Artist Information:
Lisa Nankivil
Minneapolis, MN
United States
Member Since: Dec 2007
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Artist Statement:
ON THE PAINTINGS OF LISA
NANKIVIL...
Grounded in the modernist
tradition which sees pure
color as a metaphor for the
immaterial and the spiritual,
Lisa Nankivil explores paint’s
ability to signify the essence
of experience while leaving
the representation of objects
behind. In her stripe
paintings Nankivil addresses
the aesthetic problematic of
the body’s relationship to the
horizontal and vertical. Her
large horizontal compositions
are soothing and inviting, as
the basic verticality of the
human body positions the
viewer in a relation of
dominance relative to their
rippling expansive, recumbent
forms. Nankivil’s vertical
compositions confront the
viewer with uplifting optical
pathways that orient us toward
ascent. Opaque and semi
transparent ribbons of
variegated color flicker and
skip across the surfaces of
Nankivil’s canvases, flooding
the senses with remarkably
vivid associations and
memories. These paintings
communicate the idea of speed
and movement; but more than
anything they remind us of
tastes, smells, and the feel
of pleasurable things- orange
saltwater toffee, rose petals,
dark chocolate, pink wet skin,
black velvet, blue sky bright
with sun, melon, salty sea
water and lavender gray dawn.
Nankivil builds the images
meticulously, beginning with
loose under-paintings formed
from gestural brushstrokes,
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Artist Exhibitions:
"FAMOUSLY PRIVATE: NEW WORK BY
LISA NANKIVIL"
November 24, 2009 - January 5,
2010
TRAFFIC ZONE GALLERY
250 Third Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55401
www.trafficzoneart.com
E-mail:
info@trafficzoneart.com
The Traffic Zone Gallery is
pleased to present a solo
exhibition of new paintings by
American abstract artist
Lisa...
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Artist Galleries:
THOMAS McCORMICK GALLERY
835 West Washington Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60607
tel. 312.226.6800
web: www.thomasmccormick.com
e-mail:
gallery@thomasmccormick.com
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HIGHPOINT EDITIONS
912 West Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN 55408
tel. 612.871.1326
web:
www.highpointprintmaking.com
e-mail:
info@highpointprintmaking.com
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Artist Reviews:
SELECTED PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
Abbe, Mary. "Art Review: A
Gallery Crawl." Star Tribune,
September 26, 2008, illus.
_____. “Biennial Redux, a
Welcome Revival.” Star
Tribune, May 5, 2000.
_____. In the Galleries.
“Talking Pictures Tell the
Stories in College
Exhibition.” Star Tribune,
January 18, 1997.
Aerial, Heidi. “’Necessary
Differences II’ at ...
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Collections:
SELECTED PUBLIC & PRIVATE
COLLECTIONS
Frederick R. Weisman Art
Museum, Minneapolis
Borusan Center for Culture and
Arts, Istanbul, Turkey
Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
Minneapolis
Gary Lee Partners, Chicago,
New York, & San Francisco
Harris Private Bank, Chicago
Leonard, Street and Deinard,
Minneapolis
Missie Bender Design, Chicago
Northland Organic Foods, St.
Paul
Palazzo Resort, ...
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Lisa Nankivil's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Lisa Nankivil's Portfolio. Browse Nankivil's body of work: ON THE PAINTINGS OF LISA NANKIVIL...
Grounded in the modernist tradition which sees pure color as a metaphor for the immaterial and the spiritual, Lisa Nankivil explores paint’s ability to signify the essence of experience while leaving the representation of objects behind. In her stripe paintings Nankivil addresses the aesthetic problematic of the body’s relationship to the horizontal and vertical. Her large horizontal compositions are soothing and inviting, as the basic verticality of the human body positions the viewer in a relation of dominance relative to their rippling expansive, recumbent forms. Nankivil’s vertical compositions confront the viewer ... |
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Luna, 2008
Oil Painting,
36 x 24 X 2 inches
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After H K, 2009
Oil Painting,
36 x 28 X 2 inches
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Danae, 2008
Oil Painting,
48 x 48 X 2 inches
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Before, During, and After, 2007
Oil Painting,
44 x 54 X 2 inches
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Light as Notes A Pool for Rest, 2008
Oil Painting,
36 x 36 X 2 inches
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Letters in the Pocket, 2008
Oil Painting,
22 x 28 X 2 inches
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