Jim Radakovich

Jim Radakovich is an American sculptor and painter living and working in New York City. He was a key figure in the East Village art scene in New York from 1982 to 1987 often showing together both Neo-Surrealist paintings and totem-like sculpture. He frequently exhibited with other artists who emerged at the time, including Kiki Smith, David Wojnarowicz, George Condo, Martin Wong, Rick Prol, Peter Schuyff, Mark Kostabi and Marilyn Minter. He continues to exhibit nationally and internationally.

Maryland Institute, College of Art BFA 1977 Cum Laude

2024 “The Mother/The Father” Equity Galley, New York, New York
2024 "6 x 6" Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, New York
2023 “Everything But the Kitchen Sync” La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2023 “Framing the Village” Moshava Art, New York, NY
2021 “New York East Village Artists” KwanHoon Gallery Seoul, South Korea
2020 “The Beat Goes On: Urban Art from East Village NY to SW China” May Park Gallery and Park Image Space Chengdu, Sichuan China “The Beat Goes On” traveling to Beijing and Shanghai China
2018 “East Village NY: Vulnerable and Extreme” Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea
2017 “DAEGU Art Fair 2017” Daegu, South Korea