, Jan 17.
“Woman of Interest: Indira Cesarine of The Untitled Space,” Audiofemme, Jan 16.
“NYC Gallery Exhibition ‘UPRISE’ an Ode to Angry Feminism In Wake of the Presidential Election,” Girl Talk HQ, Jan 9.
“See How 15 Women Artists, Including Rose McGowan, Are Reacting to Donald Trump,” W Magazine, Jan 7.
2016
“A Critique of the Artificial,” Artists Inspire Artists, Dec 2.
“Lucky Yes, But Hard-Working, Too” SF Weekly, Sept 19.
2013
“These Paintings Of Honey Boo Boo And Friends Will Keep You Up At Night,” BUST Magazine, Nov 6.
“Honey Boo Boo the artist’s muse: Child beauty queen is immortalized in kitsch oil paintings branded ‘disturbing’ by critics,” Daily Mail, Oct 23.
“’Honey Boo Boo’s Amurrican Starquest’ Just Made Our Day,” The Huffington Post, Oct 22.
“Honey Boo Boo’s Amurrican Starquest: Nightmarishly Vivid Portraits of Child Beauty Queens,” Flavorwire, Oct 10.
“Honey Boo Boo’s Amurrican Starquest,” FECAL FACE DOT COM, June 6.
“Currency: SFAI’s MFA Show @The Old Mint,” Squarecylinder.com, May 29.
“Flavorpill’s Guide to the Weekend: Art Fairs, Makers and Bay to Breakers,” Flavorwire, May 16.
“Meet the MFA Grads Who Make Us Believe in Art Again: KQED Pop,” KQED, May 16.
“We couldn’t Resist Posting This…OMG…Ingrid Wells,” Hyperallergic LABS. May 14.
2012
“State of Matter,” Phoenix New Times. June 21.
PODCASTS & SELECTED FEATURES
2023
New Visionary Podcast, December 21.
2022
SFMOMA, Featured Artist, IG, January 26.
Arts to Hearts Podcast, April 9.
2021
KQEDArts, Featured Artist, IG
The Coastal Post, Featured Artist, IG
CRUSH DU SOIR, Girls Do Art, Featured Artist, IG
Art Girl Rising, herearethewomenartists.com, Featured Artist IG
Arts to Hearts Studio Visit Project, IG
2020
Create! Podcast