Devin Troy Strother

(B. 1986)

Devin Troy Strother’s work is eclectic in its materials, references, and content. The artist comments on race issues, kitsch, and the exuberance of “high art,” sometimes all in a single piece. While Strother is serious about art making, he has a sense of humor about what he is doing. His pieces and their corresponding titles poke fun at race-related stereotypes, suggesting to the gallerygoer that perhaps we need not take this art thing so seriously. Strother well knows that critics and art writers cannot help but make comparisons between the artist’s work and that of his predecessors, and so he does the writers’ homework for them, often titling his paintings with explicit references to artists who have influenced that particular work.