RTS is excited to host artist talks by our current artist in residence Johnny Bicos and artist Léonie Guyer on Monday, November 6th from 7pm to 9pm. Hope to see you there!
Johnny Bicos is a painter based out of San Francisco. He received his BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute (2014) and is currently enrolled at the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard (2020). His work has been included in group exhibitions at Altman Siegel and Et al etc. in San Francisco; Nicelle Beauchene Gallery in New York; and Brand New Gallery, Milan.
Léonie Guyer’s paintings, drawings and installations explore idiosyncratic, nuanced shapes and the spaces they inhabit. Her work has been exhibited at the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, the Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon, New Lebanon, NY, Peter Blum Gallery, NYC, Feature Inc., NYC, Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA, Lumber Room, Portland, OR, Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, Reed College Portland, OR, odium fati, San Francisco, [ 2nd Floor Projects ], San Francisco, Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, PLUSkunst, Düsseldorf, and other venues. Her work is held in public collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, the Shaker Museum | Mount Lebanon and others. Léonie Guyer was born in New York, NY. She received a B.F.A. and an M.F.A. from the San Francisco Art Institute. She lives and works in San Francisco, CA.
Left image: Johnny Bicos, Right image: Léonie Guyer, Untitled, no. 90, 2017, oil on marble, 5-5/8 x 4-1/2 inches