Career
Tyler Vlahovich is a contemporary artist whose work explores the boundaries of abstraction through paintings and works on paper. His practice is characterized by seemingly casual yet richly sophisticated meditations on form, composition, mark-making, and color. Vlahovich’s paintings are often described as rapid, playful, and unpredictable, embodying a unique relationship with beauty that emerges as a byproduct of his exploration of painterly thinking rather than as a primary goal. His work resists easy categorization, avoiding a single identifiable style while maintaining a singular artistic sensibility. Vlahovich’s paintings are celebrated for their vivid, offbeat, and often breathtaking pictorial events that surprise, perplex, and delight viewers. They engage both the eye and the body, creating a sensory experience that is as much about feeling as it is about seeing. In an art world increasingly dominated by works that strive to make perfect sense, Vlahovich’s practice stands out for its refusal to conform. His work is refreshingly idiosyncratic, offering a space for ambiguity and open-ended interpretation.Exhibitions
Select Solo Exhibitions ''The Real Story'', Chris Sharp Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2025; Chris Sharp, Los Angeles at Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo, JP, 2022; ''Pulling Up Roots'', Chris Sharp Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2022; ''Cares of a Family Man'', Lulu, Mexico City, MX, 2018; ''Tyler Vlahovich'', Feuilleton, Los Angeles, CA, 2017; ''Project Room: Tyler Vlahovich'', Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA, 2012; ''Tyler Vlahovich'', The Yard, Los Angeles, CA, 2011; ''Tyler Vlahovich'', Farbvision, Berlin, DE, 2010; ''Window Project'', Richard Telles Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA, 2006; ''Tyler Vlahovich'', Feature Inc., New York, NY, 2003; ''What Gives'', WPA, Los Angeles, CA, 2001; ''It’s All Figured Out'', Twig Gallery, Brussels, BE, 2000. Select Group Exhibitions ''The Airtight Garage'', Big Pictures, Los Angeles, CA, 2018; ''Fierce Generosity'', Porch Gallery, Ojai, CA, 2016; ''Larry Qualls'', Five Myles, Brooklyn, NY, 2015; ''In Our Time'', Summit Gallery, Summit, MS, 2014; ''I Want That Inside Me'', Feature Inc., New York, NY, 2013; ''Punt'', Feature Inc., New York, NY, 2012; ''Bodybraingame'', Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2011; ''Elements of Nature'', Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA, 2010; ''Skulture'', Feature Inc., New York, NY, 2009; ''Radiant City'', Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles, CA, 2007; ''Themes and Variations: New Abstraction in Los Angeles'', Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA, 2006; ''The Picture I Carry In My Head'', Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2005; ''Children of the Black Hole'', Stalke Galleri, Kirke Sonnerup, DK, 2004; ''Made in California'', California State University, Bakersfield, CA, 2003; ''Play It As It Lays'', London Institute of Contemporary Art, London, UK, 2002; ''Running in Flip-Flops'', Feature Inc., New York, NY, 2001.External links