b. 1954, Edison, New Jersey
Solo Exhibitions
2023
The Dead Supreme New York, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY
The Dead Supreme Los Angeles, Parker Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
C’est La Vie, Studio Voltaire, London, England
2022
Scott Covert: I Had a Wonderful Life, NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale FL
2021
Scott Covert: presented by FIERMAN, NADA House, New York NY
2020
Scott Covert: Of the United States, F Gallery, Houston TX
2018
Mail Art: Scott Covert & Ray Johnson, Keyes Art, East Hampton NY
2017
Scott Covert: The Dead Supreme, Situations and FIERMAN, New York NY
2013
Scott Covert: New Paintings, Skidmore Contemporary Art, Santa Monica CA
2012
Scott Covert, Edelman Arts, New York, NY
2009
Scott Covert: Paintings, Skidmore Contemporary Art, Santa Monica CA
2006
The Dead Supreme, Plan B Gallery, Forest Park IL
2005
The Dead Supreme, Lakeside Gallery, Lakeside MI
2000
Scott Covert, Randall/Ericson Gallery, Luminaries in Stone, Palm Springs CA
1999
Scott Covert: New Paintings, Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica CA
Scott Covert: New Work, Finesilver Gallery, San Antonio TX
1998
Scott Covert, Skidmore Contemporary Art, Malibu CA
1992
Tombstone Travels, Lee Arthur Studio, New York NY
1990
Europe Revisited, Curated by Caroline Spitzer, Paris, France
Scott Covert, Lee Arthur Studio, New York NY
1989
Scott Covert, Makeshift Gallery, Provincetown MA Scott Covert, XX Century Gallery, New York NY
Tombstones, Barbara Braathen Gallery, New York NY
1984
Modern Martyrs, Ricky Clifton Gallery, New York NY
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024
Vapours of Delphi, Whaam!, New York, NY
2023
Basquiat x Warhol. Painting 4 Hands, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, France
HOMO ANGELICUS, Barzda and Snow, New York NY
2022
Boxers, The Main Event, New York NY
Agosto Machado: The Forbidden City, Gordon Robichaux, New York NY
2020
Painting is Painting’s Favorite Food, South Etna Montauk Foundation, Montauk NY
2019
Notebook, 56 Henry, New York NY
Circus of Books, FIERMAN, New York NY
Frederick Douglass: Embers of Freedom, SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah GA
2017
Club 57: Film, Performance, and Art in the East Village, 1978-1983, Museum of Modern Art, Curated by Ron Magliozzi and Sophie Cavoulacos with Ann Magnuson, New York NY
Love Among the Ruins: 56 Bleecker Gallery and Late ‘80s New York, Howl! Happening: An Arturo Vega Project, Some Serious Business, Inc., New York, NY
2016
11th Annual Thanksgiving Collective, Tripoli Gallery, East Hampton NY
2011
East Village West, Royal/T Art Space, Curated by Ann Magnuson and Kenny Scharf, Los Angeles CA
2005
Rock Stars, Glen Horowitz Gallery, East Hampton NY
Big Holy, Cartelle Gallery, Marina Del Rey CA
2000
Paint, American Style, Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica CA
1999
Big, Skidmore Gallery, Malibu CA
1998
Hollywood Satan, Mark Moore Gallery, Santa Monica CA
1993
Urban Analysis, Barbara Braathen, New York NY
Masks for Aids, Marcel Sitcoske, New York NY
1992
Transformations, Lee Arthur Studio, New York NY
1989
56 Bleecker Street, New York NY
1984
The Fun Gallery, New York NY Patrick Fox Gallery, New York NY
1979
Found Objects, Club 57, Curated by Keith Haring, New York NY
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2023
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2022
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2021
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2019
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2018
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2017
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2014
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2010
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2006
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2005
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1999
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1998
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1996
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1988
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1986
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1985
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1984
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