Genesis Belanger

Genesis Belanger
Born1978 (age 47–48)
Massachusetts
EducationThe School of the Art Institute of Chicago, BFA
Hunter College, MFA
Known forSculpture
Notable workHeads or Tails
MovementSurrealism

Genesis Belanger is an American sculptor known for ceramic and mixed media sculptures that poke fun at contemporary feminine symbols and household objects.[1][2] She creates idiosyncratic stoneware versions of everyday items inspired by pop art and surrealism.[3][4][5]

Early life and education

Belanger was born in Massachusetts in 1978 and moved around as a child.[6] She completed collegiate coursework at the Rhode Island School of Design, Parsons School of Design, and Cooper Union, ultimately graduating from School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2004.[7][6] Belanger studied fashion design and notes that her training in garment construction helped her with ceramics.[6]

Belanger applied to graduate school at New York's Hunter College with a painting portfolio, and began sculpting ceramics while in this graduate program.[1] She matriculated with an MFA from Hunter in 2012.[2]

Career

After college, Belanger moved to New York City and began her professional career as a prop stylist on for advertising campaigns.[6][8] She worked in that role for five years before applying to graduate school for fine art.[9]

Belanger's sculptural mediums include stoneware, porcelain ceramics, and hand-crafted furniture.[10] She also works in welding and textile arts.[9][11] Her sculptures of ordinary objects touch on themes from Surrealism, Pop art, and Chicago Imagists.[12]

Belanger is the 2016 recipient of the Rema Hort Mann Foundation Emerging Artist Grant and a 2017 Pioneer Works Fall/Winter Fellow.[13] She has been the subject of solo exhibitions at the Consortium in Dijon, France (2021); the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, in Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA (2020)[14] and in the New Museum's Storefront Window, New York, USA (2019).[8] She is represented by three galleries: François Ghebaly, Rodolphe Janssen, and Perrotin.[2]

In 2026, Belanger presented her first public outdoor exhibition, Heads or Tails, as part of the New York Public Art Fund.[15][16] Her sculptures are installed in City Hall Park and were sculpted by hand in clay before they were subsequently cast in more weather-resilient materials.[17] The exhibit is on display until November 15, 2026.[16]

Belanger is married and lives in New York City.[18]

Notable works

  • 2022 Blow Out, Perrotin, Paris, France
  • 2021 Another Man's Treasure, Perrotin, Tokyo, Japan; We Were Never Friends, The Consortium Museum, Dijon, France
  • 2020 The Party's Over, rodolphe janssen, Brussels, Belgium; Through the Eye of a Needle, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT, USA
  • 2019 Coins for the Ferrymen, François Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Holding Pattern, New Museum, New York, NY, USA
  • 2018 A Strange Relative, Genesis Belanger & Emily Mae Smith, Perrotin, New York, NY, USA
  • 2017 Cheap Cookie and a Tall Drink of Water, Mrs. Gallery, Maspeth, NY, USA

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kelsey, Colleen (2019-04-03). "An Artist Who Pokes Fun at How the Female Body Is Bought and Sold". The Cut. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  2. 1 2 3 Lesser, Casey (2020-10-01). "Genesis Belanger's Uncanny Ceramics Help Us Cope with the Present". Artsy. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  3. ↑ Block, Annie (2020-04-20). "Genesis Belanger's Claymation-Inspired Artwork on Display". Interior Design. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  4. ↑ "Genesis Belanger: In the Right Conditions we are Indistinguishable | Pace Gallery". www.pacegallery.com. 2024-11-09. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  5. ↑ Sheets, Hilarie M. (2020-09-03). "Genesis Belanger: Through the Eye of a Needle - Exhibitions". The Design Edit. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Dafoe, Taylor (2019-01-23). "Beauty 'Can Be a Powerful Tool': Artist Genesis Belanger on How Her Surreal Sculptures Address Our Present Moment". Artnet News. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  7. ↑ "Genesis BELANGER - Artist - Perrotin". www.perrotin.com. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  8. 1 2 "Artist Audio: Genesis Belanger". Blanton Museum of Art. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  9. 1 2 "Artist Audio: Genesis Belanger". Blanton Museum of Art. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  10. ↑ "Genesis Belanger's Uncanny Ceramics Help Us Cope with the Present, Artsy". The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum | Ridgefield, CT Art Museum. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  11. ↑ "Genesis Belanger". North East. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  12. ↑ Ebert, Grace (2022-10-28). "In 'Blow Out,' Artist Genesis Belanger Lures the Uncanny and Anxious Out of Everyday Objects". Colossal. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  13. ↑ "The Giving Body". Underdonk. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  14. ↑ Palacios, Rachael (2021-02-27). "Genesis Belanger: Through the Eye of a Needle – Art New England". Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  15. ↑ "Genesis Belanger: Heads or Tails". Public Art Fund. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  16. 1 2 "Tribeca Citizen | Art in Tribeca: Genesis Belanger: Heads or Tails". Tribeca Citizen. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  17. ↑ "City Life Org - Public Art Fund Presents Heads or Tails, Genesis Belanger's First Major Public Exhibition in New York". City Life Org. 2026-05-25. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  18. ↑ Goldberg, Morgan (2025-03-13). "Inside a Brooklyn Brownstone With an Eclectic Mash-Up of Treasures". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
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