Tim Hussey’s work can be described as ambiguous abstraction, mainly composed of frenetic forms and indiscernible space. With hints of recognizable moments pointing to a larger narrative, he is more interested in the broad strokes of the human condition, why we are here, and where we are going, rather than the minutia of every day.
“My work is an ongoing thread starting in 2000, painting in the spirit of neo-expressionism. Using a variety of styles, text and imagery, I work strictly from gut responses to existing marks to map my own truth of the moment. Because the finished product is an amalgamation of unconscious chess moves, I aim for some viewers to feel something that they cannot explain, but relate to, and ultimately relate to me.”
Tim Hussey grew up in Charleston, SC. He received his BFA in 1992 from Rhode Island School of Design, spending his junior year at Parsons, Paris. He began his career at MTV and became an illustrator, appearing in everything from Rolling Stone to The New York Times, receiving numerous awards from American Illustration, and teaching related courses at The School of Visual Arts, NY.
In 2000, Tim made a conscious shift toward the fine arts. His paintings have since been exhibited in key exhibitions such as Merry Karnowsky (Los Angeles), Shepard Fairey’s Subliminal Projects (Los Angeles), Nashville International Airport, The Gibbes Museum Gallery, The Halsey Institute (Charleston, SC), the prestigious Watermill Center, and his 10 year retrospective “Drown Then Swim” at the Waterfront Gallery in Charleston, SC.
He has work in the collections of Adrian Grenier, Renee Zellweger and Paul F. Tompkins.
In 2009, filmmaker Adam Boozer shot a 45-minute documentary on Tim’s life and artwork, entitled “Running By Sight” which was an official selection at the DocMiami Film Festival and was aired at Comic-Con, 2011. His murals can be seen in Santa Monica at the studio of Larry David, and his memorial to the victims of the Mother Emanuel shootings can be seen in Charleston, SC.
Hussey’s paintings have appeared in Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO), Outer Banks (Netflix), Chance (Hulu) Dwell, The New York Times T Magazine, Huffington Post, Architectural Digest, Elle Décor, Harper’s, American Art Collector, Real Simple and NYArts Magazine. His first monograph Drown Then Swim (forward by Shepard Fairey) was released in 2010. Hussey currently lives in Charleston, SC with his two beloved daughters.
PAST EXHIBITIONS
2025 Fragments and Facades: Tim Hussey and Shepard Fairey, Aiken-Rhett Museum, Charleston, SC
2017 Badeschiff, KP Projects, Los Angeles
2016 LISTING, T. Hussey Studio, Charleston,SC
2015 Aphasia, The George Gallery, Charleston,SC
2015 Aurem In Terram, Charleston Music Hall
2014 True Story, LaunchLA, Los Angeles
It Want Wait, The George Gallery, Charleston, SC
2012 Confluence, Rebekah Jacob Gallery, Charleston, SC
2010 Tim Hussey : Drown Then Swim, Paintings and Drawings 2000-2010
City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Charleston, SC
Recent Work by Tim Hussey, Alan Avery Art Company, Atlanta, GA
All Day Rain, Rebekah Jacob Gallery, Charleston, SC
2009 Paper Stains, Rebekah Jacob Gallery, Charleston, SC
I Am For Now, Redux Studios, Charleston, SC
We Have Met, Rebekah Jacob Gallery, Charleston, SC
2008 aRCHIVE, Rebekah Jacob Gallery, Charleston, SC
2006 Fractions and Notions, Subliminal Projects Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005 What’s More, Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, TN
2003 Artist-in-Residence Show, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Flying Solo, Nashville International Airport, Nashville, TN
Figure of Speech, Halsey Gallery, College of Charleston, SC
2001 Zero Withheld, Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, TN
Recent Paintings by Tim Hussey, Anno Domini, San Jose, CA
Shed, CPOP Gallery, Detroit, MI
1999 Tim Hussey : Recent Work, Janer Gallery, New York, NY
GROUP
2014 Contrast, George Gallery, Charleston, SC
2012 Great Promise, Watermill Center, New York, NY
2011 Slideluck Potshow, New York, NY
2010 Appropriations, Rebekah Jacob Gallery, Charleston, SC
Zeitgeist on Paper, Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, TN
2009 The Imagist, Rebekah Jacob Gallery, Charleston, SC
May and June at Zeitgeist, Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, TN
2008 Works on Paper, Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, TN
2007 Green, Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Art Basel Miami, curated by Mark Murphy, Miami, FL
Out of Our Minds, Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, TN
Devilish Greetings, Copro-Nason Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2006 Straight Line Ending, Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, TN
2005 Utopia, La Luz de Jesus, Los Angeles, CA
PictureMechanics, Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2004 Contemporary Charleston, The City Gallery, Spoleto Festival
Dialogue, The Abbey Church, San Diego, CA
2003 Ahead of Ourselves, Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, TN
Switchyard IV, Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, TN
2002 PictureMechanics, 69A Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Carnivals, Freaks and Oddities, CPOP Gallery, Detroit, MI
2001 guapo y fuerte, Anno Domini Gallery, San Jose, CA
Switchyard II, Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, TN
2000 Switchyard, Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, TN
MURALS
2015 Solstice III Mural, Charleston, SC
2014 Lantana Studios, Santa Monica