Timothy
Mutzel
Media:
Painting, Drawing
Studio Location:
4545 Ctr Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11109
Room/Studio#
710
Website:
Artist Bio:
Timothy Mutzel (b. 1968)
Artist: NYC-based painter
Educator: Adjunct Professor, SUNY Old Westbury
Programmer: owner/developer, ArtStack (No-Code Websites for Artists)
Education
1998, MFA Queens College CUNY, New York, NY
1996, BFA The Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA
I moved to New York in 1996, enrolling in CUNY to attend the MFA program at Queens College with Benny Andrews. I'm a painter, programmer, and adjunct professor of drawing at SUNY Old Westbury.
Selected Exhibitions and Residencies
2026, NYC Crit Club, 7-week group critique cohort with artist Bridget Mullen
2025, Fred Fleisher's Cosmic Projects, group show, Brooklyn, NY
2025, The Art of_ The Laurel Foundation fundraising auction, Bonhams, Los Angeles, CA
2025, 2024, LIC Arts Open, Long Island City, NY
2024, LIC-A Members Summer Showcase, LIC-A Artspace, Long Island City, NY
2024, X+X+X and so on, group show, Canopy Studio, New York, NY
2023-24 The Canopy Program, A year-long virtual cohort mentored by Jared Linge of High Noon Gallery, New York, NY
2023, Off the Wall, Group Show, Culture Lab, Long Island City, NY
2023, Group Show, Culture Lab, Long Island City, NY
2022, Rays of Light, group show, Van Der Plas Gallery, New York, NY
Nurture Art Annual Benefits, 2013, 2012, New York, NY
2008 Council on the Arts and Humanities for Staten Island (COAHSI) Premiere Grant and Exhibiting Arts Award
Timothy Mutzel's work is represented in private collections throughout the United States
Artist Statement:
Painting and drawing comprise the bulk of my work. I see the pieces as visual "theorems" or story-poems made of line, color, shape, texture — frequencies. Because my art has no direct connection to any real thing, the viewer may interpret them as they wish, some of the forms may suggest a literal reading, but not quite, embracing ambiguity at the last moment. This allows for an open-ended interpretation of the work, and, I think, allows the viewer to build their own story from it. I explore imaginary landscapes, channeling subconscious imagery, exploring foliage, animal gestures and textures, horns, swamps etc. Using these "games" I render an internal dialogue that, when combined with the physical, mechanical movement of my body, records a synthesis of muscle memory and imagination on paper or canvas. The raw frequencies of my body and person, generalized in such a way as to be recognizable, and although unique, as relatable as consciousness.
