Nick Cave — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

Forge, 2018

Mixed media including a bronze arm and an array of white handkerchiefs

Phillips · Artsy

Boo, 2009

Bidding closed

Mixed media

MCA Chicago Benefit Auction · Artsy

Soundsuit, 2011

Bidding closed

Mixed media including beaded and sequined garments, fabric, metal, and mannequin

Untitled, 2018

Mixed media including glass top table, rose embroidery, three carved heads, white porcelain prayer hands and a candy glass dish

Island Press · Artsy

MASS, 2000

Collagraph - Triptych of two intaglio prints plus the actual 2-sided plate of folded shirts that they were printed from

Constellation, 2006

Mixed media including beaded and sequined garments, fabric, and wood

Island Press · Artsy

Untitled (two shirts), 2001

Collagraph on paper

For Sale 3

Mixed media including carved head, back of a chair, modified table top

Untitled, 2018

US$120,000–US$130,000

Vintage tole flowers, decorative mirror and wood

Untitled, 2018

US$75,000–US$100,000

Bronze, Decorative Flowers

Again and Again, 2018

US$75,000–US$100,000

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Galleries1

#50 Jack Shainman Gallery

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Podcast Interviews1

podcasts A brush with... Nick Cave A brush with... · Dec 7, 2022

An in-depth interview with the artist on his cultural experiences and greatest influences, from Elsa Schiaparelli to Parliament/Funkadelic.

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Biennial Selections1

Venice Biennale — Venice

2026 · In Minor Keys · curated by Koyo Kouoh

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Education4

American Artists School

Cranbrook Academy of Art

Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City, MO, USA

University of North Texas

Denton, TX, USA

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Publications6

Monograph 1

Nick Cave Author

Prestel · 2014

Exhibition Catalog 1

Nick Cave

Prestel · 2017

Group Catalog 1

Meaning Matter Memory: Selections from the Studio Museum in Harlem Collection

Phaidon Press · 2024

Survey 3

Contemporary Art Underground: MTA Arts & Design New York

Phaidon Press · 2024

Midnight Moment: A Decade of Artists in Times Square

Phaidon Press

Rainbow Dreams: Color and Light in Contemporary Art

Phaidon Press

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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Recent News20

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Mickalene Thomas, Known for Her Glittering Depictions of Black Women, Joins Jack Shainman Gallery

Mickalene Thomas, the artist celebrated for her glittering, rhinestone-adorned portraits of Black women, has joined New York’s Jack Shainman Gallery. …

peopleJun 12, 2026

Walk of Fame: A look at what's hanging this summer at the galleries around Santa Fe

The Santa Fe New Mexican surveys the summer gallery scene in Santa Fe, highlighting a range of exhibitions at local galleries. The article provides a …

localJun 12, 2026

A Better World at the Obama Center

The Obama Presidential Center (OPC) in Chicago, designed by architects Billie Tsien and Todd Williams with landscape architect Michael van Valkenburgh…

reviewJun 11, 2026

A First Look at the Art in the New Obama Presidential Center

The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, a $850 million campus designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, is set to open later this month in J…

exhibitionsJun 8, 2026

Vienna Meets Chicago in “Ornament & Information”

The article reviews "Ornament & Information," an exhibition at the Chicago Cultural Center organized by the Chicago-based culture agency Gertie. The s…

exhibitionsJun 5, 2026

CAM to launch three summer exhibitions during special opening night celebration

Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, North Carolina, will launch its summer exhibition season with a special opening night celebration on June 18, featur…

exhibitionsJun 4, 2026

Guide to cultural festivals in Italy in early June 2026: Maiolica, Sottocasa, Torcularia Book, White Carrara, Flore, Roma Summer Fest, la Prima Estate

A series of cultural festivals kick off in early June 2026 across Italy, including the Festival della Maiolica in Savona and the Albisola area (June 5…

localJun 3, 2026

What the Obama Presidential Center opening in Chicago looks like: public green space, community areas, and a museum full of site-specific art

The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago will open to the public on June 19, 2025, a date chosen to coincide with Juneteenth, the holiday commemoratin…

exhibitionsJun 2, 2026

The Art Diary June 2026 – Revd Jonathan Evens

The June 2026 art diary, compiled by Revd Jonathan Evens, highlights a series of solo exhibitions and installations by artists including Sanya Kantaro…

exhibitionsJun 2, 2026

12 Summer Art Exhibitions Worth the Trip in the Hudson Valley and Beyond

The article surveys 12 summer art exhibitions across the Hudson Valley and beyond, highlighting a diverse range of venues and artists. Shows include S…

exhibitionsJun 1, 2026

THE MERCHANT OF VENUES

The article is a scathing critique of the Venice Biennale, describing it as a morally bankrupt spectacle where spectacle, sponsorship, and political t…

cultureMay 28, 2026

Take a Sneak Peek at Nick Cave and Marie Watt’s Obama Presidential Center Commission

Nick Cave and Marie Watt have collaborated on a multimedia textile installation commissioned for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago's Jackson Pa…

exhibitionsMay 26, 2026

Postcard from North Carolina

The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University is celebrating its twentieth anniversary with the exhibition "Everything Now All at Once," on view from Au…

exhibitionsMay 24, 2026

Your Summer Guide: 20 Art World Highlights Not to Miss

ARTnews has published a summer guide highlighting 20 art world events and exhibitions not to miss in the coming months. Featured highlights include th…

exhibitionsMay 21, 2026

In Minor Keys A Cacophony At 61st Venice Biennale – Miranda Carroll

The 61st Venice Biennale, titled 'In Minor Keys,' opened with a central exhibition curated by the late Koyo Kouoh, who died in 2025. The show features…

exhibitionsMay 21, 2026

San Diego Museum of Art is Celebrating 100 Years With its Most Ambitious Exhibition Yet

The San Diego Museum of Art is marking its 100th anniversary with what it describes as its most ambitious exhibition to date. The show brings together…

exhibitionsMay 20, 2026

Behold! Nina Simone’s chewing gum! Inside the show celebrating extreme pop fandom

The Guardian reports on 'Holy Pop,' a new exhibition at London's Somerset House that celebrates extreme pop fandom through personal shrines and collec…

exhibitionsMay 20, 2026

12 Art Books to Kick Off Summer

Hyperallergic's Lakshmi Rivera Amin presents a curated list of 12 art books for summer reading, including a novel lampooning the art world, Megan O'Gr…

cultureMay 18, 2026

Our Highlights From Frieze New York 2026

Frieze New York 2026 took place from May 13 to 17 at The Shed in Manhattan, featuring nearly 70 galleries. Highlights included Cindy Sherman’s new pho…

exhibitionsMay 18, 2026

‘Depraved in all the right ways’: why forgotten no wave visionary Gordon Stevenson is about to take off

The article profiles Gordon Stevenson, a forgotten visionary of the no wave movement in late-1970s New York, who was an artist, jewelry designer, musi…

cultureMay 18, 2026

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Past Exhibitions14

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#50 Jack Shainman Gallery

Nick Cave: Amalgams and Graphts

Nick Cave

46 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10013, United States

Jan 10, 2025 — Mar 29, 2025

Nick Cave: Power & Cycles

#2,891 Holtermann Fine Art

Nick Cave

Oct 5, 2023 — Dec 20, 2023

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Nick Cave: Forothermore

Nick Cave

1071 5th Ave, New York, NY 10128, USA

Nov 18, 2022 — Apr 10, 2023

Nick Cave — November 18, 2022 – April 10, 2023

Nick Cave: Spinner Forest

Remai Modern

Nick Cave

102 Spadina Crescent E, Saskatoon, SK S7K 0L3, Canada

Jan 1, 2022

November 30, 2022 Nick Cave: Spinner Forest View all Upcoming Exhibitions

#3,814 Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts

Nick Cave: Ensemble

Nick Cave

724 S 12th St, Omaha, NE 68102, USA

Aug 12, 2021 — Aug 22, 2021

Nick Cave: If A Tree Falls

#50 Jack Shainman Gallery

Nick Cave

46 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10013, United States

Nov 1, 2018 — Dec 22, 2018

Nick Cave: Weather Or Not

#50 Jack Shainman Gallery

Nick Cave

46 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10013, United States

May 17, 2018 — Jun 23, 2018

#50 Jack Shainman Gallery

The Unseen

Nick Cave

46 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10013, United States

May 3, 2018 — Jun 16, 2018

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Nick Cave: Rescue

Nick Cave

Dec 22, 2017 — May 13, 2018

Nick Cave: Rescue December 22, 2017–May 13, 2018

Frist Center for the Visual Arts

Nick Cave: Feat.

Nick Cave

919 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203, USA

Nov 10, 2017 — Jun 24, 2018

November 10, 2017–June 24, 2018 Nick Cave: Feat. Exhibitions

Cranbrook Art Museum

Nick Cave: Here Hear

Nick Cave

39221 Woodward Ave, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304, USA

Jun 20, 2015 — Sep 18, 2015

Saint Louis Art Museum

Currents 109: Nick Cave

Nick Cave

1 Fine Arts Dr, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA

Oct 31, 2014 — Mar 8, 2015

Nick Cave — October 31, 2014 – March 8, 2015

#50 Jack Shainman Gallery

Nick Cave

46 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10013, United States

May 17, 2014 — Aug 2, 2014

#50 Jack Shainman Gallery

The Body of the Work

Nick Cave

46 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10013, United States

May 3, 2007 — Jun 16, 2007