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Artist Statement:
A lasting impact is made when
3000 years of beauty paradigms
are compressed and distilled,
as in the artworks “Sea Pearl”
and “Carnival Heat” from the
series Chronicles of Beauty.
The Greco-Roman sculptures
utilized in these pieces
present the historical
archetype of beauty. Standards
of beauty have evolved and ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Solo Exhibitions
2010: "Signs, Signals + Satin
Dolls", Westfield State
College, Cur. Sienna Patti,
Westfield, MA, May 5–29
"Chronicles of
Beauty", Conde Nast, Cur. LL
Powers, New York, NY, February
10–March 25
2009: "The Model Project", DFN
Gallery, Cur. Jill Brienza and
Rick Davidman, New York, NY,
November 11–...
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Artist Galleries:
DFN Gallery (11/2009-Present)
Rick Davidman, Gallery
Director; John Nickle,
Curator/Consultant
74 East 79th Street, New York,
NY 10075
212-334-3400
www.dfngallery.com
mail@dfngallery.com
Sienna Gallery
(6/2007-Present)
Sienna Patti, Gallery
Director/Owner
80 Main Street, Lenox, MA
01240
413-637-8386
www....
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
Public Collections (selected)
• Norman Rockwell Museum •
Victoria and Albert Museum,
London, England •
SzŽpmŸvŽszeti Museum,
Budapest, Hungary • The Museum
of Modern Art - Lund
Kunsthall, Lund, Sweden • The
Smithsonian Institution • The
World Trade Center observation
deck "The Bride Price" on
permanent exhibition • Whitney
Museum of American Art, NY,
Sketch ...
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Commissions:
2010: Permanent installation:
13 large murals commissioned
for Eventi, a Kimpton Hotel at
851 6th Avenue NYC
2007: Three digital paintings
(two 12' x 13' each, one
49.25" x 53") commissioned for
lobby and common area of
Centria, at 18 West 48th
Street, NYC, titled "A Trinity
of Sages," "...
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Barbara Nessim Biography:
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Bachelor of Fine Arts |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Internationally-renowned artist, illustrator and educator Barbara Nessim has been a vital contributor and influential trendsetter in the art world over the past several decades. With an extensive resume of accomplishments and a portfolio of work that go beyond one's ability to mention, Barbara has always been visionary in her thinking, and unprecedented in her creativity.
Inspired by her mother, a clothing designer, Barbara put herself through college by supporting herself as a freelance fashion illustrator in the Garment Center. After receiving her education at Pratt Institute in the Department of Illustration and Fine Art, she was quickly recognized for the freshness and uniqueness of her work, and for being one of the few female freelance illustrators of her time. While she initially designed everything from shoes and apparel to textiles, Barbara ultimately became more selective in her creations, and more sophisticated in her style.
Barbara's passion for her work and desire to continually bring more to her craft set the stage for what would become a long and illustrious career that greatly influenced other artists along the way. Over the years, her paintings and drawings in her distinctive signature avant-garde style have not only donned the walls of prominent museums and galleries, but have been part of numerous public and private collections around the globe.
In 1980, Barbara was known for breaking another important mold in the execution of illustration art by embracing the use of the computer, a topic upon which she has frequently lectured to audiences worldwide. Never short of inspiration, she attributes the ongoing creativity in her work to her foundation as a fine artist, and relies solely upon her earlier sketchbooks to generate new ideas.
Among the many showcases of Barbara's work include:
• Eventi Hotel, New York City
• DFN Gallery, New York City
• Sienna Gallery, Lenox, MA
• The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England (permanent collection)
• The Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. (permanent collection)
• The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA (permanent collection)
• Lund konsthall, Lund, Sweden (permanent collection)
• Szepmuveszeti Museum in Budapest, Hungary (permanent collection)
• The Kunst Museum in Dusseldorf
• The Louvre in Paris
• The Centro Colombo Americano in Bogota, Colombia (solo exhibition)
• Publications and covers of Time, Rolling Stone and Frenkfurter Allgemeine,
among others
In addition to her status as world-famed artist, Barbara has also lent her talents in the classroom at the School of Visual Arts in New York, where she taught in the MFA Computer Arts Program, and at Parsons The New School for Design as a Professor in the Illustration Department. Barbara also served as the Chairperson of Illustration at Parsons from 1992-2004. Barbara was recently appointed the first Artist's Laureate by the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA.
Today Barbara's main focus is her large-scale work on several commissions for public spaces in New York City buildings, most recently the Eventi Hotel at 851 6th Avenue in Manhattan's North Chelsea neighborhood.
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