RESUME

Born in 1968 and growing up in Memphis, Tennessee as a Jewish woman, Darryl witnessed and experienced the ugly realities of racism, antisemitism, and class and gender inequality yet these experiences instilled in her a passion for art. She was nurtured by an inspiring high school art teacher who entered her work in a Scholastic Competition, and she was awarded a full scholarship to The Rhode Island School of Design Pre College-Program. This shaped the direction of her life. She went on to receive a BFA in painting from RISD. During the four years at RISD she fell in love with New York City’s Lower East Side and spent much time immersed in the art scene, punk scene, and underground film world. She did two internships in New York during those years as well at The Pace Gallery and The Gracie Mansion Gallery. She was lucky to work, learn from, and have incredible experiences with the likes of Gracie Mansion, Sur Rodney Sur, and Al Hansen who was exhibiting at the time. She visited studios and was inspired by artists such as Leon Golub, Nancy Spero, Donald Baechler, John Chamberlain, Clayton Patterson, James Romberger, and Marguerite Van Cook just to name a few. She became involved romantically with Nick Zedd and appeared in three of his films; Ecstasy In Entropy, Why Do You Exist, and Eye Of Canine. She then met her husband Scot-Free who was working at Anthology Film Archives where she spent much time watching films and being inspired by Jonas Mekas, MM Serra and others and acted and collaborated with Scott in his three short films Strange Love, Fabulous Disaster, and Gentrifucked. 

She worked as an artist assistant to Donald Baechler, The Guggenheim Museum, taught art at The Children’s Workshop Grammar School on East Twelfth Street and has done various other non-art related jobs while always painting and exhibiting her work and raising two children.

Individual Shows:

The Emily Harvey Foundation- Venice Artist Residency 2024

Sage- Beauty In Chaos- Darryl LaVare Brooklyn, NY 2019

Michael Mut Project Space - Below The Surface Darryl LaVare 2014

The Museum of Motherhood-New York, NY 2011 

The Tasting Room- New York, NY 2003

Niagra- New York, NY 2001

Limelight- New York, NY 1993

Museum Café’- New York, NY 1993

USA- New York, NY 1992

Danceteria- New York, NY 1992

Limelight- New York, NY 1991

Group Shows:

Not Another Gallery-The Brand New New Year Show Brooklyn, NY 2023

O’Flaherty’s Art Gallery-The Patriot New York, NY 2022

Cindy Rucker Gallery-Abortion Stories 2022 Festival New York, NY 2022

Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition-More Art of Coney Island Brooklyn, NY 2022

Sage-Walls of Sage Brooklyn, NY 2020

Bestworld Gallery-Senator Portrait Project- New York, NY 2018

Rivington Studios-Demolition Exhibit New York, NY 2016

Rivington Studios-The Greatest Art Never Seen New York, NY 2016

Duron Gallery-Viral:25 Years From Rodney King Los Angeles, California 2016

Rivington Studios-Springtime Surge New York, NY 2015

RevJen’s Troll Museum New York, NY 2014

Michael Mut Project Space-The Love Yourself Project New York, NY 2013

Continuum-New York, NY 2013

Jonathan O’Hara Gallery- New York, NY Benefit for Coney Island USA 2010 

Sideshow By The Seashore- Brooklyn, NY Benefit for Coney Island USA 2009 

Supreme Trading : Metropolis Apocalypse- Brooklyn, NY 2009

The Brooklyn Historical Society-Brooklyn, NY 2005

Niagra- New York, NY 2002

RISD Alumni Open Studio Tour- Brooklyn, NY 2001

CBGB’s Gallery- New York, NY 2001

CBGB’s Gallery- New York, NY 2000

Wooster Projects- New York, NY 2000

Brownies- New Yor, NY 1999

Max Fish- New York, NY 1994

Max Fish- New York, NY 1993

Stendhal Gallery- New York, NY 1992

Max Fish- New York, NY 1992

Exploding Sky Gallery-New York, NY 1991

Anarchy Gallery- New York, NY 1990

Exploding Sky Gallery- New York, NY 1990

Woods Gerry Gallery- Providence, Rhode Island 1990

Florence Leif Scholarship Competition- Providence, Rhode Island 1990

St. Joseph’s Hospital- Memphis, TN 1984