La French Connection
Curated by Double V Gallery
May 7 – June 11, 2022
Lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Education
2015 MA in English Literature and Culture University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2014 BA in Film Studies, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Solo Exhibitions
2021 Bee Garden, Mini Galerie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Bees and Other Important Things, Double V Gallery, Paris, France
2020 Planted Thoughts, LAUNCH F18, New York, NY
Distilled Life, Art Rotterdam with Double V Gallery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2019 The Art of Yellow, MuteMuse Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Trying To Feel More Yellow Than Blue, Nina Sagt Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany
2017 B.D Graft: Selected Works, De Werk Winkel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2016 Is it mine if I add some yellow?, ‘Skek, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2015 Something Borrowed, WeTransfer / Kuvva Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Group Exhibitions
2021 For Calder (In Motion), LAUNCH F18, New York, NY
LAUNCH F18 Selects, Schoolhouse Gallery, Provincetown, MA
LAUNCH F18: 10 Years, LAUNCH F18, Online Viewing Room
2020 Antisocial Isolation, Saatchi Gallery, London, England
Paradisia, Mini Galerie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2019 Art on Paper, presented by Uprise Art, New York, NY
Potluck, Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
2018 Off the Walls, Double V Gallery, Marseille, France
Genesis, Tryfon Art Gallery, Lesbos, Greece
2017 Reflections, Adam & Siam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
College Expo, C-Lab Kunst, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Re-imaging Rietveld, PAN Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2016 International Weird Collage Show, Espronsceda Centre, Barcelona, Spain
Heren Magazine’s 10th Anniversary Exhibition, PKM Gallery, Seoul,
South Korea
B.D. Graft was born in 1988 in Cologne, Germany. Working mainly in the fields of collage and painting, Graft’s focus primarily lies on exploring concepts of ownership and the deceptively decorative. Graft has exhibited extensively through out the world including The Netherlands, Germany, Spain, South Korea, France and the United States. Recent solo exhibitions include “Trying To Feel More Yellow Than Blue,” Nina Sagt Gallery, Dusseldorf, Germany (2018), and “The Art of Yellow,” Mute Muse Gallery, Seoul, Korea (2019). His debut solo exhibition, "Planted Thoughts" opened in New York opened with LAUNCH F18 in early 2020 to much critical acclaim. B.D. has also collaborated with programs such as Uprise Art as well as a fashion collaboration with Off-White. Graft lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and is represented in partnership with ABSTRACT GALLERY.
Website
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Sam Trioli and Roman Sviridov decided to talk with B.D Graft about his current exhibition at LAUNCH F18, Planted Thoughts. Known for his playful and colorful compositions and designs, B.D. breaks down his creative process, insprirations and ideas behind his debut solo exhibition in New York.
Art Plugged is glad to welcome Netherlands based artist the renown B.D. Graft. He is a multi-discipline artist, focusing on working in the fields of collage and painting. B.D work places emphasis on exploring concepts of ownership and the deceptively decorative.
