Painter / Provincetown, Boston, New York
Large-scale painting built through repetition, rupture, and return.
Provincetown, MA . 2026
The Artist
Slater's work develops through successive bodies of painting, each pushing against the limits of the last. Rooted in the New York School tradition, the work is built through scale, surface, and sustained physical engagement. Oil on linen and canvas. Prepared grounds. Painting that carries its own weight without explanation.
The practice is formal and relentless. A refusal to stop at the familiar. A willingness to break what has been built and begin again.
Thirteen paintings produced in an unheated studio on the Provincetown waterfront during the winter of 2025–2026.
A shift in structure and surface. A break from previous work. The beginning of a new direction.
Practice & Credentials
Practice
Oil on linen and canvas
Built on prepared grounds. Formal, physical, sustained. Each series pushing the limits of the last.
Studio
EXHAUST
Year-round, unheated concrete studio
259 Commercial St Rear, Provincetown, MA
Location
Provincetown, Boston, New York
Latest Series
Concrete Winter (2026)
Thirteen paintings, winter 2025–2026. Unheated studio on the Provincetown waterfront. A shift in structure and surface.
Residency
Dune Shack Residency
Provincetown, MA . May 9–16, 2026
Press
"Tadhg Slater, a New York School painter living in Provincetown, blew in the door. He has a fabulous way of elevating the space and shifting the energy."Read the article →