ANGELI NA NASSO
For her fifth solo exhibition at McClain Gallery, Angelina Nasso presents a new group of oil paintings inspired by the lush forest setting of upstate New York where she lives and works. These paintings continue to explore what Nasso calls the "space of potentiality" in which we live and move through on a daily basis. Her use of vibrant color and abstract forms is a vehicle for her continued study of the notion that all things come about from unity by means of adaption. For Nasso, the materialization of this energy is embodied in her painting through sweeping brush work resembling organic patterns that echo the fluidity between our inner and outer worlds and natural phenomena.
Over the years, Nasso has spoken about the relationship between the individual and the universe, and the interactive connection between the two. Influenced by physicist John Wheeler's proposition that we live in a "participatory" universe, Nasso sees her work as an exploration of this planet, one that is a constant work in progress. When executed on a grand scale, these paintings seek the sublime: Nasso states that she is "in awe of the power of this beautiful world with its many extremes constantly pushing against itself and creating itself...it is a mystery." Angelina Nasso was born in Sydney, Australia. She has studied at the San Francisco Art Institute, the China National Academy of Art and the School of Visual Arts in New York. Nasso's work has been exhibited extensively in the Unites States, Europe and Asia and her work is represented in corporate collections worldwide including a major commission for Tiffany & Co. in Prague, Czech Republic.
Angelina Nasso Faith , 2014 Oil on canvas 30 x 27 inches (AN-137)
Angelina Nasso Joy , 2014 Oil on canvas 30 x 27 inches (AN-139)
Angelina Nasso Trust , 2014 Oil on canvas 68 x 76 inches (AN-136)
Angelina Nasso Receive , 2014 Oil on canvas 68 x 76 inches (AN-142)
Angelina Nasso Forgive , 2014 Oil on canvas 78 x 96 inches (AN-135)
Angelina Nasso Surrender , 2014 Oil on canvas 78 x 96 inches (AN-140)
Angelina Nasso Remembering , 2014 Oil on canvas 43 x 50 inches (AN-129)
Angelina Nasso Belief , 2014 Oil on canvas 43 x 50 inches (AN-132)
Angelina Nasso Certainty , 2014 Oil on canvas 43 x 50 inches (AN-133)
Angelina Nasso Listen , 2014 Oil on canvas 68 x 76 inches (AN-134)
Angelina Nasso New Dimension #08 , 2009 Ink on paper Paper: 22 5/8 x 12 3/4 inches Framed: 25 9/16 x 16 inches Signed, titled, and dated on verso (AN-124)
Angelina Nasso New Dimension #06 , 2009 Ink on paper Paper: 22 5/8 x 12 1/16 inches Framed: 25 9/16 x 14 15/16 inches Signed, titled, and dated on verso (AN-122)
Angelina Nasso New Dimension #12 , 2009 Ink on paper Paper: 22 3/8 x 13 1/16 inches Framed: 25 9/16 x 15 15/16 inches Signed, titled, and dated on verso (AN-123)
Angelina Nasso New Dimension #03 , 2009 Ink on paper Paper: 22 3/8 x 15 1/8 inches Framed: 25 5/8 x 18 1/4 inches Signed, titled, and dated on verso (AN-125)
Angelina Nasso Happiness, 2014 Oil on canvas 78 x 82 inches (AN-126) $20,000
Angelina Nasso Born in Sydney, Australia Lives & Works in New York Education 1998 School of Visual Arts, New York, B.F.A. Painting 1995 China National Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China, Painting & Calligraphy 1994 San Francisco Art Institute, California, Painting 1991 East Sydney College, Sydney, Australia, Painting Awards 1998 School of Visual Arts, Award for Outstanding Achievement in Fine Arts 1994 San Francisco Art Institute, Rowney Painting Award Solo Exhibitions 2014 Angelina Nasso: New Paintings, McClain Gallery, Houston, Texas 2013 For She is Inside Out and Outside In, Winston Wachter Fine Art, New York, New York McClain Gallery, Houston, Texas 2009 Angelina Nasso / Katsumi Hayakawa (two person show) McClain Gallery, Houston, Texas Miwis, Winston Wächter Fine Art, New York, New York 2008 Sentient : Elements, (two person show) McClain Gallery, Houston, Texas 2006 Substance of Space, Winston Wächter Fine Art, Seattle, Washington New Paintings, Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia 2005 Transparent Presence, McClain Gallery, Houston, Texas 2006 Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia Works on Paper, McClain Gallery, Houston, Texas 2003 Ladies and Gentleman We Are Floating in Space, McClain Gallery, Houston, Texas New Paintings, Stefan Stux Gallery, New York, New York 2001 New Paintings, Stefan Stux Gallery, Project Room, New York, New York Marcel Sitcoske Gallery, San Francisco, California 2000 Silverstein Gallery, New York, New York Group Exhibitions 2009 Fleeting, Williams Tower Gallery, Houston, Texas 2008 Raison D’Art Galerie d’art contemporain, Lille, France Winston Wächter Fine Art, New York, New York 2006 From Sea to Shining Sea: America Through Our Eyes, curated by Ori Z. Soltes, District of Columbia Arts Center, Washington, DC 2005 25th Anniversary Show, Fay Gold, Atlanta, Georgia Infrastructure, Studio Voltaire, London, United Kingdom Abstraction, Winston Wachter, Seattle, WA 2004 The Armory Show 2004, Stefan Stux Gallery Booth, New York, New York
2003 The Armory Show 2003, Stefan Stux Gallery Booth, New York, New York 2002-3 Attack: Attraction, Marcel Sitcoske Gallery, San Francisco, California 2002 Momus Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia New York in Texas, New Gallery, Houston, Texas Armory Show 2002, Stefan Stux Gallery Booth, New York, New York 2001 The Cat’s Away, Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, New York In the Landscape, Silverstein Gallery, New York, New York Hydro, Marcel Sitcoske Gallery, San Francisco, California 2000 A Primi Subito: Open Me First, Galleria Estro, Padova, Italy Ex Macello, Spazio Civico, Padova Talking Heads, Settore Attivita Culturali, Arti e letterature nell’era della globalizzazione, curated by Pietro Finelli, Padova, Italy Alleviare Irrefrenabili Impulsi, curated by Pietro Finelli, Universita di Pavia, Collegio Fratelli Cairoli, Pavia, Italy 1999 New Work, New York, Robert McClain & Co. Gallery, Houston, Texas Jay Grimm Gallery, New York, New York Small Works, Robert McClain & Co. Gallery, Houston, Texas 1998 New Models: Envisioning the Real Abstraction, curated by Christian Eckart, Robert McClain & Co. Gallery, Houston, Texas School of Visual Arts, Painting Exhibition, New York 1997 School of Visual Arts, Painting Show, New York 1996 School of Visual Arts, Drawing Exhibition, New York 1995 China National Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China Unity Transcending Boundaries, SOMA Gallery, San Francisco, California 1994 San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, Califorina Art Symposia 2002 Spirituality in the Visual Arts, organized by Mario Muller, Marble Collegiate Church, New York, New York 1998 New Models: Envisioning the Real in Abstraction, curated by Christian Eckart, Houston, Texas Bibliography 2004 Fyfe, Joe. “Angelina Nasso at Stux”, Art in America, January 2004. 2003 Halasz, Piri, “Color as Language”, New York Arts Magazine, Vol 8 #5, 2003 Korotkin, Joyce. “Art Review,” The New York Art World, April 2003. Johnson, Ken. “Angelina Nasso,” The New York Times, March 2003. Wilson-Goldie. “Heavy on Light,” Black Book, March/April 2003, p. 46 2000 Spazio Civico – Settore Attivita Culturali, Talking Heads – Catalogo a colori a cura dell’Assessorato all Cultura di Padova, Padova, Italy, Nov. 2000 Universita di Pavia, Collegio Fratelli Cairoli, Alleviare Irrefrenabili Impulsi – Mazzotta Editore Milano (exhibition catalogue) Pavia, Italy, Nov. 2000 1998 Christian Eckart, New Models: Envisioning the Real in Abstraction, (exhibition brochure), Robert McClain Gallery, Houston, Texas, Sept. 1998
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