Verne Dawson

Looking Back / The 13th White Columns Annual, selected by Olivia Shao, installation view, White Columns, New York, January 20–March 4, 2023. Courtesy of the artist and White Columns, New York, Photo by Marc Tatti

Beautiful, Vivid, Self-contained, curated by David Salle, installation view, The Hill Art Foundation, New York, April 21–July 21, 2023. © Hill Art Foundation. Photo: Matthew Herrmann.

Autochthones, installation view, Karma, New York, June 9–July 22, 2022

I.B.W. 2, 2019, oil on linen, 78 x 68 inches; 198 x 172.5 cm

I.B.W. 2, 2019, oil on linen, 78 × 68 inches; 198 × 172.5 cm

Bon Voyage Matthew, 2020, oil on canvas, 24 x 20 inches; 60.96 x 50.8 cm

Bon Voyage Matthew, 2020, oil on canvas, 24 × 20 inches; 60.96 × 50.8 cm

Expulsion, 2019, oil on linen, 78 × 112 inches; 198.1 × 284.5 cm

Mudslide, 2019, oil on linen, 78 × 68 inches; 198.1 x 172.7 cm

Mudslide, 2019, oil on linen, 78 × 68 inches; 198.1 × 172.7 cm

N.C. 25, 2017, oil on canvas, 66 x 60 inches; 167.64 x 152.4 cm

N.C. 25, 2017, oil on canvas, 66 × 60 inches; 167.64 × 152.4 cm

I-81, 2016-2017, oil on panel, 20 x 16 inches; 50.8 x 40.6 cm

I-81, 2016-2017, oil on panel, 20 × 16 inches; 50.8 × 40.6 cm

Jonah and the Whale (Overboard), 2009, oil on canvas, 108 x 100 inches; 274.32 × 254 cm

Jonah and the Whale (Overboard), 2009, oil on canvas, 108 × 100 inches; 274.32 × 254 cm

Pagans, 2010, oil on canvas, 100 x 109 inches; 254 × 276.9 cm

Pagans, 2010, oil on canvas, 100 × 109 inches; 254 × 276.9 cm

Jack and the Beanstalk, 2006, oil on canvas, 72 x 144 inches; 182.9 x 365.8 cm

Jack and the Beanstalk, 2006, oil on canvas, 72 × 144 inches; 182.9 × 365.8 cm

Little Red Riding Hood, 2006, oil on canvas, 72 1/8 x 144 1/8 inches; 182.9 x 365.8 cm

Little Red Riding Hood, 2006, oil on canvas, 72 ¹⁄₈ × 144 ¹⁄₈ inches; 182.9 × 365.8 cm

Massacre, 2004, oil on canvas, 70 x 86 inches; 178 x 218 cm

Massacre, 2004, oil on canvas, 70 × 86 inches; 178 × 218 cm

Massacre of the Little People by the Big People, 2002-2003, oil on canvas, 82 x 100 inches; 208.3 x 254 cm

Massacre of the Little People by the Big People, 2002-2003, oil on canvas, 82 × 100 inches; 208.3 × 254 cm

Cycle of quarter-day observances, circa 23800 b.c. When Santa was a Shaman, 1999, oil on canvas, 82 x 100 inches; 208.9 × 254 cm

Cycle of quarter-day observances, circa 23800 b.c. When Santa was a Shaman, 1999, oil on canvas, 82 × 100 inches; 208.9 × 254 cm

Cycle of quarter-day observances, circa 23800 b.c., May Day, Les Eyzies, 1999, oil on canvas, 82 x 100 inches; 208.9 × 254 cm

Cycle of quarter-day observances, circa 23800 b.c., May Day, Les Eyzies, 1999, oil on canvas, 82 × 100 inches; 208.9 × 254 cm

Cycle of quarter-days observances, circa 23800 b.c. Solstice Procession in the Magdelenian Era, 2001, oil on canvas, 82 x 100 inches; 208.9 × 254 cm

Cycle of quarter-days observances, circa 23800 b.c. Solstice Procession in the Magdelenian Era, 2001, oil on canvas, 82 × 100 inches; 208.9 × 254 cm