About

In the studio // photo credit: Marcel Rozhon

Lawrence Wells (b. 1965) is an American painter and long-term resident of the Czech Republic. He studied painting at Indiana University, and received his MFA from the University of Mississippi (1992). Wells was among the first wave of American expats to come to Prague in the early 1990s. He returned to the USA in 1993 and after 8 years, living in New Orleans and New York, he returned to Prague in 2001. In the years 2007-2008 he had a residency at Meet Factory. From his studio in the former industrial Prague district of Vysocany, Wells continues to exhibit in Europe and the USA.

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Selected Exhibitions:

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2018 “Konec večírku”, Galerie Na shledanou, Volyně, Czech Republic

2018 “Nahá opice”, Galerie Pragovka, Prague, Czech Republic

2017 “Opice a Muži”, Galerie Hřivnáč, Opava, Czech Republic

2017 “See No Evil”, Galerie Ve dvoře, Litoměříce, Czech Republic

2016 “Chains”, Dark Matter Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic

2016 “Naked Ape”, Rebel Art Space, Palm Springs, CA

2015 “Bohemian”, Yalo Studio Gallery, Water Valley, MS

2014 “Ghosts”, Galerie Prokopka, Prague, Czech Republic

2014 “Konec/The End”, Galerie Kytka, Prague Czech Republic

2013 “Kulturní událost/Cultural Event”, Berlinskej model, Prague, Czech Republic

2013 “Moon Monkey Candle”, Galerie AM180, Prague, Czech Republic

2012 “Astronauts”, Galerie Ve dvoře, Litoměříce, Czech Republic

2012 “Ape and Essence”, Berlinskej model, Prague, Czech Republic

2009 Marathon, Prague, Czech Republic

2007 Exit Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic

2006 Exit Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic

2004 Alternatiff Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic

2004 Hidden Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic

1997 Mermaid Gallery, New Orleans, LA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2021 “KO-LABORACE”, Pragovka, Prague, Czech Republic

2018 “Post Rubbish”, Pragovka, Prague, Czech Republic

2016 “Random”, Galerie Pragovka, Prague, Czech Republic

2016 “Not As Far As It Seems”, Villa P651, Prague, Czech Republic

2013 “Global Locals”, Galerie NTK, Prague, Czech Republic

2013 “45 Výstava”, Pragovka, Prague, Czech Republic

2012 “My Wildlife as an Animal”, Abrazo Interno Gallery, Clemente Soto Velez Center, New York, NY

2001 “Fuji Fox Freedom”, Millennium Film, New York, NY

1996 Two Painters, Positive Space Gallery, New Orleans, LA

1993 American Exhibition, U Kralovsky Louky Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic

1993 “Tape Show”, (Exhibitor/Curator), Asylum Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic