About

Born in Chicago, Conrad Wells is a self-taught visual artist who now lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. After many years devoted exclusively to writing poetry, he has recently returned to painting. His visual work is deeply informed by the same traditions that shaped his writing—New York School poetry, conceptual art, linguistics, and medieval art

Wells’s poems have appeared in New American Writing, LIT, and Columbia Poetry Review. He worked in publishing for several years and served as a poetry reader for The Paris Review. These experiences continue to influence his approach to image-making, which often explores the instability of language and the fragmentary nature of meaning.

Exhibitions

• Order/Chaos, BWAC, New York, NY – Group Exhibition, 2025

• Visiting Artist, J Mackey Gallery, East Hampton, NY – Group Exhibition, 2024

• Conflations, solo show, Commune, New York, NY – 2022

Publications

• New American Writing

• LIT

• Columbia Poetry Review