My work’s core ingredients are woodcut, watercolor, collage, and drawing. In using humble, analog materials, I channel a folk tradition to address our modern world. My hand’s presence in the artwork is crucial and inalienable. Within a piece, the balance of different elements with negative space creates an implied narrative while defying a singular prescribed meaning. By using a wide range of source material and techniques, I keep my work accessible to a wide audience. Artmaking offers a boundless space to understand my own place within the universal and timeless. As importantly my practice makes space for heavy themes with humor and play.
Will Kaplan (b. 1995) is an artist and writer based in Queens, NY. He received his B.A. from Skidmore College in 2017. Solo exhibitions include: Respawn at D.D.D.D (2026), Both Sides Now (2024) at Living Skin, and Remergency at Bob’s Gallery (2023). Fairs and group exhibitions include Spring/Break Art Fair, Flux Factory, the New Art Dealers Alliance, Flux Factory, ABC No Rio, and Pete’s Candy Store. His exhibition reviews have been published in Two Coats of Paint, Artpsiel, and Copy. He has completed residencies at Chanorth (2025) Governors Island (2023) and Manhattan Graphics Center (2018).
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