Xico Greenwald is a New York City–based artist. His artwork has been shown at numerous New York galleries, including Nancy Margolis Gallery, The Painting Center, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brian Morris Gallery, Thompson Giroux, and Life on Mars. He has curated exhibitions at Queens College Art Center, Long Island University’s Selena Gallery, and Westbeth Gallery. He has taught at Pratt Institute, Rider University, Mount Gretna School of Art, and is currently Associate Professor at BMCC. He earned a BA from Bard College and an MFA from Brooklyn College.
Xico Greenwald also regularly writes and edits art criticism. His essays, reviews and interviews have been published in The New York Sun, Delicious Line, The Epoch Times, artcritical.com, Painting Perceptions, and Painters’ Table.
“My paintings of everyday objects are born out of a belief that the commonplace is rich subject matter and that there’s poetry to be found in the things that surround us. Paintings of flowers, teapots, vases, bowls, and pots and pans are deliberately straightforward. I strive to make paintings that are at once accessible and can reward long looking. I love art and take inspiration from a range of movements—anything from Roman wall paintings to 17th century Spanish still lifes to today’s New York art world.”