Luciana Abait
Luciana Abait | |
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| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) |
| Alma mater | National School of the Arts, Buenos Aires |
| Website | www |
Luciana Abait is an Argentine artist. She was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and studied drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, and printmaking at the National School of the Arts in Buenos Aires.[1] Abait immigrated to the United States in 1997.[2] She has exhibited in Europe, Asia, Latin America, the United States, as well as numerous museums and international art fairs.[3] She lives and works in Los Angeles, California, and is a resident artist at the 18th Street Arts Center in Santa Monica.[4]
Career
[edit]From 1997 though 2005 Luciana lived in Miami, Florida, where she was the artist in residence at Oolite Arts Center (formerly known Art Center South Florida). In 2005 Abait relocated to Los Angeles, California. Abait participated in the first SUR:Beinnial in 2011 that took place at Cerritos College Art Gallery, Bluebird Art House, and Rio Hondo College Art Gallery.[5] In 2019 Luciana exhibited with Los Angeles World Airports where she debuted her exhibition titled A Letter to the Future. A phrase taken from a plaque dedicated to the glacier named Okjokull which also included text inscribed by Icelands most prominent writer Andri Snaer Magnason, "stating that within the next two hundred years all glaciers will follow the same path". Okjokull became known as the first melted glacier due to climate change in 2014.[6] The artist is dedicated to exploring Anthropocene and climate change engages in thorough research, venturing into the most remote locations to meticulously document the state of the environment.[7]
Selected exhibitions
[edit]- 2023 - Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, California,[8] Hilliard Art Museum, University of Louisiana Lafayette[9]
- 2022 - Laband Art Gallery, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles,[10] California Museum of Thousand Oaks, Thousand Oaks, California,[11] Brand Library, Glendale, California[11]
- 2021 - Culver City Arts Commission, Helms Bakery District Cantabria Museum of Nature, Cantabria, Spain[11]
- 2019 - Cerritos College Art Gallery, Cerritos, California,[11] Los Angeles World Airports, Terminal 7[12]
- 2012 - Lehigh University, Lehigh, Pennsylvania[11]
- 2011 - Rio Hondo College Art Gallery, part of SUR:Biennial[5]
- 2005 - Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, Illinois[11]
- 2004 - Houston, Texas and Art Chicago[13]
- 2001 - Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago[1]
Public collections
[edit]- Art in Embassies Program, U.S. Department of State[14]
- University of Miami, Bascon Palmer Eye Institute, [5]
- Lehigh University Museum[5]
- Neiman Marcus, Coral Gables, FL
- Neiman Marcus, Palm Beach, FL
- Ritz Carlton, Chicago, IL
- Sprint Corporation, Kansas City, MO
- Swire Properties, Cityplaza, Hong Kong
- White & Case, Miami, FL
- Ambac, New York, NY
- Amoco, Argentina
- Banco Supervielle Societe Generale, Argentina
- Cityplaza, Hong Kong
- Colonial Bank, Miami, FL
- Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
- Four Seasons Hotel, Miami, FL
- Freshfields, Hong Kong
- King and Spalding, Houston, TX[15]
Awards and nominations
[edit]- 2024-25 LL Stewart Fellowship, Oregon State University, OR[16]
- 2013–2023, Artist in Residence, 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica, California[4]
- 2022 ArtNight Mini-Grant, City of Pasadena, California[17]
- 2021, Art Lives Here, Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles, California[8]
- Projecting Possibilities Grant, Culver City Arts Foundation, Culver City, California
- Quick Grant, Center for Cultural Innovation, San Francisco, California 2020 Shares, Grant for Limited Edition, Oolite Arts, Miami, FL
- Quick Grant, Center for Cultural Innovation, San Francisco, California
- 2016, Santa Monica Individual Artist Fellowship Award[18]
- 1999–2005, Artist in Residence Oolite Art Center (formerly Art Center South Florida) Miami, Florida
- 2015, Santa Monica Individual Artist Fellowship - Year 2016
- 2005, ArtBank, Purchase Award/Grant, Miami- Dade Art in Public Places, Miami, FL 2000 Florida Individual Artist Fellowship Program, Honorable Mention, Tallahassee, FL[19]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Dambrot, Shana Nys (May 10, 2021). "Meet Multimedia Artist Luciana Abait". LA Weekly. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ Blum, Paul Von (August 11, 2023). "The Beautiful and Disconcerting Climate Art of Luciana Abait". Truthdig. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "Luciana Abait". Interviews from Yale University Radio WYBCX. May 2, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ a b "We The Artists: How 18th Street Arts Center Creates Creative Spaces and Provokes Public Dialogue". PBS SoCal. October 28, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Lombera, Brian. "Rio Hondo College Art Gallery SUR:biennial 2011". Cerritos College. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ "Detail Luciana Abait". www.lawa.org. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ world, STIR. "Luciana Abait's exhibition 'A Letter to the Future' is a call to save the planet earth". www.stirworld.com. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ a b "Escape – Route – Laguna Art Museum". Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "LUCIANA ABAIT: ON THE VERGE". hilliardmuseum.org. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ Looseleaf, Victoria (December 8, 2022). "Luciana Abait". Art Now LA. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Luciana Abait 18th Street Campus". 18th Street Arts Center. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "Aesthetica Magazine - Isolated Landscapes". Aesthetica Magazine. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "Luciana Abait - Arte Al Dia". www.artealdia.com. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "Luciana Abait – U.S. Department of State". Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Luciana Abait". www.artnet.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Awardees | PRAx | Oregon State University". prax.oregonstate.edu. May 16, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ "Luciana Abait: The Maps That Failed Us Too | Boston Court Pasadena". Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ^ "Luciana Abait". Oolite Arts. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Collection". www.miamidade.gov. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Artist website
- Davis, Genie (November 30, 2022). "Gallery Rounds: Luciana Abait". Artillery Magazine.