Douglas McCurdy is a Brooklyn-based multimedia artist who works in the space between the seen and the felt. Guided by fragments of daily life, memory, and subconscious interactions with his surroundings, he reshapes the familiar into something stranger, softer, and more abstract. The same, but different. Combining photography, painting, digital abstraction, sculpture, and sound, he creates a version of reality that feels both distant and familiar.
His practice is rooted in conceptual exploration. Asking questions before offering answers, blending observation and invention. Inviting audiences to reimagine their surroundings, look deeper, and reconsider what they thought they knew. As his work evolves, so does his curiosity. Translating his perception of beauty that hides in plain sight.
SHOWS
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 - Lux Contemporary - New York, NY
2023 - The Post - Brooklyn, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 - INTERLACE:PARIS, Artverse Gallery - Paris, France,
2025 - Cycol Gallery - New York, NY
2025-CARAVANA - Barcelona, Spain
2025 - The Dream Hotel by Hyatt - New York, NY
2025 - Rifugio Digitale Gallery - Florence, Italy
2024 - SUBJECTIVE ART FESTIVAL - New York, NY
2023 - SLAM MAGAZINE: The Local Gallery - Queens, NY
2021 - Pioneer Works - Brooklyn, NY
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ACCIDENTAL / INTENTIONAL
The world is crumbling, yet shapes still stop me cold.
There is beauty.
Not the kind that's planned, but the kind that's left behind.
Accidental, almost perfectly placed.
Proof something's getting through the cracks.
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HOOP WORLD
This is not just a collection of photographs, it is an exploration of the unexpected. It is an obsession, focusing solely on one subject matter over and over again to see how far it can be taken. It is an attempt to put an object into places it has never been before, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy.
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NOW YOURS
“Familiar, yet oddly different” — Now Yours reimagines iconic locations and scenes across New York City. Playing with conventional and abstract photography, making each location somewhat recognizable, but with a new perspective.
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DATA SOAKED
A a series rooted in digital manipulation reflecting a search for beauty, memory, energy, and decay. Each piece serves as a portal into something just beneath the surface.
A digital manipulation technique that Douglas has developed that spawned from his photography editing.
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What a week! Paris, thank you so much for showing up!
It was such a privilege to showcase 10 new works in such an amazing setting. Paintings, sculpture, digital abstractions and a photography collaboration with my friend Jamie “Peanug” Nixon. (More on that below)
INTERLACE:PARIS took place at ArtVerse Gallery in Paris for three days. Each day had a new rotating exhibit.