Sandy Garnett was born at Fort Belvoir, Virginia and raised in Pennsylvania, London and Connecticut. At St. Lawrence University in upstate New York Garnett started his art studio and made art for 50 bands and production companies while in college. He is a self-taught artist and has been a full time professional painter and sculptor since he graduated. His work can be found in 40 U.S. states and ten countries through his network of five hundred collectors. He recently signed his 1035th painting and is proofing a hardcover book he spent years on entitled, “Sandy Garnett; The First 1000 Paintings.”
Garnett has developed a reputation as a self-sufficient, prolific painter, sculptor, and writer who has built his career on the fringes of the New York art world over the past 20 years. His overarching premise as a self-described ‘first generation Reconstructionist’ is to build bridges between the genres, which explains his process of working concurrently in a number of distinct series of paintings and sculptures. He is best known for his twenty year running Fingerprint Project, in which he explores contemporary identity through sculpted and painted fingerprints, human silhouettes and signatures. He is also collected for his Twister reliefs, his figure paintings, his Reconstruction series of narratives and cityscapes, and his portraiture.
The art of Sandy Garnett has been placed in museum, public, corporate, and private collections, including the GM Museum, Pepsico, Chevrolet, Corcoran Jennison, St. Lawrence University, and the Town of Stamford, CT. In 2001 The New York Times declared his Fingerprint Project ‘Cutting Edge Art.’ His work has been reviewed by The New York Times, The New York Art World, New York Spaces Magazine, The Gallery Guide, The Hartford Courant, Interior Design Magazine, Connecticut Cottages and Gardens, Fairfield County Business Weekly, The Stamford Advocate, Greenwich Times, the Westchester regional newspapers and the Fairfield County regional newspapers.
In the past several years Garnett has curated shows at the Loft Gallery in Stamford, CT. His first recorded song Busted Wing made it into a Teton Gravity Research film in 2009. in 2011 he releaseed his first 5 song EP. The artist also wrote, illustrated and published his first two Rainbow Riders children’s books in 2009 while he works on the next two installments of this series. His coming of age story, 'Baloney Express,' is Garnett’s first turn as author and has received strong reviews since its publication in 2011. Garnett is currently writing his second and third books. 'The First 1000 Paintings of Sandy Garnett' and 'Sandy Garnett Paintings and Sculptures Inventory' were published in 2012 and are the first full color, hard cover art catalogues which represent Garnett's twenty years as a professional painter and sculptor.
The artist is interested in developing business relations with established galleries in the U.S. and Europe. He has worked with Rebecca Hossack in London, and Mr. Edward Mitterand has expressed interest in Zurich were Garnett to have a New York gallerist to take him there. Garnett is ready for the Art Fair market and larger platforms at this point in his career. Please contact with inquiries. His art, books and music are available at www.sandygarnett.com.
SANDY GARNETT CV
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 SOFT LANDSCAPES, Rinfret, Greenwich, CT.
2009 FINGERPRINT PROJECT 1990-2010, White Plains Museum Gallery, New York.
2009 RECENT WORK, The Loft Gallery, Stamford, CT.
2004 THE FINGERPRINT PROJECT, The Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, CT.
2003 RECONSTRUCTIONS, Palet, New York, New York.
2002 RECENT WORK, Rosenthal Gallery, Rich Forum, Stamford, CT.
1998 NAGANO SOLO, Nagano, Japan
1998 FINGERPRINT PORTRAITS, Landmark Gallery, Stamford, CT.
1997 RECENT WORK, Rosenthal Gallery, Rich Forum, Stamford, CT.
1994 NEO-POP PORTRAITS, Sackler Gallery, Stamford, CT.
1993 NEO-POP PORTRAITS, Landmark Gallery, Stamford, CT.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012 ART SELECTIONS, Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich, CT (award).
2011 MIRROR SHOW, Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich, CT.
BLACK AND WHITE, Loft Gallery, Stamford, CT.
2010 THE ALDRICH MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Ridgefield, CT.
Fingerprint Portrait of The King Intermediate School; 312 Fingerprint Installation.
2008 PIVOTAL MOMENTS, Loft Artist Gallery, Stamford, CT.
ART OF THE NORTHEAST, Silvermine Guild Art Galleries, New Canaan, CT.
2006 ART OF THE NORTHEAST, Silvermine Guild Art Galleries,Sculpture Prize.
2005 RECENT WORK, The Pool Art Fair, Solita Grand Hotel, 7-10 July.
FINGERPRINT TOTEMS, RHG and Charlotte Street Galleries, London, England.
FINGERPRINT TOTEMS, Art London, Rebecca Hossack Galleries, London, England
2004 DIALOGUES IN ABSTRACTION, UCONN Gallery, Stamford, CT.
Curated By Ben Ortiz.
2003 THE EXTENDED PORTRAIT, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT.
Curated By Nancy Duncan Hall, Curator, Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT.
NEW MEMBERS, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT.
Curated By Helen During, Director, Silvermine Guild Art Center.
2002 SOUVENIRS OF MEMORY, Silvermine Guild Galleries. Director William Benton.
RESPONDING TO 9/11, Mayor’s Gallery, Stamford, CT.
2001 ART OF THE NORTHEAST. Silvermine Guild Galleries, New Canaan, CT
Juried by Bill Arning, Curator, MIT Visual Art Center, Cambridge, MA
2000 GROUP SHOW. DWG Art Space, New York, New York.
Curated by Sandy Garnett, Don Desper, Brian Whitely.
VISIONS OF THE MILLENNIUM. Sackler Gallery, Stamford, Connecticut.
Curated by Bayardo Carrillo.
1999 IN BLOOM. Norwalk Community College, Norwalk, Connecticut.
Curated by Susan Hardesty.
ART INVITATIONAL. Carriage Barn, New Canaan, CT. Juried by William Zimmer.
WOMEN IN ART. Westchester Center For The Arts Gallery, Mount Kisco, NY.
1998 CURRENT AMERICAN VISIONS, Nagano, Japan
Curated by Minami Beppu.
ARTIST VISIONS. Stamford Museum, Stamford, Connecticut.
Juried By Joan Wheeler and Ken Marchione
1997 GROUP SHOW. Sackler Gallery, Stamford, Connecticut.
Juried by Bayardo Carrillo.
1996 AREA ARTISTS. Cavalier Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut.
Juried by Ron Cavalier.
1995 AREA ARTISTS. Cavalier Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut.
Juried by Ron Cavalier.
CURATION
2011 BLACK and WHITE (with Lina Morielli), Loft Gallery, Stamford, CT.
2010 POW, PUNCH, ZOOM (with Lina Morielli), Loft Gallery, Stamford, CT.
2009 SMALL WORKS (with Lina Morielli), Loft Gallery, Stamford, CT.
2009 DRAWING SHOW (with Lina Morielli), Loft Gallery, Stamford, CT.
2009 RENEE KAHN WORK (with Lina Morielli), Loft Gallery, Stamford, CT.
2008 SMALL WORKS (with Lina Morielli), Loft Gallery, Stamford, CT.
2008 PIVOTAL MOMENTS, Loft Gallery, Stamford, CT.
2008 LANDSCAPES ON THE MIND, Loft Gallery, Stamford, CT.
JURYING
2011 ALTERNATIVE VISIONS, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton, CT
AWARDS
2006 ART OF THE NORTHEAST, Silvermine Guild, New Canaan, CT. Sculpture Prize
2001 ART OF THE NORTHEAST. Silvermine Guild. Sculpture Prize. Juried by Bill Arning.
PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS
2011 Public Art Competition, Stamford, CT.
2002 Two Handpainted Star Sculptures for Galaxy of Stars Promotion, Norwalk, CT.
2001 Two Handpainted Art Cars, Art-O-Mobiles, Stamford, CT.
2000 Two Handpainted Cows, CowParade East Coast, Stamford, CT.
Sponsored by Corcoran Jennison, 2000.
1997 Two Handpainted Automobiles for Chevrolet Promotion on 35 U.S. City Rock and Roll Festival HORDE
Tour, Featuring Neil Young, Beck, Blues Traveler, Primus, Morphine. Painted landscape murals on
1997 Chevrolet Geo Metro and Tracker autos on side stage while bands played at each venue (general
capacity 20,000 per venue).
CORPORATE / INSTITUTION COLLECTIONS
Corcoran Jennison
Town of Stamford, CT (Permanent Collection)
Pepsico Corporation, Purchase, NY
GM Corporation, Detroit, MI
St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
GM Motors Museum
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2009 Abby Luby, “Sandy Garnett”, Stamford Advocate, January.
2008 Bob Chuvala, “Portrait of the Artist in a Profession of Dreamers,” FFC Business Weekly, February.
2006 Adriane Brune. “Taking Twister To The Mat”, The Hartford Courant, January.
2005 Britta Beli. “Naked Twister”, Fairfield County Weekly, November.
2002 L.P. Streitfeld. “Redemption of Symbolism in Art”, Stamford Advocate, November.
2002 Asante Green. “The Art of Noise; Artists Create at Former Lock Factory”, Stamford Advocate, April.
2001 Patrick Verel. “Stamford’s Loft Artists Open Their Studios”, Stamford Advocate, November.
2001 Henry Urbach. “A Walk in the Clouds”, Interior Design Magazine, June.
2001 William Zimmer. “Prize Winners and a Point of View”, New York Times, May.
2001 Deidre Channing. “The Car and I and Carbour View”, Stamford Art-O-Mobiles, May.
2001 L.P. Streitfeld. “Silvermine Steps Toward An Exciting, Uncertain Future”, May.
2001 K. Steinberg. “The Fingerprint Project”, Manhattan Art Review, April.
2001 L.P. Streitfeld. “Creating in the Moment”, Stamford Advocate, January.
2000 Peyton Alexander. “DWG Group Show”, December.
2000 K. Steinberg. “DWG Art Space”, Gallery Watch, October.
2000 Jennifer Griffin. “Cow Print and The Cow and I”, Cow Parade New York.
1999 Mary Beth Faller. “Selected Works in Progress”, Stamford Advocate, November.
1999 Gloria Cole. “A Gift That Keeps On Giving”, Inside Fairfield County, November.
1997 L.P. Streitfeld. “Making The Journey”, Fairfield County Weekly, November.
1997 Beth Coonie. “Have Brush, Will Travel”, Stamford Advocate, November.
1994 Peyton Alexander. “A Fresh Talent Faces Pop”, Art Word, February.
AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
2002 to Present Silvermine Art Guild Member, New Canaan, CT.
1994 to Present Loft Artist Association, Stamford, CT.
BOOKS - Garnett is the Owner & Publisher of Chelsea Press
2012 The First 1000 Paintings of Sandy Garnett, hardcover, 440 pages.
ISBN 978-0-9822348-7-7
2012 Sandy Garnett Paintings and Sculptures Inventory, 282 pages.
ISBN 978-0-9822348-4-6
2011 Baloney Express, written by Sandy Garnett, hardcover, 220 pages.
ISBN 978-0-9822348-1-5
2009 The Rainbow Riders, written and illustrated by Sandy Garnett
Hardcover, 34 pages, ISBN 978-0-9822348-5-6
Softcover 34 pages, ISBN 978-0-9822348-1-3
2009 The Rainbow Riders ABC book, written and illustrated by Sandy Garnett
Hardcover, 34 pages, ISBN 978-0-9822348-6-0
Softcover 34 pages, ISBN 978-0-9822348-2-1