UNITED ARTISTS, Ltd.
Marfa, TX
325 E san Antonio St
Marfa, Tx 79843
www.marfainvitational.com
UNITED ARTISTS, Ltd. was founded in 2006 by Artists and Curator Michael Phelan. Phelan transformed what was Marfa's original Texaco Station into a 4000 Sq Ft Gallery, Project Space and Collection- with the Mission of presenting Blue-chip International Exhibitions within the historied context of Marfa.
In January 2006 UNITED ARTISTS, Ltd. Opened its doors with the Inaugural Exhibition of Works by Carol Bove, Adam McEwen, and Seth Price. Among the seminal works exhibited was Carol Bove’s early ‘shelf’ Works- ‘White Woman’ (2005). UNITED ARTISTS, Ltd.’s second Exhibition: Matthew Brannon, Wade Guyton, and Patrick Hill- included one of Wade Guyton’s first ‘flame’ paintings. Since opening its doors, UNITED ARTISTS, Ltd. has exhibited Carol Bove, Wade Guyton, Nate Lowman, Anne Collier, Darren Bader, Adam McEwen, Kathryn Andrews, Roe Ethridge, Sadie Laska, and Justin Adian, among a Roster of Internationally lauded Artists. Including Karl Haendel- whos site-specific mural ‘Questions for Marfa’, 2011, occupies the building’s East wall.
BRIAN SCOTT CAMPBELL
Brian Scott Campbell (b. 1983, Columbus, OH) received his Bachelors of Fine Art from Columbus College of Art and Design, OH and his Masters o Fine Art from Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, NJ. Campbell's work was been included in numerous Exhibitions, including: Fredericks & Freiser, New York, NY; Asya Geisberg Gallery, New York, NY; Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York, NY; Metropolitan Art Society, Beirut, Lebanon (Curated by Suzanne Geiss Co. New York); David Shelton Gallery, Houston, TX; and David Risley Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Awards and Residencies include Atlantic Center for the Arts Residency with artist Dana Schutz; McColl Center for Visual Art Full Fellowship; Vermont Studio Center Fellowship; 'Artist in the Marketplace' Program, Bronx Museum, New York. Campbell’s work has been reviewed in Modern Painters /Blouin ArtInfo; Whitehot Magazine; Los Angeles Times; Contemporary Art Review LA, The Huffington Post; Hyperallergic; and i-D Magazine / Vice, amongst others. Campbell lives and works between Denton, Texas and Reykjavík, Iceland, and is Assistant Professor in Drawing and Painting at The College of Visual Arts and Design at The University of North Texas.