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THEO COULOMBE

Theo received his MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art and, after a stint in Budapest, Hungary, he moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 1993. There he began working in the arts and photography starting as studio assistant to digital media artist Paul Garrin as well as black and white printer for artist-photographer John Coplans. He then later ran Brooklyn Photo Studio and a series called the One Night Only Art in his loft.

After living in Williamsburg for twenty-three years, he moved to Sharon, Connecticut, where he opened Standard Space gallery in 2017. He has organized solo exhibitions of works by artists such as Joshua Frankel, John Paul Philippe, Lizzie Gill, Shantell Martin, and Will Hutnick. In addition to having a keen eye for contemporary artists, he is a well-respected photographer in his own right. His work is represented in numerous collections and has been on exhibit at the New Britain Museum of American Art, Imperial War Museum, Aldrich Museum, and Tang Teaching Museum, among others.


“My interaction with that 8x10 film and the Deardorff camera in particular comes down to basics. You become part of the camera. You use a dark cloth and look at the ground glass on the back of—not through—the camera. You become an interior of the eye. You’re upside down and backward. You’re forced to realize the composition and the groundlessness is the canvas. On the other end of the process, the 8×10 film size has a potential to record minute details and, in the absence of details, amazing tonalities.” – Theo Coulombe


STANDARD SPACE I ARTIST IN RESIDENCE & DIRECTOR

Standard Space is an artist run project space and gallery for innovative and challenging contemporary art. Our primary focus is on collaboration with artist / curators who champion emerging and mid-career artists in amplifying the voices—both curatorial and artistic—of underrepresented groups in the art world. We partner with curators who push the envelope and welcome all media, from video installation and performance art to painting, printmaking, and sculpture. Visit STANDARD SPACE at 147 Main Street, Sharon, CT 06069 by appointment, (917) 627-3261 | info@standardspace.net