maxenw59@gmail.com

b. 1993, Waterbury, CT. Lives and works in Baton Rouge, LA 

Education 
University of California, Davis, Davis, CA,
MFA Art Studio, June 2023 

Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT,
BA Illustration, May 2015 

Solo Exhibitions 
2026 (forthcoming) Fridman Gallery, New York, NY 
2025 Watch as We Float, Fridman Gallery, New York, NY 
2024 And The Land Stands Still, UTA Artist Space, New York, NY 
I’ll Be With You As You Go, Residency Art Gallery, Felix Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA 

Group Exhibitions 
2026 The Middle: Paintings by Will Maxen & Bradley Kerl, The LSU School of Art, Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Exhibition Gallery 
2025 Small Works, Marrow Gallery, San Francisco, CA 
Fever Dream, Pulse Projects at Studio Underground, New York, NY 
Reimaging Kinship, Welancora Gallery,Brooklyn, NY 
In Focus: Artwork by LSU Faculty, LSUMOA, Baton Rouge, LA 
2024 Untitled Art Miami Beach, Fridman Gallery 
A Treatise on Color: Vols. I–IV (Curated by J.E. Azmi), Fridman Gallery, New York, NY 
Pictures are Stories, Marrow Gallery, San Francisco, CA 
In The Garden, Canepa Selling, Los Angeles, CA 
Space, Chili Art Projects, London, United Kingdom 
2023 New Contemporaries iii, Residency Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 
When We See Us, Faith J Mckinnie Gallery, Sacramento, CA 
Arts & Humanities 2023 Graduate Exhibition, Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, Davis CA 
In Common Space, Art Space New Haven, New Haven, CT 2022 Black Voices, Museum of Northern California Art, Chico, CA 

Awards and Scholarships 
2023 Leshelle and Gary May Art Purchase Prize, University of California, Davis 
Mary Lou Osborn Awards in the Department of Art and Art History, University of California, Davis 
2022 Dean’s Summer Fellowship, University of California, Davis 
Fay Nelson Award in the Department of Art and Art History, University of California, Davis 
2021 Provost’s Fellowships in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, University of California, Davis 

Residencies and Fellowships 
2024 Silver Art Projects, New York, NY 
2024 New Jewish Culture Fellowship 

Press 
2025 Art Talks Podcast, Cerebral Women, Episode 232 New American Paintings Issue 171 (MFA Annual) 
2024 Maxwell Rabb, In L.A., Felix Art Fair's Intimate Sixth Edition Is a Standout, Artsy David Graver, Notes: Returning to Felix,
Frieze Los Angeles and The Future Perfect, Cool Hunting Victor Blackwell, First of All, CNN 
2023 Taylor Michael, Will Maxen Wants To Find Ground To Stand On In His Work, Good Black Art Manetti Shrem Museum,
UC Davis Arts and Humanities Grads Take Center Stage in WideRanging Show, Hyperallergic 

Teaching Experience 
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, Assistant Professor of Practice, August 2024-Present 
University of Houston, Houston, TX, Adjunct Professor, August 2023-2024 
University of California, Davis, CA, Lecturer, 2023-2023 

Other Relevant Experience 
Cheshire High School, Cheshire, CT, High School Art Teacher, 2020-2021 
Stamford High School, Stamford, CT, High School Art Teacher, 2019-2020
Kettle Run High School, Nokesville, VA, High School Art Teacher, 2018-2019