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Casein and marble dust ground on panel
18 x 24 inches
Estimated Value Range:
$10,000 - $13,000
Starting Bid: $6,000
In Hupp, Gianna Commito layers casein and marble dust to create an alluring, luminous surface where abstract forms seem to shift and evolve, blurring our perspective on shape, depth, and color. This work exemplifies Commito's mastery of texture and materiality. A painting professor at Kent State, Commito has exhibited at museums such as moCa, The Akron Art Museum, and The Drawing Center. She is the recipient of a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, Cleveland Arts Prize, and the Wayne P. Lawson Prize at the Columbus Art Museum, among other awards. Commito's next solo exhibition is at Rachel Uffner Gallery (NY) in 2025.
Courtesy Abattoir Gallery and the artist
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Gianna Commito
Gianna Commito earned a BFA from The New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY and an MFA from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. She resides in Kent where she is Professor of Painting at Kent State University. Commito has exhibited widely throughout the United States and has been included in gallery and institutional shows in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York. Her work can be found in public collections including the Akron Art Museum, Progressive Insurance, and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Recently, her work entered the collection of the Columbus Museum of Art, selected for the Wayne P. Lawson Prize for Ohio Artists. She was featured in the inaugural edition of FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art in Cleveland. She received the Cleveland Arts Prize for the Emerging Artist in 2015. Works in this private view are from Commito's first solo exhibition with Abattoir, Slip Lanes, on view until October 14th, 2023.
