Ezra Hubbard
Artist
About
Ezra Hubbard is a sculptor and interdisciplinary artist based in Palm Beach, Florida USA and “The Center of the Universe,” Ashland, VA USA.
Tim B. Wride, Curator of Photography at The Norton Museum, recently wrote, “Ezra has a keen sensitivity and hard-won ability to interweave the weight of sculpture, the luminosity of painting, and emotion of light. Rarely has gravity appeared so ethereal."
Fascinated by the transmission and reflection of light, Hubbard “seeks to create memories and events rather than just an interesting thing to observe.” Hubbard, who has a lifelong connection with the photography of Walker Evans, drew inspiration from Evans’ notion that “It's easy to photograph light reflecting from a surface, the truly hard part is capturing the light in the air.” The celebrated artist of the Light and Space movement, Larry Bell described Hubbard’s recent work, “as portraits of another species of being. Who are these creatures you have created, Dr. Frankenstein?” Hubbard says his work is about movement towards transcendence and states that the work “is sparked by deep reflections on people, dreams, time, and the subconscious.”
Ezra Hubbard has worked in the visual arts for more than 25 years. He had a previous career in the film industry as an editor where he worked for major film studios and numerous independents. He earned an MFA in Art Practice from the School of Visual Arts in 2019 and previously studied film in London, art in Taos, NM, and Byzantine iconography in Greece. Ezra has a studio at Studio 1608, in West Palm Beach, FL and in NYC, NY.
Photo by Reese Blanke
His work is held internationally in private collections.
Studio visits and tours are welcome.
Videos and presentations about the work and the artist:
Art n’ Talk 2022 (click here)
Armory Art Center Art Salon talk 2020 (click here)
Robert Adanto, Greene School Interview. 2018. (click here)
Recent Exhibitions:
2023
PINK. January 6- February 25 Arts Warehouse Delray Beach, FL
2022
Art Acquisitions: Large and Small. Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, FL
Art Talk: Lets Talk about NFTs. Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, FL
2021
Biennial. Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, FL. Curated by Aldeide Delgado
2020
Dance. West Palm Beach, FL. Art Palm Beach. Solo Show/Installation. Curated by Valeray Francisco of the Directed Art Modern.
History Lesson. West Palm Beach, FL. Armory Art Center. Curated by Elle Schorr.
Between Reflection and the Shadow. West Palm Beach, FL. Artist talk at the Art Salon, Armory Art Center. ElleSchorr.
2019
A Question of Morals. West Palm Beach, FL. Curated by Stephen Johnson and Adam Dolle.
Between Reflection and the Shadow, NYC. Solo show at Van Der Plas Gallery in NYC. With sound scape by Toronto-based sound artist, Ben Oginz. Curated by Jason Mena.
Spring Show. Studio 1608. West Palm Beach, FL. Curated by Stephen Johnson
The Threshold. West Palm Beach, FL. Curated by Nita Miller
The November Show. Studio 1608. West Palm Beach, FL. Curated by Charles Bane
2018
Pecos Studio Tour. Pecos, NM
Video Art That Keeps Me Alive. Brooklyn, NY Curated by Astrid Bai
Anything Could Happen at Any Time. New York, NY Curated by Jacquelyn Strycker.
Sculpture Union @ Molecule. Santa Fe, NM
2017
Pecos Studio Tour. Pecos, NM
The Modern Show. Palm Beach, FL
2016
Pecos Studio Tour. Pecos, NM
2015
Pecos Studio Tour. Pecos, NM
2014
Pecos Studio Tour. Pecos, NM
Tarnoff Art Center. Rowe, NM
Hub Miller Gallery. Glorieta, NM
2013
Pecos Studio Tour. Pecos, NM
Gallery 140. Las Vegas, NM