GONE TO THE DOGS :: Will Douglas
TEMPUS VOLTA
FEBRUARY 16 - MARCH 23, 2023
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In Gone to the Dogs, Will Douglas uses an interdisciplinary approach to comment on a false construction of realities, engaging the end of greyhound racing in Florida as a metaphor for losing and seeking paradise.
Will Douglas was born in Charleston, SC in 1988, and grew up in Chesapeake, VA. Douglas received a BFA in Photography and Film at VCUarts in 2012. While studying at VCU, he was a recipient of a VMFA undergraduate fellowship. Since then, he has been included in various group exhibitions such as Skyway: A Contemporary Collaboration at the Tampa Museum of Art, Peripheral Vision at Candela in Richmond, VA, and Annuale X at the Light Factory in Charlotte, NC. In 2015, he co-founded the artist-run space Parallelogram Gallery in Tampa, FL. In 2018, he received a MFA in Studio Art at the University of South Florida where he was a graduate fellow. While completing his master’s he received a Lenscratch Student Prize and an SPE Student Award for Innovations in Imaging.
In 2019, Douglas published his first monograph FLAT PICTURES (YOU CAN FEEL) which is in both private and public collections. In the same year, he presented solo exhibitions Drawing on the Hearts of Men at Quaid Gallery and Oh! Mary Mary Mary at Tempus Projects. In 2020, Douglas had an exhibition of FP(YCF) at Space Place in Nizhny Tagil, RU. Later that year, his solo exhibition Montage River was presented at Tempus Projects and at the Florida Biennial at the Hollywood Arts and Culture Center. In 2022, he had a solo exhibition of Gone to the Dogs at the Leepa Rattner Museum Solo Space, SPC, in Seminole, FL. Douglas continues to exhibit work both in group and solo exhibitions and divides his time between Brooklyn, NY and St. Petersburg, FL.
Tempus Volta is located at 1624 E. 7th Ave. in Ybor City.
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