DEMARCUS MCGAUGHEY
Crazy, Sexy, Cool, 2024
acrylic on canvas
60h x 48w x 1.50d in
152.40h x 121.92w x 3.81d cm
DeMc001
DEMARCUS MCGAUGHEY
Four Red Birds, 2024
acrylic, texture on canvas
48h x 36w x 1.50d in
121.92h x 91.44w x 3.81d cm
DeMc002
DEMARCUS MCGAUGHEY
Kat Daddy, 2024
acrylic, texture on canvas
30h x 24w x 1.50d in
76.20h x 60.96w x 3.81d cm
DeMc010
DEMARCUS MCGAUGHEY
In Solidarity, 2024
acrylic, texture on canvas
24h x 18w x 1.50d in
60.96h x 45.72w x 3.81d cm
DeMc006
DEMARCUS MCGAUGHEY
Soul Child, 2023
acrylic on canvas
48h x 36w x 1.50d in
121.92h x 91.44w x 3.81d cm
DeMc004
DEMARCUS MCGAUGHEY
Gifted, 2023
mixed media, acrylic and inherited fabric
20h x 16w x 1.50d in
50.80h x 40.64w x 3.81d cm
DeMc003
DEMARCUS MCGAUGHEY
The World Needs A Hero, 2023
acrylic on canvas
20h x 16w x 1.50d in
50.80h x 40.64w x 3.81d cm
DeMc007
DEMARCUS MCGAUGHEY
Spirited Thinker, 2022
mixed media, acrylic and inherited fabric
60h x 40w x 1.50d in
152.40h x 101.60w x 3.81d cm
DeMc005
DEMARCUS MCGAUGHEY
Talking to the Moon, 2022
acrylic on canvas
58h x 38w x 1.50d in
147.32h x 96.52w x 3.81d cm
DeMc008
DEMARCUS MCGAUGHEY
Everglow, 2022
mixed media, acrylic and inherited fabric
40h x 60w x 1.50d in
101.60h x 152.40w x 3.81d cm
DeMc009
I paint victorious overcomers, highlighting a thematic narrative of Black triumph over tribulation.
Inspired by Barkley Hendricks, who famously captured Black people in all their coolness, I create my subjects in visions that are larger-than-life. As a mixed media artist, I combine acrylic painting, collage, photography, graphic design and inherited fabrics from my grandmothers quilt collection. This exploration of styles, techniques, and color combinations on canvas allow me to express the spectrum of moods among my subjects.
I paint victorious overcomers, highlighting a thematic narrative of Black triumph over tribulation. My work delivers an intimate look into each individual’s soul, coupled with nods to cultural influence. The stories in my work reveal the resilience of my subjects. I uncover the beauty of their scars; the strength of their vulnerability; the wonderment of their excellence.
Demarcus McGaughey (b.1975) a Texas native and New York-based mixed media artist, passionately captures the beauty, strength, and vibrancy of people of color. Inspired by Barkley Hendricks, who famously painted Black people in all their coolness, McGaughey portrays his people in a larger-than-life display. Drawing inspiration from pop art and real-world experiences, McGaughey’s work exudes an undeniable flow.
McGaughey specializes in a mixed media style that combines acrylic painting, paper collage, photography, and inherited fabrics from his grandmother’s quilt collection.This elixir of artistic elements allows him to express the spectrum of moods among his subjects.
In the early days of his career, he found graphics to be the ideal catalyst to tell stories for other people. But it was through painting that he discovered an avenue to tell stories, his way. His vibrant portraits capture elements of his world travels, his family, and his community. Each painting, a statement to the world, declaring, “I see you and I hear you.”
Behind his art, resides a lifelong fascination with human psychology. McGaughey has always been intrigued by the mind, especially the stories people tell themselves. As a result, in his art he assumes a narrator role—telling heroic stories of his subject’s self-actualization and self-determination. As a certified life coach, he passionately empowershis coaching community that life is what you create it to be. His portraiture work revealstriumphant tales of African American subjects who have manifested their destiny with a particular focus on the eyes, the window to the soul.
Throughout his 20-year art career, McGaughey has worked with prestigious brands and organizations, including Beyoncé Knowles Carter and beverage giant Dr. Pepper. His work has been highlighted in numerous magazines, museums and galleries stateside in New York, Texas, and globally in Spain. He has completed art residencies with Mas el sigols in Barcelona, Nfinit Foundation Arts Residency in Brooklyn, Art Crawl Harlem in New York, Chateau Orquevaux in France, Ma’s House in South Hamptons, NY and Willohouse in Terlingua, TX.
Through his captivating lens, Demarcus McGaughey hopes to continue to inform inspiring stories of Black triumph.
Born April 29, 1975, Dallas, TX
Reside Brooklyn, NY
EDUCATION
1998 B.A. Advertising Art, Prairie View University, Prairie View, TX
SOLO EXHIBITION
2025 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2020 2019 2018 2018 “Kindred,” South Dallas Cultural Center: Arthello Beck Gallery, Dallas, TX
“Oak Cliff,” Established Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
“Rooted In Gratitude,” Concord Gallery, Dallas, TX
“Hueman,” Axxess Gallery, Addison, TX
“Hueman,” Daisha Board Gallery, Dallas, TX
“Hueman,” Kente Royal Gallery, New York, NY
“Manifest,” Oscar Molina Gallery, Southampton, NY
“Kindred,” Sweet Lorraine Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
“Kindred,” Southampton African American Museum, Southampton, NY
“Culture,” Msanii Hous Fine Art, Carrollton, TX
“Vibrant Thing,” Estudio Nomada Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
“Handsome Art,” The Switch Gallery, New York, NY
“POP ART,” Akwa Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
PUBLIC ARTS PROJECTS
2024 2023 “Rooted In Gratitude,” Concord Church, Dallas, TX
“KINDRED MURALS,” ArtsGowanus, Brooklyn, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 “The Bias Inside Us,” Monmouth Museum, Newark, NJ
”On The Edge,” The Mary Heaton Vorse House, Provincetown, MA
“It’s All In Your Perspective,” El Barrio Art Space PS 109, New York, NY
“The Truth As I See It,” Flushing Townhall, Queens, NY
“Home,” The Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, NC
“America The Beautiful,” Old Stone House Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
“Expressive Creative Soul,” Nimbus Arts Center, Jersey City, NJ
“Black Culture,” NFM, The Colony, TX
2024 “Broken Boxes,” Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM
“Small Works Show,” 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
“Gen-Art,” East End Arts, Riverhead, NY
“How I Got Over,” Rowe Gallery, University of North Carolina Charlotte, NC
“Ancestral Voices,” Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY
“Dreams”, Grand Gallery, Frisco, TX
“Black Artists In The Spotlight,” Rye Arts Center, Rye, NY
“16th Annual Harlem Fine Arts Show ”, The Glasshouse, New York, NY
2023 “Disruptors,” Tanya Weddemire Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
“Family Ties”, Old Stone House Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
“Seamless,” Pro Arts: Art 150 Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
“Affiliation,” The National Arts Club, New York, NY
“Art Noir”, Art.Culture.Now., The Battery, San Francisco, CA
“For The Love of Art”, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
“We Need Love,” African Diaspora Art Museum of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
“15th Annual Harlem Fine Arts Show ”, The Glasshouse, New York, NY
“Black History Month Private Exhibition,” Roche Pharmaceutical, New Jersey
“Boys Don't Cry”, Triangle Loft Gallery, New York, NY
“Soul of African American Art,” Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown, NJ
“Dance Like a Rodeo Tornado,” Arts Fort Worth Museum, Fort Worth, TX2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 “Body Politic”, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
“For The Love of Art”, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
“Black Heritage Celebration,” Dallas Arboretum, Dallas, TX
“Matriarchy,” Stage West Theater, Fort Worth, TX
“Fort Worth Art Fair”, Fort Worth, TX
“Fire & Soul II,” Heath Gallery, New York, NY
“Laughing On The Outside,” Why Not Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
“Culture: Our New Normal”, Prairie View A&M University, Houston, TX
“BIPOC is The Theme,” Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI
“Rebirth”, Why Not Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
“Holding Space,” 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
“Empowered,” River Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
“The Other Art Fair,” Brooklyn Expo Center, Brooklyn, NY
“For The Love of Art Exhibition,” Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
“How We See,” Pencil On Paper Gallery, Addison, TX
“Young New Yorkers”, Showfields, New York, NY
“Colors”, Frisco Art Gallery, Frisco, TX
“26th Annual Carroll Harris Simms National Black Art Exhibition”,
Dallas African American Museum, Dallas, TX
“Fire & Soul”, Kente Royal Gallery, New York, NY
“BLM Group Exhibition,” Kente Royal Gallery, New York, NY
“Tears + Paint,” Spaceworks Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
“(DePict),” La Bodega Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
“New Year, New Sh*t”, Sk. Artspace Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
“Art Fair Carnivalesque,” Van Der Plas Gallery, New York, NY
“Puro Color 2”, La Bodega Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
“Re:Re:Re: Patterns”, La Bodega Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
“Night of Visions”, Frost Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
“Arts to End Violence,” Ron Taylor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
“Equinox”, Frost Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
“My Tribe,” SK Artspace Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
“Night of the Stars,” Frost Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
“Afro Punk,” Commodore Park, Brooklyn, NY
“Black History NYC Parks,” Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2024 “Willowhouse”, Terlingua, TX
2022 “Ma’s House Artist Resident,” Southampton, NY
“Chateau Orquevaux Artist Resident”, Orquevaux, France
2020 2020 2019 “Art Crawl Harlem,” Governors Island, NY
“Nfinit Foundation Artist Resident,” Brooklyn, NY
“Mas els Igols”, Barcelona, Spain
GRANTS
2022 “Denis Diderot Grant”, Champagne-Ardenne, France
HONORS AND FEATURES
2023 “Featured Alumnus and Artist”, Prairie View A&M University, June 2023
“Featured Artist”, New Visionary Magazine, May 2023
“Art On The Road,” Episode 1 Host, Harlem Fine Arts Show
“Artist Talk,” Columbia University College of Business, New York, NY
“Featured Artist,” Dan’s Paper Magazine, Hamptons, NY2022 2021 2020 2019 “Featured Artist”, New York Amsterdam News, April 2023
“Brand Influencer,” Women's History Month, Martell Cognac, Brooklyn, NY
“Featured Artist”, Artwork Archive
“Featured Artist,” James Lane Magazine, Hamptons, NY
“Featured Artist,” Access Hamptons, Hamptons, NY
“Featured Artist”, Harlem Fine Arts Show, New York, NY
“Featured Artist,” Bleucalf Art Magazine
“Fort Worth Emerging Public Artist,” Fort Worth, TX
“Featured Artist,” Black Painters on Our Radar, Artsy.net
“Featured Artist”, Artists On The Rise, Artsy.net
“Featured Artist”, Saatchiart.com
“Featured Artist”, PIX 11 News, New York, NY
“Featured Artist”, CBS 2 News, New York, NY
“Featured Artist in Spring Catalog,” Saatchi Art
“Healing From Within Virtual Exhibition,” Create Magazine
“Curator,” Arts Gowanus We Are Still Here Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
“Featured Artist”, Untapped Storytellers Documentary
"Arts Gowanus Board of Directors," Brooklyn, NY
“Saatchi Art New Voices Printed Catalog”
“Featured Artist”, SaatchiArt.com
“Featured Artist,” Shout Out DFW Magazine, Dallas, TX
“Featured Alumni”, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX
“Featured Artist,” Krave Magazine, Dallas, TX
“Arts Gowanus Art Walk,” Good Day NY, New York, NY
“Harlem Renaissance on Governors Island,” arthag.com, Brooklyn, NY
“DFW Black Arts Spotlight,” dfwblackarts.com, Dallas, TX
“The Other Art Fair Best of Brooklyn, Featured Artist,” Brooklyn, NY
“Featured Artist,” Trend Prive Magazine, New York, NY
“Art Mirrors Life,” Weinspire.com, Jacksonville, FL
“Featured Artist,” Ugly Sweater Toy Drive, Inside Edition Television Show
“The Black Man Can be an Artist,” Theblackmancan.com, NY
“Gowanus Artist,” Bklyner Publication, Brooklyn, NY
“Demarcus McGaughey,” Voyage Magazine, Houston, TX
