FINLEY
BIO + CV
Finley is known for her intense use of color, geometric paintings layered with symbolism, monumental murals, multi-disciplinary collaborations, and her activism through urban art interventions, including her acclaimed Wallpapered Dumpsters.
As the creator of the Every Women Biennial—formerly the Whitney Houston Biennial, 2014 to 2021, she exhibited over 1,200 female-identifying and non-binary artists in New York, Los Angeles, and London. The result was an interdisciplinary explosion of art hung salon style. By presenting such a rich variety—from paintings to performances, sculptures and flash mobs—the Every Women Biennial is a social practice artwork in itself. In an exceptionally radical act for such a grand-scale exhibition, not a single artist who submitted work was turned away—no one was rejected. Her art and public works produce the conditions needed to change our world, encouraging other artists to create alongside her in spaces defined by vibratory beauty where all are welcome to glimpse the utopia that is already present, that we need only lean into.
Finley has shown internationally and her work has been featured in the The New York Times, La Repubblica, Dazed, Fast Company, Women’s Wear Daily, LALA, and more.
Recent Solo Shows:
2023
Long Way Home, Daum Museum of Art, Sedalia, MO
2021
Love, Thy Will Be Done, La MaMa Galleria, New York, NY
Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love III, monOrchid Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2019
Confetti, Other Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA
Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love part II, Lazy Susan, Gallery, NYC
2018
Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love, Toth Gallery, New, York, NY
Stranger Inside, 4 Times Square, Spring Break Art Show, New York, New York
2016
Same Bed, Different Dreams, LaMaMa Galleria, New York, NY
Girl With a Suitcase, Greenlease Gallery Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Missouri
Eye Contact, La Coreum, Montpellier, France
2015
MOVES MOVES, Jenn Singer Gallery, New York, NY
The Divine Distractions, Superchief Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Eternal Youth Here, Con Artist, New York, NY
Public Art:
2023
Colossal Media, Dumbo public murals (5), New York, NY
Women Life Freedom, La MaMa Theater public mural, New York, NY
INDIEWALLS, Public Bulkhead Mural, New Rochelle, NY
2022
Arlo Hotel, Soho public mural, New York, NY
2020
Diptyqye Temporary Mural outside of the New York City store located in Soho, NYC
2019
Veuve Clicquot Temporary Mural in collaboration with and commissioned by Colossal Media. 40x40ft acrylic on brick. Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pandora “Street of Loves Los Angeles” Curator and Artist creating seven large scale murals by female artists for the global jewelry brand, 15,000 square feet acrylic and spray paint on brick. Located downtown Los Angeles, CA
2018
The Wedge Tower grant commissioned public mural. 300x250 feet. acrylic and spray paint on brick. Located in Houston, Texas
The Quality Mending Co. grant commissioned community based mural project Size 30x40ft acrylic on brick. Located in SoHo, New York City
GUM Studios grant commissioned community based mural project. Size: 40x50ft acrylic on brick. Located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn
2017
E on Grand Luxury Apartments grant commissioned public mural. 100x150ft acrylic and spray paint on building. Located Downtown, Los Angeles, CA
Warner Brothers/SXSW Wonder Woman Temporary Mural SXSW 15x15ft acrylic on panel. Located Austin,TX
Warner Brothers/ VidCon Wonder Woman Temporary Mural 10x10ft acrylic on panel. Located Amsterdam, Netherlands
New York Life Building grant commissioned lobby murals 14x11ft, 4x6ft,4x6ft, acrylic on canvas. Located Los Angeles, CA
2016
Sweetgreen grant commissioned public mural 45x75ft acrylic on concrete. Located Los Angeles, CA
2006-present
Wallpapered Dumpsters street art project dimensions variable fourteen cities including, Rome, Los Angeles, New York, Dublin, Kansas City, Paris
Finley
SINCE FOREVER
October 17—December 1, 2024
AMR presents a bold and colorful solo show of C. Finley’s art with many works harkening back to the artist’s early, provocative, lesbian-forward career when she began her exploration of imagery, mythology and symbolism prevalent in her work today.
OPENING RECEPTION
October 17
6—8 pm
ARTIST TALK
October 17
7 pm