Catalog
Index
WM01
David M., 2011
Cut-and-paste paper, 14.25 x 12.75 inches
Cut-and-paste paper, 14.25 x 12.75 inches
WM02
Happy Together. In the Mood for Love, 2023
Charcoal, acrylic, graphite, China marker, cut-and-paste paper on hand-dyed paper, 40 x 50 inches
WM03
Pissing on the heads of insurgents, 2023
Charcoal, graphite, ink, China marker, cut-and-paste paper on yupo,
11 x 14 inches
Charcoal, graphite, ink, China marker, cut-and-paste paper on yupo,
11 x 14 inches
WM04
3 Tulips (I), 2022
Charcoal, graphite, oil on board, 30 x 24 inches
Charcoal, graphite, oil on board, 30 x 24 inches
WM05
A report from an unoccupied territory no. 1, 2022
Charcoal, graphite, color pencil, gesso, acrylic, pastel, cut and pasted paper on hand. Framed: 77.5 x 115 inches
Charcoal, graphite, color pencil, gesso, acrylic, pastel, cut and pasted paper on hand. Framed: 77.5 x 115 inches
WM06
Mistress Yin dominating a Proud Boy., 2023
Charcoal, graphite, ink, China marker, cut-and-paste paper on yupo,
11 x 14 inches
Charcoal, graphite, ink, China marker, cut-and-paste paper on yupo,
11 x 14 inches
WM07
3 Tulips (III), 2022
Charcoal, graphite, oil on board, 24 x 18 inches
Charcoal, graphite, oil on board, 24 x 18 inches
WM08
Michael Ross, 2018
cut-and-paste paper, 11 x 8 1/2 inches
cut-and-paste paper, 11 x 8 1/2 inches
WM09
Asa, in Botanical Garden, NYC., 2023
Charcoal, acrylic, graphite, China Marker
Cut-and-paste paper on silver leaf on paper, 40x30 inches
Charcoal, acrylic, graphite, China Marker
Cut-and-paste paper on silver leaf on paper, 40x30 inches
WM10
Troy J.B., New York City, 2021
Plaster, 30 x 33x 20 inches
Plaster, 30 x 33x 20 inches
WM11
White Camellia (Knight I), 2020
Charcoal, graphite, oil on board, 24 x 30 inches
Charcoal, graphite, oil on board, 24 x 30 inches
WM12
King Musa and King Zulus training for battle., 2020
Charcoal, pastel, oil pastel, graphite, color pencil, cut-and-paste paper on paper, 40 x 50 inches
Charcoal, pastel, oil pastel, graphite, color pencil, cut-and-paste paper on paper, 40 x 50 inches
WM13
Miss Floral Pageant, 2015
Digital C-print, 48 x 72 inches
Digital C-print, 48 x 72 inches
WM14
Amerika: Klansman, Pulaski, 2019
Charcoal, graphite, colored pencil, pastel, and oil stick
on hand dyed paper
Charcoal, graphite, colored pencil, pastel, and oil stick
on hand dyed paper
WM15
Two warriors looking for Euphoria, 2019.
Charcoal, graphite, gesso, etching ink, cut and pasted paper on ink jet print, 43 x 58 inches
Charcoal, graphite, gesso, etching ink, cut and pasted paper on ink jet print, 43 x 58 inches
WM16
Hood Politics: Institutionalized, sucking BBC, 2020.
Graphite on yupo, cut and pasted paper on printed paper, 11 1/4 x 11 inches
Graphite on yupo, cut and pasted paper on printed paper, 11 1/4 x 11 inches
WM17
Tristen, 2018.
Charcoal, graphite, pastel, oil pastel, acrylic paint, cut and paste paper on hand dyed paper, 45 5/8 x 33 1/4 inchdes
Charcoal, graphite, pastel, oil pastel, acrylic paint, cut and paste paper on hand dyed paper, 45 5/8 x 33 1/4 inchdes
WM18
Knight of the White Camelia no. 2, 2020.
Charcoal, graphite, China marker, pastel, oil pastel, and oil paint on panel,
24 x 30 inches
Charcoal, graphite, China marker, pastel, oil pastel, and oil paint on panel,
24 x 30 inches
WM19
Pulse, 2019
Charcoal, graphite, pastel, oil pastel, acrylic paint, cut and pasted paper on hand.
Charcoal, graphite, pastel, oil pastel, acrylic paint, cut and pasted paper on hand.
WM20
Knight of the White Camelia no. 1, 2020
Charcoal, graphite, china marker, pastel, oil pastel, and oil paint on panel,
24 x 30 inches
Charcoal, graphite, china marker, pastel, oil pastel, and oil paint on panel,
24 x 30 inches
WM21
Noelle A.T., New York City, 2023
Plaster, 31.5 x 24 x 15 inches
Plaster, 31.5 x 24 x 15 inches
WM22
Noelle A.T., New York City, 2023
Plaster, 31.5 x 24 x 15 inches
Plaster, 31.5 x 24 x 15 inches
WM23
King Kunta and two Mortal Men in Paradise, 2019.
Charcoal, graphite, gesso, etching ink, cut and pasted paper on ink jet print, 43 x 58 inches
Charcoal, graphite, gesso, etching ink, cut and pasted paper on ink jet print, 43 x 58 inches
WM24
The Timmerman’s Kitchen, New Canaan, CT, 2020.
Charcoal, graphite, colored pencil, pastel, oil stick, cut-and-pasted paper on hand dyed paper, 60 x 75 1/2 inches
Charcoal, graphite, colored pencil, pastel, oil stick, cut-and-pasted paper on hand dyed paper, 60 x 75 1/2 inches
WM25
My knees getting weak, and my anger my anger might explode, but if God got us then we gonna be alright, 2021.
Charcoal, graphite, colored pencil, oil pastel, china marker, pastel, cut and pasted paper on hand dyed paper, 51 x 59 1/2 inches
Charcoal, graphite, colored pencil, oil pastel, china marker, pastel, cut and pasted paper on hand dyed paper, 51 x 59 1/2 inches
WM26
Bill T. Jones, 2018.
Cut and pasted printed paper, 11 x 8 1/2 inches
Cut and pasted printed paper, 11 x 8 1/2 inches
WM27
Trump riding his own dick, 2019
Aquatint, burnishing line etching, soft ground etching, spit bite aquatint, sugar lift aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300g
Aquatint, burnishing line etching, soft ground etching, spit bite aquatint, sugar lift aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300g
WM28
I can’t carry you, you are going to make me fall, 2019.
Charcoal, graphite, pastel, acrylic paint, oil pastel, cut and pasted paper on hand dyed paper, 41 3/4 x 29 1/2 inches
Charcoal, graphite, pastel, acrylic paint, oil pastel, cut and pasted paper on hand dyed paper, 41 3/4 x 29 1/2 inches
WM29
King Kunta and two Mortal Men in Paradise, 2019.
Charcoal, graphite, gesso, etching ink, cut and pasted paper on ink jet print, 43 x 58 inches
Charcoal, graphite, gesso, etching ink, cut and pasted paper on ink jet print, 43 x 58 inches
WM30
The most dangerous thing about being a Black woman in America. Is being a Black woman in America, 2022
Aquatint, burnishing, line etching, scraping, soft ground etching, spit bite aquatint, sugar lift aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300g
Aquatint, burnishing, line etching, scraping, soft ground etching, spit bite aquatint, sugar lift aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300g
WM31
I’m trying to keep the faith, 2017
Digital C-print, 44 x 98 inches
Digital C-print, 44 x 98 inches
WM32
Knight of the White Camelia no. 3, 2020
Charcoal, graphite, China marker, pastel, oil paint on panel, 24 x 30 inches
Charcoal, graphite, China marker, pastel, oil paint on panel, 24 x 30 inches
WM33
Our Lives to Live, 2022
Aquatint, burnishing, line etching, scraping, soap ground aquatint, spit bite aquatint, sugar lift aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300g
Aquatint, burnishing, line etching, scraping, soap ground aquatint, spit bite aquatint, sugar lift aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300g
WM34
Having a moment of rest in a very loud world., 2023
Graphite, charcoal, pastel, oil pastel, hand dyed paper, cut-and-paste paper, 55-3/4x77-1/4 inches
Graphite, charcoal, pastel, oil pastel, hand dyed paper, cut-and-paste paper, 55-3/4x77-1/4 inches
WM35
Lovers, taking in the air., 2023
Aquatint burnishing drypoint line etching open bite soft ground etching spit bite aquatint water bite aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 350 paper, 40x50 inches
Aquatint burnishing drypoint line etching open bite soft ground etching spit bite aquatint water bite aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 350 paper, 40x50 inches
WM36
Lovers. Outside the world is on fire., 2023
charcoal, graphite, acrylic, color pencil, pastel, oil pastel, yupo, cut-and-paste paper & woodblock print on hand-dyed paper, 56-1/8 x 71-1/8 inches
WM37
Bouquet of tulips, 2023
oil, charcoal, acrylic, china marker & graphite on panel, 25-1/2 x 31-1/2 inches
WM38
Lady Jane, 2023
graphite, pen, silver leaf, cut-and-paste paper on yupo, 16 x 13 inches
graphite, pen, silver leaf, cut-and-paste paper on yupo, 16 x 13 inches
WM39
The Cruel Mediterranean Sea, 2023
charcoal, graphite, acrylic, color pencil, pastel, oil pastel & cut-and-paste paper, 54-3/4 x 76-1/4 inches
WM40
Float
WM41
He purred sweetly, pressing himself against his hard, muscular chest.,2024
Charcoal, graphite, pastel, acrylic, color pencil, metal leaf,cut-and-paste paper on hand dyed paper, 55x38 inches
Charcoal, graphite, pastel, acrylic, color pencil, metal leaf,cut-and-paste paper on hand dyed paper, 55x38 inches
WM42
In Memoriam, no.1. B. Sikkema, 2024
Graphite, pastel, acrylic, oil on panel, 30x40 inches
Graphite, pastel, acrylic, oil on panel, 30x40 inches
WM43
A Little Life, JB, 2024
Graphite, pastel, charcoal, color pencil on hand dyed paper, 20x24 inches
Graphite, pastel, charcoal, color pencil on hand dyed paper, 20x24 inches
Biography
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Wardell Milan (b. 1977, Knoxville, Tennessee)
Building upon a conceptual foundation in photography, Wardell Milan’s practice encompasses drawing, collage, and painting to explore ideas of the body, beauty, and the unconscious. His multi-media works often reference and incorporate the imagery of artists such as Diane Arbus, Robert Mapplethorpe, Andres Serrano, and Eugene Richards.
Through cut-paper and collage techniques, he constructs striking human subjects with reclaimed photographic elements, contending with the medium’s visual lineage and its claims to representation.
These composite, fragmented figures inhabit ambiguous landscapes of painted abstraction, navigating themselves through recontextualized historical and contemporary environments.
Through them, the body—the physical, the psychological, and the photographic body—is understood as a multi-faceted, intersecting site of gender, race, sexuality, and history.
Building upon a conceptual foundation in photography, Wardell Milan’s practice encompasses drawing, collage, and painting to explore ideas of the body, beauty, and the unconscious. His multi-media works often reference and incorporate the imagery of artists such as Diane Arbus, Robert Mapplethorpe, Andres Serrano, and Eugene Richards.
Through cut-paper and collage techniques, he constructs striking human subjects with reclaimed photographic elements, contending with the medium’s visual lineage and its claims to representation.
These composite, fragmented figures inhabit ambiguous landscapes of painted abstraction, navigating themselves through recontextualized historical and contemporary environments.
Through them, the body—the physical, the psychological, and the photographic body—is understood as a multi-faceted, intersecting site of gender, race, sexuality, and history.
Contact
Wardell Milan
43-01 22nd Street, Suite 252
Long Island City, NY 11101
info@wardellmilan.com
Sikkema Jenkins & Co.
530 W 22nd Street t
New York, NY 10011
www.sikkemajenkinsco.com
www.gallery@sikkemajenkinsco.com
Fraenkel Gallery
49 Geary Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
www.fraenkelgallery.com
mail@fraenkelgallery.com
43-01 22nd Street, Suite 252
Long Island City, NY 11101
info@wardellmilan.com
Sikkema Jenkins & Co.
530 W 22nd Street t
New York, NY 10011
www.sikkemajenkinsco.com
www.gallery@sikkemajenkinsco.com
Fraenkel Gallery
49 Geary Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
www.fraenkelgallery.com
mail@fraenkelgallery.com