CAVIER COLEMAN

1639 Centre St, Ridgewood, NY 11385
Phone: 347-260-4318 | Email: cavier.coleman@gmail.com
Website: www.cavierdreams.com

PROFILE

Cavier Coleman is a multidisciplinary artist whose work bridges fine art, fashion, photography, and street culture. Known for layering visual metaphors and subversive iconography, his work challenges conventional boundaries of genre, identity, and representation. With a background in communications and a visual style that merges charm with critical commentary, Coleman explores themes of cultural memory, futurism, race, and power structures through painting, installation, design, and new media.

His practice is rooted in storytelling, often using abstraction, text, and portraiture to uncover hidden meanings and social tensions. Equally comfortable within white-wall galleries and unconventional spaces, Coleman has exhibited internationally—from Bali to Mexico City, Los Angeles to Havana—while collaborating with global brands, agencies, and nonprofits. He has produced solo installations, public murals, and commercial campaigns, and his work has been featured at high-profile venues such as the World Trade Center, Saks, and Sotheby’s.

In addition to a robust exhibition history, he has been profiled in numerous publications, including Forbes, Interview Magazine, L’uomo Vogue, and HYPEBEAST. Coleman continues to expand his interdisciplinary vision, positioning himself as a voice of his generation and working toward his goal of becoming a household name in the contemporary art world.

EDUCATION

Emmanuel College – Athens, GA
B.A. in Communications, 2008–2010

EXHIBITIONS

2025

• The Collective II – Visionary Projects, New York, NY
• WE ARE HERE – Maison 10, New York, NY
• Stars and Stripes – Cuban Fine Arts x Galeria Linea Y Paseo, Havana, Cuba
• Give Them Their Flowers (Duo Showcase) – Curated by John Wesley, Williamsburg, NY
• LREI Art Auction – New York, NY

2024

• The Moment (Solo Show) – DBA Gallery, New York, NY
• It Takes A Village – Kate Ferri Projects, New York, NY
• SYMBIOSIS (Duo Showcase) – Second Story Gallery, New Orleans, LA
• Art Ball 2024 (Honoring Kehinde Wiley) – Sotheby’s, New York, NY

2023

• Santos Patrones – Union Gallery, Mexico City, MX

2022

• REVITALIZATION – NYC Culture Club, New York, NY
• Inertia – Queen of Hearts Global, New York, NY
• Catharsis – Brassworks Gallery, Portland, OR
• Imperfections – Local Project Art Space, New York, NY
• Welcome Back – World Trade Center, NYC Culture Club, New York, NY
• Land of Paradise and Hell (Solo Show) – City Light Gallery, Seattle, WA

2021

• Group Sex – Ed Varie Gallery, New York, NY
• Heaven and Hell (Solo Show) – Ed Varie Gallery, New York, NY
• A Green Carpet Affair (Solo Installation) – Broome Street Gallery, New York, NY
• Cuban Fine Arts – New York, NY

2020

• Heirs To The Throne – Beverly Center, Los Angeles, CA

2019

• SYMBIOSIS – Art on A Gallery, New York, NY
• Ars Gratia Artis – The Local, Long Island City, NY
• Avant Gallery Installation – New York, NY
• Protect Yo Heart – New York, NY

2018

• Good Luck Dry Cleaner x Saks – Art Installation, New York, NY
• ArtMaila – New York Studio Factory, Brooklyn, NY
• Space Land (Solo Show) – Up and Down Nightclub, New York, NY
• North 3rd Street Market – Art Installation, Brooklyn, NY
• Children of the World Foundation Charity – Hotel Rivington, NY

2017

• See You Later Gator (Solo Show) – Mètis Gallery, Bali, Indonesia
• Uptown Alien – Row House Gallery, Harlem, NY
• Cool Shit – Block Party Mural, Williamsburg, NY
• Alien Nation – Brooklyn Curated, Greenpoint, NY
• Art Attack – Mayson Gallery, Lower East Side, NY
• MoMA PS1 – Group Showcase, Long Island City, NY

2016

• Alien Requiem – Spur Tree, Lower East Side, NY
• Mind of Maker – Vice Media & Budweiser Collaboration, Brooklyn, NY

2015

• Diffa by Design (Silent Auction) – Chelsea, NY
• Saloon Milk – The Attic, New York, NY
• Fancy (Solo Show) – with Roy Lichtenstein, Soho, NY

2014

• Raw Artist Showcase – Brooklyn, NY
• Traffic Project Meets Graffiti – SOHO Art House, Chelsea, NY
• Stay Gold – Staten Island, NY
• Gardner Museum (Spotlight Gallery) – Staten Island, NY
• Access Art Showcase – DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY
• Welcome to My World (Solo Show) – Lower East Side, NY

ARTIST RESIDENCIES

2023

• Union Gallery – Mexico City, MX

2022

• City of Light Gallery – Seattle, WA
• Proposals for All – Portland, OR

2017

• MÈTIS – Bali, Indonesia
• Brooklyn Curated – Greenpoint, NY
• The Squeezery – East Hamptons, NY
• The Surf Lodge – Montauk, NY
• The Fade Studios – Brooklyn, NY
• La Huerta Art Club – Lower East Side, NY

2015

• Yellow House Collective – Brooklyn, NY
• Brooklyn Wine Yard – Brooklyn, NY
• Brooklyn Bazzar – Brooklyn, NY

2014

• West St Studios – Brooklyn, NY
• Private Collection – Brooklyn, NY

PUBLICATIONS & REVIEWS

2024

• Poetic License: Little Mirror – Nowness

2023

• Meet Cavier Coleman – Canvas Rebel (Michael Rivera)
• Feels Like Growth – UGG Stories

2022

• Banana Republic BR Athletics Campaign – HYPEBEAST (Avon Dorsey)

2021

• Why We Need More Renaissance Artists Like Cavier Coleman – Forbes (Heather R. Morgan)
• Inside the Ever-Evolving World of Cavier Coleman – The Folklore (Roni Omikorede)
• PROJECT ZERO – Grazia (Aaron Royce)
• SKRIT Partners with Waka Flocka Flame – HYPEBEAST (Nate Louis)

2020

• New York Hates You – Teeth Magazine (Dash Kolo)
• New York Hates You – Cake Magazine (Dash Kolo)
• An Acquired Taste – The Commission Project (Pato Paez)

2019

• Nothing But Net, Leather, and Suede – Enspire Magazine (Adrienne Russo)
• Afro-Art Inspired by Nelson Mandela – L’Etage Magazine (Adrienne Russo)
• Fashion Slam Dunk – Vegas Sports Daily (Adrienne Russo)
• Champagne Wishes and Cavier Dreams – The Photographic Journal (Dana Scruggs)

2018

• Harlem World Magazine – Salters Scene
• Snax Magazine – The Phoenix Issue

2017

• Artist Spotlight – Obvious Magazine (Jerris Madison)
• L’uomo Vogue – Art Issue (Photography by Max Montgomery)
• RENTAH PROFILE – Rafal Borynski

2015

• Woofin Magazine (Tokyo) – Interview
• The Dapifer – Interview by Lakenya Kelly
• Be You Campaign – Sofie Van de Ploeg

2014

• Living the High Life with Curren$y – Interview Magazine (Emma Brown)
• The Caviar of Fashion Photography – Raise Art (Kate Ruby)
• Behind the Artist – Dimension Magazine (Alahn Brezan)
• Double Dexterity – Bleu Magazine (Larryse Brown)