Xavier Schipani
Born 1984, Washington, D.C.
Lives and works in Austin, Texas
Education
2008 BFA, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
2005 Independent Study, Caumont Centre d’Art, Aix en Provence, France
Selected Exhibitions
2018
• Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, Texas
• Gender Neutral, 29Rooms, San Francisco, California and Chicago, Illinois
• Museum of Love Group Show, Los Angeles, California
• Proxemics, Mass Gallery, Austin, Texas
2017
• I Didn’t Ask For This, SOMArts, San Francisco, California
• Juxtapoz Clubhouse Group Show, Art Basel, Miami, Florida
• Gender Neutral, 29Rooms, New York, New York and Los Angeles, California
• Yearbook, Metro Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
• Super Chief Anniversary Show, Super Chief Gallery, New York, New York
2016
• Italian Dressing, Tractorbeam, Dallas, Texas
• Doggy Style, LA Book Arts Fair, Los Angeles, California
• Swoon’s LA Group Show, New Image Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California
• What Am I to You?, Superchief Gallery, New York, New York
2014
• Surf Club, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Dreamz, Museum of Human Achievement, Austin, Texas
2012
• Püss Füst, Open Space, Baltimore, Maryland
• BLK/WHT, The Black Lodge Gallery, New York, New York
2011
• Transmodern, Baltimore, Maryland
• Monster Show, Domy Books, Austin, Texas
2010
• Drawing Out, Hexagon Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
• Adornamental, Silber Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
• 1000%, Trust Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2009
• Wise Guise, Nudashank Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
2008
• Queering Media, Current Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
Public Commissions
Arro, Austin, Texas
Irene’s, Austin, Texas
la Barbecue, Austin, Texas
The Sunset Room, Austin, Texas
Qui, Austin, Texas
Bibliography
• “Xavier Schipani Turns Restroom Graffiti Into LGBTQ-Affirming Art,” IntoMore.com,
Dec. 7, 2017
https://bit.ly/2lbSSS2
• Katie Friel, “Austin artist Xavier Schipani is exactly who the world needs right now,”
Culture Map Austin, Nov. 14, 2017
https://bit.ly/2tnxq1d
• Melena Ryzik, “29Rooms is a Creative Playhouse for the Instagram Set,” The New York
Times, Sept. 6, 2017
https://nyti.ms/2vOgmET
• “Xavier Schipani is the Artist Finding Eroticism in Activism,” HungerTV.com, May 8, 2017
https://bit.ly/2tfRHox
• Lauren Smith Ford, “10 Texas Artists to Collect Now,” Texas Monthly, April 7, 2017
https://bit.ly/2fHxbdF
• “Best of Austin, 2016 Reader’s Poll: Best Muralist, Xavier Schipani,” The Austin Chronicle,
Nov. 10, 2016
https://bit.ly/2JShuu2
• Nara Shin, “Xavier Schipani: What is I to You?: An upcoming solo exhibition at Superchief
Brooklyn explores sexuality and freedom,” COOLHUNTING.com, Jan. 7, 2016
https://bit.ly/2MxV2YF